Buhari Became President At A Very Difficult Time - Kalu

What is your take on plans by some state governors to either sack workers or cut salaries in view of the fact that many states still owe workers salaries?
It is a truism that all is not well with the state of Nigeria's financial economy. The current situation, if the truth must be told, is that we are in dire straits. These times call for deep reflection and serious financial reengineering by managers of the public sector.
This requires creative, strategic and visionary leadership by leaders at all levels because the reality is that the resources accruing from crude oil sales are dwindling by the day on account of falling oil prices in the international market.
Above all, leadership is about the ability to take the right decisions at the right time by putting the people first.

Day Dino Melaye Appears In Senate In a Nicee Traditional Attire

From all corners, senators were heard shouting: “Babalawo, Kabiyesi and masquerade,” when Senator Dino Melaye walked into the Upper Chamber, last Wednesday, for the day’s legislative activities.
Melaye, who is neither a presiding officer nor a principal officer, came into the chamber together with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and principal officers of the Upper Chamber.


Traditionally, the arrival of the Senate President is announced with a shout of “Mr. Senate President,” by the sergeant-at-arms, who is the custodian of the chamber’s symbol of authority, the mace.
With the announcement, all persons in the chamber, including senators, cameramen, clerk of the Senate and his team, journalists and legislative aides are expected to remain standing until the Senate president seats.

Nigeria Must Learn From History Of Others – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians must learn from the socio-political history of other countries and avoid repeating mistakes of the past.
The President stated this at the public presentation of a book, titled; “From Opposition to Governing Party”, written by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu.
According to him, with books such as the one presented and those written by intellectual politicians, the future generation of Nigerians will be saved the time and torture of repeating the mistakes of previous generations.

Ban All Muslims From Entering The US – Donald Trump

A senior White House aide on Monday branded Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States as “totally contrary to our values as Americans.”
“We have, in our Bill of Rights, respect for the freedom of religion,” one of President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy aides, Ben Rhodes, told CNN.


“The fact of the matter is ISIL wants to frame this as a war between the United States and Islam, and if we look like we’re applying religious tests to who comes into this country, we’re sending a message that essentially we’re embracing that frame and that is going to make it very difficult to partner with Muslim communities here in the United States and around the world to prevent the scourge of radicalization that we should be focused on.”

APC’s Attempt To Manipulate Bayelsa Poll Invitation To Anarchy —Fayose

EKITI State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, described the failed attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate the Bayelsa State governorship election as clear invitation to anarchy.
The governor, who said it was shameful that the two elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under Professor Mahmud Yakubu were inconclusive, called on well-meaning Nigerians and the international community to rise up in condemnation of the plot to destroy democracy in the country.

Learn From PDP’s Mistakes, Onu Tells APC

•Buhari, Atiku, others pay tributes to minister at his book launch
From the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu came an advice to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday: ‘Learn from the mistakes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),’ Onu is a chieftain of APC.
The minister admonished the party during the launch of his book: “From opposition to governing party: Nigeria’s APC merger story” held in Abuja.
Tracing the birth of APC and how it tried several times to form an opposition that was strong enough to sack a ruling party, Onu said three legacy political parties gave up other identities to form the largest party in Africa.

Refineries Remain Idle As 90-Day Deadline Approaches

None of the nation’s four refineries of 445,000 barrels per day combined capacity has come back on stream few days to the end of the 90-day fast-track ultimatum given for their revival.
Three of the refineries in Warri, Kaduna and the 150,000 bpd Port Harcourt plant had resumed production of refined petroleum products in July after undergoing rehabilitation, but two were shut down in August, while the Port Harcourt refinery stopped operation in September.

10 of Top 10 Psychological Perspectives On S3xual Fetishes ( Transs3xual Fantasies)

10) Transsexual Fantasies
It is an odd fact that many men who identify themselves as straight admit to fantasies about either pre- or post-operative male-to-female transs3xuals or male cross-dressers, while they have no attraction to homos3xual or heteros3xual men. This attraction is known as gynandromorphophilia, though it is usually expressed in crude pornographic terms as interest in “she-males,” “chicks with dicks,” or “lady boys.” According to homos3xual reporter Daniel Harris, who spent time as a drag queen, such an individual is easy to understand as “an opportunist who is willing to overlook the imperfections of the disguise for the sake of a good blow job, which he has heard through the s3xual grapevine, correctly as everyone knows is more expertly administered by men than by women.” There have been few studies on the phenomenon, though one by Northwestern University suggested that of the respondents who admitted to attraction to transs3xuals, 51 percent identified as straight. While for many, the attraction to transs3xuals manifested as a s3xual desire separate from their heteros3xuality, for some, it formed the central part of their s3xuality. One study quoted a straight man with an interest in trans women, who attributed his attraction to “an exoticness, a uniqueness, something that can’t be obtained elsewhere.

