₦airaland Forum

TonyeBarcanista:
PDP will kick you both out if Aso Rock in 2019....

which political party do u even belong to

vatiqan:
guy, u fall my hand. U no just dey current atall. Ok, make I help u, refer to yesterday's posts, search for the thread abt prof. Farook Kperoogi; you'll see where Sarrki, Ngene, Madridguy, Dropshot, Omenka, et al; gets thwir pay from.

abeg no vex for me,studies no dey let me follow up 4 narialand

dukie25:
Buhari Media Centre (BMC) employees, they're different front Buharideens.

lolz.una no go kill person ooo,dem no dey call dem zombie again

dukie25:
Buhari Media Centre (BMC) employees, they're different front Buharideens.

lolz.una no go kill person ooo,dem no b zombie again

saintikechi:
vice President buhari now operates a call center from his dying bed

o boy u harass ooo. baba don turn MTN

carmag:
.oya o all una BMC forward match...come and twist the story as usual

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what is d meaning if BMC

Valkaryie:
but she talks like a weed smoker

yeah,sometimes she talks but still show her some respect

Valkaryie:
Aunty kemi the weedtaker

na elderly woman u dey talk to ooo

Chikelue2000:
And he won't call Fayose abi?

Make I drop my number here, Op forward it to Buhari asap










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abeg tell femi adesina.na him be buhari mouth piece

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called to commiserate with former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), over the passing away of his younger sister, Kande Martha Audu.
This was contained in a statement by the presidential media adie, Mr. Femi Adesina.
The President, who called from London, extended his deepest condolences to General Gowon and his family, urging them to take solace in the fact that Mrs. Audu lived a worthy and exemplary life.
“Death is an inevitable end that must come to all mortals, and we must keep praying and working to ensure that we live a life that pleases our Creator and benefits humanity,” President Buhari said.
He also prayed God to comfort the grieving family and grant rest to the soul of Mrs. Audu.
Gowon in response thanked President Buhari for the commiserations and assured him of his continuous prayer for the unity and progress of the country, adding that Nigerians were also praying for the President’s quick recovery
Yesterday also President Muhammadu Buhari called former president Olusegun Obasanjo on phone and described as a global citizen.
According to presidential media adviser on Sunday, Mr. Femi Adesina said that Buhari in a phone call from London where he is currently holidaying told the former ruler that “a time like this provides opportunity to reflect on Obasanjo’s invaluable roles and contributions to the unity and cohesion of Nigeria, the brotherhood of all Africans, as well as peace and amity over the globe.
President Buhari described the former president as “a true citizen of the world.”
Recalling their days in the military, President Buhari who was also a former Head of State said: “Those of us who served under you in various capacities recall a man with boundless energy, with razor sharp mind, and one who does not suffer fools gladly. Working with you was a school in itself, and the lessons learnt are worth their weight in gold.”
The statement added that Obasanjo also wished Buhari good health, saying he “stands together with him in prayers, so that he can return soon to continue the good work he is doing for the country.


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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/breaking-president-buhari-calls-gowon/

ABEOKUTA— Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, condemned attacks by South African youths on Nigerians and other African nationals in their country.
Obasanjo’s condemnation came as Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is set to lead a seven- member delegation of the Senate to South Africa over the attacks.
This is even as militants in Niger Delta have called on the Federal Government to order all South African-owned businesses out of the country within 30 days.
Obasanjo, who blamed the attacks on the insincerity of the government in South Africa, spoke while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Jos, who paid him a courtesy call at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He said the current development in South Africa betrayed the contribution of Nigeria to the struggle for the emancipation of the country during the apartheid era.
He blamed the exodus of Nigerians and other African nationals in search of non-existing greener pasture on their leaders and called on African heads of government to ensure good governance for the overall development of the continent and its teeming population.
Obasanjo blamed South African youths for their immaturity, while hitting their leaders more for allowing fellow Africans to rise against themselves.
Ekweremadu leads Senate delegation to S-Africa
Similarly, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, is to lead a seven-member delegation of the Senate to South Africa.
The delegation, which is charged with the responsibility of engaging South African parliamentarians on the matter, also has as members Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, APC, Yobe North; Senate Chief Whip, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, APC, Osun Central; Senator Shehu Sani, APC, Kaduna Central; Senator Magnus Abe, APC, Rivers East and Senator Stella Oduah, PDP, Anambra North.
Militants give S/African firms 30-day ultimatum
Meanwhile, militants in Niger Delta have called on the Federal Government to order all South African owned businesses out of the country within 30 days.
In a statement in Port Harcourt, yesterday, the militants, acting under the aegis of Niger Delta Watchdogs, Niger Delta Volunteers and Niger Delta Strike Force, said they would not keep quiet while South Africans continued to kill and maim Nigerians doing business in their country.
Generals John Duku, Ekpo Ekpo and Hart Bradford said if South African investments did not pull out of the country at the end of the 30 days ultimatum, they should be ready for any form of attack.
The militants said: “Failure to close down these companies within one month, we shall mobilize in full force and commence massive attack on South African-owned investments in Nigeria, we shall also make sure that all MTN masts and offices are brought down.”
‘’We want to state that the attack will mark the end of this nonsense because we would not fold our arms and allow this to continue.”
‘’Therefore, we call on the Nigerian government to immediately close down all the business premises owned by South Africans,’’ the militants said.

