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PDP secretariat reportedly attacked in Gombe by Boko Haram
According to an eyewitness who spoke with The Nation, Boko Haram men today attacked the PDP Secretariat in Gombe where they opened fire and killed many people. This was after carrying out an attack on the Nafada Divisional Police headquarters in Nafada LGA earlier.
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Jonathan has not transformed anything in Nigeria – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has rubbished the President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda programme, saying that it is a total failure.
The governor noted that the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria were only “plotting to ensure that Jonathan returns to power through propagation of false claims.”
Fashola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made this observation in Lagos at the opening ceremony of Women In Business Conference on Monday.
AccordiNg to him, Jonathan under the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party was not transforming the country as portrayed by TAN’s numerous adverts.
Fashola said since Jonathan assumed office, the nation’s power supply was worsening while unemployment was on the rise.
He said it was unfortunate that Nigeria, a major oil exporter, was depending on importation.
Fashola said when the price of oil stood at a $100 per barrel for almost a decade, the PDP-led Federal Government had not been able to transform the country.
He said, “Where the North East is under siege and the economy has continued to nosedive, the transformation ambassadors have continued to distort the true information that all is well. All it takes to cripple our economy by those countries from where we buy oil is to say they won’t sell to us any longer.
“We have seen a good example where the country was denied access from buying arms. This is the situation we are in as regards importation of oil. In 2010 alone, we spent N2.5trillion importing fuel into this country. Now, we have less money to import. If we can’t pay for our oil importation, we all know its implication for the country. In not too distant a future, the fuel queues will return.
“The government has yet to give us power as promised, they have yet to give us fuel, we have yet to see the standard highways they promised. There are so many Nigerians living without electricity.
Ghana Looks To IMF For Salvation As Cedi Falls By 40%
“Ghana, once seen as a shining example of economic strength in the region, is also struggling with high inflation,” says a BBC report.
The report recalls that the West African country last went to the IMF for help in 2009, when it secured a $600m three-year aid package.
“Despite being a major exporter of gold, oil and cocoa, Ghana is struggling with large current account and budget deficits,” says BBC.
The country’s finance minister had last week told the BBC that the country would fix its currency problems itself and only go to the IMF as a last resort.
“Many experts see the decision to go to the IMF as the first admission by the government that the economy is in bad shape,” says the report. “Commentators said the move would force the government to take stronger action to tackle rising deficits and inflation.”
Leading financial analyst Razia Khan of Standard Chartered Bank is quoted as saying: “An IMF programme is likely to give to investors that additional level of confidence that fiscal consolidation might be pursued more seriously. However, news of potential talks with the IMF is unlikely to be enough, on its own, to make a meaningful difference to the cedi just yet.”
Universities & Polytechnics With The Best Graduates In Nigeria
Top 5 Universities And Polytechnics In Nigeria By Graduate Quality
I have seen graduates from many schools in nigeria but I can bet you that graduates from the universities listed below always stand out among their peers in terms of excellent and discipline in their work places.
1.UNN
2. UI
3. OAU
4. UNILORIN
5. COVENANT UNIVERSITY
What do you think? Do you Agree?
I have seen graduates from many schools in nigeria but I can bet you that graduates from the universities listed below always stand out among their peers in terms of excellent and discipline in their work places.
1.UNN
2. UI
3. OAU
4. UNILORIN
5. COVENANT UNIVERSITY
What do you think? Do you Agree?
Constitution Permits FG To Postpone 2015 Elections Over Boko Haram War
Boko haram is not just a terrorist group but a secessionist movement aimed at recreating an ancient Islamic El Kanemi Caliphates in the NorthEast of Nigeria. which can be likened to the 2 Nigeria Civil war. In view of this fact the presidency and the national Assembly must invoke Section 135 of the 1999 constitution
Section 135 of the 1999 Constitution as amended states, “If the Federation is at war in which the territory of Nigeria is physically involved and the President considers that it is not practicable to hold elections, the National Assembly may by resolution extend the period of four years mentioned in subsection (2) of this section from time to time; but no such extension shall exceed a period of six months at any one time.”
List of Individuals Who Requested Amnesty for Boko Haram
List of Individuals Who Requested Amnesty for Boko Haram
Governor Rabui Kwankwaso
http://scannewsnigeria.com/breaking-news/jonathan-must-grant-amnesty-to-boko-haram-members-says-kwankwaso/
Former Gov. Bola Tinubu
http://www.punchng.com/news/tinubu-backs-amnesty-for-boko-haram/
Governor Rabui Kwankwaso
http://scannewsnigeria.com/breaking-news/jonathan-must-grant-amnesty-to-boko-haram-members-says-kwankwaso/
Former Gov. Bola Tinubu
http://www.punchng.com/news/tinubu-backs-amnesty-for-boko-haram/
DEFECTION: TAMBUWAL WINS ROUND ONE! …His security aides restored, to remain as speaker
Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, has won ’round one’ in what promises to be a long-drawn legal battle.
A Federal High Court on Monday, November 3rd, 2014, ordered that concerning his defection, the status-quo should be maintained, and Tambuwal still effectively remains the Speaker of the House.
Toyota, 4 Other Auto Brands To Locate Assembly Plants In Ogun
Toyota motors and other four Japanese and Korean automobile brands have concluded arrangements to locate assembly plants at Kobape on the outskirts of Abeokuta in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun state.
This was the declaration of Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday at the 2015 Ogun State Budget Town Hall Meeting held in Abeokuta, adding that the foreign automobile companies are in the last stage of perfecting their documents to commence operations in the State.
Governor Amosun, who expressed satisfaction for the choice of Ogun state by these automobile companies, explained that the location of both local and foreign industries to the State in recent times, “is a testimony to the latest ranking by the World Bank report on doing Business in Nigeria which listed Ogun as one of the five most improved states in Nigeria.”
