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Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports that he used the cover of a foreign medical trip to host an anti-Buhari parley in Dubai. Reacting to insinuations by what he called “political mischief makers and enemies of unity" in a statement by his media office in Abuja, yesterday, and signed by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, it stated that: “Contrary to the insinuations by political opponents, the former vice president says the success of the Buhari administration has been his preoccupation, and that any true APC member should have the same zeal.



“Whether at home or abroad, the Turaki is preoccupied with his unassailable support to President Buhari and his administration, especially in this critical time, as it works assiduously to turn the fortunes of our dear country around and make Nigeria work for the greater good of Nigerians. Rumour mongers and mischief makers are toxic to the progress of the APC and the country at large, adding that the campaigns are gone, and therefore, all energies should be constructively devoted to the success of the Buhari administration.





“This is yet another plot of the enemies of our country and democracy to divide, divert attention and distract the APC in its avowed commitment to secure the country, provide jobs for the mass of unemployed youths, build needed critical infrastructure, enthrone a regime of probity and accountability and pull the country out of the economic woods it has been consigned to by locust years of mismanagement.”




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Alhaji Tanko Yakassai was Special Adviser to ex-president Shehu Shagari on National Assembly Matters and before then was commissioner for Finance in the old Kano State. In a recent interview when asked to assess the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, Yakassai said: "Buhari has not been in office for seven months but rather for 13 years. Irrespective of the fact that the election was held in March and he was sworn into the office in May, Buhari has desired the presidential office since 2003 and so he has been in office for 13 years.




"This is because it is not when a person assumes the mantle of leadership that that person begins to prepare himself or herself to rule but rather the day he desired to attain that position. One is supposed to have a fair idea of what one intends to do and the people that would assist him in attaining that goal. It is not after getting the job that a person begins to learn how to do the job. This act is called “learning on the job”, an act that is very difficult.



"Everybody in Nigeria now is crying that life is very difficult. By this time last year, life was not as it is today and from my prediction, we would continue to suffer through the coming year, 2016, 2017 and probably if we are lucky we would begin to see a change in 2018, if you are not prepared, you better start getting ready. This hardship would not go away not just immediately my prediction is that perhaps if we are lucky it would begin to go away by 2018.



"I know that the government is assuring everybody that it would be a temporary situation but they know that the citizens are suffering and it wouldn’t be over because unless the government is ready to print paper money and distribute it, the economy will remain the same. If the government prints paper money, it would shoot the price of everything in this country."





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Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh's husband Churchill Oladunni is a year older today. She took to Instagram at about 1:23am with a special message in his honor -- read what she wrote below!



"BABY It's always like spring time with you


You Making all things Beautiful.


Your love is sweeter than Wine


This is what you do,You make me come Alive!!You make me come Alive!!


I have tasted The world and had enough but with you there isn't no Enough,More of you I want


I want nothing but to know you & Be with you till Our end••


I heard marriage was Bondage,You proved me wrong Cos with you it's been nothing but Blissfulness,Passion and UpLiftment•• I hear the sound of a Mighty Rain coming,There's a mighty Rain coming Upon your Beautiful Soul to make you a Greater Man my darling••Gods love is upon you,shining his light upon your path for you shall never hurt nor trip..


Happy Birthday to the man who Stole the heart of A warrior(Mine)••


Happy birthday to my Kingkong,My chill pill,My forever,My better half and My BABY BOY."



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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has floated an official travel agency to cater for the travel needs of its members as well as groups within and outside the church. The agency, Victory Travels and Tours, recently launched her Internet Booking Engine (IBE) called 9aijatravel.com which will enable members worldwide enjoy discounted booking engine to book flights, hotels and cars from the comfort of their homes whenever they are going on vacation or on a spiritual voyage.





Unveiling the IBE in Lagos, the chief executive officer of Victory Travels and Tours, Mrs. Tolu Abiola-Lawal said: “The travel industry has undergone change over the years. This revolution is what has given birth to the design of a booking engine. As the official travel agency for the Redeemed Christian Church of God, we have unveiled this travel portal to cater for the needs of our over 10 million members. This is because we need a platform to assist in saving money for the church on travels. This has also become important because we do a lot of travels that border on education, missionary work, medical needs, sports and other issues."



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The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has in a communiqué issued at the end of its Executive Council meeting in Lagos on Thursday, December 17, given reasons why the association collected N120m from the office of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).



According to the communique,some members of the association suffered huge losses in sales, advertising revenue and business goodwill by the military seizure of newspapers between Friday, June 6 and Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Abuja , Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Ekiti, Delta, Niger, Kogi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, Imo, and Enugu states.





The communique stated that: “Amidst this tension, and perhaps to stem the spate of multiple litigation against the security agencies and the Federal Government, the then President Goodluck Jonathan, decided to hold a meeting with the executives of NPAN on June 12, 2014, at the State House, Marina, Lagos.



“At this meeting, the President apologised for the infraction of press freedom and the disruption of the business rhythm of our members. This was well received by our members. In recognition of the President’s gesture, one of our executive officers, Lady Maiden Ibru, spoke in favour of the association dropping the demand for compensation. But because some members wanted to seek redress in court, it was decided to pursue a civil resolution of the matter.



“All active member newspapers submitted their claims, with some as low as a few hundred thousand naira and others running into hundreds of millions. With no easy way to verify these widely divergent claims, the association leadership accepted the offer from the government, of a flat rate of N10m to each of the 12 media houses affected. The total amount came to N120m. Most of our members duly collected the compensation in good faith. Meanwhile, the cheques for The Guardian, Tribune and Peoples Daily, are still with our secretariat.”


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There are indications that the Federal Government has begun plans on the concession of the management of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano airports to private investors. The Minister of Transportation Amaechi made this disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos during a fact-finding tour of facilities and agencies at the Murtala Muhammed Airport. According to Amaechi, the planned concession of the airports is to ensure efficiency and good management due to the dwindling resources from the government for infrastructural development in the aviation industry.



