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Throwback photos: Buhari’s visit to Ogoni land

President Muhammadu Buhari has today, June 2, cancelled his visit to Ogoni land to kick off the cleaning program.
While no official reason was given for the cancellation of the trip, it followed threats by Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on the life of Buhari.
However, President Buhari as Nigeria’s military Head of State visited Tekuru Waterside in Bodo-Gokana, Ogoni Kingdom in Rivers state where he had gone to commission a fish pond on the 15th of August 1984.
His host then was the military governor of Rivers state, Police Commissioner Fidelis Oyakhilome.
According to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, President Buhari will visit Ogoni land in Rivers state soon.
It is the second time in less than two weeks that President Buhari would cancel a scheduled event outside Abuja.
On the night of May 22, Buhari suspended his scheduled official visit to Lagos state fixed for the morning of Monday, May 23, citing “scheduling difficulties” as reason.
https://www.naij.com/848080-unbelievable-see-president-buhari-visiting-ogoni-land-photos.html?source=index_main

lofty900:
because she's a girl, it's easy for her to meet the vp, if it's a guy carrying that placard, the story would have been different

If it was a guy that did such a thing.. He would have been called names like lazy man et all.

Naughtysite:
Get informed.

Booharry walked him out of a meeting in US white house with Obama.

Whaooh.. That's unfair

emiwanlee:
But yet he is hated by buhari while mediocres are given national recognition

Wetin concern Buhari with this matter. Pls free Mr President ooo.

godoluwa:
dem plenty for University of Ibadan reading Yoruba

Really??

Sctests:
The yoruba muslims will take side with fulanis and curse Afenifere. Who wan bet?

Who told u so? The fulanis cannot differentiate between Yoruba Muslims and Yoruba Christians. Its not written on d head.. Its only their way of dressing that will make d fulanis knw weda they are Muslims or not and many Yoruba Muslims don't normally dress in a way that will make u knw that they are Muslims.

Though, its not all men that normally cheat on their wives but I dont knw y a normal man will cheat on his wife.


Well, some women do frustrate their husband but I don't think that should be an excuse for cheating. Also, some men do think this world is a men's world, therefore they can do anything they like.

-Nigeria’s economy has crashed to its lowest since 1991 in the first quarter of 2016.
– The last time the Nigeria economy grew below 1 percent was in 1999, a few months after the return of democracy in May, 1999

Times are hard. Figures released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the country’s economy crashed to a 25-year low of -0.36 percent.
NBS says Q1 GDP declined to -0.36 percent from 2.11 percent in Q4 2015 and 3.96 percent in Q1 2015. The last time the Nigeria economy grew below 1 percent was in 1999, a few months after the return of democracy in May, 1999.
According to World Bank figures, the economy had a regression of -0.3 percent in 1995, and -0.6 percent in 1991.
Yemi Kale, the statistician general of the federation who unveiled the report, added that the oil, industries, power and manufacturing sectors of the industry shrunk in the period under review.
“Oil GDP estimated at -1.89% from -8.28% in q4 2015 and -8.15% in q1 2015 and non-oil GDP at -0.18% from 3.14% in q4 2015 & 5.59% in q1 2015,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Electricity and gas GDP at -44.4% in q1 2016 from 1.20% and -27.92% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively. Industries GDP at -5.49% in q1 2016 from -3.04% in q4 2015 & -2.53% in q1 2015.
“Manufacturing GDP at -7.0% in q1 2016 from 0.38% and -0.70% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively. Other (light)manufacturing GDP at -12.22% in q1 2016 from -1.06% and -5.67% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively.
The report further showed that broadcasting, transport, agriculture and crop production had a positive growth.
“Agric GDP at 3.09% from 3.48% in q4 2015 and 4.70% in q1 2015, services GDP at 0.8% in q1 2016 from 3.69% in q4 2014 & 7.94% in q1 2015.
“Broadcasting GDP at 6.85% in q1 2016 from 13.2% and 25.6% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively. Crop production GDP at 3.02% in q1 2016 from 3.25% and 4.46% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively.
“Transport services GDP at 2.23% in q1 2016 from 5.14% and 7.57% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively. Human health and social services GDP at 0.55% in q1 2016 from 2.86% and 2.11% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively
Finance and insurance GDP shrunk by -11.28% in q1 2016 from 6.41% and 9.01% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively, while financial institutions GDP was at -13.1% in q1 2016 from 6.62% and 9.52% in q4 and q1 2015 respectively.
MEanwhile, the Board of Economists of Daily Trust Newspapers met in Abuja recently in further deliberation about the Nigerian economy and other cogent issues. The meeting was chaired by Professor Ode Ojowu, chairman of the board and former chief economic adviser to former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
https://www.naij.com/836731-just-nigerias-economy-crash-0-36.html?source=index_main

– Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is well loved by the Abia people
– His giant strides in all sectors in the state is positively rubbing off on many Abians
– His recent visit to Ariaria market in Aba shows the people are in love with their leader

