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The President of the World Bank Group , Jim Yong Kim , said on Thursday that the bank had concentrated on the northern region of Nigeria in line with President Muhammadu Buhari ’ s request . Kim and the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund , Christine Lagarde , who spoke at separate press conferences in Washington DC , United States , also advised Buhari to invest in things that would enhance economic growth. Kim said , “ You know , in my very first meeting with President Buhari he said specifically that he would like us to shift our focus to the northern region of Nigeria and we ’ ve done that . Now , it has been very difficult . The work there has been very difficult . “ I think Nigeria , of course, has suffered from the dropping oil prices. I think things are just now getting better. But the conversation we need to have with Nigeria , I think , is in many ways related to the theme that I brought to the table just this past week , which is inconcluded.in human capital.

Governor Obiano has taken his electioneering campaign to popular markets in Onitsha. Report has it that Obiano is currently touring the whole market in Anambra to woo people to vote for him in upcoming Anambra gubernatorial election. He visited the popular main markets and was seen with heavy security. The security following the self-acclaimed “man of the people” almost surpass the population of the market. Nigerian military forces and police surrounded him like a man who has committed abominable act and consequently running away from anger of his kinsmen. (See Video Below) The movie that always play out whenever he visits those markets is tragic. In one occasion, he was expecting people to cheer him up but he was disappointed. Market people avoided him like a plaque. It was only just negligible few sycophants were seen calling him “Akpokuedike” which is his title name. One of the traders said: “If by now the Governor has not noticed that there won’t be election in Anambra come N

The Chairman , Police Service Commission, Dr . Mike Okiro has dismissed a letter from the commission purportedly demoting the Lagos State acting Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal to Deputy Commissioner of Police. He stated that the letter was not authorised and should be ignored . The Commission’ s Permanent Secretary , Musa Istifanus had written to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris about the demotion of Edgal to his former rank of DCP . The letter had generated confusion and consternation within the leadership of the police and among concerned stakeholders. But Okiro in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Thursday night explained that he had told the IG to ignore the letter, adding that he would broach the matter with Istifanus . He said , “ The letter was not authorised by the commission; Istifanus did not write on my behalf . We read the letter too like everybody and I have told the IG to ignore it. The letter was not authorized at all . I would

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Thursday, frowned at the alleged forceful administration of Monkey Pox vaccine in some parts of South East, especially in Anambra State which caused pandemonium in the region. The group alleged that the substance was imported from Iran with the aim of subtly annihilating the people of the region who were agitating for Biafra republic. In a statement signed by the leader of the group, Uchenna Madu, MASSOB warned the military to be mindful of their activities in the South East and South-South region. The statement partly read: “MASSOB through our intelligence agency have confirmed that the source of the immunization drugs were brought from Iran without the due process of clearing of imported goods, our intelligence report also proved that NAFDAC was sidelined before administration of the killer poison. “Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) condemn the forceful immun

The report reaching us has it that the Commissioner of Police Lagos state, Mr Imohimi Edgal has been suspended. This is coming 24hrs after ordering for the Arrest of Davido, The Lagos State Commissioner of Police has been demoted from his Position as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police back to his old rank as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). Remember, Edgal is the same Man who led the team that ended the Ikorodu Badoo menance and also lead the Police team that dismantled about 4 Shrines rumored to belong to the dreaded Baddo group in Agbowa, Lagos state. The letter that was sent to demote Edgal reads:- Withdrawal of Acting Appointment: AP. 25095 Mohimi D. Edgal and AP. 36665 Aji Ali Janga’, is, however, addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, and signed by the Permanent Secretary at the PSC, Mr M.F. Istifanus, on behalf of the Chairman, Mr Mike Okiro. The statement reads in part:- Our letter with Ref No PS/1924/Vol IX/ dated 22nd

So, yesterday there was panic in Anambra, after reports from the state claimed that Soldiers were forcefully injecting school children with the Monkey pox virus in the state. In a recent video shared online, student recounted what happened and how they had to run home from school. In the video shared online, a woman is heard questioning some children of school age about what happened. The children, who were still in their uniforms, said they were in school when teachers came in and told them that soldiers were forcefully injecting people and killing those who resisted. “The teacher told us to go home that soldiers are going about killing children, injecting them,” a boy who goes to Peculiar School in Umuanyagu said. “Most of the students have gone home, even those that went with bikes.” A girl who attends Marcellina Udoh Nursery and primary school in Ezioba Ozubulu said: “They told us to go home that the army are injecting people, shooting children and if you don’t let them injec