Amaechi also revealed that December 2016 is the deadline for the completion of the four major international airport terminals under construction in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano. The minister further said, “The new terminal in Lagos will generate additional 15 million passengers annually, making a total of 30 million passengers yearly nationwide. The medium and long-term plans will require significant investments to upgrade and expand infrastructure to meet current and future requirements. As a result of limited resources for capital project development, the government is exploring the possibility of private sector participation towards the realisation of the industries’ potential.”



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A stampede during the 2015 annual pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site in Saudi Arabia killed more than 700 people which involved Nigerians. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON) on Wednesday in Abuja submitted the report of the 2015 Hajj to Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Babachir Lawal. According to the report, the number of Nigerians involved were 323, while 280 died and 43 were declared missing. Receiving the report in his office, Lawal commended the chairman of NAHCON, Abdullahi Mohammed, and its entire board members for their exemplary performance in Saudi Arabia, especially during the tragic incident. In his remarks at the SGF's office, Abdullahi Mohammed described the 2015 Hajj as “The most eventful in the history of Hajj operations in Nigeria with pilgrims witnessing two tragic events: the crane incident at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on September 11, 2015, and the stampede recorded in Mina on September 24, 2015. Nigeria recorded a total of 280 deaths from both events, while 43 are considered missing as their status have yet to be ascertained.A total of 75,081 Nigerian pilgrims participated in the 2015 Hajj exercises".



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Not less than 30 members of staff of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have resigned their appointment with the opposition party. The Secretariat has about 120 staffers with the resignation tide blowing from the Administrative Department to other departments, including the Publicity Department while many directors had reportedly turned in their letters of resignation. Though it's unconfirmed why there is this mass resignation, we gathered that it may be connected to a 35% wage cut by the PDP National Working Committee(NWC), implemented since August 2015.



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Adamawa-born politician and former political adviser to ex-president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has said the former leader should be probed for the looting of over $2 billion arms procurement fund. Speaking to journalists in Abuja yesterday, Gulak said, "Jonathan was misled, cajoled, messed up and put in complete darkness by a cabal in his government as far as the political process was concerned then. The revelation coming out (of the arms deal) was because there was no political experience. It was arrogance and impunity then. Jonathan did his best, but unfortunately, he cannot escape liability because the buck stops at his table. They misled him, they blackmailed him, they cajoled him and they put him in complete darkness as far as the political process was concerned then.




“Because he was the president and chief executive officer of the country, every act of his agents and officials, he must be bound by it whether he was aware of what they were doing or not. He is vicariously liable. We have seen the approvals by Mr President (Jonathan) for the purchase of arms and ammunition. The approval was clear, but we got to know that the purpose for which that approval was thereafter made was not in accordance with the approval. Although he (Jonathan) may be held vicariously liable, he was oblivious of what the cabal was doing. They were not with him, they were not working for his re-election, they were only working for their pockets. The probe must be done. It is not about PDP or APC. It is not about partisan politics. It is about Nigeria. How can I just transfer $1.2 billion to somebody’s account in the name of prayers? Did Goodluck Jonathan know all this? I don’t believe so”.




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President Muhammadu Buhari, born on 17th December 1942 in Daura, Katsina state, is 73 on Thursday, 17th December 2015 . As President Buhari quietly celebrates his 73rd birthday, he may have a low-key gathering with family and associates at Aso Villa where a special prayer session may be held.




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By JUMI RHODES



Following the ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that struck out a suit filed by former Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr James Faleke, the ex-House of Reps. member has vowed not to allow anyone ‘steal’ his mandate. The court presided over by Gabriel Kolawole, declined jurisdiction in the suit, saying that only an Election Tribunal could adjudicate such suit. Faleke asked the court to declare him the Governor-elect of Kogi State based on the outcome of the election which held in November 2015. Shortly after the ruling was delivered, Faleke took to Twitter saying," Justice delayed is not Justice denied. We will continue to press on until #Audu/Faleke mandate is reclaimed. We will surely appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court. Its only a matter of time before our mandate is reclaimed."


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By Shehu Abubakar/Daily Trust





Bida is one of the villages under Monguno local government, and it hosts a market once-popular for livestock and agricultural produce, before Boko Haram insurgents sacked residents, making the market their very own. About 30 kilometres from Monguno town, the hometown of National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd), the insurgents have fixed every Sunday as their market day, where business starts from 11:00am to wind up by 1:00pm, with only able-bodied men seen either buying or selling. Most of the buyers, Daily Trust learnt, are bulk buyers, except a few villagers, on whose faces discomfort can be seen.



At Bida market, 20 litres of petrol sells for N12,000 instead of the N3,000 it goes for in Monguno town. Prices of commodities like rice, tomatoes and other vegetables are extremely high, sources revealed, most times double the going price elsewhere. Roasted meat, otherwise known as Suya, believed to be made from rustled cows and other livestock, is also sold at one corner of the market, by long-bearded young men in long dresses and turbans, the type banned in the state. Most patrons of the market throng the stand, sampling the spicy delicacy.





A commodity supplier who braves the market on a weekly basis, identified himself as Alhaji Mala, said: “The insurgents around this area were killing anyone they could at a point, but when they decided that everywhere has been blocked and they had no means of getting fuel and food supplies, they realized using Bida market was their best option. Another problem they faced was how to get goods supplied to the market, because they have already looted the area, and killed all the young men in the surrounding villages. They had also rustled all the livestock there, with the few people left only able to grow millet, as the insurgents seem to dislike that particular grain. It was at that stage that they allowed some businessmen to be supplying the market with goods, accepting high prices as they know the difficulty of trading there.”



But another businessman told Daily Trust that there is no way anyone can head towards Bida with even sachet water, because soldiers in Monguno have blocked all the routes. “You’ve seen how we came, from Maiduguri and along the road we were telling the soldiers, Civilian JTF and other security forces that the goods were Monguno-bound. But after Gajiram, we park and offload as if we want to change our tyres, then use cattle-cart to continue along bush paths.”



The source continued: “The Amir commanding and directing the affairs of all the insurgents in this area lives in Debere, whose over 200 inhabitants are Boko Haram conscripts, living with him. But majority of the foot soldiers of the group are living in Kulli. Some of the traders make bulk supplies direct to Kulli where the insurgents collect the goods and pay in bulk. But we take our goods to Bida market and sell every Sunday. We are not members of the group, we have nothing to do with insurgency, just businessmen doing business.”



