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PDP Hires Ex-INEC Chair, REC As Consultants

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<b>Determined to win the February presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hired a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a former Resident Electoral Commissioner as consultants.</b></div>
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Also, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) will henceforth coordinate what the party has described as "strategic electoral matters".</div>
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The consultants are those who have their loyalists in INEC’s critical units.</div>
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It was also learnt that the consultants have the ears of some senior INEC officials, whose sources said had been working to undermine Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega.</div>
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A source, who spoke in confidence, said: "These consultants have been engaged to study the election process and get involved in the way the state and the PDP react to issues on INEC.</div>
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"The consultants have also been mandated to sniff around, identify the weak points in the voting process and advise PDP on how to join issues with the election management body.</div>
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"We are also suspecting that they want to study the system and how it can be subverted. In fact, their coordinator is expected to relate with some top members of INEC management.</div>
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"I think they just want to rig the election. This is why they have hired those who are used to muddling up the nation’s electoral process as consultants", the <b><a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/2015-poll-uneasy-calm-pdp-hires-ex-inec-chair-rec-consultants/">NATION</a></b> was told.</div>
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Another source claimed that the consultants had been targeting two areas - the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), and the deployment of Smart Card Readers (SCRs).</div>
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The source said: “You can see that already some parties have been influenced to call for the postponement of the general election.</div>
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“They want to explore legal and constitutional loopholes in the Electoral Act to create distortion in the voting process and create a stalemate in February.</div>
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“The danger at hand is that some of these former staff of the electoral commission have their stooges in sensitive positions in INEC who can easily be used for dirty jobs. We want to appeal to Nigerians to be vigilant and pay attention to their plot.”</div>
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Meanwhile, there have been reports of mass burning and invalidation of bought PVCs in the North.</div>
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Some of the states are Kaduna, Kano, Adamawa, Sokoto and Kebbi, which are rated as the strongholds of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).</div>
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The PVCs were bought massively from eligible voters by some politicians at ₦20,000 per card</div>
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A source said: “These politicians have been buying PVCs from their holders. What they do is to either burn some of the cards or technically invalidate them. When the invalidated PVCs are presented at the polling units, such voters will not be able to vote.</div>
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"This is a sad development which Northern leaders and politicians must address. Voters should be educated not to sell their PVCs."</div>

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We Have Bought Shoes, Shirts and Ties for Jonathan - Tinubu

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<b>The former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu said Nigerians should vote for the APC candidates in the election, having experienced true transformation under the leadership of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in the last three and a half years.</b></div>
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He said, "Go and collect your PVCs to enable you vote PDP out. It is your possession. Don’t let poll robbers rob us again. Jonathan has ruined our economy. He came and said he did not have shoes. We have bought shoes, shirts and ties for him now. Enough is enough.</div>
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"For six years, he gave us excuses that there is no money; it is time for him to go. And again, we have somebody here whose tenure has witnessed an unprecedented development in the history of Oyo State. Ajimobi has performed very well.</div>
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"So on the day of the elections, get to the polling centres early enough, vote and record the voter card number, and wait till they count your votes. With your support, we shall send PDP packing", Tinubu said.</div>

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[Lest We Forget] I‘ll Not Contest 2015 Election - Jonathan

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<b>It's exactly 4 years ago today (January 31, 2015) when President Goodluck Jonathan said in far away Ankara, Turkey, that he would not stand election in 2015. This is how Vanguard reported the story on February 1, 2011.</b></div>
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ANKARA, TURKEY - President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year’s election is free and fair.</div>
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The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant improvement in key sectors of the economy - security, power, education, road, health amongst others.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">“<u>Without security, there is no government</u>. So it is not debatable, it is something we have to addressed [sic] and we are working towards that with vigour. But if I’m voted into power within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. <u>Four years is enough for anyone in power to make significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything even if I am there for the next four years</u>.”</span></b></div>
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Jonathan said this while interacting with Nigerians mainly diplomats working in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the African Union, AU, in Addis-Ababa.</div>
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While fielding questions from those present at the interactive session on whether Nigerians abroad will vote, Jonathan said: “I would have loved that the Nigerians in Diaspora vote this year but to be frank with you, that is going to be difficult now. Presently, the law does not allow the voting outside Nigeria and so this year Nigerians in Diaspora will not vote but I will work towards it <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>by 2015 even though I will not be running for election</u></span></b>.”</div>
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On the issue of security, Jonathan said the government was doing everything possible to arrest the situation. He disclosed that all those involved in the October 1 bombing had been arrested and were being prosecuted. He, however, said he ordered the release of the car dealers because they were just businessmen who could not have known that the vehicles were to be used for such heinous crime.</div>
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On education, the President said, the nine new approved universities were to be specialised and to be headed by at least three Nigerians experts in Diaspora.</div>
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On the concerns raised of having a database of Nigerian experts in Diaspora, President Jonathan assured that he was working on creating a forum for interaction between them and government and also develop a database, where experts needed to address the various challenges of the economy will be drawn. He hinted that this was why the Diaspora Commission was being set up as the bill was already before the National Assembly.</div>
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The President also disclosed that the government is looking towards reviewing the country’s foreign policy to ensure that Nigeria gets maximum benefit from its roles and contributions to international organizations like the AU, UN and ECOWAS.</div>
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He lamented that right now Nigeria’s contributions were not being recognized adding that “there is need for Nigeria to have something in return for our investments. We are investing so much but it is not being noticed and there is need to reverse that trend".</div>
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On the concerns about road network and transportation in the country, President Jonathan assured that the railway system will be revamp [sic] because presently heavy duty vehicles were destroying the roads. “Why we cannot have continuous road maintenance for now because no contractor wants to go into it because of the continuous pressure on the road by heavy duty vehicles. That is why we are working to ensure that we revamp the rail”.</div>
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The President also assured that Nigerians working in international organization and institutions would be issued diplomatic passports. He directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia to submit the list of those qualified within the shortest possible time to him.</div>
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On the 35 per cent affirmative action implementation and the domestication of protocols signed, he assured that he will present before the National Assembly within the shortest possible time.</div>
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<b>Credit: <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/">Vanguard</a></b></div>

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[Video] Jonathan's Transformation Agenda You Won't See on TV

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<b>In case you are not among those saying #iHaveDecided simply because you have not decided, we hope this short film will help you in making a decision on whether or not President Goodluck Jonathan will have your vote on February 14.</b></div>
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You may need to watch this video over and over again to understand the message in it.</div>
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We're Holding Nigerians As Our Slaves, Asari Dokubo Tells Peregrino Brimah

