[MUST READ & SHARE] Gunmen kidnap man as bank manager escapes abduction in Aba via @iKanzee_RR

A middle aged businessman, Emmanuel Onu,
has been abducted in Aba, Abia State, by
gunmen believed to be kidnappers.
This is even as a manager of a new generation
commercial bank in the city escaped being
kidnapped.
It was gathered that the gunmen had at about
11p.m. on the day of the incident climbed the
perimeter fence of No. 123 Port Harcourt
Road/Ikoro Street, Aba and broke into the
apartment of Emmanuel Onu.
It was further learnt that after firing some
shots, perhaps to scare people within the
neighbourhood, the hoodlums reportedly
abducted the man and took him to their hide-
out in his Passat Volkswagen car.
At about the same period last week, the
Ariaria branch manager of one of the new
generation banks narrowly escaped being
kidnapped by gunmen.
There was conflicting information about the
incident.
While one account had it that the bank
manager, whose name could not be
immediately ascertained, was shot and
wounded by the armed men, another had it
that the banker jumped down from the
balcony of a storey building as he tried to
escape from the hoodlums and broke his leg
in the process.
He was said to have been admitted at a
private hospital in the city where he is
currently receiving treatment from the injury
he sustained.

Six dead in latest Kano Poly attack via @iKanzee_RR

ABUJA (AFP) – The latest suicide blast in
Kano city killed six people on Wednesday and
was carried out by a woman, the fourth time a
female bomber has attacked the city in a
week, an official said.
“At about 2.30 pm (1330 GMT), another
female suicide bomber exploded an improvised
explosive device at the Kano State
polytechnic… Six persons were killed,”
government spokesman Mike Omeri said in a
statement.

Dear Wizkid, here is an advice from a fan to YOU [MUST READ] via @iKanzee_RR

There is a popular saying that be nice to
those you meet when going up because when
you are going down, u are going to meet
them. What is really happening to Wizkid and
his new attitude? What is really going on
with his career as things are not as it used
to be?
He rain curses on his fans now, refer to those
who buy his songs and pay to see him
perfom as “broke” and engage in periodic
tweet fights on twitter and instagram.
Back then you dare not abuse Wizzy or you
will get popular immediately because he had
a squad of die hard fan base who were loyal
to him but now things have changed. These
are the same fans who used to always
support Star boy, now they have suddenly
switched lanes and are supporting his main
rival – Davido.
It is not about hanging out with Chris Brown,
Akon and co, if you do not have the respect
from your fans who made you then you are a
nobody. Wizkid has suddenly turned to a god
but can we really blame him?
Since he dropped holla at your boy, he has
been pretty consistent even with just 1 album
to his name and has been doing well till date
but his fans are no longer interested in what
he has to offer anymore.
Anytime Wizkid is now trending on twitter, it
is not a new song or video but its because
he is fighting with fans because he feels he is
the god of music and he has gotten so
comfortable that his attitude makes him look
weak. Bombay, Show you the money and Jeje
the newest songs he is promoting are good
songs but years back they would have been
national anthems but his fans are not
showing too much zeal.
Some bloggers did not even broadcast the
link or show him love like before, he acts like
he does not need anyone and that is a bad
move.
Dear wizkid, do you think you are bigger than
Tuface or the African market? All the time
Tuface was getting girls pregnant and his
fans were cursing him, he did not reply them
with a word. Don’t u have a good
management anymore? don’t you have good
advisers ? Visit Kim kardashians page on
instagram and see the curses she gets on
every picture and you will appreciate Jehovah
Jireh.
You should learn to Ignore bad comments
and start adding more energy to your work.
As a professional Dj and a part time blogger,
i have been in entertainment before you and
from experience i want to know that there are
over 10,000 upcoming musicians who are
better than you and want to be in your spot,
if u loose your fans to another artiste, you
will spend another 5 years trying to do a
come back like Tony tetuila, Azadus, Faze
and that the rest of them.
Do not forget that human beings are natural
prostitutes, we go for only what is in vogue.
If u dare allow your fans leave you, there will
be nothing Chris brown and Wale can do for
you because you cannot even survive in the
American market. Ask your uncle D’banj who
has an experience with Good muzik. Focus on
making better music and apologize to your
fans, is that too much for you to do?

20 dead, dozens missing in shipwreck off Libya via @iKanzee_RR

TRIPOLI (AFP) – More than 20 migrants have
died and dozens are missing after their
makeshift boat sank off the Libyan coast, the
navy said late Tuesday.
“A navy patrol on Monday rescued 22
clandestine migrants who were clinging to
debris from their boat,” spokesman Colonel
Ayoub Kassem told AFP, adding that more
than 20 bodies were plucked from the water.
Survivors said some 150 people had been
aboard the vessel, which sank some 100
kilometres (60 miles) east of the Libyan
capital Tripoli.
Search operations for possible other survivors
continued into Wednesday.
The migrants from south of the Sahara desert
had sought to reach the Italian coast or
nearby Malta after crossing restive and
lawless Libya.
Hundreds of would-be immigrants die in the
process every year, while others are detained
by Italian police once they reach the southern
EU member’s territorial waters or the islands
of Sicily or Lampedusa.
This year nearly 80,000 migrants have landed
in Italy so far, many more than the 2011
record of a total of 63,000, according to
authorities in Rome.

24 killed in rap concert stampede via @iKanzee_RR

CONAKRY (AFP) – A stampede during a rap
concert on a Conakry beach Tuesday left at
least 24 people dead, Guinean hospital
officials said.
The government declared a week of national
mourning after what it called a “tragic drama”
on the beach in the capital city’s northern
Ratoma suburb where the popular Guinean rap
group Instinct Killers was playing.

150 feared trapped in landslide in India village via @iKanzee_RR

MUMBAI, (AFP) – A major landslide on
Wednesday struck a village in western India
following heavy monsoon rains, leaving 150
people feared trapped, a rescue official said.
The landslide submerged Malin village in Pune
district of Maharashtra state, said Alok
Avasthy, regional commandant at the National
Disaster Response Force.
“Civil authorities say around 42 to 50 houses
are affected. 150 people are feared trapped.
We have sent two teams,” Avasthy told AFP.
He said that it was difficult to confirm
casualties as the village has been cut off from
communications.
Indian television station CNN-IBN said five
people were killed in the landslide while
another five have been rescued.
Heavy machinery has been mobilised to try to
rescue those feared trapped, while about 30
ambulances have been rushed to the scene,
local government official Saurav Rao told the
Press Trust of India news agency.
“Exact number of causalities is not known as
we are moving slowly to ensure that those
trapped are removed safely,” district collector
Rao said.
Heavy rains have been falling for days in
Maharashtra as a result of the annual
monsoon.
Almost 6,000 people are presumed to have
died during flash floods and landslides
triggered by last year’s monsoon rains in the
northern India state of Uttarakhand.

Ebola: Liberia places senior officials under observation via @iKanzee_RR

MONROVIA (AFP) – The Liberian football
association LFA said Tuesday it has
suspended all activities in the country as a
measure to prevent the spread of the deadly
Ebola virus.
LFA had decided “to cease operations of
football activities considering that football
matches are contact sports and Ebola is
spread through body contacts with an infected
person,” LFA chief Musa Bility said in a
statement.
Meanwhile the finance ministry in Liberia,
where 127 people have died of the disease,
said it had placed several senior officials
under observation for three weeks after a top
ministry official died from the virus.
Patrick Sawyer was on official business in
Nigeria last week when he contracted the
disease.
“All senior officials coming in direct or indirect
contact with Mr Sawyer have been placed on
the prescribed 21 days observatory
surveillance,” the ministry said in a statement.
Since March, there have been 1,201 cases of
Ebola and 672 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone, according to the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Ebola can fell victims within days, causing
severe fever and muscle pain, vomiting,
diarrhoea and, in some cases, organ failure
and unstoppable bleeding.

Oby Ezekwesili condemns Jonathan, Okupe over ‘N100m’ gift to Chibok parents via @iKanzee_RR

Former Minister of Education and a leader of
the BringBackOurGirls campaign, Dr. Oby
Ezekwesili has condemned the presidency for
allegedly doling out money to the parents of
the abducted Chibok girls during a visit to the
Aso Villa.
The Presidency through the Senior Special
Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe in
a text message to Vanguard newspaper has
denied the alleged act, maintaining that the
presidency only took care of the feeding,
accomodation and transportation of the
Chibok parents.
“The President did not give any N100m to the
visitors from Chibok. Government took care
of their accommodation, feeding and
transportation.
“Government’s plan is robust rehabilitation
and resettlement of the girls who have
escaped so they can continue their education.
“The government also plans to rebuild the
school and in general terms, repair damaged
infrastructure as a result of Boko Haram
insurgency in the North East.”
Ezekwesili refuses to accept the denial of the
presidency has she took to her twitter handle
to lambast the presidency and Dr.Okupe.
Read her tweets below.
Three months after the Chibok girls were
abducted, President Jonathan finally agreed to
meet with their parents following an appeal by
the Pakistan girl-child education activist
Malala Yusoufai. The Presidency had faced
intense criticism over its handling of the
kidnap of the Chibok girls being held by the
extremist Boko Haram sect since April 14.

