May his soul continue to rest in peace...

Every reasonable person should go against this. cow business is their business so let them deal with it!

i Want him to wait to be disgraced out of Aso Rock come 2019

The second coming of Buhari is the beginning of the end of Nigeria, God forbid!!

Please God bring an end to these blood suckers!

Atiku also need to apologize to Nigerians for taking part in bring this DISASTER called government upon Nigerians

Hungry minister...

The journey to Aso Rock is REAL...

May his soul continue to rest in peace...

Very good move.

bros, how is buhari and his cabals doing after reading Obasanjo (PHD) letter

NgeneUkwenu:
How will this one win election in 2019? A peep at his Twitter page and comments, you will realise the comments and praises are all from the idiotic pigs of Biafra, because he criticizes President Buhari and Elrufai..

come to PDP asap!

That is our Total Chairman. God Bless Prince Secondus!

hypertension:
Nice Man.my mentor

where is temitemi1

They should take it easy on their students biko... This is University and not Primary school

He who has ears let him hear...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday, in a blistering and excoriating 13-page statement has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019.

Mr. Obasanjo, in a special press statement entitled, “The Wat Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement” said Mr Buhari has performed far below expectation and should honourably “dismount from the horse” to join the league of the country’s former leaders whose “experience, influence, wisdom and outreach can be deployed on the side line for the good of the country.”

Mr Obasanjo, a two-term president on the platform of People Democratic Party (PDP), said he feels disappointed by Mr Buhari, whom he supported during the 2015 election over then incumbent and candidate of his former party, Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr Obasanjo had written a condemnatory open letter in December 2013 titled “Before it is Too Late” where he highlighted the numerous failings of the Mr Jonathan administration.

Mr Obasanjo argued that his decision to go against Mr Jonathan, at the time was the right one as events in the last three years have since proved, was for the good of the nation and nothing personal.

“Even the horse rider then, with whom I maintain very cordial, happy and social relationship today has come to realise his mistakes and regretted it publicly and I admire his courage and forthrightness in this regard,” Mr. Obasanjo said.

“He has a role to play on the side line for the good of Nigeria, Africa and humanity and I will see him as a partner in playing such a role nationally and internationally, but not as a horse rider in Nigeria again.”

Likening the state of the nation to lice-invested clothes, he said the country’s fingernails is stained with blood as it tries to kill the lice by pressing them in-between two fingernails. According to him, in other to make sure that our fingernails remains blood-free we must do what it takes rid our clothes of lice.

“The lice of poor performance in government – poverty, insecurity, poor economic management, nepotism, gross dereliction of duty, condonation of misdeed – if not outright encouragement of it, lack of progress and hope for the future, lack of national cohesion and poor management of internal political dynamics and widening inequality – are very much with us today,” he wrote.



“With such lice of general and specific poor performance and crying poverty with us, our fingers will not be dry of ‘blood’,” he added.

While thanking Mr Buhari for the effort of his administration in rolling back the Boko Haram insurgency and his fight against corruption, Mr Obasanjo said Mr Buhari has ultimately failed in other areas where he had thought he would be efficient.

The octogenarian, who bagged a PhD over the weekend, admitted he knew Mr Buhari was weak in handling the economy, he went ahead and voted for him because at the time “it was a matter of ‘any option but Jonathan’” and because he thought Mr Buhari would appoint qualified Nigerians to help out in that area.

He slammed Mr Buhari for turning a blind eye to corruption within his government saying it amounted to condonation and cover-up saying whoever is “going to justice must be with clean hands.”

He also berated Mr Buhari for allowing the clashes between herdsmen and farmers to go “sour” and messy saying the endorsement of the President by some governors to seek re-election barely 24 hours after 73 people who were killed by herdsmen in Benue State were given mass burial was “a sad symptom of insensitivity and callousness.”

But Mr Obasanjo reserved his harshest words for what he described as Mr Buhari’s clannishness, lack of understanding of the dynamics of politics, and his tendencies to pass the buck of his government’s inadequacies to the immediate past administration.

“But there are three other areas where President Buhari has come out more glaringly than most of us thought we knew about him. One is nepotic deployment bordering on clannishness and inability to bring discipline to bear on errant members of his nepotic court. This has grave consequences on performance of his government to the detriment of the nation. It would appear that national interest was being sacrificed on the altar of nepotic interest. What does one make of a case like that of Maina: collusion, condonation, ineptitude, incompetence, dereliction of responsibility or kinship and friendship on the part of those who should have taken visible and deterrent disciplinary action? How many similar cases are buried, ignored or covered up and not yet in the glare of the media and the public?

