Saturday, 2 January 2016

Nigerian Information Minister Ask Media Not to Report Terror attack

 
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the media not to glamorize attacks of the Boko Haram sect.
 
Mohammed spoke during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Punch Nigeria Limited in Magboro, Ogun State, reported the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Mohammed has come under attack after declaring that Boko Haram had been “technically” defeated. Many have blamed his premature and inopportune statement for the wave of multiple attacks and suicide bombings by the sect in Borno and Adamawa States during the Christmas holidays, resulting in the deaths of scores of people.

Mohammed appealed to the media in the country to be more restrained in their reportage on Boko Haram attacks.

“When we glamorize the attacks, it gives the terrorists more life, and in a time of insurgency like this, the media also has a role to play, which is not to glamorize the attacks.

“Publicity is the oxygen that any insurgent or group uses to survive; we are not saying that you should not report what is happening.

“We do not intend to censor, interfere in your sense of judgement or editorial.
“We believe in times of war, the media should know that it has to be on the side of the country,” he said.
The minister said that reports in the media were giving the public the impression that government was losing the war on terrorism.

Mohammed maintained that the federal government had met the December deadline on terrorism.
“I think the military has largely succeeded in wiping out Boko Haram,” he said.

The minister said that isolated bomb attacks on soft targets should not be confused with insurgency, stating that such soft attacks would be hard to eliminate.

“We insist that we have met it; it is not rhetoric, it is true and the military has done its part, Boko Haram has been defeated.

“What is missing is the civilian end of the war,” he said.

Mohammed urged the media to support the government in a public service campaign on what Islam is and the sensitization on how to identify improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers.

“The media needs to play its role now and that is also reporting equally the progress reports,” he said.
Mr. Joseph Adeyeye, the Controller, Publications, Punch Nigeria Ltd., who thanked the minister for coming, said that the media would have to reflect the realities in the country.

He advised the federal government to improve on its intelligence gathering capabilities.
Culled from ThisDay Life

WIKE DISSOCIATES SELF FROM ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE EXECUTION OF 700 BIAFRANS




The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to a malicious, mischievous and a completely false report emanating from a social media based medium of the alleged transfer of ‘Biafran prisoners’ from the Port Harcourt prison to Kaduna where it is claimed they are to be executed on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari with the support of the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Rivers State Government puts it on record that the contrived report is the figment of the imagination of those who concocted it. It is false and intended to cause disaffection among the peace-loving people of Rivers State and their neighbours.

The State government assures the general public that the Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Emmanuel Chinwe Aguma, SAN, has conferred with the Comptroller of Port Harcourt Prisons to ascertain the veracity of the report and has confirmed that it is completely false.

We also put it on record that the false report bears the trademarks of desperate opposition elements determined to stop at nothing, including the concoction of unwholesome propaganda to usurp, truncate and steal the mandate of Rivers people through every imaginable means possible, regardless of the worrying degree of irrationality and threat to our collective wellbeing, harmony and peaceful coexistence.

The Rivers State government, therefore, warns those whose penchant it is to fabricate and churn out falsehood and all manner of propaganda to desist forthwith from such unpatriotic acts as it shall not fail henceforth to mobilise the necessary resources, both within and outside the shores of Nigeria, to nip, expose and neutralise their structures and bring them to justice irrespective of their locations anywhere in the world.
The Rivers State government commends the good people of Rivers State and, indeed, all Nigerians for seeing through the antics of consistent losers and failed politicians seeking to derail the soaring flight of governance in Rivers State.

The Rivers State government shall remain focused on delivering the much needed and hitherto abandoned service delivery to Rivers people and continue to put smiles on their faces irrespective of the political gang-up against them and their beloved Rivers State.

Signed
Oraye St. Franklyn Esq.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor New Media

Naira weakens into 2016; Foreign reserves can last only 4 months import


For the Naira, it is not a Happy New Year.

The Naira ended 2015 and entered 2016 on a negative note as it depreciated to N267 to the dollar at the parallel market and closed at N199 at the interbank market on the last day of the year.

Prior to this the Naira traded for N260 at the parrallel market and N198.87 at the interbank.

