Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the Presidential Candidate of the PDP,
Atiku Abubakar has said that her husband is a man of integrity,
stressing that she married him for his honesty and patriotism. She
spoke this weekend while receiving a campaign group, Women for Atiku,
that no one knew Atiku better than she does, having been married to him
for 47 years. She explained that contrary to unverified and vague
allegation of corruption by political detractors, Atiku was actually a
man whose integrity, honesty and sincerity earned him her love. In her
words, “I usually got confuse Whenever i read the false allegations of
corruption being spread by mischief makers against my husband in the
media. Most times i ask myself if they were referring to my husband whom
I have been married to for 47 years or a different person. Their
descriptions only befits the opposite of Atiku Abubakar, because he is
not corrupt as alleged”. According to her, since she married Atiku 47
years ago, she had never found him wanting in honesty, sincerity,
integrity and patriotism to his fatherland. She narrated how they were
brought together by divine destiny. “I was on my way back to Nigeria
from Benin Republic wher I went to visit my aunt at the idioroko boarder
and was accosted by ofifcers of the Customs Service. They had demanded
that I pay duty for a pair of brocade material which was a gift from
my aunt, an argument ensued between us and i told them to have the
brocade material for a keep because i couldn’t comprehend why i should
pay duty for a pair of brocade.Suddenly an officer by name Atiku
Abubakar who heard our argument summoned the officers to come along with
me to his office. He was the head of the command at the time.After
listening to both sides, Atiku demanded for the duty charge, dipped his
hand into his pocket and paid the duty and handed me the receipt smiling
and saying that ‘I will pay him back’.As the head of the command he
could have simply commanded them to let me go if he chose to, but his
patriotism to fatherland would never allow him do so, and that singular
act swept me off my feet and i eventually fell in love,” she said.The
post 'Why I got married to Atiku 47-years ago' - Wife, Titi Abubakar reveals'Why I got married to Atiku 47-years ago' - Wife, Titi Abubakar reveals
Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the Presidential Candidate of the PDP,
Atiku Abubakar has said that her husband is a man of integrity,
stressing that she married him for his honesty and patriotism. She
spoke this weekend while receiving a campaign group, Women for Atiku,
that no one knew Atiku better than she does, having been married to him
for 47 years. She explained that contrary to unverified and vague
allegation of corruption by political detractors, Atiku was actually a
man whose integrity, honesty and sincerity earned him her love. In her
words, “I usually got confuse Whenever i read the false allegations of
corruption being spread by mischief makers against my husband in the
media. Most times i ask myself if they were referring to my husband whom
I have been married to for 47 years or a different person. Their
descriptions only befits the opposite of Atiku Abubakar, because he is
not corrupt as alleged”. According to her, since she married Atiku 47
years ago, she had never found him wanting in honesty, sincerity,
integrity and patriotism to his fatherland. She narrated how they were
brought together by divine destiny. “I was on my way back to Nigeria
from Benin Republic wher I went to visit my aunt at the idioroko boarder
and was accosted by ofifcers of the Customs Service. They had demanded
that I pay duty for a pair of brocade material which was a gift from
my aunt, an argument ensued between us and i told them to have the
brocade material for a keep because i couldn’t comprehend why i should
pay duty for a pair of brocade.Suddenly an officer by name Atiku
Abubakar who heard our argument summoned the officers to come along with
me to his office. He was the head of the command at the time.After
listening to both sides, Atiku demanded for the duty charge, dipped his
hand into his pocket and paid the duty and handed me the receipt smiling
and saying that ‘I will pay him back’.As the head of the command he
could have simply commanded them to let me go if he chose to, but his
patriotism to fatherland would never allow him do so, and that singular
act swept me off my feet and i eventually fell in love,” she said.The
post 'Why I got married to Atiku 47-years ago' - Wife, Titi Abubakar revealsThree months to 2019 presidential election; President Buhari unveils APC's ˜Next Level plan
As the campaign season for the 2019 elections officially kicks off
today, President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has
released its roadmap. The roadmap themed Next Level is geared toward
seeking re-election across all thirty-six state of the federation and