The source added that the insurgents are indeed running short of fuel and food. “Sometime last year, whenever they loot a community, they use vehicles to cart away swag. But for almost five months now, we have not been seeing them with vehicles. They use stolen cows and motorcycles. Again, in the past, they used be two or three riding motorcycles, but now up to four of them do so, possibly because they cannot fuel many bikes at once,” he said.





When Daily Trust asked why the traders trade with insurgents, rather than report their activities, another source said: “Where are those Bulamas and Lawans (streets and ward traditional rulers) that gave the security agencies information about the insurgents in 2010 and 2011? They were all killed, of course.” He added that nothing was done to security agents who trade information given to them by the traditional rulers. “Why should I think of giving them any information?” he asked.



In a convoy of cart riders passing through Wulo, Sire and Maram under Monguno local government, Daily Trust noticed there were no soldiers, even as the few elderly people remaining in the villages said the dare not go to Bida market. A resident of one of the villages around, said they could go to the market to buy food items in small quantities because the insurgents know where they are coming from. “They do not allow us to travel outside our villages. They come around at least twice or thrice every week. When they see strange faces here, they kill them. They patrol all the surrounding bushes in the day time and sleep at night,” he said, adding that those who sneak out do so only at night.



The insurgents, Daily Trust learnt, also have informants. A source said three weeks ago, two of their informants at Da’alla village who are of the same family fell out and the elder killed the younger one brazenly. Some of the informants even have firearms, he said. “It is extremely risky to report such things to security personnel,” the source said, adding that the insurgents would kill a squealer and wipe out his entire family when they find out. “Beyond that, even the soldiers are aware that the insurgents are here. Few weeks ago, a combined team of Civilian JTF and soldiers left Nganzai to this area and they intercepted two insurgents with large sums of money on the way to the market.”


A major point of relief for many locals is the fact that the insurgents in their area have never abducted or raped their wives or daughters. “But they kill and loot,” he said. Bulama Kaloma, who was abducted by insurgents around September, in a bush near Bida said: “We were three, and they immediately searched us and took away all we had and told us to follow them. They wanted us to lead them to Gardai, in Marte local government. We were going when a plane came hovering, and they threw their guns to one side and hid under a tree. The three of us ran in the opposite direction and crawled to safety. That was how we escaped.”


One of the cattle cart riders at the market, Malam Goni, said: “You’re the first and only stranger I have seen in this market since the big Sallah in July. For anyone to visit, he must have been led by one of the merchants and introduced to them as a trusted transporter or shop keeper of the merchant.” Goni told this reporter that most of the unarmed young men on the way to the market are their members, while the armed ones are hiding in the bush, spying. “You are lucky that when they searched you they did not find any paper or pen on you…they would have killed you,” he said.


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By JUMI RHODES



The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has slammed some state governors who are advocating for the reduction of salaries of public servants or massive retrenchment in the public sector. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Friday by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said, "Today most newspapers carried the story about call by some state governors that the minimum wage of N18,000 be reduced or that there should be massive retrenchment of workers in the public service.



"They are on their own and I take exemption to that. The minimum wage is even not enough. Reduction of wages or retrenchment of workers won't happen in Ekiti State. Instead of those anti-labour and anti-people policies, the governors should cut down on their travels and tours and cut down minimum wives and children and their affluence. Let the governors cut their coats according to their sizes."


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Former Adamawa State Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs during Boni Haruna’s administration, John Elias has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment without option of fine by a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, presided over by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu.



Following this ruling, Aliyu ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission to shut down Elias's company, Alhakim Nigeria Limited as well as pay the state sum of N51.5 million which he stole while he held sway in office. Delivering the judgement under section 3 (2) of the miscellaneous act, the judge said this will serve as a deterrent to occupiers of public office who may want to filter resources meant for developmental projects.



In her judgement, Aliyu said: “I hereby sentence the first accused, John Babani Elias for 10 years imprisonment on count 3 and another 10 years imprisonment on count 4 but the two sentences will run concurrently. In addition, the first convict must return/refund the sum of N51.5 million to Adamawa state local Government joint account fund from where it was stolen and diverted by him and his coy.



“With regards to the second convict ALHAKIM NIGERIA LIMITED, I sentenced it to pay a fine of N5 million on the offenses in count 3 and 4 it is convicted of. In addition, the company would wound up by Corporate Affairs Commission as provided by section 3(2) of the miscellaneous offenses and all its assets forfeited to federal government of Nigeria.”


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By ANITA EBHODAGHE




December is the last month of the year





I start every month thankful and for this month of December I am eternally grateful. I am worthy of love, to give and receive. I have value and self-respect, no one has the ability to oppress, suppress or depress me. I am enough and complete in God. My today is better than yesterday. I have come to a place of wholeness, strength and joy. God pulled me out of mess; I have a happy life free from abuse.


No one can take the place of God; he is sovereign and reigns forever. Man is mortal and his days on earth are numbered. When the end comes, it is a glorious thing to return to our maker, to dwell in His holiness and truth.


The end of the year brings a rebirth of another year. The death of something can be the rebirth of another thing. All is not lost.


Whatever happens in your life, no matter how distressing things might seem. When darkness appears endless, watch out for that tiny spark of light, when you can muster up the courage to thank God for closed doors. In the process of counting your blessings, you find joy!


Note: This article was titled Find Joy by the author on her blog www.pastoranita.org



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By ANITA EBHODAGHE


December is the last month of the year


I start every month thankful and for this month of December I am eternally grateful. I am worthy of love, to give and receive. I have value and self-respect, no one has the ability to oppress, suppress or depress me. I am enough and complete in God. My today is better than yesterday. I have come to a place of wholeness, strength and joy. God pulled me out of mess; I have a happy life free from abuse.


No one can take the place of God; he is sovereign and reigns forever. Man is mortal and his days on earth are numbered. When the end comes, it is a glorious thing to return to our maker, to dwell in His holiness and truth.


The end of the year brings a rebirth of another year. The death of something can be the rebirth of another thing. All is not lost.
Whatever happens in your life, no matter how distressing things might seem. When darkness appears endless, watch out for that tiny spark of light, when you can muster up the courage to thank God for closed doors. In the process of counting your blessings, you find joy!


