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President Buhari, US VP Joe Biden Compare Terror War Notes

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<b>WASHINGTON, USA - The breakfast meeting hosted today (July 20) by American Vice President, Joe Biden, afforded him opportunity to compare notes with his guest, President Muhammadu Buhari on the terror war.</b></div>
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America had been beleaguered by terrorists, who launched massive attacks that killed thousands in September 2001, while Nigeria battles the Boko Haram sect causing carnage in the North-eastern part of the country.</div>
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At the meeting, which held at the Naval Observatory, official residence of the American Vice President, Biden shared with his guest what the U.S had learnt from the terror war, counseling that victory cannot come from military option alone.</div>
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Military option must be combined with strong socio-economic support programmes, VP Biden said, promising that the U.S would work with Nigeria in that direction.</div>
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VP Biden assured of the goodwill of the United States in rebuilding the Nigerian economy, but observed that corruption and weak institutions must be tackled, if Nigeria was to benefit from reforms. He added that seasoned technocrats must manage key sectors of the Nigerian economy, and only then would investors be attracted to the country.</div>
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The American number 2 man congratulated President Buhari on his victory at the March 2015 elections, adding that it was obvious that the President enjoys the confidence of the Nigerian people.</div>
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Responding, President Buhari thanked the U.S for standing by Nigeria in the run up to general elections early this year, noting that the visit of the Secretary of State, John Kerry, was critical as it sent home the message that America would not brook the subversion of the people’s will.</div>
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On oil theft, the Nigerian President estimated losses at between 10 and 20 billion dollars, stressing that such income could have been deployed with salutary impact on various spheres of national life like education and healthcare, among others.</div>
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Both America and Nigeria pledged renewed commitment to work as partners at the very insightful meeting.</div>
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President Buhari, US VP Joe Biden Compare Terror War Notes

WASHINGTON, USA - The breakfast meeting hosted today (July 20) by American Vice President, Joe Biden, afforded him opportunity to compa...

OP ED: Nigeria Committed to Good Governance and Fighting Terror - By Muhammadu Buhari