“The second is his poor understanding of the dynamics of internal politics. This has led to wittingly or unwittingly making the nation more divided and inequality has widened and become more pronounced. It also has effect on general national security.

“The third is passing the buck. For instance, blaming the Governor of the Central Bank for devaluation of the naira by 70% or so and blaming past governments for it, is to say the least, not accepting one’s own responsibility. Let nobody deceive us, economy feeds on politics and because our politics is depressing, our economy is even more depressing today. If things were good, President Buhari would not need to come in. He was voted to fix things that were bad and not engage in the blame game.”

Buhari and the APC do not have the answer



Mr Obasanjo thus argued that neither Mr Buhari nor his party, the All Progressives Congress hold the solution to the country’s problems. He suggested that Mr Buhari was not healthy enough to withstand the rigour associated with running a country like Nigeria neither does his party capable of providing the answer needed to sail the country through its difficulties.

Mr Obasanjo said Buhari should step down at the end of his first term with honour and dignity and attend to his health and should not listen to the his “self-serving so-called adviserswho would claim that they love him more than God loves him and that without him, there would be no Nigeria say.”

“President Buhari needs a dignified and honourable dismount from the horse. He needs to have time to reflect, refurbish physically and recoup and after appropriate rest, once again, join the stock of Nigerian leaders whose experience, influence, wisdom and outreach can be deployed on the side line for the good of the country. His place in history is already assured. Without impaired health and strain of age, running the affairs of Nigeria is a 25/7 affair, not 24/7.

“I only appeal to brother Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this point in time and at this age. I continue to wish him robust health to enjoy his retirement from active public service. President Buhari does not necessarily need to heed my advice. But whether or not he heeds it, Nigeria needs to move on and move forward,” he said.

“I have had occasion in the past to say that the two main political parties – APC and PDP – were wobbling. I must reiterate that nothing has happened to convince me otherwise. If anything, I am reinforced in my conviction. The recent show of PDP must give grave and great concern to lovers of Nigeria.

“To claim, as has been credited to the chief kingmaker of PDP, that for procuring the Supreme Court judgement for his faction of the Party, he must dictate the tune all the way and this is indeed fraught with danger.

“If neither APC nor PDP is a worthy horse to ride to lead Nigeria at this crucial and critical time, what then do we do? Remember Farooq Kperogi, an Associate Professor at the Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States, calls it “a cruel Hobson’s choice; it’s like a choice between six and half a dozen, between evil and evil. Any selection or deflection would be a distinction without a difference.” We cannot just sit down lamenting and wringing our hands desperately and hopelessly.

Coalition of Nigerians

Having ruled out the PDP and the ruling APC of possessing the panacea to the malaise that ails the country, Mr Obasanjo therefore called for a movement he termed Coalition of Nigeria, which he offered to be a part of, to wrest power from the present ruling class and lead the country into the path of rebirth.

“We can collectively save ourselves from the position we find ourselves. It will not come through self-pity, fruitless complaint or protest but through constructive and positive engagement and collective action for the good of our nation and ourselves and our children and their children. We need moral re-armament and engaging togetherness of people of like-mind and goodwill to come solidly together to lift Nigeria up. This is no time for trading blames or embarking on futile argument and neither should we accept untenable excuses for non-performance.

“Let us accept that the present administration has done what it can do to the limit of its ability, aptitude and understanding. Let the administration and its political party platform agree with the rest of us that what they have done and what they are capable of doing is not good enough for us. They have given as best as they have and as best as they can give. Nigeria deserves and urgently needs better than what they have given or what we know they are capable of giving. To ask them to give more will be unrealistic and will only sentence Nigeria to a prison term of four years if not destroy it beyond the possibility of an early recovery and substantial growth.

“The development and modernization of our country and society must be anchored and sustained on dynamic Nigerian culture, enduring values and an enchanting Nigerian dream. We must have abiding faith in our country and its role and place within the comity of nations. Today, Nigeria needs all hands on deck. All hands of men and women of goodwill must be on deck. We need all hands to move our country forward.