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/militants-give-safrican-firms-30-day-ultimatum/

Two corps lost their life's yesterday along warri sapele road at about 11am

This two corps lost their life along warri sapele road yesterday in a motor accident

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Abuja – Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has narrated how he missed the President’s phone call on Saturday.
The presidential aide, who made this known on his Facebook page on Saturday, said the Buhari originated a call to him from his London abode after he (Buhari) had spoken with some members of the presidential media team.
He, however, revealed that he received a text message from the President after missing the call.
Garba Shehu
According to him, the President had earlier spoken with the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
He said: “A day for the Presidential Media Team.
“We are thankful to the President, Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) for sparing the time to make calls to the Media team.
“The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and the Special Adviser, Femi Adesina responded to the calls, exchanged greetings and thanked him for calling.
“I had an SMS from him thereafter because I missed my call! I humbly join them to say thank you, Baba Buhari!!
“We are together with other Nigerians of all faiths, in praying for his safe return.’’
Femi Adesina had earlier published his phone conversation with the president, on his Facebook page, on Saturday.
Adesina said: “And President Buhari called at 2:43p.m
“At exactly 2.43 p.m today, Saturday, February 25, 2017, my phone rang. Who was at the other end? Tunde Sabiu, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Hold on for Mr President,” Tunde said.
And in a matter of seconds, the very familiar voice came:
“Femi, how are you?” (He calls me Adesina most times, but today, he opted for Femi)
I screamed :”Mr President, I have missed you. How are you sir?”
He first laughed. That familiar laugh. Then he said: “I am still resting. Thank you for holding out
against mischief makers.”
I said it was my duty, the very least I could do, adding how happy I was to speak with him.
“How is your family?”
I said we were fine, and he asked me to extend his greetings to them.
“I hope to call you again, ” Mr President said, and I bade him farewell, adding: “Best wishes, sir.”
“It was a defining moment for me. For more than a month, I had always spoken with aides who are with the President in London.
“Not once did I ask them to take the phone to him, deliberately so, because I didn’t need to speak with him to validate the fact that he was alive. And since he was on vacation, he had a right to his privacy.
“Of his own volition, President Buhari spoke with me. It made my day. Even if he hadn’t done so, he would have remained my
President, my leader, and my man. Any day.’’
President Buhari had proceeded on a 10-day vacation and a routine medical check in UK on Jan. 19.
In a letter he sent to both arms of the National Assembly the president said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would act as president pending his return.
The president, who could not make it back to the country on Feb. 6, transmitted another letter to the Senate requesting extension of time to complete his medical check-up in London.

source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/garba-shehu-misses-president-buharis-phone-call-receives-sms/