The Naria had strengthened on Wednesday against the dollar at inter-bank market as activities begin to slow preparatory to the end of the year.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had closed its official window before the Christmas break at N197 to the dollar.

Meanwhile Nigeria’s external reserves continued to decline standing $29.1 billion as at December 30, 2015 according to latest figures made available on the website of the CBN.

The reserves have declined by 15.6 per cent when compared to $34.46 billion which it was as at the end of 2014, covering barely four months of the country’s imports.

Analysts at Cowry Asset Management Limited had expected the Naira to stabilise against the dollar on low demand this yuletide season against improved supply from the informal sectors.

CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, had at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting, said the average Naira exchange rate remained relatively stable at both the inter-bank and Bureau-de-Change (BDC) segments of the FX market in October.

YARPTI FROWNS AT DISRESPECT OF COURT ORDERS BY PRESIDENT BUHARI

A human rights group Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI)  has frowned at the  disrespect of court orders by the Buhari led government of  Nigeria . The group  condemned
the situation were several  courts have granted Mr. Dasuki and Mr Nnamdi Kanu bail and  after fulfilling the conditions for their  bail the DSS refused to allow them  go.
In a statement jointly signed by its National Coordinator, Kenneth Uwadi  and  National Media Affairs Director , Veronica Ekpo , the group viewed the two development  as “exhibition of dictatorial tendencies and an attempt to return Nigeria to the dark days of military jackboot’’.

According to the statement, ‘no one is backing or shielding those that committed crimes against the nation, but it should be made clear that  Dasuki, Kanu, or any other accused person remain innocent until proven otherwise by a court of  law. The way Buhari is going by presuming the accused people to be guilty is unconstitutional’’

Col Sambo Dasuki met his bail conditions and was walking out of Kuje Prison but was immediately rearrested by the DSS and whisked away. Three separate courts have so far granted Mr. Dasuki bail. But even after fulfilling the conditions for his bail  DSS has refused to allow him go home. The same thing happened to former NIMASA boss as well as Nnamdi Kanu where court orders were disobeyed.

In the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the  DSS  flouted and gravely disobeyed four express and consequential orders of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court and the Federal High Court, Abuja Division bordering on his  constitutional rights to personal liberty, association, assembly, dignity of human person, life and expression. Sadly, the President has confirmed his dictatorial tendencies by saying in  a national media chat that people like  Sambo Dasuki and Nnamdi Kanu do not deserve bail because of the weight of atrocities they have committed.  Buhari is undermining the courts and overthrowing the constitution of Nigeria.

YARPTI said ‘ the government had the opportunity to present their evidences and argument against bail for the two and they did. The court considered all the evidences  and all the arguments and decided to grant bail. Why will the President say they do not deserve bail? The President took an oath to uphold the constitution which is supreme to all other laws or personal opinion. We are in a democracy and democracy is all about the rule of Law. Disobedience to court orders by those who should protect  and  ensure its compliance slides the Nation to anarchy .You don’t act illegally, and as an oppressor of the people and expect the people not to resist such illegality. Whatever the sins of Dasuki and Kanu , let the court alone determine”

SHOCKING PROHECIES FOR 2016 ON BUHARI, BIAFRA AND BOKO HARAM

The year 2016 is coming and with it many prophecies from respected men of God.
 
The founder of INRI Evangel­ical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has unveiled his prophecies for coming year in an interview with the Sun News.
 
Read below the top 10 prophecies from the prominent cleric:
 
1. Nigerians should not expect President Muhammadu Buhari to achieve much in the anti-corruption war as the whole effort will backfire as several notable people who are close to him will be indicted and thereby tie his hands such that he will not make progress.

