As the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State chapter, began the
process for the 2015 general elections, the national leader of the
party and former Governor of the state, Bola Tinubu, has declared that
the party is indivisible, despite all efforts from different quarters to
divide the party. He however, assured all members and intending members
that the party would follow due process to the letter in the selection
of candidates for various offices.
Tinubu, who gave the assurance while addressing members at a
stakeholders’ meeting at the weekend, held at the state Secretariat of
APC, in Ikeja, urged all prospective and old members to register in
accordance with the party’s constitution, saying that only registered
members would get the party’s identity cards and be recognized as such.
Speaking shortly after the guidelines for party membership and
registration were read to the large crowd by a senior officer of the
party, Tinubu, said: “We love peace in this state and I can be at peace
wherever you send me. We want peace at various senatorial districts,
local governments and ward levels. Let there be peace. We will not allow
those who are trying to divide us to succeed. We are indivisible. We
are five and six; twin brothers and sisters and that is the only way we
can achieve victory.
“If you are contesting and start running a caucus and campaign
organization, once that campaign is over, you must dissolve into the
party like a cube of sugar.
“We want to show example with Lagos State, because I am still sending
some of you to other South West states.We want to show maturity,
leadership and good quality; we want to show that we know what we are
doing and we will bring the party to victory. In this party, we will
remain as one in victory and it must start from now.”
Tinubu warned against using the registration to create division among
members. “There is discipline in APC. If you are caught promoting
division, you will be suspended pending trial. APC is my party. I do not
have a group. We cannot encourage grouping or caucuses in APC. If you
want to contest for any office, the procedure is in the party
constitution.
“You cannot claim to be an APC member until you register. I appeal to
you all to formalise your membership of our great party. The
registration starts on February 5 and will last for six days. It starts
from 10am to 6pm daily,” he stated.
He assured that all arrangements had been made to ensure a hitch-free
registration, saying: “The registration forms are ready. They are
pre-numbered and have security codes. Nobody can hijack or hoard the
forms because they will serve no purpose.”
Tinubu also urged members to register at the polling units where
they voted last, urging those who have relocated to register in their
new locations as they will be adequately captured.
Saturday, 1 February 2014
Justin Bieber - Justin Bieber's Manager Hands Him Ultimatum
Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun has reportedly issued him an ultimatum to curb his bad behaviour or he's ''done'' with the singer.
The 19-year-old pop star - who was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and drag racing in the early hours of Thursday morning (23.01.14) - has been warned to curb his bad behaviour by Scooter Braun, who discovered him years ago.
A source told Access Hollywood: ''Scooter Braun and others in that camp have issued Justin an ultimatum.
''You'll hear people today say, 'Oh, he's a young guy, he's making mistakes, he's a young kid.' Scooter and his team, they're all past that. They're past that point with Justin.
''Scooter has said to him, 'You've gotta go get help, or I'm done. I'm done with you.' ''
Meanwhile, Scooter has publicly acknowledged the troubling situation, claiming he ''loves'' Justin and will be there for him.
He wrote on Twitter: ''@justinbieber love you and i will act in the manner of someone who truly cares. that is all I have to say. thanks for all those concerned.
''Been a long day. Bottom line is we are defined by how we handle adversity. Be there when it counts. Love fully in good times and bad. (sic)''
Owen Wilson Welcomes Baby Boy With Personal Trainer Caroline Lindqvist
Owen
Wilson and personal trainer Caroline Lindqvist welcomed their baby boy
into the word this past Thursday, but the actor still has no plans to
settle down with her.
Owen Wilson welcomed his second child, a baby boy, into the world this past Thursday (Jan 30th).
The 45 year-old was present while personal trainer Caroline Lindqvist gave birth.
This is the pair's first child together but second son of Wilson's who is already a father to 3 year-old Ford from a previous relationship.
The pregnancy news first surfaced this past October, and at the time Lindqvist was still married, but separated, to plastic surgeon Ritu Chopra.
The Swedish fitness fanatic stated at the time that she would not pursue a relationship with Wilson until her divorce was finalised or after she gave birth.