the Federal Capital Territory. See below full text of the APC Roadmap
below:Four years ago, we promised Nigerians real change – in what we do
and how we do it. Nigerians sent a clear message in the last election,
and our platform offered a new, ambitious plan for a secure, prosperous
and corruption-free country. We have worked hard to fulfil our promises –
and while the road may have been difficult, over the last three and a
half years, we have laid the foundations for a strong, stable and
prosperous country for the majority of our people.Foundational work is
not often visible, neither is it glamorous – but it is vital to
achieving the kind of country we desire. Judging by the prior depth of
decay, deterioration and disrepair that Nigeria had sunken into, we are
certain that these past few years have put us in good stead to trudge on
the Next Level of building an even stronger nation for our
people. First things had to come first. We were a nation at war – but we
delivered on our commitment to secure the territorial integrity of our
nation in the face of a raging insurgency that devastated many parts of
the North East. We liberated 17 Local Government Areas from the grip of
insurgency. Brokering and sustaining peace in the Niger Delta has also
been crucial to stabilising the polity. Despite the difficult
circumstances presented by weak oil prices and reduced oil production,
we delivered on our commitment to make public investments to spur
economic growth, job creation, and broad-based prosperity.Agriculture
continues to expand our economic base, as do our investments in
deficient infrastructure across the length and breadth of this nation.
We implemented a responsible and transparent fiscal plan for the
challenging economic times that saw us doing more even with lesser oil
revenues. Grand scale corruption perpetrated at the highest level of
government is now a thing of the past, just as the Treasury Single
Account (TSA) has made it more difficult for ministries, departments and
agencies to exercise the unrestrained liberties that helped foster a
climate conducive to corruption.The nation’s wealth is now being
invested in capital projects to expand infrastructure and connect
people, goods and opportunities by rail, road and air. Also, the Federal
Government supported state governments with bailouts that enabled them
to pay workers on their payroll. We took an unprecedented step towards
creating a fairer and more equitable society by implementing Africa’s
biggest social investment programme. Through the National Social
Investment Programme, we are providing direct support to over 13 million
Nigerians who need it by giving relief and assistance to unemployed
youth, our children, the weak and vulnerable as well as small and medium
businesses. But even as we lay the foundation for a stable and
prosperous nation, we acknowledge there is still much to do.The Next
Levelof effort focuses on job creation across various sectors. From an
enlargement of the N-Power programme to investing in technology and
creative sector jobs to agriculture and revolutionising access to credit
for entrepreneurs and artisans, there is scope for over 15 million new
jobs.The march away from a mono-economy must continue with our
industrialisation plan coming to fore. With specific plans underway to
exploit the comparative advantage of the geopolitical zones and
different states by developing 6 Industrial Parks and 109 Special
Production and Processing Centres (SPPCs) across each senatorial
district, our incremental move away from oil dependence is assured.In
addition, our development of the Special Economic Zones will quickly
concretise our Made in Nigeria for Export (MINE) plan. To sustain food
production and value addition, our mechanisation policy for agriculture
will make tractors and processors easily accessible and available for
farmers across Nigeria. We will continue a wide scale training policy,
prioritising technology to reach the demography of young people within
the productive sector on a massive scale even as we create jobs and
growth within our economy. We believe that our people who are still in
poverty have a direct way out and up through our expanded National
Social Investment Programme. We believe we can implement the painstaking
and comprehensive policy and work we have done to bring an end to the
perennial conflict between farmers and herders – a conflict which is
heightened by a struggle for land, water and pasture and the effects of
climate change and every now and then, opportunistic and cynical
manipulation by political actors. We are implementing a blend of
measures that ensures that justice, order, modernisation and new
economic paradigms emerge. Perhaps our biggest ambition yet is the
overhaul of our education sector. Every child counts – and simply,
whatever it takes to prepare our teachers, curriculum and classrooms to
attain the right educational goals that grow our country, will be done.