Angered by alleged insincerity of the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led government of Imo State, no less than 500 tricycles, popularly known as Keke, riders on Thursday blocked the entrance leading to the state government house. Their action was sequel to the announcement by the state government that it has begun the initial phase of banning operators of tricycle in the state. But in defiance, the Keke riders who besieged the entrance of the state government house in demonstration against government action said that their anger was that government failed to keep the promise it made them. According to an operator of the vehicle who preferred not to be mentioned, government gave them till December 1, to cease operation. “When government said we should stop our service in the capital city was December 1, but today they are saying we have been banned,” he said. Meanwhile, Okorocha had in an earlier announcement said, “On this issue of Keke operators we have discussed with them and th

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will end in “defeat and shame” and “his wickedness shall not go unpunished”. Fani-Kayode stated this in a series of tweets on Thursday night, while reacting to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo revealing that he signed N648billion oil contracts for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) . He tweeted: “So now u say it is no longer Buhari that signed the 648 billion naira worth of oil contracts whilst on his sickbed in London but it was Osinbajo that signed them. “This is a fat lie. The cabal wouldn’t trust Osinbanjo with toilet paper let alone 648 billion worth of oil contracts! “One thing I know is this: Buhari is a man-made President and not a God-made President.He is the biblical Saul. And like Saul,he will end in defeat and shame and his wickedness shall not go unpunished. The good news is that with every Saul comes a David. Soon David will rise and rule.” Repo

October 12, 2017 – Tagbo Umeike’s Murder: Davido Risks Being Jailed For Life If Convicted Of Manslaughter – Lawyer A legal expert today revealed that star singer David Adeleke, Davido could spend the rest of his life in jail over the suspicious death of his friend, Tagbo Umeike. Here is what a legal practitioner today NET today: ‘If the police say the Tagbo died of suffocation because he was locked in Davido’s car. That would be manslaughter. Murder would mean it was premeditated. Manslaughter means it could have been unknowingly done. But again we don’t know yet what the police will charge him with.’ Tagbo Umeike was said to have been at a lounge to celebrate his birthday when he became unconscious and was brought in to the premises of the hospital by three other associates of Davido, Tunde Usutu, Agbeje Olaoye and Idris Busari in a vehicle that has since been recovered from the singer’s home. The Nigerian Criminal Code expressly states what is defined as manslaughter

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained that the approvals he granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as Acting President were for financing arrangements for the Joint Venture between the corporation and International Oil Companies (IOCs) and not for any kind of dollar or naira-denominated contracts.  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained that the approvals he granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as Acting President were for financing arrangements for the Joint Venture between the corporation and International Oil Companies (IOCs) and not for any kind of dollar or naira-denominated contracts.  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo The Vice President made the clarification when approached by journalists after the groundbreaking ceremony of the multi-billion naira Bonny-Bodo Road Project in Bonny, Rivers State. "They were financing loans. Of course, you know what the Joint Ventures with the lOCs like Chevron are. In some cases,

The report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, titled “NNPC still holds blank check” said that within the first six months of the Buhari administration, the NNPC withheld over $4.2 billion (about N824.7 billion) out of a total of $6.3 billion (N1.24 trillion) revenues realised from crude oil sales in the second half of 2015. Muhammadu Buhari The withheld revenues represented about 66 per cent of the total revenue – $1.4 billion earnings from Nigeria’s regular crude oil exports for the period; $3.4 billion from domestic crude oil sales, and $1.5 billion from oil sold from the corporation’s upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC oil fields. The report said only $2.1 billion (about N413.7 billion) was transferred to the Federation Account. The group said the unremitted revenues for the six months was about 14 per cent more than the amount withheld by the corporation under the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the first half of 2015, and a

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has politely responded to a man who called thunder to fire him (Atiku) on social media. The former VP had tweeted that “When we don’t educate girls, we lose 50% of our high value workforce, 50% of intellectual resources. It’s unacceptable. “When we educate a girl, we educate a nation! If I have to leave one legacy, this will be it.” In response to Atiku’s posts, a twitter user, Evans Menendez, insulted him saying, “So boys aren’t important ba, thunder we go strike you enh…” Atiku responded by properly educating his attacker who also received bashes from other twitter users. The ex-VP said, “Evans, do you know that in many parts of Nigeria/Africa, girls are not allowed to finish school? “This is bad for us as a country.”

