₦airaland Forum

iykebest1:
when will Buhari name his cabinet members?

must e name cabinet b4 e works?

BekeeBuAgbara:
While Buhari is rewarding his boys terrorists with amnesty.

has Buhari rewarded any group with amnesty?

iykebest1:
onwere nke nma?

meaning?

feldido:
There's a limit to things d mother can do, especially when they have juveniles, a family is safe and happy when the father is there.

The country is in shambles right now, let him sit down and put his house in order.

some problems cannot b fixed at om alone. some problems can b beta fixed from outside
I agree dat Dias a limit a moda can do, BT in dis case d mother shld try his best to keep d aous in order till d father comes from meeting friends for solution

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has
announced that the nation’s foreign debt
profile as at the second quarter 2015 stood at
about USD10.3 billion, over 10 per cent
increase, against USD9.5bn recorded in the
first quarter of the year.
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari
According to the release published by
Vanguard newspaper, the country’s domestic
debt stood at N8.39 trillion against N8.31
trillion in the first quarter as the Federal
Government revenue rose to N485.95 billion,
from May figure of N324.7 billion.
Further break down of the external debt
revealed that Nigeria owe multilateral
organisations USD7.23 billion as
against USD6.54 billion in the first quarter.
Debt stock owed to countries and or their
financial institutions ( Bilateral) stood at
USD1.58 billion, from USD1.42 billion in the
first quarter.
The country owe World Bank Group a
whooping USD6.19 billion, rising from USD5.73
billion, while the African Development Bank
Group was owed USD1.04 billion, up from
USD810 million.
Nigeria owe Exim Bank of China N1.39 billion,
while it owe France, Japan and Germany a
total of USD194 million in Bilateral debt.
“The breakdown of the domestic debt stock
shows that the bulk is in Federal Government
Bond amounting to N5.3 trillion, accounting
63.1 per cent while Nigerian Treasury Bill (NTB)
was N2.8 trillion or 33.6 per cent and the
balance of N271 billion was in Treasury Bond.’
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s gross government
revenues rose for the second consecutive
month in June to 485.95 billion Naira, up 33
percent against May figures the Federal
Ministry of Finance has announced.
International oil prices rose at the end of April
and benchmark Brent futures were sustained
at above US$60 a barrel before falling again
below that mark a barrel in July. Nigeria
depends on oil sales for about 70 percent of
its government revenues.
Meanwhile, the governor of the Central Bank
of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has advised
President Buhari to consider selling off nearly
half of Nigeria’s Joint Venture equity with
multinational oil companies, to enable his
government to raise a huge balance for
immediate developmental projects.

Source: Naij.com

Cutehector:
Dats a country wit a sound legislature... Nigerian will continue arrestin terrorists and keepin dem in cells.. Crap..

BT I tink Nigeria is more of a complex country Dan Tunisia

feldido:
More Instagram pix soon.
PMB always on the move, leaving your house vulnerable.


Food for thought!!!

What happens to a family where the father is always away from home?

Dias ntn bad in im visiting neighboring countries DAT have dsame problem so as to dialogue and av a way forward
so if d father is nt at om d mother will take up d responsibilities. Abi dats y dey marry has husband n wife in d first place to help n cover eachodas back

More Instagram pix soon.
PMB always on the move, leaving your house vulnerable.


Food for thought!!!

What happens to a family where the father is always away from home?

The parliament of Tunisia approved
legislation allowing the death penalty for
those convicted of terrorism offences,
Death penalty is caused by the fact that
dozens of foreign visitors were killed by
terrorists in the past few months . For
example, in June ISIS killed 38 tourists in
Tunisia while in March gunmen killed 21
foreigners in the country.
On Saturday the bill was approved by a
margin of 174-0 with 10 abstentions after
three days of debate.
The source notes that Human Rights Watch
had criticised the bill.
The organization said: “It would open the way
to prosecuting political dissent as terrorism,
give judges overly broad powers and curtail
lawyers’ ability to provide an effective defence”.
The Guardian explained that the new law
against terrorism and money laundering
permits the death penalty for terrorism-related
offences such as killings of foreign visitors or
of someone enjoying international protection.
Source: Naij.com

