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- Mutilated body of kidnapped man found in Ebonyi
- Boko Haram suicide bomb coordinator, other frontline members arrested by DSS
- See the kind of food served for lunch at an IDP camp in Maiduguri
- Photo: Borno govt presents cash, materials to parents of Chibok girls
- P-Square escape unhurt from an accident along Lagos Ibadan Expressway
- Former video vixen turned photographer Uche Udoh releases nipple birthday pic
- Seyi Shay stuns in sexy outfit (photos)
- Read Borno state governor's tribute to his late deputy
- Former Gov. Audu Abubakar wins APC Guber Primaries in Kogi
- TF? As spotted in Ikeja this afternoon (photos)
- #WhenYouFinallyBlow - Don Jazzy shares some important advice for upcoming artistes
- Photo: Unidentified boy at Maitama Hospital, Abuja...
- Glo launches Literature Prize for undergraduate students
- Photos: Bono visits Nigeria for Povertyissexist campaign
- Singer K Michelle swears off black men, now wants to date white, country guys..lol
- Photos of one of the victims of the Airforce helicopter crash
- The body on 50 Cent's new girlfriend though (photos)
- Nigerian Ruth Agbakoba wins 1st Prize at World Congress on Medical IT
- Top model Joan Smalls poses completely naked for OUI magazine
- What this crazy but creative mum did to make her daughter take 1st in class
- Oshiomhole has forgotten so soon by Reno Omokri
- Photos: See the Local Government Corpers Lodge in idah Kogi state
- A woman is trying to keep from drowning & this is what they draw?
- Lol. As spotted in Area 1 Market in Abuja (photos)
- Oh wow! Check out this Florence Ita-Giwa cake (photos)
| Mutilated body of kidnapped man found in Ebonyi Posted: 30 Aug 2015 09:32 AM PDT  According to reports, Christian who is said to be in his 40s had gone out to buy some things for his family when he was whisked away inside a hilux bus and taken to an unknown destination. A relative of the deceased who spoke on how he was found said 'One of us went to his farm. While in the farm, he said he perceived bad odour and that the odour was so offensive that no one could stand it. So, when the man was searching for the source of the odour, he saw the dead body of our brother who have been missing for the past one week," he saidWidow of the deceased, Isha Ada described her husband as a peaceful man and wondered why he was killed in such a manner. 'I never believed my husband could be killed in this manner because he doesn't look for anyone's trouble. And those who killed him will never know peace in life. He was good to me, caring and tolerant. Today I have lost a companion, a loving man and a true husband," she saidThe Ebonyi police command has launched a full scaled investigation into the matter. | ||||
| Boko Haram suicide bomb coordinator, other frontline members arrested by DSS Posted: 30 Aug 2015 09:32 AM PDT  "They include those allegedly responsible for the coordination and execution of the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and Jos who were arrested on July 8 in Gombe State. Usman Shuaibu a.k.a money, said to be the co-ordinator of the suicide attacks, Ahmed Mohammed also known as Abubakar, an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) expert, who is said to have prepared the IEDs for the attacks. Others are Adamu Abdullahi, Ibrahim Isa, who allegedly carried out reconnaissance on targets in the Jos attacks, and Mutaqqa Yusuf who is said to have assisted Usman Shuaibu in planning and executing the attacks. Shaibu and his group were intercepted on their way to Bauchi State, where they had planned to execute another bomb attack".12 other suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos State, while three were apprehended in Enugu, Gombe and Kano States. | ||||
| See the kind of food served for lunch at an IDP camp in Maiduguri Posted: 30 Aug 2015 09:41 AM PDT  | ||||
| Photo: Borno govt presents cash, materials to parents of Chibok girls Posted: 30 Aug 2015 09:27 AM PDT  The parents at the meeting were given N100, 000 each and some clothing items. "I met with the president last Thursday in Abuja and he directed that I should meet you and console you over the missing girls. The president urged me to extend his heart-felt greetings to you on the issue. The president assured me that the missing girls would soon be re-united with their families as efforts are being intensified to rescue them,'' the governor said | ||||
| P-Square escape unhurt from an accident along Lagos Ibadan Expressway Posted: 30 Aug 2015 07:43 AM PDT | ||||
| Former video vixen turned photographer Uche Udoh releases nipple birthday pic Posted: 30 Aug 2015 07:40 AM PDT | ||||
| Seyi Shay stuns in sexy outfit (photos) Posted: 30 Aug 2015 07:36 AM PDT | ||||
| Read Borno state governor's tribute to his late deputy Posted: 30 Aug 2015 07:28 AM PDT  I can't remember the exact date I gave him that name, 'Mazan Fama'. I had given him series of assignments to undertake, some of them really tasking. All I did was to give him targets. I wanted all the assignments accomplished for the good of Borno but I wasn't expecting them accomplished in one outing! It was typical of what we do in the banking sector where I spent most of my professional years.  It was early into our first term in office when I commissioned our Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha to travel to Gombe, Abuja and Lagos with a tall list of deliverables. As he was glancing through the list, I looked at his face, expecting to see him wear a look of anxiety like we mostly wore in the bank any time we had new targets to meet. The Deputy Governor seemed normal. I asked him, have you gone through the list, he said 'Yes, Sir' and pocketed the list. He was then asking if there was anything in addition to the tall list. 