"She is just happy that Owen is helping her out any way that he can," a source told E!News at the time, adding that Wilson was "very supportive" when she broke the news. "They have an amicable relationship and [care about] what's best for their unborn child."
"They get together for dinner and see each other fairly often," the source continued. "Owen has shown a desire to be involved with ultrasounds and doctor appointments. He's definitely invested in their unborn child."
Wilson allegedly met Lindqvist when he separated from Katie Hudson and subsequent suicide attempt in 2007, she was hired to be his personal trainer and as their friendship blossomed it evolved into "regular sex romps."
Although Wilson was reportedly happy about the pregnancy, he has no intentions of starting a relationship with Caroline, a decision which the personal trainer isn't happy with.
Congratulations to the pair on their new baby boy!
Owen Wilson is now a father of two
Marc Baylis: Hottest Foreign Actor in a Nigerian Movie
 We got a live to life so stay alive think of tomorrow and forget the past. By: FRANCIS TAWIAH -->D  |
Marc is not famous in Nigeria, because he has only acted in one Nigerian movie and it is not the common Nollywood home video seen on Mnet's Africa Magic channel or the Nollywood flicks pirated and sold on the streets. Changing Faces is one the very few Nigerian movies rated highly as outstanding features made for the cinema.
Marc's thrilling role as the young white Architecture whiz kid Dale married to a Nigerian woman showed him as a better actor than Van Vicker and Majid Michel and stood him in class of his own as a world class romantic actor, even though it was reported that he was particularly uncomfortable with the “ass-taping” scenes of the erotic role in steamy sex scenes with the young reporter, Lola he met at the Architectural conference in a beautiful hill top hotel. He was quite convincing in his portrayal of how a born again married man fell for the seductress Lola who lured him into her bed on the last night of the conference and his life was never the same again.
Nigeria offers $2m to support post-conflict African countries
Addis Ababa – Nigeria will provide two million dollars to support reconstruction and development in African countries emerging from conflicts, Dr Nurudeen Mohammed, the Minister of State 11, Foreign Affairs, said.
Mohammed made the announcement on Saturday in Addis Ababa at the inaugural Africa Solidarity Conference (ASF) aimed at mobilising support from within Africa for countries emerging from conflicts.
The minister reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to support such countries in capacity building and manpower assistance through its Technical Aids Corps (TAC) scheme.
“Today the scheme is present in more than 50 countries, coordinating the activities of thousands of volunteers in teaching, medicine, law, engineering and research.
“The UN is presently in talks with Nigeria to adopt the scheme as a model for post conflict reconstruction.
“Nigeria hereby offers the TAC platform to AU for partnership in manpower development for post conflict countries,’’ he said.
The minister urged post-conflict African countries to take advantage of the Nigeria Technical Cooperation Fund with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
He pledged Nigeria’s continued commitment to conflict prevention in the region and added that presently Nigeria was contributing 50 per cent of the troops in the ECOWAS mission in Guinea Bissau.
“In Mali we have committed more than 50 million dollars to the stability of that country in addition to the lives of two young Nigerian pilots who died while on a reconnaissance mission.’’
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Algeria pledged a donation of one million dollars at the conference while Gambia announced a donation of 50,000 dollars.
Rwanda and Botswana pledged capacity in support of the initiative, promoted by South Africa.
In her remarks, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the AU Commission chairperson, said the initiative had laid the ground for a paradigm shift from dependence on foreign assistance to African self-reliance.
“It is also a unique opportunity for generating additional “out of the box’’ ideas for addressing challenges and promoting intra-African solutions to the many complex issues facing countries recovering from conflict.’’
Dlamini-Zuma appealed to member states of AU to make concrete commitment, saying “no pledging offer should be considered too small.’’
Also speaking, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa commended the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) for organising the conference.
He also thanked the teams that conducted a study that offered an understanding into the priority needs of countries emerging from conflicts.
Zuma noted that the initiative provided an opportunity for African states to renew commitment to sustainable peace, security and development.
“This initiative allows us to manage our affairs independently and it is only when we have a sense of ownership that we can address our challenges as a continent,’’ he said.
