NIGERIAN AIR FORCE OFFICER BREAKS OVER 20 YEARS RECORD AT ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, EMERGES TOPS DURING COURSE

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officer, Squadron Leader Fredrick Oyenusi, has won the prestigious "Tie of Merit", which is only awarded to a distinguished student of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, who obtains a 'B' grade. Squadron Leader Oyenusi's feat, which had not been recorded for over 20 years, was recognized during the graduation ceremony of Senior Staff Course 40, which took place at AFCSC Jaji today, 26 July 2018. Squadron Leader Oyenusi also won 4 additional awards namely the Best in Tri-Service Terms, Best Commandant's Paper, Best Director's Paper in the Directorate of Air Warfare (DAW) and the First in order of Merit in DAW. The senior NAF officer, who is a C-130H aircraft pilot, holds 2 Masters degrees; one in Aerospace Vehicle Design and the other in Safety Engineering, both from 2 different universities in the United Kingdom, namely Cranfield University and University of Aberdeen respectively. It is equally worthy of note that, in order of merit, 5 NAF officers were in the top 6 positions, ahead of their Army and Naval counterparts, at the end of the course. In addition to Squadron Leader Oyenusi, who came first, Squadron Leaders Austin Idoko, Hakeem Sarki and Chinedu Mbam occupied the second, third and fourth positions overall while Squadron Leader Fulus Kaze emerged sixth overall.

AFCSC is a Joint Service institution established to produce operational-level military officers of the highest professional standard as well as to ensure standardization of Staff Duties in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Senior Staff Course, in particular, is aimed at preparing selected officers of the rank of major and equivalent in the armed forces for higher responsibilities both in staff and command appointments. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the Graduation Ceremony, restated the Federal Government's commitment to prioritize the training of Armed Forces personnel, noting that they remained the bastion of national unity. He also congratulated the graduating students and charged them to apply the knowledge they had acquired to make honest and useful contributions to national development. 

Earlier in his remarks, the Commandant AFCSC, Air Vice Marshal Lawal Alao, mentioned that the graduands of Senior Course 40 comprised 182 officers from the Nigerian Armed Forces, relevant Federal Government institutions and 11 sister African countries. Also present at the ceremony were the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Honourable Ministers for Defence, Honourable Minister of Interior as well as that of Budget and Planning, Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police, senior serving and retired military officers and other dignitaries. 

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, speaking after the event, stated that he was very delighted with the performance of NAF officers on the course. He added that he was especially pleased with Squadron Leader Oyenusi's record-breaking achievement, which reflected the 3 core values of the NAF namely "Integrity first, Service before self and Excellence in all we do''. The CAS then promised that the current leadership of the NAF would sustain efforts at human capacity building as tangible dividends were being yielded for enhanced professional performance.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State donated a plot of land to the NAF senior officer and also conferred the honorary citizenship of Kaduna on him, in recognition of his excellent performance.  

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA

Air Vice Marshal

Director of Public Relations and Information

Nigerian Air Force

11 Things You Should Know About The New National Carrier “Nigeria Air”

11 Things You Should Know About The New National Carrier "Nigeria Air"

Vox 

On July 18, 2018, the Minister of State, Aviation; Captain Hadi Sirika at the Farnborough International Public Airshow in London, announced the planned launch of a new national carrier "Nigeria Air".

Nigeria Air came to replace the defunct national carrier "Air Nigeria" which ceased operation on 10th September 2012.

Autojosh.com presents to you "11 Things You Should Know About The New National Carrier 'Nigeria Air' "

1.

Nigeria Air is a business and not a social service and it's set for take-off on December 24, 2018.

2.

The Government will not hold shares beyond five per cent (5%) at the top most.


3.

About 400,000 Nigerian youths were engaged to arrive at the name – "Nigeria Air".


4.

The employment opportunities goes to Nigerians first before it goes outside.


5.

The government will not be involved in running it or deciding who runs it. The investors will have full responsibility for this.

6.

Every Public servants must fly Nigerian carriers (Nigeria Air).


7.

The Federal Government will provide $55m upfront grant for Nigeria Air.


8.

Nigeria Air is a totally different entity from the defunct carriers "Air Nigeria and Nigerian Airways".


9.

Ethiopian Airlines will have a stake in the company.

10.

The government is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing to provide a fleet for the new national airline

11

The airline is looking at 81 potential destinations

Russia thanks Israel for striking ISIS targets in SyriaRussia thanks Israel for striking ISIS targets in Syria

 July 26, 2018

Russia thanks Israel for striking ISIS targets in Syria

 

Russia thanked the IDF for a strike it conducted against Islamic State targets in southern Syria in retaliation for ISIS rocket fire on Israel.

By: Vox

Russia's Ministry of Defense on Thursday issued a rare statement thanking the IDF for a strike it conducted against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in southern Syria in retaliation for ISIS rocket fire on Israel.

On Wednesday, ISIS fired two Grad rockets at Israel's north, setting off sirens in the area. The rockets landed in the Kinneret, Sea of Galilee, causing no damage or injuries.

The beaches were full of swimmers nearby amid the summer vacation season.

In response, the IDF aircraft targeted the rocket launcher from which they were fired. The area surrounding it was targeted by IDF artillery.

"Russian armed forces' command in Syria used the existing communication channels to thank the IDF leadership for killing terrorists and stopping a massive provocation," the Ministry said in a statement, according to Russia's Sputnik News.

"A precision strike by jets and IDF artillery operatively destroyed Daesh (Arabic acronym for ISIS) terrorists and their rocket launchers," the Russian ministry stated.

The IDF estimates that the ISIS fire was a spillover from the intense fighting between Bashar al-Assad's advancing armies and rebel forces based adjacent to Israel border with Syria.

Ynet reported that Israeli defense officials believe ISIS launched the rockets at Israel as a provocation in an attempt to make Israel attack the Syrian army in retaliation.

This assessment is based on the fact Assad's army was attacking ISIS from the north and east, and so any fire to the west, towards Israel, would have to be intentional, they say.

"Over the last few days, intense internal fighting has taken place in Syria adjacent to the border with Israel. The IDF will act against any attempt to compromise Israeli sovereignty and the safety of its civilians," the IDF stated

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Offa Robbery: AGF Malami clears Saraki, says police lack evidence against

Offa Robbery: AGF Malami clears Saraki, says police lack evidence against 

Nigeria's Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, has told the police that there was no evidence that linked Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed to the armed robbery attack that left 31 persons dead in Offa, Kwara State, in April, PREMIUM TIMES can now confirm.

Mr Malami advised in a June 22 letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that the police would need to ramp up their investigation and also painstakingly explore all critical areas before identifying the Senate President as a suspect in the carnage, much less filing charges against him.

Yusuf Abdulwahab, Mr Ahmed's chief of staff who was amongst state officials arrested for allegedly conspiring with the prime suspects, was also cleared, with the prosecutor saying "no evidence is credible enough to sustain any charge based on any offence known to law against him."

The attorney-general's office said only six prime suspects should be charged to court for armed robbery and murder which could draw capital punishment upon conviction. Olalekan Alabi, a personal assistant to Mr Ahmed, was also recommended for trial, but only on lesser charges of illegal possession of arms.