We will remodel 10,000 schools every year and retrain our teachers to
impart science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics using
coding, animation, robotics to re-interpret our curriculum.We know that
to succeed, moral integrity and conscience must continue to form the
dominant character of our nation and its leadership. Corruption is an
existential threat to Nigeria. Despite the gains we have made in closing
the gates, we know that there is still much ground to cover to stop
systemic corruption. We are committed to deepening the work we started
this first term such that the nation’s assets and resources continue to
be organised and utilised to do good for the common man.The next four
years will be quite significant for our country. Nigeria is faced with a
choice to keep building a new Nigeria- making a break from its tainted
past which favoured an opportunistic few. Our choices will shape us –
our economic security and our future prosperity. Nigeria, more than ever
before, needs a stable and people-focused government to move the agenda
for our country forward. Join us on this journey to the Next Level of a
prosperous, strong and stable Nigeria! Nigerians, we are all going
higher!The post Three months to 2019 presidential election; President Buhari unveils APC's Next Level plan12 dead in Vietnam floods, landslides
Flash floods and landslides killed at least 12 people in central Vietnam, officials said Sunday, as hundreds of troops were dispatched to clean up destroyed villages and washed out roads.
Heavy rains pounded the central Khanh Hoa province over the past few days as tropical depression Toraji blew in from the South China Sea, triggering landslides that wiped out houses and destroyed a small reservoir.
At least a dozen people have been killed so far while a search was ongoing for several others, an official from the provincial disaster office told AFP, refusing to be named.
“We have mobilised hundreds of army troops to help people restore lives and clean up damaged roads,” he said.
The main highway linking north and south Vietnam was temporarily blocked and some railway routes were interrupted, while images on state media showed destroyed houses buried under debris and vehicles submerged in floods.
Panicked residents told of running from their homes as landslides rumbled down nearby mountains.
“We ran away after hearing the huge sound of fallen rocks… When we returned a few hours later, all our houses were destroyed,” said Nha Trang city resident Liem, quoted by Khanh Hoa province’s official online news site.
Khanh Hoa — home to the popular coastal resort city of Nha Trang – was ravaged by typhoon Damrey last year, which killed 27 people.
Vietnam is routinely hit by heavy rains during typhoon season from May to October.
At least 185 people have been killed in natural disasters across Vietnam since January.Last year, 389 people were reported dead in natural disasters, causing damage worth $2.6 billion, according to official figures.
Ebola response effort suspended after clashes in DR Congo
Efforts to fight an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s restive eastern Beni region were suspended Saturday after clashes just a “few metres” from a local emergency centre and the hotels of several response teams, the health ministry said.
UN peacekeepers from the MONUSCO mission repelled an offensive by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia in Beni city’s northern Boikene neighbourhood late Friday, a ministry statement said.
The ADF, a shadowy armed group that has killed hundreds of people since 2014 and at least seven peacekeepers in clashes just this week, wanted to “attack one of MONUSCO’s bases”, the statement added.
“We escaped death thanks to MONUSCO, which is very close to us in Boikene,” a resident told the UN’s Okapi radio.
The health ministry said that “all field activities were suspended and the emergency operations centre remains closed” on Saturday, adding that Ebola health worker response teams had stayed in their hotels.
Also on Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said 16 of its staff members in Beni had been temporarily evacuated after a shell hit the building they were staying in.
Michel Yao, WHO’s coordinator for Ebola response operations in Beni, told AFP that no one was injured, adding that it was not known whether the shell came from the ADF or MONUSCO forces.
Health Minister Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga said he deplored these acts of violence and the outbreak “remains dangerous, particularly in Beni”.
