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Buhari Is So Passionate About Nigeria - Obasanjo

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<b>ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is no alternative to President Muhammadu Buhari or his leadership style because of the peculiar period in the country's life.</b></div>
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He urged Nigerians to support Buhari to bring about the desired “change” in the country.</div>
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Obasanjo noted that a lot of things that were left undone in the last six years are hurting the country today but said there is a ray hope in the government of President Buhari that the expected change for the better would soon come.</div>
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The former President made this declaration at the weekend when a delegation of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by the Vice President, Ogunkunade Oluwatoyin, visited him at his residence on Presidential Hilltop Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State.</div>
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Obasanjo who is a former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before quitting party politics early this year, said he stuck out his neck for change during the last general elections because things were no longer going the way it ought to be for the country.</div>
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The former president spoke in response to the demands of the students, particularly as it concerns fighting corruption, security, economy, unemployment and improvement in the standard of education.</div>
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He noted that God loves Nigeria and that he would continue to support and pray for the success of President Buhari and his administration.</div>
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Obasanjo said:</div>
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I will underline what I regard as the most important right now which is key that deals with almost all the points that you raised and that is the issue of leadership. I believe very sincerely that God loves this country. </blockquote>
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I have said it on a number of occasions that when you go through the history of this country, particularly during the pre-independence and how many times we have gone through difficult times but we have not fallen over, you would say like I have said over a number of times that God really loves this country. </blockquote>
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And the general elections you talked about is a typical section of it, many people believe that after that election there will be no more Nigeria, many had even sent their families abroad, to some of us there is no where we can live abroad they will say you with all your mouth that you were running so you can even run out of Nigeria and come here. </blockquote>
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I have nowhere else that I can go and live in except Nigeria. Some said that they know the NADECO route but I do not know the route and I do not want to know it. So God did it almost miraculously and the election took place although some did not want it to take place but it took place. </blockquote>
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And some did help in no small measure to make sure that we got what God has destined for Nigeria. But in the first instance, we must give thanks to God and in the second instance we must thank those that made sure that we had a change and a credible change and the relative peace that we enjoyed before, during and after the election.</blockquote>
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The issue of good leadership which was what many of us were clamouring for. There is no angel, for me there is no messiah except Jesus Christ, but there are leaders who are concerned about what is happening in this country, leaders that are so passionate about this country and who are ready to stick out their necks for this country and God has given us such an individual as the President of the country. </blockquote>
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What has happened is an indication that change has come and that our dreams may come true. But all that is required of everyone, young and old, youths and even students is to give unalloyed support to the government and where we believe that we should give criticism that is objective and positive we should give. </blockquote>
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For me these points that you have made about what is going on in this country, about corruption, about the economy, about security, we all know these and that is why some of us prepared to stick out our neck to achieve change because most of these things have not been addressed for the past six years. </blockquote>
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And how can anybody tell us that they will be addressed the next four years but now we have seen a ray of hope, so I will say let us encourage where we need to encourage, let us be objective where we need to be objective, let us show solidarity where we need to show solidarity.</blockquote>
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He added that nobody is too young or too old to give meaningful contribution, "even what you are doing here is part of it, but do not limit it here, let us take it to them, those at the Senate, House of Representatives, those at the state level, men and women of goodwill in this country.”</div>
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God forbid that this present democratic dispensation should fail, because we have no other alternative and that is why I said that the present administration should succeed there is no excuse and that is why I am so concerned about the success of this administration. </blockquote>
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Say whatever you like about me, I pray and I will work for the success of this government. There is no alternative to democracy, the alternative to democracy is even worse than the imperfection of democracy.</blockquote>
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Going down memory lane, the former president said: </div>
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I am a victim of military regime, I was put in jail and meant to be killed (by the Sani Abacha regime). If there was democracy there might have  been fair amount of trial. So I heard you, I note your request and as time goes by when I do have opportunity in the community of leaders when you want me to pass your message, I will deliver your message. </blockquote>
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But one of the things that gives me great concern is youth employment, there is no employment for the youths in this country. Somebody told me that we can admit about seven thousand students in a year but those who seek admission into the university probably double that number. </blockquote>
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We need to be mindful of job creation and wealth creation, it does not matter what university you attended, you must be mindful that job creation and wealth creation to the next generation. </blockquote>
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If you don\t have a target about the actions that you are about to take then you do not have anything to work up to. I believe that having a target is necessary.  Let me give the history of the Nigeria’s civil war. I was one of those who did the appreciation of the war and wrote the order (plan) we thought that the war would end in six months and we made a plan for six months, but the war took 30 months but you cannot just leave it open, it must be an open ended, now fix a target and then those who are to carry it out will know that they have time and space within which to work.</blockquote>
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Buhari Is So Passionate About Nigeria - Obasanjo

ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is no alternative to President Muhammadu Buhari or his leadership style because of the peculiar period in the country's life. He …

22 Aug 2015

Woman's Pet Dog Eats Up Her 4-Month-Old Baby

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<b>ASABA, NIGERIA - Tragedy struck on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, when a 37-year-old house wife, Maureen Akowe, a graduate of sociology from the state-owned university allegedly lost her four-month-old baby to her dog.</b></div>
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It was gathered that the four-month-old baby was driven in the mother's car alongside the dog to a popular supermarket along Okpanam Road, Asaba, where the house wife had gone for shopping for the baby's upkeep.</div>
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Report says the unsuspecting nursing mother left the baby, a nanny and the dog inside the car and wound down the windows to allow ventilation into the car before moving into the supermarket.</div>
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The shouts by the nanny attracted two security personnel at the supermarket to the car but by which time the baby, identified as Chinonso, had been bitten severally on the stomach by the dog, leaving the baby in a pool of blood.</div>
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The dog had gone wild and was barking menacingly to scare onlooker by the time the baby's mother got wind of the development and rushed to the scene.</div>
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The baby was taken to a nearby hospital along Nnebisi Road, but it was too late by the time they got to the hospital as the baby, the woman's first child, had already died.</div>
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Speaking with the nanny who claimed to have hailed from one of the states in the eastern part of the country and did not want her name in the print, she said: </div>
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Madam carry the dog and baby and asked us to stay inside the car, because the dog was to be treated at the veterinary. Suddenly I saw the dog moving closer to the baby and I shouted for help when the dog opened its teeth and I ran out of the car to call madam but she did not come on time.</blockquote>
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Family sources said that the house wife had been married for 3 years without a baby before she took in for the baby that was delivered and named Chinonso.</div>
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In a swift reaction, the husband of the woman amidst tears, and did not want his name on the print said: </div>
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My wife said it is the devil's work and the devil's work will take her out of my house. I have warned her about the dog when I noticed that the dog had been behaving funny. She still kept carrying the dog claiming that she was going to give treatment to the dog. This is how the devil had ruined her.</blockquote>
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Woman's Pet Dog Eats Up Her 4-Month-Old Baby

ASABA, NIGERIA - Tragedy struck on Friday in Asaba, Delta State, when a 37-year-old house wife, Maureen Akowe, a graduate of sociology from the state-owned university allegedly lost her four-month-ol…

