Right of Reply: Kashamu Advises Tinubu To Be a Democrat In Deeds

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxMdkx6czEfH5340fq0uSQc2itv3BK8ECgPhexmDRlvGeHBukm1i2MLaLzvU_-R8yzVv0JJMrpsUKE2VVeZ8GRaKO2hAQor1n965zwGwvrDH75TVGEptJ6sNv1O0j09lmn6cTfOQVnczb/s1600/TINUBU-KASHAMU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxMdkx6czEfH5340fq0uSQc2itv3BK8ECgPhexmDRlvGeHBukm1i2MLaLzvU_-R8yzVv0JJMrpsUKE2VVeZ8GRaKO2hAQor1n965zwGwvrDH75TVGEptJ6sNv1O0j09lmn6cTfOQVnczb/s1600/TINUBU-KASHAMU.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The Senator elect under the platform of  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Buruji Kashamu has enjoined the All Progressives Party (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be a democrat.</b><br /> <br /> Kashamu reacting, to Tinubu’s reaction to a congratulatory message said to have emanated from him said: "My attention has been drawn to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reaction to the innocuous congratulatory messages that I sent to him and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<br /> <br /> "First, I must say that I doubt if the statement was approved by him. However, if it was, I must state that I am taken aback by the unwarranted attacks against me as if we were still campaigning. It is unbecoming of someone of his stature and calibre.<br /> <br /> "For me, it is high time politicians and leaders rose above petty issues and raise the bar in constitutional democracy. We should not just be democrats in words but also in deeds. We should play politics without bitterness.<br /> <br /> "It is on record that no Nigerian politician has taken former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the cleaners even as a sitting President like Asiwaju Tinubu did. Yet, Chief Obasanjo forgave him. As for me and Baba Obasanjo, he remains my father and leader, just as I am his son and follower. At no time did I abuse Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.<br /> <br /> "As a true party man, I campaigned vigorously for my party and its candidates. Now, the elections are over, and as a true sportsman, I thought I should congratulate those who won.<br /> <br /> "Short of any praise-singing, what I said in the congratulatory message that they chose to react to a week after it was published was that there was no way anyone can wish away the achievements of Asiwaju Tinubu in the nation’s political annals, particularly in Yoruba land."<br /> <br /> Part of the message also reads: "Although, I now belong to the opposition, your achievements transcend political divides and I am not ashamed to publicly acknowledge them.<br /> <br /> "I salute your courage, commitment, doggedness, forthrightness and tenacity of purpose even in the face of daunting opposition and challenges.<br /> <br /> "By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to democratic ethos, true federalism and economic prosperity, you led the Alliance for Democracy (AD) from a one-party state to a regional party, and now a national party that is about to form the government at the centre."<br /> <br /> He therefore asked; "How do these translate to praise-singing? Are they not facts of history that I merely adumbrated?<br /> <br /> "He accused me of purchasing my election with money, the appropriate forum to prove that is the election petitions tribunal and not the pages of newspaper.<br /> <br /> "On the U.S case, I wish to state for the umpteenth time that the United States as the bastion of democracy and the Rule of Law would not lend itself to any form of abuse of the fundamental human rights of an innocent soul, especially one that has been arrested, tried and freed by its most trusted ally – the United Kingdom.<br /> <br /> "I am not running from any trial. All I have asked is for the relevant parties to follow due process - if they believe that I yet have a case to answer.<br /> <br /> "I believe in the supremacy of the almighty Allah who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish. He is the ultimate decider of the fate of all mortals. When He says yes, no man can say no and when He says no, no man can say yes!<br /> <br /> "I stand with the almighty <i>Allah Subhana Wa Tala.</i> He is the protector of all humans. He is my refuge and shield. 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Right of Reply: Kashamu Advises Tinubu To Be a Democrat In Deeds

The Senator elect under the platform of  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Buruji Kashamu has enjoined the All Progressives Party...

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Tinubu to Kashamu: I'm Not Your Role Model

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxMdkx6czEfH5340fq0uSQc2itv3BK8ECgPhexmDRlvGeHBukm1i2MLaLzvU_-R8yzVv0JJMrpsUKE2VVeZ8GRaKO2hAQor1n965zwGwvrDH75TVGEptJ6sNv1O0j09lmn6cTfOQVnczb/s1600/TINUBU-KASHAMU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxMdkx6czEfH5340fq0uSQc2itv3BK8ECgPhexmDRlvGeHBukm1i2MLaLzvU_-R8yzVv0JJMrpsUKE2VVeZ8GRaKO2hAQor1n965zwGwvrDH75TVGEptJ6sNv1O0j09lmn6cTfOQVnczb/s1600/TINUBU-KASHAMU.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rebuffed his praise-singing by Mr. Buruji Kashamu, the senator-elect in Ogun state, wanted in the United States for drug offences.</b><br /> <b><br /></b> Buruji in a press statement described Tinubu as his role model and spoke glowingly of him.<br /> <br /> But in a response today, issued by Sunday Dare, his media adviser, Tinubu asked Kashamu to “stop this cynical fawning. It will not work.”<br /> <br /> Here is the press statement by Tinubu as issued by his press office:<br /> <br /> “The days of false adulation are gone in Nigerian politics. Fake praise singers like kashamu will find that their particular craft is no longer in vogue. During this election cycle, their practice has dramatically turned from the way things are to how things used to be.<br /> <br /> “Henceforth, there will be consequences for the positions a politician takes and the words they utter.<br /> <br /> “Politicians will no longer be able to change direction and loyalties as if they were changing clothes.<br /> <br /> Those in politics must know that responsibility and accountability shall now follow them. One can no longer walk both sides of the street at the same time. In case Kashamu has not noticed, the politics of principle defeated the politics of posturing.<br /> <br /> “That Kashumu undermined the democratic process by buying his victory does not mean he is part of the new Nigeria. He is merely an isolated vestige of a dying past. The man is an extinct species the realization of which will soon dawn on him.<br /> <br /> “For him to liken himself to Bola Tinubu is for a small rut to call itself a mountain. For Kashamu to call Tinubu a role model is Kashamu's admission that he does not know the meaning of the term. There are no grounds for comparison. There is only contrast. Tinubu has sacrificed years trying to bring democracy to Nigeria. He struggled in opposition to the powers that be. Without this, at times, lonesome fight and singular determination, the great change in Nigerian politics would not have happened as it did. TInubu is an architect of democracy. Kashamu is a failed demolisher of that which Tinubu has strived to build. Under Kashamu’s designs, our elections would be a wholly mercantile undertaking.<br /> <br /> “Meanwhile, Kashamu has blown wherever the prevailing winds took him. He stood for nothing and sacrificed nothing except the people’s welfare.<br /> <br /> “This same Kashamu rained insults on former President Obasanjo in a vicious campaign of calumny. Kashamu’s party, PDP sponsored defamatory documentaries full of lies and innuendos against me, General Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of APC. Please keep your peace until you make your trip to the USA as a Senator elect. Upon your return we can then have a conversation. We can then proceed with your repudiation of the PDP with a promise that you will stop corrupting and fouling the political system.<br /> <br /> “That Kashamu would deign to compare himself with Tinubu is a distasteful insult to Tinubu and to anyone who knows Nigerian politics. If he has any sense of propriety, Kashamu should retract the corrupt missive and apologize for this latest lie to the public.<br /> <br /> “Kashamu is a factory of incoherent mischief aimed at achieving selfish goals. Before the election, Tinubu was his arch-enemy. Now he seeks to be the prodigal son returned home. This scam will fail.<br /> <br /> “Kashamu may be prodigal but he is no political son of Tinubu. Kashamu’s political lineage tracks to people like Bode George and President Jonathan. He should direct his encomiums to these men who are his true role models. They need his contrived affections more than Tinubu does.”<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? 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Tinubu to Kashamu: I'm Not Your Role Model

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rebuffed his praise-singing by Mr. Buruji Kashamu,...

