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Sunday 30 September 2018

Ambode: 5 things Lagos state governor said 24 hours to APC primaries

Ambode, Tinubu exchange words at GAC meeting

Ambode had refused to back down or support the candidacy of Jide Sanwo-Olu claiming he will test his popularity at the primaries.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode raised five crucial points barely 24 hours to the governorship primaries in the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Until recently, there were beliefs that the Governor, who seemed to have fallen out of favour with majority of the party members in the state, will secure a second term without mush hassle.

As the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshimohole announced the rescheduling of the primaries till Monday, October 1, 2018, the aspirants are beginning to tell members how competent they are.

ALSO READ: Ambode says Sanwo-Olu was arrested for spending fake Dollars

Ambode had refused to back down or support the candidacy of Jide Sanwo-Olu claiming he will test his popularity at the primaries.

Pulse monitored the World Press Conference which held at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja on Sunday, September 30, 2018.

 

Here are five important things you should know about Governor Ambode's speech.

1. I have served the poor and masses

I have done everything in the last three and half years to serve people selflessly and to serve the poor. And that is why you see that most of the projects we are doing is about alleviating the sufferings of the poor and the only thing is for us to continue to do that in next four years.

2. Appeal to APC Leaders

Do not let us go too far but we know and that is the truth, We don't want to talk about all the things that we know but we know that our leaders should have a rethink because the truth is this, I will not stand here on the mandate of Lagosians and allow our great party, APC to filter away the opportunity by putting in somebody that the opposition will take out because of lack of credibility.

So, I think our leaders should have a rethink, this is not about me but about the greater opportunity which APC stands for to change the progress of Nigeria together.

3. On Sanwo-Olu the main contender

In the last two or three weeks, they have been putting a lot of campaign of calumny in the social media and also disparaging our personality and our character but when you see it, we have never responded and have never abused anybody because we believe that there is always a reason for us to come together as a family. We are a one happy family in APC.

Now the truth is this, the candidate, the aspirant that they are putting up to compete against us is not a fit and proper person to take this position and that remains the fact, this is the truth. Party leaders and even party members have been misled to understand that this is a better candidacy than myself.

ALSO READ: Osinbajo warns against denying Ambode a second term ticket

This particular aspirant as you all know, you can go and check, the records are there. This is somebody that has been arrested for spending fake American Dollars in a night club in America and he's been detained for months with mugshots before all these campaign started.

It's also known that he doesn't have the competence to do what he's been promoted for saying he is going to do, he doesn't have the competence to do what he is saying he can do. The records are there in Gbagada General hospital, this is somebody that has been rehabilitated before.

4. On the Lagos APC governorship primaries

The primaries is taking place tomorrow, we believe strongly, even though tomorrow is our Independence Day, it is important that everybody is prepared for the primaries. As we speak, the national headquarters of our party has sent the election committee to Lagos but I am yet to receive the guidelines. I am an aspirant in tomorrow's competition.

I believe strongly that the preparations are still on going but there are some things that we really need to iron out and I believe strongly that the chairman of our great party, Comrade Oshiomhole will be able to correct some of the things that we have noticed.

We are committed to the outcome of the primaries, we are committed to the tenets and principles of our great party but what we will not want to accept is to disenfranchise all the millions of people that we have been able to bring into the APC fold just by our mere performances. So, what we heard or what we have is that there is a register that is being brought to the state of which only include those that are registered with APC since 2014.

 

What about all the millions of other supporters of APC that we have brought into the fold till date. Now they say, this is the membership slip that I have, I don't have a membership card, so are you saying that me as a governor will not be entitled to vote tomorrow?

The national headquarters and electoral committee need to make adjustments and amendment to this. All the people that have registered as members of APC should be entitled to vote in the direct primaries, that isi how we entrench the democratic values that we are all preaching.

So, if someone like me can be disenfranchised because I don't have a card, what happens to other members of APC. We believe that these things can be corrected and we should allow everybody to come out and exercise their civic duties and right and choose whoever they want as their gubernatorial candidate for APC. So I plead with the NWC, with our party chairman and all those interested in this whole process to ensure we do the right thing. And I believe we will come out triumphant.