Plans underway to move tank farms from Apapa-Oshodi Road — Obanikoro via @iKanzee_RR

LAGOS—The Minister of State for Defence,
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro disclosed,
yesterday, in Lagos that there were plans to
relocate the tank farms along the Oshodi/
Apapa expressway as a way of finding a
lasting solution to the unending gridlock.
Obanikoro, who disclosed this during his visit
to Oshodi/Apapa expressway also urged the
Lagos State Government to provide a
permanent parking bay for trucks, from where
drivers could be reached.
Obanikoro, explained that the visit became
pertinent following the security implication of
allowing trucks to use the road as a park.
He, however, applauded  steps taken by the
Western Naval Command, WNC, to ease the
flow of traffic along the expressway, including
other areas witnessing gridlock but added that
the WNC’s effort might not be a permanent
one since it was not its constitutional duty to
control traffic.
*Traffic congestion on the Berger axis of
Oshodi-Apapa expressway
According to him: “I am here to familiarise
myself  with the activities of the Nigeria Navy
around the Ports area because I know that for
some time now, we have been looking at the
security implication of allowing trailers and
trucks to use the road as a park.
“There are plans and we are also working with
all stakeholders to ensure that the threat to
this corridor is kept under check. It is not
easy to just close all these tank farms
overnight. What is important now is to call for
more vigilance on the part of all the
operators.
“I want to assure you that all the security
agencies in the country are aware and  alert
to what is at stake and everything humanly
possible is being done to avert any calamity.
“I am happy that, so far, all those trucks have
been moved and passage way created so that
there could be free vehicular movement around
the ports, thus eliminating the security
implication of just having trucks and
containers littering the entire road.
“This is largely due to the effort of the
Western Naval Command’s ability to engage
all the stakeholders.”
He stated that the present administration was
doing all it could to handle the situation,
pointing out that part of its effort was the
ongoing construction of a parking bay for
trucks at Tin-Can Island Port.
He, therefore, said that this was not time to
trade blames but a time for the Lagos State
Government to partner with the Nigerian Ports
Authority and other stakeholders to find a
lasting solution to the situation.
“I am not going to join Lagos State
Government in the blame game. What is
important to me is that all of us have a
responsibility to the good people of this
country and particularly Lagos state.”

Twitter reports a loss but growing number of users via @iKanzee_RR

Social micro-blogging service Twitter reported
a loss of $145m (£86m) during the second-
quarter period from March to June.
That is triple the loss the company reported
during the same period a year ago.
Twitter said it had 271 million monthly users -
up 24% from a year ago - allaying investor
fears that the service is not growing fast
enough.
Shares in the firm soared over 26% in after-
hours trading.
"Our strong financial and operating results for
the second quarter show the continued
momentum of our business," said chief
executive Dick Costolo in a statement, noting
Twitter's strong user figures during the World
Cup.

US not in new Cold War with Russia- Obama via @iKanzee_RR

President Barack Obama declared on Tuesday
that United states is not in new Cold War with
Russia but stressed that US is joining the
European Union in slapping new sanctions on
Russia’s energy sector, arms industry and
financial institutions.
Putin and Obama
“The major sanctions we’re announcing today
will continue to ratchet up the pressure on
Russia, including the cronies and companies
supporting Russia’s illegal activities in the
Ukraine,” he said.

Lagos generates 12,000 tonnes of garbage daily via @iKanzee_RR

As Lagos State Waste Management Authority,
LAWMA, battles to rid Lagos of garbage and
other unwanted materials in spite of daunting
challenges, refuse generation in the megacity
has risen from 10,000 to 12,000 metric tonnes
per  day.
Managing Director of LAWMA, Mr. Ola
Oresanya who disclosed this attributed the
increase to the cosmopolitan nature of the
state with its attendant population explosion
of over 22 million in a relatively small land
mass, which he said is tantamount to a
population of four countries, put together in
West Africa.
According to Oresanya, LAWMA evacuates at
least 12,000 tonnes of refuse daily against
10,000 earlier being generated.
He said that given the cosmopolitan nature of
Lagos State, it was expected that large
volumes of waste would be generated by the
people regularly.
Rapid population growth, coupled with
unbridled urban pollution, is among the many
health and sanitation challenges facing the
city.
Oresanya who expressed determination of the
state government in rising up to the occasion
of ensuring filth free Lagos, identified
unwholesome attitude of most of the residents
as well as indiscriminate dumping of refuse as
a major challenge to the agency in recent
times.
He stated, In Lagos we generate daily average
of about 12,000 metric tones and you know
what 1,000 tonnes looks like; 1,000 tonnes
will fill 100 trailers.
Lagosians still have this bad habit of throwing
wastes from their cars and still dumping
wastes in unauthorised areas. Though the
habit is reducing but it s a major one and we
are addressing it while we will continue to
appeal to them, (residents) through
sensitization and moral suasion.
Oresanya added that due to the efficiency
recorded in refuse management, the agency
was making efforts to absolve through
licensing, more Private Sector Participation
(PSP) operators to improve the current
capacity of waste collection and disposal and
improved service delivery.
While stating that the PSP operators have
been agitating for the upward review of
charges, the agency has not approved any
increase in service charged by the operators,
saying any operator that is charging above
the normal approved charges should be
reported to LAWMA.
He disclosed that a number of PSP operators
found wanting in the discharge of their duties
had been sanctioned appropriately. However,
the sanction is a corrective rather than
punitive measure.
Currently, PSP operators charged N500 per
flat and N200 per shop on a monthly basis for
waste collection.
He therefore, enjoined anyone not satisfied
with any of the operators or who wishes to
pass other information to reach the agency
through the following toll free lines: 5577 and
07080601020.
Effect of Apapa gridlock on LAWMA activities
Worried by the recent traffic gridlock
experienced in Apapa Wharf and environs,
LAWMA, has raised alarm on the negative
impact on its operations in the area in recent
weeks and therefore decided to shift its
operations in the areas to night time.
LAWMA said the measure became necessary
following thorough assessment of the
situation, having observed that PSP trucks
found it difficult to access the areas in the
execution of their duties.
Oresanya, stated; For this reason,
management of LAWMA decided that waste
collection and disposal services in Apapa,
Wharf and its environs will be carried out by
the assigned PSPs at night until further
notice.
The agency has established various
programmes to consolidate on the job of
waste management in the state, and these
include the introduction of additional mini-
trucks to cater for the needs of inner
communities in the state, establishment of
safety corps marshals for road sweepers,
involving the youths in business of waste
management and lots of others.
Despite the current unpleasant traffic
situation, the authority is giving the total
assurance that it will not relent in its resolve
to deliver efficient waste management services
to the people of Lagos no matter the
circumstance.
Meanwhile, the organization implored all to
desist from patronizing cart-pushers or any
form of indiscriminate dumping of refuse on
major highways and drainage canals.

N’Delta leaders committed to region’s devt— MINISTER via @iKanzee_RR

UYO— MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr.
Steve Oru, has said that the leaders of the
Niger Delta region have always remained
committed to the even development and
promotion of peace in the region.
Oru spoke in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital,
where he was awarded Paul Harris Fellow
emblem and certificate in recognition of his
service to humanity by Imabridge Africa-US in
collaboration with Rotary Club of Uyo.
He said: “I know the position of leaders of the
Niger Delta. We are all committed to the
development of oil producing region and it
would be totally wrong for people to insinuate
that the leaders are responsible for the
underdevelopment of the region.
“The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the
Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,
promote economic development,
infrastructural and even human capital
development in the areas of organising
training for youths to address restiveness and
promote peace in the nine oil-producing
states of the region.”
On the current state of the East West Road,
the minister explained that his primary
assignment was to focus on the completion of
the road by the end of the year, noting that all
the contractors handling the five sections of
the road project had already promised to work
very hard towards its completion.

Why I want to govern Delta - Peter Okocha via @iKanzee_RR

Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Mr. Peter
Okocha, has said that his vision to govern the
state was borne out of passion to return the
state to its pacesetter status in the league of
states in the country.
He also said his vision was to ensure Delta
State becomes the best developed state with
the highest standard of living in the country.
In a chat with Vanguard, Okocha said
government was a continuous progression
without breaks or discontinuity and
consequently, his administration, if elected,
will consolidate on the good works of the
present administration.
He said: “Coming from a private sector, my
exposure as an international businessman and
my sojourn through extensive political
experience, which I gained during the Shagari
administration, has prepared me to give my
best to Delta State if given the opportunity.”
On his plans for education in Delta State, he
said: “I believe education should be affordable,
accessible, functional and driven by the
market and I feel strongly it could be provided
through government-private sector partnership
with in-built mechanisms that cater for the
needs of the qualified poor segments of our
state.
“Broad objectives shall be realised through
massive investments in schools infra-
structure, safety and security of schools, while
comprehensive fencing of schools in the state
will be done.”

