Bone Cancer Teen Marries High School Sweetheart On Hospital Bed

 Bone Cancer Teen Marries High School Sweetheart On Hospital Bed

 

When Swift Myers and Abbi Ruicker, wedded on Sunday, it was from the bed at an Oklahoma hospital where Swift Myers, 18, has spent the last month battling
cancer.

Since seventh grade Myers has battled Ewing sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that occurs in bones or soft tissues, according to the NIH. His latest bout with the disease landed him in an intensive care unit at Saint Frances Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the last month.


Two days before their wedding day, young Myers asked Abbi, his girlfriend, who is also 18, to marry him.
"He said, ‘Will you be my wife?,' and we’ve always joked about so I just kind of laughed," Abbi told ABC News today. "The next day he said, 'You know I was being serious right?.'"

Abbi told Myers that if he was serious he needed to call her dad to ask for her hand in marriage. Myers picked up the phone and called Abbi's dad and the wedding planning began immediately. Wow!

"Some of the nurses were in the room and as soon as they heard the conversation they took off," Abbi said. "They did everything."
The nursing staff at Saint Francis Children’s Hospital acted as the couple's wedding planners, gathering decorations and finding a wedding cake, a video-grapher and a photographer.

"It felt like I was hearing a love story straight out of a movie," Meagan Ready, the couple's wedding photographer, told ABC News of being asked to help. "I was humbled to have been asked to document such a special occasion."

On Sunday night, around 100 of the couple's friends and family, and the nurses and doctors caring for Myers, packed into a room at the hospital to watch the couple exchange marital vows.

A teacher at the high school where the Myers met bought the couple wedding bands from a local jeweler. Myers added a bowtie to his hospital attire and said his "I do" from his hospital bed.
The hospital bed later featured a "Just Married" sign on poster board signed by guests. "I was in shock," Abbi said of the outpouring of love. "I'm still in shock."

After exchanging wedding vows and sealing their marriage with a kiss, the couple hosted a wedding reception complete with cake.

"I’m really grateful for the nurses," Abbi said. "They are still at work and still went through and did all of this in less than two days for us and that really meant a lot."

Myers is continuing treatments for his cancer, with Abbi by his side every minute of the day. "Since the wedding he’s been much better and in better spirits," she said.

 

LOVE!

Nigeria will disintegrate before Buhari's very eyes if any more innocent blood is shed- Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria will disintegrate before Buhari's very eyes if any more innocent blood is shed- Femi Fani-Kayode

 

 

Former Aviation Minister and GEJ campaign director for 2015 election, Femi Fani-Kayode said this in a new post he shared on his Facebook page. It reads

"On 29th July 2016, CNN reported that "the Nigerian government is preparing troops for a crackdown in the Niger Delta if peace talks fail". This is sad and ominous. As United States Senator Ted Cruz once said "the light of truth is stronger than the terror of darkness". It follows that the biggest mistake that the Buhari administtation can possibly make is to attempt to "crack down" on the Niger Delta and kill innocent civilians.

If this ever happens, for whatever reason, it will set off a chain of events that will lead to the end of Nigeria as we know it. Nigeria will disintegrate before Buhari's very eyes if any more innocent blood is shed and if the towns, creeks and villages of the oil-producing states are shelled and reduced to rubble.

The cause of the people of the Niger Delta, and indeed that of the Igbo people of the eastern states, is just and their struggles and aspirations are legitimate and reasonable. Self-detetmination is a right. It is a concept and principle that is universally accepted and that has the backing of international law. You do not threaten and bomb those that seek to exercise that right: you treat them with respect, decency and decorum and attempt to persuade them to stay.

 This is a point that is lost on President Buhari and those around him. The Avengers are not Boko Haram: taking them on in the field of battle would be a monuemental error.

Check out photos from Asari Dokubo's wife's burial

Check out photos from Asari Dokubo's wife's burial

 

The remains of the first wife of former Niger Delta militant warlord, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has been laid to rest. The late Zainab died in a ghastly car accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday July 27, 2016. She is survived by her husband, children and relatives. May her soul rest in peace. See more photos below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu says "Nobody will remove me"

  Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu says "Nobody will remove me"

 

 

Senator Ekweremadu who is standing trial alongside his boss, Senate President Bukola Saraki, for alleged forgery of senate standing orders, tweeted this yesterday July 24.