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<b>This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorised hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria. In one of my first acts since taking office as president six weeks ago, I have replaced the heads of Nigeria’s army, navy and air force. Our new military leadership has not been chosen because of their familiarity with those in government, as was too often the case in the past, but on their track records and qualifications alone.</b></div>
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These new military leaders will be based in Borno State in northern Nigeria, where the headquarters of the armed services has been relocated. This shift of resources and command directly to the front line, in addition to the replacement of the head of the State Security Service, Nigeria’s intelligence organisation, and a new emphasis on working in partnership with our neighbours, has equipped us to take the fight directly to Boko Haram.</div>
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Already we are beginning to see a degrading of Boko Haram’s capabilities as a fighting force. In recent weeks, it appears to have shifted away from confronting the military directly to an increase in attacks on civilian areas, as we saw only last week when an elderly woman and 10-year-old girl blew themselves up at a Muslim prayer gathering in northeastern Nigeria. We should not be confused by this change, hateful as it is: It does not mean that Boko Haram is succeeding in its aims - it shows that it is losing.</div>
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<span style="font-family: '';"><i>We seek the support and partnership of the United States in these tasks. The importance of the fight against terrorism and corruption in Nigeria, Africa’s most powerful economy and largest populace, cannot be underestimated. Our allies can provide much-needed military training and intelligence as our soldiers take the war effort to Boko Haram. Similarly, we look to U.S. businesses as well as the Obama administration to help develop governance initiatives that can ensure that Nigeria’s wealth benefits all its people, not just a few. By taking these steps, we will be positioned to benefit from increased investment - particularly in energy and electricity - from the United States.</i></span></blockquote>
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While we work to defeat the terrorists, I ask the people of Nigeria and the world for resolve and fortitude. The campaign we will wage will not be easy; it may not be swift. We should expect stages of success and also moments when it may appear that our advances have been checked. But no one should have any doubt as to the strength of our collective will or my commitment to rid this nation of terror and bring back peace and normalcy to all affected areas.</div>
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Similarly, my determination should not be underestimated in other matters. This includes instilling good governance and tackling the scourge of corruption that has held Nigeria back for too long.</div>
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As I meet with President Obama today - the first time a president of the United States will encounter a Nigerian counterpart following the peaceful transfer of power in a contested election in our history - I will be discussing my plans for critical reforms. So, too, will I discuss why the formation of my administration is taking time and, crucially, why it must. Already there are voices saying these changes are taking too long - even though only six weeks have passed since my inauguration. I hear such calls, but this task cannot and should not be rushed.</div>
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When cabinet ministers are appointed in September, it will be some months after I took the oath of office. It is worth noting that Obama himself did not have his full Cabinet in place for several months after first taking office; the United States did not cease to function in the interim. In Nigeria’s case, it would neither be prudent nor serve the interests of sound government to have made these appointments immediately on my elevation to the presidency; instead, Nigeria must first put new rules of conduct and good governance in place.</div>
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<span style="font-family: '';"><i>I was elected on a platform of change. I know this is what the people of Nigeria desire more than anything else. I know they are impatient for action. I realise the world waits to see evidence that my administration will be different from all those that came before. Yet reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight. In our campaigns against both Boko Haram and corruption, we should remain steadfast and remember, as it is said: "Have patience. All things become difficult before they become easy."</i></span></blockquote>
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I cannot stress how important it is to ensure that this process is carried out correctly, just as it has been crucial to first install the correct leadership of the military and security services before we fully take the fight to Boko Haram.</div>
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There are too few examples in the history of Nigeria since independence where it can be said that good management and governance were instituted at a national level. This lack of a governance framework has allowed many of those in charge, devoid of any real checks and balances, to plunder. The fact that I now seek Obama’s assistance in locating and returning $150 billion in funds stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts on behalf of former, corrupt officials is testament to how badly Nigeria has been run. This way of conducting our affairs cannot continue.</div>
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Indeed, the failure of governance, it can be argued, has been as much a factor in Nigeria’s inability thus far to defeat Boko Haram as have been issues with the military campaign itself.</div>
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So the path we must take is simple, even if it is not easy: First, instill rules and good governance; second, install officials who are experienced and capable of managing state agencies and ministries; and third, seek to recover funds stolen under previous regimes so that this money can be invested in Nigeria for the benefit of all of our citizens.</div>
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We seek the support and partnership of the United States in these tasks. The importance of the fight against terrorism and corruption in Nigeria, Africa’s most powerful economy and largest populace, cannot be underestimated. Our allies can provide much-needed military training and intelligence as our soldiers take the war effort to Boko Haram. Similarly, we look to U.S. businesses as well as the Obama administration to help develop governance initiatives that can ensure that Nigeria’s wealth benefits all its people, not just a few. By taking these steps, we will be positioned to benefit from increased investment - particularly in energy and electricity - from the United States.</div>
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I was elected on a platform of change. I know this is what the people of Nigeria desire more than anything else. I know they are impatient for action. I realise the world waits to see evidence that my administration will be different from all those that came before. Yet reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight. In our campaigns against both Boko Haram and corruption, we should remain steadfast and remember, as it is said: "Have patience. All things become difficult before they become easy."</div>
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<b>Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) is President and Commander-In-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces.</b></div>
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<i>This Op-Ed was initially published in <b>The Washington Post </b>on July 20 in preparation for President Buhari's meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House during his State Visit to the United States.</i></div>
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Malawian Chief Annuls 330 Child-Marriages, Sends Victims Back To School

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<b>MAPUTO, MALAWI - A Malawian traditional leader has taken it upon herself to discourage the prevalence of child marriages within her constituency.</b></div>
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Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto annulled over 300 marriages, thereby applying the country's new laws regarding child marriage. In April, President Peter Mutharika signed into a law <a href="http://thisisafrica.me/malawi-bans-child-marriages/">a ban on child marriage</a>, setting the minimum age requirement for marriage in the country at 18.</div>
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I have terminated 330 marriages of which 175 were girl-wives and 155 were boy-fathers, I wanted them to go to school and that has worked. </div>
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I don't want youthful marriages, they must go to school…no child should be found loitering at home or doing household chores during school time.</div>
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Malawi has one of the highest incidents of child marriage in the world with 1 in 2 girls getting married before the age of 18. The practice is closely linked to poverty where, in the rural areas, girls are married off to improve their families' financial situations.</div>
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This time around our very own J. Martins got into the northern fusion with his <i>jalabiya </i>to showcase the buga sound.</div>
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[ALERT]: Yoruba Tops List of Second Languages Required To Join British Police

