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'Only a fool will sit on the fence or be neutral when his or her country is being destroyed with  incompetence, corruption, lack of focus' - Obasanjo By Mod -[ Update ] Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media reports that he has decided not to support any candidate for next year’s presidential election in Nigeria.   Obasanjo made the clarification in a statement today by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi saying, “It is disingenuous, if not malicious, for anyone to suggest that Chief Obasanjo was being neutral when he chose not to use the Owu Convention as a platform for political campaign but instead adopt a communal and familial approach in talking to members of his Owu family”. The statement added that, “for the records, and as accurately reported by some media organisations, what the former president said at the convention in Iwo was that while he would not impress any candidates on them, Nigerians should vote for credible candidates

N100bn Sukuk: BPE set to enhance retail investors’ participation By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] By Peter Egwuatu FOLLOWING the low participation by retail investors in the first Sovereign Sukuk Public Offer issued last year by the federal government, the Debt Management Office, DMO, weekend, said more arrangement has been put in place in the second N100 billion Sukuk Public Offer to attract this segment of investors. Director General, DMO, Ms Patience Oniha, who disclosed this during the Sukuk Investor Forum held in Lagos, said the second Sukuk Public Offer, which opened on Thursday December 6 is expected to close December 17, 2018 and has Lotus Financial Services and FBNQuest Merchant Bank as financial advisers. She said: “The first Sovereign Public Offer issued last year was well subscribed and successful but the participation of retail investors was just 5 percent; this time around we want more retail investors to participate as arrangement has been put i

' Stop Using My Pictures On Souvenirs, I Am Not God' - Pastor Adeboye Warns His Members The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned people using his pictures and those of his wife for various souvenirs being sold across the country to kindly desist from such act as he is not God, The Nation reports. Adeboye said this on Friday at the ongoing annual Holy Ghost Congress of the church holding at the Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The event brought together Christian faithful from 197 countries. “It has been brought to my notice that people are using my picture and that of my wife on key holders, calendars, books and other souvenirs.  This is wrong and anyone found with such materials should be arrested and reported to the police. I am not God. I did not send them. I have nothing to do with those materials. I am an ordinary man of God. God will never share his glory with any man. I am n

The oppressive folly of fuel subsidy By Mod - [ Update Vanguard ] By Henry Boyo PETROLEUM product Marketers and Depot Owners Associations, gave the government, a seven day ultimatum last week, to redeem their long overdue balance for over N800bn for fuel, already sold at Government regulated price of N145/litre. Petrol Oil marketers give FG seven-day to settle N800b subsidy debts The N800bn, was reportedly consolidated from the difference between government’s regulated price and the actual open market price of petrol sans subsidy; the marketers are also demanding compensation for exchange rate differentials and relief from the extended burden of interest on their bank loans.  Instructively, the open market fuel price in  ECOWAS neighbour Countries is, presently around $1/ litre, i.e. between N305 – N360; this is in place of the regulated price of N145/ litre in Nigeria. The much cheaper petrol price, has expectedly encouraged large scale cross border

My heart bleeds for Igbo nation – Okorocha By Mod- [ Update Vanguard ] …lashes out at Reverend Father Mbaka By Chinonso Alozie Owerri – Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, yesterday warned against Ohanaeze Ndigbo taking side in the forthcoming 2019 general elections just as he said that his heart sometimes bleeds for the Igbo nation. Okorocha Okorocha stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, when the National Organizing Committee for the 2018 Igbo Day Celebration led by Gregory Ibe, paid him a visit at government House Owerri. Okorocha maintained that, the Igbo people needed to come close to God and reconcile with each other. Anxiety grips APC govs as NWC meets The governor further said that if the Ohanaeze Ndigbo was not careful that it could support candidate that would fail in the forthcoming election. He also briefly commented on the issue involving a Reverend Father, Ejike Mbaka with politicians, “Look at the statement by

SERAP Sues Buhari For Failure To Order Ganduje’s Probe SERAP has sued Buhari over failure to order Ganduje's probe, following bribery allegations against the Kano State Governor sparked off from alleged bribery videos released few weeks ago. According to the anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, though the alleged bribery directly concerned Kano State, the Federal Government could not afford to look away. SERAP who sued Buhari for failure to order Ganduje’s probe, also urged the Nigerian President to use his good offices to direct either the Attorney General of the Federation or anti-graft agencies to probe the bribery allegations against Ganduje. In a statement on Sunday by its Senior Legal Adviser, Ms Bamisope Adeyanju, SERAP said it had finally sued the President before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The group further stated that it became particularly concerned following last week ruling of a Kano Sta

‘If An Ex-Plantain Seller Like Me Can Be Successful, Anyone Can Make It’ – Timaya By Mod Timaya says success is attainable by everyone, regardless of background and social class. The ‘Bam Bam’ singer, born Inetimi Alfred Odon, said he believes there’s room for all to succeed, “if someone like me who used to be a plantain seller can be successful”. Timaya gave the motivational talk on the sidelines of the Hennessy Artistry music concert. He urged the youth to believe in themselves and remain passionate about their goals. “I want to say here that everyone can be successful, if someone like me who used to be a plantain seller can be successful, then why not everybody,” the singer said. “The youths need to believe in themselves because if they don’t, who will believe them. I want to advice youths to make money before friends. “If the youths make money first, then the friends will automatically come; but there won’t be a friend without money. “I want to t