Culled from Premium News 

A PETITION PRESENTED AGAINST MR. ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA FOR ABUSE OF OFFICE AND SCANDALIZATION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA AGAINST SECTION 287(3) OF THE AMENDED 1999 CONSTITUTION AND RULE 1 OF THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR LAWYERS, 2007

24th July, 2018

THE CHAIRMAN,

ETHICS AND PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE,

HONOURABLE BODY OF BENCHERS,

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,

31 Lake Chad Crescent,

Maitama, Abuja.

Dear Sir,

A PETITION PRESENTED AGAINST MR. ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA FOR ABUSE OF OFFICE AND SCANDALIZATION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN NIGERIA AGAINST SECTION 287(3) OF THE AMENDED 1999 CONSTITUTION AND RULE 1 OF THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR LAWYERS, 2007.

1. I bring you warmest greetings from the constituents and Apostles of Rule of Law and Constitutionalism in Nigeria. 

2. I humbly write to draw your kind attention to the interview granted by MR. Abubakar Malami, Senior Advocate of Nigeria [henceforth in this petition called SAN] and published by an online media organization called Premium Times on the 19th day of July, 2018 on this link: [https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/277085-why-nigerian-govt-cant-release-dasuki-attorney-general-malami.html]. The said interview is titled "Why Nigerian govt can't release Dasuki- Attorney-General Malami". In the interview, Mr. Malami stated thus:

3. "What I want you to know is that issues concerning law and order under Muhammadu Buhari are sacrosanct and obeying court order is compulsory. However you should also know that there is a general consensus world over that where the dispute is only between individuals, then you can consider the issue based on the instant situation. But if the dispute is about an issue that affects an entire nation, then you have to remember that government is about the people not for only an individual. So you have to look at it from this perspective. If the issue about an individual coincides with that which affects the people of a nation and you are now saying the government did not obey a court order that infringes on a single person's rights. Remember we are talking about a person who was instrumental to the deaths of over one hundred thousand people. Are you saying that the rights of one person is more important than that of 100,000 who lost their lives? Reports have shown that there was massive mismanagement of funds meant for military hardware which the military could not access and that led to the death of many, embezzlement of the fund and because of that many people have lost their lives. Obeying the court is not the issue per say. Are we going to take the issue of an individual more important than that of the people? The government's main responsibility is for and about the people. The essence of governance is to better the lives of its people. So you have to weigh it based on that; the rights of an individual or the rights of the people."

4. I note in passing that some senior members of the Bar have all weighed in and lent their voices in condemning the continuous detention of the former National Security Adviser, Rtd. Col Dasuki in the face of six Court orders admitting him to bail as same is lawlessness on the part of the government of the day which Mr. Malami SAN serves as its Chief Law Officer and Legal Adviser.

5. REASONS FOR THIS PETITION: 

6. My reasons for presenting this petition to you are understandably manifold but for economy of space, I would scale them down to three. Like a Lady's skirt, this urgent petition of grave concern promises to be short enough to be attractive but equally long enough to cover all the essential parts of the issues under scrutiny.

7. First and foremost, [by the infinite mercies and grace of God Almighty] I am a proud member of this most honourable profession on this planet earth, the legal profession, just as Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN. And it is hardly disputable that the future of democracy in every civilised society lies on the shoulders of lawyers. 

8. Secondly, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is recognised as a great historic office that places its occupier in the rare position of the "Keeper of the King's conscience", the Chief Law Officer/Legal Adviser not only to the President of the Nation alone but equally to the entire Federal Government with all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies thereunder. Added to these super responsibilities, by the ancient and ever-unbroken tradition of our profession, the Attorney-General of the Federation [henceforth in this petition called the AGF] is rightly acclaimed the "Leader of the Bar." The third crucial reason for this urgent petition is the lessons of precedents. The pre-eminent and incontestable position of the Attorney-General, under the common law, as the chief law officer of the State, either generally as a legal adviser or specially in all court proceedings to which the State is a party, has long been recognised by the courts[State v. Ilori (1983) 2 S.C. 155]. The enormous powers bestowed on the AGF by our Constitution have been acknowledged as a great ministerial prerogative coupled with grave responsibilities. It follows therefore that however Mr. Malami, SAN decides to exercise these awesome powers donated to his office today will definitely form a precedent for the future. Mr. Abubabakr Malami, SAN  is a high-ranking member of this ancient and noble profession by reason of which he is expected to be a shining example especially as it relates to his fidelity to the laws of the land particularly the Constitution which is the fon est origo.

9. Finally, being a Minister in the Temple of Justice who has equally been charged to remain consistent in defending the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Rule of Law generally, I consider this petition a discharge of duty that I owe my society in conscience so that propagation of legal heresy will not be allowed to take root in our society.

10. STATISTICS:

11. It is no longer news that the High Court of Federal Capital Territory [per, the Honourable Justice Huseni Baba-Yusuf] granted bail to the former national security adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd). The same Court equally granted him bail [per, the Honourable Justice Afen] in another charge brought against him by the Federal Government. Sometime in January, 2017, the same F.C.T. High Court, presided over by the Honourable Justice Huseni Baba-Yusuf was moved by Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN to re-affirm the bail earlier granted Mr. Dasuki. Again in April, 2017, the Federal High Court [sitting in Abuja, per the Honourable Justice Ahmed Mohammed] was similarly moved by Mr. Ahmed Raji [Dasuki's Counsel] to re-affirm the bail earlier granted Mr. Dasuki by the said Court since 2015. On the 4th October, 2016, the Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, declared the arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as unlawful and arbitrary. The court also held that the further arrest of Mr. Dasuki by government on November 4, after he was granted bail by a court of law, amounts to a mockery of democracy and the rule of law. At the last count, there are six court orders admitting the former National Security Adviser to bail and commanding the Federal Government of Nigeria to release him which have all been spurned and ignored as Mr. Dasuki is still in detention.

12. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEIGHS IN: 

13. On Thursday, the 26th day of January, 2017, the Federal House of Representatives, resolved to urge the Executive arm to direct security agencies to obey court orders, especially those relating to bail and production of accused persons in Court for trials; and mandate the Committee on Human Rights and Justice to investigate cases of detention of accused persons beyond the statutory period in contravention of subsisting Court Orders granting them bail, failure to release or produce accused persons in Court for trial and prevail on the offending agencies to ensure their releases and report to the House within four (4) weeks for further legislative action. Interestingly, on the same legislative day, the Federal House of Representatives considered and adopted a motion titled "Need to check persistent Fundamental Human Rights Breaches and Acts of Impunity by Security Agencies". After a robust and wide-ranging debate on the Motion, the House noted that the Chapter Four of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, guarantee, among others, rights to peaceful assembly, personal liberty and freedom of movement but concerned about the rising cases of violation of those rights; also noted the air of impunity with which the personnel of the security agencies treat citizens and the worrisome tendencies to disobey court orders; concerned about the recent arrest and detention, on 22nd December, 2016, of some members of Civil Society Organisations, such as Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, National Youth Council of Nigeria and Citizens for Good Governance by the State Security Service for allegedly planning a peaceful protest and they have remained in detention for over 29 days since their arrests without being charged to Court or released. The House resolved, among others, to mandate the Committee on Human Rights, Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence and Justice to investigate this incident and all other cases of unlawful arrests and detention of citizens and disobedience of Court Orders since June, 2015 and report to the House within four (4) weeks for further legislative action. 

14. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA WEIGHS IN: 

15. When he appeared before the Nigerian Senate for his confirmation, the current Chief Justice of Nigeria, on the 1st of March, 2017 roundly condemned the rampant cases of disobedience to Court Orders. Fielding questions from the lawmakers, the CJN said the challenge of disobedience to court orders "is for the legislature and the executive to handle." He said the judiciary would welcome that day that court judgments would be respected and carried out after exhaustion of the right of appeal. That will mean the independence of the judiciary, he added. If rulings are not respected, the judge continued, they would just be "mere piece of paper." "Anyway, disobedience of court order is an act of impunity," he said. Yet again in January, 2018, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria seriously warned against the grave consequences of disobeying Court order. He gave this warning as the guest lecturer at the first University of Lagos (UNILAG) Faculty of Law public lecture at the varsity's main campus in Akoka, Lagos. The CJN spoke in a 17-page speech entitled: "The Rule of Law as Panacea for Peace, Security and Good Governance."

16. Hear him: "Any government that is against the enthronement of the rule of law is by implication inviting anarchy into the system. A democratic government must not only obey the law but also courts' orders,"

17. WARNINGS OF OUR COURTS: 

18. The Nigerian Court of Appeal in the memorable case of Balonwu v. Obi (2007) 5 NWLR (Pt. 1028) 488 at 538 Paras.C- E, 564-565 Paras.B – G, has this to say on disobedience to sacred Orders of Court; 

19. "An order of court whether valid or not must be obeyed until it is set aside. An order of court must be obeyed as long as it is subsisting by all no matter how lowly or highly placed in society. An act of disobedience towards an order of a court can render any further act by those who have acted disobediently to sanctions from other court because no court would want its orders flouted. This is what the rule of law is all about hence the courts have always stressed the need for obedience of court orders…Obeying court orders is both legal and moral obligation but you find that court orders are toyed with both by lawyers and the litigating public. Indeed for the politicians, the rule of law is non-existing until it suits their purpose, and it is only then it is observed to the letter. Without a strict adherence to the rule of law, our nascent democracy and indeed our Constitution will only be worth the paper on which it is written. What makes a great country is adherence to the rule of law. Even in hell, there is order and discipline." 

20. Indeed, all the existing Supreme Court authorities lean heavily in support of the long-established postulation that disobedience of Court Order (otherwise called contempt of Court) is an abomination of the rankest specie just as it is an anathema in every democracy worth the name as it holds the key to the floodgates of anarchy and societal destruction. Condemning this cancerous vice, the Supreme Court, in the case of Hart v. Hart (1991) 21 N.S.C.C. (Pt. 1) 184 at 199, had these unkind words for those who disobey Court orders (contemnors); 

21. "I would like to state that obedience to Orders of Courts is fundamental to the good order, peace and stability of the Nigerian nation. The ugly alternative is a painful recrudescence of triumph of brute force or anarchy, a resort to our old system of settlement by means of bow and arrows, machetes and guns or, now, even more sophisticated weapons of war. Disobedience to an order of Court should, therefore, be seen as an offence directed not against the personality of the Judge who made the Order, but as a calculated act of subversion of peace, law, and order in Nigeria society. Obedience to every Order of Court is therefore a duty which every citizen who believes in peace and stability of the Nigerian State owes to the nation. To allow Court orders to be disobeyed would be to tread the road toward anarchy. If orders of the Court can be treated with disrespect, the whole administration of justice is brought into scorn…If the remedies that the Court grants to correct wrongs can be ignored, then, there will be nothing left for each person but to take the law into his own hands. Loss of respect for the Court will quickly result in the destruction of our society" 

22. To cap it all, the Constitution by its Section 287(3) lucidly provides in the very words which I would now most respectfully reproduce; 

23. "The decisions of the Federal High Court, the National Industrial Court, a High Court and of all other Courts established by this Constitution shall be enforced in any part of the Federation by all authorities and persons, and by other Courts of law with subordinate jurisdiction to that of the Federal High Court, the National Industrial Court, a High Court and those other Courts, respectively"

24. SUMMATION:

25. What patently emerges from the concatenation of the instances of executive impunity and lawlessness most dispassionately surveyed above comes to the ineluctable conclusion that the present Federal Government of Nigeria, which Mr. Malami, SAN is saddled with the onerous duty to offer sound legal advice, has most unfortunately fallen into the cesspit of tyranny, lawlessness and impunity. Most of its security agencies (especially) have pathetically constituted themselves into the sinkhole of constitutionalism, Rule of Law and sacred human rights of great Nigerian Citizens.

26. THE CASE AGAINST MALAMI, SAN:

27. Nothing projects more the enormity of Malami's iniquity than the interview he granted which prefaced this petition. Therein, Malami SAN made it clear that the decision of who should be released from detention belongs to the Federal Government as against the Courts. This is extremely absurd, disgustingly confounding and exponentially scandalous to say the least. Abubakar Malami, SAN is primarily a Lawyer which qualified him to be the Minister of Justice today. He is therefore unquestionably bound by the Rules of Professionally Conduct enacted by the General Council of the Bar. Of prominent importance is the Rule 1 thereof which states that "A lawyer shall uphold and observe the rule of law, promote and foster the course of justice, maintain a high standard of professional conduct, and shall not engage in any conduct which is unbecoming of a legal practitioner."

28. Malami's position on Dasuki is not an example to be followed by his juniors in this our profession and he should be told so. Any genuine war against corruption should ordinarily command the support of all men of goodwill. However, nobody should be allowed to hide under the guise of supporting the war against corruption to undermine and spurn our Constitution by pulling wool over the eyes of undiscerning members of the public. That a government can keep a citizen behind bars despite avalanche of valid Court orders is rather mind-boggling. However, that the defence of such impunity could emanate from the head and mouth of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria [and more so the Chief Law Officer of the Federation] makes it most unfortunate. 

29. END:

30. Head or tail, Malami, SAN cannot be allowed to enthrone let alone perpetuate a dangerous precedent. He is traumatizing our settled constitutional jurisprudence and the brazen assault must now be halted. 

31. The point I have been struggling to make is that if the law loses its respect and fails to command obedience from the citizenry, we lawyers will definitely close shops. After all the alluring benefits the princely legal profession has bestowed on Mr. Malami, SAN, it would be most uncharitable for him to precipitate the collapse of law practice in Nigeria. While it is true that the Leadership of the Nigerian Bar and the Body of Benchers may not possibly take a position on all issues afflicting our nation since they are almost overwhelming, it is equally true that the Leadership of the Nigerian Bar and Body of Benchers cannot afford to look the other way when the organic law of the land is suffering indignity in the hands of the Attorney-General of the Nation. That would be one indifference rather too many. 

32. In Conclusion, Sir, it is good we remember that while it may seem to be Dasuki's turn today, nobody knows whose turn it would be tomorrow. Since the law and the law only is my constituency, I am only writing in defence of the future of our democracy. I know that the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation is a powerful man. Indeed, a man of immense power. He could order for my arrest, he could dredge up trumped up charges against me to put me out of circulation or such other untoward backlashes as a result of this petition. As for whatever backlash that might befall me for my courage to petition you on this important issues of our realm, I take refuge and solace in the protection of God Almighty who inspired the legendary Thomas Paine to declare that "if there must be trouble, let it be in my own day so that my child may have peace.". 