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<b>LONDON, UK - Scotland Yard has come under fire today after placing an advert demanding that anyone wanting to join as a police officer must be able to speak a second language.</b></div>
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The Metropolitan Police wants to bolster the number of officers able to speak and understand 14 languages which are widely used across London.</div>
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As part of a month-long trial which started today, new recruits must speak English and one of Yoruba (Nigeria), Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Italian, German, Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Sinhala (Sri Lanka) or Bengali to join as Met Police officers.</div>
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But the move has sparked criticism from a former officer and members of the public on Twitter.</div>
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Retired Met Police officer Chris Hobbs wrote: "I've kept reading and re-reading it. Can't believe it. What about potential BME (black and minority ethnic) recruits who only speak English."</div>
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He added: "Won't this also adversely affect the recruitment of guys and girls from the black community whom we would like 2 [sic] see more of?"</div>
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After Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe set an ambitious target of having 40 per cent of all officers from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, only 18 per cent met that criteria when the latest intake passed out in March.</div>
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According to a report published by the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee in December 2014, before the most recent recruitment campaign, only 11 per cent of officers serving in the Met were from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, compared with approximately 40 per cent of the population of London. The current BME figure in the Met is now 12 per cent.</div>
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Members of the public also appeared less than enthusiastic about the new initiative.</div>
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Simon Holdaway tweeted: "The Met's lack of understanding of the problems it faces is stunning", while another user wrote: "the lunatics have finally overtaken the asylum."</div>
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Meanwhile, Carole Hawkins tweeted: "For £19,000 a year, this country is now getting really stupid."</div>
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Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "We know that almost 300 languages are spoken in the capital. We need to recruit and deploy officers with second languages in areas where those languages are spoken.</div>
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"I believe it will help boost confidence, help to solve crime more effectively and support victims and witnesses."</div>
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A Met Police spokesman said: "It's a pilot scheme for four weeks. We will review it after four weeks and see what the take-up is and how successful it has been in terms of the number of people expressing an interest.</div>
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"With so many languages spoken in London we recognise that some of our victims, witnesses and others who come into contact with the police may not be fluent in English.</div>
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"This is about strengthening our capability to match the needs of some Londoners. We know there is a demonstrable link between the skills and capabilities of our workforce and public confidence in London's police.</div>
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"The language requirement is the latest in a number of initiatives the MPS has introduced in a bid to make the MPS more reflective of London's communities."</div>
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Chairman of the Metropolitan Black Police Association, Janet Hills, said: "This is about the cultural competency of officers within the organisation and those they are looking to recruit.</div>
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"The MetBPA are broadly supportive of the intention but recognise that more needs to be done to effectively utilise the existing skills of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic officers by consciously placing them into communities where they will have the greatest impact.</div>
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"Language is just one of the competencies that the MPS can utilise but unless officers with the right skills are placed in the right locations these attributes will be wasted."</div>
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[ALERT]: Yoruba Tops List of Second Languages Required To Join British Police

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[PHOTOS] See How Nigerians Compared US' Receptions For Then President Jonathan and President Buhari

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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - Some guys can go to any length defending who they like and castigating who they dislike. Such is the way <i>TNN.ng</i> sees the comparison made by some Nigerians on how the US government received ex-President Goodluck Jonathan during his state visit and how President Muhammadu Buhari was received yesterday by the US government during his ongoing state visit.</b><br />
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Earlier in the day, a pro-Jonathan community on Facebook, <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hopefornigeria?fref=ts">Hope for Nigeria</a></b> had posted a story on the reception with an alarming headline. See it embedded below:</div>
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S-H-O-C-K-I-N-G!!!US Welcomes Buhari With Half Red Carpet.Nigerians living in the United States of America(USA) have...<br />
Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hopefornigeria">Hope For Nigeria</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hopefornigeria/posts/957177754340347:0">Monday, 20 July 2015</a></blockquote>
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Later in the day, a tweeter (<b><a href="https://twitter.com/MusadiqZ">@MusadiqZ</a></b>) tried to draw a comparison between the receptions of the two Nigerian leaders. See his embedded tweet below:</div>
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Pic 1. US welcoming Buhari 
Pic 2. US welcoming Jonathan.