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set
to visit his Cameroonian counterpart Paul
Biya over the issue of Boko Haram insurgency
ravaging both countries.
This was disclosed on Monday, July 27, by
the presidential spokesman Femi Adesina,
Vanguard reports.
“President Buhari is going to Cameroon on
Wednesday. He will hold talks with President
Biya on arrival and the issue of Boko Haram will
be central in their discussion.”
“The visit is part of the consultation on the
Boko Haram insurgency. He was to have gone
on the visit in June but for the invitation to
Germany by the G7.”
Another media representative of President
Buhari, Garba Shehu confirmed the
information saying:
“The one-day visit to Cameroon aims to build a
strong regional alliance to confront Boko
Haram.”
It should be recalled that great hopes are
being put upon the Multi-National Joint Task
Force, which is expected to start the new
stage in anti-terrorism war in the
region. Without giving details on the
deployment of regional troops, Shehu, however
said it “will still be at the end of this month”.
This weekend both countries fell under Boko
Haram attacks. On Saturday a 12-year-old girl
was used for a suicide bombing in Cameroon’s
Maroua, with at least 18 people killed. On the
next day a powerful blast in Nigeria’s
Damaturu claimed no fewer than 15 lives
Source:Naij news

e shld go and marry anoda wife to serve as tie breaker so e can use DAT as a first lady

Former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson
for the Goodluck Jonathan presidential
campaign organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has
written an inspirational piece.The former
minister of aviation, who recently changed his
name to celebrate his acquittal of charges of
corruption after seven years of trial is sure a
full of inspiration.
Read the article he titled, ‘The Power of Inspiration below:
Dark is the heart that weeps and bleeds. Pure is
the spirit that overcomes pain. Free is the soul
that activates faith. Pure is the joy that true love
brings. Yet most important of all is the power of
inspiration. That grace and strength that
encouraging words, steeped in knowledge and
experience, bring. We can only heal and help
those in pain when we ourselves once
experienced that pain. We can only shed light in
darkness when we ourselves once walked in
that darkness.
We can only lift others up when we ourselves
have once been down. Inspirational prose is
like speaking in tongues to the unlettered- they
cannot possibly understand or appreciate it.
They know not it’s value and they have no use
for it’s strength. Like Shakespeare once said, to
them, ‘’tis caviar to the general’’.
Yet to refined souls and sensitive spirits it is
everything. It is the shield that protects and
preserves our hearts, thoughts and emotions- it
is the very essence of our being. To the learned
and enlightened it is like the burning fire,
bringing in glory and blessings and ushering in
the marvellous heat of the golden sun.
It inspires, it brings laughter, it brings tears of
joy. It brings hope even to the most hopeless
and it ushers in a rustic and complex form of
spiritual resurrection and rejuvanation. That is
why it is wise and good to learn from our
experiences and share it with others.
One short and encouraging note to a despairing
soul may well save a life. One kind smile or a
few words laced in love may well give cause for
those who have lost all hope to think again and
give life another chance. One tiny expression of
compassion or passion and one small gesture
of kindness, support and love to even the most
unlovable may change them forever.
A helping hand extended to a complete stranger
may inspire that stranger to have faith in
humanity and to have an encounter with
God. May those that understand the essence of
these words never lose sight of this glaring
veracity. May those who laugh to scorn the
power of prose and the beauty of the word
continue to wallow in their abject poverty of the
mind and dearth of knowledge and
understanding.
In all, strive to love, to care for others, to show
compassion, to be merciful, to be kind, to be
loving, to be forgiving and most important of all
seek to inspire and bring hope to others. An
encouraging smile to the weakest and most
frightened amongst us at the most unexpected
moment could do it. Or perhaps an unexpected
phone call to a long lost friend.
Whatever it takes give someone joy, particularly
the lost, those in pain and the broken-hearted,
that our Lord in heaven, the God of mercy and
truth, may know your worth. This is indeed
God’s work and it is a glaring expression of the
power of inspiration.

Sources: Linda Ikeji's Blog, Naij.com news

The Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday foiled plans by the Vikings cult sect of initiating 46 graduating students of a popular mission secondary school in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State These students had just concluded their Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the National Examination Council, were said to be members of a cult group identified as Junior Vikings. Nigerian Police They had gathered at a hotel in the metropolis located along old Enugu Road to be initiated into the Senior Vikings until police swooped in after being tipped off. The Police arrested over 15 on the spot while the initiators fled. Police spokesman in the state, Chris Anyanwu said that these initiators were dangerous as they hunt the young men of the state to lead to crime. He said that the police have mounted a man- hunt to arrest the fleeing suspects. He explained that the initiators, the members of the Senior Vikings had demanded the students all dress in white hats, red shirts and black trousers and attend, if they failed to they would face difficulties in their lives. Anyanwu revealed that cult activities in the state has increaded but his command are embarking on desensitization campaign to various schools in the state to enlighten the students on the need to shun cultism. He warned that if the new trend is not checked, these boys would turn out robbers and kidnappers who would bring no good to the state. Anyanwu then revealed that his command recently arrested a kingpin of a popular cult group in Ikwo local government area of the state.
Sources: Naij.com news , Premium Times

