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Nigeria guns for another $500m Abachas loots
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he said the road projects were located in yobe adamawa benue kwara ekiti lagos ogun edo enugu borno anambra and sokoto states1 in addition to the 322 million recovered from switzerland nigeria will soon repatriate another 500 million which late sani abacha looted and locked up in other countries1 nigeria has engaged other countries including the uk us france and others in further negotiations relating to repatriation1 i am happy to report that we are almost concluding the processes relating to the repatriation of additional 500 millionmalami said1 according to the malami said this is in addition to the 322 million released by switzerkand after negotiations1 you will recall that in december 2017 the federal government participated in a global forum on asset recovery in washington dc during which nigeria and switzerland signed an agreement that paved the way for the repatriation of 322 million1 what transpired was only reported back to the council today. the report today was not only about the signing of the agreement but the report of the eventual repatriation of the amount of money that was signed and agreed to be repatriated during the forum1 fec presided over by president muhammadu buhari approved n185.2billion for the rehabilitation repairs and reconstruction of 14 roads across the country1 the special adviser to the president on media and publicity mr femi adesina also said alongside ministers of health prof. isaac adewole and his industry trade and investment counterpart mr okechukwu enelamah1 the monies are expected to be repatriated from the uk us france and other countries minister of justice and attorney general of the federation mr. abubakar malami said on wednesday after the federal executive council meeting in abuja1 he listed the road projects to include gwoza damboa goniri ngamdu road in yobeborno states at the cost of n34.608 billion mayo belwa jada ganye torngo road in adamawa at the rate of n22.699billion and ado ifaki otun kwara state border in ekiti state at the rate of n6 billion1 he said that makurdi bridge in benue would be repaired at the cost of n4.617 billion ihugi korinya -wuse -ankor in benue at n15.641 billion and gbagi apa owode in badagry lagos state at n4.366 billion1 others are the construction of ijebu igbo ita egba owonowen in ogun and oyo states which would cost n9.833 billion while n7.506billion would be spent on dualisation of jattu fugar agenebode in edo phase ii by mothercat1 he said the makurdi gboko wannune yander section 1 in benue would be reconstructed at the cost of n18.669 billion old enugu port harcourt road at agbogugu abia border spur would cost n13.933 billion1 adesina said that n6.249billion would be spent on rehabilitation of umulungbe umoka road amokwu ikedimkpe egede opeyi awhum road in enugu state at n21.729 billion and rehabilitation of nkwu inyi akpugoeze in anambra at n2.595 billion1 he revealed that n4.354billion would be expended on reconstruction of sabon birnin tsululu kuya maradi junction road in sokoto state1 the minister of health prof. adewole on h is part disclosed that the council approved the draft on food safety and quality bill as well as the food safety institutional reform working document1 source with additional agency1 -
Trial of Dutchman charged with murder begins October
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consequently justice bola okikiol-ighile asked the defendant if he would like to give his consent so that his blood sample can be taken for dna test1 a dutchman peter nielson alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter was today docked before a lagos high court sitting at igbosere. but his trial proper will begin 8 october1 the lagos state prosecutor who is also the attorney general and commissioner for justice lagos state mr adeniji kazeem told the court that the defendant committed the offence on april 5 20181 the defendant was alleged to have killed his wife zainab nielson and his daughter petra nielson at their resident in banana island in eti -osa local government of lagos state at about 345 am at flat 17 at bella vista tower banana island ikoyi1 the offence alleged to have been committed by the accused dutch is punishable under section 223 cap c17 vol 3 criminal law of lagos state 20151 however the 53 year old defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge against him1 the prosecutor then asked for a trial date1 the defendants counsel mr olasupo shasore san said he was not opposing the charge but that the defence would like to carry out their own test1 we are interested in taking the blood sample of the defendant i thought it will be better to inform this court that his blood sample would be taken for dna analysis he said1 nielson is facing a two count charge of murder1 nielson concurred1 shasore who was the former attorney general and commissioner for justice in lagos state also told the court that the result of the autopsy report is out but that they are ready to proceed1 we are interested in the autopsy report and the prosecution has assured us that we would get it in four weeks we need to consult some of our experts for analysis of the test