'What is wrong with this man?' I said to myself before responding to him. 'No, there is nothing else, Your Excellency, just proceeds with that and please try to return to Maiduguri as quickly as you can' I said to him. He left me immediately. I was confused, wondering if he understood the weight of the work ahead of him, the number of people he needed to meet at some agencies of the Federal Government, with and without prior appointments. The task was really challenging. All I expected was something out his planned trip. My anticipation was somewhere around 50 to 60 percent which would have been okay by me, given the importance of the tasks. Within few days that he left, he was back to Maiduguri unannounced and walked straight to my office. I was rudely shocked when I saw him. I was afraid of asking him what happened. I was so sure he must have encountered a serious setback. But then I asked myself, 'why didn't he call to tell me the problem so I could try to come in instead of returning to Maiduguri?'. I was becoming inpatient as he stood in the middle of the office exchanging pleasantries with a guest that I dismissed on sighting the Deputy Governor. Before he sat down properly, I said to him, 'Your Excellency, hope all is well?'. He smiled but I was too anxious to make anything out of his face. I folded my hands, waiting for a sad news. He brought out an envelope he was holding, brought the list I handed him before the trip. One after the other, my Deputy Governor had convincingly achieved all the tasks I gave to him. He went further to accomplish two others that were related and important but which I didn't note. Then, he amazed me with three words, 'what next, Sir?'. It was that day I nicknamed him 'MAZAN FAMA' which I used in describing him as my 'reliable warrior'. For four years and 78 days, I had such a sufficiently efficient man as my Deputy in Borno before the untimely, cold hands of death came calling on Saturday, August 15, 2015.  My late Deputy Governor wasn't only efficient; he was also extremely honest and prudent. Officials serving in committees liked his commitment but preferred not to take request to the Deputy Governor because he mostly cut down unreasonable requests mercilessly and very correctly, to save funds for the Government. He transparently used little to achieve so much and disclosed savings for return to treasury. Taking advantage of his competence and character, I made sure the Deputy Governor was chairman of any special group that was to be entrusted with so much funds for execution of public programmes and capital projects. He chaired the committees that built more than half of the 2,500 houses we are completing, coordinated disbursements on immunization programmes, and was my permanent Ameerul Hajj from 2011 till he died during which he remarkably raised the welfare of pilgrims; he was empowered to summon any government official and any contractor handling any public project in Borno State and he did many interventions with my expressed approval. But in all that he was doing, he was most passionate about his role as chairman of central coordinating committee on the welfare of internally displaced persons, IDPs, to the extent that there was virtually no time I and him were alone that he wouldn't say something about IDPs. In fact, even when died in Yola, one of his schedules after the Convocation ceremony at the Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), was to follow up on his earlier visit on matters affecting the welfare of IDPS from Borno State who were conveyed from Cameroon to Yola. We went through the darkest moments of Borno like a 'tube and tyre' as they say it. Four years have gone by after the seemingly interminable and deadly conundrum that has gripped our land. A renewed air of optimism is now sweeping through the hearts and minds of our beleaguered, yet resilient people, seeing that in the dark clouds that have hovered over the skies for so long, the glimpses of a silver lining is beginning to appear, thanks to the strong political will demonstrated by the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration in tackling the insurgency. As a result, we in Borno - both as a government and people - are bracing up to tackle head long the enormous but not insurmountable challenges that are bound to come with the onerous task of rebuilding Borno and restoring it to its former glory, and my late Deputy's trailblazing role was assured in the scheme of things. My unyielding show of confidence was far from being misplaced, for the late Deputy Governor was hardwork, passion, commitment and diligence personified. A workaholic per excellence, an asset virtually indispensable, always cheerful and full of life, my Man Friday, mazan fama (the reliable warrior); the quintessential Zannah Umar Mustapha. Therefore, to say that His Excellency's sudden death in the early hours of that dark Saturday in his sleep, hit me like a thunderbolt out of the blues is to grossly understate a glaring fact.  