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I Won’t Disappoint, Buhari Tells Nigerians President Muhammadu Buhari meets with members of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA) at the State House in Abuja on January 3, 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he will not disappoint them in appreciation of the confidence reposed in him by people from different walks of life. He gave the assurance on Thursday at State House in Abuja, as he was decorated Grand Patron of the Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA) by the Board of Trustees of the prime media awards organisation in the country. “I won’t disappoint,” the President was quoted as saying in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. President Buhari who described the investiture as “a timely honour” said he had known a good number of the NMMA board members “since the time I didn’t even know I would be here.” A former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NT...

INEC Retains Smart Card Reader, Incidence Form File Photo As part of its strategic plan of action for the general elections starting on February 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Monday release its revised guidelines and voter register to the nation’s 91 political parties. The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Festus Okoye, confirmed to THISDAY Wednesday that the revised guidelines were ready and would be unveiled for the consideration of the political parties next week. “We are going to officially release voter register to the political parties on Monday and we are also going to use the opportunity to hand over guidelines and regulations for the conduct of elections to them,” he said in an interview with THISDAY. THISDAY had obtained a copy of the guidelines from a reliable source last Tuesday. The rules, among others, retains the use of smart card reader and the controve...

“I Faced Depression I Battled It And I Won,” – Kaffy Says Kaffy has made some revelations about how she once suffered from depression and was able to battle it and even won. The Guinness world record holder and famous choreographer made this revelation known on her Instagram page on Thursday, January 3, 2018. In her post, the dancer appealed to people to ignore the fancy lifestyle being portrayed on social media and learn to run at their own pace. “Please DO NOT BE PRESSURED. A lot is a lie. A lot is a manifestation of what they want to be. A lot is from insecurities. A lot is from depression, not all smiley faces are happy faces. Depression is real too many lives lost. I faced depression I battled it and I won. You can win. The first thing to do is not to let people define your happiness. We all have our races, our paths are different, first to do no mean last man standing o. Please DO NOT BE PRESSURED. A lot is a lie. A lot is a manifestation of what they want to...

Leader of France's 'yellow vests' arrested This picture taken on December 23, 2018 shows Eric Drouet, a leader of the “Yellow vests” (Gilets jaunes) movement, next to his lawyer Kheops Lara (R) as he leaves Paris’ courthouse at the end of his custody after being detained by the police during a yellow vests demonstration in Paris. – Eric Drouet was arrested on late January 2, 2019, for an undeclared demonstration. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) One of the leaders of the “yellow vest” anti-government demonstrations was detained by police in Paris late Wednesday for organising an unauthorised protest, signalling a harder line by the authorities against the movement. Eric Drouet — who already faces a trial for carrying a weapon at a previous protest — was held while heading for the Champs-Elysees, which has been the scene of violent clashes over the last month. “It’s called respecting the rule of law,” Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday as ...

Chemical Residue in Foods: Time To Check Traders, Food Vendors’ Excesses [ Update Vanguard ] By Chidinma Agu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Have you ever bought oranges, mangoes, bananas, plantain and some other agricultural produce and wondered about their taste? Were they plucked before maturity? Were they cooked or ripened with chemicals, especially Calcium carbide among others? Were they washed with detergents? Calcium carbide is a chemical compound that is industrially used in the production of calcium cyanamide for fertilizer and also in welding. Traders at the Mile 12 Market, Lagos. When calcium carbide comes into contact with water it produces acetylene gas that hastens the ripening of several fruits such as mangoes, bananas and apples. These are some unscrupulous practices by traders in the various major and minor markets around us that pose a big threat to human health. Food is one of the necessities of life besides shelter and clothi...

Outrage as Anambra residents strip lady naked over N2000 stolen chicken (photos) Nigerians are currently expressing their anger on social media after a lady was stripped naked and paraded at Mkpor market because she was caught stealing a live chicken worth N2000 on Wednesday, January 2nd. A mob beat her up and then stripped her naked. They tied the chicken she stole around her neck and paraded her round the market. Nigerians have taken to social media to express their disappointment over the inhumane action meted out on the lady. SOURCE: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/outrage-as-anambra-residents-strip-lady.html

More Policemen Deployed To Dino Melaye’s House As He Refuses To Surrender. The police have deployed over 50 more officers in  Senator Dino Melaye’s Abuja residence. This came as the  Senate on Wednesday said it had taken legal steps against the police for laying siege to  Melaye’s home since Friday. The red chamber expressed confidence that its action would ensure freedom for the embattled senator, who is representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly. According to SaharaReporters, the police might enter the building forcefully to arrest the lawmaker said to be inside the house. Some correspondents,  who visited the scene also observed many policemen taking positions near the mansion. The police said Melaye is wanted for the alleged shooting of one Sergeant  Danjuma Saliu attached to 37 Police Mobile Force while on official duties along Aiyetoro Gbede- Mopa road in Kogi State. The police on Saturday allegedly ...