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Buhari Rallies ECOWAS Support For Adeshina's Bid For ADB President

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghITi1RNrafBIrboU2gycQ2Avr_Wedydvr71E1YZYi23Y0kJG4UluTFUWm9WFFMV2DdFGdo7U7rI3Kz0gAYkZaf11jNSMvcgHp8NySuj3mfnRn9ZvRAyr3CHRm-4rKFHuGeqapwTZGO_5Q/s1600/Adesina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghITi1RNrafBIrboU2gycQ2Avr_Wedydvr71E1YZYi23Y0kJG4UluTFUWm9WFFMV2DdFGdo7U7rI3Kz0gAYkZaf11jNSMvcgHp8NySuj3mfnRn9ZvRAyr3CHRm-4rKFHuGeqapwTZGO_5Q/s1600/Adesina.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>General Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect of Nigeria, has requested the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to support the candidacy of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as the next president of the African Development Bank (ADB).</b><br /> <br /> General Buhari has communicated his backing of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy to the Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, who is the current chairperson of the ECOWAS.<br /> <br /> In a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday, April 21, General Buhari said that his support of Dr. Adesina’s candidacy was not just because he was Nigerian.<br /> <br /> "Dr. Adesina has a proven track record in a career that predates his position as Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development", General Buhari said.<br /> <br /> He added that Dr. Adesina had years of experience of working in Francophone and Anglophone countries, and a passion to help eradicate poverty in Africa by reducing unemployment and inequality among African youth.<br /> <br /> Dr. Adesina is also an agricultural development expert with 24 years of experience in developing and managing successful agricultural programmes across Africa.<br /> <br /> Until his appointment as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2011, he was the Vice President, Policy and Partnerships Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Additionally, he has held senior leadership positions in a number of agricultural institutions in the world.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Buhari Rallies ECOWAS Support For Adeshina's Bid For ADB President

General Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect of Nigeria, has requested the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to supp...

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David-West, Idika Kalu, Akeredolu Top Likely Ministerial List

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cAssQy6XPpUvTBbdloTIF3NexILQ5TM2Uo2HWyo0quU2YOD93GKWP4AVA3GzeZEESaeuI9R10s-QxYUgkvxEahf2TtNVgM5RCm25ePkAtMEy6sxZSGayGfPRn13wph1SPQXcp4DQ6niT/s1600/Tam-David-West.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cAssQy6XPpUvTBbdloTIF3NexILQ5TM2Uo2HWyo0quU2YOD93GKWP4AVA3GzeZEESaeuI9R10s-QxYUgkvxEahf2TtNVgM5RCm25ePkAtMEy6sxZSGayGfPRn13wph1SPQXcp4DQ6niT/s1600/Tam-David-West.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>About five weeks to the inauguration of the General Muhammadu Buhari government, the shape of the new cabinet is beginning to emerge. </b><br /> <br /> It was gathered that the next Federal Executive Council may be composed of Nigerians who are not only driven by the desire to restore the dream of the founding fathers but also share the modest lifestyle of the incoming president.<br /> <br /> Resolved to work with the best, it was learnt that the president-elect is considering the likes of former ministers of petroluem and finance, Prof Tam David-West and Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu. Others are former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu; former minister of sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, presidential aspirant of APC, Mr. Sam Ndah-Isaiah and Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.<br /> <br /> It was gathered that while the President-elect is not going to stand against the APC that won him the Presidency, he has resolved to pick technocrats and those he trusts to run his most important ministries.<br /> <br /> Towards this end, a source close to the president-elect and who had been privy to meetings being held, revealed: "It's the President-elect's personal wish to return former Nigeria’s oil Minister, David West to the Petroleum Ministry."<br /> <br /> According to him, David West is incorruptible, frugal, and loyal even in trying times.<br /> <br /> The source also revealed that while a lot of qualified technocrats are being bandied about and their names forwarded by party chiefs and lobbyists for the minister of finance, the inner circle of the President-elect is leaning toward the expertise of Dr. Idika Kalu, a World Bank specialist consultant, who, for many years, worked with the bank’s various development programmes catapulting the Korean economy from the third world into its present competitive global market.<br /> <br /> Moreover, explained the source, it was Idika Kalu who, in 2005, openly opposed the Paris debt relief as canvassed by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. In an essay in the Washington based <i>AMERICA Mi DREAM Magazine</i>, the financial guru argued:<br /> <br /> "What Nigerian authorities have in fact, opted to do is a rather expensive debt refinancing. More bluntly, our first option in dealing with our enhanced revenue cannot be for a ‘debt exit treatment,’ but rather, for the further growth and development of the Nigerian economy. This is the sustainable way of helping Nigeria’s fight against poverty, which the Paris club clearly subscribes to."<br /> <br /> In recognising the leaning of the caucus to Idika kalu, the source believes that the President-elect, as in the case of David West, wants Idika Kalu in the ministry of finance. However, position of the coordinating minister of the economy will be scrapped, while there will be an economic advisory committee.<br /> <br /> For the ministry of sports, Abdulahi, Nigeria's former Minister of Sports, may return. He had resigned as minister in Goodluck Jonathan’ government, owing to his leaning towards the new PDP, the faction of the PDP, which his mentor, Senator Bukola Saraki and five governors had formed.<br /> <br /> Fashola and Akeredolu, it was learnt, are being considered as ministers of the Federal Capital Territory and Justice, respectively.<br /> <br /> On security, it was gathered that Buhari is considering one General Garba as Defence Minister, National Security Adviser (NSA) or Chief of Staff.<br /> <br /> General Cyril Iweze, a then young Igbo officer who served directly under Buhari in the First Division before the Nigeria Civil War, may lead the operation against Boko Haram.<br /> <br /> General Iweze was the Nigerian Commander of ECOMOG in Liberia. He's reputed to have given the Maitatsene sect hell in the defunct Gongola State.<br /> <br /> The source revealed that General Buhari may constitute a Special Force made of serving officers and retired officers, who would be given a mandate to finish up the Boko Haram insurgency.<br /> <br /> Nda Isaiah, publisher of <i>Leadership Newspaper</i>, who is noted for his 'Big Ideas' when he contested for APC presidential ticket, it was gathered my be minister of education.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, it was equally learnt that appointments in the Buhari government would be subjected to public asset declaration. Sources revealed that the president-elect would not have those whose assets run into billions in his government, as he wants to wage serious war against corruption.<br /> <br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Credit: <a href="http://www.newspunch.org/buhari-ministerial-list-leaks-fashola-akeredolu-penciled-for-fct-minister-see-details/">News Punch</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? 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David-West, Idika Kalu, Akeredolu Top Likely Ministerial List

About five weeks to the inauguration of the General Muhammadu Buhari government, the shape of the new cabinet is beginning to emerge. ...

