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Behold, the Punch Newspaper used to be the toast of newspapers. Everyday people scrambled for Punch but not anymore. The quality of content as well as the sales of the newspaper has continued to dwindle. At the newsstands and even in traffic at night, you see Punch newspaper being peddled for prices as low as N100.

The once reputed newspaper is now a burden, both to itself and the reading public. For ardent readers of news, Punch Newspaper can never be your point of call if you want to confirm any story or news. Chances are that they will mislead you. Only yesterday, I read that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had halted his on-site assessment of TraderMoni.

I was taken aback for a bit. However, given my recent experience with Punch Newspapers, I sought clarification and authentication of this news. Two sources readily come to mind, Mr Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to the VP and Senator Babafemi Ojudu, the political adviser to the VP.

I scurried through their social media accounts, looking for confirmation of the news, alas, I saw Senator Ojudu’s reply which was short and straight to the point. The Punch Newspaper story was a hoax, click bait at most.

Journalism seems to be heading for the gutter with too many ‘Brown Envelope’ reporters and editors running amok. I pondered, how will an editor allow this to pass without verifying it? I hope Punch Newspaper will learn from this, not that they have learnt from many others, but I just hope, they will learn from this.

It’s time Punch Newspaper stay away from fake news. Indeed, there was a newspaper.

AFTERMATH OF AKANDE'S RIGHT OF REPLY: Nigerians mock Dele Momodu for blocking people on Twitter

It is hypocrisy at its peak.
Dele Momodu has been mocked by many Nigerians for blocking them on Twitter after calling him out for fake news and lies that he peddles regularly.

It appeared that some Nigerians had had enough of the veteran journalist and were not going to allow him to continue to deceive people on social media anymore.

On Sunday Momodu, who has often been criticized and corrected for spreading fake news said he would block those who called him out for peddling lies against Mr. Laolu Akande, spokesperson to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

“My main tweet of the day... why do trolls get angry when you block them; they come on your TL, like mannerless people, rain insults at you, and expect you to say "thank you for abusing me..." Jokers!!!” he tweeted before going on a blocking spree.

Reacting to Mr. Momodu blocking him, Tracy Chels wrote, “Dele Momodu is PDP 100%. This is one of the characteristics of PDP members, blocking anyone who speaks the truth.”

Kemisola Adekunle tried to make Mr. Momodu see reasons why blocking people is not the most idealistic thing to do. “How would you get feed backs on your posts when you block people that don’t support your views? I'm sure those ones you block are those who don’t submit to your views.”

Ibn Hanbal says Mr. Momodu should act more upright. “It is so sad Dele that you block people. With your civility and education, I expect you to correct him.

“Perhaps he may live in future to be a version of you. Give people opportunity to learn from you. Don't block them because you famous. Fame is a gift,” he said.

David Olatunde posed a question to Mr. Momodu. “How many people would he block? He doesn't need to block anyone.”

There were others who blasted Mr. Momodu because he built his career on criticizing people and he was not blocked.

“The man is a joke, he should not be taken seriously at all. He has insulted a lot of respectable people in the past and was never blocked. He has lost any integrity he had left.”

The governorship election Ogun State, South West Nigeria has been marred with multiple incidences of ballot boxes been snatched at different Local Government Areas in the State.

Our correspondent can report that at least five ballot boxes have been snatched at different locations in the State including one overseen by an aide of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Toyin Ayebusiwa, Senior Special Assistant for the Political Affairs of the Eastern Senatorial District.

According to eyewitnesses, Ayebusiwa stormed his polling unit in Ogun Waterside, Iga with thugs who first threatened electorate against voting any other party than the candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

The thugs who threatened to beat up anybody who would not vote Adekunle Akinlade, governorship candidate of the APM, subsequently carted ballot boxes for both the governorship and State House of Assembly away as voters dispersed the scene.

In Ijebu Ode, Ward 9, the story was no different. A ballot box was snatched a group of three who warned Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff against losing their lives.

“INEC officials and other voters voluntarily gave up the ballot box, no one will want to lose their life because of an election,” a voter who did not want to be named told journalists.

The voter said electorate was disappointed that despite all the warnings against ballot box snatching some people were determined to disrupt the peaceful flow of the election.

