JUST IN: Pres. Buhari gets WAEC attestation certificate and result from WAEC

Just In: President #Buhari gets WAEC attestation certificate

and confirmation of School certificate result from WAEC Registrar.

 

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JUST IN: Troops Foil Boko Haram Attempted Attack on IDP Camp

Troops of 251 Task Force Battalion successfully foiled a BHT attempted Attack on Kofa Village and Dalori IDP camp in Maiduguri on 31 Oct 18 at about 10 pm.

The terrorists gained access through a bush part behind the village in 4 vehicles and some motorcycles. They ransacked the market in front of the IDP camp.

On sighting own troops that were mobilized to the area, they set some houses and the market ablaze and fled along Maiduguri-Bama Road.
However, one civilian was found dead.

Own troops are presently assisting the villagers who ran into the bush back to their homes while the Borno State Fire Service have contained the inferno.

Details later.

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Celebrates Dr Stella Adadevoh

The Former Vice President through a tweet from his verified Twitter account tweeted,

Today, I celebrate Dr. Stella Adadevoh, a true Nigerian hero.

I am happy Google, and indeed the world is honoring her today, but we will do her greater honor by ensuring that we improve workplace safety for medical practitioners and all workers https://t.co/RbpEJM2IcJ

 

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Gov. El Rufai and Commissioner of Police conduct aerial surveillance in Kaduna

The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-rufai and Police Commissioner Ahmad Abdurrahman are conducting an aerial surveillance of the crises ravaged Kaduna State.



 

 



 



 

Reaction from tweeps.

A leader must show concern about his people Life's and property I commend @elrufai for immediate tackling of the insecurity situation in Kaduna, Thank you very much for that.

@Zaxzomar

 

You are doing a good Job Sir. Security is a priority to you. And, as the chief Security Officer, you are up to the task and other Governors should learn from you. #kadunamustbepeaceful

@Aminujj

 

Well-done sir... At least @OrtomSamuel should learn from this. @elrufai can as well should on media rather he took the bull by the horn.

@Yaplumb1

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Pres. Muhammadu Buhari hosted young political appointees to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Tweets from @MBuhari.

I spent the evening at dinner with a group of young supporters of our administration and our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). All of them united by their love for Nigeria and their desire and determination to see the country thrive and prosper, today and in the future.



I thank everyone who came tonight. I will never take your support for granted. Together we will build a Nigeria we can all be proud of; a land that our children and grandchildren will be proud to call their own. The journey has started, and we will work together to complete it.

I believe that if we fix infrastructure- roads, rail, power - a lot of Nigerians will mind their own business and be energized to pursue their dreams. I don’t know why previous administrations since 1999 did not use their foresight to focus on infrastructure and get it right.



Our intention in this administration is simple and clear: we will fix Nigeria’s infrastructure; we will improve the lives and living conditions of the poor, through our emphasis on agriculture and social investment. We will invest in the people of Nigeria.

For a long time, Nigeria’s wealth was used to benefit only a greedy minority. Years of high oil revenues failed to translate into improvements in infrastructure or quality of living. Our administration was elected to break free from that past; we will be steadfast in this mission.

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BREAKING: Sen. Shehu Sani dumps APC, as Gov. El Rufai's Son, Bello mocks him

Following controversies that trailed the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna and, his constant back and forth with the governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) has resigned the party, The Cable reports.

And the Governor of Kaduna's Son, Bello El Rufai mocks him on the series of tweets he tweeted through his Twitter handle, while he also changes his Twitter display picture to that of Sen. Shehu Sani.



Bello El Rufai's Tweet.

I expected all those that kept encouraging Senator @ShehuSani to stand by him now. Some have locked their accounts, others are unlocking in a matter that’s worse than how President Buhari ignored former Governor Fayose’s theatrics. Defeat is an orphan. Come out guys. It’s okay!

You start a war guided by your ego cause you dislike the leader of your party in the state. Among others, a $100 million dollar investment was brought to Chikun, an LGA under your consitituency and you disregarded it. You go against the interest of your state and insult PMB.

You flirt with the opposition to be portrayed as woke. You publicly criticize the President because you claim to be an ardent democrat. Then you lobby everyone in Abuja to get an automatic ticket despite claiming to be popular and on ground. Why then do you want Abuja to decide?

 

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MCDOWELL'S N0. 1 WHISKY BRAND CHANGES TO MR. DOWELL'S

Press Release

Strictly embargoed till 18th October

Lagos, Thursday October 18th, 2018: McDowell’s No.1, the largest selling whisky in Nigeria, has announced its new brand name, ‘Mr Dowell’s No.1’. With this, your ‘Spirit of True Friendship’ now rolls off the tongue smoothly in more ways than one.

The new name, Mr Dowell’s No.1 Whisky, was the overwhelming favourite of Nigerians who joined in a unique social media campaign, which lasted about two weeks.

