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The family of late Martin Luther King Jnr has denied giving an award to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. On Monday, the Presidency publicised a visit by purported members of the late American activist, who fought for rights of African-American. During the meeting, President Buhari was conferred with the first Black History Month National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award 2018. Mr Buhari even announced this through his official and verified Twitter handle, saying, “President @MBuhari today at the State House received Martin Luther King Jnr’s family. He was also conferred with the 1st Black History Month National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award 2018. #AsoVillaToday.” But days after the said visit, the family of Mr King Jnr dissociated themselves from the visit and award, saying it never came from them. The family, through The King Centre, tweeted yesterday that, “The award given to President Buhari of Nigeria was not gi

The National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop (Dr) Emma Gospel Isong has backed the advice by a former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.) that Nigerians should defend themselves against killers. Dr Isong in an seven-point to back the former Minister of Defence said Nnamdi Kanu of IPOB made a similar statement in 2014 and asked, “Is T. Y Danjuma now justified. “During one of the Jos killing by Fulani herdsmen, an eyewitness said in the camp that it was the military men that came and gave information and they were attacked and killed. “The girls in Dapchi that were kidnapped, one of them by name Leah was forced to renounce Christianity which she refused, that incident, does it now justify Danjuma?. “On the day Dapchi girls were kidnapped, two weeks before then, Army men withdrew from the check points, giving access to these kidnappers/militants. Is Danjuma not justified? “The military and the police refused to p

"There was corruption in Nigeria when Awolowo built Cocoa House, TV station and the first university in Africa There was corrup tion in Nigeria when IBB built Third Mainland Bridge, built Aso Rock, National Assembly Complex, turned Abuja into our Federal capital territory. There was corruption in Nigeria when Obasanjo brought Gsm, banking reform, police reform, civil defense, There was corruption in Nigeria when Jonathan introduced BVN and PVC, built 12 new federal universities, revamped railway lines, made Our economy fastest growing in Africa & third in the world. If anyone tell you the reason Buhari is not working is because he inherited corruption, tell them great leaders don't blame people and events for their failures. They simply accept responsibility and move on. Ask them, what has Buhari done after all the fake promise of fixing power in 6wks, reducing pump price to #45 naira, making N1 equal to a $ 1, stopping Boko Haram etc. It's a shame. The infer

Prominent Igbo group, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has demanded that gov ernors of the five South East states and their counterparts in Delta and Rivers states in the South-South zone should immediately begin the process to enact Anti-Open Grazing laws to check the illegal activities of herdsmen in the region. The leaders urged the governors to submit draft bills to their Houses of Assembly to stop the systematic and reckless grazing of cattle on cultivated agricultural lands, destruction of crops, attacks, abduction and killings of farmers, rape of their women and daughters, and in many cases the sack and displacement of whole communities in the zones. In a statement signed by its President, Prof. Uzodinma Nwala; Secretary, Prof Nath Aniekwu; ADF Anti-Open Grazing Bill Committee Coordinator, Barr. Max Ozoka and Mr Onochie Ukeme, the group appealed to the governors of two states (Rivers and Delta) with Igbo-speaking population to also heed its admonition. ADF sai

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has  indicated that it will investigate the September 2017 invasion of a community in Abia State, Nigeria by soldiers of the Nigeria Army during a military exercise codenamed Operation Python Dance. This was contained in a letter from the office of the prosecutor in response to a petition filed to the court by a Nigerian award winning journalist, Mr. Ahaoma Kanu, following the military occupation of Afara Ukwu community in Umuahia in a bid to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, which led to the killing of several unarmed members of the group. The letter with reference number OTP-CR-413/17 dated March 20, 2018, which is the second response by the court to the petitioner, confirmed that the military invasion and deaths recorded relates to a situation already under preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor. “Accordingly, your communication will be analysed in this context,

Danjuma's Rage: Buhari should declare state of emergency Now MEDIA RELEASE FROM RESOLUTION ADOPTED TODAY March 26, 2018.Kano President On behalf of the Fulank Nationality Movement, (FUNAM) we express our RESOLUTION as adopted today on the state of the nation. ( 1) We observe with great concern the continuos demonisation of the Fulani people by some reclacitrant ethnic groups in Nigeria. We see the outburts of General Theophilus Danjuma who was brought up and fed by the Fulani, as an extension of the hate against the Fulani people. ( 2)We call on the President, Mohammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria. This follows the obvious threats against the Federal Government as demonstrated further late last week when former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Danjuma called on Nigerians to take up arms against a constituted authority led by a Fulani President President Buhari has the legal right to act now before it is too late. (3) The statement of Gen Danjuma is nothi

T rouble appears to be looming from top hierarchy of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as Federal Ministry of Finance recently discovered that its personnel and payroll had been beefed up by 78,315 fake personnel. This is as it was also revealed that Federal Government saved N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017. According to Presidency sources, after overcoming stiff opposition “including sponsored protests by policemen in Abuja and Lagos”, NPF was eventually enrolled into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) which revealed that officials of the force have padded the monthly emolument register with 78,315 ghost personnel. rouble appears to be looming from top hierarchy of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as Federal Ministry of Finance recently discovered that its personnel and payroll had been beefed up by 78,315 fake personnel. This is as it was also revealed that Federal Government saved N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017. According to Presidency sources

Look at him, the Igbo terrorist, surrounded by Igbo governors, Igbo leaders, Clergy, and one of the most renowned constitutional lawyers from Igbo land. They gathered to discuss how to deal with the legitimate agitation of Igbo youths, under IPOB, for the restoration of Biafra through a referendum... Just take a look at Prince Nnamdi Kanu, doesn't he look like a terrorist with grenades and all that? In this video, the spokesman of the Southeast governors forum, governor Umahi, acknowledged the concerns of the so called Igbo terrorist, and asked all concerned, including the Buhari government and his Brutal army, to give them time to have a genuine discussion with Nnamdi Kanu under the mediatorship of the constitutional lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze. Less than a week after this declaration by Southeast governors, Buhari's Buratai army summoned the Southeast governors and ordered them to proscribe Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB as terrorist organisation. The yes Sir governors happil

F ormer Minister for Defence, General Theophirus Danjuma has called on Nigerians to rise and defend themselves against ethnic cleansing.  ormer Minister for Defence, General Theophirus Danjuma has called on Nigerians to rise and defend themselves against ethnic cleansing. Danjuma speaking at arena of the convocation, said he saw a diverse cultural display organized by Taraba state cultural groups which to him showed that state represents Nigeria in all aspect. He said the unnecessary killings which is a target to ethnic cleansing on the people of Taraba and Nigeria at large must stop, just as he called on the people to ‘rise and defend themselves against the killers ” “You must rise to protect yourselves from these people, if you depend on the Arm Forces to protect you, you will all die” “This ethnic creasing must stop in Taraba, and it must stop in Nigeria. These killers have been protected by the military, they cover them and you must be watchful to guide and protect yourselves be