South Africa anti-immigrant protests erupt in capital
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Police fired stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon Friday as the latest wave of anti-immigrant protests broke out in South Africa's capital, while President Jacob Zuma condemned the violence but said his country's migrant burden is bigger than Europe's.
A petition the protesters handed to the foreign ministry, seen by The Associated Press, suggested that the government teach foreigners to speak properly. "They are arrogant and they don't know how to talk to people especially Nigerians," it said.
Resentment against foreigners has sometimes turned deadly in South Africa amid accusations that they take jobs from locals in a country where unemployment is above 25 percent. Others are blamed for drug-dealing and other crimes. In 2015, anti-immigrant riots in and around the city of Durban killed at least six people. In 2008, similar violence killed about 60 people.
Police on Friday tried to keep protesters apart from foreigners who gathered to express alarm about recent attacks. Police Commissioner Khomotso Phalane said 136 people had been arrested in the past 24 hours.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in a statement criticized authorities for "giving permission for a march of hatred." The periodic backlash against foreigners has hurt the tolerant image South Africa has tried to present to the world after the long struggle to stop the harsh discrimination of white minority rule, which ended in 1994.
South Africans should not blame all crime on non-South Africans, the statement from Zuma's office said. It cited recent reports of violence in Pretoria and hate speech on social media. "Many citizens of other countries living in South Africa are law abiding and contribute to the economy of the country positively," the president said. "It is wrong to brandish all non-nationals as drug dealers or human traffickers."
An Amnesty International statement blamed authorities' "failure to address toxic populist rhetoric that blames and scapegoats refugees and migrants." Zuma said South Africans are not xenophobic, and he called on everyone, citizens and non-citizens, to work together to combat the country's high crime rate.
Despite South Africa's high unemployment, the country is one of Africa's largest economies and remains a draw for people from far more impoverished nations across the continent. Businesses run by Somalis, Ethiopians and others are often targeted in anti-foreigner protests.
In video posted by broadcaster News 24, Zuma said that "the numbers of the foreigners in South Africa are far more than the numbers that Europe is fighting about." Europe, however, saw more than 360,000 people arrive by sea last year alone, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
South African government data show the number of foreign-born people in the country has declined. A report last year said the 1.6 million foreign born people was down from 2.2 million in 2011 — in a country of more than 55 million people.
Zuma's statement acknowledged complaints about companies that hire illegal immigrants and said the foreign affairs office "will be cracking down on all employers who continue with this practice, which is dangerous as it pits locals against non-nationals
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https://www.mail.com/int/news/world/4990728-south-africa-anti-immigrant-protests-erupt-capital.html#.1258-stage-mostviewed1-5

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Port Harcourt – The Nigerian Army has jailed one Pvt. Suleiman Olamilekan to 28 days with hard labour for allegedly assaulting a Nollywood actress, Ebere Ohakwe.
Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Army’s spokesman, 6 Division in Port Harcourt said on Thursday that the soldier would also forfeit his one month salary to the Federal Government.
He said the unprofessional conduct of the soldier contravened the army’s uncompromising stance to indiscipline and disobedience to both civilian and military laws.
“The 6 Division Nigerian Army has charged, tried and found Private Suleiman Olamilekan of 6 Division Garrison, Port Harcourt guilty of the maltreatment of Miss Ebere Ohakwe.
“Olamilekan was accordingly sentenced to 28 days imprisonment with hard labour and the forfeiture of his salary for the same number of days to the Federal Government.
“Investigation commenced after the General Office Commanding 6 Division, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh ordered the immediate arrest of the soldier and his Guard Commander for investigation and disciplinary action.
“We wish to assure the general public that proactive measure have been put in place to forestall a reoccurrence of such misconduct in the future,” he assured.
Iliyasu urged residents of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states to report any such misconduct from its personnel to the 6 Division headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Iliyasu urged members of the public to report to the Division of any such misconduct from its personnel in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Olamilekan on Jan. 30 allegedly assaulted Ohakwe at Omagwa checkpoint along Port Harcourt-Owerri road in Rivers.
Ohakwe, who was on transit from Port Harcourt to Onitsha, claimed that she was beaten with wooden object by Olamilekan, after he accused her of insulting him while inspecting the vehicle.
The victim, who reportedly sustained bruises and admitted to a hospital after the assault, accused the soldier of infringing on her fundamental human rights. (NAN)