Note: This article was titled Find Joy by the author on her blog www.pastoranita.org


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There are indications that Olusola Olumoroti who has been tipped by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the running mate to Yahaya Bello may have rejected the offer. This is following protests in Ekinrin Adde, the home town of Hon. James Faleke, running mate to the late Prince Abubakar Audu during the November 21 election. Going by reports, Olumoroti reportedly turned down the offer and it may not be unconnected with his loyalty to the Audu/Faleke ticket.



More details later....


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The Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has disclosed that only unserious governments do not borrow money. Emmanuel made this known on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Punch Place, the corporate headquarters of Punch Nigeria Limited in Magboro, Ogun State.When asked if it was true that his predecessor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, left an empty treasury, Emmanuel said, “What is the motive of holding money? You don’t just hold money to go and keep it in the treasury.





"Money is not supposed to be in the bank but to be used for something else. Any government that doesn’t owe is not serious because even America today is indebted to China to the tune of $1.3tn. If you pull out that amount of money from an economy do you think they will survive? They cannot. So, why are we shying away from owing? We should owe. As a state government I will not shy away from it but I will not collect money to go and do something that will not generate money. If developed nations are borrowing to progress, why wouldn’t I borrow? If you don’t owe, you cannot develop.”


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The Secretary to the Ondo State Government and Chairman, Ondo State Agency for the Control of AIDS(ODSACA), Dr. Aderotimi Adeola has said 800,000 residents have been screened for Human Immuno Deficiency Virus(HIV). He has further assured residents that they would soon be freed of the virus. Adelola said this during a condom use and safer sex sensitisation held in some hotels in Akure, the state capital in commemoration of the 2015 World AIDS Day.



In his words, Adeola said, “The government is working towards ensuring there is zero HIV infection in the state. There will also be campaigns against discrimination and stigmatisation of people living with HIV. ODSACA has embarked on consistent HIV counselling and testing in every nook and cranny of the state.



“The law relating to HIV in the state empowers ODSACA to enforce HIV related laws, as such, it is a severe offence for hoteliers not to put condom packs in their rooms in order to promote safer sex, reduce the spread of the virus; the agency will not hesitate to prosecute defaulters.



“HIV education is now being inculcated in the secondary school curriculum. Youths are encouraged on abstinence and to spread the campaign in their homes and among their peers. Private sectors are also urged to see the task as a social responsibility to provide care and support for people living with the virus."


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By ZeroHedge.com via http://www.mintpressnews.com/211624-2/211624/


Russia’s Sergey Lavrov is not one foreign minister known to mince his words. Just earlier today, 24 hours after a Russian plane was brought down by the country whose president three years ago said “a short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack”, had this to say: “We have serious doubts this was an unintended incident and believe this is a planned provocation” by Turkey.

But even that was tame compared to what Lavrov said to his Turkish counterparty Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier today during a phone call between the two (Lavrov who was supposed to travel to Turkey has since canceled such plans).

As Sputnik transcribes, according to a press release from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov pointed out that, “by shooting down a Russian plane on a counter-terrorist mission of the Russian Aerospace Force in Syria, and one that did not violate Turkey’s airspace, the Turkish government has in effect sided with ISIS.”

It was in this context when Lavrov added that “Turkey’s actions appear premeditated, planned, and undertaken with a specific objective.”

More importantly, Lavrov pointed to Turkey’s role in the propping up the terror network through the oil trade. Per the Russian statement:
Others reaffirmed Lavrov’s stance, such as retired French General Dominique Trinquand, who said that “Turkey is either not fighting ISIL at all or very little, and does not interfere with different types of smuggling that takes place on its border, be it oil, phosphate, cotton or people,” he said.

The reason we find this line of questioning fascinating is that just last week in the aftermath of the French terror attack but long before the Turkish downing of the Russian jet, we wrote about “The Most Important Question About ISIS That Nobody Is Asking” in which we asked who is the one “breaching every known law of funding terrorism when buying ISIS crude, almost certainly with the tacit approval by various “western alliance” governments, and why is it that these governments have allowed said middleman to continue funding ISIS for as long as it has?”

Precisely one week later, in even more tragic circumstances, suddenly everyone is asking this question.

And while we patiently dig to find who the on and offshore “commodity trading” middleman are, who cart away ISIS oil to European and other international markets in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars, one name keeps popping up as the primary culprit of regional demand for the Islamic State’s “terrorist oil” – that of Turkish president Recep Erdogan’s son: Bilal Erdogan.

His very brief bio:

Necmettin Bilal Erdogan, commonly known as Bilal Erdogan (born 23 April 1980) is the third child of Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, the current President of Turkey.

After graduating from Kartal Imam Hatip High School in 1999, Bilal Erdogan moved to the US for undergraduate education. He also earned a Masters Degree in John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2004. After graduation, he served in the World Bank as intern for a while. He returned Turkey in 2006 and started to his business life. Bilal Erdogan is one of the three equal shareholders of “BMZ Group Denizcilik “, a marine transportation corporation.

Here is a recent picture of Bilal, shown in a photo from a Turkish 2014 article, which “asked why his ships are now in Syria”:
In the next few days, we will present a full breakdown of Bilal’s various business ventures, starting with his BMZ Group which is the name implicated most often in the smuggling of illegal Iraqi and Islamic State through to the western supply chain, but for now here is a brief, if very disturbing snapshot, of both father and son Erdogan by F. William Engdahl, one which should make everyone ask whether the son of Turkey’s president (and thus, the father) is the silent mastermind who has been responsible for converting millions of barrels of Syrian Oil into hundreds of millions of dollars of Islamic State revenue.

By F. William Engdahl, posted originally in New Eastern Outlook:

Erdogan’s Dirth Dangerous ISIS Games
More and more details are coming to light revealing that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, variously known as ISIS, IS or Daesh, is being fed and kept alive by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President and by his Turkish intelligence service, including MIT, the Turkish CIA. Turkey, as a result of Erdogan’s pursuit of what some call a Neo-Ottoman Empire fantasies that stretch all the way to China, Syria and Iraq, threatens not only to destroy Turkey but much of the Middle East if he continues on his present path.