as we would need it during trial he added1 however the prosecutor told court that there is an interim autopsy report and that it will be made available to the defence1 mr kazeem said the blood sample of the defendant will be collected by the state government forensic lab1 the prosecutor had earlier told the court that the matter for the day was an arraignment of the defendant and the defence counsel confirmed that they received the proof of evidence on april 301 meanwhile the presiding judge a justice okikiol-ighile ordered that the defendant should be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case till october 8 for trial to commence1 on may 8 a yaba chief magistrates was informed that the legal advice from the director of public prosecution dpp indicated that the dutchman has a case to answer1 -
320 military men for retirement next week
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a total of 320 military personnel will retire from the armed forces next week says air vice marshal austine jekenu commandant nigerian armed forces resettlement centre nafrc1 jekenu told newsmen at the centre in oshodi lagos on wednesday that the retiring military men were drawn from the army the air force and the navy1 a total of 320 servicemen comprising of 262 from the nigerian army 44 from the nigerian navy and 14 from the nigerian air force would be graduating from the nafrc he said1 jekenu said that the retiring servicemen went through months of intensive training on skills acquisition and entrepreneurship at nafrc1 he said the training was to prepare the retirees for life after military service1 according to him the centre has the mandate to provide necessary training geared towards preparing retiring servicemen for reintegration into civil life1 he said that the initiative was to enable the beneficiaries adjust and appropriately blend with the peculiarities of retirement and contribute actively to national economy as worthy civilians1 jekenu urged all the retiring servicemen to positively contribute to boost national economy in whatever business they engaged in1 the centre graduates 2 courses annually and it is on record that we have trained over 41 000 ex-servicemen of the nigerian armed forces since its inception he said1 the commandant who said that the passing out ceremony for the course participants would hold on june 22 added that the minister for defence mansur dan ali would grace the occasion1 -
NAFDAC goes after drugs importers over N7bn debt
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the national agency for food and drug administration and control nafdac has intensified its debt recovery operation targeting seven billion naira payment evaded by importers of drugs food and cosmetics1 the director general of nafdac prof. moji adeyeye made this disclosure while speaking with the news agency of nigeria nan in abuja on wednesday1 adeyeye said that the payment invasion happened years before she took over the leadership of nafdac in november 20171 according to her n260 million has so far been realised from the time she assumed duty to the end of march 20181 she explained that her target was to realise not less than one billion naira before the end of 2018 adding that adeyeye that the agency was determined to achieve that1 my staff are working tirelessly we have our teams in investigation and enforcement departments working hard to achieve the set up goals of the agency1 we have also decentralised the registration processes to states especially on our small and medium enterprises programme to save time1 it is also to facilitate the policy of the federal government on the ease of doing business she said1 the director general said the quality management system put in place by her administration had helped to turn around the activities of the regulatory agency in terms of efficiency1 adeyeye reiterated the commitment of nafdac to fight illicit and fake drugs as well as unregistered food products to ensure safety of citizenry1 -
Singapore summit: Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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two norwegian lawmakers have nominated president donald trump for the nobel peace prize after the singapore summit with north korean leader kim jong un. christian tybring-gjedde and per-willy amundsen1 lawmakers with the populist progress party1 told norwegian news agency ntb on wednesday that trump “had taken a huge and important step in the direction of the disarmament1 peace and reconciliation between north and south korea.” a group of u.s. lawmakers also are backing trump’s nomination for1 -
Nigeria Not for a few landlords - Hafsat Abiola-Costello
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mko abiola5 mko abiola and ambassador babagana kingibe were the candidates of social democratic pary sdp that contested the election in 19933 june 12th 1993 was the day when nigerians in millions expressed their democratic will in what was undisputedly the freest fairest and most peaceful elections since our independence2 nigeria not for a few landlords - hafsat abiola-costello1 -
NASRDA predicts astronomical lunar crescent June 14