33. PRAYER:

34. The prayer of this petition is for the Ethics and Privileges Committee of the Honourable Body of Benchers to examine all the allegations raised against MR. ABUBAKAR MALAMI, SAN, and determine whether in the light of the bundle of facts, circumstances and the applicable laws/rules cited he is still worthy to continue to bear the privileged rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and if not, to exercise your undoubted disciplinary jurisdiction over him by awarding the appropriate sanction. I find here a convenient place to stop.

Yours in the preservation of democracy,

Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, Esq.

Cc: The Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Centre for Convention on Democratic integrity Ltd/Gte,a non governmental organization with ECOSCO/U.N Consultative Status has compiled a list of all the reported killings in the Middle Belt from the first day of the year January 1 - April 25 (yesterday). Please read and also share so everyone can understand the damage. Also, if you have information for Niger State or any other States within Middle Belt  we may have omitted, Pls let us know Always;Olufemi Aduwo,President/CEO

May God save us all.

1. January 1 2018,  50 Benue indigenes KILLED, 30 INJURED in Logo Benue (source; http://punchng.com/herdsmen-kill-20-injure-30-in-benue-ortom/ …) 

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2. January 1 2018, 2 Nasarawa farmers KILLED in Awe, Nasarawa. (Source; http://punchng.com/fleeing-herdsmen-allegedly-kill-nasarawa-farmers/ …)

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3. January 1 2018, 25 Nasarawa farmers KILLED in Keana, Nasarawa. (source; http://punchng.com/death-toll-hits-25-in-nasarawas-herdsmen-farmers-crisis/ …)

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4. January 3 2018, Violent protest in Markurdi leaves 3 dead (source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/three-youths-feared-dead-benue-protest/ …)

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5. January 4 2018, Gun men KILL 6 in Wukari, Taraba (source http://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-seven-in-taraba/ …)

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6. January 4 2018, Gunmen KILL 1 in Gassol, Taraba (Source http://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-seven-in-taraba/ …)

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7. January 5 2018, 60 indigenes ATTACKED AND KILLED in lau, Taraba (source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/254650-taraba-communities-attacked-fulani-bachama-groups-accuse.html …)

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8. January 6 2018, Village head and 15 others ATTACKED AND KILLED in Logo, Benue. (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/village-head-15-others-killed-fresh-herdsmen-attack-benue-communities/ …)

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9. January 8 2018,  3 indigenes ATTACKED AND KILLED in Sardauna, Taraba (source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/254861-three-killed-six-injured-fresh-taraba-attack.html …)

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10. January 13 2018, At least 10 locals ATTACKED AND KILLED in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/255436-many-killed-fresh-attacks-kaduna-communities.html …)

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11.January 13 2018, 1 person KILLED in violent clash in Makurdi, Benue (http://sunnewsonline.com/makurdi-1-feared-dead-in-violent-clashes/ …)

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12. January 14 2018, 1 KILLED in Bassa, Plateau (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/1-killed-another-injured-attack-plateau-community/ …)

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13.January 14 2018, Herdsmen attack and kill 1 in Ibi, Taraba (Source file://localhost/tp/::http://punchng.com :armed-fulani-men-attack-taraba-community-kill-traditional-ruler:)

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14. January 16 2018, Boko Haram attack and kill 5 in Madagali, Adamawa (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/boko-haram-terrorists-raid-adamawa-community …)

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15. January 16 2018, 6 KILLED in attack on Guma, Logo and Okpokwu, Benue (source http://punchng.com/breaking-six-killed-in-fresh-attacks-in-benue/ …)

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16. January 18 2018 Boko Haram KILL 5 in Madagali, Adamawa (source http://saharareporters.com/2018/01/19/boko-haram-attacks-adamawa-town-kills-five-0 …)

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17. January 20 2018 Hunter KILLED in Barkin Ladi, Plateau (Source http://punchng.com/suspected-herdsmen-kill-hunter-in-plateau/ …)

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18. January 21 2018 Reprisal attack leaves 6 dead in Juman, Adamawa (Source http://saharareporters.com/2018/01/23/herdsmen-attack-reprisal-claims-six-lives-adamawa …)

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19. January 22 2018 SARS opens fire and kill 1 in Jos South, Plateau https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/256417-sars-operatives-open-fire-jos-relaxation-spot-reportedly-kill-one.html …)

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20. January 23 2018 Gunmen kill family of 9 in Ardo Kola, Adamawa (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/gunmen-wipe-family-9-adamawa-kidnap-7-children/ …)

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21. January 24 2018 Herdsmen kill 7 in Bokkos, Plateau State http://sunnewsonline.com/suspected-herdsmen-kill-7-injure-many-in-plateau/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

22. January 24 2018 Gunmen kill 4 in Kaiama, Kwara (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/gunmen-kill-4-vigilantes-in-kwara/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

23. January 25 2018, attack in Bassa, Plateau State. 8 locals killed.  (http://sunnewsonline.com/suspected-herdsmen-kill-8-injure-10-persons-in-plateau/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

24.January 26 2018, 2 policemen KILLED in Ukum, Benue (Source http://punchng.com/militia-group-kills-two-policemen-in-benue/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

25. January 26 2018, 3 locals KILLED in Bassa, Plateau (Sourcehttp://sunnewsonline.com/plateau-fresh-herdsmen-attacks-leave-three-dead-burnt-houses/)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

26. January 27 2018, 2 KILLED, MANY MISSING in Kaiama, Kwara (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/256870-two-killed-many-missing-local-vigilante-gunmen-clash-kwara.html …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

27. January 28 2018, 2 KILLED in Bassa, Plateau state (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/2-killed-in-plateau-as-herdsmen-ambush-residents/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

28. January 29 2018, 7 KILLED in Keane, Nasarawa (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/257082-seven-killed-night-attack-nasarawa-village.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

29. January 29 2018, NNPC workers attacked and 1 killed in Guma, Benue (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/breaking-herdsmen-attack-nnpc-officials-working-petroleum-pipelines-benue-state/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

30. January 31 2018, Gunmen assassinate a politician in Jema'a, Kaduna (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/gunmen-assassinate-kaduna-politician/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

31. January 31 2018, Herdsmen KILL 9 in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna (Source; http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/01/suspected-fulani-herdsmen-kill-9-kaduna …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

32. February 1 2018, 4 KILLED in Gassol, Taraba (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/breaking-gunmen-strike-taraba-killed-four/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

33. February 2 2018, 2 KILLED in Song, Adamawa (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/2-killed-village-razed-in-herdsmen-farmers-clash-in-adamawa/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

34. February 2 2018, 10 KILLED in Song, Adamawa (Source 

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/herders-farmers-clash-10-feared-killed-fresh-attack-yungur-song-adamawa/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

35. February 5 2018, Herdsmen attack Gov Ortom Farmhouse and KILL 2 (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/herdsmen-attack-sack-gov-ortoms-farmhouse/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

36. February 6 2018 attack on village KILLS 8 in Obi, Nasarawa (source http://punchng.com/eight-feared-dead-in-nasarawa-village-attack/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

37. February 8 2018, communal clash leaves 6 DEAD in Shellen, Adamawa (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/258145-several-feared-dead-adamawa-communal-clash.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