2. Buhari’s administration will have more problems by removing the oil subsidy. If care is not taken, we are going to buy fuel at N200 per litre. The removal of oil subsidy will spur militant youths to damage pipelines to steal products for sale.
3. Nigeria army will not be able to defeat Boko Haram if the air force is not fully involved. They can only defeat the insurgents with combined air and ground assaults and using satellites to target their leaders.
4. People in the south west and south south must be careful because the Boko Haram will infiltrate these areas. The insurgents will still carry out more suicide bomb attacks in Plateau and Abuja.
5. If the All Progressives Congress is not careful, the party will crack. Also if the PDP does not go back to beg the founding fathers, the party may not recover, because some PDP governors will flee to the APC.
6. A northern party will emerge. CPC is not yet over. A group from the north will recreate the CPC with a northern person in charge. APC as it is now will have problems if they are not careful. APC and PDP need a lot of prayers.
7. More political parties will be registered. Not all House of Assembly speakers will finish their terms. It is only prayers that will make the Taraba woman to go back to that seat.
8. Seriake Dickson has to pray very well to retain his seat.
9. The Halliburton case will come up again.
10. In probing Jonathan, Buhari will end up shooting himself in the leg. What I mean by that is that as he tries to trouble Jonathan, it will cause problems. He will only be able to hit corruption, but will not make much impact. In the process of the corruption battle, some people who are close to Buhari will be indicted. That is why I said that Buhari will shoot himself in the leg.
10. Buhari will make efforts to make Nigeria better, but his efforts will be frustrated by a cabal in his government. He will step on many toes, but that would frustrate his administration the more.
11. Buhari must not overlook Biafra. He should dialogue with them. He must not hold dialogue with Boko Haram. If he does it, he will destroy his administration. Nigeria will face a lot of agitations by different groups. His government should not see these predictions as doom messages, but as a warning and follow the advice appropriately.
12. NFF will have crisis. If our club sides play very well they might win a cup. They have to be motivated or they might not perform well. Government efforts to alleviate poverty will not be easy, fruitful. I see a lot of crises: Kanuri-Fulani crisis, Hausa-Fulani crisis. We should pray against massive fish poisoning in the river.
13. Atiku should seek the face of God very well because some people want to create trouble around him and destabilize his political machinery.

There are plans to assassinate President Buhari – Fr. Mbaka


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Fiery Enugu based cleric, the Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has raised the alarm over the plan by some unnamed persons to kill President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mbaka, who is known for his controversial prophecies, is the head of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria.

DAILY POST recalls that he had in his 2015 New Year message entitled ‘From Goodluck to Badluck’, prophecised that former President Goodluck Jonathan would be roundly defeated in the 2015 presidential elections.

On a similar note, the charismatic in his 2016 New Year message, which he delivered before millions of worshipers in Enugu Friday morning raised the alarm over plans to kill Buhari owing to his anti-corruption posture.

He equally accused Jonathan of killing Nigeria after which he handed over the skeleton to Buhari’s government.

DAILY POST captured some of the cardinal points of his message to Nigerians below:

“No matter how malignant the problem is, God says He will be in charge; fellow Nigerians, let us wait upon God; I have a new message; I’m blessing and covering the message we are giving now in the prophetic name of Jesus; Father speak now as your servant listens.

“In 2013, there was a prophecy that was going to be an oil doom after several years of oil boom, and when that message came out of this ground, many started calling me a prophet of doom. How can there be oil doom in oil boom? And the oil price continued to climb, but the message said people should start to gather as in the days of Joseph, that the people in government should continue to gather, let them stop squandering our wealth; but they never listened; throughout the six years we passed in the past administration, God blessed our oil with high prices, over N140 per barrel, but the message kept coming, don’t mind the oil boom, there is going to be oil doom, our politicians stop embezzling our wealth but they said the money will continue to come, our oil will continue to flow.

“During these moments of the oil boom, there was excess crude money, they didn’t know what to do with our money, when our youths were suffering and still suffering, graduates had no jobs, new industries were not built, our roads were not reconstructed, our hospitals were in shambles and total collapse; our educations systems were in shambles and these politicians were building good schools outside the country, Ghana, etc, even hospitals in South-Africa, and other neighbouring countries and when any of them is sick he will be flown outside the country because there is no hospital in the country worthy of authentic medication, you cannot find any country in Nigeria that has worthy diagnostic facilities; not one; the entire money voted for hospitals were looted out, corruption was in quantum, to the level that the Nigerian Bishops had to convene a prayer against bribery and corruption and enjoined all Catholics to be praying that prayer daily.