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kebbi will witness the lunar crescent last by 732 pm and 800 pm and sokoto between 729 pm and 757 pm. it will be seen in lagos and ogun between 726 pm and 756 pm concurrently1 the centre for basic space science of the national space research and development agency cbss-nasrda had predicted that the astronomical lunar crescent would be sighted on june 141 nasrda through its centre for basic space science has successfully calculated and predicted that the appearance of an astronomical lunar crescent will be sighted on june 141 the conjunction of the moon will first occur on wednesday june 13 by 843pm but will appear in nigeria on thursday june 14 at about 243pm that is 18 hours after its conjunction1 according to him the moon can only be sighted with the naked eyes given a clear sky without any obstruction1 he however said that the tiny lunar crescent could be sighted with the aid of charged couple device ccd and astronomical telescope or any other advanced astronomical instrument1 the young lunar crescent will only be seen with an unaided eye on thursday june 14 between 653 pm and 757 pm after sun set1 yola will be the first to witness the young lunar crescent from about 653 pm to 721 pm followed by maiduguri from 655 pm to 723 pm1 dr felix ale director media and corporate communications said this in a statement he signed on tuesday in abuja1 the lunar crescent will be seen in abuja between 716 pm and set at about 745 pm1 kano will experience the appearance of the first lunar crescent between 651 pm and 742 pm with sunset and moonset occurring at about 651 pm and 742 pm respectively he said1 he further said that katsina would witness the lunar crescent appearance between 719 pm and 747 pm while jos and enugu will both experience the first lunar crescent between the hours of 708 pm and 737 pm1 ale said the sunset and moonset in jos would occur at 646 pm and 737 pm respectively and in enugu at 645 pm and 737 pm respectively whilekaduna would experience the lunar crescent between 716 pm and 744 pm1 dr bonaventure okere the acting director of cbss told the news agency of nigeria nan that astronomical lunar crescent is the new part of the moon that usually appeared at this time of the year1 okere said that the sighting of the lunar crescent was significant to both christians and muslims1 he however said it was more significant to the muslims because it helped calculate the beginning and the ending of ramadan fast1 ale added that the results of the lunar crescent sighting were available at nasrda for the general public and those who required it for religious and academic purposes1 -
Judge says jailed ex-governor Dariye was irresponsible
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the apex court also ordered accelerated hearing of the fraud case against him thus necessitating the continuation of his trial on january 25 2016 before justice banjoko1 a federal high court judge handed over a 14 year sentence to former plateau governor joshua dariye on tuesday and chastised him for being irresponsible and betraying the public trust1 justice adebukola banjoko of the federal capital territory high court before whom he stood trial for a 23-count amended charge found him guilty of 15 of the counts bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds. he was discharged on eight of the counts1 after the judgment that lasted about eight hours justice banjoko held that1 i cant imagine such brazen act is it the transfer of as much as about half a billion naira from the states ecological fund into a personal venture account theres a litany and trail of woes which also affects the people of jos the beautiful tin city where everybody wanted to be and to find out that its ecological fund was misappropriated is the shocking aspect1 theres a deep sense of irresponsibility the defendant was in fact richer than his state. this is a trauma of the trial and there should be no compromise to corruption by whatever shade or colour or region rich or poor corruption will forever be corruption1 every case is different on its own and i have no personal animosity im just doing my job the way i know how to and not only the ecological funds [were misappropriated] but funds from the plateau state government1 indeed dariye who was first arraigned before the judge on july 13 2007 had his application to quash the charges dismissed1 he went to the court of appeal but failed. he also took his case to the supreme court1 on february 27 2015 the court dismissed his application and reprimanded him condemning his application as a disservice to the criminal process in nigeria1 dariye now a senator was found guilty for a n1.16bn fraud and for criminal breach of trust. in addition he was jailed two years for misappropriation of public funds. both sentences will run concurrently1 dariye was accused by the efcc to have diverted about n1.16 billion ecological fund meant for the state to his personal use including transferring monies to ebenezer retnan ventures an unregistered company managed by him and pinnacle communications limited1 in proving its case against dariye the prosecution team led by rotimi jacobs san called 10 witnesses including musa sunday the efcc investigating officer and peter clark a detective constable with the uk metropolitan police in london who investigated dariye in the uk for money laundering offence1 presenting