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/army-jails-soldier-assaulting-nollywood-actress/

na wah oooo

By Wole Mosadomi
Minna—Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, had a closed-door meeting with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), at his Hill Top residence in Minna, for about two hours.
Atiku arrived Minna Airport at about 12.40p.m. in his private aircraft and was received by the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bello and proceeded to Babangida’s residence for the meeting from which journalists were barred.
“I have come to visit General Babangida and to wish him well after his arrival from a medical trip abroad,” Atiku told newsmen afterwards.
On his advice to the Federal Government, Alhaji Atiku said: “Any advice that needs to be given to the government should be given confidentially because using the public or media as a means to advice the government will simply be a great disservice to them.
“If I have to advise the government, it will be in confidence because I was in government before. My advice will not be on the pages of newspapers.”
Answering another question on restructuring of the country, Atiku simply said: “The restructuring of Nigeria is not for an individual to decide. It is up to all Nigerians.”

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/ibb-atiku-closed-door-meeting/

By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari Monday afternoon spoke to President Donald Trump of the United States of America on telephone from London, United Kingdom.
The telephone converstaion was at the instance of the American President.
The development has apparently ended the rumoured death of President Buhari who is currently on medical vacation in London.
A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina stated that “conversation was cordial and President Buhari congratulated Trump on his election as President of the United States, and on his cabinet.”
The statement added that the “two leaders discussed ways to improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism through provision of necessary equipment.”
It further stated that “President Trump encouraged President Buhari to keep up the good work he is doing, and also commend
ed him for the efforts made in rescuing 24 of the Chibok Girls and the strides being taken by the Nigerian military.”
Trump “assured the Nigerian President of US readiness to cut a new deal in helping Nigeria in terms of military weapons to combat terrorism.”
The America President also invited Buhari to Washington “at a mutually convenient date.”

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/trump-speaks-buhari-promises-new-military-deal-boko-haram/