5. On  alleged rift with Tinubu and impeachment rumour

There is no war here, it's just about us trying to preach the tenets of Democracy. if we say we are democrats, let us practice the tenets of democracy till the end, that is what we must bequeath to the generation coming behind us. I am not willing to respond to the questions on rifts, there is no rift. The truth is the whole story is not about the progress and development of Nigeria only but more about the progress and development of Lagos. I have done everything to make sure that these values are the values that I preach, they are the values that I practice and God will help us.

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Bauchi APC primaries: Pate alleges electoral fraud

Milner warns Liverpool attack will start to fire

The Reds spurned ample opportunities against Chelsea during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, to the midfielder’s frustration

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APC: Why I endorsed Prof. Zulum out of 21 aspirants to succeed me as Borno gov – Shettima

The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, explained why he endorsed Prof. Babagana Umara-Zulum, the State Commissioner For Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement to succeed him. Shettima made the endorsement on Saturday night while addressing all the governorship aspirants in the state ahead of Sunday’s governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Maiduguri. […]

APC: Why I endorsed Prof. Zulum out of 21 aspirants to succeed me as Borno gov – Shettima

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Just In: Labour suspends nationwide strike

The organised labour has suspended the nationwide strike.

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba announced this at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday.

“We invite you here today to inform you that we have received a firm and formal invitation to reconvene a meeting of tripartite committee scheduled for October 4 and 5 2018,� he said.

“We demanded that this shall be the final session of the committee assignment and that a formal report will then be submitted to Mr President immediately.

“In order to avail the committee the necessary conducive environment to hold this crucial meeting and conclude its work the organised labour has after obtaining the mandates of their necessary organs decided to suspend the ongoing warning strike with effect from today Sunday, September 30, 2018.�

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Utomi faults process, calls for postponement

Utomi faults process, calls for postponement

One of the gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Prof Pat Utomi, has frowned at the process of the party’s gubernatorial primary election in the State.

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We Will Not Tolerate Cowardice, Army Warns Personnel

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The Nigerian Army has warned that it will not tolerate acts of cowardice from its personnel deploy in operations as sanction awaits those found exhibiting such. Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, gave the warning in an address to over 3,500 2018 77 Regular Recruits at the Falgore forest in Doguwa Local Government […]

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Rangers beaten by Livingston, who move joint second in Scottish Premiership

Dolly Menga’s strike gives Livingston victory over Rangers and a share of second place in the Scottish Premiership.
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Ambode's Press Conference: Gov says Sanwo-Olu was arrested in the US for spending fake dollars

Ambode says Sanwo-Olu was arrested in the US for spending fake dollars

Sanwo-Olu is believed to be the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his opponent in the governorship race, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was arrested in US for spending fake dollars.

The Governor made this known at a press conference on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Lagos.

According to The Cable News, Ambode said “We have never responded to the campaign of calumny on social media. We have one family in APC. The aspirant being put up to compete against us is not a fit and proper person to take this job.

“I have done everything in the last three and half years to serve people selflessly and to serve the poor.

“This particular aspirant is somebody that has been arrested for spend fake dollars in a nightclub in America, and he has been detained for months.

“He doesn’t have the competence to do what he is being propelled to do. This is somebody that has gone for rehabilitation before. The records are there at the Gbagada General Hospital. we don’t want to go too far. Our leadership should have a rethink.

ALSO READ: Osinbajo warns against denying Ambode a second term ticket

“I plead with our leaders to have a rethink, It is not about me, it is about the opportunity that APC has.�

Sanwo-Olu is believed to be the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu.

Tinubu has also threatened to impeach Ambode if he does not step down for  Sanwo-Olu.

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Breaking:  Explosive device goes off near Rivers APC Secretariat

Breaking:  Explosive device goes off near Rivers APC Secretariat

There is pandemonium in Rivers state, as an explosive device went off in an area close to the All Progressives Congress secretariat on Sunday.