Nigeria Awaits Buhari’s Social Welfare Program
According to the World Bank, only 55 percent of the world’s poor are covered in social safety net programs meant to provide regular and predictable support to poor and vulnerable people. One of President Buhari’s campaign promises was to create a Social Welfare Program for about 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens on a monthly stipend of at least N5,000. The President also promised to provide allowances to discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for 12 months. These promises are challenged by the reality of Nigeria’s dwindling and near- empty treasury due to a drop in the global price of crude oil. But Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind. An inventory of social safety net programs by the World Bank shows that three quarters of the poorest people in low- and lower-middle income countries, and more than one-third of the poorest people in middle-income countries lack safety net coverage and remain at risk of slipping into extreme poverty and vulnerable to disease. “ More countries at all income levels are investing in social safety net programs because they are transformational. ‘There is strong body of evidence that these programs ensure poor families can invest in the health and education of their children, improve their productivity, and cope with shocks,” said Arup Banerji, the World Bank Group’s Senior Director for Social Protection and Labour. In the State of Social Safety Nets 2015, 120 developing countries spent around $329 billion on social safety nets between 2010 and 2014. The cost is far less than what most governments spend on subsidising fuel prices. It is expected that once President Buhari-led government finally gets to work, Nigeria will devote more time to capturing closing gaps in terms of ensuring that more beneficiaries are covered by social safety nets. In Sub-Saharan Africa generally, where a large fraction of the global poor live, social safety nets cover just one-tenth of the poorest of the population. Being the most populous country in the continent with little coverage, Nigeria adds significantly to the deficits in the number of poor people not covered. Other highlights of the report also dwelled on the importance of safety net programs in reducing the poverty headcount rate by 8 percent and the poverty gap by 15 percent on average of the poverty gap without safety nets. “Going forward, more can be done to close the coverage gap and reach the world’s poorest by improving the effectiveness of these programs underpinned by enhanced targeting, improved policy coherence, better administrative integration, and application of technologies,” Banerji said . African governments are beginning to promote the creation of social welfare programs to carter for the poorest of the poor. According to the World Bank, poverty rate in Nigeria was pegged at 33.1% in 2013, this significantly adds to the statistics of the poorest in the world. Nigeria also ranked third on world poverty index in 2013.
Sources: Naij.com news

Omotayor123:
Good.. I hope it's Prison this time. And Not the comfort Zone they were given in Kano.

hmmmm we have VIP prisoners so therefore dia will be VIP prison

The former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, and his sons, have been transferred from Kano prison to Kuje prison in Abuja, Premium Times reports. According to a prison official who spoke to the media outfit, the former governor and his sons were taken away from the prison at about 10am on Monday, July 13, 2015. He said the former governor and his sons were moved into the Abuja prison at about 4pm on Monday. The ex-governor, who is facing corruption charges, could have been transported to Abuja by road as there was no sign they were to travel by air, the source disclosed. Another source said some of the former governor’s aides had moved to Abuja in preparations for a possible bail hearing. However, Effiong Effiong, Lamido’s counsel, succeeded in having a vacation judge assigned to hear the case in Abuja. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson for the EFCC, however told Premium Times that he did not have the information about the transfer. It was gathered that several people trooped to the Kano prison waiting to see Lamido unaware of his transfer. On Wednesday, July, 9, 2015, a federal judge ordered ex-governor Lamido and his sons be detained in Kano prison till September 28, 2015, when their bail applications would be heard. Shortly after he was remanded in prison custody together with his sons over money laundering allegations, Lamido expressed shock over the court’s decision. Lamido who is in the prison with two of his sons; Aminu and Mustapha, claimed that his case with the anti-corruption body was politically motivated.
Sources: Naij.com news , Premium Time

There is no wonder that with swearing in of a new president the changes in the leadership of Nigerian Armed Forces will come. But as with the appointment of new ministers President Muhammadu Buhari was not in a hurry in replacing services chiefs. So what are the reasons of such development? Newly appointed chiefs It should be noted that Buhari and his ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have consistently criticized the failure of the army to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency under the watch of the previous government. During the electoral campaign former Head of State had promised personally lead fight in the battle with insecurity. Since taking the office on May 29 Buhari showed some level of commitment in dealing with issues of security. In his first decision as the commander-in- chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces the president ordered relocation of military command centre to Maiduguri , the epicenter of Boko Haram insurgency. During the first 30 days in office President Buhari was seeking international support for stopping the deadly menace of the Islamist militants. He visited Chad and Niger and attended the G7 summit. However, since Nigeria has changed its leader Boko Haram had renewed attacks and no less than 500 innocent people have been killed by suicide bombers and gunmen in some states in the Northern part of the country. A former military officer, who asked not to be named, who spoke on the matter said: “ The only surprise about the appointment of the new service chiefs is that it came later than expected. We all know that General Buhari was not happy with the way and manner the terrorists have been killing and maiming the people and what people were expecting was the immediate sack of the service chiefs on the day he was inaugurated, but that did not happen until today (yesterday). Buhari may have been biding his time in doing so.” The most interesting fact is that the service chiefs, too, had been pending the firing. A personal assistant to one of them had said three weeks ago that his boss was ready to go but was waiting for Buhari to act. He had said: “ My principal and other service chiefs know that President Buhari will sack them but they are only waiting for him to do so in order to prevent a situation where they could be accused of walking out on him. We all know what he said about them during the campaign. “He came and ordered them to relocate to Borno State. Have you ever heard the military top hierarchy relocating to the heart of the battle? Maybe this man wanted to humiliate them. Some of us are even thinking they would submit their papers but we were told it is not done that way.”
Sources: Leadership, Naij.com news