several documents in court including bank documents the prosecution established that ebenezer retnan ventures was not a registered company and that its account opening process with then all states trust bank was riddled with irregularity indicating dishonest intent for opening the account1 the defence team which was initially led by g.s. pwul san before kanu agabi san later stepped in at the tail end of the trial presented 16 witnesses in its defence1 in the allocution of the defence which was made by paul erokoro san who stood in for agabi he urged the court to temper justice with mercy arguing that the bank in question misled the governor into engaging in such practice of private banking1 he is actually a victim mistakes were made but my lord should temper justice with mercy the lawyer that represented him before did not do a particular good job this man has suffered he argued further noting that the prisons are congested and he is a serving senator and he served his state1 in its counter-argument jacobs called on the court to consider the aggravating factors on the state arguing that dariye exploited his position as a public servant and took government money and misappropriated it1 jacobs further noted that yes the prisons are congested but they are congested with poor people the big men are not there and thats why they are congested because those who are in power and supposed to do something about it have not done anything1 he said the era of go and sin no more can no longer be done in the new era of the administration of criminal justice act. a lesson must be told. he is not my enemy but people should bear the consequences of their acts. if you cant bear it then dont do it1 in addition to the sentencing justice banjoko also ordered that n80 million so far recovered by the efcc be returned to the plateau states1 -
Ambode sure of fiscal federalism
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today we salute leaders of the struggle including gen. alani akinrinade prof. wole soyinka amb. walter carrington justice dolapo akinsanya and chief frank kokori1 gov. akinwunmi ambode of lagos state has expressed optimism for the realisation of the entrenchment of fiscal federalism as the only way to achieve true nationhood1 our present democratic experience may still be far from ideal but we are absolutely convinced that it is the right way to go for us to realise the optimum potential and prosperity of the federating states and the nation1 on this historic day i am convinced more than ever before that this ideal will be realised sooner than we can imagine ambode said1 the governor said that the theme of the celebration was apt as it dwelt on the real topical issues bedeviling the country1 the theme of this historic edition of june 12 celebrations speaks for itself. as a state and people our stand on a restructuring process that will lead to fiscal federalism devolution of power is very clear he said1 ambode described this years commemoration as a victory for democracy with the award and conferment of the highest national honour of grand commander of the federal republic gcfr on the late mko abiola and his running mate amb. babagana kingibe grand commander of the order of the niger gcon1 by this singular act including the award of the grand commander of the order of the niger on the fearless human rights activist late chief gani fawehinmi president muhammadu buhari has written his name in gold in the political history of nigeria1 we salute president muhammadu buhari for demonstrating exceptional courage to stand by justice and the truth he said1 ambode said that june 12 was a day nigerians demonstrated unity and put aside ethnic and religious biases to speak overwhelmingly with one voice1 sadly the aspiration of nigerians expressed through the ballot was truncated by the military1 since then the struggle for democracy has been relentless championed by progressive nigerians men of character and courage who challenged the military junta1 you can imagine our delight when the president announced the recognition of june 12 as the authentic democracy day in nigeria1 this formal recognition is a crown of victory to the struggle that had taken the lives of so many nationalists and patriots he said1 the governor saluted all those who stood for the actualisation of june 12 and also paid tributes to the memories of patriots who died in the struggle1 ambode said on tuesday at a public lecture with the theme restructuring an antidote for effective and efficient polity to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 presidential election1 rear admiral ndubuisi kanu mr wale oshun alhaji balarabe musa and other nigerians and civil society organisations as well as trade and labour unions1 we also pay glowing tribute to patriots such as alhaja kudirat abiola pa michael adekunle ajasin pa abraham adesanya chief michael enahoro and chief alfred rewane1 dr beko ransome-kuti gen. adeyinka adebayo and several others including innocent ordinary nigerians young and old who were murdered in cold blood on the streets of lagos and in other major cities of nigeria1 today we declare that their sacrifice has not been in vain ambode said1 as part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the annulled june 12 presidential election