“All the money voted for roads were swindled; many of them became millionaires, billionaires over night in naira, in dollars, in pounds, in euro when they have no workshop; no business centre; somebody who has nothing doing, just because he is a politician, and they wasted our oil money, now the doom came and there is no preparation for it; the economy of Nigeria is an oil based economy.

“My beloved Nigerians, those who led us from last year downwards, they have killed this country; none of them is qualified to stay in this country by now, both the President, the Senators, the Reps, the chairmen of Local governments, the governors, they are wicked; it doesn’t matter the man of God they worship with; I tell you, before God and man, all of them are wicked; they hate this country, they succeeded in removing the liver, kidney and cardio vascular system of this country, and handed over to President Buhari, shambles, skeletal organs of this country; a nation that is comatic.

“Nigeria, as we speak now, economically, security wise is in the intensive care unit; if the oxygen is removed, Nigeria will die, people of God prayed, from here and there and God gave us Buhari. God has told us that Buhari is prayer answered; President Buhari is an answered prayer; whether you hate him or like him, Buhari is prayer answered; the Bishops of Nigeria, the Catholic Bishops prayed against bribery and corruption and this President came with a charter that has to do with war against corruption; all the prayers we have been doing about bribery and corruption, God answered it in Buhari who decided not to discriminate; there is nothing like religious or political discrimination in Buhari’s government. He needs all the support, unstoppable support; spiritual and otherwise; because if he is not the man in power now, had it been the last regime continued, by now, Nigeria would be for sale. All the monies voted to buy this and but that few people stole it; but we see joblessness, many have died because of a few people, and these same people want to use you to engineer crisis that Igbos are marginalized, nobody is marginalized; nobody marginalized us;
“I am not a sycophant; but I want to tell you that so far God is happy and he who God has blessed none can cause. Many people are planning to kill Buhari; there are many plans on how to eliminate his life so that corruption will continue; so that embezzlement will continue. But I speak to Buhari that God who put you there will protect you; be firm, remain resolute, don’t be intimidated; President Buhari God and his people are behind you, you are the answer to the prayer of His people.

“Can you eat your cake and still have it? Our past looters, not leaders, you may not understand, thieves in political positions, have eaten the cake of this country and now everybody is suffering it; the youths are suffering it, they want to tell you that you are marginalized; the Yorubas are not marginalized; the Hausas are not marginalized, Efik people are not marginalized; and it is only you people that are marginalized. In the present political scenario, the Igbos have the position of minister for external affairs in the person of Onyeama; the Igbo people have the position of science and tech in the person of Ogbonnaya Onu; if you go to Abia, you have industry and commerce, coming back to Anambra you have labour and productivity and the problem of our country today is unemployment and once there is job, there will be no kidnapping. The Igbos in the North are doing well; the Igbos in the West too, go to Alaba, they are treated with kindness, why are we engineering things that don’t exist; and like I said before, those saying this have their children abroad and they want to use you.

“Listen fellow Nigerians, as it is right now, most of what we are suffering now and we are going to suffer were caused few years ago but the Lord asked me to encourage you. Suffering is coming but it is not suffering under damnation, there is solution, it may take some time, but at the end of it, there will be testimony;
Nigeria is the giant of Africa, Nigeria is the best country in this world; with the best weather; the country that produces the most strongest people; people who can survive everywhere, people who can relate with any type of person, people who can survive any type of weather- Nigerians; people who can prosper anywhere; the destiny, the dynasty, the authority, the destiny, what it takes to make Nigeria great is restored this year.

“As I have told you, there is going to be crisis but God will handle it. This year, God said my people will be over-comers, things will be hard but my people will be over-comers”.



My Son Will Become The Youngest Governor Come 2019 – SARAKI

My Son Will Become The Youngest Governor Come 2019 – SARAKI
Bukola saraki told some youth in abuja last week that the youngest governor will come from kwara state and that will be my son…I know you guys want change and u need a youth like you to lead the way,but before he could finish his statement some of the youth mostly from kwara south got mad and walked out of the meeting . ..a youth leader from kwara south mr ade oladeji spoke with me saying people should pls come down to kwara state and free them from the family call saraki saying come 2019 there will be war if bukola saraki should try and force anybody talk less of his son on them.