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Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to discuss the matter of our youths again. I’m truly troubled because of the attitude I see on display today. I wish to state, categorically, that the internet is misleading a lot of our young ones. The internet is a giver of false hopes and confidence. I want to believe that the power of the internet is exaggerated and overrated in our dearly beloved country. Everyone who is able to buy some data sees himself as an omnipotent blogger who can install or bring down any government. This delusion of grandeur is not local to Nigeria but is pervasive all over Africa and it is tragic. Suddenly every blogger is a celebrity. I make it a habit to check the number of followers they command and control. I check their tweets and scrutinise their influence. People with less than 50,000 followers claim to own the heavens and the earth in a country with a population fast approaching 200 million. The sad thing is that those who should know better bel...

Fast rising comic Nollywood actor, Okwuchukwu Chukwujekwu widely known by his nickname, Main Bossman is reportedly dead. Here’s what popular Actor and his friend, Odira Nwobu wrote; I do not know what to say and where to start. All i know is that this life is nothing  i am scared and still confused  I taught he was just acting for me but not on till BOSS enter ambulance motor going down to NNEWI. May your soul Rest In Peace my friend my brotherly my colleague. I AM SCARED  I DO NOT KNOW WHO IS NEXT @main_bossman1 @main_bossman1 i wonder how your mother will feel like to hear this sad news. THIS IS NOT A MOVIE  a small clip of my friend lying dead. Here’s what he shared:

It is no longer a secret that Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele ‘Jenifa’ is already pregnant with her first child. Few weeks back we reported that Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele-Bello was spotted with baby bump at a GLO concert. Well it seems the actress is already having pregnancy cravings, as she took to Instalive few minutes ago, to reveal she’s having both tea and juice, because of ‘yeye appetite’. Here are the photos:

Watch Marvis Vibe To The Beats In Her Latest Video by Anita Oguni « PREVIOUS | NEXT » Big Brother Naija 2017 finalist Marvis Nkpornwi unveils the visuals for her single “ Vibe “, which was produced by Chris Stringz. The video which was shot by Avalon Okpe includes a cameo apperance by fellow #BBNaija housemate Bisola.

An Ifa priest, Yemi Elebuibon, has declared that any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Otiti-Obanor, faces death. Mr. Elebuibon, who is also an actor, declared the consequence of a queen separating from a king in an interview with The Sun. The Ifa devotee also noted that the former queen must undergo some cleansing rituals with any man before they can become intimate. In addition, he said the cleansing process is necessary to enable the Olori to regain a normal life. The former Ife queen popularly called Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi reverted to her maiden name in August after confirming that her marriage to the Ooni has broken down irretrievably. While noting that Ooni would not be the first Yoruba Oba to be separated from his wi...

The leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has been declared wanted by a rival pro-Biafra group, the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra Rebranded, IPOBR. IPOBR declared Nnamdi Kanu wanted for “betraying the struggle” for Biafra as laid down by late warlord, Odumegwu Ojukwu. The group accused Kanu of bringing public hatred on the entire Igbo race through his utterances and actions. In a statement by its Director-General, Mazi Ibekwe Ozuruigbo, IPOBR questioned the authority of Kanu to oppose the coming Anambra state gubernatorial election. IPOBR says anybody with useful information about the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu should contact it for prompt action. [VIDEO] ‘Buhari’s Look-alike Was Hired From Sudan, Our Real President Is Not In Nigeria’ – Nnamdi Kanu Alleges Ozuruigbo, “We wonder who gave Mr. Kanu the power to say Anambra State election scheduled for November this year would not hold? “As the true representative of the Biafran People,...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria will fulfill its destiny to be a great nation despite renewed separatist agitations. He said noises over secession, quit notice are parts of the journey to be a great nation. He asked Nigerians, especially the elite, to be prepared to make sacrifice to lift the nation higher. Osinbajo expressed the confidence in his speech at the 2017 Eidl Al-Adha lunch at the State House in Abuja yesterday. The Vice President stood in for President Muhammadu Buhari at the get-together. He said: “ The significance of this celebration is the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Prophet Abraham as we know in the Old Testament) to make the great sacrifice of his son in fulfillment of his pledge toGod. “It is the willingness to make a great sacrifice in order to be able to fulfill his own destiny and the destiny of his nation. “Our nation’s elites must recognize that we all must make sacrifice to attain the destiny God has ordained for us. “I a...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said on Sunday, September 3, that the Nigeria nation was too old and too big to fail saying the option out of the present agitations in the land was to restructure the country until it comes close to a country envisaged by the nation’s founding fathers. In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja, the former Vice President said Nigerians must realized that for every country to be great, it must go through struggle, pointing out that Nigeria must also go through a phase of struggle and come out from it stronger than before. The former Vice President commended the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators for withdrawing their quit notice asking Northerners and south westerners in the region to vacate before October 1. The statement reads: “Just as I commended Arewa Youths for listening to good counsel and withdrawing the ill advised quit notice to people of Igbo origin to leave the North before October 1 o...