Representative of post-conflict countries, including Liberia, CAR, Sudan, South Sudan, Cote D’ Ivoire, Mali shared their immediate needs to the conference.
In their presentations, they listed key priority areas of need to include infrastructure, education, economic reconstruction, health and security sector reform. (NAN)
Mohammed made the announcement on Saturday in Addis Ababa at the inaugural Africa Solidarity Conference (ASF) aimed at mobilising support from within Africa for countries emerging from conflicts.
The minister reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to support such countries in capacity building and manpower assistance through its Technical Aids Corps (TAC) scheme.
“Today the scheme is present in more than 50 countries, coordinating the activities of thousands of volunteers in teaching, medicine, law, engineering and research.
“The UN is presently in talks with Nigeria to adopt the scheme as a model for post conflict reconstruction.
“Nigeria hereby offers the TAC platform to AU for partnership in manpower development for post conflict countries,’’ he said.
The minister urged post-conflict African countries to take advantage of the Nigeria Technical Cooperation Fund with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
He pledged Nigeria’s continued commitment to conflict prevention in the region and added that presently Nigeria was contributing 50 per cent of the troops in the ECOWAS mission in Guinea Bissau.
“In Mali we have committed more than 50 million dollars to the stability of that country in addition to the lives of two young Nigerian pilots who died while on a reconnaissance mission.’’
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Algeria pledged a donation of one million dollars at the conference while Gambia announced a donation of 50,000 dollars.
Rwanda and Botswana pledged capacity in support of the initiative, promoted by South Africa.
In her remarks, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the AU Commission chairperson, said the initiative had laid the ground for a paradigm shift from dependence on foreign assistance to African self-reliance.
“It is also a unique opportunity for generating additional “out of the box’’ ideas for addressing challenges and promoting intra-African solutions to the many complex issues facing countries recovering from conflict.’’
Dlamini-Zuma appealed to member states of AU to make concrete commitment, saying “no pledging offer should be considered too small.’’
Also speaking, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa commended the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) for organising the conference.
He also thanked the teams that conducted a study that offered an understanding into the priority needs of countries emerging from conflicts.
Zuma noted that the initiative provided an opportunity for African states to renew commitment to sustainable peace, security and development.
“This initiative allows us to manage our affairs independently and it is only when we have a sense of ownership that we can address our challenges as a continent,’’ he said.
Representative of post-conflict countries, including Liberia, CAR, Sudan, South Sudan, Cote D’ Ivoire, Mali shared their immediate needs to the conference.
In their presentations, they listed key priority areas of need to include infrastructure, education, economic reconstruction, health and security sector reform. (NAN)
No Bra Release 'Candy' Lp Out Feb 10th 2014
No Bra Release 'Candy' Lp Out Feb 10th 2014
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No Bra Release 'Candy' Lp Out Feb 10th 2014
New York's Address label marks its first release with No Bra's new album 'Candy', out Feb 10th, with lead track 'Magic C***sucking Fairy'.
With a predilection for polymaths and provocateurs, Address will focus on what's happening in downtown NYC, within the realms of both music and art, their mission being to give carte blanche to artists to make what they see without limitation.
The potty-mouthed poetry of Susanne Oberbeck's No Bra is first up. Blocky, beat-driven, messthetics-y no wave and dance, it's fueled by the burning desire to smash kyriarchy and turn gender on its head.
Speak-singing monotone mantras topless from behind waist-length hair, there's the bile-fueled love story of 'Date With The Devil', the wry observational wit of 'Super Subway Comedian' (Suicide cover) and the plainspoken Englishness of 'Minger' - "standing outside the supermarket at 6am trying to blag a fag off someone but no one will talk to you", just to name a few.
This is John Waters-style humour, all brashness and bad taste, and it's been visually nailed by cult filmmaker's Bruce LaBruce's poker-hot album cover.
Forming No Bra whilst living in East London, Oberbeck has since moved to New York, where she recorded part of the album with NYC based musicians. She runs a night in NYC called Gay Vinyl, toured the US with Savages and in December completed a residency at East London's Vogue Fabrics.
The video to "Date with the Devil", directed by Ursula Mann, is expected out on February 17th.
