Wildlife secrets of Nigeria's last wilderness

The world's rarest chimpanzee has been captured on camera in the remote forests of Nigeria.

The Nigeria-Cameroon chimp was seen at various locations within Gashaka Gumti National Park, raising hopes for its future survival. Conservationists also recorded the first sighting in the country of a giant pangolin.

The park is regarded as a national treasure, but its wildlife is under threat from pressures such as poaching.

Venomous snake found in an Australian lunchbox

An Australian woman discovered a highly venomous snake in her child's lunchbox. The juvenile snake was spotted in a lid as the woman packed school lunches in Adelaide, according to reptile handler Rolly Burrell.

Mr Burrell then advised her to close the box and take it outside, after the woman had called him for assistance. He identified the reptile as an eastern brown, one of the world's most venomous snakes.

"Not really what you expect to see when you check if [your] child ate their fruit," Mr Burrell wrote on Facebook. He further said that juvenile snakes had dangerous venom.

"It is very lucky that she spotted the snake... a little kid would not even feel the bite from something so small," he told the BBC.

The snake catcher said he suspected the reptile had headed for the pantry because it was "one of the darkest spots in the house".

The species is found along coastal and inland areas of mainland Australia. It has been responsible for 23 deaths since 2000, a study of coroner's data found last year.

Source: BBC

22 years old woman killed by lion in South Africa

A woman died after being attacked by a lioness at a South African game reserve.

The said attack took place at a lodge in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

"Reports from the scene allege that a 22-year-old female victim was attacked and mauled by a lioness. Tragically the victim had sustained severe injuries and she died at the scene."

It is unclear whether the young woman was local or a tourist

Two arragned for blocking the convoy of a Governor

Is this a misuse of power or is it lawful for a Governor to arrest cars for blocking his convoy. What do we call this in Nigeria.

Two men, Ahmed Abdullahi, and Nura Musa were arraigned in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly blocking the convoy of  Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Abdullahi, 37, and Musa, 23, both of Asokoro, Abuja, are facing a count of public nuisance.

The prosecutor, Adeniyi Oyeyemi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence "public nuisance" on February 24 at Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.

The defendants reportedly parked their car unlawfully and blocked the road and sat unconcerned until the security of the governor came down to arrest them. The prosecutor said during a search of their vehicle, a bottle of codeine was found.

He said that the offence contravened Section 183 of the Penal Code.

The defendants pleaded not guilty, while the Magistrate, Emenisi Ebiwari, granted them bail in the sum of N500, 000 each and a surety in like sum.

He adjourned the case until March 15 for further hearing.

Source: Punchng

US Evangelist, Billy Graham dies at 99

The Rev. Billy Graham, a North Carolina farmer’s son who preached to millions in stadium events he called crusades, becoming a pastor to presidents and the nation’s best-known Christian evangelist for more than 60 years, died on Wednesday at his home in Montreat, N.C. He was 99.

Raised in the fundamentalist faith of his native North Carolina, Graham dedicated his life to Christ when he was 16 and was ordained a baptist minister in 1939.

He created his own brand of populist evangelism. His “crusades,” as he called them, were soon attracting millions in person and later through television.

Reverend Billy Graham transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history.

His death was confirmed by Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Mr. Graham had dealt with a number of illnesses in his last years, including prostate cancer, hydrocephalus (a buildup of fluid in the brain) and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

He said in what was termed “Final Crusade” in the summer of 2005 that:

“Deep inside we need something else. And that something else can be brought about by Jesus.

“When I touch the podium, I can feel a new strength and a new power come and it’s a thrilling thing for me to preach the gospel at this age.”

Graham once reportedly said:”We are United,and are ready to march under the banner ofAlmighty God, taking as our slogan that which we have on our coins, ‘In God We Trust”.

Someone wrote on Twitter “Billy Graham was a rebuke to those whosay don’t mix evangelical religion and politics. This brilliant preacher was instrumental to fighting racial segregation: in the 60s he bailed MLK out of jail.”

Monkey swallows 70 million Naira in Nigeria

Senator Adamu was accused of mismanaging N70 million belonging to the Northern Senators.

Shehu Sani said it was alleged that some monkeys swallowed the money. He said the money was swallowed by the monkeys at the senator’s farm.

Sen. Shehu Sani, told newsmen that under Adamu’s leadership, the forum could not account for part of the money inherited from the 7th Assembly.

According to him, it was alleged that the former Chairman of the Forum handed over N70 million to Adamu at the inception of the 8th assembly but part of the money cannot be accounted for.