In one of the largest financial scandals in recent years, Nigeria’s 36 state governors and Senate President Bukola Saraki pocketed large slices of funds approved by the Federal Government to reimburse states for the excessive deductions charged to them on account of the Paris Club and other international loans.
SaharaReporters learned that the Governors’ Forum received a hefty sum of the funds. Our team of investigators discovered that some of the governors got as much as N400 million, while Mr. Saraki carted away N2.5 billion out of the first batch of payments made to the states.
Our investigation showed that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum decided to use phony consultants, who then illegally deducted five per cent of the funds paid to the states. Our team found that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) paid the consultants without informing the Accountant-General of the Federation. Once paid, the consultants forwarded a part of their payment to the individual accounts of the governors, with some governors individually receiving as much as N400 million. Former officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance registered and floated two of the companies, GSCL Limited and Biztrust Limited, that masqueraded as consultants.
One of the sources on the investigation disclosed that Mr. Saraki was paid N2.5 billion through a finance consultancy run by one Mr. Okey Mbonu, a former managing director of Society Generale Bank, a family bank the Sarakis robbed into bankruptcy, the bank later morphed into Heritage Bank. Documents exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters’ investigative team showed that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum received a total of N11,550billion from the sum of N231billion that the Federal Government directed to be paid to states last December.
Last week, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigating the illegal payments and subsequent transfer to governors’ personal accounts arrested Ashishana Okauru, Director-General of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. An EFCC source told our team that, during interrogation, Mr. Okauru admitted that money was funneled through the Nigerian Governors’ Forum to individual governors. He, however, refused to write a statement.
Two EFCC operatives said Mr. Okauru, a former Director of the Nigerian Finance Intelligence Unit (NFIU), an arm of the EFCC, was treated with great leniency and released. The sources also disclosed that Mr. Okauru’s former colleagues at the EFCC helped to keep news of his arrest secret.
The misappropriated funds arose after an accounting reconciliation indicating that the 36 states were overcharged for payments to the Paris Club. Late last year, all the state governments asked the Federal Government to repay what they were overcharged as external debt service payments between 1995 and 2002. The said funds were paid as first line charge deductions from states’ share of federal allocations. The debt service deductions were in respect of loans taken from the Paris Club, London Club as well as other multilateral loans obtained by the Federal Government and the states.
By the time Nigeria reached a final agreement for debt relief with the Paris Club in October 2005, some states had been overcharged. This led to a request by state governments for a refund of the amounts owed by the Federal Government. Based on the requests, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Debt Management Office (DMO) to raise a team to scrutinize claims by state governments and reconcile them with available records.
For instance, Abia State submitted a claim of $95,437,810.59, Adamawa filed a claim of $92,255,322.54, while Akwa Ibom sought a refund of $255,713, 552.80. Anambra State asked for a refund of $92,374,232.23, Bauchi, $104,092,295.20, Bayelsa, $299,432,862.33, and Benue, $99,542,766.38. After the scrutiny of claims by the DMO, President Muhammadu Buhari approved payment of the sums of $23,859,452.65 (N7.2 billion) to Abia State, $23,063,830.64 (N7.034 billion) to Adamawa State, $63.928,388.20 (N19.4 billion) to Akwa Ibom, $23,093,558.06 (N7.043 billion) to Anambra State and $26,023,073.80 (N7.9 billion) to Bauchi State. Mr. Buhari also approved $24,885,691.60 (N7.6 billion) for Benue State and $74,858,215.58 (N22.8 billion) for Bayelsa.
The Federal Government and the states reached an agreement under which the Federal Government would immediately pay 25 percent of the amounts claimed by each state government. It was agreed that the balance due to each state would be revisited when the country’s financial conditions improve. However, SaharaReporters learnt that President Muhammad Buhari has approved the next tranche of payments to be delivered to the states in February.
In a statement, the Federal Ministry of Finance disclosed that President Buhari had urged the states to invest a minimum of 50 percent of the amount disbursed to them in people’s welfare, especially for the payment of salaries and pensions.
In order “to ensure compliance with the directive that a minimum of 50 percent of any amount disbursed is dedicated to this, funds will be credited to an auditable account from which payments to individual creditors will be made. Where possible, such payments will be made to Bank Verification Number-linked accounts and verified,” said the Federal Ministry of Finance. The total amount approved by the President, for payment in batches, was N522.74 billion.
Last December, Abia State was paid N5.093 billion, Adamawa N4.9 billion, Akwa Ibom N13.6 billion, Anambra N4.9 billion, Bauchi N5.5 billion, Bayelsa N15.9 billion, and Benue N5.3 billion. However, owing to the illegal deductions engineered by the respective governors, Abia State got N4.8 billion, Adamawa N4.6 billion, Akwa Ibom N12.9 billion, Anambra N4.6 billion, Bauchi N5.2 billion, Bayelsa N15.1 billion and Benue N5.3 billion.
Our investigation revealed that all the other states also had amounts paid to them chiseled off by the shenanigans of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and its members through consultants. A source familiar with the process told SaharaReporters that the scam perpetrated by the governors was by far the largest he had ever seen.
This month, N99,003,694, 086.75 is slated to be paid to all the states. Documents obtained by our investigative team revealed that the members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum were expecting to scoop a total sum of N4,950,184,704.34 from the payments.
A state like Zamfara, which expects to be paid N2,045,885,255.78, will receive N1,943,590,992.99, with the sum of N102,294,262 to be funneled to the coffers of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and a part of it destined for the personal account of the state governor. A similar situation is bound to play out in Yobe State, due to be paid N1,974,027, 914.66. After the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has done its tricks, the state would be left with N1,875,326,518. Taraba, which is entitled to N2,031, 388,337.99, will receive N1,929, 818, 921.09 after illegal deductions made by consultants arranged by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.

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http://saharareporters.com/2017/02/12/nigerian-state-governors-senate-president-saraki-pocketed-billions-naira-paris-loan

ERockson:
Amaechi is desperately fighting for his pocket as regards the $30b loan. The said loan is too big for this vision less government. Amaechi is already calculating his profit from the loan and he's ready to attack any individual or group with contrary opinion.

in fact I tire 4 dis government dem just dey play wit our future like say na ball