Tracklist:
1.'Minger'
2.'Candy'
3.'Date With The Devil'
4.'Do the Dog'
5.'Super Subway Comedian'
6.'Magic C***sucking Fairy'
7.'New Hero
8.'Construction Worker'
9.'Jhonnhh'
10.'She Was a Butcher'
11.'Don't Rip My Ozzy Shirt'
12.'Love is the Drug'
With a predilection for polymaths and provocateurs, Address will focus on what's happening in downtown NYC, within the realms of both music and art, their mission being to give carte blanche to artists to make what they see without limitation.
The potty-mouthed poetry of Susanne Oberbeck's No Bra is first up. Blocky, beat-driven, messthetics-y no wave and dance, it's fueled by the burning desire to smash kyriarchy and turn gender on its head.
Speak-singing monotone mantras topless from behind waist-length hair, there's the bile-fueled love story of 'Date With The Devil', the wry observational wit of 'Super Subway Comedian' (Suicide cover) and the plainspoken Englishness of 'Minger' - "standing outside the supermarket at 6am trying to blag a fag off someone but no one will talk to you", just to name a few.
This is John Waters-style humour, all brashness and bad taste, and it's been visually nailed by cult filmmaker's Bruce LaBruce's poker-hot album cover.
Forming No Bra whilst living in East London, Oberbeck has since moved to New York, where she recorded part of the album with NYC based musicians. She runs a night in NYC called Gay Vinyl, toured the US with Savages and in December completed a residency at East London's Vogue Fabrics.
The video to "Date with the Devil", directed by Ursula Mann, is expected out on February 17th.
Tracklist:
1.'Minger'
2.'Candy'
3.'Date With The Devil'
4.'Do the Dog'
5.'Super Subway Comedian'
6.'Magic C***sucking Fairy'
7.'New Hero
8.'Construction Worker'
9.'Jhonnhh'
10.'She Was a Butcher'
11.'Don't Rip My Ozzy Shirt'
12.'Love is the Drug'
http://e0.365dm.com/football/badges/128/524.pngTransfer news: Chelsea the big spenders as Premier League teams spend £130m in January
Transfer news: Chelsea the big spenders as Premier League teams spend £130m in January
Of the 56 signings by Premier League clubs
in the window, 20 were completed on the final day, with the biggest
spending coming from west London as Chelsea and Fulham both paid £12m
for a player.
Chelsea signed Kurt Zouma from Saint-Etienne, where the defender will spend the rest of the season on loan, while Fulham broke their transfer record to bring in Kostas Mitroglou from Olympiakos.
Crystal Palace sealed all of their deals on deadline day as Wayne
Hennessey, Jason Puncheon, Scott Dann, Thomas Ince and Joe Ledley all
made last-minute moves to south London.
Arsenal did their only business of the window on Friday with a loan deal for Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom as Emmanuel Frimpong moved to Barnsley on a permanent deal.
Meanwhile, Dimitar Berbatov's colourful eight years in the Premier League came to an end as he swapped Fulham's relegation battle for Monaco's title bid in Ligue 1, but manager Rene Meulensteen responded by adding loan signings Lewis Holtby and John Heitinga to the Mitroglou deal.
Dani Osvaldo's ill-fated five-month stay at Southampton is over at least for now, with the Saints' club-record signing joining Juventus on loan with a view to a permanent move.
Meanwhile, the long-anticipated loan deal for Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha to Cardiff finally went through.
Chelsea were involved in four of the top five signings in January.
They sold Juan Mata to Manchester United for £37.1m - a club record for United, beating the £30.75m deal for Dimitar Berbatov in 2008 - while spending £21m to bring Nemanja Matic back to Stamford Bridge from Benfica.
Liverpool also missed out on Mohamed Salah, who chose Chelsea ahead of Brendan Rodgers' side in a £15m deal from Basel.
Hull City broke their transfer record twice in the window, first in signing Nikica Jelavic from Everton and then again in snapping up Shane Long from West Brom for a fee rising to £7m.
Chelsea were by far the biggest spenders, with an outlay of nearly £48m, but only nine clubs actually spent any money, with Manchester City, Tottenham, Southampton and Liverpool doing no business at all.