FIFA calls for Italian FA probe into Pogba racism case via @iKanzee_RR

GENEVA – FIFA on Monday called for an
investigation into alleged racist comments
made by the front runner in the race for the
top job in Italian football.
The racism row involves Italian FA vice-
president Carlo Tavecchio, who last Friday
provoked controversy when discussing Italy’s
overseas players
“Media reports concerning alleged racist
comments by one of the presidential
candidates for the Italian FA have alerted
FIFA’s Task Force against racism and
discrimination,” world football’s governing
body announced.
“FIFA has written a letter to the Italian FA
asking it to take the appropriate steps to
investigate and decide on this matter and
report to FIFA.”
Tevecchio caused controversy in comments he
made at his election launch last Friday.
“…Opti Poba, who previously ate bananas and
then suddenly becomes a first-team player at
Lazio,” the 71-year-old said, in reference to
Paul Pogba, the France international who
plays for Juventus.
Tavecchio apologised afterwards but stressed
he was not a racist.
“I accept every criticism but not the
accusation of racism because my whole life
bears witness to the contrary.”
France celebrates after scoring a goal against
Nigeria at Brazil 2014.
The Italian FA were reminded that “the fight
against racism is a top priority for FIFA” and
that they were obliged to do everything
possible to stamp out racism.
“In its correspondence, FIFA also stressed that
officials of the football community are
expected to act as role models in the fight
against racism,” the statement on FIFA’s
official website concluded.
The overseas contingent in Serie A has
become topical since Italy crashed out of the
World Cup in the first round.
This is by no means the first time Italian
football has become embroiled in racism.
In May, Serie A side Atalanta were fined by
FIFA after bananas were thrown at AC Milan
defender Kevin Constant.
After the World Cup Mario Balotelli hit out at
what he termed his “racist” detractors after
being blamed for the Azzurri’s premature exit.

President Jonathan paying lip service to free, fair elections – APC via @iKanzee_RR

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
asked President Goodluck Jonathan to walk
his talk as far as the organization of free and
fair elections in the country is concerned,
saying all the assurances so far given by the
President have not translated into credible
elections.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by
its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, the party urged the President to
go beyond mere rhetoric and take concrete
actions to ensure that the elections in the
country are not marred by the intimidation
and harassment of opposition party members
and supporters as well as the deliberate
disenfranchisement of voters, which
hallmarked the Anambra and Ekiti
gubernatorial elections, among others.
”On the same day the President’s latest
assurances of a free, fair, credible and
transparent elections in 2015 were being
reported, agents of the Jonathan-led federal
government were ransacking the offices of a
company hired to carry out an opinion poll for
Osun State ahead of the 9 Aug. gubernatorial
election.
”If the opposition can no longer freely carry
out opinion polls, if the companies hired to
carry out such polls are harassed and
intimidated by SSS officials as they did to
tnsrms, the offices of which were searched for
six hours, after which top officials of the firm
were dragged to the SSS offices in Shangisha
and computers carted away, then how can any
President convince anyone that free and fair
elections can be held under his watch?
”If the Ngozi Okonjo Iweala-linked NOI polling
firm has never been harassed for its
choreographed opinion polls that favour the
Jonathan Administration, why should other
firms be subjected to the kind of Gestapo-
tactics that tnsrms was exposed to? This is
why we are asking President Jonathan to walk
to talk,” APC said.
The party said that already, the foundation
was being laid to rig next month’s
governorship election in Osun at source, as
INEC has been frustrating attempts by APC
members to obtain their Permanent Voters
Cards, even as the PDP has continued to
boast that it will again use the military to
illegally shut down the state and bully the
opposition in Osun, just like it did in Ekiti.
It also wondered whether INEC Chairman
Attahiru Jega properly weighed the statement
he made, in which he tried to justify the
deployment of troops to Ekiti for the state’s
gubernatorial election on the basis that they
helped to ensure a violence-free election
”Jega should be asked to explain why is it
that the troops who were sent to provide
security for the Ekiti election were harassing
and intimidating only the opposition? Why is
it that they were arresting only opposition
members? Is that also part of providing
security for an election? If soldiers had only
provided non-intrusive security for the
election, perhaps no one would have
complained. But where they turned themselves
into the enforcement arm of the ruling party,
everyone, including INEC, should be
concerned,” APC said.
The party called on President Jonathan to
refrain from deploying the military for election
purposes and read the riot act to his cabinet
members, like Musiliu Obanikoro and
Abduljelili Adesiyna, and party officials who
specialize in electoral malfeasance, and
elections will start becoming free, fair, credible
and transparent to such an extent that the
world will notice.
”Saying one thing and doing the opposite, Mr.
President, will not translate to credible
elections. The world is watching,” it said.
As a starting point, APC urged the President,
if indeed he is committed to free and fair
elections, to launch an inquiry into why the
offices of the firm carrying out an opinion poll
for Osun state were invaded, and to tell
Nigerians whether the firm would have been
harassed if it had been hired by the PDP or its
candidate for the Aug. 9th election.

Gov. Orji commiserates with victims of gen set fumes tragedy via @iKanzee_RR

UMUAHIA — ABIA State governor, Chief
Theodore Orji, has sympathised with members
of the Young Peoples Christian Fellowship
involved in generator fumes incident which left
a six-year-old boy dead.
The incident occurred at 8, Eziukwu Road, Aba,
Friday night during a prayer vigil by some
people from Ututu in Arochukwu Local
Government Area of the state.
Governor Orji, in a statement by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, said he
received the sad news with shock, adding that
he had been praying for their quick recovery.
Orji, who is currently on overseas trip, had
directed his deputy to visit the place and
hospitals where the victims are receiving
treatment.
He commended the prompt treatment given to
victims to save their lives by some good
samaritans, including medical personnel, and
enjoined the people to continue to be their
brother’s keeper.

Police arrest civil defence operative over illegal arms dealing via @iKanzee_RR

Abuja – The police have arrested Idris Saidu,
an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger over alleged
involvement in illegal arms deal.
A statement issued by the force spokesman,
ACP Frank Mba, on Sunday in Abuja said that
Saidu was arrested on July 22 by police
detectives in the state.
The statement said that the detectives
recovered two AK-47 rifles and a large chunk
of ammunition from the suspect.
It said the 33-year-old suspect, who was
attached to NSCDC headquarters in Minna,
was arrested at Fadikpe area of Chachanga
Local Government Area of the state following
a tip-off.
According to the statement, Saidu confessed
that he bought the arms and ammunition as
his contribution to assisting his maternal
community engaged in community crisis with
herdsmen in Taraba.
“The suspect, who has given useful
information to the police that will lead to the
arrest of his accomplices, will be arraigned in
court as soon as investigation into the case is
completed,’’ it said. (NAN)

Calamity would have befallen Nigeria if Buhari, Bauchi were killed, says Jonathan via @iKanzee_RR

President Goodluck Jonathan said calamity
would have befallen Nigeria if former Head of
State, Muhammadu Buhari and Islamic
scholar, Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, were killed in the
July 23 bomb attacks in Kaduna.
Jonathan stated this when a delegation of the
Muslim community, led by Vice President
Namadi Sambo, paid him Sallah homage at
his official residence, in Abuja on Sunday.
He appealed to clerics in the country to
preach peace and unity to their followers “and
not the gospel of hate”, saying that the
country could not develop without peace.
He said, “Not too long ago we had these
dastardly attacks in Kano and Kaduna. We
stand to condemn these acts of terror on our
people.
“And, we extend our condolence and sympathy
to the bereaved and those who might have
been injured.
“The recent attacks in Kaduna, especially
where Sheik Dahiru Bauchi and Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari were targets are quite
instructive.
“You can imagine if these two people had died
in the attacks.
“Sheik Bauchi is one of our top Islamic
preachers; he has millions of followers. Buhari,
a former Head of State and leading political
figure, has massive supporters.
“On the same day, people wanted to kill them;
those who planned the attacks are clearly
sons of the devil, because if they had killed
these two people, we wouldn’t have been here
today; this country would have been in
turmoil.
”We couldn’t have gathered here to celebrate.”
He thanked God for saving their lives and
preventing “a major calamity” that would have
befallen the country.
The president restated that the Federal
Government was doing everything possible to
end the activities of Boko Haram and other
terrorist groups in the country.
He used the opportunity to renew his call on
Nigerians to continue to work with government
in that regard.
“Government is looking on how to raise funds;
in fact, we are launching the fund on
Thursday.
“This is to ensure that the widows, orphans,
those whose business premises have been
vandalised and even our worship places,
mosques and churches, that have been
destroyed, we will rebuild.
“Government alone cannot do it because we
will need huge sums of money. The Nigerian
private sector is vibrant and willing if they see
sincerity in government.
“We have demonstrated that very clearly and
we are hopeful that on that day, reasonable
amount of money will be raised.
“And, we will continue to raise money until we
are able to cushion the effect of these
excesses and at the same time, we are
strengthening our security services so that
they will be able to confront this menace,” he
said.
Jonathan said that he was honoured by the
visit of the Muslim community after the
Ramadan and prayed God to listen to and
answer their prayers.
Earlier, Sambo commended the president for
fasting with Muslims during the Ramadan,
and for welcoming the delegation to his
residence.
He prayed God to continue to give the
president wisdom and guidance to lead the
country to greater prosperity.
The vice president also prayed for peace in
Nigeria and for Allah to bring all evil, including
Boko Haram, to an end.
He urged Nigerians to be their brother’s
keepers “for peace, tranquillity, total
reconciliation and stability to reign in the
country.”
During the visit, the Minister of the Federal
Capital Territory, Mr Bala Mohammed, paid
homage to the president on behalf of Abuja
residents.
He said; “We have always enjoyed humane
and civil disposition that is why you see
Muslims and Christians coming to pay
homage in line with your exemplary
leadership.
“We pray that Allah will grant you courage and
wisdom to continue to steer the ship of
leadership despite the current security
challenges.” (NAN)