The Senate on Wednesday called on the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to immediately withdraw his comment that the senate was delaying infrastructure development.
In a statement signed by the Senate’s spokesperson, Sen, Aliyu Sabi, the senate said it was not delaying any construction and that the minister told a lie.
Recall that Mr Amaechi during a townhall meeting in Ilorin, Kwara state said that the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan and Ibadan-Ilorin-Minna -Kano rail lines were being delayed by the refusal of the National Assembly to sign the loan request by the Federal Government.
The Senate spokesman Aliyu Sabi stressed that the statement was false and a misrepresentation of facts.
He said that the statement portrayed the Minister as not in tune with the position of the government in which he is serving.
“As at today, the only request for approval from the Executive for loan was the one dated January 27, 2017 and signed by Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo seeking a “resolution of the National Assembly For the Issuance of USD 1 Billion EuroBond In the International Capital Market For The Funding of the 2016 Budget Deficit” and we immediately granted the approval.
“Also, in the letter quoted above, the Government mentioned the two rail lines cited by the minister as part of the projects for which the EuroBond will be utilised. So, we cannot understand what the grouse of Mr Amaechi is.
“We view that statement based on false and misinformed premise strongly as a mere attempt to incite the people against the National Assembly.
“The Minister should therefore withdraw that statement. Furthermore, the National Assembly will take up the matter with the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“As a former Speaker of a state House of Assembly, we believe that a minister like Amaechi should always check his facts and refrain from making unguarded and inciting remarks against the legislature,” he said.
Sabi said that what Nigeria needed now was for all arms of government to work together to create the synergy necessary to take Nigeria out of the present economic crisis.
He said that such comment designed to infuriate one arm of government or incite the people against another arm of the government will do no good.
“We do not expect such statements from a Minister in the present government”, he said.

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/senate-amaechi-lied-nigerians/

Herdsmen, dressed in police uniform, armed with AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons, engaged a team of policemen in a gun battle, yesterday, in Delta State, leaving a number of police officers, including an Area Commander, injured, while some are missing.

However, Delta State Police Commissioner, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, who spoke to Vanguard on phone yesterday evening, said: “There was no injury.

“What happened was that the policemen were fatigued. They entered the terrain they were not used to and some of them collapsed out of fatigue.”

He said none was injured, but admitted that the Area Commander, who led the team and one other person were exhausted.

Vanguard learned that the police team, including men of the Dragon, Quick Response Squad , QRS and Ughelli Area Command patrol team, led by the Area Commander, Ughelli, had stormed Orhorho community and surroundings in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.

The move was due to incessant reports of rape and attacks on villagers by herdsmen, who were taking cover in the bush.

But as soon as the policemen arrived, the herdsmen opened fire.

The police officers, numbering over 60, it was gathered, had stormed the community to enforce an ultimatum issued the herdsmen to leave.

Though details of the incident were still sketchy at press time, sources said the head of the police team was among the wounded in the gun battle.

A source, who craved anonymity, said police officers were ambushed by the herdsmen, who he said opened fire on them, as they were approaching the community.

source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/herdsmen-police-uniform-clash-police-delta-area-commander-injured/

Gambian new President, Adama Barrow has removed the word “Islamic” from Gambia’s official name.
Formerly called The Islamic Republic of The Gambia, the new President, while fielding questions during a first Presidential press conference said the country no longer bears the name, The Islamic Republic of The Gambia but will now be called The Republic of The Gambia.

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/breaking-barrow-removes-islamic-gambias-official-name/

I feel sorry for him

Following the deafening speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari is critically ill with an undisclosed sickness that may lead to death, the presidency has said that he is not ill and also not on admission in any hospital in London.
It said that the President was in London only on vacation.
The clarification was made on Thursday in a live interview programme on CNBC Africa by the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.
In the programme monitored in Abuja, Adesina said that the rumoured hospitalization of the President was a figment of people imaginations.
“The President is in London on vacation. He is not in any hospital and he is not ill.
“When he was travelling last week the statement we put out was that he was going on vacation and during the vacation he would do routine medical check-up and nothing has changed from what we pushed out last week.
“If anybody has fed something else into the rumour mill that is just what it is- rumour”, Adesina said.
The President’s spokesman said it was at the discretion of the President to choose whether to talk to Nigerians from the UK or not.
“The fact that he is a president, he still has his rights. Compelling him to come out and talk will be infringing on his rights.
“The President will talk if he wishes to if he doesn’t wish to, nobody will compel him to talk.
“The truth is that the President is on vacation and he has given a date on which he will return to work,’’ he said.


