As Nigeria clocks 57, Nigerians have been shocked with the long list of 57 achievements made by the President Buhari-led administration since his inception. This revelation was made by the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad. The achievements are hereinafter 1. Release of 106 Chibok girls, as well as over 16,000 persons in Boko Haram captivity. 2. Tackling insurgency, decimation of Boko Haram in the North East. 3. Recovering 14 local governments and territories previously under Boko Haram control in the North East, rebuilding lives of citizens there; about one million displaced persons in the NE have returned to their communities in two years of this administration. 4. Curbing the incidence of kidnap across the country. (Arrest of kidnap kingpins and dismantling of kidnap cells across the country) 5. Restoring morale of the Nigerian military; re-organizing and better equipping the Nigerian Armed Forces. 6. Purchase of 12 Super-Tucano aircraf

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The Igbos in the North may have little peace of mind as the Kaduna State Government on Thursday said it had obtained a bench warrant from the court to arrest members of the Coalition of Northern Youths who gave October 1, 2017 as deadline for Ndigbo in the North to quit or be forced out of the region. This was published by the PUNCH. To juggle your mind on the quit notice saga, A coalition of northern groups, including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum led Shettima Yerima, had in July  gave all the Igbo resident in the 19 states of the North a three-month ultimatum to quit  or be forced out after the expiration of the October 1, 2017 deadline. They also asked all northerners resident in the South-East to get prepared and return to the North. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai had earlier ordered the arrest of the principal actors who signed the ‘Kaduna declaration.’ The declaration was signed by Nastura Ashir Sharif (Arewa Citizens Action for Change); Ambassador She

A 27-year-old trader, Mrs. Victoria Amodu, yesterday told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos that an Investigative Police Officer (IPO) at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja Division, demanded sex from her to release her from custody. Amodu, a mother of four, gave the testimony as a defence witness in her trial for alleged conspiracy and armed robbery, before Justice Kudirat Jose. The defendant, who denied the allegation, was arraigned alongside one Hammed Isiaka on a six-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery, contrary to Section 295(2)(a) of the Criminal Law No 11 Laws of Lagos State, 2011. One of the charges reads, “Hammed Isiaka, Victoria Amodu and others now at large, on or about August 12, 2014 while armed with a pistol did rob one Elizabeth Moses of a cash sum of N35, 000 and a cheque of N1.4m.” However, while being led in evidence by her counsel, Nelson Onyejaka, Amodu told Justice Jose that she was unjustly arrested by the police on Augu

As reported by The Guardian , Nigerian Diva, Tiwa Savage has made it to the BBC list for this year’s 2017 100 inspirational and influential women. In the list also was Anne-Marie Imafidon. The annual series – which shines a light on important issues affecting women all over the world – this year is encouraging women to make a change. Other 7 influential African women that made the list are below listed: Adelle Onyango (Kenya)  Anita Nderu (Kenya)  Chaima Lahsini (Morroco)  Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia)  Marieme Jamme (Senegal)  Naomi Mwaura (Kenya) and  Talent Jumo (Zimbabwe). Speaking on the list BBC says: This year, the women on the list will be part of the 100 Women Challenge, tackling some of the biggest problems facing women around the world. Coming together in four teams, the women will share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle: The glass ceiling – #Teamlead Female illiteracy – #Teamread Street harassment – #Teamgo Sexism in

According to a report published on PUNCH newspaper, a three-year-old girl was anointed the new Kumari of Kathmandu by Hindu priests on Thursday in a ritual that will see her worshipped as a “living goddess” until she reaches puberty. Wearing a red dress, Trishna Shakya was taken from her home to an ancient palace in the Nepalese capital’s historic Durbar Square where her initiation began with a short ceremony. Afterwards she was carried by her father across the cobbled square — which still bears the scars of a powerful earthquake that hit in 2015 — to the Kumari’s palace where she will live under the care of specially-appointed guardians. Flanked by her family and barefoot men in red tunics, the short walk was the last time the three-year-old will be seen in public without the elaborate makeup of the Kumari until puberty, when she will become a normal girl once again. “I have mixed feelings. My daughter has become the Kumari and it is a good thing. But there is also sadnes