“There are some things that some of my colleagues cannot say but I’m not used to holding back what is the truth.

“When we resumed as senators, Sen. Ahmed Lawan tendered the sum of N70 million to the 8th Senate.

“That N70 million was monies gathered by northern senators from the 7th senate. So it was handed over to the 8th senators from northern Nigeria under the 8th Senate.

“I think this country is becoming a huge joke. First of all it was the rodent that drove away the President and we now have snakes consuming about N36 million, and you now you have monkeys,” Sani said.

Donald Trump ranked worst US President

President Donald Trump has been ranked as the worst U.S. President in history in a Presidents’ Day poll of political scientists that ranked all 44 of the people who have served as U.S. president.

Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt respectively took the top four spots in the Boise State University “Presidential Greatness Survey.”

While Trump is the 45th President, one of his predecessors, Grover Cleveland, was elected two separate times, making him the 22nd and 24th President, who ranked as 24th on the survey.

The experts were asked to rank each president on a scale from zero – worst – to 100 – best – based on their overall performance in office.

Their rankings showed that Trump came in last place with an average score of 12.34.

Source: Daily Trust.

Nigeria gets new petroleum investors.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday, said the Federal Government will announce the private investors in the refineries in the coming March.

He said this at a the ongoing Nigerian International Petroleum Summit (NIPS), Kachikwu said the government was also considering a policy that would compel multinational oil and gas firms operating in the company to build refineries in Nigeria.

He said

“We would get to a point where Nigeria, definitely, would be a major supplier of refined petroleum products. It just has to happen. Nothing else makes sense,” the minister said.

“We are also saying directly to oil companies that a time would also come when we would not be open to see them move around all the crude oil they produce in Nigeria.

“We will like to see integrated refining and integrated processing here. It gives us more jobs and creates more investment,” 

“Oil has got to provide the resources to power this country; jobs for our people; and the operational environment that is transparent enough for others to take Nigeria serious. 

 “My target over the next 10 years is for Nigeria to become self-sufficient in its own power provision, gravitate from crude oil as it where, to very refined, clean provision of fossils.

“Nigerian entities and Nigerian shareholders would begin to move from the minuscule 10 per cent today to between 40 and 50 per cent of local investments.”

The minister said since the launch of the 7Big wins two years ago, the administration had been able to change the funding capacity for the upstream that had energised investors in the upstream sector.

 “Now we are beginning to see projects like Egina, $15bn; Zabazaba, potential $10bn; Bonga, potential $10bn, and the likes and so many other investments put at over $40bn potential investments over the next five years, if we do the right thing,” he asid.

US assault rifles for Syria hijacked by jihadist group

Weapons originally supplied by the US and intended for moderate allies in Syria have been hijacked by jihadist online forum in the country's northern al Qaeda heartland. In a snapshot of the disastrous outcomes and thwarted ambitions of the West's six-year effort in Syria, an M16 assault rifle -- whose serial number suggests it was originally supplied as part of a US-taxpayer-funded effort to defeat extremists in the region -- was offered to CNN by a resident of the city of Idlib over the encrypted messaging app Telegram. 

The vendor claimed the weapon originally belonged to one of the more prominent and costly failures by the US to help Syrian moderate rebels combat ISIS and other extremists. In a Telegram message exchange with CNN posing as a purchaser, the vendor said the weapon came from "Division 30" -- part of an elaborate $41 million dollar effort to train and equip elite rebels to tackle jihadists.

Source: CNN

Oxfam Director admits allegations of prostitutes

For the first time, Oxfam (a charity in England, Europe) has directly admitted the accusations leveled against its former Director, Roland Hauwermeiren who initially denied paying for sex with prostitutes or abusing minors. 

He ran the Oxfam operation in Haiti after an earthquake in 2010 and resigned in 2011.

The charity said it was releasing the 2011 report, which also documents accusations against others of using prostitutes in Oxfam-rented accommodation and of bullying and intimidation, to “be as transparent as possible about the decisions we made … and in recognition of the breach of trust that has been caused”.

Reuters has been unable to contact Hauwermeiren for comment.

Allegations of sexual misconduct against those sent to help victims of the earthquake, which killed tens of thousands, have shaken the aid sector, with Haiti’s president calling for investigations of other groups.

Britain and the European Union are reviewing the funding of Oxfam, one of the world’s biggest disaster relief charities.

The internal report details what the charity did after receiving an email on July 12, 2011, claiming that various members of staff in the Haiti project had breached Oxfam’s code of conduct relating to sexual exploitation, fraud, negligence and nepotism.