9 of Top 10 Psychological Perspectives On S3xual Fetishes (Rape Fantasies)

9)Rape Fantasies

Many studies have indicated that one of the most common s3xual fantasies among women is the rape fantasy, a phenomenon that is rarely discussed due to the very real possibility that it will be used by foul individuals to justify actual rape, a horrifying and dehumanizing experience. An analysis of 20 studies conducted over 20 years have indicated that 37–51 percent of women have had such fantasies, and they’re regular or preferred for 9–17 percent. According to research by Joseph Critella and Jenny Bivona, there are many (often contradictory) reasons for this fantasy: For a minority of women, it relates to masochism. Studies have linked societal s3xual repression with such fantasies, indicating a desire to avoid s3xual blame.

8 of Top 10 Psychological Perspectives On S3xual Fetishes (Vorarephilia)

8) Vorarephilia


The s3xual desire to eat another person or be eaten by another person violates one of humanity’s oldest taboos. It is known online as vorarephilia or simply vore. At best, it is a harmless fantasy expressed online or with a partner who is either similarly inclined or supremely tolerant. At worst, it can combine with unstable mental conditions and lead to murderous acts by individuals like German consensual cannibal killer Armin Miewes, Japanese murderer Issei Sagawa, or the highly disturbing creepiness of cannibal cop Gilberto Valle.The fetish is often linked with other related fetishes, such as masochism, hypoxyphilia (suffocation fantasy), snuff (fantasy about watching another die or to be killed), or macrophilia (attraction to giants).

Turkey Refuses to Withdraw Its Troops From Northern Iraq Despite Ultimatum

In the face of fierce protests from the Iraqi government and the international community, Turkey is refusing to withdraw troops from northern Iraq.

Over the weekend, Ankara deployed approximately 600 additional troops to a camp in Iraq’s Ninevah province, close to the city of Mosul.

"It is our duty to provide security for our soldiers providing training there," Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, told Kanal 24. "Everybody is present in Iraq…The goal of all of them is clear. Train-and-equip advisory support is being provided. Our presence there is not a secret."

US Blames Russia After Syria Slams Airstrike on Government Forces

On Monday, Syria said its army camp was targeted by an airstrike from the US-led coalition. In response to the allegations, Washington deployed an all-too-familiar tactic: blame Russia.

On Sunday night, an airstrike in the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour left three soldiers dead and another 13 wounded. In response, the Syrian government wrote a letter to the United Nations in which it squarely accused four coalition aircraft for the attack, and blamed the US for a blatant "act of aggression."

Graphic video/Photos: Watch as doctors remove arrow from bowman's hand

A youthful bowman endured a mishap when he slipped and shot himself in the wrist with an arrow. In the video, the arrow is first cut with a ring cutter then hauled out. Everything went well however yet there’s lots of blood. The video was transferred to YouTube by Dr. Carlo Otter, an emergency room doctor in Cartersville. Watch the video after the page break…

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Why I Won’t Seek Elective Office – Gen. Oladipo Diya

Nigeria’s former number two citizen, Oladipo Diya, has said he would never seek elective office.Mr. Diya, who was deputy to late military dictator, Sani Abacha, stated this on Saturday at the General Oladipo Diya Public Speaking Competition for Schools in Ogun State.
The retired general explained that he considered himself too old to play active politics, and so he would play the role of an elder statesman.
“Everybody is a politician,” he said. “It is either you are quiet and you are not a participant in politics. But there is no human being that is completely out of politics. All you do is that you remain at the background, you sit and watch and that’s all.”

$2bn Arms Deal: EFCC Confronts Dasuki, Dokpesi, Bafarawa, Others With Evidence Of Transactions

ABUJA — The special team raised by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the disbursement of $2.2 billion arms contract deal in the office of the former National Security Adviser, yesterday, confronted the major suspects with evidence of their illicit transactions.
The 27-member task force, which has Ibrahim Magu as a member, spent most part of the day to grill the suspects and asked them to speak up on any aspect of the transactions where their names or those who allegedly fronted for them, appeared.

