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Thursday, 24 December 2015

President Buhari promises to fulfill change promise

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told Nigerians that the change slogan of his party, the All Progressives Congress, is not a mere campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept.
He said his administration was determined to bring about tangible changes in the lives of Nigerians.
Buhari made the promise in his 2015 Christmas message to Nigerians.

The message which he personally signed was made available to journalists on Thursday by the Media and Publicity Office of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President said efforts would be intensified to recover stolen funds, block revenue leakages and enthrone due process, transparency and accountability.

He urged Nigerians not to allow current socio-economic and security challenges in the country to dampen their expectations for a better Nigeria.

He said his administration had taken a number of measures to restore hope to the people, adding that the 2016 Budget defines his government’s commitment to giving Nigeria a new lease of life.

He said, “Our change slogan is not a campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept.
“We are determined to bring about tangible changes in the lives of our people.
“In this regard, efforts will be intensified to recover stolen funds, block revenue leakages and enthrone due process, transparency and accountability.

“Public office is a public trust that must be held to the highest ethical standards. I wish all Nigerians a Merry Christmas. Please drive carefully.”
While felicitating with all Nigerians, on this year’s Christmas, Buhari asked them to use the occasion to rededicate themselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which Jesus Christ taught.

He added, “There can be no doubt that a greater manifestation of these virtues and ideals in our lives will immensely help us to become a more united, peaceful, secure and progressive nation.

Khloe Kardashian shows off her assets covered in body paint

Hmmm! Khloe Kardashian's make up artist Joyce Bonelli released another sexy pic showing the reality TV star flaunting her nipples and backside while covered in glossy paint. This was while she was on holiday in St Barths with her family in August this year.

Technically we have won the war against Boko Haram - Buhari

President Buhari of Nigeria said that his government has technically won the war against Boko Haram. He made this known in an interview with BBC

"I assure you we haven't failed. Adamawa state, Yobe state are free from Boko Haram. Borno state which is there base, I think they have two to three local government. Boko Haram has reverted to using IEDs Improvised Explosive Device, indoctrinating young girls from 15 years and below to go and explode it in churches, mosques, market places, motorparks.
They have now been reduced to that but articulated conventional attacks on centers of communication and population in towns and so on, they are no longer capable of doing that effectively. So I think technically we have won the war because people are going back to their neighborhoods. We have our committees on the ground liaising with Local governments. People are going back. Our major problem now is rehabilitation because over 1.5 million Internally Displaced Persons, repairing the infrastructures, schools, health centers...the number of bridges blown..that is what we are facing now. But Boko Haram as an organized fighting force, I assure you that we have dealt with them"he said

When asked what his opinion is about Nigerians criticizing him for always blaming the last government instaed of focusing on how to make the country better, he said

"I think they are being unfair. Boko haram was effective on 16 local government areas before in the three states. Borno Yobe and Adamawa. Yobe and Adamawa are absolutely free and there are about three local governments were Boko Harams are there and I have told you they cannot marshal forces and attack towns or military installation as they did in Maiduguri before. I don't think this is mere talking. We have moved Service Chiefs, we re-organized the military. We have got some hardware for them and we have gotten retraining from the British, Americans and with the French. A lot of is being done"he said

Femi Falana calls for the prosecution of Tukur Buratai & others over Army/Shiite clash

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has called on President Buhari to prosecute the Chief of Army staff Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai and the soldiers that partook in the shooting of Shiite members during a clash with the Islamic group in Zaria, Kaduna state on Saturday December 12th.
In a statement released yesterday December 23rd, Falana said the Nigerian military has refused the injured Shiite members access to their personal physicians and family members...

"Assuming that the Shi’ite members actually blocked the road, why was the nuisance not reported to the police? Are the authorities of the Nigerian Army above the law of the land? The army authorities have refused to release the bodies of those who were massacred to their families for burial while the personal physicians of the injured ones and their family members have been denied access to them. The suspects were refused bail by the Magistrate who ordered that they be remanded in prison custody. Although Sheik El-Zakzaky is reported to have been transferred from a military custody to a police station, he has been denied access to his personal physicians and lawyers".

Falana stressed that "In Chief Gani Fawehinmi v. General Sani Abacha (1996) 5 NWLR (PT 447) 198 at 202, the Court of Appeal ordered the Attorney-General of Federation, Inspector-General of Police and the operatives of the State Security Services to allow the wife and personal physicians of the appellant, a political detainee, to have access to him in prison custody ‘at all reasonable times.’ In requesting the Inspector-General of Police to allow access to the detainees his attention ought to be drawn to Section 14(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act which provides as follows: A person who has the custody of an arrested suspect shall give the suspect reasonable facilities for obtaining legal advice, access to communication for taking steps to furnish bail, and otherwise making arrangements for his defence or release.'”

He called on the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase to allow the Shiite leader, his wife and members of his group, access to their families, personal physicians, and legal practitioners as empowered by the Law.

“Having undertaken to end impunity in the country, President Buhari should ensure that the Chief of Army Staff and all the soldiers who took part in the violent attack and arson in Zaria are brought to book without any further delay."

Woman appears in a see-me-through dress in SA

What do you think of this woman who appeared on the streets of Limpopo, South Africa, wearing a see-through net dress which left her bare butts on full display? People happily took photos and shared it online

Female hostel at UNN gutted by fire (See photos)

A female hostel at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, was gutted by fire last night. According to an eye-witness, the fire started as a result of a spark from the wire when the school generator supplied power to the hostel. This is the worst fire incident in the university as neither the Dean of student affairs, the director of works department nor the Chairman of Servicom who came around was able to save the situation. After the cut is how a student narrated what happened...

Most painful is that men of the fire service who came around were incapacitated as they had no water. Even the director of works could not do anything. Lack of water in both the hostel and the neighbouring outing ones made even students who came to rescue the situation handicapped. Finally, men of the fire service returned after the whole of 300 series which is a total of 34 rooms had perished, thereby rendering 136 or more students homeless and useless as all their documents, property, and even possibly, compulsory laptops for which some are yet to pay up, have all gone up in ashes. A student who is an honourable member of the House of Representatives said she has written so many times about the connections to the appropriate quarters without any response. There is no functional fire service in the whole University town of Nsukka. The wild fire which is akin to what I watch in American horror movies could have been controlled if the works department of the school is well equipped. I would want to believe that the university administration will adequately compensate the victims; some of who are already enjoying their xmas holiday. In just a year, 3 female hostels in UNN had had fire accident. First it was Okpara hostel, then Aja-Nwachukwu and now Okeke.

Checkout the luxury resort where President Obama will spend his Christmas vacation (Photos)

The Hale Reena in Kailua, Hawaii, is the vacation home of Obama and his family. This will be their 8th consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii and at $3500-a-night, which doesn't come cheap. Amenities include a spa, pool, steam room and excellent out door facilities. See more photos after the cut...

President Obama will be paying the rent out of his pocket but other expenses such as security and the daily expenses of his security detail will be picked up by the taxpayer. The first family first stayed at the Hale Reena in 2011 when their usual first choice, The Plantation Estate wasn't available, that can cost between $5000-$10000 a night depending on the season.