Pastor kumuyi Promises That church In Nigeria Will Help Buhari Fight Corruption, Says It Is Sin Against God

June 9, 2015

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Ikumuyiwa has pledged that Church In Nigeria will help President Muhammadu Buhari in waging war against corruption which he said is against God.
Pastor Ikumuyiwa who was once be a university don noted that corruption is a sin against God and called on religious leaders to teach their members to live a righteous and godly life.
“The church cannot solve the problems of the whole country, but obviously we can solve part of the problems. We, who are preachers in churches should help our people to understand that corruption is
an evil thing, a sin against God, a sin against society and a sin against humanity in general.
“Therefore, our ministers in the churches should preach to help the people live a commendable, righteous and godly life.”
“But everybody is not in church. Other leaders of religious groups should influence people who come to their places of worship, whether christians or not to see that we all join hands together to combat corruption.”
The cleric who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna shortly after holding a revival crusade in the state expressed optimism that the new government of President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo will change Nigeria.
He believed that the duo will bring about the change they promised Nigerians during their campaigns.
“With the past records of the President as well as the Vice President, I believe they meant what they said during the campaigns and I want to say they will really focus on the drive to bring the change they actually spoke about and I believe we will see change.
”The emergence of Buhari as President was ordained by God and l urge the President to rule with the fear of God.
“Anyone in position of government is there by the ordination of God, and so should rule with the fear of God. We should look at whatever mistakes the past government made and see how to sincerely correct those mistakes and not only to dwell on the mistakes but move us forward so that we can have a better country for a new generation of Nigerians.” [myad]

I Won’t Listen To Excuses, Governor El-Rufai Warns His Appointees

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June 8, 2015

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has made it clear to his new appointees that he would not welcome any form of excuses from any of them as they go out there to deliver services to the people of the state.
The governor, who swore-in the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Balarabe Lawal, the Principal Private Secretary, Malam Salisu Suleiman, Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Legislative Affairs, Malam Bala Yunusa and the Special Assistant, Media, Malam Samuel Aruwan yesterday charged them to be dedicated to duty.
“We are here for a serious business that requires dedication, commitment and sacrifice to achieve positive results.”
The governor asked them to reciprocate the kind gesture from the people of Kaduna that voted him into office for a four-year tenure, and declared that no one would listen to stories.
“They expect us to work hard and to achieve results, and so we must work hard. There is no room for excuses. We have no time to waste; neither do we have time to play. We have a duty to work hard for the development, unity, and progress of the state.”
The new SSG thanked the governor for the opportunity offered them to serve and assured him of the team’s readiness to carry out all tasks assigned to them. [myad]

As New Deji Of Akure Emerged, The Regent Complains Of Not Being Informed

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June 8, 2015

The Ondo State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo by the kingmakers in Akure as the new Deji of Akure land even as the Regent of Akure, Princess Adetutu Adesida, has protested that she was not informed about the process of the selection of the new Deji by the kingmakers.

In a statement issued by the Ondo state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, the State Executive Council gave the approval today at the Council’s meeting. He said the approval followed the unanimous decision of the kingmakers to elect Aladetoyinbo among other contestants to the vacant stool at their meeting Saturday last week.

Oba elect, Aladetoyinbo will be presented with the staff of office at a date yet to be announced.

The Deji of Akure’s stool became vacant following the demise of Oba Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II. The late Deji of Akureland and the Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Obas, Oba Adebiyi Adesida died at the age of 63.

He reigned for only three years having ascended the throne in year 2010.

But today, the Regent, Princess Adesida complained that it would not be in the interest of peace and tradition of the town to be caught unawares by the installation process being embarked upon by both the kingmakers and the government.

The regent said the kingmakers and other relevant government agencies should have informed her about the process so that she could be psychologically prepared for her exit from the palace.

She said that it was wrong for the new monarch to meet her in the palace because of lack of information, although she admitted that the Regent has no role to play in the selection and installation of the monarch for the town.

She however said that she deserves to be carried along as a critical stakeholder in the town. [myad]

Nigeria’s Drug Agency Fingers Ogogoro As Cause Of Strange Deaths In Ondo, Rivers: Bans It Nationwide

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June 8, 2015

Director-General-of-NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii,

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blamed consumption of local gin, otherwise known as Ogogoro, for the deaths of 38 people in Rivers state and a similar incident in Ode-Irele, Ondo state recently.

The Director-General of the agency, Dr. Paul Orhii, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja today, announced a total ban of the product across the nation, and asked the general public against its consumption.

Saying that Ogogoro has now turned out to be deadly due to its toxic contents, Dr. Orhii said: “the public should desist from the consumption of unregistered locally made spirits (Ogogoro) and other unregistered bitters. The government will confiscate all illegally brewed alcoholic beverages across the country.”