War Crime: 80 Feared dead as ISIS claims responsibility For Kabul bombing

 

 

 

No fewer than 80 people feared dead and at least 260 wounded from an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan that detonated on Saturday in the midst of a peaceful demonstration by members of Hazara, a Shiite minority group, CNN reports.

The head of the United Nations assistance mission in Afghanistan called the attack a “war crime” as civilians were targeted.

The Islamic State’s media group, Amaq, alleges the attack was carried out by two ISIS fighters who detonated suicide belts.

Fatima Faizi, an Afghan freelance journalist, told CNN, “I saw tens of people laying down in blood around me and hundreds of people running away from the scene.”

An Afghan intelligence source told the BBC that Abo Ali, an ISIS commander, has sent three jihadists from the Nangarhar province to carry out the attack.
The Taliban has denied involvement in the attack, calling it, in statement posted on their website, “a plot to ignite civil war.”

It is high time God came to bring everything back to the original!

Shopping Mall Shooting in Munich Leaves At Least Six Dead

A shooting at Olympia shopping mall in Munich, Germany, has left at least six people dead and many others injured, according to reports.

Eye witnesses reported seeing several shooters, and as of this afternoon, Munich police have said that three suspects armed with rifles are still on the loose.

Munich residents have been asked to stay indoors by the Police as they search for at least one gunman, who opened fire in, or near, a McDonald’s at the outskirts of the mall.

Via the BBC, the video below shows man shooting at a small, unsuspecting crowd. No one appears to be hit, and you can hear the man fire upwards of a dozen rounds.

Surprisingly, an 18-year-old German-Iranian appears to be one of the shooters, resulting in the death of nine people and 21 others badly injured.

Ooni of Ife pays courtesy visit to President John Mahama of Ghana

Ooni of Ife pays courtesy visit to President John Mahama of Ghana

 

 

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II paid a courtesy visit to the President of Ghana, John Mahama at the Ghanaian Presidential villa yesterday Friday July 21st. He was accompanied by his wife, Olori Wuraola, Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Relations and Diaspora to President Buhari, Abike Dabiri and others. See more photos below:
 

 

 

 

 

Nollywood Actress Lola Alao confirms her conversion to Islam, check out what she said

Nollywood Actress Lola Alao confirms her conversion to Islam, check out what she said

 

 

Popular Yoruba Nollywood actress Lola Alao has confirmed her conversion to Islam. She made an announcement via her IG page after the news broke. Here is what she wrote: 

"Salaam alykun to all my wonderful friends and fans, May almighty Allah grant u all your heart desires. i just want everyone to know that i was born in to a Muslim home my late father's name is Lasisi Alao, so i reverted back to my root through Alhaji Yusuf Adepoju (Acadip). May almighty Allah bless him and all my wonderful friends and fans.... Thanks love you all.. Rohdiat Omolola Alao Ajibola."

Nigerian Soldiers ambushed by Boko Haram in Borno

Nigerian Soldiers ambushed by Boko Haram in Borno

 

 

Yesterday, July 21, some soldiers got missing after they walked into an ambush by Boko Haram members in Borno state. A statement by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, says the soldiers had earlier in the day finished clearing Boko Haram camps at Guro Gongon village and environs. As they were returning to their base, they ran into an ambush by a group of Boko Haram terrorists. 19 soldiers and 3 civilian JTF members were injured in the action.

A few of the soldiers were missing after the ambush. The injured soldiers have been evacuated and are responding to treatment while a search and rescue party comprising of Special Forces personnel has since been dispatched to establish contact with the missing soldiers.

The statement however adds that some of the missing solders have started returning to their defensive location. The Army says no stone would be left unturned until every person involved in the operation has been accounted for. 

 

 

Read what Doyin Okupe said on arms scandal

Read what Doyin Okupe said on arms scandal

 

 

Former media aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe who is being investigated by the EFCC for allegedly collecting N100 million from former National Security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, shared these last night on his twitter handle.

Buhari officially confirms Federal Government is in talks with Niger Delta Avengers

Buhari officially confirms Federal Government is in talks with Niger Delta Avengers

 

 

President Buhari has finally confirmed that the Federal Government is in talks with Niger Delta Avengers in order to end the incessant attacks on the country's oil installations which is affecting oil production.

