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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 meeting marked an effort to shore up relations between the US and the nation with Africa's largest economy and to seek additional assistance in the fight against terror group, Boko Haram.</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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In remarks to reporters beforehand, Obama said Buhari had a clear agenda to defeat Boko Haram and to root out corruption in his country.</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

WASHINGTON DC, USA - President Muhammadu Buhari met US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. The meeting marked an e...

[VIDEO]: LOLS...Comedian Throws Bank Notes At FIFA President During Press Conference

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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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The British comic, real name Simon Brodkin, walked in front of the beleaguered head of world football's governing body before throwing a wad of fake cash into the air.</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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Some in attendance can be heard laughing.</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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It is not the first time that Brodkin has targeted the outgoing FIFA president, with an attempt to enter FIFA's headquarters in May being foiled.</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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Earlier today it was announced that Blatter's successor will be appointed on 26 February.</div>
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We Will Force Boko Haram To Beg For Peace - COAS Buratai

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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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MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA - Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj-Gen Tukur Buratai has arrived in Borno State after spending the Sallah holidays wi...

Leave Jonathan Out of Your Criticism, Fayose Tells Obasanjo

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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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<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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<a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/07/alert-sss-operatives-surround-ex-nsa.html">Dasuki was placed under security surveillance</a> immediately Buhari was sworn in due to the role he played in the plan to truncate the handover of governance to a new government on May 29, it was learnt.</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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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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<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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