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu recently paid an unscheduled visit to Ariaria International Market, Aba where he received a rousing welcome by the mammoth crowd of traders.
Governor Ikpeazu’s effort geared towards putting Ariria International Market and other markets in the state in good shape may have informed the decision of the traders to show love to their leader.
The governor established the Abia State Market Development Committee by Ikpeazu’s administration, led by Chief Solomon Nwaigwe to ensure that markets across the state are of international standard.
Governor Ikpeazu’s visit to the market was to inspect the ongoing construction of roads around the market which is expected to further open up the market and boost commercial activities around it.
The ongoing construction includes a drainage system that will tackle the flooding int he area and also a dedicated bus route which will take traders to and from the market to reduce traffic around the market.
On his part, Chief Nwaigwe hinted that construction of all the routs inside the Main Timber Market at Uratta along the Enugu Port-Harcout Highway will commence soon.
Governor Ikpeazu had since hinted on plans that his administration is making efforts to ensure that Made-in-Aba products take over major Nigerian markets soon.
Ikpeazu was recently in the news for his bold decision to boycott eating of foreign rice.
The governor, it was gathered, has refused to take foreign rice in the last six months as he has reportedly struck it out of his menu.
His reason is that he wants to demonstrate to everyone that Nigeria, with her rich agricultural potentials, has the capacity to fend for itself in food production.
https://www.naij.com/835219-see-happened-abia-state-governor-visited-market-photos.html?source=index_main

kings09:
Congrats 2 d latest oil-producing state. Make north do fast n discover their oil so dat we can all divide d country n go our separate ways

Ondo state is also an oil producing state.

TheDEVlLHimseIf:

shame on Buhari
shame on buruntashi
shame on the useless Buharian army
and shame on those that think NDA can be easily apprehend like that, those guys must be at creek now laughing at these useless sai baba chanters
as soon as I saw the news i suddenly knew it was one of lair Muhammed the charlatan scheming.
same with bokoharam.


Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Buhari is a terrorist

Its okay.. Eleyi gidigan ooo

– Senate believes the federal government should reach a compromise with the labour union workers
– Promises to engage the federal government to find a sustainable solution to the problems

The Senate on Tuesday, May 17, expressed its support for the federal government on its decision to remove subsidy on petrol and peg the pump price of the product at N145 per litre.
This was disclosed after a long executive session presided over by Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy president of the Senate.
He called on government to effectively plead with labour unions to forestall the threatened strike.
Ekweremadu also said that the Senate sympathized with Nigerians for the hardship which the new prices of petrol.
“The Senate in a closed session deliberated on the increase in the pump price of PMS by the Federal Government and the threats by the organised Labour to embark on a nationwide strike.
“We resolved as follows: that we sympathise with ordinary people of Nigeria on the hardships they are going through.
“That the senate will engage the federal government to find sustainble ways of improving the welfare of the people of Nigeria.
“That we call on government to continue to engage the organised labour and other stakeholders to resolve issues in other not ground the system and impose more hardships on our people.
“That government should immediately start implementing palliative measures contained in the 2016 appropriation act passed by the National Assembly,” he said.
Last week, the federal government announced the removal of subsidy from petrol and a new price of N145 per litre.
The announcement had generated major agitations from Nigerians.
Also, the Nigerian Labour Congress threatened to embark on strike on Wednesday, May 18, if the price was not reverted to N86 per litre, but a court injunction has reportedly stopped that process.
https://www.naij.com/832846-shocking-read-senate-said-plenary-morning-fuel-hike.html?source=index_main

RIP to d dead. May ALLAH Almighty assist N.A and d Civilian JTF.

The Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) members have arrested four Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state.
Since 2013, hundreds of youths have volunteered to work with security forces, because they know the grounds better. However, many of them were killed by the sect.
During the last year the Nigerian army has launched an aggressive campaign against the insurgents and recorded great success.
No part of Nigeria is currently under the control of the Boko Haram sect.
The group can’t seize villages anymore, but still launches separate attacks with the help of suicide bombers.
See below the faces of the latest set of Boko Haram terrorists captured by Civilian JTF, who currently undergoing interrogation.
https://www.naij.com/825570-see-terrifying-faces-boko-haram-fighters-nabbed-civilian-jtf-photos.html?source=index_main

Good Morning 2 u all..

– The Nigerian army has scored another big success against Boko Haram
– A administrative based used by the terrorists was destroyed today, taking out militants in the process
– The news comes not long after the Nigerian army launched a major offensive operation into Sambisa forest