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El-Rufai's Campaign Coordinator Gunned Down By Assailants

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EnI2HxSi5Spiso-2L90dXCnshH3PcIq_kw7mY6Qu6OwJNcFIuJlLRNRa4ZSyeIxYRtX9Xys3kuMclNrHB4YPQvq4S7CiwLiL9e6x_bO0IY-wxRBhGAOD0_8txXKWanJ66JMI6nRpQV4O/s1600/El-Rufai1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EnI2HxSi5Spiso-2L90dXCnshH3PcIq_kw7mY6Qu6OwJNcFIuJlLRNRa4ZSyeIxYRtX9Xys3kuMclNrHB4YPQvq4S7CiwLiL9e6x_bO0IY-wxRBhGAOD0_8txXKWanJ66JMI6nRpQV4O/s1600/El-Rufai1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>Gunmen on Tuesday, killed a local campaign coordinator of the Kaduna state governor-elect, Nasir El-Rufai. Mr. El-Rufai’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement.</b><br /> <br /> According to the statement, the gunmen trailed Markus Ishaya to his village, Atuku Kasa, Atuku Ward of Jema’a Local Government Area of the state and shot him several times. He was the governor-elect’s coordinator in Atuku Ward and did very well in mobilizing support.<br /> <br /> Mr. Aruwan said: "His family informed us that unknown gunmen stormed his residence and shot him several times.<br /> <br /> "The men, two in number, were well armed and did not pick any property in his residence except carrying out the ungodly act.<br /> <br /> "The Police have confirmed the incident. The Police have also visited the scene of the crime and have commenced investigation.<br /> <br /> "While we appreciate their prompt action, our expectation is that the security agencies will fully investigate this killing and prosecute the perpetrators.<br /> <br /> "Security agencies must adequately protect all Nigerians irrespective of their status and standing", he said.<br /> <br /> Condoling the family, Mr. El-Rufai who prayed for the soul of the deceased said: "Our empathy and prayers go to the family of Mr. Markus Ishaya and the entire community over this callous murder and desecration of human life.<br /> <br /> "May Almighty God grant his soul eternal rest and give his family and friends the fortitude to bear this painful loss."<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: <a href="http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/181812-gunmen-kill-el-rufais-campaign-coordinator.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">Premium Times</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

El-Rufai's Campaign Coordinator Gunned Down By Assailants

Gunmen on Tuesday, killed a local campaign coordinator of the Kaduna state governor-elect, Nasir El-Rufai. Mr. El-Rufai’s spokesperson...

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Ogun To Conduct Referendum On Establishing LCDAs

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gxarCainL8DdUxJqs5KqQspDElqH8M37dn__z0xLIGhQNsvE9ejGAHwMQUnWTYv4j4vUtghSXO2O6NEZVSh3CA73yjqDNVEuhW1jcCL2W8fnGYOsM0C41Kemp4eDwvGd0v8M99Eye3fK/s1600/Amosun+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gxarCainL8DdUxJqs5KqQspDElqH8M37dn__z0xLIGhQNsvE9ejGAHwMQUnWTYv4j4vUtghSXO2O6NEZVSh3CA73yjqDNVEuhW1jcCL2W8fnGYOsM0C41Kemp4eDwvGd0v8M99Eye3fK/s1600/Amosun+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <b>The Ogun State Governor has stated that his administration would conduct a referendum before May 29 for the establishment of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).</b><br /> <br /> Governor Ibikunle Amosun made this known when the Egba Traditional Council, led by the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, paid him a visit on his re-election at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.<br /> <br /> He explained that the decision to establish LCDAs was aimed at effectively bringing development to the grassroots. While promising the people that he would not betray the confidence reposed in him, he said that his second term in office would be a new beginning of turn around development in all facets.<br /> <br /> He noted that the only way to show appreciation for his victory at the polls was through greater performance.<br /> <br /> Speaking earlier, the Alake of Egbaland and Chairman, Egba Traditional Council, Oba Gbadebo, said that the council was at the Governor’s Office to congratulate the Governor on his deserved victory at the polls.<br /> <br /> He expressed confidence in the Governor’s ability to surpass earlier achievement and pledged the support of the traditional rulers in Ogun State for all developmental programmes embarked upon by the Amosun administration.<br /> <br /> Ibikunle Amosun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared winner of the 2015 governorship election in Ogun State on April 12. Mr Amosun clinched 306,988 votes to beat his closest opponent, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka of the PDP who had 201,440 votes<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Ogun To Conduct Referendum On Establishing LCDAs

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Ex-President Obasanjo Pays Private Visit To President-Elect

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8JRTcayhBHB7gprlsbdH64LiJ9CPTFbI_k6M7KRy3Xs0HAr638cJC_Qd7BqvNZK3t7KnDYA9hx_vSeAaZhpEJTkHLvZ6jBUnaLtTRZhoFZvvNOmc6Lu0ZuLxYPCP_hMfn-fx5vTwaF-s/s1600/GMB+OBJ+visit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8JRTcayhBHB7gprlsbdH64LiJ9CPTFbI_k6M7KRy3Xs0HAr638cJC_Qd7BqvNZK3t7KnDYA9hx_vSeAaZhpEJTkHLvZ6jBUnaLtTRZhoFZvvNOmc6Lu0ZuLxYPCP_hMfn-fx5vTwaF-s/s1600/GMB+OBJ+visit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>President-elect, retired General Mohammadu Buhari, yesterday met with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Kaduna.</b><br /> <b><br /></b> The meeting which lasted for several hours was said to have taken place at a private residence in Unguwar Rimi, Kaduna. Details were not available.<br /> <br /> Buhari had been in Kaduna since last week where he received a number of visitors including the UN Secretary-General Representatives in West and Central Africa, Mohammed Ibn Chambas and Professor Abdoulaye Bathily respectively. They were with Buhari to discuss the Boko Haram insurgency. Other visitors were mostly party loyalists and friends.<br /> <br /> About two weeks ago, Buhari met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos.<br /> <br /> Details of that meeting, which lasted for about an hourm were not made public.<br /> <br /> Since his election as president on March 28, General Buhari has been meeting with various stakeholders, including top businessmen, politicians, religious leaders and diplomats from within and outside the country.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Daily Trust</b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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Fraud Alert: Fake Consultants Circulating Text About Fed. Appointments - APC

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eE1cm5F-xPXv4rzpxq1PtxzfA5N4_TlL4MlYCtmNTVpFrCGYU3l7UUbahqb8q50GpV9TewgOahquPUPnQyPxDKoClVhqUAgs_d_yF9nYaCLbbSsE-lrv0Q0y4SBoSr28X05RUcb99nb3/s1600/APC-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eE1cm5F-xPXv4rzpxq1PtxzfA5N4_TlL4MlYCtmNTVpFrCGYU3l7UUbahqb8q50GpV9TewgOahquPUPnQyPxDKoClVhqUAgs_d_yF9nYaCLbbSsE-lrv0Q0y4SBoSr28X05RUcb99nb3/s1600/APC-logo.png" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday warned Nigerians against falling victims of fake consultants screening candidates for federal appointments in the incoming administration.</b><br /> <b><br /></b> The party urged Nigerians to ignore such text messages, as they were definitely originated and circulated by fraudulent persons.<br /> <br /> The APC gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.<br /> <br /> The statement reads: "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians to some '419' text messages making the rounds and asking those seeking federal appointments in the incoming Buhari administration to contact certain consultants via telephone and email, saying no consultants have been hired to screen anyone for federal posts.<br /> <br /> "Even when it is obvious that those behind these messages are merely seeking to swindle innocent Nigerians, some desperate persons may still fall prey to the evil machinations of the con artists. This is why we have decided to alert Nigerians to the fraudulent text messages."<br /> <br /> APC reiterated its earlier statement that any information concerning appointments into federal posts will be duly communicated to Nigerians at the appropriate time through the usual communication channels.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Fraud Alert: Fake Consultants Circulating Text About Fed. Appointments - APC