The report said the charity investigated the country director and found the “only substantiated allegations” against him were the use of prostitutes at his Oxfam residence.

65 feared dead in Iranian plane crash

59 passengers and 6 crew feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran after the domestic flight came down in bad weather in a mountainous region.

Spokesman  for Iranian carrier,Aseman Airlines told state television that everyone was killed, but the airline then issued a statement saying it could not reach the crash site and could not “accurately and definitely confirm” everyone died.

The airline had also initially said 60 passengers and six crew were on board the twin-engined turboprop ATR 72 that was flying to the southwestern city of Yasuj.

The airline later said there were a total of 65 people on board, as one passenger had missed the flight.

Professor Wole Soyinka writes off the newly formed Coalition movement

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka dismissed the Coalition Nigeria Movement claiming that he would need to have his head examined should he identify with the Obasanjo-inspired group.

He said this in an interview with the BBC Yoruba.

Soyinka said: “Me? Obasanjo would establish a group and I will become a member of such group? That means they should get a psychiatrist to examine me.” 

“When these soldiers begin to speak, we are supposed to get suspicious and ask what exactly do they have in mind? It is possible that what they have in mind is different from what we have in mind.” 

“You can look at it from two perspectives – the messenger and the message. The message should be examined closely. We should not look at the misdeeds of the messenger alone. Let’s start by asking, is he saying the truth or telling lies, or is he being tricky? 

“If he is saying the truth and talking about things that are beneficial to the masses, we would allow that be. After that, we would now look at the person speaking; what is in his mind? …  even if it’s a little child who is speaking, as far as that child is saying the truth, we won’t ask the child to keep quiet. We won’t ask the child, what do you know? We would listen. It is the same situation with those who have presided over the affairs of this nation without making significant progress. 

“We have seen their weaknesses, we have seen their nakedness in public, if they now want to be covered by saying that they have turned a new leaf, we would examine that, too. What I am saying in essence is that what they have said should also be examined.”

He urged the youth to come together and present a candidate to represent them, adding that the older generation would support them.

“We have a lot of them. It is the turn of the younger ones. If they come together, as we speak, if they can start now and bring out one individual among them, we will work with him,” Soyinka said.

Buhari arrives Yola for a conference.

President Muhammad Buhari reportedly arrives Yola to declare the State Anti-Corruption Summit open. 

This was made known on Twitter, by the President’s media aide, Bashir Ahmad.

The conference theme is “Performance-Based Governance: Transparency, Accountability, and Social Value’’.

Buhari ready to invest in oil and gas

On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria is open to investments and ready to provide leadership for Africa in oil and gas.

Nigeria launched its first ever Nigeria International Petroleum Summit  (NIPS).

The president while declaring the five days conference open said as an excerpt that;

“NIPS is designed after the OTC in Houston to deepen, enrich and provide leadership for Africa and make it one of the most important annual oil and gas events globally.

“It is aimed at engendering potentially-economic benefits, generate employment and expand businesses in Nigeria and Africa.

“This summit will afford Nigeria a unique opportunity to showcase to the international community policy direction and efforts of government in the petroleum sector.

“This is especially in the new oil and gas exploration and markets, new measures to sanitise the sector, the expansion of investment opportunities to boost investors’ confidence, technological advancement and Nigeria’s content development.

“Nigeria is open to private investment in the downstream sector and pursuing vigorously a programme for the rehabilitation of existing refineries so as to enhance capacity to supply locally-refined petroleum products in Nigeria and West Africa.”

“We will continue to strive to achieve our target of seven per cent GDP growth rate within the next three years and be rest assured that previous efforts will be sustained.

“Our effort in stakeholder engagement and stabilising the Niger Delta will continue to receive due attention to ensure sustainable level of production, Buhari added. On ease of doing business, the President said he would continue to ensure that efforts in the petroleum sector and issues related to transparency, efficiency, enabling business environment and deploying new policies and regulations were enforced “so that investors will always feel at ease.

“Corruption in this industry must not be allowed in any form. On our part, we will not stop the fight until a new image is created where transparency will be the watchword in all our transactions.

“Our emphasis on gas investment is for cleaner economy that is gas-based in alignment with the Paris climate change agreement.

“The agenda for this summit portrays opportunities for all, hence we should do more than just talk about it, we should also act on the resolutions from here.”