Since August 1, the Ebola outbreak in Beni, home to up to 300,000 people, has killed 213 people.
The UN has said unrest is hampering efforts to contain the disease in a region that has been troubled for decades by inter-ethnic bloodshed and militia violence.
The ADF is an Islamist-rooted group that rose in western Uganda in 1995, led by Jamil Mukulu, a converted Muslim.
Forced out of Uganda, it operates in the border area in the DRC’s North Kivu province.
A ceremony was held Saturday in Beni for six peacekeepers from Malawi and one from Tanzania who were killed in an operation against the ADF this week.
Fifteen other peacekeepers were killed in an ADF attack on a MONUSCO base in Beni in December last year.
Seven fishermen shot dead by militiamen
Suspected Congolese militiamen shot dead seven Ugandan fishermen and wounded another on Lake Albert, which straddles the two countries’ border, police said Sunday.
Uganda’s deputy police commander in the region Amos Muhindo said the gunmen opened fire on the fishermen as they went to retrieve the body of a colleague killed by the same group earlier last week.
“Seven Ugandan fishermen were shot dead by the Congolese militia on Saturday as they went into the water near Kaiso landing site (in Hoima district, Uganda) to search for the body of their colleague,” he said.
“One person survived and has been taken to Hoima hospital with gunshot wounds.”
He said the attack was reportedly carried out by five armed men in military uniform, adding that it was the third time in a week the alleged militia members crossed to the Ugandan side of the lake for illegal fishing and attacked locals.
Tensions have soared on the lakes straddling the Democratic Republic of Congo-Uganda border in recent months as Kampala has increasingly attempted to crack down on illegal fishing, spurred by dwindling fish resources.
Uganda has deployed the military onto the water and hundreds of Congolese fishermen have been arrested.
In July, the armed forces of Uganda and the DRC clashed on Lake Edward, leaving two Ugandan soldiers and three civilians dead.
Aside from illegal fishermen, armed groups which are rife in the conflict-torn eastern DRC also operate on the lake, robbing fishermen of their boats, engines and catch or seizing them and demanding ransoms.
Oshiomhole survives sacking, gets state chairs’ backing
There are strong indications that the
plot to remove the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has failed as he is enjoying the backing of a
majority of the state chairmen of the party and other officers.
Investigations by
on Saturday showed that except for states, such as Ogun and Imo, where
the governors were not satisfied with the outcomes of the primaries
conducted by the Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee, most state
chairmen of the party had vowed to resist any plot to remove the
national chairman.
There were reports a few weeks ago that
there was a plot to remove Oshiomhole because of the manner he handled
the party’s primaries, which some governors, including Ibikunle Amosun
(Ogun); Rochas Okorochas (Imo) and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), had
faulted.
A member of the APC NWC, who confided in
one of our correspondents, said the former Edo State governor had not
reached out to state chairmen of the party to stop the plot.
The party chieftain stated, “There is no
reason for him to do that because only two or three states are against
him. Any plan to remove Oshiomhole will fail because he is enjoying the
support of many states. Anybody that is bent on removing him now that
elections are approaching will plunge the party into another crisis that
may affect its chances at the polls.”
The National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said the Oshiomhole’s
position as national chairman is not under any threat despite
allegations that he (Oshiomhole) reportedly collected huge bribes from
some governorship candidates.
The former Lagos State governor said
based on this, he was not lobbying to save Oshiomhole’s job because
there was no basis for it.
Speaking in an interview with our
correspondent on Saturday through his Media Adviser, Mr Tunde Rahman, he
stated that allegations such as the one against the APC chairman were
bound to trail party primaries as those who suffered electoral defeat
would always want to blame somebody for their failure.
“I really don’t understand what you mean
by lobbying. One, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is at present
out of town. Two, and more importantly is the job of the APC Chairman,
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, threatened in any way? I don’t think so.