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<b>I had a very verbal phone conversation with Niger Delta militant terror leader, Asari Dokubo today.</b></div>
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In the heated conversation that lasted over 20 minutes, the pro-Jonathan militant was non repentant and aggressively supported his campaign for the continued reign of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.</div>
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I told him that at a time I had respected him (Dokubo) but now he has lost all my respect; asking how much money would make him support a killer leadership. I asked how insensitive he was witnessing how Jonathan’s corruption had undermined the army and how the president’s failures (not complying with the Paris summit agreement to station 700 troops to defend the border) directly led for instance to the death of over 2500 defenseless Nigerians at Baga.</div>
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He mentioned Fulani.</div>
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I asked what the poor Kanuri fishermen and farmers of Baga had to do with a so-called Fulani thing.</div>
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He responded that the killings were in the north and he had no business or care about that. He further cited wars in other places and the example of Libya and the sack of Moammar Gaddafi.</div>
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I told him that in those cases there was not an inebriated and cluelessly corrupt government that caused the preventable wars and asked him why then does he support Jonathan who disgraced Africa being the first African leader to support the NATO destruction of Gaddafi and Libya in effect, while great leaders like Jacob Zuma stood behind Libya.</div>
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He said something about having trained in Libya and accused General Buhari, chief opposition candidate of receiving funds for his presidential campaign in 2011 from Gaddafi.</div>
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I did not understand his point, because I supported Gaddafi and Libya against the colonialist sponsored invasion and have no grouse with Gaddafi.</div>
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I insisted; that why will he support a Jonathan who aided the hegemonists destroy North Africa by sacking Gaddafi, now leading to the proliferation of arms and instability in the entire region.</div>
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I went on to ask him how much he had been paid and what this money was worth, that it made him sell his soul for a hopeless candidate.</div>
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He continued a tirade against the North, the “Gambari’s” and the Yorubas, saying all were traitors and that why am I interested in the Fulani ruling me.</div>
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I told him that this conversation had nothing to do with Buhari; that if he wanted he should not support anyone, or should have brought out a responsible candidate from his family, but how does his conscience feel supporting someone who was killing innocent people across the country.</div>
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He responded again accusing Yorubas, the group to which I belong, of being traitors and bragging of all the bombs his terror group had detonated across Yoruba land.</div>
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I told him that his desperation for a penny had made him betray the true struggle of the Ijaw people; I pointed out that Bayelsa was the most polluted piece of land on the planet with terrible suffering.</div>
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He challenged my stats and asked me what I knew about Bayelsa.</div>
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I responded that I lived there for a year and that the sky there is still red with burning of natural gas. I told him how oil spillage has destroyed their ecosystem under Jonathan.</div>
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He asked how long Jonathan had been there.</div>
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I retorted that 6 years was long enough to effect transformation.</div>
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He said I lied and that I had never lived in Bayelsa.</div>
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I went ahead to describe Bayelsa to him.</div>
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He was very angry and continued to curse Yoruba people as traitors who betrayed in the past and threatened that the Yorubas will feel the wrath of the Ijaw.</div>
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I told him he was a coward, that if he was not he would have liberated his father’s house and kept the oil under its soil for himself.</div>
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He laughed and responded that we (Nigerians) are their slave; that they will support Jonathan to rule till 2019 after which they will then take “their” oil and go.</div>
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He said they were just punishing us for now.</div>
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I asked him if Jonathan was supervising the Boko Haram pogrom of the north as some sort of “revenge” for Nigeria’s past errors.</div>
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I asked him why Goodluck Jonathan had not restructured the country so he can preside over Otueke and leave other people alone and not continue to finance and supervise our suffering and deaths. Telling him about the failure of the national conference when only the Yorubas in attendance and Northerners like the Lamido of Adamawa had asked for their own sovereignty, but his people had failed to make such push and Jonathan had failed to use the avenue of the conference to bring about change.</div>
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He asked me why I was not invited to attend it.</div>
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I asked where his conscience was and how he felt about the deaths of thousands of innocent people because of the little change he got from the corrupt Jonathan government.</div>
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I told him that the money does not pass the fourth generation and that the little money he gets that has made him betray the Kalabari kingdom and great King Amachree and the people of Ijaw land will be finished before he knows it and shame will remain to his name.</div>
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He went on a tirade about some stuff I could not really understand. It had to do with killing and bombings and stuff.</div>
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I told him he was a coward.</div>
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He was very upset throughout the interview. I really wish he pays attention to his blood pressure.</div>
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Interestingly, he has a Chief Security Officer, CSO; his CSO named Commander George believes in Nigeria.</div>
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<b>Dr. Peregrino Brimah; http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something] Email: drbrimah@ends.ng Twitter: @EveryNigerian</b></div>

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We'll Deliver 85% Of Lagos Votes To Buhari, Lagos APC Vows

