Tom Marino "Buhari is autocratic, don't sell military equipment to Nigeria," - U.S Congressman writes

Tom Marino, a United States Congressman has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of sliding towards his "former autocratic tendencies."

Marino, in a letter to the Secretary of State, John Kerry on Thursday, September 1, 2016, directed the State Department to refrain from selling warplanes and other military equipment to Nigeria until President Buhari establishes a track record of working towards inclusion.

Abandoned Projects And Niger Delta Ruin By Uguru Usani

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A value-for-money audit carried out on contracts awarded by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has revealed gross non-performance and waste of public funds. Nigeria has not been fair to the Niger Delta region following five decades of exploitation of its oil and gas resources. Its environment has been degraded, manifest in oil spills, gas flaring, hydro-carbon-contaminated water, loss of aquatic life and bad roads. This has earned the country global notoriety.

Fashola, Power and Realistic Expectations, By Ikeogu Oke

Though appropriate, the word “novel” arguably understates the import of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to saddle Babatunde Fashola with three highly demanding portfolios in his cabinet, namely Power, Works and Housing. I am making this observation after reading the interesting piece by Uche Aneke entitled “Power sector: Great Expectations from Fashola,” published in The Guardian of December 9, 2015, in which Aneke – the General Manager, Public Affairs, of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) – makes reference to the “novel way in which portfolios were assigned” by President Buhari, as shown by the three portfolios assigned to Fashola.

Huawei’s P9 Now Comes In Dark Red or Blue, And Both Are Absolutely Gorgeous

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In the midst of announcing a new lineup of Android smartphones, a new tablet, and more at IFA 2016, Huawei also quietly added two new color options for the Huawei P9. These new colors, simply referred to as blue and red, give the devices a unique look and yeah, it’s absolutely gorgeous.

Blue and red add on to the long list of colors available for the P9 including Haze Gold, Ceramic White, Rose Gold, Prestige Gold, Titanium (thought I’d say gold again, didn’t you?) Grey, and Mystic Silver. In our review of the Huawei P9 earlier this year, we praised the device for its fantastic design and build quality, so these new colors only add to the options in which you can experience that design.

The company hasn’t said much regarding availability for these new colors, but it’s safe to assume that these will be available anywhere the P9 is openly sold.

Buhari 'Stop blaming Jonathan for your incompetence, lack of vision,' PDP tells President

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the Goodluck Jonathanadministration set Nigeria up for the current economic crisis in the country.

It said the poor handling of the economy, lack of vision and incompetence of the PresidentMuhammadu Buhari government caused the current recession.

The party urged the APC-led government to stop blaming Jonathan for its inadequacies, but rather “look inward towards resolving the recession by inviting economic experts irrespective of their political leaning to join hands with the administration at these trying times”.

Obasanjo to Modu Sheriff: PDP is Dying, You May Handle Its Funeral

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday warned a factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Modu Sheriff, that the party was “dying”, and he just be responsible for its final rites.

Mr. Obasanjo spoke to Mr. Sheriff who visited him in Abeokuta on Saturday. He later explained to journalists what he said had been the subject of their closed-door meeting.

“He called me yesterday and said ‘where are you’ and I said, ‘I am in the country’ and he said, ‘May I come and see you?’ and I said ‘my house is open to all Nigerians of goodwill and even non-Nigerians of goodwill. And I said, he can come’,” Mr. Obasanjo said.

Chelsea Fc: Biography of Mikel Obi

John Michael Nchekwube Obinna who is popularly known as John Obi Mikel or Mikel John Obi was born on April 22, 1987. He is a 
Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for both English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team. He is the son of Michael Obi, a transporter of the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria. The name Mikel was adopted by John Micheal Nchekwube Obi, when during the preparations for the 2003

Bigger War Than Boko Haram Looms In North-East — Senate Leader

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The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Friday evening, raised the alarm that if something urgent was not done, a war that would be worse than the Boko Haram insurgency might break out in the North-East, especially in Borno State.

Ndume said this at a cocktail organised to mark the official inauguration of Get Involved Initiative, a pet project of the Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari.

The project is aimed at combating malnutrition in the North East, which was destroyed by terrorists.

Dino Melaye: Senator wants Finance Minister, CBN Governor sacked over recession

Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun; Minister of finance, Udo Udoma, Minister of budget and national planning; and Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Melaye, who lamented the deplorable living condition of Nigerians, said these top officers must be fired for their incompetence, as he is scared of being stoned by his constituents.

How We Kept Zuckerberg’s Visit A Secret — CcHUB CEO, Tijani

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Bosun Tijani, CEO/Co-founder of the Co-creation Hub, an incubator for technology start-up companies in Lagos, tells TOBI AWORINDE about planning Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s first visit to Nigeria

When did you discover your passion for mentoring young entrepreneurs?
My passion is not mentoring entrepreneurs. My interest is in finding ways to make technology work for us as a society and the reason why I am passionate about that is, I believe that as a society in Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, for us to move forward, we have to invest in our ability to create the future we want to see. That literally means we need to imbibe the culture of building solutions. If we have bad roads, we need to imbibe the culture of understanding how to build roads that will last, not necessarily

What is your take on this? Yemi Osinbajo: VP says the Nigeria Police is one of the best in the world

In spite of the cries by many Nigerians over the high-handedness of men of the Nigeria Police, especially in the area of extra-judicial killing and taking bribes, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, thinks otherwise, as he has declared that operatives of the force are rated as among the best in the world.

Osinbajo made the declaration during the foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the Crime and Incident Data Base Centre at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

Nigerians Vow To Fight Fuel Price Hike | Punch

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Afenifere, former federal lawmakers, security experts and rights activists, on Saturday vowed to resist any attempt by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to further increase fuel price.