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APC Drags Fayose To ICC, NHRC For Inciting Violence

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eE1cm5F-xPXv4rzpxq1PtxzfA5N4_TlL4MlYCtmNTVpFrCGYU3l7UUbahqb8q50GpV9TewgOahquPUPnQyPxDKoClVhqUAgs_d_yF9nYaCLbbSsE-lrv0Q0y4SBoSr28X05RUcb99nb3/s1600/APC-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eE1cm5F-xPXv4rzpxq1PtxzfA5N4_TlL4MlYCtmNTVpFrCGYU3l7UUbahqb8q50GpV9TewgOahquPUPnQyPxDKoClVhqUAgs_d_yF9nYaCLbbSsE-lrv0Q0y4SBoSr28X05RUcb99nb3/s1600/APC-logo.png" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has urged the National Human Rights‎ Commission and International Criminal Court in the Hague, Holland, to prosecute Governor Ayodele Fayose.</b><br /> <br /> The party accused the governor of making inciting broadcast on the state radio and television by urging his supporters into “an act of rage and violence‎” to attack the 19 APC lawmakers and prevent them from performing their constitutional duties.<br /> <br /> It stated that the statement had threatened the peace of the state in the last few days.<br /> <br /> But the governor said the call by the APC was coming from a group of people lacking decorum and who were not ashamed of their evil deeds.<br /> <br /> The APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, in a statement on Tuesday said the call to the ICC and NHRC became imperative because of one death recorded in Efon Alaaye and near collapse of peace after the Governor’s live broadcast.<br /> <br /> "Governor Fayose, a few weeks ago, mobilised his supporters to confront the APC lawmakers who were coming to perform their legal duties in Ekiti State. He had earlier urged his supporters to defend his election with the last drop of their blood.<br /> <br /> "In obedience to‎ his order, his supporters in Efon stormed the security check-point and engaged the security agents who they perceived as paving the way for the APC lawmakers to enter the state. In the ensuing gunfire, Modupe Olaiya was shot dead.<br /> <br /> "In response, Fayose rented a woman to pose as the mother of the deceased to claim that an APC lawmaker ‎shot Modupe dead.<br /> <br /> "Few days later, the real mother of the deceased showed up, raising the alarm in the media that the impersonator was a woman leader of Fayose’s party. She accused the impersonator of taking government’s inducement to implicate an innocent man", Olatubosun explained.<br /> <br /> The party urged the rights commission and ICC to open their books for the earlier petitions over rights abuses by the governor, saying he remained the greatest security risk to peace that is essential for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy.<br /> <br /> Fayose, who reacted through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said it was ridiculous and a thing of shame for the APC to call on NHRC and the ICC to sanction somebody exercising the mandate freely given to him by voters and the voters resolving on their own to defend the mandate.<br /> <br /> "The fact that APC leaders have sold their conscience for a pot of porridge does not mean others have done same. They killed Modupe Olaya, and that was the 12th person APC people would kill in Ekiti State since when Kayode Fayemi came to office.<br /> <br /> "Barely 24 hours in office, Fayemi and the APC leaders killed Chief Awolumate and went on to kill nine more persons including Ayo Jeje, Rebecca Adewumi, Foluso Ogundare, Omolafe Aderiye and now Olaya.<br /> <br /> “Then, who should be dragged before the rights commission and the ICC? A group of killers or somebody enjoying the support of voters who are ready to defend his mandate?<br /> <br /> "It is APC leaders and their killers that should be ready to face the wrath of the law, the wrath of the people and the wrath of God in the end", he said.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-asks-icc-nhrc-to-prosecute-fayose/">The Punch</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? 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3-Year-Old Kidnapped In Lagos, Rescued In Ogun

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0BuONHG7CKLR2XX_rEJVWszpCzrklC19YMqjrE5Y3CztXoLVSBwkrw_VIzgDCa9IQ_6-1WApbZRlVpsDzfCkXMs9xioMiZDWtthwViJXOiJHdPWtjzgbrkF7N82Gy0RVPRfszmiLtQgt/s1600/Nigeria-police.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0BuONHG7CKLR2XX_rEJVWszpCzrklC19YMqjrE5Y3CztXoLVSBwkrw_VIzgDCa9IQ_6-1WApbZRlVpsDzfCkXMs9xioMiZDWtthwViJXOiJHdPWtjzgbrkF7N82Gy0RVPRfszmiLtQgt/s1600/Nigeria-police.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>Three-year-old Oluwabunmi Ajelero who was abducted from the Surulere Baptist Church, Ojuelegba, Lagos state by two unidentified men on the 19th of April, 2015 has been released after the payment of an unidentified ransom.</b><br /> <br /> In a statement made available to newsmen, the men who acted as members of the church lured Oluwabunmi with a piece of gala and took off on a motorcycle.<br /> <br /> Her parents and other church members who were oblivious to what had happened, continued with the church service until Oluwabunmi’s friends informed them.<br /> <br /> Lagos state's police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, has revealed that Oluwabunmi has been rescued and is currently back with her family.<br /> <br /> According to Nwosu, "The child was found in Abeokuta, Ogun state, and has been reunited with her parents. Investigations are ongoing to track down the kidnappers".<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

3-Year-Old Kidnapped In Lagos, Rescued In Ogun

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Egyptian Court Sentences Ex-President Morsi To 20 Years

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98BQ0KXUAy-gTACJBMQBxxJ34CGUbZPRdjS5r_5KkPzurtFhT6GDAKnyQqiPOfh2gXnY-5hp1FUhI_NcjNtrDLGktt1fJxtoeNUtiiJDnncZqzzkeltD-znwpca9pW0r35C06wcqPTjYD/s1600/Morsi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98BQ0KXUAy-gTACJBMQBxxJ34CGUbZPRdjS5r_5KkPzurtFhT6GDAKnyQqiPOfh2gXnY-5hp1FUhI_NcjNtrDLGktt1fJxtoeNUtiiJDnncZqzzkeltD-znwpca9pW0r35C06wcqPTjYD/s1600/Morsi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>An Egyptian court sentenced former president Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of protesters during demonstrations against his rule in 2012. Morsi also faces charges in two other trials.</b><br /> <br /> Morsi supporters attacked opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012, sparking clashes that killed at least 10 people.<br /> <br /> Judge Ahmed Youssef dropped the murder charges against Morsi and said the sentence was instead linked to the “show of force” against protesters and unlawful detentions.<br /> <br /> The Cairo Criminal Court issued the verdict as Morsi and other defendants in the case – mostly other Muslim Brotherhood leaders – stood in a soundproof glass cage in a makeshift courtroom at Egypt’s national police academy.<br /> <br /> The country’s first freely elected president, Morsi took power after the 2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Morsi himself was ousted by the army in 2013 and put on trial as the new regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched a relentless crackdown on the moderate Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.<br /> <br /> Hundreds of Brotherhood members have since been sentenced to death and thousands more jailed.<br /> <br /> The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement ahead of the verdict on Tuesday denouncing the judiciary – calling it a tool of repression – and calling for protests.<br /> <br /> “The coup commander (Sisi) is exploiting the judiciary as a weapon in the battle against popular will and the democratic and revolutionary legitimacy represented by President Mohamed Morsi,” the statement said.<br /> <br /> The Brotherhood called for “non-stop revolutionary marches and demonstrations” starting Tuesday in support of Morsi and demanding his reinstatement.<br /> <br /> The Muslim Brotherhood, now blacklisted by Egypt as a “terrorist organisation”, has previously failed to mobilise large numbers for its rallies because of persistent fears amid a continuing crackdown.<br /> <br /> Morsi also faces the possible death penalty in connection with two other trials, including one in which he is accused of leaking state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. He is also accused of escaping from prison during the widespread protests that eventually ousted Mubarak.<br /> <br /> Separate verdicts in those two cases are due on May 16.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Egyptian Court Sentences Ex-President Morsi To 20 Years