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<b>The Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress, APC, held in Lagos, Friday, with the party’s state chapter promising to deliver 85 per cent of the state’s voting population.</b></div>
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The APC Chairman of Lagos State, Henry Ajomale, said that redeeming the promise would be easy because of the party’s huge popularity in the state.</div>
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“We will make sure that that man (President Goodluck Jonathan) did (sic) not take 25 percent. This is our tradition.”</div>
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It was a carnival-like atmosphere as party chieftains and supporters as well as some popular musicians crowded into the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere.</div>
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Adams Oshiomhole, the Governor of Edo State; Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo State; Rauf Aregbesola, the Governor of Osun State; and Rotimi Amaechi, the Governor of Rivers State, took turns to address the crowd enjoining them to vote for the party at the February elections.</div>
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Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said that the only reason the state is “working” was because it had never been governed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.</div>
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“Make sure you get your PVC (Permanent Voter’s Card) and go out on February 14 and show love to Buhari by voting massively for APC,” said Mr. Fashola.</div>
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“In 2011, Jonathan came to Lagos and promised to construct the road leading to the Murtala Mohammed Airport. Has that road been constructed?”</div>
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The crowd responded: “No.”</div>
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Mr. Fashola said that the state’s rail line from Iddo to Ogun State had been awaiting presidential approval for two years, adding that the federal government’s incompetence was responsible for the country’s economic downturn.</div>
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“Dear people of Lagos, when we started in 2007, the exchange rate was ₦120 to $1. As a trader or importer, you needed ₦120,000 to buy $1,000. Today, as a trader and importer, you need ₦210,000 to buy $1,000. Are you happy with that?”</div>
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In his speech, Governor Amaechi described the PDP as a “goner.”</div>
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“The truth of the matter is that PDP is afraid of the election. Because for the first time they have seen that they can’t rig election. If they try to rig the election we will pack ourselves to make sure they don’t rig by staying behind after voting to count our votes.</div>
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“Any governor or president who has governed a state and did not do anything does not deserve to come back.”</div>
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Former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, said that Muhammadu Buhari, the APC’s presidential candidate, deserves commendation for agreeing to come out of retirement to help fix Nigeria.</div>
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“I prayed that Nigeria will get better, that we will not need a man like him. But today we are in a great crisis.”</div>
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Mr. Tinubu went further to list Nelson Mandela, Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan as great past leaders who though old, used their wisdom to save their countries.</div>
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Mr. Okorocha urged against playing the politics of religion or tribe, noting that it “cannot guarantee food on our table.”</div>
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“We owe General Buhari a lot of gratitude for accepting to come and rescue Nigeria at this critical moment,” he said.</div>
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Just before Mr. Buhari stepped onto the podium to address the crowd, a minor stampede ensued within the stadium, forcing a visibly angry Mr. Tinubu to grab the microphone and demand for calm.</div>
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“If there are any of you who are here as agents of PDP to destabilize this gathering, we will roast them,” Mr. Tinubu said.</div>
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Speaking after his wife, Aisha, had spoken, Mr. Buhari said that the APC is capable of bringing peace and stability to the country.</div>
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“Whatever we are going to do, we’ll help restore Nigeria back. What is happening in the North East, where thousands of people are being killed is not acceptable,” said Mr. Buhari, a retired General.</div>
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Mr. Buhari also stated that it is the responsibility of government to provide jobs for its citizens, adding that no nation can give anything better than education.</div>
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“We used to have Nigeria Airways, Nigeria Shipping Line, Nigeria Railways. Where are they now? What about NEPA? After spending 20 billion American dollars, what we are generating now is not more that what we inherited in 1999.</div>
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“What we have now is a country of incompetence fuelled by corruption from top to bottom.”</div>

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[Video] The Jonathan Documentary NTA, AIT Won't Let You See

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<b>In case you've not seen it, here is the documentary on President Goodluck Jonathan his "hawks" don't want us to see. If you're waiting to see it on AIT or NTA you may have to wait till we have a change of government at the federal level.</b></div>
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See it now and see many reasons Jonathan should not have your vote in the February polls.</div>
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Nigerian Army Arrests Brig-General, Others Over Baga Attack

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<b>More than 10 senior Nigerian Army officers, including a Brigadier-General have been arrested and are telling the military hierarchy what they know about the Baga attack by the insurgent group, Boko Haram.</b></div>
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According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, the senior army officers are being investigated for allegedly shirking their responsibilities during the attack by the militants.</div>
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According to a report monitored on <b><a href="http://www.channelstv.com/2015/01/30/nigerian-army-general-others-arrested-over-baga-attack/">Channels TV</a></b>, those arrested are Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti; his Chief of Staff, Lt. Colonel G.A Suru; the Commanding Officer of 134 and 174 battalions, Lt. Colonel Haruna and a certain Major Aliyu.</div>
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The two Nigerian Army battalions are under the Multi-National Task Joint Task Force in Baga, attacked by the insurgents.</div>
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Speaking on the arrest, General Olukolade said that the arrested officers were being investigated because at the time of the attack on the multinational headquarters in Baga, Brigadier-General Ransome-Kuti and his men were fully in charge of the military formation.</div>
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He said it was disappointing that the attack on Baga was not repelled by both battalions, despite having the necessary weapons to carry out the necessary operations.</div>
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On January 3, 2015, suspected members of Boko Haram attacked the base of the Multinational Task Force in Baga, Borno State, dislodging the soldiers there.</div>
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Reports say the troops were warned to be on alert following intelligence reports that terrorists would strike between January 22 and January 25.</div>
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Eyewitnesses said that the attack started around 5am when residents started hearing gunshots as the insurgents tried to gain entrance into the MNJTF premises.</div>
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Many civilians living in the barracks were said to have been killed during the attack.</div>

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On Soludo, Buhari, Jonathan And The Elections - By Pat Utomi

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<b>Reactions continue to pour in over the x-ray and rating of the President Goodluck Jonathan by an erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Charles Soludo.</b></div>
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The latest reaction is from the professor of political economy and former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi who shared this on his Facebook page this morning. Read and tell us what you think...</div>
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Winners' Chapel Reacts To Allegation Against Bishop Oyedepo