Speaking at a farewell audience with Mr. Michael Zinner, the outgoing Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria, at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday, the president said that his administration was talking to Niger Delta militants through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies.

Official Spokesperson to President Buhari, Shehu Garba, in a series of Tweets shared the details of the conversation.

 

 

 

 

Yemi Alade flies to Togo in private jet

 

 

 

Singer Yemi Alade shared a photo of herself relaxing in a private jet on a short trip to Togo for an event and captioned the photo: “From okada to taxi to rickety cars to porshe rides to Jets.

Am feeling this my young gurl...Lucky her!

Those Who Stole Monies Meant For Military Equipment Are Regretting, But They Will Regret More - President Buhari 

   

                                                          Buhari with Northern Christians

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja pledged not to hide anything from Nigerians in his administration’s commitment to restore the economic fortunes of the country and deliver prosperity to Nigerians. 

Buhari made the remark when he received in audience a delegation of the Northern Christian Leaders Eagles Eyes Forum at the State House, and he appealed to them as religious leaders not to lose hope in the unity, stability and progress of the country.

He assured them that the Federal Government would continue to prioritise the safety of lives and property, in addition to equipping Nigerian farmers with the right tools, technology, and techniques to boost agriculture.
President Buhari further urged them to tell their followers the truth about the country, asserting, “We have nothing to hide because we have no other country but Nigeria.”

“Tell them to give us a chance to stabilize the country,” he continued.  “Your concern for the security, unemployment, anti-corruption campaign and the frequent altercations between herdsmen and farmers are genuine concerns.’

The President confirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture and the Governors Forum are working hard to resolve the lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers, and called for them to be given a chance to succeed.

He expressed gratitude to the Christian leaders for their support of the Federal Government’s anti-corruption campaign and other policies geared towards reviving the economy.

“It is saddening that some of those who stole from our national resources put the money in their personal accounts,” he stated, noting that those who stole and shared funds meant for the purchase of arms for the military are regretting their actions, but will regret even more.

“Those caught in corruption will have themselves to blame,’’ he said.
The leader of the Forum, Pastor Aminchi Habu, called on Nigerians to support the President’s anti-corruption war and his vision to restore the lost glory of Nigeria.

``In your administration, I see a new Nigeria where the fear of bribery, corruption and extortion is the beginning of wisdom,” he Pastor said.
“I see a new Nigeria, where tribalism, religion and ethnicity [are] no longer a barrier that separate us but a bond that unites us for a greater tomorrow.”

 

Gunshot Leaves Two Injured At Lagos Airport

There was pandemonium at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) on Friday following a gunshot which was believed to be an accidental discharge, culminating in the injury of two persons.

 

        Departure Hall of Murtala Mohammed International Airport

An orderly of a Senator accidentally fired the gunshots, of which he was trying to remove the magazine of his gun when the discharge occurred leaving him and another woman injured.

The incident caused serious panic within the terminal as travelers and airport workers scampered for safety on hearing the gunshot.

 Eyewitness report indicated that the security man was to travel on Arik Air and he wanted to dislodge the magazine from the gun in line with standard practice in air travel but incidentally the gun released its bullet. It hit him and a woman on the leg, it was gathered.

 An eyewitness said, "It is a standard practice in air travel for anyone with a gun to pull out the bullet. This is what the security man was trying to do but incidentally the gun released the magazine which splattered and hit him and the woman on the leg as he bent down to pull out the magazine from the gun".

 They, however, trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that conveyed them to the hospital without any assistance. According to the source, the injury was not that severe.

 General Manager, Public Affairs of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed the incident. He said what transpired was an accident which occurred while the man was trying to remove the magazine from his gun as a standard procedure because guns are not allowed onboard aircraft but they are usually checked in, in the luggage compartment.

 Dati, who described the incident as minor, assured air travellers that all the airports are safe and secure, adding that in recognition of the security challenges in the country and around the world, security at Nigerian airports has been fortified.

RE: Tension Grips Delta Poly Over Killing Of Student As Police Demands Money Before Investigations By Celestina Kalu

1. The attention of Delta State Police Command has been drawn to an online publication of July 6, 2016 by Sahara Reporters with the above caption and wish to state that the said story is malicious, misleading, and an attempt to tarnish the image of the Command and its officers before the public and undiscerning readers.