38. February 10 2018, Herdsmen ambush and KILL 2 police officers (source http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/11/four-officers-missing- …'herdsmen'-ambush-police-team-benue)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

39. February 10 2018, 3 KILLED in Bassa, Plateau (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/3-killed-plateau-ambush/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

40. February 11 2018, 4 KILLED in Jema'a, Kaduna (Source http://punchng.com/suspected-fulani-herdsmen-kill-four-in-kaduna-village/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

41. February 12 2018,  2 civil defence officers KILLED in Guma, Benue (http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/12/suspected-fulani-herdsmen-kill-two-nscdc-officers-benue …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

42. February 26 2018, Worship center torched and 12 KILLED in Kajuru, Kaduna (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/260055-kaduna-violence-death-toll-12-police.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

43. February 27 2018, 20 KILLED in Demsa, Adamawa (source http://sunnewsonline.com/herdsmen-20-killed-23-injured-in-adamawa/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

44. March 1 2018, clash in Saradauna, Taraba leaves 15 DEAD (Source http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/03/15-killed-attacks-fulani-communities-taraba …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

45. March 4 2018, About 20 KILLED in Saradauna, Taraba (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/260665-mambilla-20-reported-killed-300-cows-stolen-fresh-taraba-violence.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

46. March 5 2018, 24 KILLED in Okpokwu, Benue (http://punchng.com/updated-benue-herdsmen-attack-death-toll-now-24/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

47. March 7 2018, 2 KILLED in Takum, Taraba. (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/two-dead-in-renewed-attacks-on-taraba-villages/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

48. March 8 2018, 11 KILLED in Bassa, Plateau (Source http://punchng.com/herdsmen-kill-11-torch-50-houses-in-plateau/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

49. March 9 2018, 9 KILLED in Bokkos, Plateau (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/261315-infant-nine-others-killed-plateau-violence.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

50. March 12 2018, 26 KILLED, 26 in Bassa, Plateau (Source http://punchng.com/herdsmen-kill-26-torch-11-houses-in-fresh-plateau-attacks/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

51. March 13 2018, 2 brothers KILLED in Guma, Benue (source http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/14/herdsmen-kills-two-brothers-benue …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

52. March 13 2018, 5 KILLED in Guma, benue (Source http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/14/herdsmen-kill-traders-benue …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

53. March 13 2018, SARS KILL 1 in Lokoja, Kogi (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/sars-officer-kills-livestock-seller/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

54. March 14 2018, 32 KILLED in Daima/Omala, Kogi (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/261907-32-killed-in-kogi-by-suspected-herdsmen-senator.html …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

55. March 14 2018, Herdsmen KILL 2 soldiers in Rafiki, Bassa Plateau (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/herdsmen-youths-clash-plateau-2-operation-safe-haven-personnel-killed-2-others-injured/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

56. March 14 2018, Herdsmen KILL 4 soldiers in Miango, Bassa, Plateau (source http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/17/fulani-herdsmen-kill-4-soldiers-garrison-commanders-convoy-injure-scores-plateau …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

57. March 15 2018, ATTACK on Takum, Taraba leaves 5 DEAD (source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/five-people-killed-houses-razed-herdsmen-attack-taraba-communities/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

58. March 19 2018,10 KILLED in Omala, Kogi (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/breaking-herdsmen-renew-attack-kogi-kill-traditional-rulers-9-others/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

59. March 20 2018, 11 soldiers KILLED in Birnin Gwari (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/262528-11-soldiers-feared-killed-as-bandits-attack-nigerian-military-base.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

60. March 22 2018, attack leaves 3 DEAD in Jos South, Plateau (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/262848-three-dead-in-plateau-community-attack.html …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

61. March 24 2018, 5 KILLED in Makurdi, Benue (Source http://punchng.com/five-die-in-fresh-fulani-crisis-in-benue/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

62. March 30 2018, Gunmen in army uniform KILL 6 in Jema'a, Kaduna (source http://punchng.com/gunmen-in-army-uniforms-kill-six-injure-four-in-kaduna/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

63. April 4 2018 Attack on Chikun, Kaduna. 6 KILLED.  (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/264136-breaking-village-head-five-others-killed-as-armed-persons-attack-kaduna-community.html …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

64. April 4 2018, family of 4 KILLED in Takum, Taraba (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/gunmen-wipe-taraba-family-4-despite-military-presence/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

65. April 4 2018, Herdsmen KILL 10 in Gwer West, Benue (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/ten-killed-injured-fulani-herdsmen-benue/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

66. April 5 2018, 5 KILLED in Dobga, Taraba (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/herdsmen-kill-5-thursday-attack-taraba-village/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

67. April 5 2018, 30 KILLED in Gwer, West, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/death-toll-rises-30-benue/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

68. April 5 2018, more than 50 KILLED in Offa, Kwara (Source http://punchng.com/we-counted-50-dead-bodies-after-banks-raid-offa-vigilance-group/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

69. April 7 2018, Family of four KILLED in Bali, Taraba (Source http://punchng.com/family-of-four-killed-in-fresh-taraba-attack-lg-boss/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

70. April 7 2018, Father and son KILLED in Agatu, Benue (Source http://punchng.com/herdsmen-attack-benue-community-kill-father-son/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

71. April 8 2018, 5 KILLED in Birkin Ladi, Plateau state ( Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/264398-gunmen-kill-five-injure-three-in-plateau-community.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

72. April 8 2018 ,5 KILLED in Obi, Nasarawa (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/264696-gunmen-attack-nasarawa-community-kill-five.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

73.  April 8 2018, 4 KILLED in Keana, Nasarawa (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/herdsmen-farmers-crisis-gunmen-kill-four-persons-in-reprisal-attack-in-nasarawa/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

74. April 9 2018, Soldier KILLED in Guma, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/soldier-killed-herdsmen-invade-another-benue-community/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

75. April 10 2018, Attackers in ARMY UNIFORM KILL 10 (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/264741-attackers-in-army-uniform-overrun-benue-villages-kill-10.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

76. April 10 2018, More than 51 BODIES RECOVERED in Wukari, Taraba (Source http://sunnewsonline.com/death-toll-in-taraba-attack-rises-to-51/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

77. April 12 2018, Gunmen KILL 2 in markudi, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/gunmen-kill-two-restive-central-nigeria-police/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

78. April 12 2018, Gunmen KILL 2 policemen in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/264853-armed-men-kill-police-officer-kidnap-transporters-in-kaduna.html …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

79. April 13 2018, 5 KILLED in Bassa, Kogi (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/5-dead-50-houses-razed-kogi-communities-clash-cashew/ …

#MiddleBeltMassacres

80. April 14 2018, Herdsmen KILL 4 policemen in Logo, Benue (Source http://www.punchng.com/breaking-four-policemen-killed-in-benue/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

81. April 14 2018, 78 KILLED in Obi, Nasarawa (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/hersmen-attacks-death-toll-risen-78-nasarawa/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

82. April 17 2018, Herdsmen kill village head in Logo, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/gain-suspected-herdsmen-kill-village-head-benue-sack-community-many-missing/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

83. April 18 2018, 4 KILLED in Bassa, Plateau (Source http://www.punchng.com/herdsmen-kill-four-construction-workers-in-fresh-attack/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