In October 2014 US Vice President Joe Biden told a Harvard gathering that Erdogan’s regime was backing ISIS with “hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of tons of weapons…” Biden later apologized clearly for tactical reasons to get Erdo?an’s permission to use Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base for airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, but the dimensions of Erdogan’s backing for ISIS since revealed is far, far more than Biden hinted.

ISIS militants were trained by US, Israeli and now it emerges, by Turkish special forces at secret bases in Konya Province inside the Turkish border to Syria, over the past three years. Erdo?an’s involvement in ISIS goes much deeper. At a time when Washington, Saudi Arabia and even Qatar appear to have cut off their support for ISIS, they remaining amazingly durable. The reason appears to be the scale of the backing from Erdo?an and his fellow neo-Ottoman Sunni Islam Prime Minister, Ahmet Davuto?lu.

Nice Family Business
The prime source of money feeding ISIS these days is sale of Iraqi oil from the Mosul region oilfields where they maintain a stronghold. The son of Erdogan it seems is the man who makes the export sales of ISIS-controlled oil possible.

Bilal Erdo?an owns several maritime companies. He has allegedly signed contracts with European operating companies to carry Iraqi stolen oil to different Asian countries. The Turkish government buys Iraqi plundered oil which is being produced from the Iraqi seized oil wells. Bilal Erdogan’s maritime companies own special wharfs in Beirut and Ceyhan ports that are transporting ISIS’ smuggled crude oil in Japan-bound oil tankers.

Gürsel Tekin vice-president of the Turkish Republican Peoples’ Party, CHP, declared in a recent Turkish media interview, “President Erdogan claims that according to international transportation conventions there is no legal infraction concerning Bilal’s illicit activities and his son is doing an ordinary business with the registered Japanese companies, but in fact Bilal Erdo?an is up to his neck in complicity with terrorism, but as long as his father holds office he will be immune from any judicial prosecution.” Tekin adds that Bilal’s maritime company doing the oil trades for ISIS, BMZ Ltd, is “a family business and president Erdogan’s close relatives hold shares in BMZ and they misused public funds and took illicit loans from Turkish banks.”

In addition to son Bilal’s illegal and lucrative oil trading for ISIS, Sümeyye Erdogan, the daughter of the Turkish President apparently runs a secret hospital camp inside Turkey just over the Syrian border where Turkish army trucks daily being in scores of wounded ISIS Jihadists to be patched up and sent back to wage the bloody Jihad in Syria, according to the testimony of a nurse who was recruited to work there until it was discovered she was a member of the Alawite branch of Islam, the same as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who Erdogan seems hell-bent on toppling.

Turkish citizen Ramazan Bagol, captured this month by Kurdish People’s Defence Units,YPG, as he attempted to join ISIS from Konya province, told his captors that said he was sent to ISIS by the ‘Ismailia Sect,’ a strict Turkish Islam sect reported to be tied to Recep Erdogan. Baol said the sect recruits members and provides logistic support to the radical Islamist organization. He added that the Sect gives jihad training in neighborhoods of Konya and sends those trained here to join ISIS gangs in Syria.

According to French geopolitical analyst, Thierry Meyssan, Recep Erdogan “organised the pillage of Syria, dismantled all the factories in Aleppo, the economic capital, and stole the machine-tools. Similarly, he organised the theft of archeological treasures and set up an international market in Antioch…with the help of General Benoît Puga, Chief of Staff for the Elysée, he organised a false-flag operation intended to provoke the launching of a war by the Atlantic Alliance – the chemical bombing of la Ghoutta in Damascus, in August 2013. “

Meyssan claims that the Syria strategy of Erdo?an was initially secretly developed in coordination with former French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé and Erdogan’s then Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, in 2011, after Juppe won a hesitant Erdogan to the idea of supporting the attack on traditional Turkish ally Syria in return for a promise of French support for Turkish membership in the EU. France later backed out, leaving Erdogan to continue the Syrian bloodbath largely on his own using ISIS.

Gen. John R. Allen, an opponent of Obama’s Iran peace strategy, now US diplomatic envoy coordinating the coalition against the Islamic State, exceeded his authorized role after meeting with Erdogan and “promised to create a “no-fly zone” ninety miles wide, over Syrian territory, along the whole border with Turkey, supposedly intended to help Syrian refugees fleeing from their government, but in reality to apply the “Juppé-Wright plan”. The Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, revealed US support for the project on the TV channel A Haber by launching a bombing raid against the PKK.” Meyssan adds.

There are never winners in war and Erdogan’s war against Syria’s Assad demonstrates that in bold. Turkey and the world deserve better. Ahmet Davutoglu’s famous “Zero Problems With Neighbors” foreign policy has been turned into massive problems with all neighbors due to the foolish ambitions of Erdogan and his gang.

By JUMI RHODES



The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued to arrest and quiz those fingered in the arms purchase scandal involving the office of the former National Security Adviser(NSA), Sambo Dasuki. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the arrest of all persons connected to the alleged fraud in the $2 billion arms purchases. Those alreadt arrested by EFCC include:



- Col. Sambo Dasuki(retd.) - former NSA
- High Chief Raymond Dokpesi - Chairman, DAAR Communications/AIT
- Amb. Bashir Yuguda - Former Minister of State for Finance
- Attahiru Bafarawa - Former governor of Sokoto State
- Sagir Bafarawa - Son of Attahiru Bafarawa who allegedly acted as front for his father, and reportedly received N4.6billion from the NSA's office
- Shuaibu Salisu, Former director of finance and administration in the former NSA's office
- Abbah Haliru-Mohammed, The son ex-PDP chairman Haliru Mohammed, on his part reportedly received N600million in the name of Bam Properties Limited
- 15 officers who had worked in the office of the former NSA
- Top military officers detained by defence headquarters who are to be probed on how huge funds meant for arms purchases were spent


http://dawntodusknews.com/efcc-arrests-25-prominent-nigerians-over-2billion-arms-purchase-scandal/

A Nigerian tweeter tweeting from @Urshitisout has recounted allegations of woman-battery by Mohammed and Mustapha Audu(the former being touted as James Faleke's running mate), and some of their friends way back 2008/2009. According to Urshitisout,"Okay how do I start this, well I do not know @sugabelly well enough, but I am going to say the few truth I know about this and what I know.First things first, I have videos recorded in 2008/09 of Emma and Mustapha beating up a girl inside Javabean, but not @sugabelly.I would be careful with my facts as some may lead to Mustapha and his brothers knowing whom is tweeting this.Do you remember one night while he dragged you from the pool, through where they used to have the crocodile pond, that's in front of Javabean.