As unwavering believers, we solemnly affirm not only that "every soul shall have taste of Death" (Kullu nafsin za'i katul Mawt, Qur'an 3:185), but no death is untimely. Indeed, when our appointed time arrives and the Angel of death comes knocking, there is absolutely no room for negotiation, debate or casting the ballot. That undeniable truism does nothing however, to detract from the sheer depth of the devastation caused by our irreparable loss. Considering how our friendship, nay comradeship, blossomed with time, I could say my crossing of paths with my Zannah occurred in fairly inauspicious circumstances. As astonishing as it sounds, before the irresistible allure of politics eventually pulled us in the same partisan direction, we were at best casual acquaintances, and by the time we had our first real and sustained interaction in 2011, I was already by God's grace ANPP Gubernatorial candidate and he my presumed running mate. Four years and 78 days absolutely changed what we meant to each other. In that relatively short period of time, we bonded into a friendship very rare in its cordiality, political soul mates of a special hue and, above all else, into brothers as though of the same blood. In the immortal words of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jnr., "the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenges and controversy". Zannah Umar Mustapha endeared himself to me in particular and our people in general chiefly and precisely because he was able to prove his mettle in our handling of the well-known security and other developmental challenges that have confronted Borno in the last half a dozen years or so. He relished the hardwork and loved to carry out difficult tasks assigned to him and more importantly, he possessed an uncanny ability to deliver results, and speedily too. Therefore, entrusting such tasks to him became a second nature to me, knowing I was totally at home and could sleep with both my eyes closed. Both on account of the law of nature and constitutional requirement, the gaping hole created in our administrative set up by the unexpected exit of the amiable Zannah Umar Mustapha must be filled. Yes, fill we must the vacant position of the Deputy Governor of Borno State, but without any shadow of doubt Zannah is irreplaceable. He was an honourable man and an extremely loyal, a trusted deputy and ally. What made us a pretty good team was that my late indefatigable deputy and I complimented each other rather seamlessly. Where I am an introvert - quieter, more reserved, he was aggressive and vivacious; where I am diplomatic and (I am told) self-effacing, he was blunt and point-blank; where I am the product of a free wheeling, laissez faire civilian up-bringing, he was a beneficiary of military regimentation. In fact, even in terms of our physical attributes, we mixed quite well - where I am fair in complexion, he was dark ebony. About the only attribute we had that didn't complement each other is our age, which is about the same, both of us having been born in 1966. I dare say that our complementarity tended to conform with the Yin and Yang (literally meaning dark and bright) strand of Chinese philosophy which describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Like Yin and Yang, we tended to act as complementary (rather than opposing) forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts. That was how the Deputy Governor and I blended. I state without any iota of ambiguity that I have lost my bosom friend and brother; the APC, our party, has lost an astute politician and a consummate mobilizer; Borno's multitudes of IDPs and other hapless victims of Boko Haram, a comforter; Borno State, a committed leader; and for Nigeria, the country has lost a true patriot. Mazan Fama is gone forever, but we cannot afford the luxury of wallowing in self-pity, for there is an awful amount of work to be done. Besides, we can't question the wisdom of the best planner of them all, Allah the Almighty. Indeed, the most befitting tribute we can pay his sweet memory is for us to rededicate ourselves to doing sufficient justice to the sacred mandate the good people of Borno freely and overwhelmingly gave us. The best honour we can bestow on the soul of our departed hero is to make Borno a bastion of good governance, an enduring model of excellence in sustainable development, a true home of peace and harmony, a much better place for its teeming inhabitants to live in than we found it. In short, to restore Borno's diminished glory and reposition it for greatness. As Abraham Lincoln succinctly captured, "In the end, it is not the Years in your life that count. It is the life in your Years." Adieu my dear friend and brother, may Allah (SWT) forgive your sins and grant you abode in Al-Jannat Firdausi. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un (surely, we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return)! | ||||
| Former Gov. Audu Abubakar wins APC Guber Primaries in Kogi Posted: 30 Aug 2015 07:23 AM PDT  | ||||
| TF? As spotted in Ikeja this afternoon (photos) Posted: 30 Aug 2015 08:50 AM PDT | ||||
| #WhenYouFinallyBlow - Don Jazzy shares some important advice for upcoming artistes Posted: 30 Aug 2015 06:36 AM PDT | ||||
| Photo: Unidentified boy at Maitama Hospital, Abuja... Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:40 AM PDT  | ||||
| Glo launches Literature Prize for undergraduate students Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:40 AM PDT  This was announced at the "Evening with Wole Soyinka and Nigeria's Outstanding Literary Stars" sponsored by Globacom and held at the weekend at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotel, VI, Lagos. (Photo above: distinguished judges of Glo Literature Prize & WS: Prof. Olu Obafemi of University of Ilorin, Prof (Mrs.) Akachi Ezeigbo of University of Lagos, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Prof. Mohd Inuwa Umar Buratai of ABU, Zaria and Dr. Ogochukwu Promise, Secretary of the Panel at the launch of Glo Literature Prize for Undergraduate Students in Lagos on Friday.)