“This is unacceptable. This thugs will do anything including killing voters to achieve their devious plans. We had to flee, it was the sensible thing to do,” she added.

Other incidences have been reported across the state. In Oke Bode, Abeokuta the ballot boxes for both the governorship and State House of Assembly were carted away, journalists learnt.

There were other places where similar incidents were reported including Ifo, Odeda and Ado Odo.

Prof Osinbajo hails from Ogun State, many observers have argued that winning the state; will be a reward for Osinbajo, whose campaign strategies during the build up to the election have been described as the most impacting and pragmatic. This is beyond that, this is breathtaking. This is a man doing what he loves to do for his country and its people. This is a man that sees no social or political barriers; in short, this is a man that has redefined our political space forever.
Ogun State has begun to mount pressure on citizens to cast their votes in the governorship and House of Assembly elections in favor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates to honor Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, an indigene of the state.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is connecting with people like never before; this is a trait he is known for, right from the days when he was not yet VP. His door-to-door campaign and regular engagements with all relevant stakeholders in all towns and cities he visited, He went directly to those who vote, and he interacted with them and felt their pulse. It’s never happened before in Nigeria history that the Vice President will visit a citizen who lives in the rural area.
Prof Osinbajo is always on the move to improve direct communication between government and the people, over the years it has become his signature style. Now members of the opposition are embracing this same style by embarking on door-to-door campaigns but it’s obvious that they have no connection, no chemistry, they simply just do it for the cameras.
A Mass Communication Scholar, Dr. Sunday Aniyi described the house to house campaign embarked upon by Osinbajo as one of the best campaigns that have ever been run in Nigeria.
Aniyi, who projected that the Vice President may take his party to the victory on Saturday, said the campaign must have unlocked many hearts.
Ogun State born Marketing Communications expert and political analyst, Mr. Hakeem Olarewaju Adenekan has argued that the state is dicey, adding that no politician can confidently beat his or her chest that one of the parties would win the election.
“As things stand in Ogun, it is difficult for anybody to predict where the pendulum will swing because nobody can do the permutation and arrive at who will win the state on Saturday among Dapo Abiodun of All Progressives Congress, Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement and others.
Though Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will not be the direct beneficiary of Saturday’s election, it is believed in some quarters that the victory of his party All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Ogun State gubernatorial election will boost his political profile. Ms. Dhiqrah Yetunde Ogunnaike, a member of the APC mandate group in the state said it would be a shame for the country’s Number Two Citizen to go back to Abuja as a loser in his home state.
She said; “At this stage, I think our people should look beyond party divides in casting their votes. In the history of Nigeria, I don’t think there has been any Vice President that lost his state to opposition’’.
It never happened that a vice president lost his state to opposition, wayback from the late Alex Ekwueme in 1983 to Abubakar Atiku in 1999 and 2003, Goodluck Jonathan in 2007 and Namadi Sambo in 2011,
If APC fail to produce Ogun State Governor, it will not only embarrass the Vice President, it will weaken his negotiating power for the South West in the years ahead.
Ogun people should honor Vice President Osinbajo with their votes on Saturday by voting for Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
A Special Adviser in the presidency, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, who was part of his campaign train, has described Prof. Osinbajo’s passion as second to none.
Prof Yemi Osinbajo is seen as a man of the people, always spreading happiness and love. We the Youths see ‘Our Starboy’ as one of our own guiding us towards to the next level.

An adaptation from Raheem Akingbolu's "In Osinbajo's Interest"

Copied from the wall of
Bayo Osiyemi

GET IT STRAIGHT AND DIRECT FROM YOUR POLITICAL MENTORS.

1. Supporting PDP in 2019 is not patriotism, it's ridiculous insanity. ~ALAFIN OF OYO

2. PDP is a bad tree that can never bear good fruit. ~OBY EZEKWESILI

3. Nigerians must not return the PDP to power, they have nothing to offer. ~BALARABE MUSA

4. People who destroy your past cannot guarantee your future. ~ OMOYOLE SOWORE

5. Don't handover Nigeria to thieves and hooligans. ~OBASANJO

6. Atiku has no good intentions for Nigeria. ~OBASANJO

7. Atiku Abubakar is a national thief. ~OBASANJO (My Watch Book, Page 49).

8. Atiku is coming back to create a paradise for thieves and we can see the people who are excited about them. ~OMOYOLE SOWORE