Eid-El-Fitr:Sanusi urges Muslims to imbibe spirit of tolerance via @iKanzee_RR

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi,
on Saturday paid N3 million at the Central
Prisons, Kano, to secure freedom for 11
inmates of the prison.
This is contained in a statement the Media
Officer at the Emir’s palace, Alhaji Sha’aban
Ibrahim, on Sunday in Kano.
The statement said that the amount was fines
option given the inmates by the courts at the
time of their convictions.
It explained that the monarch secured the
release of the inmates on humanitarian
ground, “”due to either ill health or old age.””
The statement quoted the emir as urging the
beneficiaries of the gesture to be of good
conduct when they resumed public life and
avoid issues that would take them back to
prison.
Meanwhile, the emir has urged Muslims in the
state to imbibe the spirit of tolerance and
sacrifice.
The emir made the call on Sunday while
addressing Muslims after the Eid-El-Fitr
prayer at the Kofar Mata ground in Kano.
He appealed to them to emulate Prophet
Muhammed’s life, stressing that the one
month fasting should be seen as a period of
cleansing and atonement.
“After the Ramadan, we should be more
determined to live in the path of Allah as true
believers.
‘’We should also continue to emulate the
exemplary attributes of Islam which are love,
tolerance and peaceful co-existence“, he said.
The monarch also called on the people to
continue to pray for peace, unity and progress
of the state and the country.
Earlier in his sermon, the Sanusi, who led the
prayer, stressed the need for Muslims to fear
God and continue to use all the lessons of the
Ramadan to foster unity in the state and
country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the prayer which started at about 9 a.m.
was attended by the state’s Deputy Governor,
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, members of the State
Executive Council, members of the Emirate
Council and some members of the Diplomatic
Corps.

Five policemen injured foiling female suicide bomber in Kano via @iKanzee_RR

A female suicide bomber blew herself up
outside a university in Kano, northern
Nigeria’s largest city, after they prevented her
from carrying out an attack, injuring five
officers, police said.
“A female suicide bomber was isolated as she
was walking towards the gate of the
university,” said police spokesman Frank Mba,
adding that she had hidden the bomb under
her “long black hijab”.
“Police on duty isolated her” because she was
behaving strangely, Mba said.
They were about to ask a woman colleague to
frisk the woman when she detonated the
bomb, killing herself and injuring the five
police officers, he said.

US doctor infected with Ebola in Liberia outbreak via @iKanzee_RR

WASHINGTON (AFP) – An American doctor
battling West Africa’s Ebola epidemic has
himself fallen sick with the disease in Liberia,
his aid agency said.
Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian charity, said Dr
Kent Brantly had been isolated at the group’s
Ebola treatment center at the ELWA hospital
in the Liberian capital Monrovia.
“Dr Brantly is married with two children,” the
group said, in a statement posted to its
website on Saturday.
“Samaritan’s Purse is committed to doing
everything possible to help Dr Brantly during
this time of crisis. We ask everyone to please
pray for him and his family.”
The aid agency did not immediately return
calls from AFP. The US State Department said
it was aware of an Ebola case but could not
provide information about a private individual.
Brantly is the medical director of the
Samaritan’s Purse Ebola case management
center in Liberia, where the agency continues
to work with Liberian and international health
officials to contain the outbreak.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever with a very high
fatality rate. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
have borne the brunt of the recent epidemic,
and last week Nigeria recorded its first death.
As of July 20, the number of Ebola cases
recorded in the months-long epidemic stood
at 1,093, including more than 660 deaths,
according to the World Health Organization.
The virus can fell victims within days, causing
severe fever and muscle pain, vomiting,
diarrhea and, in some cases, organ failure and
unstoppable bleeding.
Ebola is believed to be carried by animals
hunted for meat, notably bats.
It spreads among humans via bodily fluids
including sweat, meaning you can get sick
from touching an infected person.
With no vaccine, patients believed to have
caught the virus must be isolated to prevent
further contagion.
Ebola first emerged in 1976 in what is now the
Democratic Republic of Congo, and is named
after a river there.

[SEE FULL-LIST] AFRIMMA Awards 2014 List of Winners via @iKanzee_RR

Davido stays winning! This would be the
third time this year he is winning the ‘Artiste
of the Year‘ award. The previous two were at
the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards and BET
Awards. And last night at the African Muzik
Magazine Awards which held in Dallas, US,
Davido won
Below is the full list of the winners:
Best Video of the Year 2014- Flavour
(Nigeria)
Best Male West Africa 2014- Davido
(Nigeria)
Best Female West Africa 2014 – Tiwa Savage
(Nigeria)
Best African Group 2014- P-square (Nigeria)
Best Dance Group 2014- Imagineto (Nigeria)
Best Dancehall Artist 2014 – Timaya
(Nigeria)
Best Dance in a Video 2014- Iyanya (Lekwa
Ukwu) (Nigeria)
Best Traditional Artist 2014- Flavour
(Nigeria)
Song of the Year 2014- Kcee (Nigeria)
Artist of the Year 2014- Davido (Nigeria)
Leadership in Music Award 2014- 2face
Idibia (Nigeria)
Transformational Leadership Award 2014-
Chief Dr. Godswill Akpabio (Nigeria)
Best Male Central Africa 2014 – Fally Pupa
(Congo)
Best Male Diaspora 2014- Fuse ODG (Ghana)
Best Rap Act 2014- Sarkodie (Ghana)
Best Collaboration 2014- Mafikizolo ft Uhuru
(Khona) (South Africa)
Best DJ Africa 2014- Dj Black (Ghana)
Best African DJ USA 2014 – Dj Josh (Kenya)
Best Male East Africa 2014- Diamond
(Tanzania)
Best Female East Africa 2014- Lady Jaydee
(Tanzania)
Best Female Central Africa 2014- Gasha
(Cameroon)
Best Male Southern Africa 2014- Khuli
Chana (South Africa)
Best Female Diaspora 2014- Les Nubians
(Cameroon)
Best Female Southern Africa 2014- Zahara
(South Africa)
Best Gospel Artiste 2014- Bahati (Kenya)
Best Newcomer 2014- Stanley Enow
(Cameroon)
Best Video Director 2014- Ogopa Dj’s
(Kenya)
Music Producer of the year 2014- Dj Oskido
(South Africa)
Legendary Award 2014- Yvonne Chaka
Chaka

Sultan commends Muslim, Catholic cordial relationship via @iKanzee_RR

Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad
Abubakar, on Saturday commended the cordial
relationship existing between the Catholic
community and people of the state.
Abubakar made the commendation while
receiving the Vatical Ambassador to Nigeria,
Arch. Bishop Augustin Kasuja, in his palace in
Sokoto.
He said that this was made possible because
of the exemplary leadership of the Catholic
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan
Kukah.
He explained that the Sultanate council would
continue to cooperate with the Diocese in
promoting religious tolerance and
understanding among the people of the state.
Abubakar called for more religious harmony
among Nigerians for peace, progress and unity
of the country.
He said that the leaders of the two major
religious must come out with an educative
forum that would sensitise the faithful on the
need to respect and adhere the teaching of
their religions.
The Islamic leader said that such would bring
to an end lack of understanding and hatred
among Nigerians in line with religious
teachings.
Speaking earlier, Kasuja acknowledged the
effort of the Sultanate council towards
promoting religious harmony in the country.
He said that as the representative of the pope
he was in the palace to wish the Sultan as
head of the Muslim community in Nigeria a
happy Ramadan and to all Muslims in Nigeria.
He explained that he was in the state on a
pastoral visit at the invitation of Kukah to
inspect ongoing projects in the Sokoto
diocese, comprising Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara
and Katsina states. (NAN)