Popular musician, David Adekeke, alias Davido, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over the death of his friend, Tagbo Umeke. Davido was arrested by the Lion Building Police Division and brought to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, who, after interviewing him, ordered that he be taken back to the division for further questioning. Tagbo was found dead in a Toyota Camry car parked in front of the Lagos Island General Hospital, which is believed to have been dumped by Davido’s staff, Tunde and Agbaje. The incident went viral on the social media two weeks ago when Tagbo’s girlfriend, Caroline Danjuma, an actress, took to her Instagram page accusing Davido of having a hand in his death. Since then, Davido has come under heavy criticisms over his repeated denial of involvement in the unfortunate incident. Edgal, while addressing journalist yesterday at Ikeja, said the command decided to invite all parties involved in the matter and requested for the CCTV

Coalition Blasts Buhari for Terminating Contract Atiku’s Company Had With NPA Over 2019 ElectionElection The attention of Democracy Coalition has been drawn to a petty and witch-hunting policy of the Buhari administration which resulted in the termination of the boat pilotage monitoring and supervision contract Atiku’s company Intels had with the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) because of Atiku’s interest in contesting the 2019 Presidential Election against the rumoured reelection bid of the ailing President. There is no doubt that the move is part of the wider conspiracy to attack and cripple the business interest of the former Vice President who is also the biggest employer of labour in Nigeria. To say the least, the terminated contract is an open admittance by the failed Buhari government that Atiku’s Presidency is inevitable come 2019. Anybody fooling himself with an overdose of cocaine syrup and is thinking that Atiku will go broke and back out of the 2019 Presidential race i

Kaduna – Former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, said Wednesday that the north had nothing to fear about restructuring of the country.                  President Muhammadu Buhari However, while Atiku Abubakar and Tambuwal spoke about how the present structure of the country could be tinkered with, Prof Abdullahi wanted regionalism or outright break up of the country. The trio spoke at a two day conference on “The North and the Future of Nigerian Federation”, organized by the Arewa Research and Development Project, in collaboration with Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation; the Northern Elders Forum; Arewa Consultative Forum; Code Group; Northern Delegates Forum; Arewa Reawakening; Jamiyar Matan Arewa and Forum for Northern Youths Organisations. While Atiku said the north was not afraid of restructuring because it stood to gain more if more power was devolved to the feder

The family of Tagbo Umeike, a friend of Afro-pop star Davido, has there’s more to his death than meets the eye. The police on Wednesday announced that the autopsy conducted on his corpse showed that he died from suffocation. Umeike died last weekend after partying with Davido and other friends. A statement released on Wednesday night by Mrs Araka on behalf of the Umeike family said evidence available to them showed that there was foul play in his death. The family said it will ensure that the truth on the matter comes to light. “We, the family of Tagbo Ifeatuchukwu Umeike, received the shocking news of the passing of our brother on October 3 at about 8:55p.m., several hours after his demise,” the statement read. “Since his passing, there have been several stories making the rounds, especially on social media, regarding Tagbo’s personality and the circumstances concerning his death. “For a family that is trying to come to terms with the passing of their loved one, some dis

Anambara State house of Assembly chaiman on health committee Hon G Nnamdi Okafo has this to say on The Army biological medical warfare In Biafra landland HEALTH PANIC!!! BEARE I have received reports and calls stating that a team of people escorted by the military are going to schools in some parts of the state especially in Ekwusigo LGA and others forcifully immunizing school children against an unspecified virus. It was alleged that someone has died from the innoculation. This has caused panic in the entire state. I have liaised with the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akabuike, who is on his way to Ekwusigo for fact-finding. As a precautionary measure, schools in the state have been closed for today and parents are to go and pick up their children/wards. To parents and teachers, do not allow anyone to touch/innoculate your child/students. Dr. Akabuike stated that his Ministry was not contacted and they did not give any approval to any group or team for any immunization.

Former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and spokesman of Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has advised that Nigeria should either revert to the 1960 constitution or be broken up. He stated this when he spoke at a two day conference on “The North and the Future of Nigerian Federation” which was put together by the Arewa Research and Development Project (ARDP), in collaboration with Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation; the Northern Elders Forum; Arewa Consultative Forum; Code Group; Northern Delegates Forum; Arewa Reawakening; Jamiyar Matan Arewa and Forum for Northern Youths Organisations. On the growing demand for the restructuring of the country, Abdullahi said that the call showed “the failure of the operators and not the structure.” He further argued that Nigerians who are demanding that reports of the 2006 and 2014 conferences by former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan respectively be implemented were ill-informed. According to hi