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The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has emerged the new Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum,.
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, announced this to journalists in Abuja on Thursday night.
Addressing journalists shortly after the Forum’s meeting, Mr. Dickson stated that the forum decided to settle for Mr. Fayose based on his record of performance and as the most Senior governor under the platform of the party.
Flanked by other governors present at the meeting and the leaders of the party, Mr. Dickson said that the choice of Mr. Fayose was a collective one among the governors.
Mr. Dickson played glowing tributes to the outgone chairman of the forum, Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, for his immense contributions for the development of the party during his tenure.
Also speaking, the National Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Party, Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman Board of Trustee, BOT of the Party, Wali Jibril, and the leadership of the party in the National Assembly, Ike Ekweremadu, endorsed the choice of Mr. Fayose.
They described Mr. Fayose as a real party man who would boost the growth and development of the party.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Fayose who succeeded Governor Olusegun Mimiko described his election as call to service and promised not to let the party down as the Chairman of the Forum
Mr. Fayose said that he was out to pull down the wall of Jericho surrounding the party with a promise to embark on total mobilization of party members nationwide ahead of the 2019 general elections.
He assured that the PDP would work very hard to reclaim its lost states and as well form the government at the centre come 2019 .

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned Nigerians of the challenges the country would face in the future if it continues to depend on oil for income.
Mr. Osinbajo, while speaking in Gbaramatu kingdom during a visit to Delta State on Monday, said that countries who buy oil from Nigeria are now devising alternative means of power such as solar and wind energy.
Therefore, “We must be smart and act intelligently and fast,” he said.
Mr. Osinbajo’s visit on Monday is part of his peace tour across oil producing communities in the Niger Delta.
The visits are part of the ongoing efforts of the Buhari administration to achieve a permanent resolution of the Niger Delta crisis which in 2016 reduced Nigeria’s oil output y half.
The vice president, who spoke to an enlarged crowd after a closed-door meeting with the Gbaramatu leaders at the palace of the Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II, said fire incidents that arose from pipeline vandalisation have killed thousands of people.
“In 2013 alone, there are over 3700 incidents of pipeline vandalisation. From January to June 2016, there were over 1447 incidents of vandalisation.
“The Niger Delta of today is one where aside environmental degradation, between 1998 and 2015, over 20,000 persons have died from fire incidents arising from breaching of the pipelines.
“To prepare for a great future for the Gbaramatu kingdom, three things must happen: we must recognise the unique environmental challenges the Niger Delta is facing, we must also recognise that the Niger Delta is a special economic zone for this nation so we must treat it as a special development zone.
“This means the federal government, state government, National Assembly, NDDC, civil societies representing Niger Delta must sit together and develop a plan for rapid development.
“There is no excuse for not planning together. The federal government cannot solve the problem of Niger Delta. It is impossible for the FG to do it alone. The state should devote substantial portion of its budget to this special project,” Mr. Osinbajo said.
He added that the PAN Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has submitted a concise list of 16 dialogue issues that will be extremely helpful in ascertaining the key development priorities.
“It is an important working document that represents an excellent road map to the future of Niger Delta,” the law professor said.
Mr. Osinbajo noted that the critical issue the federal government is concerned with is infrastructure.
“In the 2017 budget, we have provided for the commencement of the Lagos – Calabar rail way which will go through Delta. We are working with the Chinese on this project.
“When I leave here we will visit the site of the Maritime University. The president has directed the ministry of petroleum to work quick to see to the realisation of all of the objectives of implementing this crucial educational institution.
“Establishing this university has passed the second reading in the National Assembly and I know we have the commitment of the members of the national assembly to fast track this bill so that the maritime school will be completed as soon as possible,” he added.
The Maritime University is expected to commence fully in September.
Mr. Osinbajo said the university and other government projects cannot work without adequate revenue which is being hampered by pipeline vandalisation and militancy in the region.
“If there is no revenue, we are deceiving ourselves. There must be revenue and it can only come when there is peace. There should be commitment to peace.”
The Vice President also spoke on the necessary cleanup of contaminated oil producing communities in the Niger Delta.
“The Ogoni cleanup has been flagged off. For the cleanup not be a waste of money, we must enforce strict environmental standard for the oil producing companies. And all our communities must prevent vandalisation which is also a major source of environmental degradation.”
In elaborating his warning for Nigeria to prepare for a future with value for oil

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Wat is dis?