The NAFDAC boss was joined at the media briefing by the National Coordinator of the National Center for Disease Control ( NCDC), Abdulsalami Nasidi.

According to Orhii: “Preliminary investigation by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) ruled out any infectious diseases and confirmed the possibility of poisoning as the cause and in turn advised NAFDAC to conduct further investigation.

“The symptoms suffered by victims included vomiting, abdominal pain, blurred vision, headache, dizziness and loss of consciousness with subsequent sudden deaths of 18 victims.

“Results of the laboratory investigation revealed methanol toxicity. Five samples were found to contain high concentration of methanol (Ogogoro) which is unwholesome and unfit for human consumption.

“Blood methanol concentration above 1500-2000mg/L will certainly lead to dead in untreated patients.”

Speaking, the National Coordinator of NCDC, Professor. Nasidi said his center would work in collaboration with NAFDAC to fight against the illegal production of locally gin.
“We are working to combine force with NAFDAC to launch an attack on these people. We will immediately confiscate their products.”
“All locally produced methanol must be checked before releasing it to the public. We need to sensitize Nigerians on the need to beware of the locally brewed gin.”

The general public have however been advised to immediately report and evacuate to the nearest tertiary health institution any suspected case for prompt medical attention as according to him. [myad]

Buhari Regards Boko Haram Insurgents As Godless

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June 8, 2015

UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki Moon, President Muhammadu Buhari and Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the cocktail reception at the Munich residence

President Muhammadu Buhari has described members of the deadly Boko Haram sect as Godless, saying that they neither know God nor believe in Him.
The President who held a meeting with President Francois Hollande of France after his participation in today’s G-7 Outreach Programme in Germany, vowed that his Administration is totally committed to ending the group’s insurgency in the shortest possible time.
A statement by the Senior Special to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu quoted the President as saying that Nigeria will welcome greater support and cooperation from France and other friendly nations for its ongoing efforts to overcome Boko Haram and restore full security and normalcy to areas affected by the group’s atrocities.
He said that his administration is already taking concrete action to build a more efficient and effective coalition of Nigeria and neighbouring countries against Boko Haram.
Nigeria, he said, would appreciate more intelligence on the terrorist group’s links with ISIS, movements, training and sources of its arms and ammunition to facilitate the perfection of fresh tactics and strategies being evolved to overcome terrorism and insurgency in the country and its sub-region.
President Buhari reiterated at the talks with his French counterpart that there was absolutely no link between religion and the atrocities of Boko Haram.
In his remarks at the meeting, President Hollande commended President Buhari’s concerted efforts to galvanize Nigeria’s armed forces, security agencies and neighouring countries for more decisive action to eradicate Boko Haram.
The French leader assured President Buhari that France will give Nigeria and its coalition partners greater support against terrorism and insecurity, including military and intelligence cooperation, to help them overcome the security challenge posed by Boko Haram and its global terrorist allies as quickly as possible.
He also called for greater bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and France in other areas including trade, economic and cultural relations.
Mallam Shehu said President Buhari also received similar pledges of enhanced support from Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and Chancellor Angela Merkel who he also conferred with before departing from the venue of the G-7 2015 Summit.[myad]

Nigerian Army Unfolds Operational Details To Defeat Boko Haram

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June 8, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari And Service Chiefs

Nigerian Army has confirmed the take-off of the Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) tagged as Operation Zaman Lafiya, in Maiduguri, Borno State, as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his inagural speech on May 29.
In what is seen as a double assault of Boko Haram, an alternate command centre has also been established in Yola in neighbouring Adamawa State.
Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who was part of the advanced team said in a statement today the team, which led by a two-star General, has already commenced work in earnest.
He said that the team is made up of elements of the office of the Chief of Army Staff, all the relevant Army Headquarters Departments and other combat support components.
Colonel Usman said that the action is in compliance with the Presidential pronouncement and the chief of army staff’s directive, adding that a reconnaissance and advance team for the establishment of the Military Command and Control Centre for Operation Zaman Lafiya for fight against terrorism and insurgency has moved to Maiduguri, Borno state.
“The centre will serve as a forward command Base for the Chief of Army Staff and other Service Chiefs.
“The Centre is essentially an elaboration of an already existing Army Headquarters Command and Control arrangement. From now on, the fight against terrorism and insurgency would be monitored, coordinated and controlled from the centre. I wish to inform you that it’s establishment would not create another layer of command structure but would add impetus and renewed vigour to Operation Zaman Lafiya, all aimed at bringing terrorism and insurgency to an end. An alternate command centre is also being established in Yola.” [myad]