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<b>Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to the President and founder of the Living Faith Church worldwide, also Known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, which has gone viral. He was reported to have made the statement last Sunday when the President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan came to worship at Faith Tabernacle, which is the headquarters of the ministry.</b></div>
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The falsehood that is being spread around by mischief makers is that the Bishop, while praying for the President, said, “<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/to-bishop-oyedepo-gatekeeper-of-hell.html">I will open the gates of hell to anyone who oppose you.</a></b>” A little later, some others who in an attempt to “defend” the Bishop, came up with another quote purportedly said by Dr. Oyedepo, which is: “I will open the gates of hell to those who oppose the peace of this nation.”</div>
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Well, let’s set the records straight: The Press and Publicity Unit of the church, publishers of Faith Tabernacle News, was at the 3rd service and recorded (on tape), the President’s 6-minute speech, the congregational prayer for him and the Bishop’s blessing on the President.</div>
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Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the presidential candidate of the ruling party – the PDP, came to the church as the President of this country, not as a candidate in the forthcoming elections. And Bishop Oyedepo prayed for him, as instructed in the Bible book of 1 Timothy 2:1-2, as the President of Nigeria not as a PDP standard-bearer.</div>
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<b>HOW THE BISHOP AND THE CONGREGATION PRAYED FOR THE PRESIDENT</b></div>
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Even though we have published it on this platform, for those who are yet to read it, these were the exact words spoken by the Bishop while he was leading the congregational prayers for the President. As always, he took his bearing from the Word of God:</div>
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"1st Timothy 2:1-2: I exhort you therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers and intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men." Then on the priority list is "For kings and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."</div>
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"I only had an idea of the President’s visit just yesterday. It wasn’t there last Friday when we had the <i>One Night with The King</i>. So we are going to be praying for our President. Let prayers and supplications and intercessions be made for all men; first of all, for kings, and for them that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.</div>
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And after that I will do what the priests are asked to do. It says "Speak to Aaron, that after this manner shall ye bless." Proclaim blessings as a priest of God over our President, and the blessings will answer, in the name of Jesus Christ.</div>
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In Numbers 6:23-26, The Lord said to Moses and the children of Israel saying "On this wise shall ye bless the children of Israel saying: The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift His countenance upon thee and give thee peace."</div>
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When that blessing comes to stay, something happens. You see, the generation of the Old Testament knew the value of blessings; they would even cry for it. Every blessing proclaimed upon you today must answer on your life.</div>
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I like us to be on our feet and lift the President up to God. Whatever you desire to see God bring about in his life; bring about in our nation, begin to pray that prayer right now.</div>
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Father, release your grace upon the President to manage the demands of his office.</div>
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Release unusual grace in increasing dimensions, to manage the demands of his office.</div>
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Cause your face to shine upon him.</div>
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Lord, grant the desires of his heart.</div>
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Grant Nigeria peace.</div>
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Under him, grant Nigeria greater advancement.</div>
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Thank you father, in Jesus’ name we pray.”</div>
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THEN THE BISHOP ALONE PRAYED FOR THE PRESIDENT</div>
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"This entire church proclaims the President blessed today</div>
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Blessed with divine wisdom to manage the demands of his office</div>
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Blessed with keys to see the miraculous in his life</div>
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Blessed with grace that will advance His cause in our nation</div>
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Every time we pray here, God hears. The Bible says 'Wherever 2 or 3 are gathered, I’m there in their midst, and if we agree concerning anything, it’s done for us.' Therefore, in the name of Jesus, our President is declared blessed.</div>
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His going out is blessed, his coming in is blessed.</div>
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The will of God is blessed in his life.</div>
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Thank you father, blessed be your name, in Jesus precious name."</div>
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And the whole congregation shouted "Amen". That was it!</div>
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1. There was no mention of “hell” in the prayer</div>
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2. There was no mention of “the gates of hell” in the prayer</div>
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3. There was no mention of “opposition” or “oppose” in that prayer</div>
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4. It is very clear that these mischief makers where waiting for an opportunity, which presented itself in President Jonathan’s visit to the church in the heat of the campaigns. And with what we have seen, most politicians can do just anything to whip up sentiments and score cheap political points.</div>
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5. The church has never been involved in partisan politics but has been prayerfully active in ensuring that the Nigerian ship doesn’t sink</div>
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6. The church has always obeyed the biblical injunction to pray for those in authority and the “peace of Jerusalem.”</div>
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7. This is not an attempt to defend the church or Bishop Oyedepo, as we already know that no matter how far a lie has travelled, the truth will definitely overtake it.</div>
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8. This is also not an attempt to defend God, because the Almighty God is more than able to defend himself.</div>
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9. As you read this, no one has even called to confirm from the ministry the veracity of this claim and a video recording of the service which is equally online has been labeled “doctored” by those who are bent on dragging the name of the church into partisan politics.</div>
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10. For the record, this is exactly what happened; whatever is being peddled was obviously created by those who want to benefit politically from the controversy; and promoted by bloggers who want to drive traffic to their sites; and spread by those who already think they have an axe to grind with their perceived lifestyle of Bishop Oyedepo.</div>
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Jesus is Lord!</div>

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Henrietta Kosoko In Stable Condition After Car Crash

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Nollywood actress Henrietta Kosoko, was involved in a automobile accident along Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway this Friday afternoon. She was traveling in her grey color SUV when her car veered off the road and hit a standing PHCN pole. Residents came to her rescue and rushed her to the hospital.</div>
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Henrietta is wife of veteran Nollywood super star, Jide Kosoko.</div>
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Confirming the accident, Jide Kosoko said "She's been taken to Lajoro Hospital in Abeokuta. God took total control".</div>

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Ekiti Herbalists Declare Support For Jonathan

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<b>National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Ekiti State has warned politicians against bloodshed in the coming elections.</b></div>
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The association appealed to clerics to stop prophesying doom for the country, which it said could further ignite tension and cause chaos in the system.</div>
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At its first meeting of the year held in Ado Ekiti on Friday, where over 4,000 members across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State had converged to offer prayers, the body also endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid.</div>
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Briefing newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the State Chairman of NANTMP, Chief Jacob Orisamika, described Jonathan as a humble person who can be trusted with power, the <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/ekiti-herbalists-warn-politicians-against-bloodshed-endorse-jonathan/">PUNCH</a></b> reports.</div>
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"We are supporting President Jonathan because we have consulted the oracle and it revealed that he is the best for the position. It was revealed that Nigerians will benefit more under him than any other candidates.</div>
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"Aside this, we have to show our support to Governor Ayodele Fayose who has been relating with Ekiti people closely. I believe that whatever the Governor supports must be supported by all Ekiti indigenes because Fayose is a man of the people", he said.</div>
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Expressing worries over the doom being prophesied by religious leaders, the association urged Nigerians, regardless of faith, to continue to pray for the survival of the country.</div>
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"We want to state unequivocally that Nigeria won’t witness any bloodshed or cease to exist after this election. Though, there may be some pocket of skirmishes, but we shall overcome and continue to forge ahead as a nation", Orisamika said.</div>

Ekiti Herbalists Declare Support For Jonathan

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I Insist Nigeria Will Break If Jonathan Loses Feb. Poll - Tompolo