N1trn Rail Scam: Tukur, Baraje, 2 Others In Trouble

•House summons Amaechi, 4 ex-PDP chieftains
The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Rail Transport Contracts has summoned four former chairmen of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to appear before it on Thursday over an alleged N1 trillion rail contracts scam.
Those summoned include three former chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and another who had served as chairman and board member of the NRC
They are Bamanga Tukur, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, Haliru Bello and Amb. Ladan Shuni. The former chairmen of NRC are expected to render accounts of their stewardship.

Biafra Protests:Nigeria’ll Not Split –Lai Mohammed

Federal Government has described agitations by some Nigerians, largely in the South-East and some parts of South-South, as “completely legitimate.”
There have been mass protests in the South-East for an independent country of Biafra. The protests have, sometimes, gone violent with reported deaths, allegedly at the hands of security officials
The protests got worse following the arrest and prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra, a pirate radio the Nigerian government accuses of spreading hate and violence.
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who spoke on the agitations, however said the basic cause of it was “economic” which would have gotten worse but for the efforts of the current administration.

Without God’s Intervention, Buhari, Others Cannot Solve Nigeria’s Problems – Speaker Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday said current Nigerian leaders need divine wisdom to overcome the several challenges confronting the country.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, in Abuja.
Mr. Hassan stated that Mr. Dogara made the remark when he visited Keffi, Nasarawa State, to condole with the people, family and state government over the death of the Emir, Chindo Yamusa II.
According to him, the plethora of problems bedevilling the country cannot be solved with mere human wisdom.

Biafra Protest Politically Motivated - Uwazuruike

Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Biafra (MASSOB) Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, yesterday apologised to people of the South-east and northerners living in the region over the recent killings and burning of mosque.
Protest by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) last week, led to killing of about five people and destruction of property in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Addressing newsmen in Owerri, Imo State, Uwazuruike disassociated members of MASSOB from the protest.

Senate Warns Governors Against Unnecessary Loans

Chairman of the senate committee on local and foreign debts, Shehu Sani has cautioned states government against collecting “unnecessary loans.”
Hosting the country director of the World Bank, Dr. Rachid Benmassoud, Sani stressed the need for the judicious use of loans borrowed by government at all levels.
“I want to call on the federal government to discourage state government from borrowing under Development Policy Operation. We want to see future borrowings tied to specific projects for accountability and transparency.

Atiku Salutes Kogi People, Says Nigeria’s Democracy Enriched

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), congratulates the entire people and government of Kogi State, as well as the political and opinion leaders of the state, on the successful conclusion of the supplementary governorship election in the state.
The former Vice President also commends the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its efforts. He said that the fact that the election resulted in a clear winner after all the doubts, tension, uncertainty, stresses and strains, is a testimony to the fact that the people of the state are resilient and peace- loving and that when adhered to, the tenets of democracy tends to yield an outcome satisfying to the people.

Ben Bruce Labels ‪#‎BayelsaDecides‬ An ‘Execution’

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District has described the ongoing governorship election as an ‘execution’.
Murray-Bruce who was reacting on Twitter this evening said it was safe for him to conclude that it was not an election but an execution.
In a tweet he wrote: “I am in Bayelsa and with what I’m seeing I can conclusively say this is not an election. This is an execution!” the Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker said.

MTN:Communication Minister, You Are Dead Wrong

Nigeria’s Communications Minister Adebayo Shittu has been widely quoted as declaring that President Muhammadu Buhari will have the final say on issues arising from the $5.2billion fine imposed on South African telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, by the National Communication Commission (NCC). The company’s management has admitted to the infractions for which it was being sanctioned, all it’s asking for is a reprieve in the form of reduction of the huge fine and the time lag for it to pay up the sum that might be allowed.

Faleke Remains Kogi Deputy Governor-Elect – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday upheld the running mate to the late Abubakar Audu, James Faleke as the Deputy Governor-elect of Kogi State. This is notwithstanding his earlier public announcement of his withdrawal from the supplementary election.
Following INEC’s declaration of Audu’s replacement, Yahaya Bello, the winner of the election, an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the state collation centre challenged the nomination of Bello as governorship candidate by the APC.

APC Can’t Penetrate Into My Constituency – David Mark

Former Senate President, David Mark has assured that Benue South Senatorial zone will remain impenetrable for the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming re-run election.

He based his optimism on the overwhelming solidarity and support “by my people who are solidly behind me . I can tell you without any fear of contradiction that there is no opposition to my party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in my zone.”

Speaking when the Senate caucus of the PDP paid him a solidarity visit following the annulment of his March 28, 2015 Senatorial election, Mark assured that the Appeal tribunal verdict has strengthened him and his constituents the more.