“I’m aware that Chairman Oshiomhole has
met with President Muhammadu Buhari at least twice since these
allegations were made and the President has never indicated he has lost
confidence in his chairman. All that has been said against the chairman
remains mere allegations and he has challenged those who made such
allegations to come forward with evidence.
“Allegations like that will normally
come and this is understandable when you are confronted with primaries
where some lost and some others won.”
Party marching away from impunity – Oyo chapter
The Oyo State chapter of the APC said
the party had stopped impunity. The party’s spokesman in the state, Dr
AbdulAzeez Olatunde, said Oshiomhole had yet to reach out to the party
executives in Oyo to starve off his removal.
Olatunde, who is the Director of Media,
Research and Strategies and Publicity Secretary of the party, stated,
“Don’t forget that we are in the thick of intense politicking where all
manners of decorated lies are being thrown at the national chairman
because of his intimidating character as a former labour leader with
lots of accomplishments.”
“The APC is unshakable. We are marching Nigeria away from the era of impunity,” he added.
No problem with national chair –Ekiti APC chairman
In the same vein, the APC Chairman in
Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, on his part, said the party in state had no
issue arising from the primaries.
Omotoso said the party did not have any
axe to grind with Oshiomhole over the primaries as “elections in Ekiti
State were conducted and candidates who won were returned and presented
intact to the Independent National Electoral Commission.”
The APC state chairman told Sunday PUNCH
in Ado Ekiti on Saturday that the issues arising from the primaries,
which led to Oshiomhole alleging that some individuals in the party had
ganged up to remove him from office, would be resolved by the party.
He said, “ The national chairman did not
reach out to us to help save his job. It is an internal matter which
the party can handle. Everything will be resolved. Our leaders are
capable.”
In Rivers State, the Publicity Secretary
of the APC, Mr Chris Finebone, said the party at the state level was
not expecting Oshiomhole to reach out to it.
Finebone explained that the position of
the APC national chairman was not threatened and as such did not need to
begin to meet with any state chapter of the party.
“His (Oshiomhole) job is never
threatened at all. It is only those who lost out in the power tussle
that are trying to be heard,” he said.
Akeredolu, Ondo chair disagree
In Ondo State, it was reliably gathered
that the Chairman of the party, Mr Ade Adetimehin, and the state
governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, were not on the same page on the issue
of the removal of the national chairman.
A source in the party said while
Akeredolu was in support of Oshiomhole’s removal, the state party
chairman was supporting the national chairman.
The source said, “The way things are
going on in Ondo APC, it seems the governor and the chairman do not
agree on the issue. The governor wants Oshiomhole out as the chairman
but Adetimehin opposes this.
“As I am talking to you today,
Adetimehin is confused on the matter because he doesn’t want to go
against the wish of the governor, who is the leader of the party in the
state, but he ( Adetimehin) couldn’t come out to give his support to
Oshiomhole. That is why we are neutral on the matter in Ondo State and
that is why the party is being silent on the issue.”
Attempts to get the APC state chairman did not succeed as he did not return calls to his mobile on Saturday.
We’re not happy with Oshiomhole –Imo
But the Imo State chapter of the party
said it remained aggrieved with the decisions Oshiomhole took during the
party’s protracted primaries in the state.
The state Publicity Secretary, Jones
Onwuasoanya, said the party’s constitution was very clear on how an
“errant officer” should be disciplined.
Onwuasoanya said, “The national chairman
has not reached out to us to save his job. Let me state it that it is
not within the purview of the state chapters of the party to decide the
fate of any errant national officer.
“But the truth is that we are not happy
with him on some of the steps he took regarding the outcome of the
primary elections in Imo state.”
