Asari Dokubo Issues A New Threat

Asari Dokubo, the former militant who promised to unleash violence on the country if the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan failed in election, has issued a new threat.

He promised to return “to the creeks” and blamed the Yoruba and Hausa for working against the Igbo and Niger- Deltans.

Dokubo said the election of General Muhammadu Buhari as president “is a clear indication that the country is not united” and blamed the Yoruba and Hausa for cooperating to frustrate Jonathan, who applauds from the Niger Delta region.

In a comment released by his spokesperson, Rex Ekiugbo Anighoro, Dokubo said: “Nigerian union clearly reinforces the fact of self determination and that Nigeria remains a very divided and separated entity whose claim to unity remains a fraud of gargantuan proportion.

Obama praises President Jonathan for conceding defeat

  US President Barack Obama has praised President Jonathan for conceding defeat in the recently held presidential election. In a statement released today, President Obama said President Jonathan through his action placed Nigeria's interest first. The full statement below...

Those seeking to destroy Buhari may just destroy the Military – APC Warns

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that those who are bent on destroying its Presidential Candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on the basis of his certificates may end up destroying the country’s military.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party warned that the PDP and the Jonathan Administration are playing a dangerous game by trying to compromise the military in order to satisfy selfish political objectives, and urged the military, as a symbol of national unity, to beware of those who may be seeking to use it to achieve selfish ends.

It said the statement credited to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Olajide Olaleye, at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, that the Army is not in possession of General Buhari’s certificates, is in direct conflict with what he said on Jan. 4th 2015 on the same issue.

24 of the 80 Held Hostage by Boko Haram Freed – Ministry of Defence, Cameroon

Earlier today it was reported that an attack by Boko Haram in Cameroon had resulted in a kidnapping of over 60 people – mostly women and children – and now the number of captives has gone up to 80, with Cameroon’s Ministry of Defence spokesman stating that the army has freed 24 people.

Jonathan Did Not Squander $67bn Reserves – Okonjo-Iweala

The coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has debunked widespread media reports that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan squandered the nation’s reserves, insisting that the reserves fluctuates in line with developments in the international market.

The minister, in a statement, yesterday, stated that the $67 billion cited in some recent commentary is factually incorrect as the reserves has not risen to the quoted figure in the present administration.

According to her, as at the end of May 2007, Nigeria’s gross reserves stood at $43.13 billion , comprising of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s external reserves of $31.5 billion, $9.43 billion in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and $2.18 billion in the federal government’s savings.

ANOTHER FAKE NIGERIAN: Shehu Sani To Nigerians: Vote Out PDP If You Love Nigeria

A Kaduna-based Unpatriotic Civil Rights Activist and president of Civil Rights Congress, Comrade Shehu Sani shamelessly   told Nigerians to vote out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next month’s general elections.

Comrade Sani, who is the senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, claimed that any Nigerian who loves the nation dearly will vote for APC in the forthcoming elections. what this man does not know is that the problems facing this country is beyond who becomes the president and the solutions we seek is not embedded in the tenants of any of the political parties as non of the parties so far have presented factual plans and strategies on how they intend to save Nigeria. Thanks to the blinded youths who give their support to the so called parties because if not for them people like Shehu Sani will not open his mouth to spit out fallacy.

ANOTHER WASTE: FEC Approves N1.2 Billion Sewage Facility For Abuja Fringe City

This is another over priced spending that is definately going to be unfinished and ill-worked

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the award of the contract for the construction of sewage facilities to connect Guzape District (Lots 1 and 2) to the trunk mains (stage 1- connection of Guzape Lot 1) in the FCT in favour of Messrs Golden Construction Nigeria Limited in the sum of N1.2 billion with a completion period of 16 months.

Guzape District is located around the fringes of the FCT and was not initially considered to be part of the Abuja City Master Plan.