Gov. Ortum raises alarm over threat to his life

On Monday, Governor Ortom of Benue State said there had been threats to his life over the recent anti-grazing law that his state passed into law.

We pray that he is protected in Jesus name.

Here is what he said to newsmen in Makurdi:

“There are threats to my life because of the grazing law we enacted in the state to ensure peaceful coexistence between our local farmers and herdsmen. “It is on record. I have also reported the matter to the security agencies that some persons were planning to attack me.

“But I keep saying that life belongs to God. It is only God that gives and takes away life, so my life is not in the hands of any person who is not happy with the Open Grazing Prohibition Law, 2017.

“If they are not happy, that is not my problem. They cannot take away my life because life belongs to God and not man no matter his position.

“Whether these threats are real or not, they are threats and I have reported it to the Police, and the security agencies are doing the needful. I believe that those behind the threats will be apprehended and brought to book.

“I must keep saying that the grazing law we enacted in Benue State, came from the people to stem the killings in our rural communities and it was not targeted at any group, persons or individuals, neither was it intended to chase anyone out of the state.”

Jacob Zuma resigns at 75

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa resigns this morning after being threatened to face a vote of no confidence.

ANC which is the governing party told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament.

The 75 years old President who has been in power since 2009 had been under pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader.

He was allegedly involved in high levels of corrupt practices.

His resignation came at the end of a long speech in which he said he disagreed with the way the ANC had acted towards him.

He added that “I have served the people of South Africa to the best of my ability.”

Meanwhile, the governing African National Congress said it would elect Zuma successor’s on Thursday (today).

“We will possibly elect a new president on Thursday … if not Friday,” ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile told journalists.

“We want certainty. We would like the incoming president to hold the postponed State of the Nation address without delay.”

The ANC caucus in parliament decided to move the vote forward after it formally asked Zuma to resign on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said that Zuma would speak “at 0800 GMT and satellite trucks were in position at Pretoria’s Union Buildings, the seat of the country’s government.”

But Zuma’s office said there was no “official communication” of any impending address but urged the media to wait.

Source: Punchng.

The Speaking Speaker.

How are y'all today??

Basically, I have missed y'all so badly.

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Ermmmmm, I have gist tho.

I am just about to commence a new path in my career which is speaking. I was invited to speak to young ones at a High School in Lagos.

I wasn't sure I wanted to do that but I was convinced in my Spirit that that's the beginning of something really beautiful in my career.

Am a talkative basically, I actually think I do better with speaking than writing sef. 

But I promise this wouldn't stop me from blogging and constantly relating with y'all

I would like to know your thoughts and know if you wish me well.

President Buhari loses two family members.

Earlier today,  it was announced that President Muhammadu Buhari’s was bereaved of two of his extended family  members in quick succession.

In a statement made available to Journalists the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said;

“President Muhammadu Buhari’s extended family has been struck by the loss of two senior members who died within a few hours of one another,”

Source: Punch.

Buhari reinstates NHIS Boss despite alleged fraud of 919m. Nigerians reacts.

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, who was suspended by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole over an alleged misappropriation of 919m.

Prof Usman Yusuf is still under probe yet President Muhammad Buhari has reinstated him. This is the same man that is fighting corruption and belongs to everybody and nobody.

Nigerians obviously displeased with the reinstatement have taken to Twitter to express their anger over the situation yet nothing has changed. From all indications, we see a high undertone of nepotism and corruption being practised in Buhari's Administration.

Secret of success 101.

So I saw this app on Google Play Store titled 200 secret of success and I thought my wonderful readers might want to also see it.

Kindly read it and send in your thoughts.

1. Sleep less. This is one of the best investments you can make to make your life more productive and rewarding. Most people do not need more than 6 hours to maintain an excellent state of health. Try getting up one hour earlier for 21 days and it will develop into a powerful habit. Remember, it is the quality not the quantity of sleep that is important. And just imagine having an extra 30 hours a month to spend on the things that are important to you. 

2. Set aside one hour every morning for personal development matters. Meditate, visualize your day, read inspirational texts to set the tone of your day, listen to motivational tapes or read great literature. Take this quiet period to vitalize and energize your spirit for the productive day ahead. Watch the sun rise once a week or be with nature. Starting the day off well is a powerful strategy for self-renewal and personal effectiveness. 

3. Do not allow those things that matter the most in your life be at the mercy of activities that matter the least. Every day, take the time to ask yourself the question "is this the best use of my time and energy?" Time management is life management so guard your time with great care. 