Fulham and West Ham were the most prolific, each bringing in seven players, with the Cottagers signing five on deadline day alone.
Chelsea signed Kurt Zouma from Saint-Etienne, where the defender will spend the rest of the season on loan, while Fulham broke their transfer record to bring in Kostas Mitroglou from Olympiakos.
Deadline day: How it happened
Arsenal did their only business of the window on Friday with a loan deal for Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom as Emmanuel Frimpong moved to Barnsley on a permanent deal.
Meanwhile, Dimitar Berbatov's colourful eight years in the Premier League came to an end as he swapped Fulham's relegation battle for Monaco's title bid in Ligue 1, but manager Rene Meulensteen responded by adding loan signings Lewis Holtby and John Heitinga to the Mitroglou deal.
Dani Osvaldo's ill-fated five-month stay at Southampton is over at least for now, with the Saints' club-record signing joining Juventus on loan with a view to a permanent move.
Mourinho on Zouma purchase
Chelsea were involved in four of the top five signings in January.
They sold Juan Mata to Manchester United for £37.1m - a club record for United, beating the £30.75m deal for Dimitar Berbatov in 2008 - while spending £21m to bring Nemanja Matic back to Stamford Bridge from Benfica.
Liverpool also missed out on Mohamed Salah, who chose Chelsea ahead of Brendan Rodgers' side in a £15m deal from Basel.
Hull City broke their transfer record twice in the window, first in signing Nikica Jelavic from Everton and then again in snapping up Shane Long from West Brom for a fee rising to £7m.
Chelsea were by far the biggest spenders, with an outlay of nearly £48m, but only nine clubs actually spent any money, with Manchester City, Tottenham, Southampton and Liverpool doing no business at all.
Fulham and West Ham were the most prolific, each bringing in seven players, with the Cottagers signing five on deadline day alone.
Liverpool appear to have missed out on the signing of Yevhen Konoplyanka after failing to agree a deal with Dnipro.
Liverpool appear to have missed out on the signing of Yevhen Konoplyanka after failing to agree a deal with Dnipro.
Chief executive Ian Ayre had flown out to Ukraine to continue negotiations about a deal, thought to be in the region of £15m, but the move looks to have fallen apart in the final minutes of transfer deadline day.
Konoplyanka is believed to have undergone a medical, but unconfirmed reports suggest the deal fell through because Dnipro president Ihor Kolomoyskyi refused to sign the necessary paperwork - despite the £15m release clause being met.
Premier League rivals Spurs were also interested in Konoplyanka, but he will now remain with Dnipro.
The medical was completed in Ukraine as Konoplyanka, who scored
against England at Wembley during World Cup qualifying, does not
currently have a visa.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had said earlier on Friday: "There's obviously an interest in the player.
"We'll see how it evolves. It is obviously a little complicated but the staff that are over there have done brilliant work in terms of giving us every chance to get a player."
Konoplyanka also claimed to be 'excited' by the possibility of joining Liverpool - but talk of a move failed to materialise as the transfer window closed at 11pm on Friday.
The failure to sign Konoplyanka means Liverpool have failed to sign the winger that Rodgers wanted to bolster his side's push for a Champions League place - they also lost out to Chelsea in the race to sign Mohamed Salah.
Rodgers was also quoted as saying on the club's official website: "If you look at the position we're in with 15 games to go, we have shown consistently that we have the squad to compete.
"The benefit of the second half of the season is that there is still a lot of development left in a lot of our young players."
Chief executive Ian Ayre had flown out to Ukraine to continue negotiations about a deal, thought to be in the region of £15m, but the move looks to have fallen apart in the final minutes of transfer deadline day.
Konoplyanka is believed to have undergone a medical, but unconfirmed reports suggest the deal fell through because Dnipro president Ihor Kolomoyskyi refused to sign the necessary paperwork - despite the £15m release clause being met.
Premier League rivals Spurs were also interested in Konoplyanka, but he will now remain with Dnipro.
Relive all the excitement of another busy transfer deadline day on Sky Sports News.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had said earlier on Friday: "There's obviously an interest in the player.