In like manner, in Ogun State, the
crisis between the state chapter of the APC Oshiomhole had worsened
following the refusal of the chairman to grant the request of the state
governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
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Photos: Survivor narrates how bribe-seeking policemen disappeared after causing ghastly accident while chasing truck driver in Enugu
A lucky survivor of a ghastly accident has narrated how he escaped death
in an accident caused by alleged bribe-seeking police officers in
Nkalagu, Enugu State. Read post by Mazi Ogbonna, a UNN graduate and
linguist: "I came out from this bus today alive. I was sitting behind
the driver. I was the last person to board the vehicle. I was to sit at
the front seat amidst the driver and other man sitting on the
passenger's seat but the driver told me my legs are too long I should
sit behind. I insisted. But went to ease myself, upon returning, someone
else sat there, I sat behind the driver. Getting to Nkalagu, something
happened. My hands are trembling to type right now. But two things I
must talk about: First, Peace driver is not to be blamed but Nigerian
Police Force. They caused the accident. They were chasing tipper to
collect money, which failed brakes and smashed our vehicle on motion and
pushed it to another truck loaded with stones which hit us from front
and tumbled. The stone buried a man called Emmanuel right there in front
of my poor eyes. Shovels were used to pull stones away to save him, no
way. We were helpless in the bus as everywhere was locked up...I saw
blood everywhere. I saw what seemed to be my end. But my prayer every
morning has been "let what God allow in my life happen, I will take
everything, anything I see". I Iooked around and saw people as helpless
as I was. I wanted to help them but I couldn't help myself. I saw a man
trapped by the seatbelt. Those at the front rows are crushed. Driver's
arms are broken. I screamed, out in pain, all windows locked. From the
shattered glasses, I peeped out my head....waving for help but it seemed
not coming. People were running away. Fuel was leaking. It could be set
ablaze. My legs were trapped and my head out...I never knew I was on
top of a man screaming for help, looking for ways to escape
death—untimely death. I could have helped him but my senses weren't
intact. I was to save my life. I was weak and tired. My psychology has
ran to the state of imbalance. I flew out of the vehicle...how that
happened I can't tell but I know that my head is safe. Could it be my
head that landed on the well-tarred road or my leg, or hands? Whichever
way, I ran far away leaving my bag which contained serious documents,
my international passport....my two phones were lost out in the vehicle.
The screaming and cries of the people filled the air. Emmanuel was not
found yet. Emmanuel was untimely buried by the stones heaped on
him. Maazi Ogbonnaya ran far away, his phones weren't there with
him...his bag too. But in all, I have just a little bruise on my leg.
Policemen who caused the accident turned to smokes and disappeared. A
good Samaritan drove me to Enugu. Second: Thank you Jehovah for saving
my life. You are always there for me. What might have been the fate of
the poor widow who hugged her son this morning with smiles and fade him
goodbye? What if...? For now I can't talk more but I am alive. Nothing
happened to me. No bone is broken. I am cool. That is my picture after
the accident. The shattered truck you see here hit us. A doctor is here
to treat me. 