9. The money Atiku stole when he was my vice, enough to feed 300 millions of people for 400 years. ~OBASANJO

10. Obasanjo and Atiku are birds of the same feather, Nigerians should ignore them and stick on integrity to decimate corruption. ~PROF. WOLE SOYINKA

11. I will sell 90% of NNPC and retain 10%. ~ATIKU

12. I will privatize Ajaokuta if elected. ~ATIKU

13. I will revoke N-Power, school feeding and Tradermoni program if elected. ~ATIKU

14. In all honesty, Atiku doesn't have the integrity to defeat president Buhari anywhere in the election. ~AYO FAYOSE

15. Bank on me, Buhari will defeat Atiku in Adamawa. ~BUBA MARWA

16. Atiku can only win 2019 election, if he comes to our coven for deliverance. ~NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF WITCHES & WIZARDS

17. If I lose this election, I will recontest for President again in 2023. ~ATIKU ABUBAKAR

18. We all worked hard to form APC, if I decide to rejoin APC today, no one can stop me, not Buhari, Tinubu or Oshomole. ~BUKOLA SARAKI

19. Atiku's restructuring message is a deceit. ~GOV. WIKE

20. APC is not doing well, but when it comes to good governance and accountability, give it to Buhari. ~GOV. WIKE

21. Niger Delta people are very happy with president Buhari. ~GOV. WIKE

22. Governor Wike is working for Buhari's return. ~PDP

23. Nigerians will lose faith in INEC if it fails to disqualify president Buhari before the poll. ~PDP

24. Please stop encouraging Buhari to attend political rallies. ~UCHE SECONDUS

25. President Buhari is using magic broom to gather a mammoth crowds in his campaign. ~UCHE SECONDUS

26. My fellow elites must come together urgently to stop President Buhari before it is too late. ~OBJ

27. Buhari is a change, but Atiku is Bureau de change. ~REV. FR. MBAKA

28. Nigerian democracy under Buhari is one of the best in the world. ~ANGELA MERKEL

29. INEC lacks integrity to conduct free and fair 2019 election. ~ OBASANJO

30. Even Jesus Christ can not conduct free and fair elections in Nigeria.
~OBASANJO, Feb. 2007

When they say Buhari doesn't like Igbos, show them this list of 20 Igbo men and women appointed by President Buhari to high profile positions in the Federal Government Agencies and Parastatals:

1. Ms Marilyn Amobi – MD, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET)
2. Engr Chidi K. C Izuwa – DG, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC).
3. Ms Sharon Ikeazor – DG, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD)
4. Amb Chiedu Osakwe – Chief Trade Negotiator / DG, Nigerian Office of Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
5. Mr Osita Okechukwu – DG, Voice of Nigeria (VON)
6. Mr Henry Ikem-Obih – COO, Downstream, NNPC
7. Mr Chidi Momah – Secretary to the Corporation (NNPC)
8. Mr Jasper Azuatalam – ED, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
9. Mr Uche Orji MD/CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA); Reappointed for second term by President Buhari
10. Mr Francis Anatogu – SSA to the President on Public Sector, Presidency
11. Ms Juliet Ibekaku – SA to the President on Prosecutions
12. Ben Akabueze – DG, Budget Office of the Federation
13. Princess Gloria Akobundu – National Coordinator/CE of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Nigeria
14. Nnenna Akajemeli – National Coordinator/CEO, Servicom
15. Emeka Nwapa – Chairman, Board of Consumer Protection Council (CPC)
16. Engineer Elias Nwalem Mbam – Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC); Reappointed by President Buhari for a second term
17. Dr Eberechukwu Fortunate Uneze – ED, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)
18. Lady Azuka Obiageli Azinge – Ag. Registrar-General/CEO, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
19. Melville Ebo – ED, Finance and Corporate Services, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)
20. Prof Charles B.U Uwakwe – Registrar, CEO, National Examinations Council (NECO)

Many people will find this amusing, some will even think it’s a conspiracy theory but the connivance between the PDP and INEC is more than you can ever imagine. The funny thing is, it had always stared us in the face.