Ebenezer Kolawole, Gloworld Coordinator, who announced the Prize on behalf of the Board and Management of the company, said it would be an annual competition open to all students of Nigerian universities, both public and private. The first edition of the award, he said, would be held in 2016, and that entries would be accepted for unpublished manuscripts which should be original scripts. "Our objective is to promote the study of all genres of literature. Therefore, Globacom is offering prizes to winners in the following categories: Prose, Drama and Poetry. The winner in each category will receive the sum of N1.5m (one million, five hundred thousand naira)," he explained, adding that this is the first time that any organisation has offered prizes for all the three genres of literature at this level of competition.
Kolawole said that Globacom has selected a panel of renowned scholars who have distinguished themselves locally and internationally as judges of the Prize in order to ensure a credible selection and award process. The panel includes Professor Femi Osofisan, Professor (Mrs.) Akachi Ezeigbo of the University of Lagos, Professor Umar Buratai, Dean, Faculty of the Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Olu Obafemi of the University of Ilorin and Dr. Promise Ogochukwu, who is the secretary of the panel. "The Glo Literature Prize for Undergraduate Students is part of our holistic appreciation of the importance of literature in the society. Literature is the mirror of the society we live in, and plays a vital role in communicating and preserving our culture, traditions and attitudes", he said. "We are of the firm belief that the Prize will provide added impetus to the education establishment and to Nigerian students, particularly in the field of literature and the creative industry," Kolawole stated. An Evening with Wole Soyinka and Nigeria's Outstanding Literary Stars was organized to celebrate the continent's biggest literary icon and Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, and three of Nigeria's young but inspirational writers. They are 2006 winner of Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Sefi Atta, and Caine Prize winners E.C. Osondu and Tope Folarin. The company said the event was organized to pay tribute to the literary stars for their immense contributions to the study of literature and for putting Nigeria on the world literary map. In a goodwill message at the event, Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., described Prof Soyinka as an uncommon patriot and intellectual deity who has made the black race proud. "Prof Soyinka has not only remained steadfast in his pursuit of social justice and good governance, but has all his adult life been one of the icons of Nigeria's moral fabric. He is a sedulous writer and raconteur par excellence whose works have for decades remained study materials the world over and will be for generations to come," Dr Adenuga noted. He also commended the three young writers for being good ambassadors of the country and for putting their footprint on the world literary map. | ||||
| Photos: Bono visits Nigeria for Povertyissexist campaign Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:31 AM PDT                                          Please check www.one.org to join the campaign | ||||
| Singer K Michelle swears off black men, now wants to date white, country guys..lol Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:59 AM PDT    "I believe the color of my skin shouldn't determine the genre of my music! I believe it's ok for me not to give a fuck anymore. I believe I'm supposed to motivate those I can. I believe In the power of a smile. Im proud to say that I've warned every urban gossip site to never post me again (balleralert) or I'll post their addy, phone number, and picture. That's only fair right? I Believe that pouring salt around the bed keeps the sex demons away. I really do Believe Rasheeda does rap like Shawty Lo. Just like she believed it was ok to call me liar about my abuse. Smh. I Believe I'm not crazy but everyone else around me is. I believe my old manager isn't suing me for money but because his stomach is very heavy to carry around. He also doesn't want me to tell he's sleeping with his staff and his artist. Opps😁 I believe that there is only 1 Iyanla and all you people who want to offer your advice below in my comments should sit and spin! I AM FREE TO BE ME. I forgot that! Social media and people have made me feel like my thoughts and opinions were wrong! I'm entitled to feel! I don't care if you like it or not!!!!! I'm Kimberly. I'm back! Either you rock with it or you don't! I'm happy as shit FINALLY! I KNOW I've been given this platform to be vocal. Call me crazy but I wanna see every woman find something that makes them feel something. I want you 2b great, way better than me🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 | ||||
| Photos of one of the victims of the Airforce helicopter crash Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:45 AM PDT   | ||||
| The body on 50 Cent's new girlfriend though (photos) Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:45 AM PDT | ||||
| Nigerian Ruth Agbakoba wins 1st Prize at World Congress on Medical IT Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:25 AM PDT | ||||
| Top model Joan Smalls poses completely naked for OUI magazine Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:02 AM PDT | ||||