He explained that State’s present economic move was targeted at domesticating larger percentage of capital flight and expenditure spent by both public and private sectors of the State’s economy, saying the localisation of many manufacturing industries to the State “would definitely make Ogun State, the next economic centre of Nigeria.”
The True Reason Why Dangote Slashed Cement Prices Revealed
Africa’s largest cement producer, Dangote Cement Plc has slashed local cement prices to N1,000 ($6) and N1,150 ($7), for different grades. The cement giant is keen to consolidate its position as not only Africa’s top cement maker, but the leading provider in the continent’s largest economy, Nigeria.
READ A 16 year old boy's Shocking message after he murdered His teacher in classroom! [Photo]
Leeds Crown Court heard he sent a Facebook message weeks before the killing, which said of Mrs Maguire: The teenager stabbed Mrs Maguire as she taught a class at Corpus Christi Catholic College, in Leeds, in April, 2014, when he was 15.
Why I don't Have S*x' - Popular Nollywood Actress Finally Explains Why!
Actress Halima Abubakar came out of her shell Last week when she came up with a post advising young women to abstain from s*x. She urged ladies to learn how to control their bodies and abstain from rubbing bodies with men. She claimed that she had not slept with any man for a long time for many years, though she admitted that it has not been easy keeping her hormones in check.
Majek Fashek: “I Am Going Into Politics In 2015″
veteran Nigerian musician, Majek Fashekhas seriously opened up today and said he intends to go into politics in 2015.
The ‘Send Down The Rain’ singer who ruled Nigerian music in the early 90s believes he has the power to support political aspirants next year.
Boko Haram attacks: Atiku holds press conference, says situation is grave
Former VP Atiku Abubakar who is from Adamawa state, one of the worst hit by Boko Haram, held a press conference today November 3rd at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja where he addressed the attacks of the sect members on Mubi and other towns in northern Nigeria. Atiku described the current situation as grave and appealed to the international community to come to Nigeria's aid. Full text of his speech below :
Gentlemen of the Press:
It is with deep regret that I came to learn that Mubi, which is one the largest towns in Adamawa State of northeast Nigeria, has been taken by the terrorist group commonly known as Boko Haram. As you may know, in recent weeks and months, Mubi has been a town to which displaced persons from further north have fled for safety after their communities fell to Boko Haram. As I speak, the inhabitants of Mubi, together with those who went there for safety, find themselves at the mercy of this terrorist group.
I am Nigerian. I believe in the integrity of Nigeria as a whole, and every part of this country matters to me. But I was born and bred in the northeast. So, please, excuse me if I should say a few words about the part of the country where I am from, about what the people from the northeast of Nigeria have had to suffer for far, far too long.
Things should never have got to this stage. Thousands of Nigerians have had to flee their homes. Their houses and farms have been destroyed. They do not know where to go or how to restart their lives. That is the degree to which we have come in this country. I say this with reluctance and with shame. The situation in which we find ourselves today is grave. Much of Borno, and the north of Adamawa and Yobe states is already at the mercy of the terrorists. It started a few months ago with Bama, which is nearly 400 kilometres from Yola, capital of Adamawa State.
The next major town to be taken by terrorists was Gwoza, where a terrorist caliphate flag has long been hoisted. Smaller towns near Gwoza such as Pulka and Limankra are equally not free. Next was Madagali. The town is still being occupied. Then fell Gulak. Next was Michika, then Bazza. Next was the twin town of Uba which is half Adamawa and half Bornu. Its neighboring town of Lassa was also overrun. Uba was the latest town captured before the terrorists trampled on Mubi. People from these troubled areas are now pouring into Yola for safety.
As somebody who hails from Adamawa State, you can appreciate why I feel such emotion at the fate of my people. For whatever reason, our defence forces are unable to cope and unable to defend. My sympathies go out to the soldiers who find themselves in a situation not of their making. This is a crisis of leadership.
We were told that the budget for security was going to be enlarged so that the security agencies and military would be in a better position to tackle the insurgency. How is it possible that a great nation like Nigeria should find itself in a situation where a handful of terrorists is able to invade a town as large as Mubi with a population of about 300,000? How were the insurgents able to so easily take a town of this size, and the people find themselves defenseless and undefended? How is it that the people have been made to suffer as they have?
I have previously spoken about the deteriorating security situation in this country on a number of occasions. On those occasions I deliberately restrained myself from speaking in a manner that might be construed as distracting the government and the security forces as they grappled with the dire security situation. But the scale of injustice the people of Nigeria are suffering has reached a stage where I am obliged to amplify my concerns.
Many of our citizens, unable to come to terms with why a so-called “Africa’s best army” has been unable to confront this horrendous situation, are increasingly assuming that this whole thing is about electoral politics. They suspect that the seeming inability of the government to end the crisis is a ploy to weaken some parts of the country ahead of the 2015 elections. Can we, in all honesty, blame them for having those suspicions?
I call upon the international community to help us. I am making a special appeal to countries with sufficient knowhow and experience in tackling terrorism to increase their assistance to us.
The relief agencies that are already working here should please double their efforts. And all people of goodwill should help in any way they can and to do more than they have been doing to alleviate the pain and suffering that we Nigerians face through this insurgency. At a time when we are constantly bombarded with horror stories of ugly events elsewhere in the world – here in West Africa, we are faced with the Ebola epidemic and other trouble spots – I draw your attention to a humanitarian crisis which is also a matter of international security.
This Boko Haram insurgency has been with us now for several years but has, in these last few days, taken a step further towards being a disaster of unimaginable proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. Nigeria needs the world’s support. The world must not abandon Nigerians in our time of need.
Thank you.