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<b>Former Niger Delta militants seem unrepentant on their widely condemned stand that there will be trouble should President Goodluck Jonathan lose the February 14 election.</b></div>
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Among those who condemned the former militants’ stand is one time Defence Minister Lt.-Gen. <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/danjuma-calls-for-arrest-of-asari.html">Theophilus Danjuma, who said war mongers should be arrested</a></b>.</div>
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But yesterday, former Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) leader Government Ekpemupolo (aka <i>Tompolo</i>) restated the threat he issued along with other ex-militant leaders in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.</div>
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<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/we-are-going-to-wargo-and-fortify.html">The threat, said to have been issued in the presence of Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and the Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku</a></b>, has been widely condemned.</div>
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Tompolo attacked Gen. Danjuma, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and all perceived enemies of President Jonathan, who he insisted must win to avert a crisis.</div>
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He said: "Gen. Danjuma and his cohorts should know that I remain resolute on my position in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, that President Goodluck Jonathan must win this election for Nigeria to continue to stay together."</div>
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Besides, Tompolo, in the statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Bebenimibo, in Warri yesterday, accused the former Army chief of being behind the stoning of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina and Bauchi states.</div>
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Bauchi State Governor <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/pdp-members-not-apc-pelted-jonathan-in.html">Isa Yuguda said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members were behind the stoning of the President’s convoy in Bauchi</a></b>.</div>
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Tompolo warned that Nigeria was already on the brink of disintegration in the wake of the expiration of the 1914 amalgamation treaty, hinting that the defeat of President Jonathan could be the final nail on the coffin.</div>
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Said he: "Gen. Danjuma should be reminded that the devilish treaty that brought the Southern and Northern Protectorates together in 1914 expired last year. Danjuma and his likes, such as Gen. Buhari, Gen. Obasanjo and Mr. Bola Tinubu, should be grateful to President Jonathan who has been keeping this country together.</div>
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"If not for President Jonathan, Nigeria would not have been any more. Danjuma and his cohorts should be reminded of the saying that 'those who live in glass house should not throw stones'.</div>
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"The call by Gen. T.Y Danjuma (rtd) to arrest me and other agitators for a better living for the people of the Niger Delta region is an indication that he is behind terrorism in the North eastern part of the country as well as the stoning of President Jonathan’s convoy in Kastina and Bauchi states, because he has never condemned those acts, even though Boko Haram attacked churches and mosques in his home town.</div>
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"Is Gen. Danjuma not aware of the peaceful atmosphere when Gen. Buhari visited Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa (home state of the President) states for campaign? Why is it that President Jonathan’s convoy was attacked in Kastina and Bauchi states without any provocation?</div>
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"Who is Gen. Danjuma if not for the oil wealth he is enjoying from the Niger Delta? He should be rather arrested for being behind terrorism in the North.</div>
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"Where was Danjuma when Mallam Ciroma Adamu threatened to make Nigeria ungovernable, if President Jonathan defeated the All Progressive Congress Presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammedu Buhari? Where was this so called statesman when the APC campaign Director General (DG), Mr. Rotimi Ameachi threatened to form a parallel government if President Jonathan wins the 2015 elections? Where was this hypocrite when Dr. Junaid Muhammed, Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar all said in separate interviews that the nation will boil if Jonathan won the election in 2011?</div>
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"Is it the interest of Nigeria Gen. Danjuma is protecting or his oil bloc in the Niger Delta? Is it the interest of Nigeria Danjuma is protecting or his 50 million dollars donation to Gen. Buhari for his campaign?</div>
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"Let Gen. Danjuma and his cohorts know that they will not see any Ijaw man, the Igbos and others to fight on their side if the war that they are planning broke up", he added.</div>

I Insist Nigeria Will Break If Jonathan Loses Feb. Poll - Tompolo

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Elected AU Chairperson

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<b>Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU).</b></div>
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Mugabe took the rotating chairmanship of the pan-African bloc on Friday at the opening of the 24th AU summit at the AU Headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.</div>
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Mugabe took over from Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who was elected AU Chairman at the 22nd AU summit in January 2014.</div>

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Elected AU Chairperson

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JUST IN: Jonathan Nominates Obanikoro, Six Others As Ministers

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<b>President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the names of seven new ministers to the Senate for confirmation, African Independent Television [AIT] is reporting.</b></div>
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Among the nominees are a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Kenneth Kobani, a former National Treasurer of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN], who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, and a former Senator, Patrick Akwashiki.</div>
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Mr. Obanikoro was one of the biggest casualties of the gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], after resigning his ministerial position on October 15 to vie for the party’s ticket in Lagos for the 2015 election.</div>
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He lost to Jimi Agbaje, a relatively less known candidate, who had the backing of the party’s most powerful leaders in Lagos.</div>
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Alongside Mr. Obanikoro, former ministers Emeka Wogu, Labaran Maku, Onyebuchi Chukwu, and Samuel Ortom, also lost their bids after leaving their posts to contest in their respective states.</div>
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Mr. Obanikoro rejected the Lagos results and filed a legal challenge against the declaration of Mr. Agbaje as winner, kicking off a row that has the potential to ruin any chances the party may have in snatching Lagos from All Progressives Congress, APC in 2015.</div>
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The logjam was finally been resolved amicably after President Goodluck Jonathan assured Mr. Obanikoro he would reappoint him to cabinet as part of a deal personally brokered by the President to get him to discontinue his legal challenge of the PDP governorship primary result for Lagos State.</div>
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Mr. Obanikoro later withdrew his court case, at the same time promising to fully support Mr. Agbaje as the PDP candidate.</div>
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<b>Credit: <a href="http://saharareporters.com/2015/01/30/breaking-jonathan-nominates-obanikoro-six-others-ministers">SaharaReporters</a></b></div>

JUST IN: Jonathan Nominates Obanikoro, Six Others As Ministers

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Refugees Reject Jonathan Branded Relief Materials

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<b>Nigerian refugees in Diffa State of Niger Republic yesterday rejected relief materials branded with photographs of President Goodluck Jonathan, the BBC Hausa Service radio reported.</b></div>
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The items were meant to assist them in their camps in Niger Republic after fleeing Boko Haram attacks.</div>
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The report monitored in Abuja yesterday said the refugees rejected the materials because they were adorned with President Jonathan’s pictures.</div>
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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) representatives delivered the items which included bags of rice, vegetable oil, mattresses, textiles and rugs.</div>
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The Nigerian delegation headed by Ambassador Isa Sokoto, however, handed over the items to Diffa State Governor, Yakubu Gawo, who promised to ensure their distribution to the refugees.</div>
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After the materials were delivered, the displaced persons said they would not receive them, saying there was a political undertone behind the gesture.</div>
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"Who is going to collect these items? Who, Goodluck? No, no. All this time nothing happened until now? If we knew Jonathan’s pictures were on the item, we wouldn't have come here. We don’t want them. What are we going to use them for? If you will do such a thing, it has to be with a clean conscience", one of the refugees said.</div>
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Another told the <b>BBC</b>: "Actually, I don’t want it totally. The masses are suffering. Everybody is in hardship". But Ambassador Sokoto said they were in Niger to discharge their responsibility for the Nigerian government to cater for its citizens anywhere they may be, <b><a href="http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/45762-refugees-reject-jonathan-branded-relief-items">DAILY TRUST</a></b> has learnt.</div>

Refugees Reject Jonathan Branded Relief Materials

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Call For Arrest Of Ex-Militants: Uranta, Nyiam Kick; Opadokun, Babatope Support Call