As the rift between Peter and Paul of PSquare gains momentum, the group’s lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has said the wives of the artistes have no hand in it. He expressed the optimism that the disagreement among them – including the elder brother, Jude – would be resolved. A statement from the Keyamo Chambers as published on PUNCH Newspaper noted that, in contrast to the public belief, the quarrel was not the fault of any of the parties – including their wives. The statement titled  The public feud by the PSquare brothers , on Tuesday evening, appealed that the public should “refrain from jumping into uninformed conclusions about this feud.” The statement read in part, “As their close friends and lawyers over many years, we have done our very best to manage their differences over time and very prominent personalities have been invited in the past to intervene. “Our attention has been drawn to the on-going feud between the Psquare brothers in online

According to the report gathered by PUNCH, The Peoples Democratic Party has told Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State not to waste his resources on his presidential ambition, saying the party’s candidate for the 2019 election will come from the North. The party said all its members were aware of the zoning formula it adopted for both its presidential ticket and the position of the national chairman. Fayose had sent letters to some leaders of the party to inform them about his decision to run for the Presidency on the platform of the PDP. The event, according to a copy of the letter will hold in Abuja on Thursday. The letter was signed by the governor under the banner of Ayo Fayose Presidential Campaign Organisation. It read in part, “My dear leader, it is with deep sense of responsibility that I write to inform you of my intention to seek the ticket/mandate of our party to contest the 2019 presidential election, considering your support and commitment towards our great part

  Tweet    Share   Pin it   +1 Ukamaka, a 35-year-old wife has been allegedly abandoned by her husband Mr. Nwiziogo Nkwegu of Obegu Village in the Ozibo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State after she gave birth to a set of triplets. It was gathered that Ukamaka, who was Nkwegu’s third wife, gave birth to the triplets – two boys and a girl – at a traditional maternity home in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, three weeks ago. Southern City News  reported that the woman was forced to approach the traditional maternity home as opposed to going to the hospital as a result of her husband’s complaint that he had no money. Ukamaka now a mother of six, having given birth to a set of twins and another single child before the triplets does menial jobs to support herself and her children. However, since she was delivered of the triplets three weeks ago, the mother had been begging for assistance from well-meaning Nigerians as her husband had disappeared from home and refused to

According to the reports gathered by Premium Times, The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial Zone, Dino Melaye has stated his reason for refusing to accept the petition for his recall from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The embattled lawmaker gave his reason in a chat with journalists on Monday, September 25, in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He stated: “It is clear that by the provisions of Section 69(b) of the 1999 Constitution, INEC must act on the petition purportedly presented to it on June 23, 2017 by conducting a referendum within 90 days of receipt of the petition. “The 90 days period as provided for in the Constitution for conducting the referendum after our verification, elapsed on Sept. 23, 2017. “The time having elapsed, I cannot under the circumstance, aid and abet INEC to further infringe on the provisions of the Constitution, which I have sworn to defend.” Melaye faulted the decision of the trial judge to elongate the allotted time fr

The Presidency has revealed that the following might likely happen to Senator Abaribe, and others that stood as Nnamdi Kanu’s sureties if he refuses to appear before the court on the adjournment day: ·          The presidency has said that the sureties of Nnamdi Kanu risk imprisonment ·          The presidency also said the bail bond presented by the sureties might be forfeited ·        And the court might also issue an arrest warrant for the IPOB leader, said The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla "The federal government has already filed a motion to set aside the bail of Kanu. “Following the military exercise carried out in Umuahia, Abia State and the subsequent proscription of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has not been seen and may have gone underground. “So it is not likely that he will appear in court on the next adjourned day for fear of being arrested by the police or security agencies. Kanu had sureties that entered into rec

President Muhammadu Buhari is to order the forfeiture of assets belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the federal government following the designation of the group as a terrorist organization. Sources at the Federal Ministry of Justice told the Punch of Monday, September 25, that the president is expected to appoint an administrator, who would oversee the forfeiture of IPOB’s assets, home and abroad, to the federal government. According to the sources, the forfeiture of IPOB’s assets would no longer require any court order since the group had been designated a terrorist organisation. The federal government has also reportedly documented the order of the Federal High Court which proscribed the group as a terrorist organisation and has commenced moves to notify banks, Nigerian embassies abroad and foreign missions operating in Nigeria from further relating with IPOB. The document titled Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice, 2017, notified the pu

Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, The Special Adviser to the President on Prosecution maintained the United States’ statement that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a terrorist group is inconsequential. After the Federal High Court, Abuja had declared the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist group, the United States however, has said it does not see IPOB as a terrorist organization. In a statement released late on Sunday, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla insisted that IPOB’s activities certified it as a terrorist group as defined by the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013. Obono-Obla said that IPOB through its advocacy and mode of operation, terrorized and or harassed or “those who do not subscribe it to its separatists ideology and ethnic bigotry before its proscription”. He added, “So it is a terrorist organisation! This is also an organisation that was hounding and killing Nigerians in Rivers and Abia States before the military intervention! “This i

Another terrorist organisation has been identified in Nigeria after the trending IPOB terrorist saga by the Federal Government. ASUU- The Academic Staff Union of Universities has branded the University of Ilorin a terrorist organisation after the institution reportedly sacked the ASUU chairman in the school, Dr. Kayode Afolayan, for allegedly exposing corrupt practices of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali. In a letter signed on behalf of the union by the chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Dr. Ayodeji Omole, and the Zonal Coordinator, ASUU Ibadan Zone, Dr. Ade Adejumo, the lecturers said that Unilorin under Ambali devised all means to suppress legitimate industrial activities in order to avoid exposure of his misdeeds. The letter partly read, “Indeed, the university prides itself in its ability to kill off (members of) staff and students that are connected in any way to ASUU leadership. This hate crime on the part of the university is us

What is this world turning into? Because he isn’t your son, should that warrant you to end his life? What a world! Chimobi, a ten-year-old had been taken into custody by The Lagos State government after his brother’s wife, Gift Igwe, allegedly set him ablaze at their home on Adenugba Street, Agunfoye, Ikorodu. PUNCH reported that the offence of the Ishielu, Ebonyi State indigene, was that he misplaced his trousers and could not produce them when Gift demanded them from him. Residents of the community, who heard the cry of the victim, put out the fire, during which he reportedly passed out. Chimobi was subsequently rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital, Ikorodu. Policemen from the Igbogbo division were said to have arrested the suspect. Officials of the Office of the Public Defender, who had been monitoring the treatment of Chimobi, took him into custody. A source divulged that the child was brought to Lagos in 2016 by the brother to start living with his family.

Our land has been married to bad news Owing to the trending happenings That every prophet now talks like Jeremiah; A man destined to pour out doom from his mouth. The raging war, injustice, hunger, pain and others That parade on our streets like cheap harlots Have made the sun to shade his tears more on earth But amidst these whiling dusts, I see ahead a blissful path. I am the New Testament Isaiah From my mouth, I also pour out fire Not to burn, but to purify Not to curse, but to beautify. Sorrow has tarried in the night But joy will come like the dawn, very bright “Believe in Him and believe also in Me,” He said For in no distant time, you will be paid.

In line with the IPOB proscription saga that President Muhammadu Buhari accented to the document before he jetted out of the country on Sunday for the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York , Federal High Court Abuja yesterday, Wednesday, 20th September, 2017 declared the group a terrorist group. View the court documents hereinafter.

I am not an ordained Priest But permit me to pray for you on your day: “May you be blessed, provided that the sun still rises from the east And may you be protected, provided that the sun still rules the day. “May heavens answer when you call And may night never visit on your day; May you walk and never fall And may your handwork give you a huge pay.” Happy birthday and many returns Mrs. Anthonia Ossai. ©Francis Onwuchuruba. Poet/Author of “ It is my business ”- A collection of poems on Nigeria socio-economic and political issues.

Lend me your quill And make me famous Not for tomorrow But just for today. Lend me your quill And I will scribe to shake the world Not to cause an earthquake Or make the wind run more than its speed But to make the living and even the dead rejoice. Your story is already viral on earth But today permit me to show her your path After reading your: ‘ Ome Ihe Jide Ofo Afo!’ - A play I concluded to be your apostle, though never told you I surprised you and made you say ‘ waoooo’ When after reading it and remised it into a Verse Drama . You saw my zeal and concurred When I said “ It is my business ”- My collection of poems As you took it as your own business as well To make the world hear my ‘juvenile voice’ That even after my demise, I still live. Knowing you is a blessing to posterity Because my children’s children Will tell our story So on this your day, I pray for you thus: “Your sun will shine and shine and shine Your moon