The post Photos:
Survivor narrates how bribe-seeking policemen disappeared after causing
ghastly accident while chasing truck driver in EnuguGroup petitions FIRS, demand 2015 and 2016 tax recipts of Atiku Abubakar
A group of Nigerians have petitioned the Federal Internal Revenue Service FIRS, demanding the 2015 and 2016 tax receipts of former Vice President now Presidential candidate of PDP in 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar.In the letter signed by the duo of Nelson Ekujumi and Solomon Sobade, the group said information at their disposal shows that Atiku did not pay his Personal Income Tax for several years and only ran to the FIRS in April this year to pay the back-log of only his 2015 – 2017 taxes to meet up with the requirements of INEC.Atiku's campaign organization is yet to react to this allegation.Read the petition letter below Friday, November 16, 2018The Executive Chairman,Federal Inland Revenue Service,Revenue House,20 Sokode Crescent,Wuse Zone 5,Abuja. Dear Sir,REQUEST MADE UNDER SECTION 1 (1) AND (2) AND SECTION 4(A) OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT:REQUEST FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 TAX RECEIPTS OF ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKARWe are Nigerians committed to enthrone honesty and integrity in public office and the sustenance of true democracy.It is in this regard that we write to you under Section 1 (1) and (2) and Section 4(a) of the Freedom of Information Act to make available to us the 2015 and 2016 Personal Income Tax receipts of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 Presidential elections.Information at our disposal is that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar DID NOT PAY HIS Personal Income Tax for several years and only ran to the FIRS in April this year to pay the back-log of only his 2015 – 2017 taxes to meet up with the requirements of INEC. Hence, in filing his INEC forms, he only produced his receipt for 2017 tax which was paid in April, 2018. Kindly find attached his INEC forms with only his 2017 tax receipt. HE DELIBERATELY OMITTED TO ATTACH HIS 2015 AND 2016 TAX RECEIPTS.As someone who continuously says he is interested in getting Nigeria and its economy working again, it is important Nigerians know whether he has been paying his Personal Income Taxes AS AT WHEN DUE.Consequently, we request for his 2015 and 2016 Tax receipts to ascertain whether he paid his taxes AS AT WHEN DUE.TAKE NOTICE that you are to meet our demands within SEVEN (7) working days of the receipt of this letter.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if you fail, refuse and/or neglect to do so, we shall be heading to court to compel you to so do.Thank you.Yours faithfully, _______NELSON EKUJUMINational Coordinator ______SOLOMON SOBADEMember
The post Group petitions FIRS, demand 2015 and 2016 tax recipts of Atiku Abubakar Check out stunning red carpet photos from star-studded 2018 Soul Train Awards
The 2018 Soul Train Awards held at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday night, with celebrities like Justine Skye, SZA, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, Erykah Badu, Faith Evans, Stevie J, Normani, Amber Riley, MC Lyte and many others in attendance.Here are some red carpet photos from the event. 
The post Check out stunning red carpet photos from star-studded 2018 Soul Train Awards''Let anybody lead this country, not PDP'' - President Buhari
President Buhari has once again kicked against the opposition party, PDP's plan to return to power come 2019.While speaking to a group of South East leaders who paid him a courtesy visit in the presidential villa Abuja, President Buhari said although the forthcoming elections should not be a do or die affair, he will never support the opposition party to rule the country.“Let anybody lead this country but not the PDP. They (PDP) were so reckless with the resources of the country. The state of infrastructure we inherited was terrible – no roads, the railway was killed and power. They lacked conscience because anybody with a conscience will not do what they did. We will report them to Nigerians.” he saidSpeaking further, President Buhari said“We will not get tired of speaking about the golden opportunity Nigeria lost during 16 years of the PDP. We earned money, which we didn’t use. If you ruin the economy, send your children abroad to get education; won’t they come back? I said it 30 years ago that this is the only country we have. We must stay here and salvage it together''.The post ''Let anybody lead this country, not PDP'' - President Buhari Presidency lists the remarkable successes President Buhari has made in the power sector
Below is a statement from the presidency listing all the remarkable successes President Buhari has made in the power sector.With less than 100 days to the next round of elections, the polity is already charged with so much toxic contents flying back and forth in the media space. People are therefore forgetting to talk about the wonderful things happening in the country. But there should never be a time we should stop talking about where this country was in 2015 and where it is now, in terms of development:~From 2015 till date, the Buhari/Osibanjo-led government of change has succeeded in increasing power generation, transmission and distribution in the country and there are facts to back up these claims.~Power generation was 4000 megawatts in 2015, it has now increased to 7000 megawatts.~Power transmission was 5000 megawatts in 2015, it has now been increased to 7000 megawatts.~Power distribution has increased from 2,690 megawatts in 2015 to 5,222 megawatts in 2018.~The government is in fact in the process of delivering additional generation from Kaduna, 215MW; Afam IV, 240MW; Kashimbilla, 40MW; Gurara 30MW, and Dadinkowa, 29MW.~Nine universities and 15 markets across the country have been lit up by the power distribution drive of the Ministry of Power.~The construction of one big hydro-power plant of 700 megawatts in Zungeru, Niger state has reached advanced stage.~Another mighty hydro power plant in Mambilla, Taraba state with a capacity to generate 3,050 megawatts is under construction.~90 transmission projects are also going on nationwide with Apo, Mayo Belwa, Damaturu, Maiduguri, Odogunyan and Ejigbo being the recently completed ones.~In the area of distribution, 100 injection sub-stations and a distribution expansion programme to be funded by the Federal Government are now in an advanced state of procurement.~The evidence of the progress recorded in the power sector under President Buhari is captured in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Report for Q2 of 2018, which shows a growth of 7.5 percent.The post Presidency lists the remarkable successes President Buhari has made in the power sectorDavido, Phyno, Simi and other celebs react after Runtown showed off the pet Lion he just bought (Photo/Video)
Singer, Runtown, has gotten himself a pet Lion and he took to Instagram
to show off the animal, but several celebrities including Davido, Phyno,
Simi and others are not having it due to the fact the pet Lion might
become brutal when it grows up.See their reactions and watch video of
the pet Lion and Runtown together below.