4. Use the rubber band method to condition your mind to focus solely on the most positive elements in your life. Place a rubber band around your wrist. Each time a negative, energy sapping thought enters your mind, snap the rubber band. Through the power of conditioning, your mind will associate pain with negative thinking and you will soon possess a strongly positive mindset. 

5. Always answer the phone with enthusiasm in your voice and show your appreciation for the caller. Good phone manners are essential. To convey authority on the line, stand up. This will instill further confidence in your voice. 

6. Throughout the day we all get inspiration and excellent ideas. Keep a set of cards (the size of business cards; available at most stationary stores) in your wallet along with a pencil to jot down these insights. When you get home, put the ideas in a central place such as a coil notepad and review them from time to time. As noted by Oliver Wendell Holmes: "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." 

7. Set aside every Sunday evening for yourself and be strongly disciplined with this habit. Use this period to plan your week, visualize your encounters and what you want to achieve, to read new materials and inspirational books, to listen to soft soothing music and to simply relax. This habit will serve as your anchor to keep you focused, motivated and effective throughout the coming week. 

8. Always remember the key principle that the quality of your life is the quality of your communication. This means the way you communicate with others and, more importantly, the way you communicate with yourself. What you focus on is what you get. If you look for the positive this is what you get. This is a fundamental law of Nature. 

9. Stay on purpose, not on outcome. In other words, do the task because it is what you love to do or because it will help someone or is a valuable exercise. Don't do it for the money or the recognition. Those will come naturally. This is the way of the world. 

10. Laugh for five minutes in the mirror each morning. Steve Martin does. Laughter activates many beneficial chemicals within the body that place us into a very joyous state. Laughter also returns the body to a state of balance. Laughter therapy has been regularly used to heal persons with varied ailments and is a wonderful tonic for life's ills. While the average 4 year old laughs 500 times a day, the average adult is lucky to laugh 15 times a day. Revitalize the habit of laughter, it will put far more living into your life. 

Say no to domestic violence and abuse

I got a whatsapp message from my friend and it reads.

Ruth am really angry I can't help it violent men should be killed gosh. Can you imagine, i called a colleague of mine this morning as per its been a while and she was telling me her husband beat her up for 4hours 12am till 4am in the morning and to make it worse he used pestle to pound her just imagine what kind of han being is that.

Imagine and I posted in my status that men like that should just die by hanging and guys have not allowed me rest since morning saying that's harsh but my question is is domestic violence not harsh? Are you not being harsh to the woman you are violating.

Now, I said this is totally dehumanizing and traumatizing at the same time. The victims of domestic violence most times keep it secret and smile because they want to portray their relationships as perfect and as we know this treatment sometimes leads to death, a Lady that was beaten for 4 hours could have died and the husband would have simply moved on.

Please it's not worth it, no one is saying you don't love your husband. If you are a victim of domestic violence or you know someone who is a victim of it, I advise that you leave the place immediately and report to the appropriate authority. This one is not that God will change him o, God will sure change him but what of the damage done to you. You can even lose your womb or vital part of your body in the process.

Also, the activists groups should keep on creating awareness about it.

Yes, we women can nag and sometimes be annoying but there is no reason whatsoever for you to physically assault your wife. Men should understand that women are weaker vessels, please. If you get very angry walk away and cool off.

Enough of this annoying and dehumanizing act. Also, there should be serious penalty for perpetrators of this crime because it is indeed a crime.

Human Right activists should not just wait till people come to report such cases because some women have so gotten used to this that they won't talk or because they don't want to lose out. Pay attention to any sign showing a woman being abused and deal with such issues accordingly

International Day of Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation

Say no to female genital mutilation.

What is female genital mutilation? This is a kind of circumcision done on a woman child's clitoris and there are several reasons given for this.

Read a post from the United Nations on the topic of discourse.

FEBRUARY 6 – International day of zero tolerance to FGM by THE UN

February 6th is recognised by the United Nations (UN) as an international awareness day – International day for zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

This brings one to the important question of what Female Genital Mutilation is and what the issue about it is that will make the UN set out an international day of awareness for the total eradication of such practice.

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM practice is a violation of the rights of the girl-child according to the UN. The elimination of the practice by 2030 is one the key target areas (under goal 5 of the Sustainable Development goals) of the UN.

Stat/Facts:

1. Over 150 million females alive have had FGM of some sort practised on them in over 40 countries worldwide; this cuts across Africa, Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, South America, etc. though it is primary concentrated in over 20 African countries.