2. It is pertinent to point out that on 2/7/2016, the DPO Oghara Division received information that a corpse of a lady was found lying by the fence of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara. Consequently, the DPO led detectives to the scene, viewed the corpse and observed no visible marks of violence on the body except whitish foam from the nose and mouth. The victim was identified as Udu Edith Bugbemi ‘f’, a part-time ND 1 student of Science Laboratory and Technology Dept, Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara.

The detectives after photographing the scene evacuated the corpse to Delta State Teaching hospital Mortuary-Oghara, and filled out coroner’s forms which were served on the doctor for post mortem examination in order to ascertain the cause of her death.

3. The Command equally wishes to state as a matter of fact that the DPO Oghara and his men did not demand money from the victim’s parents or any other person before carrying out investigation as alleged by the Sahara Reporters. It is also worth stating here that the Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), SP. 

Celestina Kalu never rebuffed any caller from Sahara Reporters as no call was made to her GSM line by Sahara Reporters correspondent as claimed. The PPRO has no reason to rebuff call from Sahara Reporters or any other caller since she knows her roles as the Command’s spokesperson.

4. Investigation into the incident is ongoing while the result of the post mortem examination is being awaited to determine the cause of death.

5. Finally, the Command urges the public to disregard the said publication as false, malicious, and speculative and a mere figment of the author’s imagination. We also wish to counsel the Sahara Reporters to practice responsible journalism by getting facts of incidents before rushing to press.

SP. CELESTINA KALU,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
DELTA STATE COMMAND.

Niger Delta Militants blow up oil pipelines in Bayelsa

 













Militants launched a fresh round of attacks on oil pipelines in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta energy hub belonging to Italy's Eni and Aiteo, Nigerian security forces, Eni and a militant group said.

The attacks are the latest in a spate targeting oil and gas facilities in the OPEC member's Niger Delta region over the last few months which briefly pushed oil production this spring to 30-year lows.

The renewed violence could further cut into exports that were depressed as a result of infrastructure damage, underscoring the serious security threat to the oil production on which Nigeria relies for around 70 percent of its revenue.

Niger Delta Avengers, the group that has carried out most of the attacks, said on its website that it blew up the Nembe 1, 2 and 3 trunkline in Bayelsa and Rivers states which is owned by the Aiteo group in an early hours attack.

A spokesman for Eni confirmed that a separate attack on a crude pipeline in Bayelsa state, operated through its subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, had taken place. No group has claimed responsibility for that attack.

The company said the impact on the group's equity production was 4,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL), a 100-kilometre long pipeline capable of carrying 600,000 barrels per day (bpd), moves Bonny Light crude oil to the export terminal.

Suicide bomber kills at least nine at mosque in Damboa North-East Nigeria's

No fewer than 9 people were killed by a suicide bomber  and 12 others were injured on Friday in an attack on a mosque in Damboa, northeastern Nigerian during early morning prayers, a military source said.

 

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Damboa, which is in Borno state, but it bore the hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

A member of a grassroots civilian joint task force set up to defend local people against Boko Haram also confirmed Friday's attack on the mosque.

Chai! See How People Are Being Transported in China Due to Heavy Rainfall 

Chinese citizens are now taking shocking measures to escape to safety following heavy downpour in the area.

 

 

 

 

Because of heavy downpour, people now transport themselves using construction vehicles. Na wa o!

According to a report by CCTVNews, flooding in China has caused people to now commute using construction vehicles.

 

The report has it hat due to continuous rainfall in Wuhan, provincial capital of central China’s Hubei Province, daily life activities have been disrupted, everyday work have been halted and public transport cut off due to flooding.

 

In order to escape the waterlogged streets, people are now using shovel loaders, construction trucks and even bulldozers to get to school or work. As of today, 19 roads in the city are still cut off due to the flood.

At least 48 people have died and seven are still missing in Hubei, according to the latest statistics released by the Department of Civil Affairs of Hubei Province.

 

Some 11.6 million people in the province have been affected. The severe weather has damaged around 73,000 houses and nearly 332,000 people are in urgent need of basic living assistance.