Let’s start from the stakeholders meeting INEC held with political parties, observers and other stakeholders on Saturday, 16th of February in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. That the representative of the People’s democratic party Obinna Chidoka, was showering accolades on INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu for postponing the general elections, his only grievance was the ownership structure of the firm that supplied card readers while on the other hand here comes the chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole demanding the exact reasons why elections were cancelled especially at a time when decent Nigerians were asleep.

In response to Oshiomhole, Yakubu neither apologized nor gave a concise reason for the postponement sides that they could not guarantee that all the polling stations would commence at the same time with a stern face while anyone watching keenly would notice that
the INEC chairman fondly replied the PDP representative who had hijacked the microphone to ask a second question, shortly after shouting moderator down.

The first we heard of the possible postponement of the presidentially election came from senior members of the PDP media campaign. Last week Gbenga Daniels, Bukola Saraki and others hinted at a possible shift in the date, they said it authoritatively because they had insiders in INEC.

Hours before INEC officially announced the postponement, former Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose had stated that the election will be postponed.
He was even quoted by Premium Times and other online news sources; this begs the question, how come the PDP knows so much about happenings within INEC? Don’t look any further, the collusion between PDP and INEC has been in the offing for months.

PDP are the Puppeteers while the INEC commissioners are the puppets in this show. These persons are fully aware the president would not interfere in the activities of INEC and are taking full advantage of that fact to perpetrate this ignominy on the 84 million registered voters across the country.

The first pointer that the PDP and INEC are working hand in hand was when INEC came down hard on the APC in Rivers, Zamfara and Cross River, denying them their right to present candidates in those states.

But guess what, this same INEC approved Senator Buruji Kashamu as Ogun governorship candidate even though he did not participate in the PDP governorship primaries at all. In Sokoto, after it had been widely reported that Governor Aminu Tambuwal was not the candidate of the PDP, INEC manipulated its process and named him. It was even reported that Sokoto PDP said Tambuwal was not their candidate INEC had other ideas.

These are two of many such cases that INEC approved for PDP while depriving APC and its candidates.

Let us beware of all their antics and ensure that come February 23rd we ensure that these persons who do not have our interests at heart are kept away from public offices. INEC cannot be trusted and their neutrality is in doubt.

This is part of the meddling and connivance activities that the PDP went to acquire from Trump and their lobbyist Ballard Partners during their short trip to the United States.

Tomorrow, February I6 is the day Nigerians will be going to the polls to decide who will be the President of Nigeria for the next 4 years.

I encourage you to vote for President Muhammed Buhari, because President Muhammadu Buhari does not have any interests in amassing wealth, and that’s why he doesn’t own oil wells and foreign accounts.

PMB is not in collusion with anyone to share or embezzle the wealth of our nation.

Buhari as a retired Head of State, his pension, savings, farms and other entitlements are in a way sufficient for him to cater for his family.

President Muhammadu Buhari is saving irrespective of what they say or do, his making our refineries work and diversifying our economy irrespective of what they say or do, his enforcing policies that keep the hands of monkeys out of our general pot irrespective of what they say or do.

The job is not perfect neither is it complete but his definitely on it and I can assure you, he will not give up.

To talk of Infrastructure, power, Education, Social Investment Programme and lot more is a way of him providing jobs for the youth, all we need to do is to cast our vote for him and pray for him to have the strength to govern us well.

Nigeria cannot survive with the conscienceless and overbearing influence of these supposed owners of Nigeria, who secretly command every facet of our nation's socioeconomic and political life.

Let’s join him in the rescue of this nation. Make no mistakes about this, 2019 is between Nigeria and the supposed owners of Nigeria.

A greater future is in our hands.

God Bless You and God Bless Nigeria

There are multiple reports on social media that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is hacking the mobile phones of Nigerians via an automated phone call.

Mr. Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi, have been calling Nigerians randomly to ask that they vote for them but hackers have discovered that it’s a ploy by the duo to hack people’s phones.

The Truecaller app was used to identify one of these numbers on a phone that received the call last night. This shows 01 440 0049 with the name ‘PDP HQ’ as owner. The number only shows when the call is incoming. After the call has ended, you will only see ‘Hidden Number’ on the phone call history.

A hacker who refused to be named for obvious Cyber Security reasons urged Nigerians not to fall for the scam of the PDP and their candidates, noting that, they will access the phone records of individuals who fall for the scam.