1 dies, 15 unconscious after an all night prayers via @iKanzee_RR

Aba (Abia) – The Police in Aba, Abia, has
confirmed the death of a four-year-old boy
after an all night prayer in a church on
Saturday morning.
The police, who did not give the name of the
deceased, also confirmed that 15 other
persons were choked during the event.
A group called the “Young People’s Christian
Fellowship, Ututu, Arochukwu’’, were
reportedly made unconscious by fumes from a
generating set used for the all night prayer
meeting.
The police Area Commander, Aba, ACP Peter
Wabara, made this known to newsmen in Aba.
“We got a phone call this morning that some
persons were allegedly lying dead in a church
at 8 Eziukwu road by Milverton Avenue, Aba.
“So I mobilised my men and called in some
doctor friends since the government doctors
were on strike and they accompanied us to the
scene of the event.
“There we looked through the glass door and
found them lying unconscious in a scattered
manner. Fortunately, some of them were
breathing so we moved them to two
hospitals,” he said.
Wabara said that 11 of the worshipers were
evacuated to Austin-Graces hospital on
Okigwe road while four of them were moved to
Goodness and Mercy hospital on Faulks road,
Aba.
According to the commander, before leaving
the scene, the rescue team searched the
church environment and found a generating
set that had exhausted its fuel and quenched
but was still hot.
The commander said that there was a noxious
odour in the air of the warehouse-turned-
church which gave them the impression that
the worshippers may have over-inhaled carbon
monoxide.
He said that he accompanied the Deputy
Governor of the state, Col. Emeka Ananaba
(Rtd) to the hospitals and found that the
persons involved were responding to
treatment.
Wabara also said that the deputy governor
had made a donation of an undisclosed sum
of money.
The money was donated after a meeting with
the Area Commander, the Commissioner for
Health and an assistant medical director, at
Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba.
Some of the persons brought to Austin-Graces
hospital had recovered and could recognise
people, but were unable to field reporter’s
enquiries during the visit.
Dr Philip Richard, Senior Pastor, Word Alife
Assembly, Aba, the Secretary of pastors from
Arochukwu in Aba, said that the worshippers
were all indigenes of Ututu in Arochukwu local
government area.
“I was not there but I had a phone call telling
me this morning that the believers from Ututu
in Arochukwu who went to pray in a church in
Aba had all died.
“I left all that I was doing to get to the scene
of the event. We have a fellowship of believers
of Ututu origin in Aba and they came to pray
for themselves and their community at this
venue.
“I was not there. They are from various
churches and not from one church. The
husband and wife whose child died are from
my own church,” he said.
Meanwhile, a police source who was among
the rescuers, said that the boy died as a result
of the weight of his heavily-built father which
fell on him when the man became
unconscious.
The source said the child was seating beside
his father and when they became unconscious,
the father unknowingly fell to that side of his
seat, pressing the boy and making breathing
hard for him.
Another source from Ututu, on condition of
anonymity said that the man and his wife had
lost one of their two children last month.
She said that they were left with only the boy
that died at the prayer meeting on July 26.
(NAN)

Man, 72, arrested in Adamawa for defiling girl, 7 via @iKanzee_RR

AdamawaState police command Friday
paraded a lady, Chinwedu Mbogu, 21, who
conspired with Friday Ugwochuku, and stole a
day old baby from a Cottage Hospital in Mayo
Belwa and took same to Aba in Abia State to
sell the baby.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. John
Abakasanga, who paraded the suspect along
with others, including a 72- year old man who
defiled a
seven-year old girl whom he accosted when
the minor went to buy something at his
provision store and defiled the girl. The
suspect, named Baba Adamu Idirisa, has been
arrested and will be charged to court.
The command also declared a 23 year old
Ahijo Angarawe, a male
wanted for many offences. He allegedly
resisted arrest for drug trafficking and
homicide at Vinkilang.

Prostitution should be legalised — Maheeda via @iKanzee_RR

Caroline Sam, also known as Maheeda in the
music industry, once worked as a prostitute
before falling in love with music.
The controversial singer popular for posting
her raunchy pictures on the social media
recently revealed exclusively to Showtime that
prostitution should be legalised.
According to her: “Yes, I think prostitution
should be legalised. I have been there, I have
been with these girls .
I have been to Holland where I think it’s legal.
It won’t be bad if it is legalised because it’s
everywhere anyway. So it’s better if it’s
legalised,” she said.

FG confirms Ebola death in Lagos, warns citizens to be vigilant via @iKanzee_RR

ABUJA – Federal Government Friday
confirmed the Ebola Virus death that claimed
one Mr. Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian man
suspected to have imported the deadly Ebola
virus into Lagos.
Announcing this in Abuja, the Minister of
Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the
patient was subjected to thorough medical
evaluation where laboratory investigations
were also carried out and his blood sample
taken to the advanced laboratory at the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, WHO
reference laboratory in Darkar Senegal and
CDC laboratory in Atlanta, USA, which
confirmed the diagnosis of Ebola Virus
Disease.
It will be
recalled
that the
confirmation of the outbreak of the virus in
Lagos on Thursday, July 24 by the Lagos
State Ministry of health caused panic across
the country.
This was after Nigerians were alerted on 22nd
July, 2014, on a suspected case of Ebola Virus
Disease, in Lagos involving a 40 year old man
traveling from Monrovia, Liberia to Nigeria on
Asky Airline via Lome to Lagos.
The passenger was said to have  fever, and
vomiting with diarrhea on arrival at the
airport and was handed over by the airline to
the Port health Services of the Federal
ministry of Health, who quickly isolated him
and transported him straight to the hospital
to avoid contact with the general public.
But after the confirmation of the results by
other laboratories outside Nigeria and despite
the urgent specialized barrier nursing care
provided for the patient in a Lagos Hospital,
the patient unfortunately passed away in the
early hours of Friday.
As part of effort to contain the spread of the
virus, the health Minister said certain
measures had already been taken by the
Ministry, which include: tracing and
investigating all the passengers the patient
came with; placing all ports of entry under red
alert in line with WHO regulations; equipped
all government tertiary health institutions in
Nigeria to handle any emergency that may
arise from the disease and providing
supportive drugs and medical consumables at
all entry points and stepping up collaboration
with all the States of the federation.
‘‘I want to assure the general public that the
FMOH is presently working with other
ministries, agencies and international
organizations as well as the Lagos State
Government to prevent the possible spread of
the virus.
‘‘Emergency operation centres had been
established and coordinated by the Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control, NCDC of the
federal Ministry of health in collaboration with
an inter ministerial committee set up by the
President,’’ he added.
The committee according to him, is headed by
the Minister of Information, Mr. Maku was set
up to stimulate sensitization of the Nigerian
public on the danger and preventive measures
on Ebola Virus disease.
For any enquiry and complain concerning
Ebola Virus cases and outbreak, the Minister
said the following numbers had been opened
to reach the centre: 08023210923,
08097979595 and 07067352220 with an
email: ebolainfo@health.gov.ng .
He implored all citizens to be vigilant and
ensure improved personal and environmental
hygiene and to report any suspected case to
the nearest medical facility.
While stressing the need for citizens to be
vigilant and sensitive about the virus, the
Minister also said every needed measure to
control the possible spread of the virus had
been taken by the Ministry and urged
Nigerians to remain calm.
Also speaking on the development, the
Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku
said jingles and other awareness programmes
had been prepared by his committee to help
spread the awareness in the conventional
media and social media.
He however, appealed to all media outfits to
support government effort in curbing the
spread of the virus by airing the jingles and
other programmes lined up free of charge.
‘‘This is a national emergency and so, I expect
no demand for payment from any media to air
the jingles and programmes prepared by the
centre and Presidential committee on Ebola
virus.’’

Local Govt gives Okoku merit award via @iKanzee_RR

The Local Government Educational Authority
has given a merit award to1984 Nations Cup
silver-medal winner Paul Okoku for his
contributions towards the improvement of the
lives of children in Mainland Local
Government.
Speaking during the presentation of the award,
the Executive Secretary of the LGEA, Lawrence
Adetona  said Okoku was recognised for his
selfless service to the cause of pupils of St.
Paul Catholic Primary School, Ebute Metta.
Adetona observed that he was moved by the
decision of Okoku to spearhead the donation
of laptops and generating set to his school,
adding that such a gesture has greatly
improved the quality of learning at the school.
He also informed that Okoku also fed pupils of
the school to celebrate this year’s Children’s
Day and World Hunger Day on May 28.
“Okoku has shown beyond all reasonable
doubts that he means well for our children in
this local government and we on our part feel
that we should appreciate his contributions by
way of bestowing this humble award on this
humble man”, said Adetona, who urged Okoku
not to relent in his act of giving to the society.
“He should stand firm and continue setting the
pace amongst his former ex-internationals,
most of whom came out of other primary
schools but have sadly forgotten to give back
to the society that made them. We want
people to emulate Okoku so that our children
will have a better future”, said Adetona.

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Algeria-bound plane from Burkina Faso missing

Algeria’s national airline, Air Algerie, says it
has lost contact with one of its planes flying
from Burkina Faso.
Contact was lost about 50 minutes after
take-off from Ouagadougou, the airline is
quoted by Algeria’s state news agency as
saying.
The passenger airliner, last seen at 0155
GMT, was bound for the Algerian capital
Algiers, it added.
Flight AH 5017 had 110 passengers and six
crew on board, officials said.
“In keeping with procedures, Air Algerie has
launched its emergency plan,” Air Algerie
officials, quoted by APS news agency, said.
The plane is chartered from Spanish airline
Swiftair.
In a statement (in Spanish) , Swiftair said that
the aircraft was an MD83 and that they were
unable to establish contact with the plane.
The plane was originally scheduled to land at
0510 local time, it said.
Flight AH 5017 flies the Ouagadougou-
Algiers route four times a week, AFP news
agency reported.