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England on verge of 'something amazing', says France boss Deschamps

England at the World Cup

The World Cup-winning manager believes there is more to come from the Three Lions in the future

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Gombe Lawmaker, Hon. Binta Donates Vehicles To Party Leaders

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Lawmaker representing Kaltungo/Shongum federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Binta Bello has presented 12 fairly used Honda End of Discussion (EOD) vehicles to some party officials in Gombe south. Hon. Binta who is vying for the position of Gombe South Senatorial district under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the gesture was […]

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India's Breathtaking Airport In The Himalayan Mountains

Indian’s Pakyong Airport is an indication that airports are not just that strip of asphalt sometimes located in a remote part of town but can be a captivating work of engineering.

This airport is set in the Himalayn mountains at the height of 1,400 metres, and marks an outstaning landmark for aviation and travel in India.

India’s Prime Minister stated during the opening ceremony on Monday that this facility makes the 100th operational airports in India.

The airport costs $68.7M to build and shows the tremendous work that was put in by the engineers, workers to clear the mountains, fill the ditches and dealing with the heavy rains.

India Pakyong airport. Photo: CNN

The runway is 1.7kilometre long and 30 metres wide built on 80.38 embankments and is surrounded by deep valleys.

The real attraction to this airport is the spectacular Himalayan scenery.

The flights will make it easier to travel to the region. Before the facility was opened, the closest airport to Sikkim’s state capital of Gangtok Bagdogra in west Bengal was five hours drive.
The new Pakyong Airport is only 30 kilometers south of Gangtok.

According to Modi, “Once the airport becomes operational, the number of tourists is going to go up. The new airport will also provide employment for the youth and in turn, hotels, guest houses, restaurants, tour guides and so on.”

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Ambode: VP Osinbajo warns against denying Gov a second term ticket

Osinbajo warns against denying Ambode a second term ticket

The Vice-President also called on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos not to go against the will of the masses.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has warned against denying Lagos s ate Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode a second term ticket.

According to SaharaReporters, Osinbajo said this at the Governors Advisory Council (GAC) meeting which held on Sunday, September 30, 2018.

The Vice-President also called on leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos not to go against the will of the masses.

Osinbajo said that there is no reason to justify their call for Ambode to step-down, adding that they should not put their personal interests above that of the people.

A close  source who spoke to the news platform, said “Yes, the Vice President attended the GAC Meeting that took place today and told the gathering that he had been sent in by the President for the second time to come and appeal to Asiwaju (Tinubu) particularly realizing that they should stick to their best chances in Lagos for the 2019 elections.

“The Vice President actually looked at them (the GAC members) straight in the face and told them ‘you Assembly members here, you have endorsed Ambode before; GAC members, you have endorsed Ambode before; You Femi Gbajabiamila, you brought all your House of Reps members to endorse Ambode; the whole world know that you have endorsed Ambode and all of a sudden, what shall we tell the world now that Ambode has done wrong all of a sudden after all the endorsements that you have made to warrant your current position?

ALSO READ: Read how Ambode disrespected Aregbesola in his office

“The VP queried them further that will it be enough to tell the whole world that it is for our own selfish interest that we are saying that we are not going to endorse Ambode? Is it because Ambode has not performed? Ambode has performed and everybody knows that he has performed."

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu also threatened to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode if he does not step down for Jide Sanwo-Olu.

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'Racism must come to an end!' – Turkey president Erdogan reiterates support for Arsenal star Ozil

The 29-year-old retired from Germany duty following criticism regarding a photo with the Turkey president

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Dubai airport denies attacks by Houthi rebels’ drones

Dubai airport denies attacks by Houthi rebels’ drones

Dubai International Airport denied Yemeni Houthi rebels’ reports that the airport was attacked by drones, the Dubai government’s media office said on Sunday.

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Independence Day: Here is why October 1 means nothing to Nigerian millennials

Independence Day means nothing to Nigerian millennials

Kunle Afolayan's movie, 'October One' probably means more to Nigerian millennials than Independence Day.