“This is a high level scam that was used by the Russians during the 2016 election in the United States. They are replicating it in Nigeria and it could harmful to your phone, even beyond identity theft cases.

The hacker said those who do not use smartphones are less vulnerable because the ‘spam’ deployed is aimed at people using smartphones.

“Maybe iPhone users can be protected because they have a stronger anti-spam and anti-virus protection via the Apple iCloud, but those using android are their real target.

He urged Nigerians not to receive these phone calls from numbers they do not know or cannot verify as spam.

If anyone tells you that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to Islamise Nigeria, just show this to them and walk away. This is enough education for those that want to learn.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said decisions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari and the reforms introduced by the commission has saved Nigeria pilgrims over N83 billion during Hajj operations in 2017.

• The practice in the past was for presidents to give concessionary exchange rates for pilgrims going to Hajj. For instance, while the official exchange rate of $1 to the naira was N190 in 2016, President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier granted a concession which reduced the exchange rate to N160 for $1, the government therefore, subsidized each dollar with N30.

• Buhari abolished the practice and also granted NAHCON approval to fix a flat BTA for all pilgrims. “Because of the concession, and because there were three types of Hajj seats at then, which were minimum, medium and maximum, often differentiated by BTA, one person will pay for say 200 persons and then connive with a financial institution to collect the subsidised BTA and then give the pilgrims pittance. It therefore, became an illegal business venture for some people,” - Fatima Usara, Head of Public Affairs at NAHCON

• The management of NAHCON led by Abdullahi Mohammed came into office in 2015 and one of the first decisions he took after meeting with the NAHCON chairman was to abolish the practice of federal government’s sponsorship of a delegation to hajj annually.

• The decision alone saved the government N1.6 billion annually. Also, NAHCON in 2017 decided to abolish the use of middle men in securing accommodation for Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Instead, the commission deals directly with home owners which saved the country over $14 million.

• NAHCON said another reform introduced in 2017 regarding Hadaya (sacrificial animal) has saved pilgrims N1.6 billion. The reform sees the introduction of Jaiz Bank to work in conjunction with Islamic Development Bank to collect monies meant for the purchase of sacrificial animals from the pilgrims and issue them coupons.

• If not for the new scheme Nigerian pilgrims “would have been defrauded of N1.6 billion.” NAHCON in 2016 refunded N1.5 billion to pilgrims for services poorly rendered to them, adding “due to improved services in 2017” the figure refunded to pilgrims came down to N527 million.

• As the commission continues preparation for Hajj 2019 it is already fully utilising the Hajj development levy collected by upgrading Hajj departure centres in some states across the country. The commission intends to kick start the Hajj saving scheme introduced earlier in 2018, while a Hajj training institute meant to train Hajj managers, intending pilgrims and the general public.

• NAHCON is heading towards self-funding to reduce the burden on government.

How do you explain TraderMoni to an educated illiterate who thinks the VP personally shares N10k cash to petty traders? Hmm...You tell him that Bank of Industry is charged with the registration and disbursement, but even that is not enough.

You refer them to the website of both Bank of Industry and TraderMoni but even that is not enough.

You explain that there is an enumerator who personally interviews and monitor the process but still they will never agree.

Do you leave them to their stupidity? No. Tell them that petty traders who sell pure water and run after vehicles, those selling egusi, ugu, ogbolo, etc with less than N1,000 and can do more but still that's not enough.

So you tell them that the economics of TraderMoni is simple. Its called Multiplier Effect. Its empowering the chunk of traders with the money their principals stole for 16 years and is now used for the poor and not the elite. Period!

I laugh hard when I read articles claiming the "Islamization" of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Quick history class: when Buhari was head of State and he had all the powers without the constraints of the National Assembly, he did not Islamize Nigeria. That was in 1984. Buhari even refused to join OIC. It was Babangida that joined OIC. It meant that they had to remove Buhari to join OIC when he refused to assent to the idea as Head of State.
Still on history please, just one more: when 12 States in Nigeria 2002 thereabout declared Sharia in their States guess who was President, Obasanjo. But all those lying to us about Islamization now were quiet abi?

Now this Buhari who allegedly wants to Islamize Nigeria has cooks, his ADC and his drivers as Christians.
All those with whom he ran-all his running mates ever were all Christians including two pastors!