ABUJA — Amid agitation by leaders of the South East for the creation of an additional state in the zone, Kaduna State governor and chairman of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Committee on True Federalism, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that it would be a grave injustice to agitate for “equal unequals”. Nasir el-Rufai According to him, even in population and resources, the regions  of the country are not uniformly endowed. He, however, said though the representatives of the agitators were few in number, “the majority must always win.” Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by his committee to get inputs from youths, the governor said when people talk about restructuring, most proponents think of their zones while no one thinks of the country. He said:  “The greatest injustice is trying to make equals unequal and unequals equal; things are not done like that. What do I mean by that? There are those who have said that Nigeria and United States are the same. “It

Davido’s Friends DJ Olu & Chime Amaechi Murdered With Poisonous Substance Over A Business Deal With Oyo State Government ..CCTV Footage Allegedly Caught Murder Suspect The sister of one of the friends of Davido found dead in a car in Banana Island on Saturday has opened up. Sopulu Amaechi in an exclusive chat with NET today said any information that claims that her brother overdosed on drugs is false. chime amaechi poisoned Late Chime Amaechi with Davido Here are her words during a visit to NET TV office today: ‘Chime was not that kind of person, I have seen addicts and I know how they act…My brother or Dj Olu were not definitely not addicts’. ‘You see, addicts are always fidgeting, their account of what they do is not constant. Chime was always coherent. I never suspected his moves because he confided in me. So how would they say he overdosed on drugs? Nobody is asking for the name of the place they went to eat, neither are they asking if he was poisoned. I am convin

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the decision of Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to bypass Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, in award of contracts and appointments cannot be justified by law. After Kachikwu wrote a petition against him, Baru said he did not break any law. But in a statement on Wednesday, Falana said the “unilateral award” of multi-billion dollar contracts by Baru “is illegal”. He said President Muhammadu Buhari should not have encouraged Baru to treat the minister “with such pompous disdain and arrogance”. “It is pertinent to state, without any fear of contradiction, that by virtue of section three of the NNPC Act the GMD as the chief executive of the corporation shall be responsible for the execution of the policy of the corporation and the day-to-day running of the…

Music artiste, David Adeleke, aka Davido is under fire for lying to the police that he did not know how his deceased friend, Tagbo Umeike, got to the Lagos General Hospital’s premise. Acting Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal, Wednesday, told reporters that Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footages from the hospital proved that Umeike was brought in dead (BID) by Davido’s escort driver, Tunde Usutu and two of his (Davido) friends, Agbeje Olaoye and Idris Busari. He said the men abandoned the deceased inside his ash Toyota Camry LSD378EL on the instruction of Davido. According to Edgal, Davido, his friends and the escort driver were being questioned by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Lion Building. He said: “On October 3, at about 9:20am, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of General Hospital Lagos, Oparanti Moshood, alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Lion Building that an unidentified male was brought in dead (BID) in an Ash Toyota Camry Saloon car marked LSD378EL by

The Nigerian Army has urged the public to disregard rumours that its ongoing free medical outreach, especially in the South-East, was aimed at de-populating the zone. Col Sagir Musa, Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, made the call in a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday. Musa said that the free medical outreach was not a vaccine intended to infect monkey pox or any major contemporary or emerging diseases to the people of the zone or any part of the country. He described as `silly and mischievous’ publications trending on the social media alleging that the ongoing free medical services giving to some communities in the zone were with a sinister motive of depopulating the region through the so-called `monkeypox vaccination’. “The exercise is part of the corporate social responsibility initiatives imbued into the overall Exercise EGWU EKE 11 package to the people of the South Eastern Region which is the area of responsibility of the 82 Divis

                  Breaking: Anambra Schools Shut Down Over Fear Of Buhari/ Army Injection Written by Tim Elombah Created: 11 October 2017 A health personnel administers vaccine to school pupils Schools in the South Eastern state of Anambra are presently under lock and key over fear of genocidal injection allegedly and forcefully being carried out by men of the Nigerian Army authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. Elombah.com gathered that men in Army uniform appeared in schools on Wednesday morning brandishing injections in the name of vaccines. Some parents who got wimp of the situation, out of fear of the monkey pox saga flying in the South South, rushed to various schools and started forceful and massive evacuation of their loved ones. Earlier in the morning, a concerned Nigerian sent the following message to Elombah.com via Facebook which we promptly ignored: "I heard that soldiers are forcing school children to be injected, pls you people should investigate if