We know who they respect. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericaKnows?src=hash">#AmericaKnows</a> <a href="http://t.co/JRcD2K7vTx">pic.twitter.com/JRcD2K7vTx</a></div>
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If we should agree with <b>Hope for Nigeria</b> that President Buhari was received with "a half" red carpet, would we be wrong to say President Jonathan was received with "a quarter" red carpet? You be the judge!!!</div>
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Buhari Has "Clear Agenda" To Defeat Boko Haram - Obama

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Barack Obama has praised Nigeria's leader Muhammadu Buhari, saying he has a clear agenda to defeat militant Islamist group Boko Haram and to tackle corruption, <i>Reuters </i>news agency reports.</b></div>
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He was speaking as he met Mr Buhari for the first time at the White House since the Nigerian president was elected to office in March.</div>
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[NEW #MUSIC ALERT]: Olu Maintain - Cinderella Ft 2face

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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - Veteran musician and hitmaker, Olu Maintain, releases his first single in a year titled "<i>Cinderella</i>". The highlife tune, featuring 2face Idibia, takes us down memory lane with some classic samples including Sir Victor Uwaifo's <i>Guitar Boy </i>and <i>Eddie Quansa </i>by the Peacocks Guitar Band.</b></div>
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On the track, which was produced by <i>Kenny Wonder,</i> the artiste infuses a rich mix of different sounds across many genres of Nigerian music including highlife, afro pop, hip hop, r&b, and afro-soul. “Cinderella” also features the Legendary Tuface Idibia who started his career of over three decades in the Nigerian music industry on a platform with the “Plantashun Boiz” rising to be one of Africa’s most acclaimed acts.</div>
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Olu Maintain says this song project is: "A tale of legends that cuts through time. It is a song for many generations. Young and old alike will find something in it for their listening pleasure". </div>
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The underlying soundtrack is a cover adaptation of the epic <i>Eddie Quansa </i>tune by “The Peacocks guitar band” recorded in 1971 and adopted for use by popular TV Drama of the 80s: <i>The New Masquerade.</i> The song also features the timeless lyrical cover from the legendary song <i>Guitar Boy </i>by Sir Victor Uwaifo recorded in 1966 all fused with indigenously carved lyrical sounds the two artistes have become known for.</div>
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<b>WASHINGTON DC, USA (CNN) - President Barack Obama will welcome Nigeria's new president to the White House Monday in an effort to bolster the fight against Boko Haram and begin a new chapter with Africa's most populous country.</b></div>
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The United States is eager to boost its ties with Nigeria now that the former president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was often a source of frustration for Washington, has left office.</div>
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The Obama administration believes that President Muhammadu Buhari can become an ally in cracking down on Boko Haram, whose collaboration with ISIS is helping the spread of radical extremism in West Africa.</div>
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Buhari, a devout Muslim in a country where a majority of residents are Muslim, said during his election that he'd fight aggressively against radical Islam and promised to ramp up the fight against Boko Haram, which has horrified the world with its kidnappings of Nigerian school girls.</div>
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The Obama administration, which had challenged Jonathan to fight terrorism more aggressively, emphasized the effort to combat Boko Haram in its announcement of Buhari's visit.</div>
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"President Obama looks forward to discussing with President Buhari our many shared priorities including US.-Nigeria cooperation to advance a holistic, regional approach to combating Boko Haram," the White House said in a statement.</div>
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Omolola Adele-Oso, executive director and co-founder of Act For Accountability, a D.C.-based African government watchdog organization, believes Buhari will prioritize fighting terrorism more than his predecessor. Shortly after being elected, the new president met with the families of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, she said.</div>
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"He made promises to, in the next months, address the issue of Boko Haram pledging to do more to rescue the girls," said Adele-Oso, who is Nigerian.</div>
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The Buhari administration last month slated $100 million for the Multinational Joint Task Force - military personnel from Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon specifically focused on fighting Boko Haram. Buhari made $21 million available immediately.</div>