Nigerian troops assisted by Civilian Joint Task Force volunteers discovered and destroyed a Boko Haram administrative base today while on patrol to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists near the villages of Ngula and Kukuruk villages in Alagarno.
The troops, comprised of 156 Task Force Battalion and 29 Task Force Brigade soldiers, engaged the Boko Haram terrorists in a gun battle that lasted hours, following which some terrorists escaped with gunshot injuries.
The army’s spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, reported to Vanguard that the Nigerian troops made a startling discovery in the area after found out that it served as the terrorists’ administration base, field hospital and bomb factory.
“The troops recovered the following items at the base: six motorcycles, two bicycles, four machine gun mounts, one power generating set, three Armoured Personnel Carriers, among others,” the colonel said.
Meanwhile, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole Major General Lucky Irabor said only two soldiers were killed and few others injured while a number of the insurgents were killed and their hideouts destroyed in the last one week when troops embarked on a crackdown in the Sambisa forest,
This came as Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, attacked troops in Borno state with anti-aircraft guns.
General Irabor, who spoke yesterday, noted that the morale of the troops was high as they continued advancing to the heart of Sambisa forest in search of elements of insurgents in their enclaves, rescuing over 300 hostages including two Cameroonians.
https://www.naij.com/822786-good-news-see-another-boko-haram-base-wiped.html?source=index_main

– There seems to be battle between governor Fayose and governor Mimiko over who controls Southwest PDP
– Two parallel meetings will hold today, May 4 at the Akure, the Ondo State capital, and Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State
– Both meetings is to deliberate on the party’s national convention

PDP southwest leaders meeting is currently ongoing at Akure the Ondo state capital.
Surprisingly, Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose is in attendance.
Below is our initial report:
Ahead of the May 21 national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, the battle for the soul of South-west PDP has pitched two governors in region against each other, The Nation newspaper is reporting.
Two parallel meetings will hold today, May 4 at the Akure, the Ondo State capital, and Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, to discuss its proposed national convention.
While the Akure meeting is at the instance of Ondo state governor Olusegun Mimiko, The Ijebu-Igbo meeting is convened by of Senator Buruji Kashamu (Ogun East) and Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose who is supporting the return of Senator Modu Sheriff as the party’s chairman.
Governor Mimiko on his part is leading party elements opposed to the zoning of the national chairmanship to the North and moves by the chairman, Senator Modu Sheriff, to extend his tenure beyond the May 21 convention.
Quoting a source, the report said the real meeting of PDP leaders in Southwest will take place in Ondo and not Ijebu.
“The real meeting of Yoruba leaders in the PDP takes place tomorrow (today) in Akure. The governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, is convening the meeting on behalf of the leaders. We know that some people have slated a parallel meeting at Ijebu-Igbo. But, that Ijebu-Igbo meeting is a non-event.
“It is possible that some leaders from other zones will also attend the Akure meeting in solidarity with the cause of the Southwest.
“There is an effort to relegate the Southwest to the background in the PDP by some elements who are sacrificing our interest on the altar of their 2019 ambition. These are the Southwest elements backing the zoning of the chairmanship and the presidential candidate of the PDP to the North.”
Those expected at the Akure meeting include former deputy chairman Chief Olabode George, former transport and aviation minister Chief Ebenezer Babatope, former works minister Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, former majority leader of the House of Representatives Hon. Mulikat Adeola-Akande, former sports and special duties minister Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, former minister of state for the federal capital territory (FCT) Chief Jumoke Akinjide, Senator Femi Kila, Senator Bode Olajumoke, Ambassador Dare Bejide, Chief Ladosu Ladipo, Dr, Doyin Okupe, Chief Yekini Adeojo, Chief Joju Fadairo, Prince Nekan Olateru-Olagbegi and Capt. Tunji Shelle.
At a recent meeting of the Southwest PDP Elders’ Summit in Lagos convened by Bode George, party leaders, especially those attending the Akure meeting, vowed to resist the zoning arrangement, saying that it was in bad faith.
Defending his decision to hold a parallel meeting in Ijebu, Kashamu through his spokesperson, Mr. Austin Oniyokor said he was sure of pulling a bigger crowd to Ijebu Igbo than the Akure meeting.
“We have invited all members of the BoT from the zone. A member of the BoT, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, will chair the meeting.
“We have invited all PDP past and serving governors from the zone, past and serving members of the state Assembly, governorship candidates and their deputies in the 2015 election, 50 leaders from each of the states apart from those already listed.
“The agenda is to deliberate on the offices zoned to the South-West and how to share the offices among the states.”
According to the zoning formula, the national secretary, the national publicity secreatry and the national auditor are zoned to the Southwest.
Meanwhile, Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the PDP in Bauchi state, has threatened to defect to another party. Gaban complained that the vision and mission of the founding fathers of the party have been neglected by members holding key positions within the PDP.
https://www.naij.com/819090-face-off-fayose-moves-mimiko-find.html?source=index_main

– Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the national secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association explained the mayhem Fulani herdsmen are unleashing on communities across Nigeria
– He said the herdsmen are victims of the perpetrators and also branded as the culprits
– There are criminals among the Fulani herdsmen, Ngelzarma said
– According to him, Fulani men that carry AK-47 are cattle rustlers

Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the national secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has condemned the attack on Enugu communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Speaking on Thursday, April 28, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ngelzarma said the perpetrators were criminals and must not be allowed to go unpunished.
Baba Othman Ngelzarma speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily
According to him, most of the herdsmen get their livelihood from rearing of cattle and they have been spreading to other parts of the country due to neglect from the National Assembly, which is exposing them to danger.
The cattle breeders secretary called on the National Assembly to focus on the grazing bill as it will help curb the violence between herdsmen and indigenes.
Here are 12 takeaways from what he said.
1. Fulani herdsmen are also victims of the perpetrators as they are been kidnapped almost every day for ransom but these incidents were not reported.
2. Fulani herdsmen are victims and culprits at the same time. It is sad that despite being a victim, they are also seen as the culprits.
3. The clashes came as a result of the absence of grazing reserves and the protection of those reserves.
4. If the past administration had done their work, we wouldn’t be having the problem of Fulani herdsmen attack we are having today.
5. The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has succeeded in recovering quite of a number of cattles from the herdsmen.
6. Fulani herdsmen were pushed to the Southern part of the country because of the search for grass and water. If grass and water were provided in the reserves, they wouldn’t have the desire to go anywhere.
7. Some people somewhere are out to profile the Fulani herdsmen as terrorists. Some want to spoil the name of Fulani herdsmen.
8. Because of the profiling, any community that sees Fulani herdsmen become jittery and the youths go to provoke them by shooting their cows.
9. The clashes began in Benue state. People were coming to ask the herdsmen for money before they can to graze in their community and when they refused to pay, they kill their cows which sparked violence.
10. There are criminals among the Fulani herdsmen and there is very little the Miyetti Allah can do.
11. Fulani herdsmen lost a lot of cattles as a result of cattle rustling.
12. Average Fulani herdsmen don’t carry AK-47. If you see a Fulani man with AK-47, he must be a cattle rustler.
https://www.naij.com/814998-enugu-killings-12-things-secretary-cattle-breeders-revealed-fulani-herdsmen.html?source=category_latest_page

See life!!!

This lady is d cnn reporter that normally report news from Belgium and France regarding terrorism.. She get mind well.. She use to interview friends and families of ISIL members.

– Students are said to be on rampage at the University of Ibadan
– Victimization of a student is said to be the cause of the violent frenzy
– The institution is said to have been shut down following the irate developments

Thousands of students of the University of Ibadan (UI) this morning went on rampage and shutdown the school over the school’s management victimization of a student who took part in the last protest organized by the students.
The aggrieved students also vented their anger over persistent power failure in the school and lack of water supply.
UI management had added an extra semester to a 500 Level Engineering student, Michael Tunji Epeti for partaking in a protest hundreds of students of the school staged recently to demand for improvement in power supply and lack of water in the school.
Very early in the morning, thousands of students, led by the Students Union President stormed the school gate and shut it while security men at the gate watched helplessly.
Activities at the citadel of learning have been paralyzed as no vehicle is allowed in and out of the school.
Lecturers and others who live off campus could not drive into the school this morning as all gates leading to the institution were shut by the students.
There was traffic gridlock on front of the school and on UI road as the large number of vehicles wanting to enter the school could not do so.
A post graduate student, who craved anonymity, told our reporter that massive crowd of students turned out for the protest and that people were not allowed to snap pictures so that the school’s management would not single out more students for victimization.
He said the students want the management of the school to reverse their decision to impose an extra semester on Epeti for taking part in a protest, saying that until the management reverses the decision, the school gate would remain closed.
He added that the students were also protesting poor power supply to the school as well as lack of water, saying that he did not even had his bath in the morning.
A former student’s union leader of the school, popularly called ‘Tcool’ said the student’s victimization was inappropriate, saying that if the students did not fight it out now, more students would be victimized also.
Recently, the school management forced post graduate students seeking accommodation in the school to sign an undertaken that they would not complain as the school could not guarantee them power supply and water in the hostels.
In early March, UI students on a Saturday also disrupted activities in the school by shutting down the school gate and protested vehemently over poor power supply and inadequate water supply in the school.
https://www.naij.com/811178-breaking-pandemonium-in-ui-students-on-rampage-school-shut-down-photos.html?source=breaking

– A landlady has been killed alongside her daughter and three granddaughters
– The culprit is said to be an 18-year-old man
– The teenager killed his parent’s landlady over some unsettled disagreement
– There are speculation that the Landlady’s daughter was having an affair with the culprit