I also remember that it is these same miscreants that said the same of the former Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

Ogbeni Aregbesola has served his two-terms in Osun and the state was not Islamized, it’s going to be the same story for Nigeria but let us leave politics aside and delve into this ludicrous issue once, and for all.

Yes, President Buhari is a Muslim and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is a Christian, yet they want to Islamize Nigeria. When was this agenda conceived? Was it in 2015? Or was it already in the offing? If it was already in the offing, then it begs the question of whether former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan were involved.

The two of them ruled Nigeria for 14 years out of the 16 years that PDP ruled since the country returned to democracy. Why didn’t they halt the plan? Or better still, why didn’t they attempt to Christianize Nigeria? Or could they not have sacked all these Muslims during their time in office?

The truth is, these men and women have built their careers over the decades, and they have risen to these positions by virtue of the fact that they have earned it. During Obasanjo's administration, he appointed IGP Musiliu Smith as the first police boss and then Mustapha Balogun, both Muslims but during Buhari’s government it was Solomon Arase who was first appointed, a Christian.

No noise was made about this until Ibrahim Idris was appointed and Islamization noise started. During Jonathan's government, Hafiz Ringim, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar and Suleiman Abba all served as IGPs. They were all Muslims but no noise of Islamization.

It is idiotic to say that Nigeria will be Islamized by anyone or any group. When Christian universities were springing up left, right and center, no one said they were preparing Christians to be radical or to Christianize Nigeria.
But if it’s a Muslim bank, just one Muslim bank, we will not rest. When will we stop deceiving ourselves? President Buhari has made 159 Board appointments since 2015 and of that figure, 89 are Christians. Look at the Ministers and you will find a balance as well.

Let’s stop disrespecting these noble men and women by rubbishing their careers and religion. They have earned it and they worked their way to the top as professionals in their fields.

For those who understand hierarchy and the military, you will agree that President Buhari cannot sack all the Generals if they were Christians because he wants to appoint a Muslim Captain as the Chief of Army Staff.

It’s time we put this divisive evil to rest and respect ourselves as Nigerians. Let's act like decent and reasonable human beings for once.

Thank you.

The Next Level door-to-door engagements carried out by Vice President Osinbajo took him to Ogun state on Monday, where he made quick stops at Ota before heading to Ifo.

While receiving praises from the multitudes that thronged the streets on his way to the Olota of Ota’s Palace, the Vice President acknowledged their cheers and saluted them with zest.

Upon his arrival at the palace, HRM Oba (Prof.) Adeyemi Abdulkabir Obalanlege personally welcomed him and gave thanks to God Almighty for protecting him as regards the recent helicopter mishap that occurred at Kabba, Kogi state.

Afterwards, the Oba assured Vice President Osinbajo of the people’s vote.

The story was similar in Ifo, where the Olu of Ifo, Oba Samuel Atanda Oladipupo upon receiving Vice President Osinbajo at his palace, burst into song and led praise and worship in thanksgiving.

He thanked God for sparing the life of the Vice President while supplicating that he will be granted long life to continue the good work he has started.
The Vice President then had a chat with residents who were happy to have the number two citizen in their community. This happiness stems from the extremely inclusive nature of the Osinbajo campaign trail that has touched many hitherto overlooked communities which never get to receive high level visits from past governments.

Reacting to the overwhelming support, Vice President Osinbajo assured the people that Nigeria was on the right path and is on course to reach the Next Level.

“Ota and Ifo, thank you,” he wrote on his Twitter account, adding that, “We are going higher.”

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and some US lobbyists have agreed to the sale of state-owned and controlled oil company.

According to a source close to one of the lobbyists who was actively involved in Mr Abubakar securing a temporary waiver on his visa ban in order to enter the US, a deal has been reached.

The source who did not agree to be named said that the sale of the state-owned oil company was part of the deal that helped Atiku secure the waiver.

“I can tell you that he (Mr Abubakar) and some prominent lobbyists entered into a deal before he came to the United States.

“They have agreed that Nigeria’s state-owned oil company will be sold to a group of people including a Russian consortium which was very influential in bringing him to the US.

Mr Abubakar has repeatedly stated that he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company if elected President in the February 16 election.

He also bragged that he will sell the company to his friends, adding that, he has a right to enrich his friends but not his family.