Veteran actor Kasimu Yero has died in Kaduna on Sunday at the age of 70. The deceased’s eldest son, Mansur Kasimu Yero, told NAN in Kaduna that his father died at his residence in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, after a protracted illness. NAN reports that Yero, who was buried at Bachama Road Cemetry in Kaduna, is survived by eight children. Yero would be fondly remembered for his role as ‘Uncle Gaga’ in the now rested ’80s situational comedy, Cock Crow At Dawn, and as one of the lead characters in Abubakar Imam’s TV series, Magana Jari Ce. The deceased was one of the early popular northern faces in Nigeria’s entertainment industry and had the flair of interpreting humorous scripts. Although Yero was born in Zaria, he moved to Kaduna when he became of school-age to live with his grandfather, Malam Mohammed Sambo, who held the traditional title of Magajin Garin Kaduna. Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, has described Yero as a shining star and a colossus of the creative i...

From: Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Combined security checks, including increased surveillances, routine patrol and deployment of special forces, halted Boko Haram plans to bomb praying grounds and targeted areas during the Sallah celebrations in Borno State, the police has said. Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, told Daily Sun that there was intelligence report a week to the Muslim festivals of moves by the insurgents to carry out bomb attacks in various parts of the state with Maiduguri, the state capital as the main target. “The police in collaboration with the military, CJTF and other security agencies ensured routine patrol. The police got additional personnel from the IG (Inspector General of Police) and we deployed them to fortify all the major roads leading to the capital. We have visibility patrol, stop and search and adequate coverage of Eid (praying grounds) for the Muslim faithful,” Chukwu said. He disclosed that more personnel from the C...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), through tax collections, generated the sum of N2.11 trillion as revenue from January to July, 2017. This is contained in a progress report of the FIRS from Jan. to July, 2017 obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, showing their revenue performance and impact of the new tax regime. The aggregate revenue projected in the 2017 budget is N4.94 trillion, out of which oil revenue will contribute N1.98 trillion. This is based on an estimated crude oil production of 2.2 mbpd converted at an exchange rate of N305 to a dollar. Non-oil revenue for the year is projected at N1.37 trillion, which represents about 28 per cent of the budgeted revenue. Independent revenues, various recoveries and mining will account for the balance of about N1.58 trillion. A breakdown of the report showed that the FIRS from January to July this year collected N720.28 billion as Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) while the Value Added Tax (VAT) revenu...

Ebonyi chapter of the All Pgressives Congress (APC) on Monday in Abakaliki held a rally to campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office. Acting state APC Chairman, Eze Nwachukwu, commended party faithful for turning out in their large numbers for the rally. “We thank God for the recovery of Mr President from his sickness and successful return from the medical vacation in London to resume his normal duty as president. “The overwhelming crow that attended the rally is a clear indication that Ebonyi is indeed an APC state and by massively attending this solidarity rally is another indication of the love Ebonyi people have for our president and his populist government. “This is the third time APC in Ebonyi is organising this type of rally to demonstrate its love, support and loyalty for Buhari and APC led central government,” Nwachukwu said. He added that: We have witnessed tremendous live-transforming programmes and po...