An 18-year-old simply known as Sunday, has allegedly killed his parents’ landlady, identified only as Mama Moses. She was killed alongside her daughter and three granddaughters.
File photo: An 18-year-old man named Sunday, killed his parents landlady and her relatives, then handed himself over to the police.
The killer reportedly handed himself over to the police after committing the crime.
The incident happened at Tudun-Fulani, in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, during the weekend, where the suspect resided with his patents.
Sunday was said to have locked the deceased in their apartment after they had slept in the night, sprayed the house with petrol and set it ablaze.
He watched as the fire gutted the building and when he was sure that the victims were trapped, he reportedly headed for the Bwari Police Division.
According to reports, prior to the incident, Sunday had an unsettled disagreement with the landlady and her family members and he had reportedly threatened to deal with them.
Also, there had been an alleged mutual relationship between the landlady’s daughter and Sunday, which broke recently.
Confirming the incident, the FCT police spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, said the commissioner of police, FCT, had directed that the suspect be transferred to the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
The spokesman dded that Sunday would be charged to court upon the completion of the investigation.
“The inferno reportedly lasted for hours before residents were able to put it out.
“Five persons were burnt to death in the incident; it was unfortunate. The CP has directed that the suspect should be transferred to the homicide section of CIID.
“Investigation is still ongoing and the suspect will be charged to court after the investigation.
“Charred remains of the five victims have been removed from the razed apartment and deposited in a morgue,” Manzah noted.
Meanwhile, Sunday’s mother is said to have fled from the community.
In a similar development, a landlady named Mrs Nike Azeez reportedly set her tenant’s apartment ablaze in order to eject him from the house.
Mrs Azeez stunned residents of Ijegun community in the morning of Tuesday, April 12, after she poured some petrol in Adeleke Shakiru’s apartment and set it ablaze destroying the property inside the apartment.
https://www.naij.com/810228-what-18-year-old-man-did-to-landlady-daughter-granddaughters.html?source=index_main

– President Buhari unhappy over impression people have of his change mantra
– Spokesperson reveals how the president has been having sleepless nights over the state of the nation
– States that president’s new order is in the interest of the people

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a new order after having series of sleepless nights.
According to the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the president has ordered the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national strategic grains reserves, for national distribution.
In a statement issued by the presidential spokesperson, President Buhari also directed Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Nigerian minister of Agriculture, to ensure that all able-bodied men and women in internally displaced persons camps be aided in returning to farming as soon as possible.
While rejecting insinuations that poverty and lack are products of the ‘Change’ mantra, the presidency said:
“This should be dismissed as an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism. The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone.
“Contrary to assertions by a faction of the opposition Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), the President’s energy and focus are on changing the life of Nigerians, with a view to making it better than he met it.
“Change is a process. Change does not happen overnight. Change can be inconvenient. Change sometimes comes with pain. Over the past year, the government has been working night and day to deliver on its promise of change to Nigerians, and the painful process is still ongoing.
“This is work in progress. As life gradually returns to normal in much of the country and the northeast in particular, agriculture will resume and traders from neighbouring African countries will once again feel safe to do business with us, yet another boost for our economy.”
https://www.naij.com/809547-series-sleepless-nights-president-buharis-new-order.html?source=index_main

– Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of state for petroleum resources and the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has recommissioned the Escravos-Warri-Kaduna pipeline
– The 46 km Escravos-Warri pipeline would help ending fuel supply and distribution problem
– The minister urges Nigerians to remain patient

Minister Kachikwu said that Warri had started working, while Kaduna would start production at the end of the month. He also stressed that both Warri and Kaduna refineries are now receiving crude simultaneously for the first time in many years. The minister made the declaration during the recommissioning of the Escravos-Warri pipeline.
“The challenge of this country is the challenge of focus and stewardship. For the first time in many years the three refineries are going to be working and it will help in a great deal with the issue of fuel supply and distribution across the country and it will go a long way to manage the fuel crisis,” he said.
Kachikwu: “For the first time in many years, all the three refineries and major crude pipelines will be working at the same time.” Photo: NNPC
Dr. Kachikwu stated that Escravos terminal is the heart beat of the downstream sector of the industry and critical to local supply of finished petroleum product as both refineries in Warri and Kaduna are majorly fed from Escravos crude stock.
Kachikwu: “The corporation is working hard to end fuel shortage across the country.” Photo: NNPC
“I appreciate the patients of Nigerians and I am committed and focused to make petrol available to all nooks and crannies of Nigeria,” the minister concluded.
Read the full text of the statement below:
Fuel scarcity persists in the oil-rich Nigeria since January. Pipeline vandalism is one of the factors which case it.
Last week the presidency promised to treat pipeline vandals in the same way as terrorists. In their return, the militant groups in the Niger Delta said they would not be intimidated by the threats of the Buhari administration and would continue their actions in the interests of their people.
https://www.naij.com/808920-kachikwu-recommissions-warri-pipeline-moves-closer-ending-fuel-scarcity-photos.html?source=index_main

– The United Nations representative discussed the rescue of the Chibok girls with President Buhari
– She says that USA moved all needed information on finding missing girls to the Nigerian government
– The UN promised to support Nigeria by all means, adding that it will not rest until the girls would be freed