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<b>Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Ayo Opadokun, in his reaction to Gen. Danjuma’s comment, said he would always be in support of the former Minster of Defense, especially when it comes to the issue of security and threat to the peace and corporate entity of the nation.</b></div>
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Rather, Opadokun wondered why a sitting president would keep quiet over such threat by people from his region. </div>
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"This is suggesting nothing but the fact that Mr. President is in collaboration with them", he said. </div>
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Opadokun said it was absolutely unnecessary, dangerous and threatening to our democracy "for some set of people to boldly say that if a particular candidate lost in an election, there would be war."</div>
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He posited that Danjuma, who is a war veteran in the country, spoke from the background of his experience and would not want anyone, or group of people to plunge the nation into another war.</div>
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"The issue, however, is that the entire eligible electorate in Nigeria would decide between Gen. Buhari and the incumbent (Jonathan), who wins the February 14 presidential election and wherever they decided to follow should be the wish of Nigerians", he said.</div>
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The General Secretary, United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDESS), Mr. Tony Uranta, faulted the call by the former Minster of Defence, saying that the retired General appeared to be partial in his call.</div>
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According to him: "Gen. Danjuma is someone I always have respect for and I would continue to do that.   </div>
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"However, I did not oppose him with what he said because Nigeria cannot afford another series of insecurity now, neither can we afford to go into another war. </div>
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"But if anybody is calling for the arrest of Dokubo-Asari and Tompolo over their recent statements, it is equally right for such a person to call for the arrest and prosecution of those who have made similar statements in the past.</div>
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"For instance, Gen. Buhari boldly said the country would be made ungovernable if Jonathan won the 2011 election and that is exactly what happened. </div>
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"In that regard, one would have expected that Gen. Danjuma should made similar call for the arrest of Buhari. What is good for the North is also good for the South-South."</div>
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Also commenting on the matter, former Minister of Transport and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said it was dangerous to wave Danjuma’s call aside because of his background and his position in the country.</div>
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"Gen. Danjuma is someone who believes in the corporate existence of the country and he has also said this many times," he said. </div>
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"I can recall he once said Nigeria cannot survive another war. Notwithstanding, the two young men, who threatened war, were reacting to provocation and the kind of insult that the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been throwing at the person of Mr. President in the last few years. </div>
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"Gen. Danjuma should also use his position, as an elder statesman in the country, to call the APC to order."</div>
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A member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference, Col. Tony Nyiam (Rtd), felt the call by Danjuma was capable of overheating the polity. </div>
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Describing the demand as "an insult", he said: "While I do not subscribe to the two ex-militants’ language, it is discriminative or partisan or partial for Gen. Danjuma to dictate the arrest of the Niger Delta militants but condone those who earlier on declared that they will make Nigeria ungovernable if Jonathan becomes the president or those who said they will form a parallel government if they don’t win power by 14 February 2015. </div>
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"Where is the equity or balance expected from a respectable statesperson like the former Minister of Defence?"</div>

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Chadian Troops Liberate Nigerian Town From Boko Haram

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<b>Hundreds of Chadian troops yesterday liberated a Nigerian border town from Boko Haram insurgents after two days of fighting.</b></div>
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Reports said the Chadian ground forces drove nearly 100 kilometres westward, mostly over Niger Republic territory to liberate <i>Malam Fatori</i>, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.</div>
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Defence spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade and a senior official from Niger confirmed the report yesterday.</div>
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Some displaced residents of Malam Fatori, who are taking refuge in Maiduguri as well as those in Bosso and Diffa in Niger Republic, told <b><a href="http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/45763-chad-s-forces-cross-into-nigeria-sack-b-haram">DAILY TRUST</a></b> correspondent that Chadian troops have recaptured the town.</div>
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Olukolade, when contacted on the development said, "Malam Fatori is within the area of operation covered by the Multinational Joint Task Force [MNJTF] of which Chad has always been a part.</div>
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"The Nigerian Air Force has also been conducting air missions there for two days now. It is all part of the ongoing efforts against terrorism", he said.</div>
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People who fled the area told the <b>BBC</b> they had seen military planes bombing the town, which is on the shores of Lake Chad.</div>
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Niger officials said Chadian ground forces moved into the town after crossing Lake Chad.</div>
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Meanwhile, reports from the area say fighting has now spread to the nearby town of Abadam.</div>
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A credible source in Maiduguri also told our correspondent that the Chadian forces took over a small island in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.</div>
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"Based on the information we got from community leaders, the Chadian troops are in full control of Kingallam in Kukawa council.</div>
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"In fact they have hoisted their flags there probably to replace that of the Boko Haram", he said. That, however, could not be independently verified.</div>
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Babagana Kura, a resident of Malam Fatori, who fled to nearby Bosso, Niger Republic three month s ago, said there was serious fighting between Chadian troops and the insurgents for the control of Malam Fatori.</div>
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He said, "Chadian troops routed the insurgents and finally chased them away today (Thursday).</div>
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"As you know, Bosso in Niger is much, much closer to Malam Fatori than the communities in Chad, but Chadian troops drove over a long distance in large numbers since two days ago, in a convoy of vehicles.</div>
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"In fact, it was the sound of gunfire that woke many of us up in Bosso and some of our people even fled deeper into Niger in search of safety, thinking it was the Boko Haram fighters that wanted to invade the place", he said.</div>
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Abubakar Mohammed, another resident of the area who is now in Maiduguri, said he spoke with his mother and brothers and they confirmed to him that the Boko Haram insurgents are no longer in Malam Fatori.</div>
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"My brother was taking refuge in Diffa but he told me that he would go back to Abadam in the next few days.</div>
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"He said the Boko Haram flags in Malam Fatori have been lowered and some trapped people have escaped and crossed over to Niger", Mohammed said.</div>
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Some displaced people in Maiduguri, who are natives of Malam Fatori and Abadam, said they were "inundated with calls" yesterday from their loved ones taking refuge in Niger.</div>
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"My in-law told me on phone that dozens of Boko Haram insurgents have been killed by the Chadian troops. Most of those that occupied Malam Fatori did not escape", he said.</div>
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The Boko Haram insurgents took over Malam Fatori and Abadam on Thursday, October 16 and hoisted their flags on Saturday, October 18. They killed many people as thousands fled their homes into Niger Republic.</div>
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Abadam Local Government has an area of 3,973 km² and a population of 100,180, according to the 2006 census.</div>
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The MNJTF has a big formation, including tactical command, armoury and barracks at Malam Fatori.</div>
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Before the attack last October, the MNJTF facility at Malam Fatori had been attacked by the Boko Haram insurgents on August 4, 2013 which reportedly led to the death of many soldiers and destruction of facilities, as well as attacks on villages and military bases.</div>
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The Nigerian authorities say they are doing all they can to tackle the militants but neighbours, including Niger and Cameroon, have said more must be done.</div>
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Chad has already sent troops to Cameroon to help it counter Boko Haram incursions and last week Nigeria said the Chadian army would be fighting on its territory.</div>
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African Union Heads of State are due to discuss the crisis over Boko Haram at their summit beginning on Friday.</div>
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Ghanaian President John Mahama has said the leaders must produce a "specific plan of action" to "deal permanently" with Boko Haram.</div>