Popular Nigerian rapper, Olamide Adedeji, otherwise known as Badoo Sneh ,has said that he dropped out of school but he was able to make it in life by discovering his talent through dint of hard work. According to him, he was determined to succeed in life against all odds, given the stark reality that his parents were poor, and were not able to pay his school fees at the higher institution. Olamide said these during the weekend when he went as a special guest of honour at the Summer camp organised by the Ogun State government at Akin Ogunpoola Model College, Akinale in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. He said: “I am from Ogun State here, I do not joke with my culture and language, in fact, I came from a poor background. I had to drop out of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, when it was getting difficult for my parents to pay my school fees. “However with doggedness, perseverance and hard work I was able to find myself w...

Nollywood actor, Obi Madubogwu is dead. He died Monday afternoon after battling with ‘acute diabetics foot ulcers’, CKN reports. Obi Madubogwu became popular for his role in the blockbuster ‘Battle of Musanga’ were he played the lead role. Some months ago, the actor expressed his heartfelt thanks to Nigerians who helped him out financially, physically and spiritually. He also urged them not to give up on him and but to assist him complete the final stage of his treatment which entailed flying out to a US hospital.

Following the death of a 10-year-old boy at Ekeukwu market demolition in Imo State, popular Comedian, Seyi Law has alleged that a national time bomb being built will soon explode. The Comedian, who shared a picture of the 10-year-old boy killed during the market demolition on his instagram page, claimed that when the bomb explodes, there will be nowhere to hide. Claiming that the Nigerian government is making “monsters out of his people” Seyi Law stressed that “when the day of reckoning comes, they will want to demonize them.” He wrote: “This was probably the saddest picture I saw on the internet last week and waited to hear the Governor’s reaction to the killing of unarmed civilians during a demolition exercise, but I am still waiting. “This is a huge problem in Nigeria, we keep mute at the death of people and that’s why Jungle justice prevails. No prosecution, No statement and the family, friends and well wishers of the victims grow with ve...

Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, says Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ victory on Friday against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon was a result of “fasting and prayer”. The Eagles walloped the Lions 4-0, in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Emmanuel gave his reaction via his social media accounts. “The victory of Super Eagles today against The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is a testament to the fact that whenever we go on our knees and seek the face of God like we did today during our fasting and prayer session, God will answer our prayer,” he said on Facebook. “Congratulations to ‘Akwaibomites’, congratulations to Nigerians. Together we are rising to the faith of our greatness!” the governor added in his comment”, the governor also wrote on Twitter. Meanwhile, Segun Odegbami, Nigeria ex-International player, has advised the team on what to do during the September 4 second leg encounter.

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has assigned portfolios to the newly sworn in commissioners. The governor disclosed the development while meeting with the 18 commissioners and 10 Special Advisers. See list below and assigned portfolio below…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has blamed the ineffectiveness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption on the inability of national institutions to act independently. Governor Wike spoke during a courtesy visit by officials of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK, to Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday. Wike noted that “political influence has weakened the fight against corruption. It is difficult to fight corruption when the institutions are weak. “Claiming to fight corruption with weak institutions may just be a political ploy to attract sympathy from western countries.” Earlier, Manager of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, Tighisti Amare, invited Wike to the institute to deliver a keynote address on developmental issues, which he accepted. It could be recalled that Social rights organization, the Integrity Group issued a two-week ultimatum to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice ...

The National Publicity Secretary of the Inter-Party Council, IPAC, Yakubu Shendam, on Sunday threatened legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari for meeting with only the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC. Buhari had last week met with leadership of both parties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. But Shendam, who is the National Chairman of New Generation Party of Nigeria, NGP, wondered why the President had failed to invite other political parties, numbering over 40, to the meeting. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, the IPAC Chairman noted that the secreate meeting was a desperate attempt to derail democracy. According to Shendam, “The secret meeting between the two political parties is a clear indication that APC and PDP are birds of the same feather. “We are consulting to seek redress in court over the unholy alliance of the APC and PDP to share states ahead of the 2019 elections. ...