Senator Dino Melaye has noted that there are so many square pegs in round holes in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Melaye said Buhari’s selections were synonymous to someone wearing oversized shoes, adding that there were lots of nepotism in the President’s appointments. In an interview with Vanguard, Melaye, a chieftain of the ruling party, said, “Let me tell you, in this government, we have square pegs in round holes. “You cannot give carpentry work to a tailor and you expect him to perform. We need to rejig the economy managers of this nation because you cannot give what you don’t have. “Cabinet reshuffle has to do with the ministers. We have strategic positions in this country that is manned by wrong people; a coach is as good as members of his team. “The President cannot be minister of petroleum, Minister of Internal Affairs but if he has good aides, the economy will move because these people will be working within their terrain. “If a tailoring work

After python dance in MAZI NNAMDI KANU home, it now turn to barracks, they are killing their self.a soldier short Sargent short him self. Information reaching us now has it that serious fight has ensued in mora barracks after a soldier shot his boss and shot himself,the argument over the issue became so hot and fight broke out which degenarated to some shootings which have left some dead and wounded, we could not ascertain the actual number of dead and wounded soldiers by the time of filing this report, we promise to update you soon on it.

Chief John Nwodo, the President of the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says that the group supports the proscription of Biafra secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by the South-East Governors, because the decision saved lives and doused the explosive tension in Igboland. He state this in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, at the third inauguration of the state and local government executive committees of the Abia Chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. According to Nwodo, the decision by the governors was a wise step which aligns with their position to save the nation from what would have been a major crisis following the clash between members of IPOB and the Nigerian Army. Chief Nwodo noted that in Igbo culture, when a father senses danger outside, he chases his children inside the house and lock them until the danger fade away. He noted that; “That was what the governors did and Ohanaeze Ndigbo is happy with the wisdom showed by our governors. I a

A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Ekweogu suspected to be mentally unstable has left many people in Ughelle area of Imo state in a state of shock after he brutally hacked his own father to death. The father identified as Ifeanyi Ekweogu died following injuries he sustained on his head. According to reports, the incident happened yesterday while the suspect was trying to leave the house with his mother’s bible and his father, Ifeanyi Ekweogu, wanted to prevent him from doing so. Out of annoyance, Emmanuel allegedly rushed and picked a shovel which he used on the father’s head leading to his death. After the incident, he was apprehended with his legs and hands tied to stop him from running away.

Title: We Are All Biafrans Author: Chido Onumah Publisher: Origami Year: 2016 Pages: 214 Along the line of my quest for knowledge, I have always come across this cliché that Nigeria is a land of milk and honey: Arable land, mineral resources, and a large and enterprising population; variables that make a nation great. Regrettably and in spite of all of these, we have been in a pitiable situation. Whenever I ruminate over these conundrums, a whole lot of rhetorical questions keep agitating my mind. Setting my eyes on this book, its title, We Are All Biafrans, only heightened a sense of curiosity in me towards finding out why we are described by one of the age-long canker worms we have been battling to do away with as a country. However, from the outset, as someone who has always shared patriotic feeling with each and every individual that believes in the Nigeria project, I did not see this book as only a work of art, which must be appreciated by its enthusiasts. Rather,

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that he had no plan to contest in the 2019 presidential poll. Osinbajo disclosed this at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London when asked if he had considered contesting in the 2019 election. The vice-president reportedly replied saying, “None of that is on the cards.” Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, had earlier asked Nigerians to disregard a group, Osinbajo Volunteers, campaigning for his election as president in 2019, saying Osinbajo had nothing to do with them. The group said Nigeria now “has a leader who has a clue about what to do and (how to) turn Nigeria to a beloved land of our dreams.” “Note that Osinbajo did not endorse this volunteer group. We have never met him. We are strong believers in the fact that he is the right ruler for Nigeria and we must create a people’s volunteer base for him,” the group added. The activities of Osinbajo was highlighted on its website, w

Lawyers to leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, for an order directing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce Kanu in court, after declaring him missing. The originating summons, which was brought pursuant to Section 40 of the Federal High Court Action, F12, LFN 2005, and Section 6(6) (1) (4) of the 1999 Constitution is seeking for an order of Habeas Corpus ad subjiciendum, commanding Buratai to produce Kanu in court. Kanu was arrested on October 14, 2015 and was consequently arraigned in court, along other defendants, on January 20,  2016, on an 11-count charge of treasonable felony, conspiracy to commit treasonable felony, belonging to an unlawful society, importation of goods, publication of libellous matters, among others. However, six, out of the 11-count charge had since March 28, 2017, been struck out by the court, including allegation of belonging to an unlawful society