 

 

 

 

Lecturer seeks resumption of oil exploration in Chad Basin

A lecturer with Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr Sadiq Rajab, has urged the Federal Government to resume Oil and Gas exploration activities in the Lake Chad Basin and other areas of the North.

He made the call on Friday in Keffi. He said that the significance of oil exploration in the Chad Basin would boost the economic fortunes of the country.

The search for oil in Nigeria’s Chad basin, which is adjacent to Niger Republic, Cameroon and Chad, had been on for three decades. He explained that oil exploration in the area would increase the nation’s earnings in view of the current economic challenges and the hostilities of Niger Delta Avengers. 

The don added that exploration would provide employment for thousands of the youths, reduce poverty and insecurity in the region.

Rajab stressed the need for the federal government to assist the states that have oil to engage multinational oil companies to develop the community.

He said that states alone could not shoulder the responsibility of engaging multinational cooperation to harness the oil in the Lake Chad basin and the north.

“We are appealing to the federal government to assist those states that oil is discovered in them to be able to develop it for national development,’’ Rajab said.

Similarly, the don advised the federal government to support farmers with 20,000 tractors to boost rice production in the country.

He said that if the federal government wants to put an end to rice importation, it must assist real farmers with the necessary farm implements to ensure massive production.

“I am confident if government assists farmers with such implements, we will not have business with rice importation either through the sea or land next year.

“We are not asking government to provide free tractors to farmers rather it will be based on loan at a subsidised rate.

“It is brightest idea for the federal government to encourage farming, but it must assist farmers to achieve the desire result,’’ Rajab said.

Besides, Rajab called on governors to provide at least 5,000 tractors to farmers in their state annually in order to encourage farming and improve their Internally Generated Revenue.

According to him, if federal and state governments pay enough attention to agriculture, it will develop the nation’s economy in no distance time.

Rajab commended President Muhammadu Buhari for taking steps to diversify the nation’s economy in order to reduce too much dependency on petroleum resources.

NAN

JAMB Issues New Guidelines For 2016/2017 Admission

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has on Monday announced the point system option as its new guideline for 2016/2017 admission into tertiary institutions in the country.
The announcement was made after an extensive one-week meeting between officials of JAMB, stakeholders, universities and other tertiary institutions’ administrators.

  

 
The admission process would work for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) candidates and direct entry (DE) students while universities are to charge fees for screening of candidates at the end of the process for admission.

The board explained that the new method uses a point system, which is divided into other processes, that is easy to understand.

According to JAMB, “the new method uses a point system to offer provisional admission to candidates.”
“Before a candidate can be considered for screening, he/she must have been offered a provisional admission by JAMB. The JAMB admission checker portal is going to be opened soon for this process, so praying is all you can do now,” the board said.

The statement said, “JAMB’s provisional admission no longer makes much sense this year, your points tally will decide your faith. The points are evenly spread out between your O’ Level and JAMB results to provide a level-playing field for all.

“In the first case, any candidate who submits only one result which contains his/her relevant subjects already has 10 points. The exam could be NECO, WASSCE, November/December WASSCE etc, but any candidate who has two sittings only gets 2 points. So this means that candidates with only one result are at an advantage but only just.”

The organisation added that the “next point grades fell into the O’ Level grades where each grade would have it equivalent point; A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks, so the better the candidates’ grades, the better his or her chances of securing admission this year.

“The next point is the UTME scores where each score range has its equivalent point which can be summarised thus, 180-200=20-23 marks, 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43, 300-400=44-60 points,” JAMB explained.

In summary, JAMB explained that each category would contain five JAMB results per point added.

For example a candidate with 180-185 gets 20 points, while a candidate with 186-190 gets 21 points.

JAMB added that the point system for direct entry would be released soon.

JAMB stated that fees would still be charged for screening which would replace the Post UTME test.

JAMB also emphasised that catchment and educationally less-developed state would still be used for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions.

JAMB said, “Merit contains 45 per cent of the total candidates for a particular course, Catchment contains 35 per cent and ELDS and staff lists contains the rest. Cut off marks will be released by the institutions this year in the form of points and not marks.

“If a school declares its cut off mark for Medicine as 90 points and JAMB grants a candidate with 250 a provisional admission but his/her total points falls short of the 90 points, then he/she will lose the admission. So the provisional admission is just a means to an end, not the end in itself.”