"We'll see how it evolves. It is obviously a little complicated but the staff that are over there have done brilliant work in terms of giving us every chance to get a player."
Konoplyanka also claimed to be 'excited' by the possibility of joining Liverpool - but talk of a move failed to materialise as the transfer window closed at 11pm on Friday.
The failure to sign Konoplyanka means Liverpool have failed to sign the winger that Rodgers wanted to bolster his side's push for a Champions League place - they also lost out to Chelsea in the race to sign Mohamed Salah.
Rodgers was also quoted as saying on the club's official website: "If you look at the position we're in with 15 games to go, we have shown consistently that we have the squad to compete.
"The benefit of the second half of the season is that there is still a lot of development left in a lot of our young players."
Insecurity: Negotiate with B/Haram or crush them now — Gov Kwankwaso tells FG
•Says Jonathan should offer amnesty to insurgents as Yar’Adua did to N/D militants
By SONI DANIEL , Regional Editor, North
kwakwansoWorried by the wanton destruction of lives and property by insurgents in the North-Eastern flank of Nigeria, Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked the Federal Government to either negotiate with the perpetrators of the violence or take concrete and urgent steps to contain them.
Kwankwaso, who made the call in an interview, pointed out that there was urgent need to put an end to the raging violence in the North-East and stabilise the region’s economic base so that the crisis did not spread to other parts of the country.
According to the governor, it is no longer fashionable for the Federal Government to claim to be tackling the insurgence in the region while more and more people and property were being destroyed daily.
Kwankwaso said, “I think that this is the right time for the President to come out and do the right think. The right thing is for the Commander-in-Chief to come out sincerely and either negotiate or fight what is happening in the North East and other parts of Northern Nigeria.
“I think the days of pretence should be over. I am surprised that many of those we spoke to said that many people were not serious in fighting the menace that is happening in the North-East and other parts of the north because some of them are saying that ‘na dem dem’.
And I don’t think that that approach will help. If you are a governor, every square inch in your state should be your own and not owned by ‘dem dem’. This issue of security, economy and education is very important.
“I remember that at a time when there was a serious security challenge in the Niger Delta, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua came up with a special amnesty programme whereby those men and women who were involved in the acts had to lay down their arms and ammunition for a better programme.
“I think the Federal Government should come up with something for the North-East. I am from the North-West and we are poor but the North-East is poorer and something needs to be done to arrest the worsening situation in the region.
The issue is not allocating N2 billion in the budget for the North-East but taking the necessary steps backed by the required political will to end the violence in the region,” the governor admonished.
By SONI DANIEL , Regional Editor, North
kwakwansoWorried by the wanton destruction of lives and property by insurgents in the North-Eastern flank of Nigeria, Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked the Federal Government to either negotiate with the perpetrators of the violence or take concrete and urgent steps to contain them.
Kwankwaso, who made the call in an interview, pointed out that there was urgent need to put an end to the raging violence in the North-East and stabilise the region’s economic base so that the crisis did not spread to other parts of the country.
According to the governor, it is no longer fashionable for the Federal Government to claim to be tackling the insurgence in the region while more and more people and property were being destroyed daily.
Kwankwaso said, “I think that this is the right time for the President to come out and do the right think. The right thing is for the Commander-in-Chief to come out sincerely and either negotiate or fight what is happening in the North East and other parts of Northern Nigeria.
“I think the days of pretence should be over. I am surprised that many of those we spoke to said that many people were not serious in fighting the menace that is happening in the North-East and other parts of the north because some of them are saying that ‘na dem dem’.
And I don’t think that that approach will help. If you are a governor, every square inch in your state should be your own and not owned by ‘dem dem’. This issue of security, economy and education is very important.
“I remember that at a time when there was a serious security challenge in the Niger Delta, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua came up with a special amnesty programme whereby those men and women who were involved in the acts had to lay down their arms and ammunition for a better programme.
“I think the Federal Government should come up with something for the North-East. I am from the North-West and we are poor but the North-East is poorer and something needs to be done to arrest the worsening situation in the region.
The issue is not allocating N2 billion in the budget for the North-East but taking the necessary steps backed by the required political will to end the violence in the region,” the governor admonished.