The permanent representative to the United Nations Samantha Power has said that USA has shared all needed intelligence on finding the Chibok schoolgirls with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Samantha Power was answering to the questions of the State House correspondents after the meeting with President Buhari.
The official noted that the US would not rest until the girls were saved.
She continued that the recent video obtained by the CNN was actually evidence that the girls were still alive and to essentially enable the families of the girls engage with the government.
Mrs. Power said: “The issue of the Chibok girls and other adaptations is of huge priority to the U.S. And it was the issue I discussed at length with President Buhari today.
“We had moved to provide the information and intelligence needed to the Nigerian authorities. We have in recent months been able to allocate additional information sharing platforms and additional surveillance to aid the fight against Boko Haram.
“We will not rest. We will continue to deepen our partnership and be more effective without partners on the ground.
“We are determined to support Nigeria and other neighboring countries’ efforts to secure more rescues of abducted people and releases in the days and weeks ahead.
The mothers of the Chibok girls are crying while watching the recent video showing the missing girls
“What we talked about was the importance of pursuing every need related to the Chibok girls and making sure we have a mechanism whereby parents and family members who have been abducted by Boko Haram can be given information, whereby videos can be examined and family members offer their feedbacks on their impression on the videos to have a process by which family of those who are missing work more constructively with the government and, indeed, with those involved in the operations in trying to rescue the girls.”
“So that was the nature of our discussion with the president. The recent video was one part of our discussion and the larger puzzle that we need to be unraveled.”
Friends and family members of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted two years ago say they have recognized some of them in a new video that recently emerged online.
The girls were taken from their dormitories in the town of Chibok by the Boko Haram sect on April 14, 2014.
The Nigerian army has been claiming victory over the terrorists, pointing to the destruction of different militant camps spread across the group’s stronghold in north-eastern Nigeria and the killing of many members of the group.
Meanwhile, the video shows that despite these successes , the group has been able to hold secure locations where they can hide the girls, even if only in divided groups.
The US officials recently said that they found the location of the missing girls but can’t rescue them now because of the fear of the Boko Haram revenge.
https://www.naij.com/807777-good-news-president-buhari-now-everything-rescuing-chibok-girls.html?source=breaking

The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal took a new turn on Monday, April 18, as Danladi Umar, the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) directed that the trial will henceforth proceed day to day until the conclusion of the case.


Danladi Umar, the judge presiding over the trial of Bukola Saraki also promised that justice will be served in the case.
However, the embattled Senate president however opened up on his on-going trial at the CCT, saying the trial will not affect the activities at the red chambers of the National Assembly.
Appearing in court today, April 20, the Senate president looked quite relaxed.
According to Daily Post, four Senators accompanied the Senate president to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for his trial.
The senators are Shaaba Lafiagi – Kwara North, Senator Kabiru Gaya – Kano, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim – Kwara South and one other Senator yet to be identified.
The Punch reports that Saraki filed another application before the CCT, to stall his ongoing trial on charges of false asset declaration.
Saraki whose numerous applications seeking to stall the trial had been dismissed by the CCT itself and others including the Supreme Court, through his fresh motion, is asking the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, to disqualify himself.
Saraki, through his fresh motion filed before the CCT, asked Umar to disqualify himself from the trial on the basis that the tribunal chairman is allegedly under criminal investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He alleged in the motion that Umar would likely be biased in the handling of his trial since the EFCC which is allegedly leading the prosecution of the Senate President before the CCT is also investigating the tribunal chairman.
The fresh application has not been served on the prosecution in the case.
https://www.naij.com/805274-photo-news-saraki-appears-cct-amid-tight-security.html?source=index_main

Subjects of the Ward Head of Walawa hamlet, Alhaji Dauda Inuwa, accuse him of engaging in immoral activities and organizing social engagements which run contrary to Islamic injunctions
Alhaji Dauda Inuwa is also accused of preventing immunization of children from Polio exercise
The Emir of Kano Malam Muhammad Sanusi II has once again, displayed zero tolerance to indiscipline and misconduct from traditional title holders under his domain.
The Emir stated this at his palace Tuesday, April 12, when he received a delegation from Ungogo local government area who brought series of complaints against a Ward Head of Walawa hamlet, one Alhaji Dauda Inuwa from his subjects.
The Ward Head was accused of immoral activities, organizing social engagements which ran contrary to Islamic injunctions and to some extent, preventing immunization of children from Polio exercise.
Explaining further to the Emir, the district head said that his office and that of the Chief Imam have been inundated with variety of complaints from the public over the attitude of the Ward Head and resolve to bring the issue to the attention of the Emir for finding a lasting solution to the problem.
Malam Muhammad Sanusu II, while reviewing the case, ordered the immediate removal of Alhaji Dauda Inuwa as the Ward Head of Walawa and advised him to go home and relax with his family adding that public office is sacrosanct and whoever is occupying it must live above board.
He then admonished people of Walawa Village not to castigate or frustrate the deposed Ward Head and enjoined everybody to live with one another in a peaceful atmosphere.
https://www.naij.com/801496-emir-sanusi-sacks-traditional-ruler.html?source=index_main

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The Senate president, Bukola Saraki is standing trial for a 13 count charge of corruption including false asset declaration filed against him by the federal government at the code of conduct tribunal (CCT).

Saraki is alleged to have lied about the assets he declared in 2003, when he was still the governor of Kwara state. In a recent move to evade justice, Saraki has sued the chairman, Danladi Umar and others involved in his trial before the federal high court.

The Senate president in the suit is contending that his trial before the code of conduct tribunal, as currently constituted is a violation of his right, insisting there was no way he could get justice.