Curious Resurgence Of Boko Haram

Greenbarge Reporters

June 8, 2015

To properly comprehend the import of the curiousity dodging the resurgence of the dangerous activities of Boko Haram in Borno and Yobe states, it is important to revert briefly to the recent historical facts.
A couple of weeks before the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan handed over power to President Muhammadu Buhari, he, Jonathan, Promised publicly that there would be no Boko Haram by the time he would hand over.
Jonathan, encouraged by the success the soldiers claimed to have made, especially in Sambisa forest had concluded, with confidence, that he would hand over Boko Haram-free Nigeria to Buhari on May 29.
There was report that Sambisa forest and, indeed, the strong hold of the sect on the two endemic states of Borno and Yobe have been liberated from them. There was silence jubilation in many parts of the country.
The curious thing about the whole thing was that activities of Boko Haram actually subsided during the April 28 and May 11 general elections, and even during events that led to the formal inauguration of Buhari on May 29.
However, Boko Haram resurfaced a few hours after the inauguration of President Buhari and has been striking, causing more harms almost on daily basis since then, to lives and property in Borno and Yobe states in particular.
This is the crux of the matter. The question is what has happened to the promise of the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of handing over a Boko-Haram free Nigeria to President Buhari?. What game are the faceless sponsors of this sect playing on the nation’s psyche, and indeed, who actually are behind the sect?
It really beats one’s imagination that members of Boko Haram who have shown no respect of time and space, would suddenly go to sleep for the period the elections were being held and coming back to duty just when the new President was about to resume duty. [myad]

Cleanse The Presidency Of Augean Stable, Seadogs Advises President Buhari

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June 7, 2015

National Association of Seadogs has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to dismantle the bureaucracy in the Presidency so as to bring in new persons with fresh ideas and orientation.

The group said that Buhari’s second coming would start on good note if he first beamed his anti-corruption searchlight on his immediate environment by ordering all senior members of his government to publicly declare their assets on assumption of duty.

These were some of the recommendations contained in a paper presented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Paul Erokoro, on the occasion of the association’s feast Barracuda held in Abuja over the weekend.

The lawyer who spoke on effective measures to deal with the pervasive corruption in the land, said one of the things President Buhari must do if he is to be taken serious in fighting corruption is to dismantle the bureaucracy around the presidency and to ensure that only persons who are qualified and above board are appointed to strategic positions. [myad][Htab]
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Boyfriend, 3 Of His Friends Allegedly Gang-Rape 20-Year-Old Student

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June 7, 2015

A 20 year-old female student (name withheld) of the Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo has been allegedly gang-raped by her boyfriend and his three male friends.

The culprits are said to have been arrested by the Police and are currently cooling off at the Police detention.

It was gathered that the suspects, who are students in the Department of Business Education in the institution allegedly had canal knowledge of the girl until the lady became unconscious.

The incident was said to have taken place at the residence of one of the suspects in Oka area of the ancient town.

It was learnt that the Police swung into action immediately the case was reported at the Ondo Police division, after which, the matter was reported to the management of the college through the Dean of Students Affairs of the college.

According to a source, the victim who resides outside the campus of the institution was said to have followed her boyfriend to visit another friend, where four of them eventually had canal knowledge of her.

The source explained that, on returning to her residence, the victim collapsed on the road, with blood stain on her body, a situation that attracted passersby who rushed her to the hospital and reported the matter at Enuowa police station in Ondo.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mr. Wole Ogodo was unavailable for comment but a source in the Ondo Police division confirmed the incident and said the matter would soon be transferred to the Headquarters of the command in Akure for further investigation.

He also disclosed that the sexually assaulted lady had been receiving treatment at a private hospital in the town. [myad]

Boko Haram, Corruption, Power, Top President Buhari’s “Wish-List” To G7 Summit In Germany

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June 7, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari, Signing Bilateral Agreement in Germany

In line with the request by the G7 Industrialised nations, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Munich, Germany with the “wish list” of Nigeria. Top on the wish list are the issues of Boko Haram insurgency, corruption, power, unemployment and the economic downturn.
The G7 had earlier requested the then President-elect to prepare a shopping list and come with it for their consideration in what is seen as an excellent goodwill gesture towards the new leader and the country.
According to a statement from Munich today by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, President Buhari placed greater emphasis on the security challenges.
President Buhari was quoted as saying: “we have a problem which they know.”
The President said he has used every opportunity at his disposal ahead of the G7 Summit to discuss the country’s needs with specific reference to terrorism and development needs at person-to-person levels and phone conversations with some of the leaders.
“These development issues, many and varied as they are, touch on the economy, combating corruption, increased foreign direct investment, FDI; power and energy, infrastructure, environment, enhanced transparency in elections and good governance.”
President Buhari is happy that the leaders of the industrialized nations have shown a preparedness to work with Nigeria to help the country solve some of its problems.
In the course of the Summit, President Buhari will hold meetings on the sidelines of the Summit with the host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the French President, Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and the World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim. [myad]

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