| What this crazy but creative mum did to make her daughter take 1st in class Posted: 30 Aug 2015 05:31 AM PDT  What would you do if your child who you know is an A student always comes out with D's, E's and F's !? That was the exact problem a mum in Lagos was facing, after taking her daughter to over 3 different schools in 18 months, shouting at her, praying, fasting and casting with no improvement. She came up with a different and shocking approach to the problem… My daughter was a proper OLODO!! I'm not like many parents that shy away from problems concerning their children, I don't think that helps so I face them head on. I'm a working class mum living in Lekki, I have 3 kids and an ever demanding husband. My daughter is the eldest so when I started noticing her academic problems I didn't answer her, I simply hoped they would pass. Truth is I didn't have her time until she got to primary 4, that is when this girl gave me better disgrace in public. Here's what happened ohh! I went with my daughter for a party of one my secondary school classmates that always praised me for being a brainy and carrying first. While we were there, my daughter and I met many of my old friends, my daughter has a very unique name and they said loved her name, that's how one bad belle inside asked her to spell her name. My daughter couldn't spell her name! Her own name at age 8! My heart cut! I resulted to beating oh! Better beating! For every word she couldn't spell I would give her a stroke. After 1 week I was the one taking painkillers for my arm, so I stopped beating her and said no more tv, instead I would lock her up in my room to read. She started to retreat and get depressed. So I told her to start doing press up! When she comes home and I see 0 in her note she will do 10 press-ups. Nothing worked! Then a friend gave me this number 01-2913970, she told me, they are education consultants and tutors and she had heard very good things about them. I forgot about it until I heard of them here on my Lindaikeji. So I got a tutor on the islandfrom Prepclassat the beginning of the new school term (this was 3rd term in April this year) and told them I want a very good tutor and if my daughter doesn't pass I will fire the tutor immediately. The tutor was unbelievably good. She didn't know I used to spy on them from the kitchen window. After the second week my daughter started to improve, it was like magic. I was paying only N50,000 for this magic oh, the tutor would visit my home 3 times a week and spend 2 hours or more with my daughter. When the results came out, my olodo daughter took1st in the class, I called the Prepclass tutor aside and asked her how she did this miracle, even my daughter's school teacher's where shocked. The tutor told me my daughter was not actually dull she just needed someone to provide her with support,she wanted attention whether good or bad. When she started getting 100% attention, 1 on 1 from her tutor, she wanted to do more to get that kind of attention. The tutor showed her that she couldget it by being a very good student and after that everything changed. The Prepclass tutor practically changed my daughter's life in less than 4 months. I realize the power of getting a teacher to help your child personally and it goes beyond just academics. Prepclass tutors are simply superb, what my daughter got was a teacher and a mentor not just a teacher Do you want their contact or want to know more about them? Prepclass is the most reputable tutoring academic outfit in Lagos. We assign our experienced tutors to homes based on the needs of the child and the results the parent wants to achieve. You can get one of our tutors by following this link We have recommended prices to get tutors on the mainland – See our recommended prices here They are a Government registered company that has worked in over 500 homes and have a 90% success rate with their kids. They have even received several awards for their ground breaking work in education. They have their main office at No 1 Zansi close, Onike Lagos and parents can visitwhenever they want to or reach them on 01-2913970 or chat with them on www.prepclass.com.ng, they have a consultant waiting online to offer free consultation from 10am – 6pm Monday to Friday and 12pm - 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Working with Prepclass puts you at a security and satisfaction guarantee. You can't always oversee your child's tutoring session but Prepclass can help you and ensure you always get the best from your child's tutoring. | ||||