Political observers and highly placed Nigerians, who have watched intensely with fingers crossed over the revelation and happenings at the ongoing trial of the Senate president took to a micro-blogging site (Twitter) to hashtag #JusticeForSaraki and make public their stance on the matter.

Some of the concerned Nigerians recalled that the former governor of Lagos state now a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu had similar issue in September 2011 under the administration of then president Goodluck Jonathan, but was left off the hook.
Just recently, the publicity secretary of the Lagos state chapter of the APC, Joe Igbokwe in a statement berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state for calling on the CCT to re-visit the case against Tinubu.

The state’s publicity secretary said the PDP’s call was targeted at tarnishing the image of the APC national leader.
Read Nigerians tweets below:

What justification/definition/morality would it serve to
@bukolasaraki persecuted for political sake? It’s ultra wrong
#JusticeForSaraki
— Dr Alaba (@Alaba_H2X) April 14, 2016

These pro-Tinubu guys going aftr
@bukolasaraki are the most confused set of persons in Nigeria today. Politics no purpose
#Justiceforsaraki

— GOD Bless Nigeria (@AriyoAristotle) April 14, 2016
Ignoring substance to promote pettiness. Tender
#JusticeForSaraki as evidence in court so he can be freed. Radarada
https:///pPo5nbpn2F

— KUKUTE (@Ade_Nurayn) April 14, 2016
Y Buhari wants 2 use Kangaroo courts 2 try opposition,Saraki is workin fast 2 bend d law
Ds is called Tactical Manoeuvre
#Justiceforsaraki

— Statesman of Hope (@DonTheMerchant) April 14, 2016
why is everybody mistaken the trend #justiceforsaraki justice fit be jail nah…. https:///Ma31hPXHjJ

— ™Omo Jaiye Jaiye (@Aboki_lord)
April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki we are watching and observing the whole situations,funny why we won’t develop or move forward with these set of pple

— oTaiBayomi (@Taibayormi) April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki means trial 4 Umar Danladi, Amaechi, Fashola,Danbazzau,& others.
U can’t catch & kill Saraki when u ve rats in ur cupboard

— Statesman of Hope (@DonTheMerchant) April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki these sets of senators are a disgrace to humanity,they are pushing us,they are playing on our intelligent

— oTaiBayomi (@Taibayormi) April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki I don’t know what to say,how did we end up with these sets of people,all they know is their selfish interest

— oTaiBayomi (@Taibayormi) April 14, 2016
I have just one fear, if Saraki cud be persecuted so much by his cohorts, what hope does the common man have at d courts
#Justiceforsaraki

— FAVOUR ONYEOZIRI (@Rouvafe)
April 14, 2016
Dright man people Nigeria need not bias People like
@AsiwajuTinubu @YeleSowore
@saharareporters
#Justiceforsaraki pic.twitter.com/Ccpbzzpu4S

— Osinuga stine lawale (@Stine_manifest) April 14, 2016
And I dont blame our senators 4 supporting #Justiceforsaraki . Afterall u av 2 try a guilty King b4 u move 2 d guilty subjects.

— Seun Nuės (@daemperor007)
April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki we Nigerians deserve the truth… don’t put our law into tinubu and sahara’s hand…

— Osinuga stine lawale (@Stine_manifest) April 14, 2016
maybe #Justiceforsaraki cud be a spawn of what is beginning to look like a witch-hunt. But if u are guilty, it wont matter if u bn hunted.

— Seun Nuės (@daemperor007)
April 14, 2016
#Justiceforsaraki is quite humorous when u consider d fact that a guy was given a 3-year sentence after found guilty of stealing #350,000

— Seun Nuės (@daemperor007)
April 14, 2016
Nigerians, say NO to jungle justice. SGF David Lawal has written a script for Umar Danladi.
#JusticeforSaraki

— Stine Manifest™ (@Stine_baba)
April 14, 2016
Some hardliners within the executive are interfering and manipulating the trial of Saraki.
#JusticeforSaraki

— NaijaEverything (@NE_Verified)
April 14, 2016
Those manipulating the CCT to get at @bukolasaraki will also manipulate the judiciary to get you one day. Note this..
#Justiceforsaraki

— GOD Bless Nigeria (@AriyoAristotle) April 14, 2016
It is even more than
#Justiceforsaraki but doing justice to #Justice . Manipulating CCT to undo @bukolasaraki will strengthen tyranny

— GOD Bless Nigeria (@AriyoAristotle) April 14, 2016
You decided who bcme Lagos Gov, VP, FIRS Chair, MDGs SA, etc, & then u want 2 decide hu shld b
@SenatePresident , u be god?
#JusticeforSaraki

— NewestMusic (@NigeriaMusiq)
April 14, 2016
Just to spite Tinubu & his boys, Saraki will never resign . I hope so. The prosecution is good but the motive is evil #JusticeforSaraki

— Remi Gatsby (@Ceorhemz) April 14, 2016
*Prosecute Saraki diligently
*Let him prove his innocence
*Jail him if found guilty
This will be the best
#Justiceforsaraki .