“We need a Coalition for Nigeria, CN. Such a Movement at this juncture needs not be a political party but one to which all well-meaning Nigerians can belong. That Movement must be a coalition for democracy, good governance, social and economic well-being and progress. Coalition to salvage and redeem our country. You can count me with such a Movement. Last time, we asked, prayed and worked for change and God granted our request. This time, we must ask, pray and work for change with unity, security and progress. And God will again grant us. Of course, nothing should stop such a Movement from satisfying conditions for fielding candidates for elections. But if at any stage the Movement wishes to metamorphose into candidate-sponsoring Movement for elections, I will bow out of the Movement because I will continue to maintain my non-partisan position. Coalition for Nigeria must have its headquarters in Abuja.



“This Coalition for Nigeria will be a Movement that will drive Nigeria up and forward. It must have a pride of place for all Nigerians, particularly for our youth and our women. It is a coalition of hope for all Nigerians for speedy, quality and equal development, security, unity, prosperity and progress. It is a coalition to banish poverty, insecurity and despair. Our country must not be oblivious to concomitant danger around, outside and ahead. Coalition for Nigeria must be a Movement to break new ground in building a united country, a socially-cohesive and moderately prosperous society with equity, equality of opportunity, justice and a dynamic and progressive economy that is self-reliant and takes active part in global division of labour and international decision-making.

“The Movement must work out the path of development and the trajectory of development in speed, quality and equality in the short- medium- and long-term for Nigeria on the basis of sustainability, stability, predictability, credibility, security, cooperation and prosperity with diminishing inequality. What is called for is love, commitment and interest in our country, not in self, friends and kinship alone but particularly love, compassion and interest in the poor, underprivileged and downtrodden. It is our human duty and responsibility so to do. Failure to do this will amount to a sin against God and a crime against humanity.”

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/256426-breaking-obasanjo-attacks-buhari-asks-president-not-to-run-in-2019.html

Buhari days are numbered!!

A state of unease pervades Benue State capital, Makurdi, as youths engage security operatives at Wadatta area, a suburb of the capital city.

Source told our correspondent that some youths had gathered in a particular place, with policemen and soldiers suspecting they could cause havoc, hence the decision to engage the youths.



It was gathered that some suspected miscreants at Wadata started gathering around 8.00pm on Sunday (today) and security operatives were said to have been alerted immediately.

Reasons for their gathering could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

Both Tiv and Hausa youths had caused mayhem on Saturday, which led to several persons being injured and currently receiving treatment in hospitals in Makurdi.

The youths were said to be on a mission to avenge the death of their kinsmen.

A resident of the area who spoke to our correspondent said shootings were still going on as at 9.00 pm

Since the attack in some parts of the ancient town, soldiers have been stationed in Wadatta area to quell any possible outbreak of riot

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Moses Yamu, who confirmed the report, said the command received a report that “some cult members” were gathering around Wadataa and security men were promptly drafted to the area.

“We learnt that some cult members were gathering at Wadatta and we have drafted security men to the area.”



When asked if gunshots were still ongoing at the time of filing this report, Yamu said “there was no cause for alarm.”



http://punchng.com/breaking-benue-youths-police-in-a-shootout/

smh

why do these pple always looking for trouble where there is non ... God bless my Christian brothers and sisters

The abnormality will be corrected come 2019

God is bringing an end to their reign soon! just watch out...

Senator Saraki

I reserve my comment... SMH...

An ex-Governorship candidate who contested for Kwara State Governorship, Senator Sulyman Makanjuola Ajadi has dragged his lover, Haleemat Temitope Abdulazeez to court over alleged fraud.

Senator Ajadi claimed his lover, who is a student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete defrauded him to the tune of N750,000.

The grounds of application filed before Magistrate Monisola Gbadeyan Kamson, stated that: “The plaintiff/applicant’s claim against the defendant is for recovery of debt and/or liquidated money demanded which exceeds 20 pounds.

Ajadi who was examined in chief told the court that since Haleemat failed to cede to his marriage proposal, hence the need to claim money expended on her education.

The former lawmaker claimed he met his lover two years ago through a chatting social network; WhatsApp while he was on vacation in Abuja.

“I was in Abuja that day when I saw her message on my WhatsApp, I questioned if she knew me, she replied that she want to see me whenever I was in Ilorin. About two weeks later, I came to Ilorin and I notified her through WhatsApp.