2. The practice is done on females of age 0 – 15 years

3. It offers no health benefit to the female

4. It is a cultural practice as most religions do not promote this practice

5. It causes long term issues to the affected females; Urinary Tract Infection, reproductive tract infection, Vaginal infections, menstrual problems, ease of transmission of diseases such as HIV/AIDS due to crude and unsafe tools, miscarriages, death, etc.

Other names for the practice include cutting, female circumcision, initiation.

From the foregoing, FGM is nothing more than a negative archaic practice which is also prevalent in Nigeria.

The day of awareness which was first introduced in 2003 is set out to bring to the fore this burning issue of FGM and also give individuals the right education about its practice. However, it is noteworthy that in spite of the publicity made towards the eradication of the practice, many individuals are yet to have an idea of this ongoing negative practice, many also shy away from the topic, terming it ‘a women thing’

All hands have to be on deck to ensure that the practice of FGM is totally eradicated as its continuous existence spells a great danger to the females in the society.

Chips on the penis/vagina to know a cheating partner.

I saw this post on a friend's whatsapp status and it turned out to be a post from someone else's facebook and am like is this also part of the end time signs.

First it was the invention and sales of sex toyes and now this. It's disheartening and although some may see this as invention but y'all, I  think we should really watch it.

So this newly invented chip would be transplanted on the penis of the man or the vulva of the woman and the partner can know when one partner is cheating.

Kano State Governor calls on all Fulani Herdsmen to relocate to Kano State.

Oh ye Herdsman!  My State is wide and free for all. Stop killing people and come to my State.

Kano State Governor has called on all the Fulani Herdsmen to stop the killings and relocate to Kano. He said that his Government is in collaboration with the Federal Government to convert a game Reserve into a modern grazing centre. They are also to provide free vaccination and provide care for the Herdsmen and their cattles.

He said:

“Fulani herdsmen of Kano origin do not move out of Kano to other states because we have enough grazing land, ranches and traditional stock route. They don’t have any reason to move out of the state. We take care of them and we accord them the respect and dignity they deserve.

“I am inviting herdsmen from all parts of Nigeria to relocate to Kano because we have enough facilities to accommodate them. We have grazing land in Rogo, Gaya, Kura, Tudun Wada, Ungogo and other places, where facilities have been provided to accommodate the herdsmen and their cattle.”

“Falgore Game Reserve can take care of millions of herdsmen and their cattle in Nigeria. The location has been designed to accommodate schools, human and animal clinics, markets, recreational centres and other social amenities that would provide the herdsmen enough comfort to take care of their animals and transact their business without any hindrance.

“These killings must stop. We cannot afford to continue to witness these senseless killings in the name of Fulani herdsmen and farmers clash over lack of grazing land when we have a place like the Falgore Game Reserve, which is being underutilised.”

Long and boring Saturday

How are y'all.

I am so sorry for not making an official post today.

I had a real long day, queue at the ATM and all made my day very dramatic.

Also, I witnessed a ghastly accident today in Lekki, three cars bashed each other and a guy flew and a car climbed his leg. The funniest part is how that apart from few injuries nothing happened to him. You needed to see screaming at the ATM stand close to shoprite in Jakande Lekki.

I really thank God that nothing bad happened because I can't imagine the mares I would have been having.

Basically I missed y'all.

Let's all get prepared for thanksgiving service tomorrow for those of us Christians and have nice time in God's presence.

Happy New Week Family.

Obasanjo registers as a member of the new Coalition Movement.

In a press statement by elder statesman Chief Olusegun to Buhari 9 days ago, he suggested the need for a Coalition National Movement.

On Wednesday in Abuja, the Coalition Nigeria (CN)  was launched by the former president’s allies, including one-time Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke.

Speaking at the launch, former governor Oyinlola said the “movement was not launched to legitimise OBJ’s legacies.”

Many Nigerians have reacted to this with the feeling that this is a way to form another party to take over from the incumbent one. APC claims that they are not bothered about the coalition movement.

Nigerians have reacted saying that it's the same set of people in PDP that were former leaders that came to form this new coalition Government and we are not sure what they can bring to the table for us.

Just Yesterday again, the Ogun State branch was inaugurated and former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was there.

Present at the Abuja Press Conference were: Former PDP chairman Ahmadu Ali, Alhaji Buba Galadima and Bashorun Segun Runswe, Akin Osuntokun, among many other prominent Nigerians.

Happy New Month Fam.

Happy New Month.

I decree that it is indeed a month of the supernatural for you, total recovery and abundance on every side. You will flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedars in Lebanon.