It’s October 1, 2017, I had just lost my father. I woke up feeling deflated while I tried to keep everything in order. After we got into the groove of the day, only my Mum remembered what day it was.

If 2017 was a different year, let’s throw it back to 2016 when I only remembered what the day was because I was an NYSC member.

Like a few friends of mine, we never watched the television or ranted about how bad Nigeria is on social media, neither did we talk about the broken dream of the founding fathers. We instead went to Ibueno Beach in Akwa Ibom State and balled out.

Nigerian millennials don’t just care about Nigeria as much is the problem. It’s why a 25-year old Nigerian somewhere, seldom votes, nor is he upbeat to get his/her Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) for the upcoming elections.

The founding fathers laid the foundation for a terrible Nigeria

Nigeria is a fundamentally flawed country with selfish people at the helm of Power, navigating things problematically.

The 1966 Coups which Nigeria still pays hefty fees for in 2018. It’s a terrible turn of events, but one we cannot avoid.

The first republic led by Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and President Nnamdi Azikiwe was littered with continued corruption and embezzlement in the upper echelons of Nigerian power.

 

Obafemi Awolowo was also found guilty of the financial misappropriation of the Western Region Marketing Board. There was also the issue of personality clashes between Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola.

The timing was also off as military coups in Dahomey, Algeria, Egypt, and other countries must have filled conspirators with confidence.

Nigeria has never really been good, we were just rich at one point in the 70s when we joined OPEC. Even that national wealth was ruined by terrible embezzlement by entitled thieves.

This culture that started around FESTAC 1977 which created an era of entitlement to national wealth, has permeated through our entire culture.

This sad reality has made Nigeria a joke of an existence and that's the major reason why most people are not passionate about Nigeria — definitely not millennials.

ALSO READ: 58 Years Later, Has Nigeria Worked?

No, it is not because they didn’t live in the 60s

Not living at a time when a dream was forged doesn’t mean you can’t believe in it. A lot of African-Americans never experienced the brute evil of slave trade and slavery, but they still fly the flag.

It is why the average African-American is loathed to seeing a non-black person call a black man, ‘nigga’, there is a fight worth die for and a legacy worth protecting. Nigeria has no equivalent.

How do you expect me to believe in and celebrate something that will only serve me a plate of heartbreak just moments after I celebrate it?

The lack of appreciation has also become ingrained and subconscious from years of suffering and failure since birth. It gets to a level where you just can’t care anymore.

As a child, even if you felt some emotion for your country during Children’s Day, the very last vestiges of that were stripped away when you wrote your Senior School Certificate Examinations in Nigeria.

It’s not because we are selfish

As noted earlier, you can only sacrifice yourself to a system that is destined to favour you, long and short term.

The Nigerian fabric is more fraudulent than Yahoo Boys and more problematic than our changing tides of corruption. Selfishness means abandoning the right way to hug the wrong one.

Selfishness also means a lack of sacrifice when nothing is forthcoming for you. If you sacrifice yourself to Nigeria enough, you will be broke and die jittery.

 

Lots of public servants like the man who designed our flag, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi live in, and Rashidi Yekini died in terrible circumstances, despite their sparkling record and legacy for Nigeria.

Having a legacy in Nigeria is not enough. Your children will not eat and inherit the legacy. The only relevant people from generations are mostly sons and daughters of corrupt individuals and embezzlers.

Despite that knowledge, when the money has been cleaned by escrow accounts, tax havens, and shell companies, their children start companies with these funds or invest in multinationals.

I have to work in a country that does not want me to work, yet calls me selfish and lazy.

 

It is not just about leaving a legacy of wealth. It is about not repeating the mistakes our parents made. In fact, dying for Nigeria is not an option, because the ball he might be political.

Do you expect me to repeat the mistakes my parents made? I refuse to. Common sense precludes me from such nonsensical sentiment. I refuse to slave like my father.

Millennials are not selfish, or unpatriotic. We are just reasonable to not sow into a system that drains you of everything and leaves you with nothing.