The mysterious death of two witnesses, Ma’aji Mohammed Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu, lined up to testify against the former governor of Adamawa state Murtala Nyako, has instilled fear in other prospective witnesses. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following the death of Iro and Dalhatu whose lifeless bodies were found shortly after they testified against Nyako, other potential witnesses are scared to testify against the former governor, who is facing money laundering charge. Late Iro was the then regional manager of Zenith Bank Plc, Northeast Nigeria, and was in charge of the accounts of Adamawa state with the bank. Iro was said to have presented convicting evidence against Nyako who is answering to a 37-count criminal charge alongside his son, Abdulaziz, a serving senator Justice Evoh Chukwu had on Friday, July 10, 2015, granted the accused persons bail to the tune of N350million each. They were asked to produce two persons to stand as their sureties or in the alternative, provide one surety who must be a serving Director in any federal government establishment. The surety according to the court must show a proof of ownership of landed property in Abuja, depose to an affidavit of means before the deputy chief registrar of the High Court, as well as, show evidence of three years tax payment. Besides, the accused persons were directed to surrender their international passport to the court alongside their two recent passport photographs, even as the court slated September 30 to commence their trial. However, EFCC is kicking against their release on bail. The commission said: “Two of our crucial witnesses, Ma’aji Mohammed Iro and Abdulmalik Dalhatu have died in mysterious circumstances and this has instilled fear in other prospective witnesses in this case. “Securing the arrest of the 1st (Nyako) and 2nd (Abdulaziz) accused persons was very difficult as they became fugitives upon becoming aware of the ongoing investigation against them by the commission. “That the commission obtained a warrant of arrest dated January 28, 2015, against the 1st and 2nd accused persons. The said warrant of arrest is marked as Exhibit RJ1. “That the commission had to declare the 1st and 2nd accused persons wanted in the National Dailies and other media before they could be found after several months." Narrating what led to the arrest and trial of the ex-governor, EFCC said: “That following a petition received by the commission in October 2011 alleging gross abuse of office against the 1st accused and other criminal misappropriation of moneys running into tens of billions of Naira of the funds of Adamawa state government. “The commission swung into action and carried out discreet investigation into the said allegations. “That the investigations carried out by my ream revealed the following: a) That the 1st and 2nd accused are the owners of the 6th accused Sebore Farms & Extension Limited, which they operate by themselves. “That several fictitious contracts running into billions of Naira were awarded to the said 6th accused while the 1st accused was governor of Adamawa state. “That on the instruction of the 1st accused Ma’aji Mohammed Iro made several cash lodgements running into billions of Naira into the accounts of several companies and individuals including the accounts of the 6th and 9th (Crust Energy Limited) accused persons, all from the accounts of Adamawa state government for no specific reason.” The commission told the court that the 3rd accused, Zulkifikk Abba, who was a political adviser to Nyako, is the owner of Alpharetta Farms Limited, one of the companies through which several billions of Naira belonging to Adamawa state was allegedly stolen. It said that the 4th accused, Abubakar Aliyu, was a signatory to several accounts of one of the indicted companies, Blue Opal Limited, through which several monies running into billions of Naira from the funds of Adamawa state government were allegedly laundered to develop Hill View Estate, Abuja. The accused persons are alleged to have, at various times between 2011 and 2013, used five companies – Blue Opal Nigeria Limited, Serore Farms & Extension Limited, Pagoda Fortunes Limited, Towers Assets Management Limited and Crust Energy Limited to commit the fraud. Nyako was impeached as Adamawa state governor by the state House of Assembly on July 15, 2014. While his son, Abdul-Aziz Nyako is the senator representing Adamawa Central in the National Assembly.
Sources: Naij.com news , Vanguard

The Lagos state police command has taken
proactive measures to protect lives and
property during the Ramadan festivity.
The command spokesperson, DSP Kenneth
Nwosu, stated this on Friday, July 10. He
revealed that the command has deployed both
plain clothes policemen and other detectives
to ensure a smooth Ramadan.
He said: “With about few days to the end of the
fasting period that will usher in the Ramadan
festivities, it is important that the Lagos State
police command draw attention of all residents
to the need to be security conscious.
“The State command has emplaced a very
proactive and responsive security template to
ensure that the celebrations are hitch-free.
However, we urge all residents to be at alert at
all times and report any suspicious persons,
their activities and happenings in their areas to
us through the following GSM numbers.”
The command’s GSM numbers to call are:
08063299264
08127155071
08079279349
08065154338
08127155150
07035068242
08060357795
OR
Toll free lines
767 and 112
According to DSP Ken Nwosu, the state’s
spokesman, the task of securing Lagos is a
collective responsibility. Let us all join hands
with the police to achieve it.