in lagos the state government held the 25th edition of the june 12 annual lecture and unveiled a 37-ft statue of the late mko abiola at ketu-alapere lagos1 earlier in his lecture dr dele ashiru of the political science department university of lagos advocated a review of the constitution and a special status for lagos state1 according to ashiru there have been a number of structural deficiencies since the emergence of the nigerian state1 he said that the structural imbalance had led to many problems including corrupt practices armed robbery and other crimes1 how do we restructure it has to be more fundamental than cosmetic restructuring1 it has to be at the level of politics governance education and so on ashiru said1 he also called on leaders in all political offices to learn to live and uphold the ideals that abiola represented while he lived1 also speaking an activist mr linus okorojie commended the state government for its continued support for the june 12 struggle1 okorojie also commended president buhari for the declaration and for according abiola the highest national honour1 the federal government must however go further to conclude the process by asking inec to announce the result of the i993 presidential elections and proclaim mko abiola winner posthumously he said. nan1 -
Trump halts Korea military exercises to please Kim
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the summit the first between a sitting u.s. president and a north korean leader was in stark contrast to a flurry of north korean nuclear and missile tests and angry exchanges of insults between trump and kim last year that fueled worries about war1 u.s. president donald trump made a stunning concession to north korean leader kim jong un on tuesday about halting military exercises pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies military officials and lawmakers from his own republican party1 that was sure to rattle close allies south korea and japan. north korea has long sought an end to the war games1 retired adm. harry harris the former head of u.s. pacific command and the trump administrations chosen ambassador to south korea explained the logic behind the military exercises in congressional testimony last year. we are obliged to defend south korea by treaty. they have a strong and capable military as we do. but if were going to defend or if were going to fight with them on the peninsula then we have to be able to integrate with their military harris told the house armed services committee1 equally surprising as trumps military announcement was the fact that he reportedly took this unilateral step without notifying south korean and japanese allies or the pentagon. the cancellation of the exercises has been a north korean priority for decades and in calling them war games and provocative trump adopted the rhetoric of pyongyang1 trump and kim promised in a joint statement to work toward the denuclearization of the korean peninsula and the united states promised its cold war foe security guarantees. but they offered few specifics1 at a news conference after the historic meeting with kim in singapore trump announced he would halt what he called very provocative and expensive regular military exercises that the united states stages with south korea1 noting past north korean promises to denuclearize many analysts cast doubt on how effective trump had been at obtaining washingtons pre-summit goal of getting north korea to undertake complete verifiable and irreversible steps to scrap a nuclear arsenal that is advanced enough to threaten the united states1 in statements relayed by north koreas state-run news agency kim called for pyongyang and washington to end irritating and hostile military actions against each other. but it made no mention of north korea giving up its nuclear weapons program1 if the united states takes genuine measures to build trust with north korea the north will take additional goodwill measures kim said according to a korean central news agency kcna report1 critics in the united states said trump had given away too much at a meeting that provided international standing to kim. the north korean leader is isolated his country accused by rights groups of widespread human rights abuses and under u.n. sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs1 if implemented the halting of the joint military exercises would be one of the most controversial moves to come from the summit. the drills help keep u.s. forces at a state of readiness in one of the worlds most tense flashpoints1 -
Tinubu, Iginni, Igbokwe on June 12