The Senator representing Anambra Central senatorial district, Senator Andy Uba has debunked the rumour of his defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to another party. In a press statement put out by his media office, Senator Uba who emerged second with 931 votes at the just concluded APC primary election stated that the news that he had defected from the party was false and urged the public as well as the party members to disregard such news. The statement said: “In putting the records straight let me state that Senator Uba has no intention of leaving our great party, the APC for another party. We will recall that Senator Uba at every point in time preceding the primaries said that he would not leave the party whatever the situation he found himself. “Let us now ask why would he leave the party at this time? Again, what good will it do to him, his supporters or the party at this point? “Senator Uba for now is yet to see reasons for his wan...

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay has stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, recovers stolen money from the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke on daily basis. Sagay told the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party to remember that embattled Alison-Madueke was one of its products. He was reacting to the 19th anniversary celebration of the party. He, therefore, called on the former ruling party to celebrate it with sober reflection instead of boasting about its “achievements.” He said the Buhari administration had recovered nearly a trillion naira alone this year from officials who served under the PDP. The PACAC chairman asked the PDP to apologise to Nigerians and turn a new leaf as this was the only way to regain the confidence of Nigerians. Sagay added, “I am disappointed in the PDP. If they are celebrating 19 years, they should celebrate with caution...

Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday denied ties with ‘I See You’ group. The group during the week announced that thousands of its members had moved to the All Progressive Congress, APC. At a rally in Port Harcourt on Thursday, its national leader, Chizi Nyeomasila said the platform was formerly a pro PDP group but decided to join the APC because it was a better party. Addressing the defectors at the event, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, insisted that t here will be power rotation in the state in 2019. Reacting, Rivers PDP Chairman, Felix Obuah called the group’s leaders scammers and political jobbers, insisting that the party did not know them. A statement by his media aide, Jerry Needam said they merely threw up the name of his party to gain political relevance. Obuah advised people to ignore the faceless group that had already duped APC. “There is no doubt that “I See You” Group’ is another p...

The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Embassy of Holy See Vatican, Archbishop Antonio Fillpazzi, has pledged Vatican’s support for the anti-corruption crusade and development of education sector in Nigeria. ‘Apostolic Nuncio’ is the term used for the Pope’s direct representatives to countries. Fillpazzi made this remark on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama. According to him, Pope Francis was interested in assisting the country to address its social economic problem and the challenge of irregular migrants to Europe. Hs words, “In the past and in the present, the Catholic has been part of development in education and social economic development and we wish to continue. “There is no intention to withdraw in this commitment because it is part of our faith and our religion. “As it is indicated by the president and the diplomatic community, I think that the Catholic Church can d...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his pleasure, at seeing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) achieving the purpose of national unity that inspired its creation in 1973. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari said this while speaking to journalists at his country home after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers on Friday. “I am always pleased to see corps members in Daura and other parts of the country. From the postings, we get to learn more about other cultures,’’ he said. The president said the large number of corps members in Daura, mostly from the southern part of the country, was an indication that the dream of a unified Nigeria remained a reality. Corps members in Daura always throng the president’s residence for the Eid-el-Kabir.

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari, over  his response to the Benue flood that has rendered many homeless. Fani-Kayode labelled the President’s reaction as “weak and pathetic”. He tweeted: “Nothing reflects the cruelty and insensitivity of @MBuhari more than his weak and pathetic response to the Benue flood where many have died.” A statement by the presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, had said the President was closely monitoring the situation, and will be receiving regular updates on the scale of the disaster, as well as the Federal Government’s humanitarian response. “The President extends his sympathies to the Government and people of Benue State, and assures that the Federal Government will make available any assistance needed to enable the State Government and the affected communities cope with and surmount the impact of the flooding,” he added. Buhari has also directed the National Emer...

Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi representing Kaduna North Senatorial District has revealed that he won’t support Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai in his campaign for a second term. Hunkuyi’s stand boils down to El-Rufai’s no-challant attitude to the problems affecting the people of Kaduna State and believes they could probably decide his fate in the 2019 election. Besides, he also declared that he has no intention of running for any Governorship seat in the All Progressive Congress but insisted that El-Rufai won’t have his support for 2019 election. “If he decides to run again, I will not support him the way things stand today. And I am being very honest. The reason is, I believe a majority of my people in Kaduna State are desirous of something else, they desire something else, so Hunkuyi cannot tie himself in opposition against his own people, it is not my own way of politics. But he might see reason, he might change, he might go back to the people, he might plead, t...

The Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Shittu has declared that the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London has brought stability, happiness and joy to Nigerians. Shittu, who addressed journalists shortly after he observed this year’s Eld-Kabir prayers along with other Muslim Ummah in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday stated that it would have been another story “if the President has not recovered fully enough to come back to Nigeria”. He said it had shown that the prayers of Nigerians for the safe return of the President was answered. Shittu said “number one, we should thank Almighty Allah that he Has made it possible for our dear President to come and celebrate Eld in Nigeria. “I know that a lot of Nigerians have been praying over the last few months urging Almighty Allah for his speedy recovery and we thank God that, that prayer has been answered. “That has certainly brought a lot of...

The founder and General Overseer of Salvation Ministry, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has declared that anyone that has reached the age of 35 and is still unmarried is irresponsible. Pastor Ibiyeomie spoke when he addressed his congregants yesterday at the church headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The cleric admonished single men and women to look out for responsible men and women to be their partners, adding that it was not right to get old before getting married. He said, “If you are still single at 35, you are an irresponsible person,” adding that is it not the will God. He also charged young men and women to pray fervently before going into marriage relationship.

Former Edo State Governor, Adam Oshiomhole has called on the Federal government to allow each state control their resources in a bid to experience healthy competitions in the country. Speaking during an event at the colloquium organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Wednesday in Abuja, Oshiomhole spoke on the theme: “The Labour Movement and the Future of United Nigeria: What Role for Restructuring? He noted that there is no harm in encouraging state resources control. “If resources are transferred to each of the 36 states of the federation, those who want to grow can continue to grow, those who want to sleep and go slowly, let them do so. “Those who want to run as fast as lion should be allowed to run, that could lead to the competition that we should have,” he said.

South-South leaders on Thursday hit back at critics of President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, decrying what they called deliberate falsehoods, insinuations and outright distortions of facts by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their agents. At a meeting to assess the country’s democracy in Asaba, the leaders advanced arguments to counter accusations of non-performance. They said when the ruling party took over in 2015; Nigeria was about to be declared a failed state with its economy on the verge of collapse. “Once you are not part of the solution after 16 years, you will invariably become part of the problem.” Listing inflation, corruption, ethnic and religious intolerance, political brigandage, absence of electricity, politically motivated murders in the country, human trafficking and the drift towards dictatorship as the low points of the PDP government in 16 years, the le...

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement signed by its State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya and circulated by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze his Media Chief on Thursday expressed gladness and thanks to God Almighty for the victories of her candidates in their various cases in the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja that upheld the verdict of the electorates in Rivers State that voted overwhelmingly for our candidates by declaring Senator Andrew Uchendu of the All Progressive Congress(APC) as the rightful winner of the 2016 National Assembly Rerun for Rivers East Senatorial District. “With Uchendu’s victory who is a proven lawmaker, we are convinced that he will kick start the formal sack of Governor Nyesom Wike from the Brick House come 2019” Ikanya said. The party also appreciated the victories of Senator Magnus Abe representing the South East Senatorial District and all our members in the State House of Assembly and House of Repre...