Our subconscious has been trained to not celebrate anything not worth celebrating and Nigeria at 58 is definitely not worth it. It’s worse when we consider the affairs in Ghana and South Africa.

ALSO READ: Report says 74% of Nigerians would live in another country if they had the opportunity

 

We would rather go fulfill that Nigeria dream and sow that seed in western colonies where our gifts are better appreciated in systems that aim to pay us our worth.

We aim to commit to systems that have been proven to actually work, not one that only aims to robs you of every altruism you have in you.

Some parents in Osun and Ekiti States have not been paid salaries in months. Osun State civil servants have not been paid in over 20 months.

Some retired parents have also not been paid their gratuity and retirement benefits after five years of submitting that letter. Neither are they being paid a dime of pension after 35 years of worthy service.

How do you want me to love that system? I cannot. I will not. The world has enough problems, I need liberation, not enslavement.

ALSO READ: Lagos is messing with my mental health

The role of our parents

 

Every Fourth of July in America, it is an ingrained culture that American homes celebrate and wine and toast to the founding fathers and a bright future.

That is a symbol of hope, where greatness seems achievable and life seems positive, despite having Donald Trump as President.

Even in America, a July 2, 2015 article by Larissa Faw for Media Post said, "Independence Day is a traditionally a time for barbeques and fireworks, but for millennials, July 4th also includes booze." Some will attribute it to the non-conformist millennial tendency that doesn't respect history, but it's not that simple.

We respect things that seem palpably commendable.

It operates on the understanding that America is more than Trump and it is true.

Our parents never created a culture like that and who can blame them? Nigeria has a systemic problem that has festered over the generations.

Our parents could not celebrate Nigeria because there was nothing worth celebrating. As such, we bought into that truth and we became more stoic as we saw Nigeria worsen.

Our parents only ignored Independence Day abi? We even hiss at independence day, because it that nonsensical a remembrance of the terrible state of affairs in Nigeria.

Nigeria is a bad joke. Independence day certainly only serves as a painful reminder of how our cousins who grew up in America or England have better lives.

It also reminds us of how much we cannot wait to get that visa, move away and never come back. That is the Nigerian dream we know.

A dream is meant to give you positive visions. Nigeria gives terrible nightmares. Thus, we have to create our own dream. Nigeria makes it hard to dream.

As millennials, we grew up more enlightened and we are the first widely outspoken generation. We don’t slave — actually and psychologically where it is not worth it.

We have greater issues to deal with

Not too young to run? Despite the supposed executive Assent to the Law, it seems a pipe dream that a young person will rule a state, let alone a nation.

We have an ingrained problem. What do you want me to do when the employment rates are falling every year? What do you want me to do when even if you find a job, it barely pays bills?

 

What do you want us to do when we can’t breathe and enjoy the morning? What do you want me to do when government Universities are a joke, making people lose confidence in themselves?

What do you want me to do when I have to deal with bullying and social media trolls? What do you want me to do when drinking beer does not solve my problems?

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What do you want me to do when I have siblings I want the good life for, but cannot afford it? What do you want me to do when I have mental health issues to deal with?

What do you want me to do when I see my friends fade into the darkness under the influence of drugs to numb the pain? What do you want me to do when my friend committed suicide because he was gay?

What do you want me to do when I see my Northern brothers get constantly murdered by the politics called sectarian terrorism?

What do I do when my country cannot avail me any solution to these problems and only makes it worse? What do I do when living in Lagos means risking my mental health daily?

What do I do when Akure cannot offer me the life that I need? What do I do when even the music annoys me?

What do I do when my fellow youths are so frustrated, they can’t have a simple conversation without lacking context? What do I do when SARS only stopped harassing me for owning a Laptop in August 2018?

What do I do when the fire of inspiration has to be lit by myself every day — even days that I feel like sleeping?

Celebrate Independence Day? I’d rather not.

I don’t celebrate Nigeria because there’s nothing to celebrate. I’d rather be at work, doing a job that God gave me or watch a movie.

