2019: Looking beyond the APC and PDP

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I believe in the formation of a radical, spirited and peoples’ centered political movement in Nigeria, a movement that is designed with a specific mandate to redeem and salvage Nigeria. We urgently need a mass movement that will place Nigeria above other considerations. Indeed, we need a movement that will break the chains of corruption, ethnicity, unemployment and bad governance in Nigeria. I am envisaging a revolutionary citizen movement that will vigorously confront the enemies of Nigeria. This movement must not be infested with the cancerous tumors of the ruling…

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President Buhari lacks capacity to govern – Na’Abba

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A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Umar Gali Na’Abba, has said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the physical and intellectual capacity to govern Nigeria. Na’Abba said this when contacted to confirm comments attributed to him concerning calls on the President to seek a second term. He said over the telephone in Abuja, on Sunday, “He (President Buhari) hasn’t got the capacity physically and intellectually to govern Nigeria this is my honest opinion.” In response to a question as to whether he said the ‘President feels that since he…

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Delta govt invites Avengers for dialogue over threat to resume bombing

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Deputy Governor of Delta State and Chairman, Delta State Advocacy Committee Against Vandalism of Oil and Gas Facilities, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, has appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to sheathe their swords and come to the dialogue table. The NDA hinted a few days ago, of plans to commence attacks on critical oil assets in a resumed programme tagged “Operation Red Economy” aimed at bringing Nigeria’s oil production, export capacity and its largely oil-based economy to ground zero. But the Otuaro-led Advocacy Committee has extended an invitation to the…

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Doctor calls for stiff regulation of slimming drugs

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Dr Bamidele Iwalokun, a  medical researcher with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in  Yaba, Lagos, has called for stiffer regulation of slimming drugs to safeguard the health of consumers. Iwalokun  made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. He  said there was the need for evidence of safety, effectiveness and approval from drug regulatory agencies in the country before such products are sold or consumed. ”The mechanism of action of these drugs and pills should be known, but people…

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Diezani Alison-Madueke in another $1.3b mess

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Investigators looking into the records of former Petroleum minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, have uncovered illegal withdrawal of $1.3 billion. The money was removed from the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) without relevant approval. Report says that the withdrawal of the cash was ostensibly to fight kidnapping and other security threats in the Niger Delta. Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reported to have given the approval to Diezani Alison-Madueke. The withdrawal was neither authorised by the National Assembly nor the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The former Coordinating Minister…

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Suspected herdsmen set Falae’s oil palm plantation on fire

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Multiple reports by Nigeria’s media said a section of the farm owned by a former secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae has been set on fire. Herdsmen are being accused of torching the farm located in Ilado Village, Akure North Local Government of Ondo State. According to reports, the arsonists did not steal anything on the farm but burnt down five hectares of oil palm plantation. The Punch reported that Falae’s Personal Assistant, Captain Moshood Raji, (rtd) confirmed the incident. Raji told Punch: “At about 6pm, I got…

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Buhari yet to decide on 2019 – Adesina

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Presidential adviser on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina,  on Sunday  in Abuja said  President Muhammadu Buhari has not decided on whether to contest in the 2019 election. Adesina said this while speaking with State House correspondents adding that  the president is presently in a better state of health than in 2015, to seek re-election . He added that president Buhari’s health would never be an issue as he had been improving tremendously since his return from medical vacation. Buhari left Nigeria on May 7, for the second round of his…

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Why I stand with Buhari

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These are very difficult times in our country. Sad, mournful and dolorous times, as the New Year opened with killings in Rivers, Kaduna, Taraba, and Benue states, among others. Of course, there had been gruesome carnage on the Mambilla plateau mid last year, and bloodletting in Numan, Adamawa State, as well as in other places. Hell suddenly seemed to have enlarged itself against Nigeria. Sincere condolences to those who are grieving and mourning the loss of loved ones. But instead of finding solutions, and joining to chart the way forward,…

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Police rescue abducted US, Canadian nationals

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The four expatriates kidnapped along the Kagarko-Kwoi road in Kaduna State have been freed by their abductors. The two Americans and two Canadians were abducted Tuesday evening on their way to Abuja, after inspecting some project sites in Kafanchan. Two policemen were shot and killed by the abductors in the process. The police in Kaduna confirmed the dispatch of special units to Southern Kaduna to investigate the incident and rescue the kidnapped men. The four men were released Friday evening, just as two members of a notorious gang of kidnappers…

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Donald Trump’s challenge to the rest of us

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Africa is an enchanting continent in terms of vegetation and topography. It is an intriguing one in terms of diversity. It is a warm one in terms of people and weather. It is a rich one in terms of nature’s endowments. It is a blessed one in terms of the absence of natural disasters. It is truly God’s own continent despite the swagger and precocity of the Americans in claiming that appellation. But, unfortunately, it is an abused and raped continent. Abused first by the colonialists who claimed to have…

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