Temitope Adenle, Brand Manager, Mr Dowell’s No.1 Whisky, remarks “In addition to the fact that the name was the overwhelming choice of our consumers, we are particularly pleased that we have a new name that rolls off the tongue as smoothly as Nigeria’s no.1 whisky.

“Mr. Dowell’s will continue to sit proudly at tables where friends gather, strengthening bonds of true friendship.

“Our friends can be rest assured that Mr Dowell’s may be a new name but the spirit remains the same. It is the Spirit of True Friendship”.

18+. Drink Responsibly.

--- ENDS ---

NOTES TO PRESS

ABOUT MR. DOWELL’S: Originally produced in India, Mr. Dowell’s No. 1 whisky, is the world’s best-selling whisky. It is a smooth and easy blend of scotch, malt and African spirits, with a distinctive aroma.

Mr. Dowell’s joined the Guinness portfolio in 2014 when the company acquired majority stake in United Spirits Limited and has grown in reach and appreciation over the years.  

Mr Dowell’s No.1 Whisky was created to enable friends to better celebrate true friendship. It brings friends together through shared experiences.

Mr. Dowell's No.1 whisky is sold in several countries outside India, with Nigeria being its largest export market.

In 2016, Guinness Nigeria PLC started producing Mr. Dowell’s right here in Nigeria.

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Sen. President Saraki named the DG of Atiku/Obi Presidential Campaign.

The President of the Senate, Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been named the director-general of campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The appointment, which had been subject of media speculation for days, was confirmed to THISDAY this morning by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, who said zonal coordinators had also been named after long hours of meetings by the PDP hierarchy.

The coordinators according to him are, governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto, North-west), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe, North-east), Samuel Ortom (Benue, North-central), Nyesom Wike (Rivers, South-south) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi, South-east). Former Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, would coordinate the South-west.

Ologbondiyan said Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Emmanuel Udom, was appointed Chairman of Fund Raising Committee, while former presidential aspirant, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, would head the legal committee.

 

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Air Nigeria scam exposed as listed partners denies involvement.

The partner mentioned by the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has denied any involvement in the Air Nigeria project.

Professor Farooq kperogi reaction.

"Nigeria Air" Was Open Stealing. The 5 companies Hadi Sirika mentioned as "partners" of d Nigeria Air project denied any involvement w/ it. See letter. So where did the N1.2 billion spent on the project go? Yet this corrupt govt has the gall to accuse its opponent of being corrupt https://t.co/xl0a9RrUIc

See Letters.

 

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Police Tear-gassed Senate President Saraki and others in Abuja.

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki and other bigwigs of the opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thronged to the street of Abuja to display their dissatisfaction with the Osun State Election were tear-gassed by Men of the Nigerian Police Force.

 

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Sen. Shehu Sani gets APC's automatic ticket

The All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State has given automatic ticket to Senator Shehu Sani.



The Senator, who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has consistently over the last 3 years disagreed with the governance style of the Governor of his state, Nasir Elrufai and the height of it was the Senate rejection of the Governor's request to access a foreign loan and he had also expressed his reservations with the decision of the party in the state to adopt indirect primaries.

Shehu Sani had also declined to step down for other APC aspirants scrambling for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District ticket. The aspirants are Ibrahim Usman (Sardauna Badarawa); Shamsu Shehu Giwa; Gen. Mohammed Sani Saleh; and Uba Sani, a Special Adviser to Governor Nasir el-Rufai.

He had refused to defect from the APC like some of his allies in the house did and vowed to remain in the party, irrespective of the said pressure from his colleagues.

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Gov. El Rufai declares free education for Female Secondary School Students in Kaduna State.

The Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Nasir El Rufai in the early hours of Saturday through the twitter handle @GovKaduna declares free Education for all female students in the state public secondary schools.

He tweeted

"The Kaduna State Government has declared free education for all female students in Public Secondary Schools in Kaduna state.

This is aimed at getting rid of the hindrances to girl-child education.

The free Basic Education Policy in the state for every child remains."

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Nigerian Govt suspends National Airline project indefinitely.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika broke the news through his Twitter handle @hadisirika that the Federal Executive Council FEC has suspended the National Carrier Project in the interim.

His tweet

"I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. All commitments due will be honored. We thank the public for the support as always.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳"🇬"

The project sparked controversy when it was first announced with notable Nigerians including the likes of Mrs. Oby Ekwesili and many others questioning the preparedness, commitment, and sincerity of the government to fund such a project with no clarity of mode of operation, owners and investors structures.

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President Buhari confirms another northerner as DSS head, Nigerians reacts.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE:

PRESIDENT BUHARI NAMES NEW DG DSS

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from the 14th of September, the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The appointee is a core Secret Service operative. He attended Danbatta Secondary School, the Kano State College of Advanced Studies and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he graduated with a degree in Political Science.

The new Director-General began his career in the security division of the Cabinet Office in Kano, from where he joined the defunct Nigerian Security Organization (NSO), the precursor of the present DSS.