If you've not been praying, start now o!

NANS say NO to N2,500 post-UTME screening fee

The National Association of Nigerian Students has rejected the introduction of the admission screening fee of N2,500 by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Education.

According to a statement credited to NANS Vice President, Gbenga Ayenuro, which was made available to newsmen in Akure on Friday, “NANS, which has been, and will always be, at the forefront of any and every kind of exploitation of Nigerian students in any guise was relieved by the recent ban on post-UTME.
“As it was a long overdue decision to end the exploitation of prospectively- Nigerian students seeking admission.

“And it was a policy that endeared the Federal Government to the hearts of Nigerian masses; it was widely jubilated and welcomed by all concerned stakeholders in the Nigerian education sector,” he said.
According to him, it is surprising, appalling, anti-masses and unethical, for the federal government to submit to pressure from the heads of tertiary institutions by introducing the post-UTME screening fee.

He noted that the policy somersault was tantamount to the government being insensitive to the growing economic meltdown being experienced by parents and guardians of prospective students all over the country.
Ayenuro said that NANS viewed the introduction of the post-UTME screening fee as another way of extorting and exploiting potential students.

He alleged that it was another avenue of enriching management of various tertiary institutions across the length and breadth of Nigeria.
“Nigerian students can no longer keep mute in the face of the general hardship confronting the Nigerian masses.

“Our parents and guardians have become incapable of sending us stipends for our upkeep let alone of paying for our tuition fees.

“The food and provision stores in all our various campuses are undergoing abysmally low patronage from students due to the ever increasing high price tag of virtually all commodities.
“We cannot continue to keep mute while our future is being mortgaged and short changed by this present administration,’’ he alleged.

Ayenuro therefore issued a three-working day ultimatum to the ministry to reverse its decision on imposition of post-UTME screening fee as the most important stakeholder in the Nigerian education sector.
He said that failure to reverse the new policy would result in a peaceful protest at the Ministry of Education, Abuja, at a date to be announced.

(NAN)

Check out President Buhari's Eid el fitr message to Nigerians

  Check out President Buhari's Eid el fitr message to Nigerians

   

Hus words...

I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah, on the occasion of this year’s Eid El Fitr, which marks the completion of the Ramadan fast. I congratulate Muslims in Nigeria and around the world on the successful completion of this month-long spiritual journey of fasting, prayer and almsgiving in obedience to the Divine Command.

I sincerely pray that the Almighty Allah will reward our sacrifices with increased blessing and a more prosperous future.

On this happy occasion, it is my strong belief that all true followers of Islam have been rejuvenated on the true meaning and essence of life and through the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), we have learnt to imbibe the virtues of piety, sacrifice, love, self-denial and good conduct in our daily relationship with one another.

As we celebrate another Eid El Fitr, I admonish all patriotic Nigerians to uphold these lessons and also appreciate the numerous material and human blessings God has endowed us with.
Let us learn to show gratitude, respect and tolerance to one other, irrespective of our religion, tribe, language and political leanings, as we forge ahead to build on our strengths and opportunities to make Nigeria great again.

On Monday this week, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other government officials joined me to host Iftar reception at the State House with Nigerians of different backgrounds including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), artisans and Physically-challenged persons.
Like I said during the reception, I want to once again appeal to those of us who have the means, to remember the millions of Nigerians who are suffering deprivation because of violence perpetrated by terrorists.

I am not unaware of what Nigerians are going through and I want to use this medium to commend the amazing sacrifices of Nigerians in the face of the temporary economic and social challenges and also reassure Nigerians that my administration is working assiduously towards providing basic needs and other amenities.
Let me also use this opportunity to reaffirm that we will not relent in the fight against corruption and we will ensure that all appropriate and legal measures are deplored to root out this malaise.

 

I commend the Armed Forces and security agencies for the gains recorded in the fight against terrorists and the rescue of hostages in the North East part of the country.
I also appeal for the support, understanding and patience of all Nigerians and our international partners as we explore the fastest means to end the economic sabotage in the Niger Delta and amicably resolve the conflicts within the region.

 
I promise you all better days ahead even as we remain grateful for your unflinching support to our administration.
Happy Eid El Fitr celebration and May the Almighty Allah continue to bless our nation.
Eid Mubarak!