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Finally, Keshi Signs Another Coaching Deal With The NFF

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tt8yww_XfsQ20nTBmofRGdu4u3te-jjWo4z6zhlzUGRg-gnJOi6WypwX0HJY86wi3paFCV8ChalqvjwuTkDigHSSzcIehmnEIJaoIlN2zSPGOpt9-Zgc3wIm8yNkTzueX5RcT4hljh-p/s1600/keshi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tt8yww_XfsQ20nTBmofRGdu4u3te-jjWo4z6zhlzUGRg-gnJOi6WypwX0HJY86wi3paFCV8ChalqvjwuTkDigHSSzcIehmnEIJaoIlN2zSPGOpt9-Zgc3wIm8yNkTzueX5RcT4hljh-p/s1600/keshi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <b>The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has re-appointed embattled coach Stephen Keshi to coach Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles.</b><br /> <br /> The former international signed the contract in Abuja on Tuesday afternoon.<br /> <br /> Keshi’s contract with the Nigerian Football Federation to coach the Super Eagles expired in June, 2014 - after the FIFA World Cup.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Finally, Keshi Signs Another Coaching Deal With The NFF

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has re-appointed embattled coach Stephen Keshi to coach Nigeria’s senior national team, the Sup...

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Ambode Inaugurates Transition Committee

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUfP0LNgg_PSjyxdncPTTkyn1cILS1CdxkyRP_EkM7-J7YkebwAzwlb3OCjO9CcWnmeqoJixsHBfaNLpTagVT-rK-bniQEZkwRqvlCSnW4YJMHtk94jdQhSLIv67SNCwmwaRPUxhUfdxg/s1600/Ambode.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUfP0LNgg_PSjyxdncPTTkyn1cILS1CdxkyRP_EkM7-J7YkebwAzwlb3OCjO9CcWnmeqoJixsHBfaNLpTagVT-rK-bniQEZkwRqvlCSnW4YJMHtk94jdQhSLIv67SNCwmwaRPUxhUfdxg/s1600/Ambode.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The Lagos state Governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has inaugurated a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer of power to his government come May 29.</b><br /> <br /> The governor-elect disclosed this in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, on Tuesday<br /> <br /> According to the statement, the committee will be headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Oluranti Adebule.<br /> <br /> "Other members of the team are, Prof. Ademola Abass, Mr. Babatunde Rotinwa, Mr. Fola Lasisi, Mrs. Rafiquat Onabamiro, Mr. Tunde Durosimi-Etti, Dr. Femi Onanuga, Mr. Ade Akinsanya, Mr. Akeem Sulaimon and Mr. Dele Onabokun.<br /> <br /> "The transition committee is expected to begin work immediately and will submit its report with work for four weeks", the statement read.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Ambode Inaugurates Transition Committee

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Ondo Assembly Serves Impeachment Notice On Deputy Governor

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezelgR4s788PWI1g_0erlot9KF3EvrDnjrfLbGEsrwAOSOvb6St84-KQIfHUF77qYA-TcZDL2luy66G4M7lBUWFOQHkq15J68tMqe3kO_eig_SVZ6gz3seOmY67DD8lQMjToORkftxFHq/s1600/Olanusi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezelgR4s788PWI1g_0erlot9KF3EvrDnjrfLbGEsrwAOSOvb6St84-KQIfHUF77qYA-TcZDL2luy66G4M7lBUWFOQHkq15J68tMqe3kO_eig_SVZ6gz3seOmY67DD8lQMjToORkftxFHq/s1600/Olanusi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>Ondo State House of Assembly today served impeachment notice on the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi for alleged gross misconduct.</b><br /> <br /> Some of the nine allegations levelled against him included financial misappropriation, absenteeism from official duties, allegedly causing political disaffection in the cabinet of the state government.<br /> <br /> The impeachment notice was signed by 20 out of 26 members of the house while the majority leader Hon. Ifedayo Akinsoyinu from Ondo West Constituency II moved the motion and it was seconded by Hon. Yinka Banso from Akoko North West Constituency I<br /> <br /> At a plenary  sitting in Akure, the House presided over by the Speaker Rt. Hon. (Mrs) Jumoke Akindele said the action was in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999  as amended.<br /> <br /> The Deputy Governor had on March 26  dumped the PDP for the APC and since then he had been at political battle with the State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Ondo Assembly Serves Impeachment Notice On Deputy Governor

Ondo State House of Assembly today served impeachment notice on the State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi for alleged gross miscon...

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Woman In Court For Stabbing Ex

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKLNDq7akJEb73qOQhJPo66WayjmTL3lwgkk50dCozGTpovsuChin-NyErTfIJBq0pjy6iJmy8bwYQxvckjBQXfwR-3sskpa8A93VtVGjDD-DdZoadaXj0jztjlHeKpZOsmUfqg_qgC4T/s1600/Court+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKLNDq7akJEb73qOQhJPo66WayjmTL3lwgkk50dCozGTpovsuChin-NyErTfIJBq0pjy6iJmy8bwYQxvckjBQXfwR-3sskpa8A93VtVGjDD-DdZoadaXj0jztjlHeKpZOsmUfqg_qgC4T/s1600/Court+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>A 20-year-old woman, Abiola Olayinka, who allegedly stabbed a man with a broken bottle, was on Tuesday brought before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.</b><br /> <br /> Olayinka, a resident of Ijora Badia area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful assault.<br /> <br /> The Prosecutor Cpl. Friday Inedu, told the court that the accused committed the offences on March 17 at No.23, Asoju St., Ijora-Badia.<br /> <br /> Inedu said the accused conspired with others still at large and assaulted the complainant, one Olarewaju, by beating him and also stabbing him with a broken bottle on his body.<br /> <br /> According to the complainant, the accused was his ex-girlfriend.<br /> <br /> He said Olayinka and others stabbed him with broken bottles on the body, accusing him of cheating.<br /> <br /> Inedu said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 243 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.<br /> <br /> The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.<br /> <br /> The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 243 prescribes a seven-year jail term for grievous harm.<br /> <br /> The Senior Magistrate, Mr Adeyemi Amos, granted the accused bail in the sum of ₦50,000 with one surety in like sum.<br /> <br /> He adjourned the case till April 23 for further hearing. (NAN)<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Woman In Court For Stabbing Ex

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Lagos Is Not A ''No Man's Land" But... - By Azuka Onwuka | The Punch