Sources: Naij.com news

The question of the right time to get married
has been a hot topic in different groups and
talk shows over the past few months.
Find out below, 6 reasons you should get
married before the age of 27.
1. Prevent sin: For those who believe in the
concept of purity before marriage. Early
marriage is one thing that can help you enjoy
sex the way it was designed.
2. You can never really be ready: You will
always want to make more money and be
more comfortable and be a better person to
‘increase’ your options. But it’s even better
when you can grow and become better with
the person you love by your side, supporting
you and propping you up during this journey.
3. You’ll never find the right
companion: Many are in constant search for
their ‘one true love’ and this tend to make
them spend more years waiting, you’re
probably not the right person for anyone. Just
learn to improve on yourself.
4. Heartbreak: Many ladies decide not to try
love again simply because a guy betrayed her.
sweetheart just one word, “If he deserves you,
he wont leave or break your heart”. Put
together the pieces of your heart and move
on.
5. Self confidence: As a lady, your self
confidence automatically increases when you
are married because you think in a more
matured manner having at the back of your
mind that you are a complete woman.
6. Fear of commitment: Commitment
is willingness to give your time and energy to
something that you believe in, or a promise or
firm decision to do something. If you are still
scared of commitment, its high time you snap
out as someday you have to be committed to
one thing or another.
Society and some cultures have driven the
concept of late marriage deep in the
consciousness of everyone because of the
alarming increase in divorce which has made
marriage a feat for only those with courage.

Sources: Naij.com news

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable for governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. In a statement released on Friday, July 10, by the chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Chris Eyimoga, both elections will be held in 2015. The election in Kogi is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, while that of Bayelsa will be held on Saturday, December 5. According to the statement, “campaigns by political parties shall commence on 24th July, 2015 and end on 19th November, 2015 in Kogi and 6th September, 2015 terminating on 3rd December, 2015 in Bayelsa.” For Kogi state the primary elections to nominate candidates by political parties for the November 21 election are scheduled for between August 25 and September 15, and between September 7 and 30 for Bayelsa state. The deadline for submission of the list of candidates, CF002, and personal details, CF001, for the positions of governor and deputy governor will be November 14 and October 7 for Kogi and Bayelsa States respectively, the electoral body said. However, the INEC said formal notices of the elections would be issued not later than August 23 for Kogi state, and September 5 for Bayelsa states, in accordance with the Electoral Act 2010, as amended. The tenures of Governor Idris Wada of Kogi state and Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa will expire on January 27 and February 14, 2016, respectively. Amina Bala Zakari, the acting chairperson of INEC has reportedly approved the re- constitution of 14 standing committees of the electoral commission.
Sources: Naij.com news , Premium Times

Maxymilliano:
Does the relative stability also includes losses due to crude oil theft estimated at 400,000 per day ?

bt @ least it is reduced

nosiebaba:
They should go and work like every other industrious Nigerian. I thought they have been rehabilitated and trained in different vocational skills. It's a shame people just wanna sit down and collect money just because they cab carry ammunition and threaten the lives of other Nigerians.

abi nw if dey continue with d amnesty of a tin anoda group will soon rise up, cause problems and demand amnesty in return,
sum ppl dey work to meet dia daily needs while some ppl dey slip and money dey enta dia account