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Shut Up Or I'll Disgrace You, Boyloaf Threatens Gen TY Danjuma

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<b>Niger Delta militant, Victor Ben Ebikabowei also known as <i>Boyloaf</i> has threatened to attack the assets of Theophilus Danjuma, a retired General, located in the Niger Delta, for demanding the immediate arrest of some ex-militants who threatened to wage war against the country if President Goodluck Jonathan is not re-elected.</b></div>
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In a statement emailed to <b><a href="http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/175951-boyloaf-hits-abck-danjuma-threatens-attack-retired-generals-oil-assets.html">PREMIUM TIMES</a></b>, Mr Ebikabowei listed the location of some of Mr. Danguma's assets in the region and promised to attack them if the retired General does not "retrace his steps" and apologise to the former militants and the people of the Niger Delta.</div>
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"I have elected to expose Retired General T.Y Danjuma for whom he is with this reply and advise him to apologize not only to myself, but to my brothers as well, and the entire well meaning and oppressed people of the Niger Delta", Mr Ebokabowei said in the highly charged statement.</div>
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On Wednesday, during the commissioning of the multi-billion Naira <i>Kwakwasiya City</i>, one of the three mega cities built by the administration of Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso, Mr Danjuma said the threat by the ex-militants is inimical to national unity and capable of plunging the country in war.</div>
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"<b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/danjuma-calls-for-arrest-of-asari.html">You should arrest Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Boylop and other Niger Delta militants for making reckless statements</a></b>, which in any way does not mean keeping Nigeria as one entity and creating war situation", he said.</div>
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Last Saturday, after a meeting at the Bayelsa State Government House, the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari; Victor Ben Ebikabowei, aka, <i>Boyloaf</i>; Government Ekpudomenowei, aka, <i>Tompolo</i>; and other <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/we-are-going-to-wargo-and-fortify.html">militants threatened to unleash violence on the country and take back Niger Delta oil should the president lose the election</a></b>. They also said any attempt to dethrone Mr. Jonathan would be seen as a direct attack on the Ijaw nation.</div>
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"For every Goliath, God created a David. For every Pharoah, there is a Moses. “We are going to war. Everyone of you should go and fortify yourself", said Mr Dokubo-Asari at the meeting.</div>
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In the statement, Mr Ebokabowei described Mr Danjuma’s demand for their immediate arrest as "reckless and provocative".</div>
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He wondered why Mr Danjuma did not condemn the attack on the convoy of the president’s convoy in some northern states but quick to call for their arrest.</div>
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He said Mr Danjuma's silence was born out of his tacit support for the attack on the president and fits into plan of "northern hegemonic establishment" to unseat President Jonathan, who is an Ijaw from the Niger Delta, by whatever means like he allegedly did in 1966.</div>
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"What are the issues that elicited Retired General TY Danjuma reckless and provocative call? When the motor convoy of the symbol of our collective National Sovereignty, President Goodluck Jonathan, was attacked in northern cities of Jos, Katisina and Bauchi, by hegemonic northern establishment and their hired elements, Retired General T.Y Danjuma did not grant any interview to condemn the act, he lost his voice because he is in tacit support of such manoeuvres to disgrace and remove President Goodluck Jonathan from office using whatever means possible as he did in Ibadan, capital of western Nigeria in 1966 when he brutally murdered Head of State, General J.T.U Aguiyi Ironsi and Governor of Western Region, Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi and got them effectively out of office", he said.</div>
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He added that rather than the altruistic need for national unity; Mr Danjuma call for the arrest of the ex-militants is planked on greed and the continued exploitation of the sweet crude in the Niger Delta.</div>
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“Nigerians should not be deceived; Retired General TY Danjuma is not moved to intervene in national issues for altruistic reasons, but only by greed and his thirst for Niger Delta’s sweet crude is insatiable. When Danjuma talks of unity, he really means more crude and securing the oil fields he already controls directly and indirectly.”</div>
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Describing Mr Danjuma’s role in the country’s history as “ignoble and full of criminal manipulations”, Mr Ebokabowei said Mr Danjuma should instead be arrested for murder, illegal printing and smuggling of the country’s currency and gun running.</div>
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"General TY Danjuma role in Nigeria’s history has been ignoble and full of criminal manipulations, the billions of dollars that he has made in his life time is illegitimate and stained with blood.</div>
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"If previous governments in Nigeria have not been compromised, General Danjuma would have been arrested and successfully persecuted for gun running and illegal printing and importation of Nigeria’s currency in the 1980s up to the 90s. Nigerians are knowledgeable of these matters, so my best advice for the famed General is to keep quiet and hide his head in shame or else he will be disgraced. Murder is a very heinous crime, since it is not statue barred, the government may do well by arresting Retired General TY Danjuma, for the murder of General J.T.U Aguiyi Ironsi and Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi."</div>
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He said the people of the Niger Delta are not happy with Mr Danjuma for allegedly abandoning the communities where his oil businesses are located and using the money he makes to develop his native Taraba State and home state of his wife, Edo.</div>
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"The Niger Delta people are not happy with him, there is no joy where he is concerned, the communities where his oil exploration businesses are located in the Niger Delta are in a state of zero development comparable to the value of resource exploited in their community by TY Danjuma and Co., no portable water, electricity, primary school, health care centers, the indigenes are all living in squalor, yet his so called philanthropic gestures are directed and impacted majorly to Taraba State and a hand full of Northern States and minimally to Edo State in the South because of his wife’s ancestry. What an effrontery! Is this the kind of man that will now speak about the unity of Nigeria? For General TY Danjuma and his likes the unity of Nigeria centers on the control of the oil resources in the Niger Delta."</div>
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He warned that any attempt to arrest any of the former militants would attract "grave and disproportional" consequences.</div>
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"Our eyes are now open, we are watching. Any attempt to cause any inconvenience by way of arrest or intimidation of any Niger Delta Leader will be met will stiff resistance and the consequences will be grave and disproportional. This is a promise and not a threat", he said.</div>
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Shut Up Or I'll Disgrace You, Boyloaf Threatens Gen TY Danjuma