Sokoto and sokoto trouser

IN recent weeks, the major political parties
have accused each other of hiring the services
of foreign media advisers to launder their
images and make them eligible for election in
next year’s presidential ballot. Reports claim
that each of the foreign media firms in
question is to receive in excess of $3 million
for their troubles.
That translates into about half a billion Naira
for a company sitting pretty in London, New
York, or Tokyo, to fix the image of a Nigerian
political party and make it victorious in an
election in which all voters will be Nigerians.
Two things came to mind the moment the
curious development began to assail my
senses. The first is “Money Miss Road”, which
is a phrase employed by Nigerians in
dismissal of wealthy people who deploy their
resources into quests that are ridiculous or
downright shameful.
The second is this Yoruba saying: “What you
are looking for in Sokoto is right inside the
pocket of your sokoto.” Sokoto in the north-
western fringes of Nigeria is nearly 1000
kilometres from Lagos.
The Yoruba, and indeed every Nigerian ethnic
group, cannot understand why any focused
person should search for in faraway Sokoto
something inside the pocket of his sokoto, the
traditional trouser won under the jumper. In
other words, what is obtainable through a
stretch of the arm should not occasion a
tortuous journey through difficult terrains and
different linguistic zones.
But, there is a distinction to mark in the
Money Miss Roadsyndrome of old. That
Money Miss Road was always thought to be
foolishly wasting his hard-earned money.
The situation cannot be the same with a
Nigerian political party spending N500 million
in 2014, simply to rent the services of a
foreign media expert. Such an action,
described properly, can only be called a
scandal. The key question is this: Whose
money is being so stupidly blown? Properly
earned money can never be so prodigally
expended.
There are any number of projects that can be
achieved with half a billion Naira. Part of the
gargantuan sum could be deployed into
achieving better air safety. Part of it could go
into the provision of better medical services.
Part of it could be used to clear the backlog of
unpaid gratuities and pensions. Part of it
could provide jobs for the thousands of jobless
youths roaming aimlessly in utter alienation
and frustration. To have such a huge sum of
money lavished on some absentee smartasses
underscores the apparent incorrigibility of the
Nigerian political class, their utter
thoughtlessness and the wanton disdain in
which they hold the country’s citizenry.
It has been said in some quarters that the
“Clueless” tag was invented and foisted on
President Jonathan by one of these so-called
expert foreign public relations firms. It is left
for Nigerians to decide whether what the
country requires at this time is the
importation of 21st Century versions of
Joseph Goebbels, to come and further pollute
the national political atmosphere with
mordacious propaganda.
That is all these dubious foreigners are
capable of doing for Nigeria – to sow the
seeds of discord, to distort the truth and to
promote hirelings as instant and inevitable
saviours of the entity. For, if truth be told,
there is absolutely nothing new under the
earth. Yes, public relations has its nuances
and strategies. But it is not rocket science.
Even rocket science itself is not outside the
ken of the Black race. There is no innate or
cognitive expertise in American or European
public relations practitioners that is not
currently manifest and self-evident in their
Nigerian counterparts.
The rush to the foreigner, therefore, is the
product of a personality complex that
encourages the fiction that the grass is always
greener on the other side.
Without meaning to embarrass anyone, there
isn’t a height in political media campaigns
that a party with Senator Uche Chukwumerije
will not attain. If his proficiency in this
department is not called into play, that would
be because he is not being carried along or he
is not allowing himself to be carried along.
And there are many media wizards of the hue
of Chukwumerije in this country.
Definitively, the PDP requires no foreign input,
however tiny, to guarantee President Jonathan
a second term of office. What to do is not in
Sokoto; it is in the PDP’s sokoto trouser,
except they are unaware of its presence in
their clothing.
Similarly, the All Progressives Congress, APC,
does not need any foreign input, however
minuscular, to shirk the tag of a Boko Haram
affiliate. All it requires is for the party to
desist from angling to score political points
through the terrorist massacres of Nigerians;
to have its governors and senators stand by
traditional-cum- religious leaders, and rail in
condemnation of Boko Haram, and to have
such footages broadcast repeatedly in all
media sequences.
The central point is that the political media
expert has his place, except that it is a place
that stands drastically untenable if his
product is middling in a highly competitive
setting. Certain politicians are pig-like in both
character and orientation.
No detergent, however potent and expensive,
can permanently rid them of filth and stench,
an off-putting condition which, in electoral
terms, translates into tragically serial defeats.
Look at President Barack Obama. He is a
Harvard-educated lawyer, a former US Senator
and a man who speaks in his first and native
tongue.
Yet, he never makes a public speech without
the use of the TelePrompTer. But, in Nigeria,
politicians with a smattering of English, a
foreign language, address difficult questions
without preparations or rehearsals, leading to
needless faux pas that they consequently try
to redress by paying billions into the coffers of
foreign media practitioners.
That explains why, in an interview granted
Ochereome Nnanna in the Vanguard of
November 10, 2013, Governor Sule Lamido of
Jigawa State tried to explain Boko Haram
atrocities by likening it to pressure of the sort
a woman feels, for which she goes shoplifting
to feed her hungry children!
That explains why in 2003, the then Governor
of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, apologised
on behalf of Ndigbo for their “mistake” of the
Nigerian civil war and asked the rest of
Nigeria to forgive his ethnic group and “chart
a new course towards integration”! (See
Vanguard of September 8, 2003.) Outrages
such as these can only be avoided when
politicians chew their words well before
uttering them, and when they weigh the
possible consequences of their actions before
taking them.
They are not avoided by misapplying funds
better deployed to the benefit of the citizenry;
they are not mitigated by paying through the
nose for the services of foreign media
practitioners of questionable distinction.
There is no doubt that the guilty politicians
can do with some counsel. In all the cases in
which media advisers are contracted for
damage limitation, the injuries are self-
inflicted. Still, the politicians conveniently
forget that even after the injuries precipitated
by their recklessness are healed, the scars
remain.
To save themselves from avoidable
palpitation, and to protect the rest of society
from the consequences of their wilder
excesses, politician will do well to embrace
propriety and sobriety in every circumstance.
They should carefully lick their lips
themselves, to obviate the contingency of the
harmattan doing the licking for them, and
leaving behind wide, painful cracks that
foreign experts cannot mend, despite their
greedy collection of the nation’s patrimony
CHUKS ILOEGBUNAM wrote from Cincinnati,
United States.

APC gets Tribunal’s nod to inspect Ekiti election materials via @iKanzee_RR

Ado Ekiti—The governorship election petition
tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Wednesday
granted the application of All Progressives
congress, APC, requesting the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, to allow
it unfettered access to inspect all electoral
materials used in the June 21 governorship
election.
The tribunal equally granted the motion of
APC to serve the governor-elect, Mr. Ayo
Fayose through a substituted means since the
court’s bailiffs were unable to serve the
petition to Mr. Fayose personally.
The three-man panel headed by Justice
Muhammad Sirajo, granted the order following
an exparte application by the lawyer
representing APC, Mr Kabir Akingbolu.
In the application brought in pursuant to
Paragraph 8(2) of the First Schedule of the
Electoral Act 2010, and under the inherent
power of the court, APC (the applicant) had
complained that efforts to serve Fayose by the
court’s bailiff had not been successful.
File: Ayo Fayose casting his vote during the
Ekiti governorship election.
The exparte motion was brought in pursuant
to Section 151 (1&2) and paragraph 47(1&2)
of the First Schedule of the Electoral Act 2010
as amended and was supported by a 15-
paragraph affidavit deposed to by Christian
Okoh, a lawyer.
Speaking after the ruling, Akingbolu told
newsmen that “The court has granted us an
order to use an expert in handwriting,
biometric data, and scientific analysts that
can examine the ballot papers to prove
whether the allegation we made is true or not,
which we believe will be successfully proved.”
Dissatisfied with the result of June 21
governorship poll in the state, Ekiti State APC
dragged  Mr. Ayo Fayose, winner of the
election and INEC to court challenging the
victory against its candidate and incumbent
governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.
No date has however, been fixed by the
tribunal for the substantive suit.