"I remember vividly that night and I remember your face, Emma was on jeans and tucked in on a blue polo ralph, his hoarse voice laughing.Let me describe the whole arena of Mediterranean b4 people would think I am just here to spoil people or I am another political instrument.It's a recreational center which houses a pool, a club called Subterranean which is underground, a shooting range, which the guns are kept in Mohammed Audu's office then which was upstairs at the pent, the staffs then were Titi (secretary) Mr Ayo (Acct) then Chibuzor (supervisor).



"I have witnessed girls being raped in Mediterranean more than three times, at the pool and the amphitheater beside Javabean. The only incident I remenber of @sugabelly was when she was dragged from the pool with Emma and Mustapha late in the night. People might all go why did she not report, HAHAHHAAH you don't know the Audus trust me, I remember how Mohammed would beat up his staffs. Is it an incident Mustapha whipped a girl with his belt in Mediterranean in front of police entourage and they were just there laughing?





"I know people would not come out to say anything, nobody would trust me, if not for Mustapha, but THE FEAR OF MOHAMMED AUDU. OH MY GOD!!No one is hunting anybody here, I have never had a bad encounter with either of the Audus, but I have witnessed inhuman blows dealt on people. Asokoro Police station then had a gay criminal where they would lock you up IN THE SAME CELL, if you mess up with the Audus, DONT TRY THEM.




"It is just bad that some people blame the girl over the #mustaphaandsugabelly case, trust anybody would have been helpless. You think @sugabelly is a case, I just felt bad dat pple are insulting the poor girl. The hit n run case where did it end up in 2007. ABEGI.The girl's name is Chioma, a then student of Uniabuja, she might get to read this, she was Nkem's friend. I dont know if I have the right to release such video without her consent, the Nkem that is her friend is also a close friend to a girl married to a popular celeb in Nigeria.They all know about Chioma's case, but no one knows I have a video. Chioma, if you are reading this the ball is in your court."



http://dawntodusknews.com/abubakar-audus-sons-friends-in-another-scandalous-allegation/

Photo News:


Not many know that the mother of former beauty queen Adaeze Yobo, and estranged wife of John Fashanu, Abigail Onyekwelu is a member of Christ Embassy. The Abuja-based lawyer was recently honoured in her church during the IPPC 2015 and her daughter announced this on Instagram with her picture: "When your mother is hot & still getting it.. in the most Godly manner #TwoAwards #MostCommittedmember #Top3Partnersinchurch #Christembassy".



http://dawntodusknews.com/pictured-john-fashanus-ex-wife-wins-2-awards-at-christ-embassy/

A lawyer representing Mustapha Audu, Philip Obin has released an email exchange between Sugabelly and Mustapha Audu. According to Obin,"
Find some of the emails between the two of them, pictures and more details, soon..."


Musti Audu

Nov 26 (1 day ago)



to ceo

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: musti audu <audumm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Subject: sup
To: lotannaio@gmail.com


hello...
jus wanted 2 see how u r doin dis holiday season..
whats good wif u...


Musti Audu
AttachmentsNov 26 (1 day ago)



to ceo

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Subject: Pictures
To: audumm@gmail.com


Hiya,.


Images are not displayed. Display images below - Always display images from audumm@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Musti Audu <audumm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: something to make you smile
To: Ema Oloyo <e.oloyo@gmail.com>



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Subject: something to make you smile
To: Mustapha <audumm@gmail.com>




xoxo



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From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Your Pic
To: musti audu <audumm@gmail.com>




On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:46 AM, musti audu <audumm@gmail.com> wrote:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Oladipo Oladapo <oladipo1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Subject: Your Pic
To: Audumm@gmail.com


Your Pic



--
Mustapha Audu
CEO
JAVABean Ltd
www.javabeanltd.com




--
Yours sincerely,
Lotanna Odunze



--
Mustapha Audu
Director
Constructors Guild
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From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:24 AM
Subject: can't sleep..good morning Mr. Audu
To: Mustapha <audumm@gmail.com>


Hey,

I can't sleep. Lying in bed watching The Bionic Woman online. And that's after I watched Family Guy, The Sarah Conner Chronicles, and Cashmere Mafia. I did a lot of thinking today. I spoke to my mom. I feel rather sad...for some reason I almost always end up sad after speaking to my mom. She still hates you...can't blame her. You were a jerk to me sometimes, and she got the worst of it from me when she wouldn't let me see you. Plus all the horrible stuff that happened in between. If you don't know what I'm talking about I'll tell it to you later. I'm homesick. Maybe that's why I'm emailing you. I know you won't reply.You never do. You don't even reply when I text you...which is funny because you used to text me all the time..

..speaking of which.. I remember the series of texts we sent each other when our 'affair' started..

me: (right after you dropped me off after that first night in your car): was fun...still wet
you: Hello 17... glad you enjoyed it. Don't worry, we shall continue soon :-)

you used to text me all the time... at least much more than you do now... which is never...can you believe it's been a year? I've known you for a year..

Jan 24, Wednesday- The first day I spoke to you. You were working on a database and you told me to pull my seat over... I remember you saying "....pretty boring stuff.."

Feb 5, Monday - You were showing me how to use Dreamweaver and my facebook profile came up.. and you saw that picture ... we drove around Maitama until we found a dark street. I was so nervous, I almost couldn't breathe.. and I unbuttoned my shirt and let you touch me..I told you I couldn't have sex with you and you said " ..it's okay, we're not going to have sex...yet.." .. but we did, .. and I was sore afterwards.. the inside of my thighs hurt and it was painful to touch myself.