Ex-militant leaders from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, alerting him of issues in the region, particularly the amnesty deal. In the letter sent to the president on July 9, Thursday, copies of which were made available to newsmen in Yenagoa, the ex- militant leaders alerted the president to the growing suffering and disgraceful plight of Amnesty beneficiaries in Europe, America and South Africa, Leadership reports. The concerned leaders led by one of the frontline ex-militia leaders in Bayelsa state, Pastor Reuben Wilson, popularly known along the Creeks and waterways as General Pastor, said, the alert sent to the president was to draw his attention on the urgent need to address the issues in the region within the Presidential Amnesty office. They alleged that some aggrieved youths are threatening the existing peace accord over the delay by the federal government in the payment of allowances and tuition fees to beneficiaries of the Amnesty deal within and outside the country. “ The worst part of their situation is the unpredictability of when their nightmare will end while hunger and deprivation has put them in a very bad state of mind. “Your Excellency, you will recall that this programme had within the last few years brought relative stability to our region and by extension this country. “This we owe to the late President Yar’Adua who in his wisdom proclaimed Amnesty for ex- agitators and drew a plan of action towards ensuring lasting peace in the region through various training programmes ,” the letter read. According to the ex-militant leaders, series of complaints and prayers have been sent to President Buhari on the matter but no response and reports show that the delay in the payment is throwing up security issues and dangerous disenchantment among the ex- militant youths. The Amnesty programme was started by the late President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. This led to the creation of the Presidential Amnesty Office (PAO) based within the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. This initiative came against the background of tenuous security conditions and instability which characterized the region. The various militant groups had intensively engaged in series of kidnapping and abduction of prominent citizens of the region, government officials and workers in the oil and gas sector. Report had surfaced in 2013 that the federal government was planning to terminate the amnesty programme by 2015. An ex-militant leader Ramsey Oyakemeagbegha had earlier called on the federal government to sustain the amnesty programme beyond 2015, stressing that it would enable government address the challenges and neglects that necessitated the amnesty.
Sources: Leadership, Naij.com news

Buhari Turn Down NSA's Resignation Letter
Resignation letter of the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sabo Dasuki, has been rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari, gongnews has reported. The report said Dasuki’s resignation was reject on the account that he must account for funds received and spent under his tenure in the prosecution of the book haram insurgency. Col. Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser President Buhari was reported to have said Dasuki’s resignation is‘unacceptable’ ” following intelligence reports showing the fake military hardware, consumables and large cache of money unaccounted for due to improper filing of contract papers under the office of the NSA ” the paper reported. Government sources was also that the unaccounted funds poses a “significant financial risk and demonstrates a lack of internal control over the NSA’s office which diminished the roles and powers of the Ministry of defence and more than $50 billion in which contract files were incomplete or could not be located at all which he has to account for before leaving government.” Sabo has come under increasing pressure over his leadership of the NSA’s office and how it was heavily politicized before and after the political transition process. The Presidency is also concerned about some deals coming out of the NSA’s office, especially the issue of $9.3m South African arms deal and repeated reports that Nigeria was conned into a failed Boko Haram “ceasefire” deal to the tune of almost $500m The NSA and the service chiefs was said to have forced INEC to postpone the February 14 general elections.
Source: Naij.com

Nobel Peace laureate, Malala Yousafzai, said
if just eight days of fund spent by world
leader in purchasing military hardware could
be diverted to education, it could ensure 12
years of free primary and secondary
education to every child in the world.
The 17-year-old Pakistani education activist
made this remark while addressing delegates
from 40 countries at an education summit in
the Norwegian capital Oslo.
“ Books are better investment in our future than
bullets. The sum of 39 billion dollars each year
may appear a huge number, but the reality is
that it is not.
“The issue is not that there is not enough
money, the issue is the lack of commitment
from the world leaders to invest in education, ’’
Malala said.Malala was shot in the head by Taliban
militants three years ago because of her
campaign for the right of girls to education.
At the conference, Norwegian Prime Minister,
Erna Solberg, announced that Chile, Indonesia,
Malawi and Norway along with the head of
the UN agency UNESCO launched an
international commission on improving funding
for education. “Funding has dropped since
2010. Key areas included ensuring the
education of girls, the quality of learning and
teaching, and education in emergencies,’’
Solberg said.
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, approved
the commission at the same conference,
noting that 2 per cent of humanitarian aid
should go to education in crisis areas. The
commission’s recommendations are expected
to be presented in 2016.
The commission is headed by Former British
prime minister and now UN special envoy on
global education .Brown said about 59 million
children worldwide are still out of primary
school, while another 65 million do not get
secondary education, while 500 million girls
will not finish school.
Universal primary education is one of the UN
millennium development goals (MDGs)
adopted in 2000. Later this year, the UN
planned to launch new global benchmarks,
sustainable development goals, for the coming
15 years.
Sources: Naij.com news , Vanguard