— AmanamHillary Udofia (@amanamhillary) April 14, 2016

https://www.naij.com/799327-nigerians-demand-justice-saraki-accuse-tinubu.html

– Governor Adams Oshiomhole received the new resident electoral commissioner, Sam Olumekun, at the state’s government house in Benin city
– The reiterated that he has been a believer and preacher of one man, one vote and gave directive to the new REC
– The REC announced the date for party primaries, commencement of campaign and the actual date for the election

Governor Adams Oshiomhole directed INEC to flush out corrupt officials before election.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has reportedly given strict directives to the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead the governorship election in the state.
Leadership reports that the governor, who spoke at a meeting with the new resident electoral commissioner (REC), Sam Olumekun, who paid him a courtesy visit at the government house, Benin city, directed him to flush out corrupt officials, who were fingered for aiding electoral fraud in the last general election.
“Allow me, on behalf of the government and the good people of Edo State, across all the party divide to welcome you to Edo State and to pray the God almighty to protect you as He has protected your predecessors, guide you, give you wisdom, courage and robust energy to superintend over the preparations and the conduct of the forthcoming election and beyond.
“I am a believer as some of your officers on ground may have briefed you. I am a believer and a preacher of one man, one vote because for too long, the promise of democracy was compromised in our country and my campaign matra was that you must fight election fraud, not because of me but because of our country.
“It was clear to me that unless you have an accountable government, poverty will remain endemic and society will remain unsafe. But I am happy that several years down we have practiced it,” Oshiomhole said.
Meanwhile, the electoral commission on April 13 listed the guidelines and timetable for the gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in the state on September 10.
The electoral umpire announced that party primaries will hold from June 2 to the July 4, 2016; while campaigns will kick off on Sunday June 10, 2016.
The commission also announced that official register of voters for the election will be published on August 11, while the election proper will take place on September 10.
Meanwhile, the governor has been at logger head with some of his party leaders in the state over choice of gubernatorial candidate because he wants Godwin Obaseki to be his successor.
Charles Idahosa, a special adviser on politics to Oshiomhole reveled to newsmen in Benin city, that the governor is in need of someone who has what it takes to look inwards for the needed funds to develop the state.
The governor’s aide said the present economic reality requires a professional economist, not a politician who gives political considerations before carrying out programmes even when those consideration are not realistic.
On perceived backlash should Obaseki be fielded as candidate of APC, Idahosa said people should not be deceived by what happened in the last National Assembly election where PDP defeated APC to judge what will happen in the 2016 governorship election, adding that the Benins cannot be fooled because they will never forget what Oshiomhole has done to develop the state.
He assured that there would be free and fair party primaries, stressing that whoever APC picks as candidate would beat the candidate of the PDP hands down, saying: “the beating of 2012 governorship election will be a child’s play.”
https://www.naij.com/798746-edo-guber-election-oshiomhole-gives-inec-strict-directive-ready.html?source=index_main

– Faith Andrew is a 14-year-old girl who needs a kidney transplant, but her family does not have money for the operation
– Isaac Adewole, the minister of health, visited the girl at the hospital and promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient
– Adewole assured Nigerians that they soon would benefit from Universal Health Coverage Programme championed by the present administration

Isaac Adewole visits Faith Andrew, a 14-year-old girl who needs a kidney transplant.
Isaac Adewole, the minister of health, has promised that the federal government will help Faith Andrew, a 14-year-old girl who needs a kidney transplant.
Faith is one of the six children being catered for by her widowed mother who is a subsistence farmer. The girl is seriously ill and needs about N7m for a transplant.
On Tuesday, April 12, Adewole visited Faith who is currently undergoing medical treatment at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital.
Speaking on behalf of the government, the minister promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient.
Shortly after his visit, Adewole took to the official handle of the ministry of health where he assured Nigerians that they soon would benefit from Universal Health Coverage Programme championed by the present administration.
HMH today visited Faith, a 14yr old female patient in need of Kidney transplant at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital pic.twitter.com/sWiLDOSlSY
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
Faith is 1 of the 6 children of a widow who was unable to afford N25,000 thrice a week for dialysis let alone N7 Million for transplant
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
HMH who visited on behalf of the government promised to pay all medical expenses accruing to the patient
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
HMH said every Nigerian would soon benefit from the Universal Health Coverage programme being championed by the present administration
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
HMH’s impactful visit to Faith, the kidney transplant patient was prompted by a Sunday 10th April article by @simonkolawole on
@THISDAYLIVE
— Health Minister NGR (@Fmohnigeria) April 12, 2016
In November 2015, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) carried out a successful kidney transplant on a 56-year-old man.
The transplant operation which lasted for two and half hours was the first in the history of LASUTH.
https://www.naij.com/797429-touching-fg-gives-hope-14-year-old-girl-seriously-ill-photo.html?source=index_main

kenonze:



Am not arguing your source but this same pics first surface in late February 2016 when the soldiers raised BH hide out.
Where is the pic of the captives?

Okay..