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the fingers of providence have continue to point to nigeria as unjust nation1 the annulment of june 12 1993 presidential election led to bloodshed serious division and disunity in nigeria alhaji bola tinubu one of the key players for the actualisation of the mandate declared on tuesday1 he said that the fight against the annulment of the june 12 election was a battle of principle philosophy and restoration of democratic process1 he said that it was the same collaboration also in 2014 that led to the installation of the government of president muhammadu buhari1 tinubu said that the courage commitment and fortitude of buhari to recognise june 12 was worthy of recognition and commendation1 in an interview segment on tvc television on the side line of the investiture of national honours on mko abiola the winner of the june 12 election and other pro-democracy activists some nigerians expressed happiness over buharis advancement of democracy1 mr. mike iginni the electoral commissioner representing akwa ibom state accused nigerian elite of causing the crisis in nigeria1 the elite are the problems of nigeria and they remain the problem1 the national leader of all progressives congress apc said in an interview at the presidential villa that the recognition of june 12 as democracy day was a demonstration of the resolve by the people to collaborate to drive democracy1 in spite of court pronouncement on the illegality of chief earnest shonekan as head of interim national government to supplant the june 12 election shonekan a kinsman of abiola has continued to parade himself as a former nigerian leader1 shonekan government was declared illegal but he keeps attending council of state meetings and collecting salary iginni queried1 mr joe igbokwe a politicians and social analyst also berated the annulment of june 12 election1 he praised buhari for the recognition and also said that the president was truly building nigeria1 buhari is washing nigeria with soap he said1 buhari he said was redressing injustice saying some of the problems we have in nigeria are products of injustices1 buhari is healing the wounds he said1 -
FG expands honours for heroes of democracy
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the chairman of the defunct national electoral commission nec on monday commended president muhammadu buhari for designating june 12 as nigerias democracy day1 mr. boss mustapha the secretary to the government of the federation sgf has declared that more names will be announced later for national honours for their role in the struggle for democracy1 at the presentation of the awards by president muhammadu buhari the senior son of mko abiola mr kola abiola received the award of grand commander of the federal republic gcfr1 hajia ganiat fawehinmi also received the award of grand commander of the order of the niger gcon for her late husband chief gani fawehinmi and ambassador babagana kingibe received his award of gcon1 mustapha explained that june 12 represented common heritage of oneness and unity and a democracy not build on ethnic and religious divide1 this is time for nation building. we have to draw a road map for nation building in the interest of the future1 he said that the administration of president muhammadu buhari was internalising the democracy and putting history in perspective1 the sgf said that june 12 would be observed as public holiday with effect from 20191 the umpire of june 12 1993 presidential election prof. humphrey nwosu had expressed happiness over the recognition of the day and said the action would rekindle the national consciousness for a better nation1 the sgf made the announcement in his opening remarks at the investiture of national honours on late mko abiola ambassador babagana kingibe and late chief gani fawehinmi1 in a letter nwosu wrote to the secretary to the government of the federation sgf mr. boss mustapha on monday in abuja he also thanked buhari for honouring the memory of chief moshood mko abiola the presumed winner of the 1993 election1 nwosu who presided over the polls later annulled by the military junta said the conferment of national honours on chief abiola and his running mate amb. babagana kingibe will rekindle the national consciousness of all nigerians for a better nation1 i thank his excellency the president of the federal republic of nigeria muhammadu buhari and the federal government of nigeria for recognizing june 12 as democracy day and also honouring the winner of june 12 1993 presidential election chief m.k.o. abiola1 indeed june 12 1993 marked a turning point in nigerias tortuous journey towards a democratic polity1 it is an honour to the very hard-working men and women of the defunct national electoral commission under my leadership at this long awaited recognition. i humbly commend this action by the president1 undoubtedly the democratic system of governance is the best especially for the multi ethnic nation like ours. i thank you for building on the foundation which my team and i laboured strenuously to establish and actualize on june 12 19931 it is our hope that expanding the frontiers of democracy of which all the people of nigeria regardless of ethnic group will provide economic social and developmental benefits that will certainly make nigeria a great nation not only in africa but across the world1 he added that the scheduled event on tuesday june 12 2018 would rekindle the national consciousness of all nigerians for a better nation1 he noted that he wont be able to attend the investiture ceremony because he was not in the country presently.nan1 -
Buhari tenders national apology to family of MKO Abiola