Boko Haram Escapee Recounts Terrible
Experience

17-year-old Miriam, who escaped from
islamic insurgents, Boko Haram, has
explained how she was kidnapped by the
extremists and forced to marry a man and got
pregnant, before she ran away from their
camp.
The teenager, who spoke with a BBC reporter,
narrated how she was raped repeatedly after
being forced to marry the fighter.
File Photo of some escaped Chibok girls
According to This Day, the young lady was
held in captivity by Boko Haram for six
months last year, and got pregnant for one of
the insurgents whom she later referred to as
her husband.
Miriam explained further, how her community
had rejected her since she came out of
captivity because she was pregnant.
“I really hope it is a girl. I would love her more
than any boy. A boy would always be known as
the son of Boko Haram,” she said.
Boko Haram had attacked her village and
taken her captive to a house where she was
kept in a small room with about 40 other
women.
Mariam stated in her story, that she initially
resisted any marriage, but eventually agreed
after four men were brought out in front of
her and had their throats slit.
“This will happen to any girl who refuses to
marry,” she added.
On how she eventually escaped, the heavily
pregnant teenager said it was her second
attempt at trying to flee before recording
success.
The man she had been forced to marry
reportedly left her alone, and she seized her
moment. She ran and ran and ran, and she
did not look back until she was home.
“I took something before I left,” she said, and
brought out a SIM card belonging to her
husband.
“My husband,” Miriam added, “If he ever sees
me again, he will kill me. The men in my family
are dead. I am just alone with my mum.
“God will avenge me. There’s nothing more I
can say.”
Recall that the Italian government rescued
some of the kidnapped girls, who was
reportedly travelling by sea outside the
country

Sources: BBC News , Naij.com news , ThisDay

A member of the All Progressives Congress
(APC)’s Board of Trustees, Alhaji Gambo
Magaji, has commented on speculation
surrounding the internal strife between the
party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and
President Muhammadu Buhari.
In an interview with Vanguard, Magaji stated
that there was nothing wrong with the leaders
of the party, especially in the wake of
Tinubu’s absence at the National Executive
Council (NEC) meeting of the party with the
Nigerian president last week.
Buhari, Tinubu Not At War, APC BoT Member
President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju
Ahmed Tinubu… are they really not at war?
He explained that despite the seeming breach
of the party’s position regarding the National
Assembly elections, it had decided to accept
the leaders that emerged from the
controversial election in order for peace to
reign.
The BoT member said that the party took the
decision in the hope that the Senate
president, Bukola Saraki, and the House of
Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara,
would reciprocate the gesture and abide by
the position of the party that brought them to
power.
Magaji told Vanguard in an exclusive interview
in Abuja, yesterday, that both men had since
been acknowledged and accepted by the
party and that they were expected to toe the
party’s line as a mark of respect and
recognition of the party.
He said: “To the best of my knowledge, there is
no quarrel between Buhari and Tinubu.
“The fact that the former governor did not come
for NEC should not be taken to mean that he
has a quarrel with the President or the party.
“The party’s NEC is not like the BoT and anyone
who is not a member can decide whether or not
to attend.”
On the existing disagreement over the
emergence of the National Assembly
leadership, Magaji affirmed that both Senator
Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, the Senate
president and speaker of the House of
Representatives respectively, have been
pardoned for their supposed misdeeds.
He therefore averred that the party hopes the
two warring members should obey the party’s
wishes.
According to him: “it is our belief that since the
party did not question the emergence of Saraki
and Dogara by formally writing to them as
Senate President and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, they should understand that
they have been accepted by party.
“What is expected from them is that they would
also show respect to the party and begin to toe
its line so as not to give the impression that
they are working against the party that brought
them to power.
“The position of the party is that the leadership
of NASS should do what the party wants and
nothing more, if they are loyal members of APC.
That is the minimum expectation.”
President Buhari has also said that the party
is supreme and that members of the APC
should respect the wishes of the party ahead
of personal ambitions.