Feb 6, Tuesday - We grabbed lunch at 212. Later you realised spicy shawarma and blow jobs don't mix so well.. just so you know.. it cracked me up. Later that evening at work I decided to be mean and I ate your shawarma as well. Made it up to you though: sent you three pictures of me topless.. wonder if you still have them.. After that we had sex almost every day that week. A different street each night. Sometimes it took ages to find a lonely enough spot.. and then your red Mercedes would sputter and die..it was quite amusing..

Feb 8, Thursday - You wore a pinstriped suit to work.. I bumped into you at the front desk. I was signing in and you came through the door, ruffled my hair, and said something that predictably started with "woman...". You looked quite dashing that day.. I think I told you.

Feb 9, Friday - I was desperate for an excuse to get away from work, and Killian needed to go to the Access Bank somewhere in Wuse. You were taking him and I jumped in the car. After we dropped him off we went to Med to have lunch, but I was horribly nervous and I couldn't eat anything.. I don't know what went through your mind when I said I wouldn't/couldn't eat... but you took it in stride and announced "..Bartender..I've got lots more to order when I get back.." We made our way to the car (did I mention you introduced me to the girl at the reception?) I couldn't keep up with you.. shoes were killing me. I know I'm 5ft 11", but I love shoes so I'll suffer anyway... as we pulled into Villa I commented that my cousin lived there.. you asked where.. and I said "Suleiman Barau" .. I almost died when we got to your house.. It was practically opposite my aunt's.. you said you'd forgotten your key.. you said it was in your laptop bag. You had me sit and wait while you got something from upstairs.. I think it was another key.. your little brothers? came and sat on my lap, and I swear they molested me.. the younger one had his hand in my bra when you came back down the stairs and ordered them to run to Islamiyya.... you opened the door nearest to me on the ground floor.. Balked when I saw the bed.. I've never been good with beds... they scare me... visions of violent rape flood my brain and I get goosebumps... it's like having no air.. there are reasons for that... perhaps you'll find out later. I hid in a corner to UnCloth.. you asked if I was hiding from you... I was. When I was in nothing but my panties you came and stood behind me and slipped your fingers between my legs..I stared at myself in the mirror..naked and watched you touch me. And then you told me to get on the bed and assume a position.. so I lay on stomach with my legs parted slightly..my hips raised.. and you undressed.. and then I was thoroughly frightened. You see, in that moment I realised that I had never seen you naked in daylight. Actually I'd never seen you naked. And I'd never seen a man's penis in such detail before...except in movies.. and online. It felt different, that afternoon. I liked watching myself in the mirror.. you liked watching me in the mirror.. I liked that you liked looking.. it made me feel dirty.. it turned me on.
Later that night I told the first lie. I told my mom I was going out with you and Ogechi.. we were going have drinks.. Tunji's house.. you and him played a football tournament or two.. "Tunj, do you know how old she is.. packing this kind of equipment.." I stopped you from telling him.. afraid he'd judge me for wanting you.. You'd play for a while then reach into my top and handle my breasts.. the screen of your macbook is so much brighter than a regular laptop.. it was the only light in that dark room.. but I didn't care..I'm scared of the dark.. I sleep with the light on in college.. I have sleeping masks to trick my body into thinking it's surrounded by darkness. I can't wait for you in a room if the lights go out.. My mom has to call me if she's out and they take the light because I'm terrified..I once ran out of the house naked because I thought I heard a noise in the dark.. but you were there, and you did delicious things to me that took my breath away..


I should stop... I'm not trying to arouse you, and I'm not trying to scare you off.. oh crap, I really should shut up now.

Mustapha.. basically, I just miss you a lot. I don't know why.. I mean I do know why but I can't explain why I stop breathing every time I hear your name, even if it's not about you.

I know this has pitifully graduated into a poorly disguised love letter from an infatuated teenager, but whatever it is..it's sincere.

..Now May looks like Christmas all over again..

okay seriously, I'm shutting up now.. and if you reply... like when you called and left that message, it will make my day. Or if you call, it will be ever so much more so.


-Lotanna

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: musti audu <audumm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Subject: hello darlin
To: lotannaio@gmail.com


whats up..
waz off my comp when u sent the msg...
what u been up 2... howz uni and all... hope itz goin well...
what did u say we need 2 talk bout... hope u not 2 nasty in college..
well itz college so u mite az well..... hope u doin some work though..
i know u'z a smart gal.... so not 2 worried...
anywayzz... hope all else iz good..
l8r


From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 9:44 AM
Subject:
To: Mustapha <audumm@gmail.com>


Hey, it was great talking to you the other day. I'm in Maryland until January 12 - the number's 301-879-0501- after which I'll head back to Florida. You can call my room: 352-588-8726, or if you prefer, my mobile, which is 857-544-7540. You may leave a message on either of the last two numbers; I'll reply. I don't know why I decided to call you. It's been four months since I last heard you speak. I guess I knew to hear you would make me happy, so I did. It would have been nice to see you, but I suppose it'll have to be some other time.I'm well, and enjoying school. You should be swamped with work, but consider it a good thing. Say hi to Bashir for me, and to Abdul.

Call me Mona.

Cheers!

Lotanna
Nov 26 (1 day ago)

From: <lotannaio@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 1:38 AM
Subject: ..................
To: audumm@gmail.com


Hey, it's been a while. School's out, and I'm in Maryland so I just thought of you. I'm well, and I hope you're the same.