84. April 19 2018, police station attacked and 1 KILLED (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/gunmen-attack-police-station-kill-1-sgt-minna/ … 

#MiddleBeltMassacres

85. April 19 2018, Soldiers KILL 1 in Gwer West, Benue (Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/265547-rampaging-soldiers-set-benue-community-on-fire.html …)

 #MiddleBeltMassacres

86. April 20 2018, Herdsmen KILL 31 in Guma, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/another-31-killed-benue/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

87. April 25 2018, Herdsmen raid and KILL 2 priest and 17 others, Gwer East, Benue (Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/fresh-bloodbath-benue-2-catholic-priests-17-others-killed-herdsmen/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

88. April 25 2018, Marauders KILL 39 people in Guma, Benue (Source http://vanguardngr.com/2018/04/herdsm …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

89. April 25 2018,  Herdsmen attack and KILL 7 in Awe, Nassarawa (Source http://www.punchng.com/suspected-herdsmen-kill-seven-in-nasarawa-communal-clash-death-toll-hits-30/ …)

#MiddleBeltMassacres

U.S. releases damning human rights report on Nigeria under Buhari 10 days before talks with Trump*

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By

 Simon Ateba, Washington D.C.

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April 21, 2018

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President Buhari receives in Audience U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in State House on 12th Mar 2018

The United States government on Friday released a damning human rights report on Nigeria, saying grave violations continued to increase in 2017 while officials who perpetrated them were almost never prosecuted by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.

The U.S. annual report on global human rights violations, released in Washington D.C. on Friday afternoon, said the administration of President Buhari "took steps to investigate alleged abuses, but fewer steps to prosecute officials who committed violations, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government".

"Impunity remained widespread at all levels of government. The government did not adequately investigate or prosecute most of the major outstanding allegations of human rights violations by the security forces or the majority of cases of police or military extortion or other abuse of power," the report said.

You can read the executive summary of the report here. Human Rights Report on Nigeria Today News Africa

It said the most significant human rights issues included extrajudicial and arbitrary killings; disappearances and arbitrary detentions; torture, particularly in detention facilities, including sexual exploitation and abuse; use of children by some security elements, looting, and destruction of property.

There were also civilian detentions in military facilities, often based on flimsy evidence; denial of fair public trial; executive influence on the judiciary; infringement on citizens' privacy rights; restrictions on freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and movement

This was in addition to official corruption; lack of accountability in cases involving violence against women and children, including female genital mutilation/cutting and sexual exploitation of children; trafficking in persons; early and forced marriages; criminalization of status and same-sex sexual conduct based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and forced and bonded labor.

The report recognized that Boko Haram terror group also committed a myriad of human rights violations, killing and torturing and imprisoning women and children and bombing entire villages.

"The groups conducted numerous attacks on government and civilian targets that resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, widespread destruction, the internal displacement of approximately 1.8 million persons, and external displacement of an estimated 205,000 Nigerian refugees to neighboring countries, principally Cameroon, Chad, and Niger," the report said.

 

Boko Haram's numerous attacks often targeted civilians. The group, which recruited and forcefully conscripted child soldiers, carried out scores of suicide bombings–many by young women and girls forced into doing so–and other attacks on population centers in the Northeast and in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.

"Abductions by Boko Haram continued. The group subjected many abducted women and girls to sexual and gender-based violence, including forced marriages and rape. The government investigated attacks by Boko Haram and ISIS-WA and took some steps to prosecute their members, although the majority of suspected insurgent group supporters were held in military custody without charge,

"In its response to Boko Haram and ISIS-WA attacks, and at times in response to crime and insecurity in general, security service personnel perpetrated extrajudicial killings and engaged in torture, sexual exploitation and abuse, arbitrary detention, mistreatment of detainees, use of children by some security elements, looting, and destruction of property. The country also suffered from ethnic, regional, and religious violence," the report added.

NIGERIAN YOUTHS START A MOVEMENT CALLED "LAZY NIGERIANS" AND VOW TO MOBILIZE 20 MILLION VOTES TO RETIRE BUHARI FROM POLITICS BY 2019

BREAKING:

NIGERIAN YOUTHS START A MOVEMENT CALLED "LAZY NIGERIANS" AND VOW TO MOBILIZE 20 MILLION VOTES TO RETIRE BUHARI FROM POLITICS BY 2019:

Provoked by the utterances of Buhari as he is always disgracing Nigerians before the international community during any international events; Nigerians youths have vowed to show Buhari that they are not lazy by using a movement called, "LAZY NIGERIANS" to mobilize 20 million votes against him so as to send him back to Daura by 2019 and retire him from politics, Arise News247 reports.

The Twitter handle for the movement

http://www.twitter.com/LazyNigeriansNG

It has already generated over 500 followers.

Arise News247 notes that while speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, 18th April, 2018 Buhari bombed Nigerian youths as follows:

"About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one," Buhari said.

"More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven't been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare and education for free," he 

[Welcome to Voxpopulid] Nigerian youths are lazy & uneducated. Always wanting free oil money" ~ PMB*

 Sir, you are absolutely correct. One of the lazy Nigerian youths who is enjoying free oil money had an accident with the power bike he bought with free oil money not too long ago, and he was flown abroad for treatment with free oil money, then he hired a jet with free oil money from London to Abuja after his treatment. 

Sir, I completely agree with you that the Nigerian youths are lazy and uneducated and always wanting free oil money. Their role models are in Aso Rock enjoying free oil money without even solving any problem for the country. When they are ill, they fly abroad for medical vacation with free oil money. 

Why would anyone disagree with you that the Nigerian youths are uneducated? It's very obvious. That's why they don't even know their rights. They keep defending your ineptitude. 

You enjoyed free education as a young man, but today the youths are deprived of basic education. You were a governor, a petroleum commissioner and a head of states as a youth, but today, youths are on social media defending your failures.

Honestly, I agree with you that the Nigerian youths are lazy, that's why you ruled Nigeria as a youth and have also grabbed the job as an old man. The youths are too ignorant to even know the implication of your comments. They don't even know you and your fellow old men are doing jobs they should ordinarily be doing.

Sir, the most interesting aspect of this your truth is that you said it in a country where their government provides basic infrastructures, almost free education, free WiFi, free health care, almost free investment loans for their youths. While, in your own country, these lazy and uneducated youths, provide their own electricity, schools, security, roads, healthcare etc.. Yet, the indolent youths use their "free oil money" to buy mobile data to defend your ineptitude. 

Sir, let me remind you that we have seen so many Nigerian youths who were almost useless in Nigeria, but when they cross over to the western world, they suddenly begin to excel in different fields of endeavor. What do you think is responsible for their positive output in the foreign land? Your guess is as good as mine, Sir- The difference is not farfetched. A responsible government plan for their youths and create enabling environment for the youths to be able to create wealth and contribute to National development. Can we say the same of your own country? Certainly Not! Instead, we have lazy, uneducated youths who would hang on telecommunication masts and electric cables to shout SAI BABA when you visit their states. I only wish they knew better. 