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLNnFmq0QuTtSHCYaU7MCLgmstgh9CynZxD88uRdCXnxegRwNb7LhK9LchaO5uF6zkVmfCp0au_QXilUmrI740KK0upl8JaF-rvOPRmr0k2Exr6acpgrsntxLsmGtMUo_JHJ3ZtMR4t6M/s1600/Azuka-Onwuka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLNnFmq0QuTtSHCYaU7MCLgmstgh9CynZxD88uRdCXnxegRwNb7LhK9LchaO5uF6zkVmfCp0au_QXilUmrI740KK0upl8JaF-rvOPRmr0k2Exr6acpgrsntxLsmGtMUo_JHJ3ZtMR4t6M/s1600/Azuka-Onwuka.jpg" width="606" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>One statement that riles the Yoruba is that Lagos is a no man's land, which comes mainly from the Igbo residents in the city. The impression that statement gives them is that Lagos is a land that nobody owns. They see it as an attempt to take away what belongs to them.</b><br /> <b><br /></b> According to Oxford Dictionaries, "no man’s land" means "disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies" or "a piece of unowned land or wasteland."<br /> <br /> But Lagos State is someone's land. Without going into the history of Lagos, one knows that there are traditional institutions and rites in Lagos that only the "sons of the soil" can participate in. For example, Lagos communities have traditional rulers called baale or oba: only sons of the soil of the respective communities can aspire to such positions.<br /> <br /> However, that is not the end of the story. Lagos is a unique state, especially given its status as a former federal capital of Nigeria cum seat of government for 77 years: January 1914 to November 1991. That status has given it a different feel from all other cities in Nigeria. It is not because it is by the sea: Calabar and Port Harcourt are also by the sea, but they are not like Lagos. Contrary to the fallacy spread by some people, Calabar was never the capital of Nigeria. Calabar once served as the seat of government of the Niger Coast Protectorate, Southern Protectorate and Oil River Protectorate. Similarly, neither Lokoja nor Zungeru was ever the capital of Nigeria. They were respectively the capital of the British protectorate of Northern Nigeria.<br /> <br /> The boom that Abuja has experienced since 1991 when Gen. Ibrahim Babangida moved the seat of government from Lagos is a pointer to the effect the Federal Capital Territory status can have on a city. But even Abuja cannot compare with Lagos because it was purpose-built to be an FCT, and therefore has no space for industrial estates and markets in all nooks and crannies of the city like Lagos.<br /> <br /> However, even those who call Lagos no man’s land don’t mean that Lagos does not indigenously belong to anybody. When you ask them what “no man’s land” means, you realise that what they mean is that Lagos is home to every Nigerian. It is a mini Nigeria. It is a place where all Nigerians feel they have a stake in because the funds of Nigeria helped in developing it, and its status as an FCT attracted more attention from Nigerians and foreigners than other states. Consequently, it is the most developed part of the nation.<br /> <br /> Even though Enugu, Ibadan and Kaduna were the respective capitals of Eastern Region, Western Region, and Northern Region from the pre-Independence days until 1967, they cannot compare to Lagos in any sphere.<br /> <br /> No doubt, as a city that is situated by the sea shore, Lagos has been developing from time immemorial. However, when it was made the capital of Nigeria, its development accelerated. The boost was such that even after the seat of government was relocated to Abuja, Lagos did not feel the impact much because the biggest companies and markets in Nigeria as well as infrastructure like bridges and roads had already been established, which had in turn made the state the most densely populated in the nation. These are not things you can relocate with the seat of government.<br /> <br /> And more importantly, Lagos has not been known to be a place where religious or ethnic crises occur. There can be crisis from street urchins, or motor park touts, or street gangs, but people are not usually attacked based on their ethnicity or religion, except for the ill-informed actions of the O’odua People’s Congress against the Hausa community in 1999/2000.<br /> <br /> Lagos State is in the South-West, and the South-West is the land of the Yoruba. Therefore, Lagos is Yoruba land. But it goes beyond that. Lagos derives its progress from its metropolitan and cosmopolitan nature. There are Nigerians who will tell you that beside their home state, they can only live in Abuja or Lagos, because of the FCT status, past and present. They don’t want to be in a place where they would feel like second-class citizens or people who are ever conscious of going against any local tradition.<br /> <br /> However, there are two sets of people that don’t mean well for Lagos. One group is the Yoruba who feel that the non-Yoruba in Lagos, especially the Igbo, must owe the air they breathe to the Yoruba: they must not raise their head; they must not laugh loud; they must not criticise any government policy in Lagos; they must not vote for any candidate of their choice; they must not contest elections in Lagos. If they default on any of these, they are threatened with expulsion or violence.<br /> <br /> The other group is the Igbo who tell the Yoruba that the Igbo developed Lagos, and that without the Igbo, Lagos would be a ghost town, and Lagosians would die of hunger. That is a silly statement to make. Although only a lover of falsehood would say that the Igbo have not contributed handsomely to the development of Lagos, yet Lagos has been developing at its own pace from time immemorial. If the Igbo did not settle in Lagos or invest in it, it would have continued to develop at its own pace. Lagos does not owe its success to the Igbo or any one ethnic group.<br /> <br /> The excuse these two dangerous groups always give is that the other group started the ethnic baiting. But that is a lie. An ethnic supremacist is an ethnic supremacist. The same goes for an ethnic intolerant person or a bigot. Such people don’t need any provocation to unleash the venom in them. They only pray for an opportunity to present itself. Phrases like “you people” dot their speeches. Whenever a person speaks, they usually don’t attack the person’s speech: they swiftly malign the person’s ethnic group. It does not matter to them that the person does not speak on behalf of any ethnic group. Sometimes, they will be quick to tell you that they don’t hate the ethnic group they are bashing but “are simply speaking the truth.” They may even remind you that they have friends from that ethnic group or have family members who are married to people from that ethnic group.<br /> <br /> These dangerous elements must not be allowed to destroy the peace and harmony in Lagos. There is a difference between “citizen” and “indigene”. Every Nigerian is a citizen in every part of Nigeria. But not every Nigerian is an indigene of wherever he or she resides. Every Nigerian can vote and be voted anywhere in Nigeria. That is what distinguishes a Nigerian from a Ghanaian who lives in Nigeria.<br /> <br /> Nigerians feel happy any time they hear that a person with Nigerian ancestry has won a political position in Europe or North America, but some ethnic haters feel angry whenever they hear that a Nigerian has won an election in his or her state of residence. Their narrow argument is: “Can you allow that to happen in your state?” But comparing a state like Lagos - a former FCT - with another Nigerian state is baseless. Lagos can only somewhat be compared with Abuja, the FCT. If you want to compare states, compare Oyo with Enugu, Ogun with Anambra, Ekiti with Ebonyi, etc.<br /> <br /> Secondly, when a people have a large population in a community, it becomes easier for them to win local elections there. That is why the Yoruba win local elections in the London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom, where Peckam is located. If a large number of the Yoruba or Hausa or Ijaw settle in Nnewi or Aba, they can win elections there. It is only natural.<br /> <br /> And when a “non-indigene” wins an election, such should not be seen as a threat or an affront. It is actually a blessing. Such cities where settlers participate in governance are always ahead in all developmental indices. They attract people. They attract investors. They continue to grow faster. That is why Lagos is miles ahead of other states. That is why Lagos is self-sustaining even though it has no oil. Human resource is the greatest resource on earth. Human beings gather where the conditions are good, where they are not continuously threatened or intimidated, where they are free to operate within the laws of the state and the nation.<br /> <br /> Those who love Lagos and want its progress must not allow those who are short-sighted to disrupt the peace and progress of Lagos.<br /> <br /> <i>Eko o ni baje o!</i><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? 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Fear of Reprisal Attacks: MTN Nigeria Condemns South African Attacks On Foreigners