Lagos APC: PDP has taught us a lesson in Ekiti via @iKanzee_RR

Joe Igbokwe is the Publicity Secretary of  the
Lagos State capter of All Progressives
Congress, APC. In this interview, he speaks on
the the stability of the party in Lagos, the
2015 general elections and issues from the
last election in Ekiti among others.
APC
preparation for 2015 general elections in
Lagos APC Lagos is leaving no stone
unturned given the setbacks we had in Ekiti
State recently. More than ever before we are
fighting and digging deep as if we are in the
opposition. From state to the 57 LGAs, and to
the 377 Wards we are playing the real politics,
realising that all politics are local.
Challenge of stomach infrastructure I have
told you that Ekiti people have added new
words to our political lexicon and that is
STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE. We will play the
politics to the letter. We will face the
challenge with all the energy at our disposal.
We have rice in abundance especially the one
produced in Ikorodu, Lagos. We are doing
other things which time and space will not
permit me to recount here. Lagos has the
capacity to carry out any assignment without
let or hindrance. Thank God we got seven
months notice from Ekiti people that political
equation in Nigeria has changed from politics
of ideas to politics of the stomach. The ruling
party, PDP has impoverished Nigerians in the
past 16 years and they are now using stolen
money to buy votes. The new trend in Nigerian
politics is to get to the office, create poverty
and steal as much as you can.
Qualities expected from the next governor
Incumbent Governor Babatunde Fashola is
leaving behind big shoes and anybody who
will occupy that exalted office must be a
leader of leaders. He must be lettered in the
art of governance. He must be bold,
experienced, firm, strong, courageous, widely
traveled, widely exposed and very deep. He
must have passion for service.
Developmental orientation
He must be a good mobiliser, friend of the
poor, and must have a third eye. He must
have a developmental orientation, he is not a
hut builder. He must have a big heart. He
must believe in government of small things as
well as government of big things. Only the
best is good for Lagos because Lagos is not a
place for mediocrity.
Challenges next governor will confront
Development is work in progress. He will
continue where Governor Fashola will stop.
The incoming governor will have 25 million
Lagosians to contend with. Building
infrastructure will continue to pose a big
challenge in Lagos until every road, every
street is upgraded in Lagos. Astronomical
growth in Lagos population will continue to be
a challenge, Security will always pose a
challenge. Transportation, housing, refuse
disposal, jobs among others will continue to
be the big issue. The challenge to make Lagos
to remain the Centre for Excellence will always
be there. Critics will be there to put him on
the hot seat. The challenge to make Lagos the
first destination among African cities will
always be there.
Candidate emerging through consensus or
primaries
Please leave this great assignment for the
party leaders. Lagos is not in short supply of
great leaders but only one out of 14
governorship aspirants will be victorious. In
taking the decision a lot is going to be
considered. If we make a mistake we may end
up with a meretricious mediocrity. The leaders
must be extremely careful now that ethnic and
religious politics are taking the front seat in
Nigeria. Our leaders must shine their eyes
because APC Lagos will not go into 2015
elections with a divided house.
What is APC doing to prevent the repeat of the
Ekiti episode in Osun?
What happened in Ekiti State will never, never
happen in Osun State. Ekiti State was stolen
and that robbery is unacceptable in Osun
State. Even though we know PDP very well and
their ugly antecedents we thought they will
respect themselves in Ekiti and play to the
rules but a leopard cannot change its skin.
They will meet their waterloo in Osun State. In
Osun State, PDP will meet a lion in Governor
Aregbesola.
Next council election in Lagos?
Please leave that decision for the governor
and the leadership of the party in Lagos. When
the time comes the elections will hold.
On zoning of governorship slot
Going by the thinking of the party’s leadership
in Lagos, the Lagos West has produced a
governor, the Lagos Central has produced one
and now is the turn of Lagos East to occupy
the exalted seat. I think this is a wonderful
development that borders on justice, equity,
and fair play. I am inclined to think that it is
good for the commonwealth. I have no doubt
in my mind that APC Lagos will key in to this
development. It is fair to all concerned and it
is going to be beneficial to all.
Agitation for a Christian governor
In 1993 nobody raised any eyebrow when
Nigerians voted for the late Chief MKO Abiola
and Babagana Kingibe, both of them Muslims.
Now 22 years after, PDP has dragged Nigeria
into ethnic and religious politics. This is
unfortunate. I know that Christians in Lagos
have been asking for a Christian candidate in
Lagos because Muslim governors have ruled
Lagos since 1999. They have the right to do
so and the leadership of the party must listen
to them. We have to live with it.
PDP has inflicted mediocrity, ethnicity,
tribalism, sectionalism, sycophancy, and
politics of infrastructure of the stomach in
Nigeria. Nigeria is retrogressing, and moving
dangerously into a state of anything goes.
May we never crash this democracy? Lagos
wants a good Governor, a thinking Governor
and a goal getter. You can find a good
Governor from every religion.

Kaduna Bombing: El-Rufai alleges assassination attempt on Buhari via @ iKanzee_RR

Former Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory and All Progressive Congress
chieftain, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has suggested
that the attack on General Muhammed Buhari
in Kaduna might be the work of trained
snipers charged to assassinate the opposition
leader.
El-Rufai made the allegation via his facebook
account, where he wrote, “INTERESTING
TIMES: Buhari cautions Jonathan against
impunity. Two days later, Boko Haram
responds to this by bombing Buhari’s convoy.
Are these the Snipers at work? And who are
they working for? It does not take a genius to
know.
May Allah Expose all the purveyors of evil and
division, Destroy their agenda and Defeat them
in their war against our citizens, Amen.
- Nasir El-Rufai”
He argued that the attack came two days after
Buhari cautioned Jonathan against impunity.
It will be recalled that former President
Olusegun Obasanjo made mention of trained
snipers to mow down some selected
politicians in his famous letter to President
Jonathan.
Opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari was
the target of the second bomb attack in the
northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday but
escaped unhurt.
Eye witnesses said the attack had targeted
former Head of State and opposition leader,
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
Two vehicles in the convoy of the All
Progressives Party (APC) chieftain were burnt
in the blast.

Maiduguri- Gamboru- Ngala link bridge blown off via @iKanzee_RR

A bridge linking Maiduguri- Gamboru- Ngala-
Cameroon Republic has been blown off by
members of the suspected Boko Haram sect
on Wednesday, living passengers and
motorists stranded.
Sources said the incident took place at about
1:30am when some group of terrorists planted
Improvised Explosive Devices and later
detonated it under the bridge which destroyed
the whole part of it.
This is the second time a bridges linking the
area came under destruction by terrorists
living commuters stranded.
Already our Correspondent gathered that the
road which is an international road has now
been closed following the incident.

How I escaped assassination – Buhari via @iKanzee_RR

KADUNA – General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd),
Wednesday, hours after he was targeted by a
suicide bomber said  he narrowly escaped
assassination.
Read Buhari’s Statement: “I am personally
involved in a clearly targeted bomb attack
today at about 2:30pm on my way to Daura.
“The unfortunate event, clearly an
assassination attempt, came from a fast
moving vehicle that made many attempt to
overtake my security car, but was blocked by
escort vehicle.
“We reached the market area of Kawo where
he took advantage of our slowing down and
attempted to ram my car and instantly
detonated the bomb which destroyed all the
three cars in our convoy.
“Unfortunately, when I came out of my vehicle,
I saw many dead bodies littered around. They
were innocent people going about their daily
business who became victims of mass murder.
“Thank God for His mercy, I came out unhurt,
but with three of my security staff sustaining
minor injuries. They have since been treated in
hospital and discharged”, he said in
conclusion.

Ukraine says readying sanctions against Russia over rebel support

Ukraine’s western-backed government said
Wednesday that it was preparing to slap
sanctions on Russia for backing pro-Moscow
separatists in the ex-Soviet state.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
said a special committee had been set up to
draw up a raft of economic sanctions against
any Russian individuals, officials or companies
accused of supporting rebels battling
government troops in the east of the country.
“Ukraine will introduce sanctions against every
individual with a Russian passport who
supports the terrorists and separatists in
Ukraine,” Yatsenyuk said.
The sanctions would also target those who
helped push through the Kremlin’s annexation
of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in
March, he said.
Ukraine’s threat of punitive economic
measures against its largest trading partner
comes with its economy teetering perilously
on the brink after Moscow cut off gas supplies
in June over a bitter price dispute.
The European Union — which signed a historic
trade and political pact with Kiev last month
— looks set to follow Washington’s lead by
announcing a new round of tougher sanctions
against Moscow on Thursday, following
international outrage over the downing of
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in rebel-held
territory.

New Music: Turn Up Da Motion - KannyBrillz (@Souza_official) via @iKanzee_RR

A Jos upcoming artist, Kannybrillz after making a collabo some months ago with Samm & Thycane for "her body" has today released another one but this time, him alone. Y'all will love it. Click this link to Download >>>>> http://www.netnaija.com/music/temp/1586-kannybrillz-turn-up-da-motion#

Sokoto earmarks N800 m to sponsor 420 students abroad-Official via @iKanzee_RR

The   Chairman of the State Universal Basic
Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Musa
Maitafsir, said this in Sokoto when he spoke to
121 Masters’ Degrees students leaving for the
Islamic University of Uganda.
He said that the money had been lodged in
the account of the state scholarship board.
Maitafisr said that the money was for the
payment of tuition and registration fees of the
students and for their upkeep.
He said that over N350 million out of the
amount was set aside for the training of 220
students in the Islamic University of Uganda.
According to him, “already, 99 students had
finished their one-year post-graduate Diploma
in Education in the same institution.
“The 121 students leaving Sokoto for Uganda
today will join the 99 already there for various
Masters’ Degrees courses in the same
Institution,” Maitafsir, added.
The chairman further said that the balance of
N 450 million will be spent on the sponsorship
of additional 200 under-graduate students in
various Universities in Sudan, India,
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates
(Dubai).
“Out of them, 160 are going to Sudan; 100
going to India, 40 will be going to Bangladesh
and  60 to Dubai, UAE,” he said.
Maitafsir stated that the gesture was being
pursued under the state government’s
Teacher-Development Programme.
“The aim of the programme is to have good
school administrators and teachers, and by
extension, for Nigeria,’’ he said.
Maitafsir appealed to the students to be good
Ambassadors of Sokoto state and Nigeria,
generally.
He urged them to steer clear of all acts
capable of tarnishing the image of the state
and Nigeria.
Spokespersons of the students, Abubakar
Magawata and Kabiru Surajo, commended the
state government for the gesture.
They promised to be of good behaviour and
face their studies squarely, saying, “We will
not fail the people of the state and
Nigerians.” (NAN)

Liverpool Have Signed Atletico Madrid defender On A Two-Year Loan Deal via @iKanzee_RR

There have been plenty of rumours over the
past couple of days – on Wednesday
morning, Madrid-based paper Marca confirm
that Atletico Madrid defender Javier
Manquillo is joining Liverpool on loan.” The 20-year-old right back had been of
interest to Arsenal but it appears Liverpool
have beaten off competition from their
Premier League rivals.
Marca confirm that Manquillo has signed a
two-year loan deal at Liverpool and have an
option to buy the player for six million euros.
Atletico were concerned that Manquillo
would get little playing time with Juanfran
the preferred choice for coach Diego Simeone
on the right side of defence.
They feel Manquillo needs minutes on the
pitch to improve and are hopeful he will get
playing time at Anfield, despite the presence
of Glen Johnson.
Marca confirm that the deal for Manquillo is
a “matter of hours” now and is likely to be
announced by the two clubs today.