Mr. Bichi has undergone training in intelligence processing analysis, agent handling recruitment and intelligence processing in the UK, as well as strategic training at the National Defence College.
The new DSS boss comes to the job with skills in intelligence gathering, research analysis, conflict management, general investigation, risk and vulnerability operations, counterintelligence and protective operation and human resources management.

In the course of his career, Mr. Bichi has worked as the State Director of the DSS in Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto and Abia States.
He was at various times the Director, National Assembly Liaison (National War College), Director at National HQ in the Directorate of Security Enforcement, Directorate of Operations, Directorate of Intelligence, Directorate of Inspection & Directorate of Administration & Finance.
He also served as Director at the State Services Academy. Mr Bichi is married with children.

 

Reactions from Nigerians

@Godwinidokosam2 on Twitter
"A failed system!
Having the whole security heads from the North isn't the best there should be a balance."

@oviejo13
"Has the North now more educated than the south. Is there no intelligent officer retired or serving, that can work with. Buhari security structure? Is Buhari not aware of the nature of Nigeria? Why is Buhari behaving like this? Why is Buhari causing confusion where he need not to?"

Adeyanju Deji
"BREAKING: President Buhari sacks Bayelsa born Acting Director of SSS, appoints Yusuf Magaji Bichi as new DG of SSS.

Reason: Tribalism and nepotism."

Donald Duke
"PMB has just appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as substantive DG SSS. Against the clamor to broaden the heads of our nations security framework, PMB has proven himself an irredeemable irredentist. SAD!!!"

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Breaking News: Former Commissioner, Femi Hamzat to challenge Gov. Ambode for APC gubernatorial ticket.

Former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Lagos State, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat (popularly known as Femi Hamzat), today picked up his APC nomination forms surprisingly to contest for the chance to fly the party's ticket in the upcoming gubernatorial elections.

Femi Hamzat will be slugging it out with the incumbent Governor, Akinwumi Ambode for the APC gubernatorial ticket again for the second time after he lost to Governor Ambode in 2014.

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Tinubu Boasts, I am richer than Osun State (See Video).

The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress APC Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu was caught on video at the Palace of the Ataoaja of Osogbo saying -

“You don’t have money in Osun for him (APC Osun Guber Candidate, Gboyega Oyetola) to steal.

Some say I’m interested in your money that’s why I brought a stranger to you but how much does Osun even have? Osun doesn’t have my money.”

- Bola Tinubu to the Ataoja of Osogbo.

[video width="352" height="640" mp4="http://www.repostngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TRIM_20180910_165523.mp4"][/video]

 

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President Buhari not against the use of card reader for 2019 Election - Garba Shehu

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu through his twitter handle released series of tweets as regards the stand of President Buhari on the use of card reader for the forthcoming election and why refused to sign the bill into law.

 

Shehu's tweets.

The Presidency rejects allegations of opposition politicians, as well as some newspaper editorial opinions creating the impression that President Muhammadu Buhari is against e-voting, the use of card readers in the upcoming elections, hence his decision to decline assent, for the third time, to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018.
We wish to state in clear and unambiguous terms that the issue of e-voting and use of card readers was NEVER an issue for the President’s decision to decline assent to the Bill.

It is equally important that this issue was not raised either by the Executive or the Legislature in the recent reviews.
Moreover, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adoption of e-voting reforms is enshrined in the 2015 Amendment Act to the Electoral Reform Act. Card reader is therefore a settled matter.
The President’s recent decision to decline assent to the Bill has no effect whatsoever on INEC’s use of card readers.
Regrettably, purveyors of ‘fake news’ have been quick to churn out sensational headlines such as that of a leading newspaper, which screamed: “Card Reader in Jeopardy, Buhari Rejects Electoral Act Amendment Bill Again.”

Unfortunately, most of the critics of the President, including the editorial of a national daily this morning read out parts of the letters, as made available by the SSA to the President on National Assembly Matters, detailing the issues that were of concern to the government.

An issue has been raised by the President concerning some ill-prepared and flawed parts of the bill for which corrections needed to be made to allow for his signature.

The President wanted engagement with the parliament for the corrections to be effected so that, at the end of the day, both arms of government will be happy with the fact that we have a good electoral law in place.

As for his alleged rejection of the card reader, nothing can be farther from the truth. The President is the country’s number one fan of the card reader.

For a candidate who ran three times and “lost” in an electoral environment in which votes were allocated and losers asked to go to court if they felt unhappy, the President knows fully well the role that the card reader played in his emergence in 2015.
He has said times without number that he would strengthen and widen its application in the country and this, he is determined to do.

Accordingly, we would like to appeal, especially to the media to disregard baseless allegations against the President, even as he puts in his best efforts in working with the National Assembly to give the nation a good electoral law, and in time.
The card reader is not in danger of being discarded. It is a sine qua non for credible elections.

We appeal to the National Assembly @nassnigeria to reconvene as soon as possible to consider and approve the necessary corrections to the amended electoral act.

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