In a Reuters report, U.S. government officials said Mr Abubakar’s travel ban was waived temporarily by the U.S. State Department after lobbyists mounted a campaign among congressional lawmakers arguing that the administration should not snub the leading challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 16 election.

One person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said Atiku was allowed to enter because the United States saw little benefit to creating bad blood with the man who might be the next leader of Africa’s most populous nation and the continent’s biggest oil producer.

Lobbyists hired by Atiku said they sought to overcome resistance at the State Department by securing support from members of Congress for the visit, as well as arguing that the top U.S. official for African affairs, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, had an obligation to encourage democracy in the seventh most populous country in the world.

Reuters reported that Atiku’s whirlwind visit to Washington last month was put together with the help of two U.S. lobbying firms.

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and some US lobbyists have agreed to the sale of state-owned and controlled oil company.

According to a source close to one of the lobbyists who was actively involved in Mr Abubakar securing a waiver to enter the US, a deal has been reached.

The source who did not agree to be named said that the sale of the state-owned oil company was part of the deal that helped Atiku secure the waiver.

“I can tell you that he (Mr Abubakar) and some prominent lobbyists entered into a deal before he came to the United States.

“They have agreed that Nigeria’s state-owned oil company will be sold to a group of people including a Russian consortium which was very influential in bringing him to the US.

Mr Abubakar has repeatedly stated that he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Company if elected President in the February 16 election.

He also bragged that he will sell the company to his friend, adding that, he has a right to enrich his friends but not his family.

In a Reuters report, U.S. government officials said Mr Abubakar’s travel ban was waived temporarily by the U.S. State Department after lobbyists mounted a campaign among congressional lawmakers arguing that the administration should not snub the leading challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 16 election.

One person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said Atiku was allowed to enter because the United States saw little benefit to creating bad blood with the man who might be the next leader of Africa’s most populous nation and the continent’s biggest oil producer.

Lobbyists hired by Atiku said they sought to overcome resistance at the State Department by securing support from members of Congress for the visit, as well as arguing that the top U.S. official for African affairs, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy, had an obligation to encourage democracy in the seventh most populous country in the world.

Reuters report that Atiku’s whirlwind visit to Washington last month was put together with the help of two U.S. lobbying firms.

Holland & Knight was hired by Atiku personally in December to help him secure a visa, in part by enlisting members of Congress to request one on his behalf, according to a lobbyist for the firm. It has been paid $80,000 so far.

Ballard Partners was hired by Atiku’s political party at a rate of $90,000 per month in September, before Atiku emerged as the party’s candidate, according to U.S. disclosure filings.

The firm’s lobbyists worked to set up a meeting with Nagy, arguing it would show that the United States wanted to encourage free and fair elections in a country where graft is endemic.

“We are not asking the administration or anyone to take sides, but to merely demand the same level of freeness and fairness,” Ballard lobbyist Jamie Rubin told Reuters.

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Are you one of those who received free MTN data and Airtime the from ‘Atiku Abubakar network? Upon dialing the code *347*07#, Atiku Abubakar gave out cash via airtime credits through mobile phones.

The free cash in form of units is intended to woo voters for the 2019 election and it’s one of the best ways for him to share money since virtually everybody in Nigeria has a mobile phone.

But the time is now for Nigerians to wise up and not sell their futures for Atiku Abubakar is a business man who would recoup all the money he’s spending in multiple folds if he wins the forthcoming Election.

Atiku Abubakar is corrupt, corrupt and the problem with Nigerians is not just the endemic corruption but our way of thinking. I am sorry to say, but the average Nigerian does not fully engage their faculties. We have all the degrees in the world, hold fancy and lofty positions at work and religious places, but we do not think.

Corruption is a fundamental human right here. It is almost sacrosanct in our way of life. We do not even bother to know how certain events have put us in the situation we regularly complain about, while ignoring anything that has been put in place to take Nigeria to the Next Level.

Nigerians are used to free easy money and that’s what’s killing us, we hardly want to work, all we want to do is pilfer and steal government funds or profit from someone who has stolen it. And that was the reason why the President attributed the verb Lazy to some of our youths.

Nigerians must refuse to be swayed by Atiku’s Free Money because there is nothing free in Freetown.