Cheers

http://dawntodusknews.com/full-text-email-exchange-between-sugabelly-abubakar-audus-son-mustapha/

The rape story written by blogger Sugabelly will go down in Nigerian history as one of the biggest as said by a victim. Since she wrote her story on her blog, there have been mixed reactions with some alleging that it's a fabricated report. In a related development, former Minister of Education Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has come in defence of Sugabelly in a series of tweets supporting her for exposing the alleged rapists. According to Ezekwesili's tweets, "You mock @sugabelly ? I have just spent time with her Mom. Turned out to be my friend in Undergrad @ UNN. We just cried&cried & WE STAND!!!!WE shall STAND WITH @sugabelly & ensure that all the FACTS are fully established. We owe her& all victims who speak up the little WE CAN DO.WE ALL must be CAREFUL as Nigerians & all try to FIND OUR HUMANITY. How could I have imagined that @sugabelly is the daughter of one I know?WE SHALL STAND WITH @sugabelly until ALL the FACTS are established. The process has begun."


http://dawntodusknews.com/oby-ezekwesili-defends-sugabelly-following-mixed-reactions-on-rape-story/

Following a report that star actress Toyin Aimakhu was reportedly beaten up by her rumoured boyfriend Seun Egbegbe and a car gift withdrawn from her by the said movie producer, the online publication(not Dawn-To-Dusk News) which wrote this has apologized and deleted the article. Below is the apology letter as written to Toyin Aimakhu through her lawyers. The star actress instagrammed the letter captioned "They apologised and I accepted...Thanks everyone and love you all."




http://dawntodusknews.com/blog-apologizes-to-star-actress-toyin-aimakhu-rumoured-boyfriend/

Nigerian preacher TB Joshua stole from the medical records of former Malawi President Bingu Mutharika and converted them into his death prophecy, making fame for himself along the way, new impeccable details show. This revelation comes as TB Joshua’s staff members on Tuesday splashed the medical details of Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke who is currently battling cancer. ZimEye.com has received details pointing how TB Joshua manipulated simple empirical knowledge he had of Malawi’s former President in 2012 and converted that information into his 60 Day Death Prophecy, rising to fame with it.



More than 3 months before TB Joshua ever opened his mouth, back in November 2011, Mutharika’s health and his impending demise were now public knowledge such that the President would several times come out telling people, “I am not dead yet.” Furthermore in the days and months running up to President Mutharika’s death April 5th 2012, Malawi’s presidium was now regularly consulting the preacher on many things and documented letters reveal this fact. Mutharika’s deputy at the time, Joyce Banda, who would soon afterwards replace him, also frequented the preacher’s private residence where she would secretly engage TB Joshua weeks before Joshua made his prophetic claim as the church’s videos show.


Banda was at the time at war with her boss, Mutharika, the latter who was also seeking to fire her from government and so she would privately confide with Joshua. Attempts by ZimEye.com to get TB Joshua to comment on this discovery, have been frustrated by the preacher’s staff members who to date have blocked all efforts to reach the man. One female secretary (call handler) constantly told reporters, “The prophet is not available at the moment,” but would at the same time not take down phone numbers for a simple call-back.



Source: http://dawntodusknews.com/how-tb-joshua-reportedly-converted-ex-presidents-medical-records-to-death-prophecy/

Photo News:


The Nasarawa State governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-makura is seen in the picture below lying on a tattered bug-infected mattress in a dormitory at the state government-owned Government College, Keffi. Al-makura is a 2nd-term governor elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress(APC).



Photo Credit: Joanne Cherry



http://dawntodusknews.com/pictured-nigerian-governor-lying-on-bug-infested-mattress-in-government-school/

By KIKELOMO IWAJOMO


Ever wondered the secondary school some of Nigeria's military/democratic presidents attended? Barewa College in Zaria, Kaduna State. Founded in 1921 by British Governor General Hugh Clifford, Barewa College was originally known as Katsina College. The name was changed to Kaduna College in 1938 and then Government College, Zaria in 1949 before its current name Barewa College. Below are a list of former Nigerian presidents, ministers, governors who attended the prestigious college.



- Alh. Ahmadu Bello, Premier of Northern Nigeria from 1954 to 1966
- Alh. Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1960 to 1961
- Gen. Murtala Mohammed, Military President from 1975 to 1976
- Gen. Yakubu Gowon(retd.), Military President from 1966 to 1975
- Alh. Shehu Shagari, President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983
- Alh. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010
- Mallam Adamu Ciroma , 3-time Minister (Industries; Agriculture; and Finance)
- Prof. Jubril Aminu - 2-time Minister (Education; Petroleum and Mineral Resources)
- Alh. Umaru Dikko - Minister of Transportation
- Alh. Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa, Ex-Governor of Kaduna State
- Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State
- Dr. Orji Uzor-Kalu, Ex-Governor of Abia State
- Alhaji Mohammed Bello - (current) Minister of FCT
- Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazzau(retd.) - (current) Minister of Interior
- Air Commodore Ibrahim Alkali(retd.) - Ex-Military Governor of Kwara State
- Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi - Ex-Minister of Education
- Hon. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi - Former Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN)
- Hon. Justice Uwais - Former Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria


http://dawntodusknews.com/nigerian-school-that-produced-5-presidents-over-20-governors-ministers-cjns/

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the first time lauded ex-president Goodluck Jonathan for successfully handing over to President Muhammadu Buhari and commended him for continuing to have faith in Nigeria. Obasanjo’s commendation was contained in his reply to President Jonathan’s earlier notification of his plans to establish a foundation following the end of his term in office as president. In the letter dated September 22, 2015, Jonathan formally notified Obasanjo of his intention to set up a foundation to promote good works.


According to Jonathan's letter: “I will be devoting the rest of my life and energy to making the world a better place. I am currently finalizing efforts to set up The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. More details on the work of the foundation will be available at the launch, which I believe should take place by the 3rd quarter of 2016.”



However, Obasanjo, in a response published by the online newspaper, Premium Times, wrote:



“Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, I write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of September 22, 2015. I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your successful handover to the current President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari.



“I am happy to note that you had a good rest and time with your family during the break. I hope you also had time to reflect and see what lessons you have learned and what you can bequeath to others. All of us who have had experience in our service to the nation and to humanity must not put it under the bushel.


“I have to commend you and your Foundation, Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, for the faith you continue to have in Nigeria. Maybe, seeking how to be better and more serviceable to the nation and humanity is also a form of penitence and soul-searching to give conscience a relief and to show remorse. I wish you well as you continue to forge ahead with your activities in the coming months and years. If there is any area you feel I can be of help, you should not hesitate to call on me.”


http://dawntodusknews.com/obasanjo-to-jonathan-i-hope-you-have-learned-some-lessons/

Photo News:


Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a minister-designate, shortly after taking his oath and shaking hands with the president, and vice-president proceeded to shake senate president Senator Bukola Saraki.



http://dawntodusknews.com/pictured-moment-bola-tinubus-ally-lai-mohammed-shook-hands-with-bukola-saraki-inauguration/