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7duz2zTC972nvNglftilmfwBBEYfkso4wOqHDqvxWtyuJaO4Rc6tn-uDt6UHVQr8jsEk-CB1I6ZcdzW_7TIGdtGvnN3dQPEBkMRTywDrTM34S8_yE_6gVQBgBKP0tvTQjGsm9LTljG7Rs/s1600/MTN+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7duz2zTC972nvNglftilmfwBBEYfkso4wOqHDqvxWtyuJaO4Rc6tn-uDt6UHVQr8jsEk-CB1I6ZcdzW_7TIGdtGvnN3dQPEBkMRTywDrTM34S8_yE_6gVQBgBKP0tvTQjGsm9LTljG7Rs/s1600/MTN+Logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The management of MTN Nigeria has condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks targeted at foreigners in South Africa.</b><br /> <br /> In a statement on Tuesday by MTN’s Corporate Services Executive, Akinwale Goodluck, the company said the attacks constituted an assault on "the much-celebrated, common" African humanity.<br /> <br /> "The recent spate of xenophobic violence in Johannesburg and Durban focusing on foreigners and their businesses is unwarranted, and indeed worrisome. In Africa, we are our brother’s keeper; and at MTN, we align with the concerted efforts of the South African government in stopping the attacks and protecting the lives and properties of foreign nationals, most especially Nigerians", he said.<br /> <br /> Goodluck said as a mark of its support to the victims of the attacks, MTN Group had provided financial support to the transit camps, where many were presently being sheltered, adding that the money provided would be used to purchase food, medicals, bedding, clothing and other necessities.<br /> <br /> Against the backdrop of some calls for reprisal on some Nigerian businesses with South African affiliation, he said such knee-jerk reactions would be counter-productive and unjustifiable.<br /> <br /> He stated: "MTN Nigeria is a Nigerian business employing 99 per cent Nigerians. Out of our over 6,000 staff, only 12 are expatriates; the rest are Nigerians. Also, when you look at our value chain, over 500,000 Nigerians are gainfully employed indirectly by MTN. So, you see that attacking us or boycotting our services will negatively impact Nigerians, the very people we seek to serve and empower."<br /> <br /> Goodluck emphasised MTN’s commitment to Nigeria through continuous investment.<br /> <br /> "To date, we have sunk over $15bn in Nigeria through network infrastructure, and we have spent over ₦10bn on corporate social responsibility. We have built our business based on sustainability in the long term because we are wholly Nigerian", he said.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: <a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/mtn-condemns-attacks-on-foreigners-in-south-africa/">The Punch</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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Hero's Welcome For Man Who Trekked To Abuja Over Buhari's Victory

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhzqObdcG7VYfe-7EwIE0V4-KpkTCmOxgzd-ulPKHTlr_XV6IYIKRx7iKrTJhe5yyjZ7PaHqgysGCsSi_GUzZVIC6_ALq79WfgBO-ceYPCIqBc5qa1pvy3Ss9V0L71TbgtbaM4NxpeAZd/s1600/Hashimu-Trekker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhzqObdcG7VYfe-7EwIE0V4-KpkTCmOxgzd-ulPKHTlr_XV6IYIKRx7iKrTJhe5yyjZ7PaHqgysGCsSi_GUzZVIC6_ALq79WfgBO-ceYPCIqBc5qa1pvy3Ss9V0L71TbgtbaM4NxpeAZd/s1600/Hashimu-Trekker.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>It is was like a carnival in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday when hundreds of youths trooped out to welcome Suleiman Hashimu, now called 'The Traveller', who pledged to walk from Lagos to Abuja if Muhammadu Buhari won the 2015 presidential election.</b><br /> <br /> Hashimu arrived in Abuja yesterday evening after trekking for over three weeks.<br /> <br /> Hashimu, a native of Katsina State, said he was in Lagos when Buhari was announced the president-elect of Nigeria, so he left Lagos at about 5am the next day and arrived in Ibadan around 6pm.<br /> <br /> Hashimu told journalists on her arrival in Abuja yesterday that he had gone to get a police report at Ibadan to allow for an unimpeded journey, but that as he could not wait for the processes to be completed, the divisional police officer (DPO) gave him his phone number.<br /> <br /> He said that he received both encouragement and discouragement from friends and loved ones, but that he continued from Ibadan to Oyo, then from Ogbomoso to Ilorin with much welcome at every stop.<br /> <br /> Hashimu explained that at Ilorin, people escorted him for several miles until he stopped at Oloru. He received much hospitality in Jebba, where unlike in other villages he met people who had heard of him.<br /> <br /> He further explained that about 20 people set off with him from Jebba and after some miles, 18 turned back, but the other two were more strong-minded and followed him.<br /> <br /> <i>The Traveller</i> narrated how they encountered armed robbers close to Mokwa, but that, fortunately, he had already met one of them in Jebba and the would-be robber ended up giving him ₦200 for ‘pure’ (sachet) water.<br /> <br /> Hashimu said he continued his trip from Mokwa to Kudu, then from Kutigi to Bida, and then to Suleja, after which he arrived Abuja yesterday.<br /> <br /> Hundreds of youths in the FCT lined up along Kubwa expressway from Dutse junction to welcome Hashimu, who they described as a hero. Most of them posed for photographs with him and asked for his autograph.<br /> <br /> The journey, according to Google map, is over 700 kilometres.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: <a href="http://leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Hashimu-Trekker.jpg">Leadership</a></b><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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Ivorian President In Nigeria, Pledges Collaboration With Buhari

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsycOc-PdhC9g0debLUpUTbFeUKu3g2y_vcPHzmJYY2_PxNTfcLitb6QpQ2ZBEdy9Do0iSMDBgKaI9wdegr95aUSkyU2eZ933VwRmeU9u6sK1G1hvc7XmX6Okj24C_UgD0AUZWP4o_eeR/s1600/GMB+Ouatara+visit1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsycOc-PdhC9g0debLUpUTbFeUKu3g2y_vcPHzmJYY2_PxNTfcLitb6QpQ2ZBEdy9Do0iSMDBgKaI9wdegr95aUSkyU2eZ933VwRmeU9u6sK1G1hvc7XmX6Okj24C_UgD0AUZWP4o_eeR/s1600/GMB+Ouatara+visit1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <b>The Ivorian President Alhassan Ouattara has assured the incoming administration of President-elect Muhammadu Buhari that his country would collaborate with his government.</b><br /> <br /> He also restated his commendation to Nigeria on the peaceful conduct of the 2015 general elections.<br /> <br /> President Ouattara made these comments yesterday at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, during a closed-door meeting with Buhari<br /> <br /> The Ivorian leader said he was in Nigeria to congratulate President-elect Buhari on his victory at the just concluded poll, noting that the election outcome was a valuable lesson for the whole of Africa.<br /> <br /> He said, “Nigerian election is a lesson to African countries; they should usher in democracy through the rule of law and respect the people’s mandate,” adding that his country would cooperate with the incoming government.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7ithXfmgfPkXRw4POWWSafAiuZyGU1Gcm00dcoS0f7mzAVCTPPjst5vZVKAFH6X4WjpppXCqRMrU4EZVKcSm35ibC-7WdZB471oQ2GDdzp_UWE88tyv1ZskdBkgke8X3SKkmZ7IvQ8XX/s1600/GMB+Ouatara+visit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7ithXfmgfPkXRw4POWWSafAiuZyGU1Gcm00dcoS0f7mzAVCTPPjst5vZVKAFH6X4WjpppXCqRMrU4EZVKcSm35ibC-7WdZB471oQ2GDdzp_UWE88tyv1ZskdBkgke8X3SKkmZ7IvQ8XX/s1600/GMB+Ouatara+visit2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> In his response, Buhari thanked the Ivorian leader for his visit just as he praised President Jonathan for his statesmanship by conceding defeat.<br /> <br /> President Quattara had since left for his country.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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Police Shake-Up: Jonathan Fires Abba, Names Arase As Acting IGP

