The din of the controversy is so deafening that mutism becomes quite an inconvenient option for critical thinkers, hence this innocuous intervention
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When it seemed all but certain that the Ali Modu-Sheriff faction of the PDP was going to have the last laugh at the Supreme Court, Dokpesi registered the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance as a fallback.
In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nations, the challenge of rising to its full potential has been checkmated over the years by mounting corruption and mindless theft of public funds by elected and unelected public officials charged with the responsibility of providing social amenities and infrastructure. In the last few years there has been unremitting corruption in the public space fuelled in the main by the laissez fare attitude of senior government officials who should check and sanction such unwholesome practice.
From the outset, Buratai demonstrated in words and actions that he is a soldier with dignity. He knew that he inherited an army which was deficient in several ways
Buratai drapes with constant innovations and reforms. At every point, he enlivens the spirit of soldering in troops with something new and refreshing
Atiku was the highest after President Muhammadu Buhari in terms of political leadership profile. Having deputized President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007, he remains the longest serving Vice President ever in Nigeria’s history. Apart from his successful joint ticket with Obasanjo, he had slugged out with incumbent President Buhari and immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan. He is a business mogul and unlike a number of other politicians, he proudly own up to his stupendous wealth. He has followers across the country and his political structures abound everywhere.
The future looks bright and promising for our dear state and H.E Sen Ibikunle Amosun must be commended for his audacity of hope
Who says Nigeria does not have beautiful stories to tell the world in all spheres? His was an inspiration beyond measure – graduating from the University at age 23, by age 30 he was a chartered insurer and a Fellow of the prestigious Chartered Insurance Institute of London when he got fed up with the status quo in the sector he so loved and having his revolutionary ideas meant to overhaul the practice for the good of the industry ignored by his superiors in all the places he worked, he made up his mind to go solo and lead by example. He believed he was the change agent needed to wake up the then slumbering sector to take its rightful place. And he had a go at it.
Libya has an estimated one million migrants locked up in various dungeons across the country. Funded and equipped by European Union, Italy to keep them off crossing the precarious Atlantic ocean where estimated 5,000 refugees have died in recent years. The administrative will power of Libyan government is put to question amidst accusation of complicity in the heinous slave-trading. The quest to get free labor to make extra money from migrants has made the slave market lucrative, with cartels expanding in the bestial trade on daily bases.
Until he stops threatening to write and actually writes his own memoir, however, we’ll have to wait and see if the man in the mirror will ultimately take responsibility
The theme of the summit was: “Investing in Youth for a Sustainable Future”
From all the court proceedings so far, none of the allegations against you is treasonable, while the allegations of misappropriation of funds can only be proven in the court on whether the expenditures went through the due process of official authorisations
At such times, less thoughtful personalities usually find themselves in the dilemma of sieving the chaff from the grains. A volley of mounting media hype, from motley of propagandists and antagonists, assail the senses. They doggedly and determinedly scheme to peel the skin off every public office holders.
“He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one port to another should not be an issue or a problem for him. It is in the nature of Customs officials to go from one port to another. When they train Customs officials, they train them to just disappear to nowhere when the storm is tough and rough. That is the reason why every Customs official is a prostitute… serving or retired. I know some of them. They are always disappearing and appearing. After oil and gas, customs is the other honey pot of Nigeria. My brother, if you taste a little of that honey pot, your tongue will come out. You will always want to taste more.”
These funds typically originate from three main sources. Firstly, commercial tax evasion, trade mis-invoicing and abusive transfer pricing, that involves mostly multinational enterprises. These account for 65% of Illicit Financial Flows. The second aspect involves criminal activities, including the drug trade, human trafficking, illegal arms dealing, and the smuggling of contraband etc., which account for 30 per cent of Illicit Financial Flows. The third component comprises corruption, bribery and theft by corrupt government officials, which account for 5 per cent of IFFs, according to the Report of the AU/ECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows of 2014.
Those who would have wished him dead are quite amazed and embarrassed at his renewed vigour and stamina. Indeed the Buhari I see is stronger than when he was contesting the 2015 elections and health grounds may not be used successfully to dissuade him from contesting the elections in 2019, although there is the whole issue of lack of full disclosure on his state of health to the Nigerian public, perhaps with the fear that political opponents could use the information to their advantage. Left to me, Buhari’s health may not stand a strong barrier against a possible 2019 wish.
While Jong-Un took over the reign of the leadership of North Korea after the death of his father, Mohammed Bin Salman, popularly known as MBS, was appointed Defence Minister and Crown Prince by his Father King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.
The Minister disclosed that since the law establishing the Peace Corps in Nigeria had been passed into law by the National Assembly, he anticipated a healthy collaboration and supervisory oversight of Ministry of youth on its activities. He said peace corps scheme is fashioned around a volunteer corps in some countries where young people serve their country by acquiring experiences to be able to fit into the system.
Today, people not only sleep with the opposite sex, but with the same sex, with animals and demons. And you already know that one of the reasons why God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah is homosexual sin
Ordinary Zimbabweans wanted Mugabe out at least over a decade ago. The clearest expression of that was in 2008 when they voted Morgan Tsvangarai of the Movement for Democratic Change in a general election later stolen by ZANU-PF after the first round of voting.