Sir, Finally, let me ask you, Sir, apart from the free oil money we have been paying you since your days as a youth till date, what have you been able to make out for yourself on your own? Do you have thriving businesses that are providing employment for the Nigerian youths? Have you invented anything on your own? Sir, you can now see that this free oil money is what has kept you going for over 50 years. Perhaps this laziness is not limited to the youths alone, I guess some 75-year-old incompetent presidents are also lazy and love free oil money, that's why they want to remain in power till they are 80 years old. If we take away the free oil money we have been paying you and audit your life, are you sure you will have any worth, Sir?

I leave you to your conscience, Sir.

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Nigerian youths are lazy & uneducated. Always wanting free oil money" ~ PMB*

*Nigerian youths are lazy & uneducated. Always wanting free oil money" ~ PMB*

 Sir, you are absolutely correct. One of the lazy Nigerian youths who is enjoying free oil money had an accident with the power bike he bought with free oil money not too long ago, and he was flown abroad for treatment with free oil money, then he hired a jet with free oil money from London to Abuja after his treatment. 

Sir, I completely agree with you that the Nigerian youths are lazy and uneducated and always wanting free oil money. Their role models are in Aso Rock enjoying free oil money without even solving any problem for the country. When they are ill, they fly abroad for medical vacation with free oil money. 

Why would anyone disagree with you that the Nigerian youths are uneducated? It's very obvious. That's why they don't even know their rights. They keep defending your ineptitude. 

You enjoyed free education as a young man, but today the youths are deprived of basic education. You were a governor, a petroleum commissioner and a head of states as a youth, but today, youths are on social media defending your failures.

Honestly, I agree with you that the Nigerian youths are lazy, that's why you ruled Nigeria as a youth and have also grabbed the job as an old man. The youths are too ignorant to even know the implication of your comments. They don't even know you and your fellow old men are doing jobs they should ordinarily be doing.

Sir, the most interesting aspect of this your truth is that you said it in a country where their government provides basic infrastructures, almost free education, free WiFi, free health care, almost free investment loans for their youths. While, in your own country, these lazy and uneducated youths, provide their own electricity, schools, security, roads, healthcare etc.. Yet, the indolent youths use their "free oil money" to buy mobile data to defend your ineptitude. 

Sir, let me remind you that we have seen so many Nigerian youths who were almost useless in Nigeria, but when they cross over to the western world, they suddenly begin to excel in different fields of endeavor. What do you think is responsible for their positive output in the foreign land? Your guess is as good as mine, Sir- The difference is not farfetched. A responsible government plan for their youths and create enabling environment for the youths to be able to create wealth and contribute to National development. Can we say the same of your own country? Certainly Not! Instead, we have lazy, uneducated youths who would hang on telecommunication masts and electric cables to shout SAI BABA when you visit their states. I only wish they knew better. 

Sir, Finally, let me ask you, Sir, apart from the free oil money we have been paying you since your days as a youth till date, what have you been able to make out for yourself on your own? Do you have thriving businesses that are providing employment for the Nigerian youths? Have you invented anything on your own? Sir, you can now see that this free oil money is what has kept you going for over 50 years. Perhaps this laziness is not limited to the youths alone, I guess some 75-year-old incompetent presidents are also lazy and love free oil money, that's why they want to remain in power till they are 80 years old. If we take away the free oil money we have been paying you and audit your life, are you sure you will have any worth, Sir?

I leave you to your conscience, Sir.

PLEASE IGNORE THIS MESSAGE IF IT WAS SENT TO YOU.

PLEASE IGNORE THIS MESSAGE IF IT WAS SENT TO YOU. THE GANI FAWEHINMI FAMILY TOTALLY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THESE FRAUDSTERS. WE DON'T KNOW HIM,NEITHER DID WE AUTHORIZE HIM TO COLLECT MONEY ON OUR BEHALF :

Gd Am Sir, We  Are Still Waiting For Your  Donation In Cash Or Kind, Towards The 80th Post Humus Birthday Remembrance Of Chief Gani Fawehinmi Slated For 22nd April. Act Name Gani Fawehinmi 80th Post Humus Birthday Committe. Bank Diamond Bank, Act No 0099138728, Regardr,  Chairman Planning Comiti Chief Makanjuola.

WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYBODY TO COLLECT MONEY ON OUR BEHALF FOR THE POST HUMOUS CELEBRATION FOR THE GANI FAWEHINMI'S 80TH BIRTHDAY. 

Signed 

Mohammed Fawehinmi Esq

For :The Gani Fawehinmi family.

RCCG Church Member & Worker Reacts To Redeemed Pastor's Resignation

Voxnews Publisher Olufemi Aduwo

It will be good the Pastor put the record straight

1. Africa Mission offering is not done every week; unless the Parish/Area/Zone/Province made a commitement to do so. I will be more clearer on this if I know his parish.

Also money does not go straight to the purse of mummy G.O. Foluke Adeboye; there is a board headed by Pastor Brown Oyitso.

2. The church does not place anyone under curse; only reading what Malachi 3:8-10 says.

3. Lands in camp are not bought but free of charge after paying developmental fees and meeting other requirements; one of which you must be a member of RCCG. If you decide to leave, you can remove your house, but the land belongs to RCCG.

4.You shall know the Truth, the Truth shall set you free, if you know it. I will implore Pastor Wellington to ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit.

I am writing as a private member and as a worker in RCCG,; Iam not the spoke's man.

5. RCCG is not a cult; there is free entry and free exit

RESPONSE TO TODAY’S INCIDENT IN THE SENATE CHAMBER

*RESPONSE TO TODAY'S INCIDENT IN THE SENATE CHAMBER*

Today, some hoodlums led by suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, walked into the Senate plenary and seized the symbol of authority of the Upper Legislative Chamber, the mace.

This action is an act of treason, as it is an attempt to overthrow a branch of the Federal Government of Nigeria by force, and it must be treated as such. All Security agencies must stand on the side of due process and immediately mobilize  their personnel to retrieve the mace and apprehend the mastermind and the perpetrators of this act.

This action is also an affront on the legislature, and the Leadership of the House has come to express their support against this action.

The Senate is now in an Executive session.

An updated statement will be released immediately after the closed door session.

*Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi*

*Senate Spokesperson*

How 2015 Election Was Rigged In North" – Tanko Yakassai

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Elder statesman and prominent politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has disclosed that massive rigging took place in the North in the 2015 general elections.
Yakassai revealed the electoral fraud to journalists when he led the newly formed Northern Leaders Stakeholders Assembly to former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, at his Uphill Mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital yesterday.

He cited instances of manipulation in the elections. According to him, while the electronic voting was religiously observed in the southern part of the country, it was not so observed in the north.

He remarked: "When the electronic voting was introduced, I was in support of it, but I observed what happened in the 2015 general election and I changed my mind.

"This is because it was religiously observed in the southern part of the country, but it was not so religiously observed in the northern parts of the country. It was from that moment that I began to have some reservations about the electronic voting pattern.

"There are many ways of rigging election. What happened in 2015 where the majority of southerners resident in the north were scared away from their places of residence, where they had registered, to their place of origin and therefore could not have the opportunity to vote, was rigging.


Again some of the southerners who did not run away were afraid to come out and vote on the day of election. So scaring people from coming out to vote for the candidates of their choice is also a form of rigging."

The 2015 election led to the emergence of Major- General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a northerner, as president while the then incumbent, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner, lost.

Earlier at the meeting with Babangida, he lamented that most leaders of northern extraction had for long taken the support of northerners for granted, stressing that henceforth, it would not be business as usual.