The Forum members expressed their disagreement at a media briefing in Lagos, criticizing President Buhari’s speech, and insisting that Nigerian unity ought to be open to discussion and reformation. Members of the Southern Leaders Forum (SLF), a political group led by Afenifere Chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo, a former head of Nigeria’s Secret Service, Albert Horsfall, and former Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Joe Irukwu, have strongly disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion that the unity of Nigeria has been settled. The Forum members expressed their disagreement at a media briefing in Lagos, criticizing President Buhari’s speech, and insisting that Nigerian unity ought to be open to discussion and reformation. Reacting to Mr. Buhari’s national broadcast on his return from a prolonged medical leave in Britain, the SLF described Nigeria as an unsettled country, which explained why numerous groups were agitating for independence. SLF also stated that the division exis...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and the Chairman of Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development, Senator Barnabas Gemade, on Thursday differed on contract mobilization fee for project implementation in the housing sector. Fashola had said during the 6th national council meeting on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, canvassed for an increase in mobilization fee to about 50 per cent. He said this became imperative to support small contractors and ensure Nigerians really experience genuine development in the sector. The minister said he had directed the legal department in the ministry to commence legal processes and recommendations to the National Assembly in order to meet up with the new demand. Fashola disclosed that the Federal Government mass housing project has commenced in 33 states to deliver 2,736 housing units. He noted that apart from the artisans, 653 contractors were engaged in the pilot scheme and a total of 54,680 p...

Financial experts have diagnosed plausible reasons for the steady depreciation of the nation’s currency in spite of series of interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria in the foreign exchange market. The experts said, in separate interviews on Wednesday in Lagos, that a single market rate, among others, was required to reverse the depreciating trend of the naira. The President, Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said an apparent devaluation of the interbank market rate was having a negative impact on the Naira. Gwadabe noted that investors were uncomfortable with the prevailing multiple rates in the market, adding that multiplicity of rates could engender currency speculation and round tripping. The expert also said that the demand for foreign exchange by pilgrims was putting the naira in difficulty. The ABCON chief urged the regulatory authorities to work towards achieving a single market rate. A financial expert and a ...

President Buhari with Chief of Defense Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. T.Y. Buratai, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar as he presides over Security Meeting with Service Chiefs in State House on 22nd Aug 2017. According to the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, the issue of the alleged Secret Service of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Boko Haram menace and the various security threats plaguing the country were among what was discussed at the closed-door meeting that held on Tuesday between President Buhari and the Service Chiefs. Olonisakin disclosed that Buhari has issued directives that will soon be carried out by the military and the security agencies.

Major streets within Kaduna metropolis stood still on Tuesday as Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, led his his deputy, Architect Barnabas Bala Bantex, state executives, top All Progressives Congress (APC) and party supporters to pro-Buhari rally. Thousands of supporters of Nigeria’s President thronged along as El-Rufai and his deputy moved in the procession in an open-roof car, dancing and acknowledging cheers from supporters and onlookers for over three hours from government house to Murtala Square, venue of the rally. Broom wielding youths were seen in open trucks and several others on foot chanting pro Buhari and El-Rufai slogans. The atmosphere was, however, not devoid of heavy presence of security men from the Nigerian Army and Police, as well as accompanying Federal Road Safety officials in their blue and white stripped vehicles. One of those in the rally who spoke to DAILY POST said that they were part of the rally because of the successful...

In this interview with Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo conducted by Zain Asher, CNN’s International Correspondent at the Nigerian Bar Association General Conference which held recently in Lagos, Mr. Osinbajo speaks on how the current administration plans to deliver on its numerous promises to Nigerians in the socio-economic and political terrain. The transcript of the interview was sent to PREMIUM TIMES by the office of the vice president. Excerpts: Can you list the achievements of this administration? Vice President : I think the single greatest achievement of the administration so far is really setting the foundations for the economic recovery of the country. I think those foundations are important because first, we were dealing with a mono-economy, mono-export, ‘mono everything’ practically. But more importantly, we were also dealing with a system of public finance that was essentially opaque and if you like, a fair amount of corruption. Not even so ...