There’s nothing to discuss.

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We‘ll return Buhari to Aso rock in 2019 – Bus Conductors

We‘ll return Buhari to Aso rock in 2019 – Bus Conductors

LOKOJA-One of the affiliate of Buhari Campaign Organization, the Bus conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, has back the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari, said they are in a hurry to see him return to Aso Rock.

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“Why I annoited Zulum as my successor�- Shettima

Borno State governor Kashim Shettima PHOTO: TWITTER/GOVERNOR BORNO

Governor Kashim shettima of Borno on Sunday said he endorsed the gubarnatorial candidature of Prof. Babagana Zulum, to fast track rapid social and economic transformation of the war ravaged state.

Shettima made the clarifications in a statement issued to newsmen in Maiduguri and signed by him.It will be recalled that Shettima, on Friday, threw his support behind Zulum, out of the 21 aspirants cleared by the All Progressive Congress (APC), to contest the parties primaries billed for today.

Shettima said his decision was based on wider consultations with various stakeholders and communities for the overall development of the state.

According to him, all the gubarnatorial aspirants have the qualities to serve the state, but that Zulum had the fuller understanding of the context of the reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of post-insurgency Borno.

“All the aspirants have divergent qualities. However, because of the situation we found ourselves, considerations for the next governor of Borno state requires specific quips tailored to our needs for now.

“From the generality of feedbacks, there is no doubt that what will define political debate in Borno’s 2019 governorship election will be promises in the aftermath of brutal conflict, deaths and destructions of communities.

“Everywhere in the world, post-conflict rehabilitation, restoration, reconcillation and ressetlement are complex, composite and interwoven.
“With humility and absolute respect for all aspirants, I will like to say that from overwhelming oppinions and feedbacks, the aspirant with an egde in understanding the peace development nexus of Borno’s post conflict future is Prof. Babagaba Umara Zulum.

“For our perculier situation, Zulum has shown the potentials to take the state to the next level. His age is an advantage; at 48, he is in his prime, he is head and shoulders above me in terms of intellect, capacity and indefatigability. Zulum is without a slightest doubt, a workhorse,� he said.

Shettima maintained that his support for Zulum’s candidature would not negate other candidates from contesting in the primaries.While commending the aspirants and other party members, the governor tasked them to work together as a team, to enable the party win the election.

Zulum, a Professor of Irrigation Engeneering, was until his endorsement as a gubernatorial candidate, a Commissioner for Rehabilitation Reconstruction and Ressettlemet.

“Why I annoited Zulum as my successor�- Shettima



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Mbappe is a future Ballon d’Or winner – Di Maria

The Argentine has been looking into the future – of both his talented PSG team-mate and his own

Mbappe is a future Ballon d’Or winner – Di Maria



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Toyin Saraki Seeks Govt Investment To Achieve UHC

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Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Ojora Saraki has emphasised that government investment in strengthening health insurance systems is paramount to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria and around the world. Saraki who stated this while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, noted that Civil registration and vital statistics systems must be […]

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Typhoon Trami pounds Japan, dozens injured

A pedestrian wearing a rain cover crosses a street after Typhoon Trami hits the city of Kagoshima, on Kyushu island, on September 30, 2018. A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan's mainland after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods.Behrouz MEHRI / AFP

A powerful typhoon pounded Japan’s mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on outlying islands, bringing transport grinding to a halt and triggering warnings of fierce winds, torrential rain, landslides and floods.

Typhoon Trami has already snarled travel in the world’s third-biggest economy, with bullet train services suspended, more than 1,000 flights cancelled and Tokyo’s evening train services scrapped.

The storm’s huge eye was forecast to move near the city of Osaka before churning across the Japanese archipelago, likely hitting areas still recovering from extreme weather that has battered Japan in recent months.

In total, 65 people have sustained minor injuries — mainly cuts from shattered glass — and one woman was reported missing in the Miyazaki region, which was drenched by record rainfall and suffered localised flooding.