“When she finally came to my house at Foyeke Street, Tanke area, she knelt, crying that I should please help her secure admission into either University of Ilorin, Al-Hikmah University or Kwara State University, Malete. I promised to help after asking of her parent,” he stressed.

According to Ajadi, after securing admission at KWASU, she approached me for a loan of N550,000 to offset her school fees adding that the father promised to pay whenever government pays his 14-month salary arrears.

“I asked her to bring the requirements, it was all N550,000 and I paid it in instalment.”

He further informed the court that their relationship took a dramatic twist the day he jokingly sought Haleemat’s hand in marriage, adding that she stopped coming to him for about a month.

“When she finally released her father’s phone numbers, they turned out to be contact saved on my phone as Imam Alasho Abayawo. That was when I became suspicious.

“Upon my insistence to know her parents, I called on my friend, a retired Permanent Secretary in the state, Alhaji Abdulramon Oyinloye who went with me. When I got there, I met only the mother outside the house, who came out from the dark… She later took us to another house, when I sensed something was amiss, I gave the girl N10,000 in annoyance and left not meeting the parent.”

Ajadi further told the court that after a week, Haleemat visited him again to demand for a loan of N100.000 to boost her mother’s business adding that he deposited the money into her bank account.

Barely two weeks after he paid the money into her account, Ajadi stressed that he paid another N100,000 to the same bank account following demand from Haleemat’s father.

“Now that they’ve collected the money, things have changed. They hardly pick calls. The father did not make himself available again,” he lamented.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain stated that despite informing one Dr. Oladimeji, who helped secure admission for the girl about the sudden change in her character, nothing has changed.

The court however adjourned the matter to 15th February, 2018 for cross examination and defence.

CC: Lalasticlala


http://gossipmillnigeria.com/2018/01/ex-governorship-candidate-senator-sulyman-drags-student-lover-to-court-over-n750k-spent-on-her/

God bless the hero of democracy...

Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, paid a a courtesy call on the Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, on Friday. The two foremost leaders had what was clearly a productive consultation which lasted about an hour before he (Jonathan) departed for his country home in Ogbia.

If this is coming from Aregbe then something must be going wrong with that guy called YAHAYA BELLO

The Osun State Government has rejected the cattle colony being proposed by the Federal Government to address the continuous killing of farmers by Fulani herdsmen across the country.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Osun State, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday.



He said Governor Rauf Aregbesola, had foreseen the kind of herders-farmers’ crises being witnessed in many states and had since established a committee comprising of government officials, farmers and herdsmen to resolve whatever issue that might lead to conflict.

The committee, the commissioner said, had been in existence for almost two years, saying it had resolved thousands of cases, stressing that that was the reason why there had not been herder- farmers’ clashes in the state.

The commissioner said, “ “The truth is that we have gone ahead of that long before the current crisis in some parts of the country happened. We have a committee of Yoruba and Fulani which is overseeing the issue of farm destruction by livestock and other related issues.

“There is understanding between the two groups. The understanding is that no cattle rearer should graze their livestock into any farm and if this happens, the herder will pay for the destruction.

“If a new herder is entering into Osun from any part of the country, such person will be taken to the head of the Fulani and he will be registered and be included among those whose activities will be monitored by the committee. Members of the committee know everyone and I believe it is a great job.

“That is what we have put in place in order to prevent this kind of crisis and it is working. We are hoping that there won’t be any intruder to disrupt the peace we have been enjoying for more than one and a half years. So, I don’t think that the proposed creation of cattle colonies will be necessary for us in Osun State.”

Meanwhile, the Yoruba Socio Cultural Association has called on the states in the South-West to enact laws to stop open grazing in the geopolitical zone in order to stop killings and destruction of farms by the Fulani herdsmen.

The National Coordinator of the YSCA, Mr. Hammed Olalekan, said this in a separate interview with our correspondent on Thursday.


http://punchng.com/we-dont-need-cattle-colony-says-osun/

smh...

God will deliver Kogi people from this accidental Governor.

russellino:


Unfortunately under Nigerian law, the governor is the holder of all land in the state. That's why we need to be very careful the sort of people we allow to become governor

I miss you too boss... Hope you have gotten your PVC

Ekoishome:

Hey Temitemi it's been a long while!!!!! Your Hero was right after all! I miss him
I miss Yuzedo too...