They stated this in separate interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH against the background that former and present bosses of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, expressed fears that the current pump price of N145 per litre, was no longer feasible.

Past and present Group Managing Directors of the NNPC, unanimously declared on Saturday that the current N145 per litre price of fuel was no longer realistic.

The Bible Is Not Infallible By Femi Aribisala

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Jeremiah predicts Babylon would be suddenly and completely obliterated. But this did not happen.

There are false prophecies in the bible. They are intended to dilute the impact of the more radical prophets. Everything points to the scribes and the priests as the architects of these distortions, since they are often pilloried by the radical prophets.

Jesus confirms this by accusing them: “You nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.” (Matthew 15:6).

Crook! Street hawker arrested for duping man of N20m

A herbal medicine hawker named by Tayo, has been arrested by policemen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for duping a man identified as Adebayo Ibrahim, of N20 million through hynoptism.

 According to City News, the suspect carried out the act with five other accomplices around July and December 2014.

Obasanjo 'PDP is dying, Sheriff carrying a dead baby,' Ex-President says

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead, saying no "soul" is left in the party.

Obasanjo stated this on Saturday, September 3, while speaking to newsmen shortly after a private meeting with the party's factional national chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, at his Hill top estate in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

Ondo 2016: Akeredolu Emerges As APC Governorship Candidate | Vanguard

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Rotimi Akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State following the primary election which held in the Akure, Ondo State,

Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who is the chairman primary election committee of the party , announced Mr. Akeredolu as the winner of the poll at the international event center moments ago.

Governor Badaru described the conduct of the APC primary election producing Akeredolu asr the opposition party in the state as transparent and credible.

I Am Optimistic Of Victory — Obaseki

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Mr Godwin Obaseki is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s election in Edo State. In this interview, Obaseki is optimistic of victory, just as he raises the alarm on alleged plot by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to unleash mayhem on the day of election to truncate the exercise.

Excerpts:

How optimistic are you of victory having campaigned very vigorously so far?
We have campaigned extensively. If you recall, this is the second time I am embarking on this kind of campaign. Ahead of the primary election, I went through the 192 wards across the state.

Recession: City Dwellers Relocate To Villages In Droves | Punch

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As the current economic crisis bites harder, Saturday PUNCH has learnt that many city dwellers have been relocating from big cities to their villages or rural agrarian communities to survive the harsh time.

Findings show that the high cost of accommodation and feeding have been responsible for the recent increase in the migration of people from cities like Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja to less expensive communities.

It was also learnt that some of the reasons for the relocation where because of the need to get cheap land for farming.

Don Jazzy: MTN reportedly drops music exec, others as brand ambassadors

Africa's telecommunication company, MTN, has reportedly terminated the ambassadorial contracts that once existed between it and A-listers, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage and Davido.

According to reports, the firm, which recently announced a new set of ambassadors, did so due to the high financial benefits being demanded by the A-list artistes.

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Don Jazzy and an MTN executive.

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Super Eagles won

Gernot Rohr has gotten his first win as the coach of Super Eagles! Kelechi Iheanacho saved the day for Nigeria, scoring the only goal as the Super Eagles struggled to a slim 1-0 win over Tanzania in their final game of the AFCON 2017 Qualifiers.

The game took place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, today Saturday, 3rd, 2016.

Special Treat: Poorly Processed Garri Can Cause Blindness, Other Disease – Experts

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In spite of its being a major staple food in the face of economic crisis, experts have stated that garri, when poorly produced, can cause blindness and when taken in excess also poses significant health threat to the body.

Speaking to Saturday Tribune, ophthalmologist and Group Director of Eleta Eye Institute Complex, Ibadan, Dr Ben Ajayi, said, “Cassava peels contain cyanide which protects the tubers from pests and some animals. For garri, which is derived from cassava roots, to be safe for consumption, cyanide must be completely removed. When the process is incomplete or not properly done, the cyanide becomes toxic to humans when consumed.”

Paul Pogba, World’s Most Expensive Player

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Paul Pogba’s record transfer from Juventus (Italy) to Manchester United (London) at a fee of £90m (N36.7bn) in August 2016 made him the world’s most expensive player.

By this, he beats the world football transfer record once held by Portuguese national, Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Real Madrid from Manchester United at a fee of £80m in June 2009.

Interestingly, Pogba, 23-year-old French national, was once a player at Manchester United, but left in 2012 when the club said they would not offer him a weekly wage of £65,000 (N27m) that he demanded.

Marriage Help Zone: My ex wants us to have sex before she approves my N500m construction contract

Hello Chika, I am in a dilemma right now, because I really need to cater for my wife and new born twins.

I am a caring and faithful husband to my wife, who just gave birth to a set of twins. We both worked in the banking industry when we met each other and got married.

I lost my job due to a shake up in my bank in 2014 and since then, my wife has been the one taking care of the family. She just lost her job, and God answered our prayer for a child by giving us a wonderful set of twin girls.

2016 Budget May Not Achieve Target – Fashola

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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has warned that the Federal Government’s aim of achieving inclusion and employment, through the N6.6tn 2016 budget may be elusive; and that the people targeted may not benefit, if government’s spending or contracts are mainly handled by foreign companies.

He also said the gains might not be realised if professionals were either not participating or, where they did, preferred imported goods to local ones.

He urged indigenous companies, professionals, artisans and all Nigerians to take advantage of the FG’s budget of N1.8tn for capital expenditure, in particular; and N6.06trn total budget size, to increase their patronage, professional efficiency, job and wealth-creation potential.

Honeymoon tour: Monalisa & Her Hubby In Greece

Actress Monalisa Chinda and her husband Tonye Coker, got married in Sontarini, Greece on sept 1st. She shared this photo from her wedding on Instagram.