According to local media, the woman in her 60s was swept away by gusts in a gutter while working with her husband in their ricefield.

Nationwide, authorities have issued non-compulsory evacuation advisories to 1.5 million residents, according to public broadcaster NHK, and officials urged people across the country to stay indoors.

Nearly 500,000 households in the western region of Kyushu and Okinawa have lost power, local utilities said.

Violent gusts and heavy rain made it impossible to venture outside, said Yuji Ueno, an official in the town of Shirahama in Wakayama prefecture, which was forecast to be right in Trami’s path.

“From around 2pm, we saw incredible winds and rain. I stepped outside the city hall in the afternoon, and the rain was swirling in very strong wind. Enormous wind.”

“It was difficult to stay standing. It was very scary,” Ueno told AFP.

As the typhoon barrelled east, rail authorities took the highly unusual step of cancelling evening train services in Tokyo, one of the world’s busiest networks, urging passengers to shelter indoors when the storm hits.

– Hunkering down –
The typhoon is not expected to hit the capital head-on but strong winds and heavy rain are still feared from later Sunday. Some businesses were already putting up shutters and hunkering down.

Trami is the latest in a string of extreme natural events in Japan, which has suffered typhoons, flooding, earthquakes and heatwaves in recent months, claiming scores of lives and causing extensive damage.

Packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour, Trami was expected to travel over most of the archipelago, weakening slightly but causing extreme weather into Monday, forecasters said.

Still classed as a “very strong” typhoon, Trami pounded Kagoshima on the western tip of Japan early Sunday, causing minor injuries — such as cuts from broken windows and people knocked over by gusts.

‘It’s really deserted’
The western city of Osaka lay close to the path of the storm and its Kansai Airport, which is situated on reclaimed land offshore and suffered extensive damage in a storm earlier in September, closed two runways.

Officials piled up sandbags to avoid a repeat of flooding seen during the previous storm.

Speaking to AFP from a hotel near the airport, British businessman Richard Swart said: “It’s actually quite warm outside, very windy and with very heavy rain.”

“The airport is closed. There are very few people around and all the shops are shut. It’s really deserted,” added Swart, 56, from Durham in northern England.

Even from the safety of the hotel, he said he could hear the wind “howling” outside.

The Japanese meteorological agency warned the typhoon would bring strong winds and downpours, which could trigger landslides and floods as well as lightning strikes and tornados across the nation.

Cities in the expected path of the typhoon were already taking precautions.

East Japan Railway stopped all train services in and around Tokyo at 8pm, shortly before the typhoon was to draw near the Japanese capital.

Some western regions are still recovering from Typhoon Jebi in early September, the most powerful typhoon to strike the country in a quarter of a century. It claimed 11 lives and shut down Kansai Airport.

Deadly record rainfall hit western Japan earlier this year and the country sweltered through one of the hottest summers on record.Also in September a magnitude-6.6 earthquake rocked the northern island of Hokkaido, sparking landslides and leaving more than 40 people dead.

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In Benue: Gunmen attack community kill 6

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The spokesman of the Benue police command, Moses Yamu told newsmen that officers are investigating the incident.

Six people have been killed following an attack by gunmen on Okpoga community in Okpokwu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State.

According to Daily Post, the attack was carried out on Saturday, September 29, 2018.

Speaking on the incident, the spokesman of the Benue police command, Moses Yamu said officers are investigating the incident.

Yamu also said “Yes, some yet-to-be-identified criminals believed to be natives of Olo community came and opened fire on residents of Okpoga, killing six persons.

“The real cause of the incident is still sketchy but investigation is still on. So far, no arrest has been made yet.�

A source also alleged that the gunmen might have come from a neighbouring community – Olo in Edumoga district.

The source said the community has been at loggerheads with Okpoga people for a while.

Unease in Plateau

Also, there has been unease at Rukuba Road in Jos North local government area of Plateau State.

According to reports,   of people during an attack on Thursday, September 27, 2018.

The Plateau state police command’s spokesman, Tyopev Terna also confirmed the incident.

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