Sources: Naij.com news , Vanguard

Ita Ekpenyong was appointed the Director
General of the State Security Service on
September 8, 2010 and sacked yesterday. The
SSS has been involved in numerous dirty
affairs and experienced several colossal
failures under his command – here are the
worst five of them.
DSS operatives have been involved in
numerous dirty political games under Ita
Ekpenyong
On July 21, 2014, SSS operatives
apprehended the head of the
#BringBackOurGirls campaign and ex-minister
of education, Oby Ezekwesili, at the Nnamdi
Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
She was about to fly to London to make a
report concerning the on-going hostage crisis
of abducted and since missing Chibok girls.
Oby Ezekwesili has been opposing against the
weak strategy of then-President Goodluck
Jonathan in rescuing the Chibok girls.
The SSS representatives later denied
apprehending the BBOG campaigner , but
Ezekwesili told they did the
apprehension deliberately, “ acting on orders
from above” to make her miss the flight to
London, and narrated her ordeal with the SSS
operatives in details.
Seven months ago the Australian negotiator,
Stephen Davis, who unsuccessfully tried to
free Chibok girls, has issued a statement,
accusing the State Security Service of
working together with Ali Modu Sheriff, one of
the alleged Boko Haram sponsors.
In his statement Davis accused the SSS of
arresting the alleged framers of the Ali Modu
sheriff and are now backing the ex
governor and doing his billings.
Davis wrote: “ the SSS has arrested people who
have been supporting girls who have been
kidnapped, raped and abused but managed to
escape from Boko Haram camps and is
interrogating these young men in order to
intimidate the general population and ensure
Sheriff is free to continue his sponsorship of
Boko Haram. ”
The SSS, in turn, accused Stephen Davis of
blackmailing the Borno state ex-Governor Ali
Modu Sheriff and several other Nigerian top
officials, whom Davis described in his
statements as sponsors of the Boko Haram
sect. However, the SSS officials failed to
provide any evidence to their own
accusations as well as Ali Modu Sheriff failed
to sue Davis in court despite Davis himself
dared Sheriff to sue him to prove whose
allegations are true in the courtroom.
Ahead of recent elections in Nigeria the SSS
spokesperson Marilyn Ogar has made at least
three highly controversial and politically
biased statements unconfirmed by facts.
Marilyn Ogar linked some
unspecified members of the APC to Boko
Haram without showing any evidence.
In an effort to discredit the APC’s victory in
the Osun state governorship election, Ogar
alleged that the party had tried to bribe her
with 14 million naira.
She also made claims that
#BringBackOurGirls is a campaign affiliated to
terrorists.
The jailbreak of several Boko Haram
detainees on March 30, 2014, can be
considered one of the major flops in the
history of the SSS.
The inmates managed to disarm guards in the
most closely guarded State Security Services
facility in Abuja near the presidential villa.
The incident caused panic in Abuja, resulting
in the four-hour gunfight in which all twenty
one Boko Haram suspects were shot dead.
Two SSS operatives were also critically
wounded. A 32-year-old man Yusuf Siyaka
aka Ciaxon who tweeted live photos of
attempted jailbreak at the SSS headquarters
on March 30, was later illegally detained for
12 days by the SSS officers, claiming he was
paid to tweet the sensational images. He was
released later uncharged.
On November 21, 2014, Lagos data centre of
the All Progressives Congress was invaded by
operatives of the Department of State Service
and soldiers without the search warrant.
25 data agents and three security guards
were arrested. The security officials insisted
that the service received a petition that the
building was being used to clone INEC voter
card, which forced them to check the
information. The APC strongly denied the
accusations, demanding apologies from the
SSS.
However, on December 2, 2014, the security
officers raided the APC office once again,
breaking the court order, forbidding the
operatives to seal off the data centre.
President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced
the Director General (DG) of the Department
of Security Services (DSS), Ita Ekpenyong
yesterday.
The President appointed Lawal Daura as the
new DG of the DSS.

Sources: Naij.com news

President Muhammadu Buhari has cleared the
controversy over the appointment of Musa
Laura as the new Director General (DG) of the
State Security Services (SSS).
Reports had surfaced Thursday, July 2, that
the president sacked the former DG, Ita
Ekpeyong over partisanship and appointed
Daura , known to be his kinsman, from
retirement.
. President Muhammadu Buhari
Sahara Reporters stated according to the
Head of Service, Danladi Kifasi, that president
Buhari appointed “Lawal Musa Daura as the
new Director General Department of State
Security Service” with Haruna Imrana, also
from the Head of Service office, stating that
the appointment was with “immediate effect.”
But the Head of Service has now clarified the
president’s stance on the appointment via a
statement made public.
He said: “President Muhamadu Buhari has
appointed Lawal Musa Daura as the new acting
Director General Department of State Security
Service.” Daura, who was born in Daura,
Katsina state, was once the Deputy Director
Presidential Communication, Command and
Control Centre at the presidential villa, Abuja
between 2003 and 2007.
President Buhari has also told the feuding
lawmakers loyal to the All Progressives
Congress (APC), that he will favour the party
over the crisis rocking the National Assembly.

Sources: Naij.com news , Sahara Reporters

booqee:
That Amosun of Ogun state don enter for 2nd term now, im eye don come down.. But yet, we've not heard one single thing he's done..even if na to snap pics. at least buhari has been snapping selfies... we've not heard one single thing from this guy.. All those bridges he started to woo the electorates are now been abandoned with no hope of completion anytime soon!!! mtcheww!

lolz dnt worry e wan rest a Lil bit b4 e starts work ni

seunmsg:
He's calling for settlement after supporting dissidents to disobey the party decision. He did not remember there is a central meeting point when he supported Saraki and his gang to hijack all principal offices in the senate. Now that other stakeholders are ready to battle things out, he's calling for a mid point solution.

APC better stand firm and insist on the list of principal officers nominated by the party. If Saraki and Dogara are not ready to accept the party decision unconditionally, the party should wield the big stick and discipline both of them. A mid point compromise should not be accepted. No member should be bigger than the party.

to me all wat is happening is part of change it is PDP DAT nominate principal post for dia legislatures BT nw d legislature says no dey want to choose wu Eva suits dem and DAT no party shld nominate anybody for dem is DAT nt change?