Interrogating Atiku’s policy plan Atiku addressing a gathering Just like every other seasonal activity, it is predictable that the 2019 election cycle will dawn. What was not predictable, perhaps until recently, are the characters whose faces will be the emblem of this particular political season. In terms of the configuration of the political parties that will jostle for votes, there isn’t much difference from what was in 2015, as the two leading political parties remain the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – safe for the fact that this time around, the erstwhile opposition party is now the ruling party. And, this time around, President Muhammadu Buhari is the incumbent and he’s being challenged chiefly by the candidate of the opposition PDP, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. There is motley of other political parties with candidates also campaigning for president. However, if popular opinion amongst Nigerians...

PDP and APC Lagos governorship candidates Jimi Agbaje and Jide Sanwoolu pictured together in church on New Year Day (Photos) PDP and APC Lagos governorship candidates Jimi Agbaje and Jide Sanwoolu were both pictured at The Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos, where they marked the beginning of the year.  The politicians were also pictured with the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins. See more photos below. source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/pdp-and-apc-lagos-governorship.html

4 Dream-Killer Habits You Should Avoid In 2019 First of all, let me congratulate you on making it into the New Year 2019. I pray that this year shall be a year of unseasoned breakthrough and favour in your life and family, a year of double promotion and blessings. The above words in the second paragraph are not far-fetched from what we are usually told every beginning of a new year or at cross overnights by our various religious leaders. While I agree with the clerics on the usual new-year prayers I must also add that they need to sum the prayers up with the fundamental teachings necessary for you to achieve your set goal for the year. In this article, it is my intention to address those killer habits that are capable of dragging us down in the quest of achieving our goals or resolution for the year 2019 4 Dream-Killer habits you should avoid in 2019 #1. Drunkenness and intoxication You might have a good paying job, a good home and a nice car attached to it but you can...

Sack Service Chiefs Now, Former DSS Director Tells FG A former Director of the Department of the State Services (DSS), Mr. Mike Ejiofor, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve the leadership of some of the various security agencies of their position as a means of improving the performance of these organisations in the fight against insecurity in the country. He said a situation where high -profile military officers were kidnapped and killed showed the state of insecurity in the country. Speaking Wednesday on the Arise News, a sister broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspaper, Ejiofor said the tenure of some of the Service Chiefs had expired. “For me if you continue to do the same thing, the same way you can’t expect a different result. Some of the Service Chiefs have overstayed – their tenures have expired but they are still being retained. So, I think it is time we need to try new hands but because of politics I think the government doesn’t have the politi...

Outcry over INEC’s ‘arbitrary guidelines’ INEC chairman Prof Mahmoud Yakubu • PDP condemns alleged plot to reintroduce incident forms • ‘Why commission is not obligated to consult parties’ The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to unilaterally draft guidelines for conduct of the general elections has raised questions about the agency’s credibility.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the move as illegal and unacceptable as well as an attempt to reintroduce the use of the controversial incident form. In an interview with The Guardian yesterday, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan said the commission lacked the power to introduce any guideline or regulation without input from stakeholders such as political parties.He said: “The PDP and a majority of political parties that will participate in the election have resolved that INEC must be clear and stable on modalities on the day the election will be conduc...

Buhari Media Group Accuses Atiku Of Sponsoring Fake News Via American Lobbyist. The Buhari Media Organisation says the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has hired an American lobbyist for $90,000 monthly to be releasing fake news capable of threatening national security. It alleged that the slew of fake news, especially on social media, targeted at the Nigerian military was the handiwork of Atiku and his media organisation. The group stated that recent untrue claims of terrorists’ attacks on the military, desertion by police personnel, allegations of corruption scandals in the military hierarchy and the resurfacing of a 2014 claim by soldiers of lack of weaponry were sponsored fake news by the former vice president. In a statement signed by Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju and the Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, BMO stated that the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation resorted to sponsoring fake news when it had no campaign issues to bring fo...

‘With BHPF people do not have to pay for healthcare when they are in need’ Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole *Nigeria has procured vaccines, deployed experts to contain another meningitis epidemic *Country has reduced malaria burden from 42 to 27%, improved immunisation coverage by 12% Prof. Isaac Adewole is the Minister of Health. Adewole in this exclusive interview with The Guardian unveils the Federal Government’s health plan for 2019 and what the ministry is doing to address major challenges faced by the sector especially poor access to affordable and quality care. CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes. Excerpts: What is the health plan for 2019? What does President Muhammadu Buhari plan to do for health if re-elected? Some things have dramatically changed. We are going to see new innovations. We are going to see Mr. President flagging off the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHPF), which is unique. The BHPF is in the National Health Act (NHC) but the implementati...