Al-makura’s impeachment: Nassarawa assembly orders Chief Judge to set up investigative panel via @iKanzee_RR

Nasarawa State House of Assembly has
ordered the state’s Chief Judge, Suleiman
Dikko, to constitute a panel to investigate
Governor Tanko Al-Makura as accused by
lawmakers of committing impeachable
offences.
State lawmakers launched impeachment
proceedings against the governor last week,
accusing him of 16 offences.
A seven-man panel to be named by the chief
judge will examine the charges.
The directive to the chief judge was issued by
the speaker of the state assembly, Musa
Mohammed, (PDP – Nasarawa Central), after
a motion moved by the majority leader Godiya
Akwashiki (PDP), representing Nasarawa
Eggon West constituency.
The motion, which was supported by
Mohammed Baba Ibaku (PDP), representing
Udege Loko constituency, was unanimously
adopted by the 20 PDP lawmakers in the state
assembly.
The motion was however rejected by all four
All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers in
the house.
The investigative committee is expected to
report to the House within seven days.

FCT Muslim Pilgrims Board releases 2014 Hajj fare via @iKanzee_RR

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim
Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday
released the 2014 Hajj fare for intending
pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
File photo: Muslim pilgrims gather to pray at
Mount Arafat near the holy city of Mecca
during the annual pilgrimage.
This is contained in a statement signed by its
Director, Media, Alhaji Muhammed Aliyu, in
Abuja.
According to the statement, intending pilgrims
are to pay a maximum amount of N813,561 or
a minimum of N735,561 per seat.
It said intending pilgrims from the territory
had up to August 1, to pay the balance or lose
their seats.
The board warned intending pilgrims yet to
submit completed application forms and e-
passports to do so before the deadline.
“The warning is necessary as the board will
soon commence the process of acquiring visa
from the Saudi Arabian embassy in
Abuja.’’ (NAN)

NYSC to place corps members on public service salary scale via @iKanzee_RR

Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) says it is working toward placing
corps members on a public service salary
scale to stop frequent agitation for a review of
their allowances.
Its Director-General, Brig. Gen. Johnson
Olawumi, said this at a media chat on
Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that already, the scheme was
collaborating with the National Salaries and
Wages Commission to concretise the
proposal.
Olawumi said that the scheme had made
series of attempts at the National Assembly to
secure an adjustment in the allowances of the
corps members, adding that such attempts
had been unsuccessful.
He said that the scheme had taken the matter
before the wages commission for a solution,
adding that the current N19, 800 monthly
allowances for corps members was inadequate
in view of the economic situation in the
country.
The NYSC boss also announced the
resuscitation of the Presidential Award to
corps members who had excelled in their
service to the nation, adding that the 2013
and 2014 editions would hold this year.
“It (award) was instituted in 1974 with the
purpose of rewarding corps members that
distinguished themselves through selfless
service to their host communities.
“The 2012 and 2013 editions of the award will
be hosted later in the year along with the
2014 edition and preparations are already in
top gear in this regard.’’
On request for corps members’ relocation,
Olawumi said that such requests were
approved only on marital and health grounds.
“However, with the current security situation in
some states of the country, the scheme
applies the doctrine of necessity when corps
members apply for relocation on security
reasons.
“In such instances, the corps members get
relocated automatically; but not to a state of
their choice.’’
He, however, warned that the scheme had
concluded arrangement to punish those corps
members who presented fake health report to
aid their relocation, adding that the drastic
action would be applied to all those caught in
the act to serve as a lesson to others.
Meanwhile, Olawumi said that more than 2.7
million graduates had passed through the
scheme since its inception in 1975. (NAN)

AIDS-free world is around the corner – Clinton via @iKanzee_RR

Melbourne. – Former U.S. president Bill
Clinton on Wednesday told delegates at the
ongoing 20th edition of the International AIDS
Conference in Melbourne that an end to the
AIDS disease was in sight.
“The AIDS-free world that so many of you have
worked to build is just over the horizon. We’re
here because we know how far we still have to
go.” he said.
UN targets to eliminate AIDS by 2030 include
having 90 per cent of people with HIV
diagnosed and on treatment by 2020, and
stressed that more than 35 million people are
living with HIV and AIDS, with an estimated 19
million unaware of their status.
He said that this had become imperative
because the tools needed to treat AIDS and
stop its transmission were available.
Clinton noted that two million people are still
being infected with the AIDS virus HIV every
year and millions more still needed access to
treatment.
He praised Rwanda for making “remarkable
progress” that included a programme to train
all health workers with the assistance of
international partners on his foundation in the
field of HIV and AIDS in various African
countries.
Clinton paid tribute to the six AIDS 2014
delegates killed in the MH17 plane crash in
Ukraine while en route to Melbourne.
“It is important that we honour the service and
lives of those that were lost on MH17,’’ he
said.
AIDS 2014 opened on Sunday with around
14,000 researchers, activists and policymakers
expected to attend the five-day event.

Impeachment saga: PDP challenges APC to produce of evidences corroboration via @iKanzee_RR

Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
said it had never been involved in any
impeachment of any state governor or other
political office holders.
Mr Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity
Secretary, stated thus at a news conference in
Abuja on Tuesday.
Metuh debunked insinuations that the PDP
and the Federal Government were responsible
for the current move to impeach the Nasarawa
state governor by the state House of
Assembly.
“We are bold to claim that nobody on either
side of the divide in Nasarawa state can claim
the involvement of the Presidency or that of
our national leadership in the impeachment
saga.
“The PDP challenges APC leadership to
produce any corroboration of this allegation
within the government of Nasarawa State.
“The Governor of Nasarawa state has never
and can never lay claim to the complicity of
the presidency and the PDP leadership in this
matter’’, Metuh said.
On the impeachment in Adamawa and similar
developments in other states, the PDP
national publicity secretary restated the
party`s respect for the principle of separation
of powers.
The PDP charged its members in state Houses
of Assembly to be guided by due process and
rule of law in the execution of their legislative
duties.
“We urge our members in all state legislatures
to thread with caution and be guided by due
process and the rule of law in the execution of
their legislative duties’’, Metuh said.
He said the leadership of APC had been
condemning the PDP-led federal government,
stressing that the pronouncement of its
leaders were not mere coincidence or vain
statements.
Metuh said they were part of APC`s larger plot
to build a groundswell of negativity.
The PDP spokesman maintained that the
ultimate aim of the APC was to truncate the
country`s hard earned democracy.
He said that recent events involving the
opposition indicated that they were the real
causative agents of the issues they accused
the federal government and the PDP of.
According to him, the APC leadership had
turned around in condemnation simply
because they are currently suffering a self-
inflicted reversal of fortune.
He said, “while the APC harps on perceived
infractions or failings of the PDP, they
conveniently ignore the fact that their actions
and inactions posed the greatest threat to
democracy.’’
Metuh said that for over a year, APC
leadership had sustained attacks on critical
government institutions and had also
committed enormous efforts in fanning the
ambers of violence and division among
Nigerians.
This, he said, was with the aim of
destabilising the PDP-led federal government,
weaken government institutions and truncate
the country`s democracy.
He stressed that APC leaders had been at the
centre of actions and utterances that had in
no small measure been promoting hatred,
violence and division in the polity.
This, he said, were the very acts that
embolden insurgency and pave the way for the
ignoble, adding that APC`s design was to
overheat the system and weaken the nation`s
democracy.
Metuh noted that the APC had on many
occasions labeled federal legislatures as
corrupt, accusing them of receiving millions of
dollars to do PDP’s bidding and calling state
legislature “pliant assemblies.”
The APC, he stressed, had also engaged in
spirited attempts to turn the heat on the
judiciary each time a judgment was passed
against it and had continued to project INEC
as partisan.
“However, the same APC described the INEC in
superlatives when they won the Edo state
governorship election’’, Metuh said.
He added that the military was not left out in
APC’s agenda of destruction as it had
continued to project it as weak, compromised
and incapable of giving protection to
Nigerians.
All this, he said, was in their determination to
undermine the PDP-led federal government.
He called on Nigerians to be alert to the anti-
democratic activities of the APC.
Metuh noted that democratically elected local
government councils in Imo state were sacked
by the state’s APC-led government to the
disdain and chagrin of the citizens.
The same scenario, he said, played out in
Rivers where the APC-led government sacked
the elected Chairman of Obio/Akpo Local
Council and in Edo, where the Governor
dissolved elected councilors before the
expiration of their tenure.
“In Edo, Nasarawa and Lagos states, our great
party won seats in the local government
elections only for the APC-led state
governments to upturn the results in their
favour.
“Nigerians can only imagine what will be the
order of the day if the APC is in control of the
centre’’, he said (NAN)