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The extremist group has said it has no interest in negotiating with the Nigerian government, but Buhari's officials said this month that they are open to discussions.</div>
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"If Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it," Femi Adesina, a Buhari spokesman, said in a statement. "The government will, however, not be negotiating from a position of weakness, but that of strength."</div>
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Activists are hoping that the United States can assist Nigeria in halting Boko Haram's growth, especially by focusing on strengthening the country's military.</div>
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"The largest help the U.S. could give comes with intelligence - helping Nigeria develop and monitor and track our security issues, and develop a better understanding of what it means to control our border," Adele-Oso said.</div>
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While Nigeria would be wise to strengthen its relationship with the United States, ultimately the solutions to the country's problems - including divisions - will have to be solved internally, said Tukufu Zuberi, a professor at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.</div>
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"The solution to that can't come from Obama. It has to be a Nigerian solution,"  he said. "There's not much France can do or the U.S. can do in order to provide a national consciousness and unity in Nigeria."</div>
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In its statement, the White House also emphasize the U.S. interest in strengthening "Nigeria's efforts to advance important economic and political reforms that will help unlock its full potential as a regional and global leader."</div>
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Having recently won Nigeria's first credible elections, Buhari enjoys the most respected status internationally of any of his predecessors. Buhari has said he desires a closer relationship with the United States and other Western partners as he seeks to improve Nigeria's position in the global community.</div>
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But just how thoroughly he'll bring reform and implant democracy within Nigerian society remains a question.</div>
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Buhari himself is a former oil minister and ran on a platform of cleaning up the rampant corruption in government and the oil sector. With a broom as one of his campaign icons, Buhari signaled that he plans to clean house in Nigeria.</div>
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He has long opposed corruption, but his democratic credentials are less stellar: He once led a military coup against a corrupt government in 1984. He has since, however, become a vocal advocate of democracy.</div>
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Adele-Oso is optimistic about Buhari's desire to make the country more democratic.</div>
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"He has a track record of standing by his word. He has a track record of being someone who is being fair, firm and honest. And that is very welcome," she said.</div>
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The United States, for now, has praised the democratic moment in Nigeria and both Jonathan and Buhari for a peaceful transition of power.</div>
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In particular, the White House emphasized the role of the Nigerian public, noting at the time of the election in March that "the last few days have shown the world the strength of Nigeria's commitment to democratic principles. By turning out in large numbers and sometimes waiting all day to cast their votes, Nigerians came together to decide the future of their country peacefully."</div>
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The United States itself helped to some extent in this process. The U.S., the United Kingdom and others in the international community warned those considering disrupting the elections that there would be serious consequences.</div>
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"With Africa's largest economy, a burgeoning population, and significant political stature, Nigeria matters. Its fate will affect that of its neighbors, of oil companies, and of global security," wrote foreign policy expert Sarah Chayes of the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.</div>
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Nigeria once had a vibrant diverse economy, but has since become an oil monoculture, according to Chayes, senior associate in Carnegie's Democracy and Rule of Law Program. Following the corruption, terrorism and environmental concerns, multiple countries and businesses have divested from Nigeria's oil industry.</div>
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"There was nothing foreordained in this outcome, and it can be reversed. It is in the interests of energy companies as well as the United States and other Western governments to help Nigeria's new leadership do so," wrote Chayes.</div>
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[PHOTOS]: President Obama Welcomes President Buhari To The White House