Yakassai said they were at Babangida's house to inform the former leader of the objectives of the organisation dedicated to the unity and progress of the north.

Babangida praised the efforts of the group and assured them of his support as long as they worked for the unity of Nigeria.

Also at the meeting were Senator Joseph Waku, Alhaji Ghali Na Abba, Dr. Mohammed Data, Alhaji Abba Hana, Hajiya Inna Corona, Hajiya Zainab Main, Gimbia Rani, Alhaji Bala Mohammed and Dr. Umaru Babangida Aliyu, among others

El-Rufai to Buhari: "You Are Too Old For Power" [Archived

El-Rufai to Buhari: "You Are Too Old For Power" [Archived]    In 2010, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai called on General Muhammadu Buhari to quit the 2011 elections.     Speaking with Daily Sun newspaper, El-Rufai called for the enthronement of a younger generation of leaders: "I have great respect for President Babangida. I think he has done a lot for Nigeria. You won't take that from him. He has made his mistakes like every human being, but people like President Babangida and General Buhari should just disappear. They should give way to a new set of people with new ideas. Young people preferably."    He urged Nigerian leaders to look at developed countries and observe the ages of their presidents: "Obama is 48 and Cameron is 43 for God's sake. So, why are we recycling leaders that ruled this country very well or very badly 25 years ago?"    "I was 25 years old when Buhari and Babangida were Heads of State and I am now 50 and they still want to be Head of State. I don't understand that. I don't understand that at all and I call on the young people of Nigeria to take their future into their hands and ensure that in the next election, they vote for a new generation of leaders.    "I think that we will not make progress until we break the link from the past and just move on. 70 per cent of Nigerians are below the age of 40. Many of these young people, the next generation, as they are called, are on internet services such as Facebook and twitter, using Blackberry and if you ask any of these people running for presidency, they will think that Blackberry is a fruit. So, we have to move away from there and stop thinking that this leadership thing is all about us or all about individuals.    We must put the future of the country at heart and give way to a new generation of leadership."  While declaring that the nation had something to celebrate for remaining united as one country despite fighting a civil war, El-Rufai, however, said there was a lot to reflect about. "As we look towards the next 50 years, I think the principal issue in Nigeria has been the failure of leadership. We have not made the progress that our human and natural resources entitled us to make and it is all because we have failed leaders," he noted.    On the forthcoming elections, El-Rufai said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would ensure credible elections in 2011. "I have personal confidence in Prof. Attahiru Jega. He is a man of great integrity. He is an honest man, who could not be bought at any price and for that reason, we are all hopeful that he will ensure free and fair elections."    

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Buhari failed all military exams he took in Nigeria and uses Psc, met for officers who were successful in exam

Buhari failed all military exams he took in Nigeria and uses Psc, met for officers who were successful in exam New York[RR]Abuja–All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate Mohammadu Buhari, 72, all Nigerian military exams he sat for, said former Minister Federal Capital Territory, FCT-Abuja, Nasir El-Rufai. Since Buhari cannot prove his WAEC certificate claim, he is […]

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2015/01/29 1:42 AM

Buhari failed all military exams he took in Nigeria and uses Psc, met for officers who were successful in exam

New York[RR]Abuja–All Progressive Congress, APC, candidate Mohammadu Buhari, 72, all Nigerian military exams he sat for, said former Minister Federal Capital Territory, FCT-Abuja, Nasir El-Rufai.

Since Buhari cannot prove his WAEC certificate claim, he is currently blaming everyone else but himself.

Daily Times, said, that 'THE academic credentials of former military ruler and presidential hopeful, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, were seized by the military junta of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida sometime in 1985.

Buhari also said, the the Nigerian Army has his certificate, but army came out and said, it doesn't have it, which he stated its side of the story following an affidavit sworn by General Buhari that all his academic credentials are with the Secretary, Military Board.

This statement came as the saga surrounding the academic qualification of the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammed Buhari (Rtd), continues.

According to the Nigerian Army, besides other qualifications obtained by the General while in service, it was not in possession of his West African School Certificate.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, who said the army has been inundated with request for the General's credentials, added that it was only in possession of a letter from the Principal of the Provincial Secondary School, Kastina, recommending Buhari as fit for military commissioning in 1960.

He said that the Army also have in its possessions Nigerian Army Form 199A where the General indicated after commissioning that he obtained credits in four subjects and a pass in another. However, it is not in possession of a certificate to prove same.

Sequel to the release of the lists of aspirants seeking political offices by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and screening date for these aspirants, Journalist thronged the Headquarters of the Commission on Friday to get a fill of the aspirants profiles but unlike others, they could not find General Buhari's qualifications.

Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) who is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections has explained in an affidavit he deposed before an Abuja High Court that all his certificates were with the Secretary, Military Board.

All other presidential candidates, including President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had their credentials at the INEC Headquarters.

Mr. Buhari's affidavit was dated November 24, 2014 and was stamped and received by INEC on December 18, 2014.

Buhari, in the affidavit, said "I am the above-named person and deponent to this affidavit therein. All my academic qualifications documents as filled in my presidential form, President APC/001/2015, are currently with the Secretary, Military Board, as of the time of presenting this affidavit.

"The affidavit is made in good faith and for record purpose. The affidavit is made in good faith and for record purposes."

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set January 16 – 18 for the formal screening of all eleven Presidential aspirants.

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That was the submission on Wednesday of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the political party fielding General Buhari for next month's presidential election.

According to the party, the credentials were carted away by soldiers who raided the home of Buhari, when the Babangida junta seized power from the APC candidate in a coup.

Buhari, who had staged a coup against the civilian administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari on 31 December 1983, was also ousted by his military colleagues on 27 August 1985, led by Gen. Babangida.

"After the coup and the arrest of Gen. Buhari by the Babangida administration, military officers raided the home of Buhari, ransacked it and carted away many documents. Buhari's academic credentials were among the documents that were taken away," a senior official of the APC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin said on Wednesday.

Fashakin, who was the spokesman of Buhari's Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) before it merged with other parties to form the APC, made the disclosure during a live interview on Channels Television in Lagos.

Buhari's academic qualification has become an issue in the coming general election since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed that the Army General had lodged with it an affidavit that his academic credentials were with military authorities.

Section 131 (d) of the 1999 constitution prescribes minimum qualification for election into the office of the president.

It states: "A person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if – "he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent."

The provision is silent on whether the "school certificate" should be primary school or secondary school."

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has consistently expressed fears that Buhari has neither.

Fashakin believes that Buhari will not be contravening the nation's laws even if fails to present his basic school leaving certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He outlined the primary and secondary schools attended by Buhari and drew attention to the several military trainings of the General.

Fashakin said that the Electoral Act simply requires that aspirants submit "documents" on their credentials, adding that the affidavit deposed to by Buhari that the certificates were with the military could satisfy the requirement of "document."

A top serving General at the Defence Headquarters, in an interview with the Daily Times on Wednesday, expressed doubts on Buhari's claim of credentials being with the military.

The General, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the Daily Times: "The Army only keeps the Course Reports on officers and this remains confidential. In addition, the military takes custody only of photocopies of all other credentials submitted by officers. The originals of all credentials remain with the officers."

Credit: Daily Times, Vanguard, Leadership