| Oshiomhole has forgotten so soon by Reno Omokri Posted: 30 Aug 2015 04:00 AM PDT  On July 17, 2012, a recently re-elected Governor Adams Oshiomhole visited Aso Rock Presidential Villa and on his way out he had a chat with State House Correspondents and said as follows "what the Edo election has confirmed is that when the President and Commander-in-Chief puts the country first and conducts himself as a statesman, not just as a party leader, credible elections are possible, because people were apprehensive that the Nigerian Army could be misused. But of course, I told them I didn't think they were right, but the President's clear directive was that the votes must count." The former labour leader continued in his praise of then President Jonathan saying "We need to appreciate the President and encourage him to sustain this principle of truly reminding all of us, who hold political office, that we are at the mercy of the electorate, not of the Presidency. I think the President has done that. The President has demonstrated statesmanship. I think there is hope for Nigeria". Going by the statement he made above, many Nigerians were shocked to read his recent statement on August 23rd, 2015 where he said inter alia "if the Igbos were marginalized, it was President Jonathan and the PDP. If Nigerians know what these people did, they will stone them to death – jungle justice." How is it possible that three years ago, Governor Oshiomhole saw President Jonathan as a well behaved statesman who rose above partisanship to put the nation first and then make a 180 degree turn to attack the same person and suggest that he be stoned by the public? Anyone who knows Former President Goodluck Jonathan knows that the first description of him by Governor Oshiomhole is correct. Former President Goodluck Jonathan is a man who does not lust for power and refused to reach out to grasp power even when it was within his reach in 2010 during the saga occasioned by the tragic illness of his boss, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. Jonathan demonstrated loyalty, patience and complete submission to the will of God and God elevated him. When Dr. Jonathan lost the March 2015 Presidential election, he did not wait for the Independent National Electoral Commission to finish declaring results before calling then candidate Muhamnadu Buhari to concede. As a result, for the first time in her history, Nigeria does not have any judicial challenge against the winner of a Presidential election. President Jonathan is a man of honour who does not deserve the treatment being meted out to him by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The Comrade Governor should come to an awareness that his party, the All Progressive Congress, is now in power. They are no more in opposition. The Jonathan administration remains the only administration in Nigeria's history that promoted freedom of Speech by signing the Freedom of Information Bill into law so Nigerians could have access to any information they so desire. Versions of the Freedom of Information Law are also in force in Western nations including the US. Only on August 21st, 2015, an investigation by Leadership Newspapers (whose publisher is an APC chieftain and former Presidential Aspirant on the platform of the party) revealed that no US official ever told Governor Adams Oshiomhole or any other person that one minister stole $6 Billion under President Jonathan's watch and challenged the Comrade Governor to name the US official that said so and the minister involved. Nigerians may read that investigative report here http://leadership.ng/news/ Governor Oshiomhole may want to take advantage of the FOI law by ensuring that his aides use it to verify any allegation he may have before he going public with it. For example, he could have accessed freely available information from the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, as to the total cost of the 2nd Niger Bridge and he would have established that the entire cost of the bridge was ₦108 billion. How is it then possible to pay a consultancy fee of ₦140 billion for a project of ₦108 billion as the comrade Governor alleged? When the comrade Governor said that the Agricultural Transformation of the Jonathan administration was a hoax, did he know that the International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI, revealed in their annual Global Hunger Index that hunger in Nigeria reduced while Jonathan was President? This fact was carried by no less a medium than Premium Times and most Nigerians would know that Premium Times would not publish anything good about the Jonathan administration if it was not true. That report could be read here http://www. Governor Oshiomhole should note that four years is not such a long time. Every time spent in distracting President Buhari from the task of governance by attacking ex-President Jonathan is borrowed from time that should have been spent in helping the new administration succeed. You do not try to please a man who may be kind to you by demonizing a man who has been kind to you. When you do that, you are sending two messages. First, you are telling the man who has already been kind to you that he was foolish for being kind to you. Secondly you are communicating to the man who may be kind to you that he will be foolish if he goes on to extend kindness to you. I pray that my Christian advise does not meet with the bombastic response that previous attempts at engaging the Comrade Governor have received. I mean no harm as I only want to draw the attention of Governor Oshiomhole to the fact that no condition is permanent on earth. | ||||
| Photos: See the Local Government Corpers Lodge in idah Kogi state Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:42 AM PDT | ||||
| A woman is trying to keep from drowning & this is what they draw? Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:27 AM PDT | ||||
| Lol. As spotted in Area 1 Market in Abuja (photos) Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:22 AM PDT | ||||
| Oh wow! Check out this Florence Ita-Giwa cake (photos) Posted: 30 Aug 2015 03:17 AM PDT |
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