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, USA - President Muhammadu Buhari met US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday.</b></div>
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The Oval Office meeting was also due to cover the economy and corruption in Nigeria.</div>
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Obama restated the US readiness to work with Nigeria and ensuring that the African nation could fulfill its potential in providing leadership not just to West Africa but making its mark among the comity of nations.</div>
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The US President noted that Nigerians had continued to make significant marks in different fields outside the shores of Nigeria.</div>
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[PHOTOS]: President Obama Welcomes President Buhari To The White House

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<b>LONDON, UK - Sepp Blatter's first official press conference since announcing he is stepping down as FIFA president was interrupted by the comedian who plays Lee Nelson today.</b></div>
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Brodkin was quickly escorted away by security staff.</div>
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Blatter rose from his seat and looked flustered by the incident before being coaxed back to his seat by an official.</div>
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Blatter said: "This has nothing to do with football".</div>
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Brodkin, who has appeared in various <i>BBC Three </i>shows, has made a recent habit of gatecrashing events. He interrupted Kanye West's headline set earlier this summer, running onto the Pyramid Stage before being wrestled by a security guard. He also dressed up as a member of the England football team and tried to board their pre-World Cup flight to Miami last year.</div>
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Brodkin was also hauled before court in 2013 when he dressed as his Premier League footballer character Jason Bent and managed to get on the pitch with Manchester City players shortly before a game at Everton's Goodison Park.</div>
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<b>MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA - Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj-Gen Tukur Buratai has arrived in Borno State after spending the Sallah holidays with troops in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.</b></div>
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He immediately went to Konduga, headquarters of Konduga Local Government Area, where he launched <b><i>Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole</i></b>, a new operational code for the counter-insurgency fight in the Northeast.</div>
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Accompanied by Borno State Deputy Governor Zannah Umar Mustapha and other military top brass, the COAS appealed to the troops and other security agencies.</div>
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He also called for collaboration from the general public to end the Boko Haram crisis, stressing that "without cooperation, determination and discipline among all and sundry, it would be difficult to defeat terrorists".</div>
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The ongoing activities of Boko Haram is assuming an alarming dimensions in Borno and other parts of the Northeast. We'll not tolerate the killing of citizens and destruction of property, in as much as we urge you (troops) to adhere strictly to human rights' abuses. The time to crush Boko Haram and other criminal activities in this country is now or never.</blockquote>
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As Chief of Army Staff, I will be actively involved in this <i>Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole</i> to end the madness of Boko Baram if I will have your collective maximum support and cooperation. </div>
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My doors will always remain open to all of you for constructive criticism and advices towards restoration of peace in this part of the country. </div>
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Therefore, we are here to identify with you and to officially inform you that as from today henceforth, we have changed our operational code from <i>Operation Zaman Lafiya </i>to <i>Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole.</i></div>
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The Deputy Governor praised the Army chief and the General Officers Commanding 7 and 3 Divisions for taking their time to visit the state to see the troops.</div>
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He promised that the state government will continue to support the military and other security agencies in the fight against Boko Haram even as he said that the sect once sacked almost 22 local government areas of the state with thousands of people mostly villagers killed and millions displaced.</div>
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At the Shehu's palace, Buratai described the visit as a homecoming for him.</div>
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"This is my first official courtesy call since my appointment as army chief," he said.</div>
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He said the peace and tranquility associated with Borno will now return, pledging the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to restore peace.</div>
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Buratai said: "We will need the support of the royal father and the people of Borno that we will ensure peace return to the entire region.</div>
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"Since BH terrorists have rejected peace (Zaman Lafiya), we'll now force them to accept peace. The peace that permeated Borno and transcend Lake Chad will soon return."</div>
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<b>EKITI, NIGERIA - Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to stop attacking the immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, saying; "Dr Goodluck Jonathan is no longer the president of Nigeria, he should be allowed to live a private life devoid of mudslinging from elder statesmen like Chief Obasanjo."</b></div>
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Governor Fayose said he was miffed that former President Obasanjo could choose the 11th Convocation Lecture of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin, Edo State to say that "<a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/07/jonathan-is-solely-responsible-for-his.html">performance of Jonathan while in office will hunt the people of the South-South region for a long time to come</a>."</div>
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In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Monday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said the people of the South South had already demonstrated their approval of Jonathan's performance while in office by voting overwhelmingly for him on March 28 despite the gang-up orchestrated by Chief Obasanjo and his allies.</div>
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Most importantly, Jonathan's performance as a democrat has been widely acknowledged locally and internationally, particularly by President Mohammadu Buhari, who on many occasions acknowledged the role he (Jonathan) played in midwifing a peaceful and successful transition programme, thereby averting the feared crisis in the country. </div>
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This is in contrast to Baba Obasanjo, who tried third term when he was about concluding his constitutional two terms. And who knows whether he would have tried fourth term if he had succeeded with his third term agenda? </div>
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The reality is, assuming but not conceding that Jonathan performed below expectation, democratic governance that he established in Nigeria is more important than any other performance that Obasanjo alluded to, the governor said.</div>
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Speaking further, Governor Fayose urged Obasanjo to stop running other Nigerians down, saying: "We are all stakeholders in the country Nigeria. It is wrong for any Nigerian no matter how highly placed to go about carrying himself around as the only honest and lover of the country."</div>
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The governor said: "Since Baba Obasanjo has openly destroyed his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership card, he is free to go about seeking relevance in the All Progressives Congress (APC) without running anyone down."</div>
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He said people living in glass houses should avoid throwing stones, adding that Nigerians know those involved in the Halliburton scandal and people who are yet to be cleared of their alleged complicity in a scam like Halliburton lacked moral rights to brand other people as corrupt, the <i><b><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/obasanjo-should-let-jonathan-be-fayose/">Vanguard</a> </b></i>newspaper reports.</div>
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Dasuki's PA's Driver Disappears With $5 Million Cash