22 Aug 2015

Saraki Eats Humble Pie, Seeks Peace With Tinubu

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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - The battle of wills rocking the leadership of the All Progressives Congress may soon be ov</b>er.</div>
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Multiple sources have said that contrary to his public posturing of defiance, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had started reaching out to some of the aggrieved leaders of the party.</div>
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Saraki is one of the gladiators in the clash of egos and wills that followed the Senate leadership election on June 9 and subsequent appointment of principal officers.</div>
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The Senate President had earlier visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to help him beg President Muhammadu Buhari.</div>
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He also reportedly met with the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on the same matter.</div>
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During the week, some emissaries sent by Saraki met with President Buhari and sought forgiveness for the Senate President for acting contrary to the dictates of the party.</div>
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The emissaries included Senate Leader Ali Ndume, Senator Kabiru Gaya, Senator Adamu Aliero, Senator Danjuma Goje, and Senator Abdullahi Adamu.</div>
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A report in a national daily on Saturday also said the emissaries apologised to the President for the individual roles they played in the crisis.</div>
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However, sources in the party said on Saturday that the emissaries also had a brief to meet with the party's national leader and former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu.</div>
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Many within the party see the crisis as a battle of wills with Buhari, Tinubu and some party leaders on one side of the ring and the Senate President and his backers on the other side. One of the prominent APC leaders that is believed to have backed Saraki is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.</div>
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But sources told <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/saraki-eats-humble-pie-reaches-out-to-tinubu/">The Punch</a></b> correspondent that Saraki, of recent, had made strenuous efforts to meet and appeal to Tinubu to sheathe his sword.</div>
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<i>The Punch </i>correspondents report that Saraki's olive branch to Tinubu may mark a turning point in the crisis as the Senate President, before now, had insisted that he would not 'beg' the APC leader.</div>
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But the sources added that Saraki might have changed his position when all his efforts to get President Buhari to forgive him for his defiance to the party and move on had been rebuffed.</div>
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It has been widely reported that Buhari has refused all entreaties to host the Senate President at the Presidential Villa since the controversial election in the senate. The President had also said the leadership of the senate should tow the party line.</div>
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Two APC officials who spoke to <i>The Punch </i>correspondent yesterday shed light on Saraki's last two attempts to reach out to the APC national leader. They said that one attempt occurred three weeks ago while the other took place on Thursday in Abuja.</div>
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"Three weeks ago he tried to get across to Tinubu through one of his aides. Of course, the aide couldn't have arranged the meeting. Tinubu's disposition to the matter is well known," the source said.</div>
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The APC national leader, sources said, had told some of Saraki's emissaries in the past that the senate leadership should toe the party line.</div>
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Another source said the last attempt took place during the week when the APC senators, who met with the President at the behest of Saraki, also tried to get across to Tinubu. A source close to Tinubu said while the former Lagos Governor was aware of the move, his position on the matter had not changed.</div>
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The source stated that Saraki needed a long-term strategy to pacify the aggrieved party leaders, adding that the Senate President is perceived as haughty by some of these leaders.</div>
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"It is a surprise that he is reaching out to Tinubu. Saraki has no respect for Tinubu. He is contemptuous of him. During meetings he refers to him contemptuously as 'Bola'. In fact there was a time that Tinubu wanted to explain a point to him and he shut him up," the source said.</div>
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The source may have alluded to the cultural norm in Tinubu and Saraki's Yoruba ethnic group where an elder is not addressed by his first name. Tinubu is 63 while Saraki is 52.</div>
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But the source close to the APC leader insisted that the national leader had no 'ego problem' with Saraki.</div>
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"Tinubu's take is that the senate should toe the party line. It is not a personal problem at all. If it were a personal problem, the President won't be reacting the same way."</div>
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The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed told one of <i>The Punch </i>correspondents on Saturday that the APC believes in party supremacy.</div>
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He said: "I can't comment on the story you are asking me about. However, the APC has made its position on party supremacy known."</div>
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The spokesman for the Senate President, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, could not be reached on Saturday night. Calls and a text message sent to his line were not responded to.</div>
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<b>MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA - The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai ,almost ran into a Boko Haram ambush yesterday on the Maiduguri-Dikwa road,Borno State.</b></div>
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But his advance team did and lost one soldier, <b><a href="http://thenationonlineng.net/chief-of-army-staff-escapes-boko-haram-ambush/">The Nation</a></b> reports.</div>
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Five of the terrorists were killed by the advance team in the gun fire exchange.</div>
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The soldiers  were on their  way to Dikwa ahead of Gen.Buratai who is currently visiting troops in towns and villages recently liberated from terrorists in the state.</div>
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Four terrorists surrendered.</div>
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Also during the trip,the Chief of Army arrested four other suspected Boko Haram members after picking them from the midst of herdsmen.</div>
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As Buratai’s  convoy was made its way to Dikwa, eagle eyed soldiers grew suspicious of  some men among the herdsmen and their cattle.</div>
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The COAS ordered the convoy to stop and got four men and an elderly Fulani man arrested.</div>
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The Fulani man confessed during interrogation that he met the suspects   just before their arrest and had actually forced themselves on his party.</div>
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The four  confessed that they were indeed  members of the terror sect.</div>
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They were there and then whisked off to Maiduguri.</div>
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The Army Chief visited Dikwa,  Mafa and Gamboru-Ngala.</div>
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At Mafa, General Buratai commended soldiers of  the 7 Division of the army for a job well done.</div>
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He  assured them of  improved welfare and allowances.</div>
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He however told the  soldiers that  “there is still more job to be done and we have to do this once and for all so that all of us can go back to our respective barracks and continue with our normal jobs as soldiers”.</div>
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In Dikwa  the COAS  was welcome with cheers by over 4000 internally displaced persons from Gamboru and neighbouring towns, who were full of praises and prayers for him and his soldiers.</div>
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Buratai who addressed them  in Kanuri pledged that  that they would soon be resettled as his troops are working round the clock  to rid the area of terrorists.</div>
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In Ngala town, the Army chief met jubilant troops   celebrating the liberation of the area.</div>
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He was accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Baba Abubakar who made the trip by air.</div>
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