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mko abiola and ambassador babagana kingibe were the candidates of social democratic pary sdp that contested the election in 19933 we are celebrating june 12 as a democracy sustenance freedom unity and national cohesion2 buhari also tendered national apologies to all those who struggled for the actuallisation of the election including journalists politicians and all other stakeholders2 the president personally presented the awards to mr kola abiola son of mko abiola mrs ganiat fawehinmi wife of late chief gani fawehinmi and ambassador babagana kingigbe who was the running mate to abiola2 buhari said as he presented the awards that the ceremony was not to open old wounds of inexplicable annulment of the election which was clear to have been won by mko abiola2 we recognise that an error has been committed2 we will no longer tolerate such perversion of justice2 this honour if for the grievous injustice done to the country2 it is meant to assist at healing the wounds and building national reconciliation of the 25 years of wounds caused by the annulment2 i earnestly urge nigerians to accept it in good faith and bury the past of june 122 president muhammadu buhari on tuesday performed the investiture of national honours on heroes of democracy and tendered a national apology to the family of late chief moshood abiola for the annulment of the june 12 1993 presidential election which was adjudged to have been won by abiola2 it will impact impact positively on the next generation2 i tender the nations apology to the family of mko abiola also to those who struggle and stood for june 122 buhari declared a minute silence in honour of the victims of june 122 mr kola abiola and his sister hafsat biola spoke on behalf of the family of mko abiola saluting buhari for the honour done to the gladiators of june 12 and for honouring their father2 hafsat said today is important because in presents the unity of nigeria2 she appealed to all politicians to appreciate nigerians2 i urge all nigerians to support president buhari2 acknowledging the apology tendered by buhari hafsat in her stoic philosophy also apologised to president buhari and members of his family2 on behalf of teh mko abiola family i apologise to you and your family for anything that we would have done to hurt you and your family2 by recognising june 12 you have awoken all those victims of the oppression and also a call-up for a new beginning for the defence of the country2 -
President Buhari confers national honours to Iyorchia Ayu and others
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 president buhari confers national honours to iyorchia ayu and others1 -
World Cup: Sports betting threatens support for Super Eagles
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a businessman chima okenwa said the introduction of football betting in the country had exposed the business aspect of the game1 some fans of the super eagles of nigeria have expressed fears that the proliferation of sports betting outfits in the country might affect the expected unwavering support for the team in russia1 the eagles are in group d alongside the albiceleste of argentina icelands strkarnir okkar our boys and vatreni of croatia1 online betting shop1 the eagles open their account at the world cup against the vatreni of croatia on saturday at 8 p.m1 a number of the fans said the supporters were now scampering for money through football betting1 they were of the opinion that the days when fans had no options than to support the team were gone adding that sports betting had opened a new vista with which sports enthusiasts could make money1 sports betting dates as far back as the time of greek city states about 2000 years ago1 the romans then adopted this from the greeks and turned it into a money generating source via the arena gladiators games1 although efforts were made to squash sports betting in the middle ages but sports betting already had its hold on the people and those efforts were futile1 some of the fans expressed their fears while speaking on the coupe de mundial which begins on thursday with the news agency of nigeria nan on tuesday in abuja1 okenwa said it was now customary for some fans to tip their teams to lose a match against probable superior opponents to increase their chances during staking1 vitalis momah a civil servant aligning with okenwa said it is now all about the money involved in staking a bet1 since i got into football betting i erased emotion and sentiment from my lexicon. i now watch games with the hope to win money from them1 according to him the world cup provides 30 days of hope and aspiration for fans to make money from many fronts1 however i sincerely pray for the super eagles to perform well at the coupe de mundial but the players need to assure me before i can tip them against their opponents while betting he said1 smith oklobia also a civil servant said he had prepared to invest money in all the matches that would be played adding that he could only pray for teams he would mark for victory1 this is not to say i will not pray for the super eagles i am patriotic but it is time to make some cash he said1 on his part mohammed abubakar said the eagles remained his number one team to support adding however that football betting had changed the fans following configuration in the country1 i do bet sometimes with club football. the world cup is like war and therefore we must support our team abubakar said1 there are approximately 19 functional online sports betting sites that can be accessed by people in nigeria1