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYXjSn-AO7kiCPTLPOPVIGETUuYmw03zoei4TdB3Q9K0gk-z3QDjokrvbUBwXxG1xS55XYFEjtxd-Uo1nW9GxHnrTokACIG4VlM9Wb9w-2Gk-nxJ_3f4EeeqtLC1aX1aVBQYjT7DpQzu5/s1600/IGP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYXjSn-AO7kiCPTLPOPVIGETUuYmw03zoei4TdB3Q9K0gk-z3QDjokrvbUBwXxG1xS55XYFEjtxd-Uo1nW9GxHnrTokACIG4VlM9Wb9w-2Gk-nxJ_3f4EeeqtLC1aX1aVBQYjT7DpQzu5/s1600/IGP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>It is a case of "<i>Suleiman Out, Solomon In</i>" as President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, less that nine months after his appointment on July 31, 2014.</b><br /> <br /> The President has named a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, as the acting IGP.<br /> <br /> Abba, who was the AIG Zone 7 before his appointment as the IGP, succeeded Mohammed Abubakar, who retired after 35 years in service last year.<br /> <br /> According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President has named a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, as Abba’s replacement in acting capacity.<br /> <br /> No reason was given for the President’s decision to relieve Abba of his appointment.<br /> <br /> The statement by Abati read, "President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba of his appointment and duties with immediate effect.<br /> <br /> "President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase as Acting Inspector-General of Police, also with immediate effect.<br /> <br /> "Until his appointment as Mr. Abba’s replacement, Mr. Arase was the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Arase holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law, as well as Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Political Science and Strategic Studies.<br /> <br /> "He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence College."<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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Egyptian President Congratulates Buhari, Invites Him For Talks On Fighting Terrorism

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKm7tX_7Vao8UXsNzTpOg3_HKmlwOAVZJVuHt-IOlBtiOXnb_SGmkzDQZri2YRNQHJVTY8BgmvCUsUB7SKQih3BPEMrlJDjZe65pAWEtiUDqglKpd-wipNtDlthlw_ORQNNpm6X8EHC4l/s1600/Sisi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKm7tX_7Vao8UXsNzTpOg3_HKmlwOAVZJVuHt-IOlBtiOXnb_SGmkzDQZri2YRNQHJVTY8BgmvCUsUB7SKQih3BPEMrlJDjZe65pAWEtiUDqglKpd-wipNtDlthlw_ORQNNpm6X8EHC4l/s1600/Sisi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <b>The President of Egypt, Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, has extended an official invitation to President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in order for the two African leaders to discuss how to strengthen the bilateral relations between both countries and the fight against terrorism.</b><br /> <br /> A statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Head of Press and Information in Egyptian Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Ahmed Maher, explained that this was discussed when al-Sisi called Buhari on the telephone to congratulate him on his victory during the recent presidential election.<br /> <br /> The statement quoted the spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency, Ambassador Alaa Youssef, as stating that: "during the call, they discussed the bilateral relationship between the two countries and agreed on the importance of this relationship and the need to develop it on various levels."<br /> <br /> The also agreed to have more dialogue and coordination at the African level for the interest of the continent, which it described as a priority in Egypt.<br /> <br /> During the visit, Buhari and the Egyptian President will also "discuss the regional and international common  interests like fighting terrorism and enhancing the security and the stability of the continent for the desired development of their people."<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> ******************************************************************</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="http://goo.gl/eJpZiz"><span style="color: red;">Learn How To Make Extra ₦250,000 Monthly‎ From 6 Secret Profitable Businesses. CLICK HERE To Discover The Secret!</span></a></b><br /> <b>*******************************************************************</b></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

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#NoToXenophobia: We Are All Africans As Durban Is Ready For Indaba 2015

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5oF0GSrc2Zp-U4M1pQJq_a-BL6qfeMcvi_PQfOjFVfgIRVqpEVyLCREpyX4h4wDlzxdGhuahF0T1TbQOP5Pjds54xTQ99z9vrKjaIJev14ds1cvECLB5asJytq-fDhbIUOJlFP8qkwcZ/s1600/SA+Tourism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5oF0GSrc2Zp-U4M1pQJq_a-BL6qfeMcvi_PQfOjFVfgIRVqpEVyLCREpyX4h4wDlzxdGhuahF0T1TbQOP5Pjds54xTQ99z9vrKjaIJev14ds1cvECLB5asJytq-fDhbIUOJlFP8qkwcZ/s1600/SA+Tourism.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <b>Below is a Press Release by the CEO of South African Tourism, Thulani Nzima, condemning xenophobic attacks in South Africa.</b><br /> <br /> As Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism, I want to state that I categorically condemn the appalling xenophobic attacks taking place in the various locations in our country.<br /> <br /> It is with embarrassment and shame that I come before the world and especially my fellow Africans to apologise for these senseless attacks. I hold in contempt the loathing and subsequent attacks suffered by our brothers and sisters from the continent.<br /> <br /> The majority of us South Africans, perceive and carry ourselves as Africans and believe what we have witnessed in some parts of our country goes against the grain of who we are as a people, our constitution, and the principles of Ubuntu that we so dearly adhere to.<br /> I personally extend my sincerest apologies to you.<br /> <br /> As my colleagues and I prepare for our Pan-African Trade Show, INDABA, from 9 to 11 May 2015, in the city of Durban, we wish to reassure all INDABA delegates and foreign nationals coming into South Africa that our country is safe for you to visit. We do not take for granted the support we have enjoyed over the years from our brothers and sisters throughout the continent in contributing to the growth of tourism into our country. We are also appreciative of the backing of our counterparts on the continent who have ensured that our flagship Trade Shows, INDABA and Meetings Africa, have grown in stature in the years they have been in existence.<br /> <br /> We are heartened and uplifted that this matter is being managed at the highest level of the land. President Jacob Zuma has assigned the South African Ministers of Home Affairs, Police, State Security to work with provinces affected to contain the violence. Task teams have been established to coordinate the response.<br /> <br /> Additional law enforcement officers have been mobilised from around the country and deployed to the affected areas to enforce the law and prevent further attacks. Since Monday morning 310 suspects have been arrested. All district disaster management centres have been placed on high-alert and a 24-hour call centre has been established. Shelters have been set-up to accommodate displaced foreign nationals and basic amenities such as water, sanitation, and healthcare are being provided.<br /> <br /> Government is working closely with the UNHCR, UNICEF as well as non-governmental organisations to provide food, psycho-social and other support to those affected. The process of reintegrating those who were displaced back into their communities has begun. Community engagements are being conducted through the Communities in Dialogue programme, Community Safety Forums, Ward Committees and through Community Development Workers, amongst others.<br /> <br /> The South African Constitution protects the rights of all people living within the country, South Africans and foreigners alike and everything is being done within the law to ensure safety of all citizens and foreign nationals irrespective of their status.<br /> <br /> On behalf of South African Tourism, please accept our sincerest apologies during this time as we extend our hand of friendship to you. 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#NoToXenophobia: We Are All Africans As Durban Is Ready For Indaba 2015

Below is a Press Release by the CEO of South African Tourism, Thulani Nzima, condemning xenophobic attacks in South Africa. As Chief...

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