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<b>ABUJA, NIGERIA - What happened to the $5m withdrawn from the National Security Adviser's account at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)? The cash vanished under former NSA Col. Sambo Dasuki's watch.</b></div>
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This question and more relating to other "curious" withdrawals in the dying days of the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration informed the invasion of Dasuki's homes by Department of State Security (DSS) at the weekend.</div>
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Although Dasuki has not been linked with any cases of corruption, sources told <i><b><a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/dasukis-aides-driver-gone-with-5m-cash/">The Nation</a> </b></i>yesterday in Abuja that his office was being investigated for alleged questionable withdrawals running into billions of naira.</div>
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It was gathered that Dasuki, the immediate past NSA to Jonathan, who President Muhammadu  Buhari sacked last Monday alongside the Service Chiefs, would be quizzed on how a driver to his personal assistant disappeared with $5 million, which was withdrawn from the office's account with the CBN.</div>
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<a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-we-searched-ex-nsa-sambo-dasukis.html">The DSS, in a statement issued at the weekend, justified its raid on Dasuki's home on the suspicion that he was plotting to disturb the peace with the quality and quantity of high caliber weaponry stocked in his Abuja home where bullet proof vehicles were recovered</a>. His father's house in Sokoto was also searched.</div>
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Although <a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-have-no-hands-in-boko-haram-attacks.html">Dasuki said he was being victimised for discharging his responsibilities</a>, a Presidency source told <i>The Nation </i>that evidence abound that his office played a major role in some shady withdrawals.</div>
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Dasuki's office, the source explained, was fingered in the case of a driver to his personal assistant who allegedly disappeared with a car containing $5million cash withdrawn from the NSA office's account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.</div>
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I believe Dasuki knows the truth and he is only latching onto the democratic environment to twist the tale. The cry of a witch-hunt is unfounded because we work in the same office. We don't even need to go into how he purchased the Asokoro mansion few months after his appointment as NSA. </div>
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Is Dasuki also claiming ignorance of investigation into the suspicious disappearance of a driver to his Personal Assistant with a vehicle loaded with $5m? In fact, the relatives of the driver are still asking the authorities to help look for their son. The money was withdrawn at the CBN and the PA claimed the driver said he wanted to go for lunch only to disappear with the money, which was in the boot of the car. Now, who allows a driver to go out with a vehicle containing such a huge sum of money? </div>
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You know Dasuki is just playing for time and I think he knows the game is up. By the way, who told the former president that he could influence the sacked Service Chiefs to stage a coup and frustrate the handover date? Who championed the idea of changing the date for the election midway, having realised that Jonathan was not going to win? Who has been collecting millions of dollars to buy sophisticated gadgets and equipment to fight insurgency without any appreciable progress until the tail end of the tenure of Jonathan?</div>
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The source also said that <a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-we-searched-ex-nsa-sambo-dasukis.html">Dasuki cannot explicate his office from the botched $15million cash-for-weapons deal that went awry in South Africa</a>, adding that the extension of the investigation to Sokoto was informed by the fact that the former NSA had taken full control of the house long after his father relocated to Kano before moving to London to treat an ailment.</div>
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Said the source, who pleaded not to be named because of the "sensitivity" of the matter:</div>
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The truth is that his father relocated from Sokoto a long time ago and that house is solely being used by Dasuki. What point is he trying to prove by feigning ignorance about what he keeps in the Sokoto house? Is he saying there is no money lodged in that house or that some government vehicles were not retrieved from there? Anyway, by the time he is brought before justice, we will know whether this is frame up or not. Sometimes, it is not the noise you make on the pages of newspapers that count but how you defend your integrity.</blockquote>
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Dasuki in an exclusive interview with The Nation on Saturday had described the siege to his house is mere witch-hunt. He said: "It is just a witch-hunt. If you want me to make clarifications on any issue, in the spirit of democracy and the rule of Law, have the courtesy to invite me and as a gentleman, I will honour the invitation. Sending two trucks to lay siege to my house and restrict my movement is just abysmal."</div>
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[PHOTOS]: President Buhari Arrives The US On Official Visit

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, US - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday began a 4-day official state visit to the United States of America on the invitation of the US President Barack Obama.</b></div>
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Buhari left Nigeria with a 33-man delegation for a meeting with US officials.</div>
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