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Again! Youths Stone President Jonathan's Convoy

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<b>President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy was again stoned on Thursday by some aggrieved youths in Jalingo, Taraba State.</b></div>
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Jonathan was in the city in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential rally.</div>
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His convoy had before Thursday been stoned in Katsina and <b><a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/01/jonathan-attacked-by-youths-in-bauchi.html">Bauchi</a></b> states when he went to seek the votes for his re-election bid.</div>
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It was gathered that the windscreens and windows of some of the vehicles on the convoy were destroyed before security operatives used tear gas and horsewhips to disperse the youths.</div>
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Those who witnessed the Thursday incident but pleaded anonymity told the <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/angry-youths-pelt-jonathans-convoy-with-stones-in-taraba/">PUNCH</a></b> that the incident occurred when the President’s convoy was going to the palace of the Emir of Muri, Abass Tafida, from the airport.</div>
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One of them said, "Security agents ensured that people were moved very far from the main but at a point, the convoy got to a particular village where the youths became restive.</div>
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"Before we knew what was happening, they started stoning the convoy."</div>
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It however could not be determined as of press time if anyone in the convoy was hurt or any arrests made.</div>
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It was learnt that Jonathan, who was unruffled by the incident, used the opportunity of his visit to the state to meet with  ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai.</div>
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Suntai has been unable to return to work since he was involved in a plane crash in October 2012.</div>
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Jonathan met with Suntai inside the Government House, Jalingo.</div>
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But while Jonathan was busy campaigning, another set of angry youths descended on the state PDP secretariat in Jalingo.</div>
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It took the intervention of security agents to save the edifice from being reduced to rubble by the angry youths who vandalised 12 vehicles on the premises.</div>
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The spokesman for the PDP in the state, Napoleon Adamu,who lamented the incident, said the youths were protesting their non-inclusion in the preparation for Jonathan’s visit.</div>
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He expressed anger that despite the Abuja accord signed by all the presidential candidates, some elements could still go as far as attacking members of the party.</div>
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He said, "We are happy that no life was lost and we want to appeal to our teeming youths to eschew violence and not to take the law into their own hands.</div>
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"Even before the date the President’s campaign was fixed, the youths had been complaining that they were not carried along by the committees constituted for the visit."</div>

Again! Youths Stone President Jonathan's Convoy

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Don't Vote For Those Who'll Oppress You, Says Emir Of Kano

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<b>The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged voters to make a credible choice in next month’s elections by not allowing their votes to fall into the hands of those he described as persecutors.</b></div>
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According to the monarch, making a bad choice will be a recipe for disaster.</div>
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Sanusi spoke when the state Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) governorship candidate, Bashir Ishaq, visited him in his palace yesterday.</div>
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The Emir said  leadership required commitment and sacrifice, stressing that one was at liberty to vote for a candidate of one’s choice.</div>
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But, he advised: "You should make sure that you do  not allow your votes to fall into the hands of persecutors; you should not concede your votes to those you know would oppress you."</div>
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The Kano Emirate Council, he said, is a non-partisan traditional institution that is never known to be dancing to the whims and caprices of any political party.</div>
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The monarch, who spoke at length on the need to avoid violence in the name of politics, also advised politicians to accommodate one another’s views  without prejudice.</div>
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According to the <b><a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/new/kano-emir-electorate-dont-vote-persecutors-2/">NATION</a></b>, the PDM governorship candidate said he was concerned about the abysmal decline of education at primary and secondary levels, adding that with his foray into the race, he was determined to deal with the rot.</div>
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He stated that he was also willing to establish an independent power station in the State in the face of the nation’s appalling economy, stressing that with adequate power supply, the State’s economy would remarkably improve.</div>
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Ishaq said the sector  would also receive his priority attention because of expectations placed on the government for a robust healthcare system.</div>
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He added that he was willing to come up with a unique concept of governance for the state.</div>

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Nobody Can Intimidate Us In Lagos, Oba Akiolu Warns Mbu

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<b>The Oba of Lagos Alhaji Ridwan Osuolale Akiolu Friday warned the newly posted Assistant Inspector of Police to the Lagos Zone, Joseph Mbu, to desist from any attempt to intimidate the people of Lagos, as he earlier did in Rivers State.</b></div>
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The traditional ruler who urged people of Lagos to cooperate with security agencies, warned Mbu, saying that "nobody can intimidate us. Let it be clear that Lagos is not Port Harcourt."</div>
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‎Though police redeployment is normal during elections; the Oba warned that "any policeman that comes here to cause trouble will fail. I and my people will give him a matching order."</div>
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‎Oba Akiolu who was speaking while receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari's delegation in his palace Friday, said police officers shouldn't be partisan, saying "police should do their constitutional role without bias."</div>
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As a commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mbu controversially fell out with Governor Rotimi Amaechi as the governor accused him of running a script by First Lady Mrs Patience Jonathan to distablise the state.</div>
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"I want to sound a word of warning to security agencies. If anybody comes here to come and cause trouble ‎he will fail. Others have tried and failed. Sometimes back, someone (police officer) was posted here and he tried me and Asiwaju (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) and I told him he will fail and he did fail," the monarch said.</div>
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He however urged the people of Lagos to cooperate with the security agencies for the general well-being of the state, <b><a href="http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/top-stories/45768-nobody-can-intimidate-us-oba-of-lagos-warns-aig-mbu">DAILY TRUST</a></b> reports.</div>
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"I urged my people to cooperate with the police and the Army to do their job. I want all my people to be peaceful and law-abiding. All shall be well with us," he said.</div>
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‎The Oba said Lagos state has suffered under the PDP-led federal government since the return of civil rule in 1999.</div>
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"Lagos won't ever lag behind again ‎in the forthcoming dispensation," he said.</div>
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He described Buhari as an upright, honest and dedicated gentleman who meant well for the country.</div>
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"I know the ability of Buhari. He is very passionate about this country and he will deliver," the monarch said.</div>
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Buhari, who was in Lagos for his presidential campaign tour and fundraising dinner paid homage to Oba Akiolu in his Isaleku palace in Lagos Island. He said he will fight corruption, insecurity, revamp infrastructure and create employment for the youth.</div>
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The event was kick started by the Lagos state traditional white gowns first class and second class chiefs paying homage to the Oba.</div>

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