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this post on Instagram Say hi to my pet Lion. What should we
call him? A post shared by Soundgod (@runtown) on Nov 17, 2018 at 2:30pm
PSTThe post Davido, Phyno, Simi and other celebs react after Runtown showed off the pet Lion he just bought (Photo/Video) appeared'I still kneel before my husband despite my achievement, he is the head of the home' - Billionaire busineswoman, Ibukun Awosika says
bukun Awosika who is the first female Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria
Limited and owner of upscale furniture company, The Chair Centre Group,
says she sees nothing wrong in a woman kneeling for her husband, and
that she can kneel before her husband, Abiodun Awosika in the presence
of 10 million people because he is her husband. Her statement comes
amidst social media debates on whether it is right for a woman to kneel
before her husband.Read excepts from Awosika's interview with The Nation
where she spoke on joggling her family, her sprawling career and also
kneeling before husband.Many career women find it difficult coping with
their homes. In all these, how do you juggle between your roles as a
mother, wife and career?In life, you decide on those things that are
important to you, because as a woman I have all my visions and dreams
and I want to achieve them. I want to also be a successful mother to my
children and I want to be a successful wife to my husband; once I am
able to balance it up, it will make a successful home. All we need is
understanding. And we need a balanced home to have the right atmosphere.
I also apply wisdom most of the time because the day my children matter
most to me, I create time for them. The day it is my husband that
matters, I create the time. The same goes for my work. If not,
everything will crumble and that is why I need to measure the percentage
of attention I give to them and that is why I can’t advise another
woman on how to run her family because it is your circumstances that
determine your kind of action; my home is different from any other home.
I am happy to be married to the best man.How has this rubbed on your
success? No matter what you think I am, in my house, my husband, in
spite of my achievement, is the head of the home. Whatever I am today, I
can kneel down before my husband in front of 10 million people and it
would mean nothing to me because he is my husband. The secret of Ibukun
Abiodun Awosika’s perfect marriage is empowering and inspiring her
husband every day. And of course, the mutual support and love must be
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still kneel before my husband despite my achievement, he is the head of
the home' - Billionaire busineswoman, Ibukun Awosika saysCampaigns for presidential and National Assembly starts today November 18th
Campaigns for preisdential candidates in all the political parties
will commence today November 18th. A statement from INEC says political
parties that have fielded a candidate for the 2019 election can begin
campaigns for their candidates starting from today. The statement added
that campaigns for governorship candidates and State Houses of Assembly
will commence 1st December 2018.The 2019 Presidential and National
Assembly elections is slated for Saturday, 16th February, while the
Governorship and State Assembly/Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council
elections will hold on Saturday, 2nd March 2019.The post Campaigns for presidential and National Assembly starts today November 18th