Jonathan laying foundation for a new Nigeria – Maku
Abuja - The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, says President Goodluck Jonathan is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria anchored on equality and social justice.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the minister’s Press Secretary, Mr Joseph Mutah.
The statement said Maku made the remark in Lokoja, Kogi, at a special church service to mark 100 years of Nigeria’s amalgamation.
“Through sound policies and commitment to the nation, the President is developing all parts of the country simultaneously.
“In the last three years, the President has founded thirteen universities, 10 of them are located in northern Nigeria and only three in the south.
“That is what we call justice, we believe a new generation must rise and give this nation leadership’’, the Minister was quoted as saying.
It stated that the federal government was constructing a seaport in Lokoja to convey vessels to the newly constructed Baro seaport following the dredging of River Niger.
The statement said the development would enhance inland waterways transportation that would open up the northern part of the country for more commercial activities.
It stated that train services which broke down before the advent of the present administration had been revived with the movement of trains from Lagos to Kano.
The statement also said that the minister preached forgiveness among the various ethnic and religious groups as a conscious effort to promote brotherhood and strengthen the bond of unity in the country.
It assured Nigerians that the nation was being reinvented based on sound principles and virtues that would bring about prosperity and development through the firm belief in God.
The statement said that the minister flayed proponents of the division of Nigeria and noted that Nigeria would surmount its challenges and endure perpetually.
“From today onward, Nigeria will begin to witness new peace; from today onward, those who doubt the unity of this country, will be converted like Paul on the road to Damascus.
“From today onward, God will touch the heart of those who use religion to divide, to destroy rather than to build”, Maku was quoted as saying.
It also said that Kogi Governor, represented by his deputy, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, thanked the congregation for seeking a new path for Nigeria through God.
It said that he was optimistic that God would always provide wisdom, guidance and knowledge for the country to overcome its challenges.
It stated that the founder of Throne Room Ministry, organisers of the special prayer session, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, said the service was to strengthen the unity among the diverse groups in the country.
“I advise Nigerians to appreciate the virtues and values in living together as a united nation. I urge politicians to be cautious with their utterances on peace and unity of the country.’’
It said that prayers were offered for peace to reign and abort any plan to cause confusion and division in the country. (NAN)
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the minister’s Press Secretary, Mr Joseph Mutah.
The statement said Maku made the remark in Lokoja, Kogi, at a special church service to mark 100 years of Nigeria’s amalgamation.
“Through sound policies and commitment to the nation, the President is developing all parts of the country simultaneously.
“In the last three years, the President has founded thirteen universities, 10 of them are located in northern Nigeria and only three in the south.
“That is what we call justice, we believe a new generation must rise and give this nation leadership’’, the Minister was quoted as saying.
It stated that the federal government was constructing a seaport in Lokoja to convey vessels to the newly constructed Baro seaport following the dredging of River Niger.
The statement said the development would enhance inland waterways transportation that would open up the northern part of the country for more commercial activities.
It stated that train services which broke down before the advent of the present administration had been revived with the movement of trains from Lagos to Kano.
The statement also said that the minister preached forgiveness among the various ethnic and religious groups as a conscious effort to promote brotherhood and strengthen the bond of unity in the country.
It assured Nigerians that the nation was being reinvented based on sound principles and virtues that would bring about prosperity and development through the firm belief in God.
The statement said that the minister flayed proponents of the division of Nigeria and noted that Nigeria would surmount its challenges and endure perpetually.
“From today onward, Nigeria will begin to witness new peace; from today onward, those who doubt the unity of this country, will be converted like Paul on the road to Damascus.
“From today onward, God will touch the heart of those who use religion to divide, to destroy rather than to build”, Maku was quoted as saying.
It also said that Kogi Governor, represented by his deputy, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, thanked the congregation for seeking a new path for Nigeria through God.
It said that he was optimistic that God would always provide wisdom, guidance and knowledge for the country to overcome its challenges.
It stated that the founder of Throne Room Ministry, organisers of the special prayer session, Apostle Emmanuel Kure, said the service was to strengthen the unity among the diverse groups in the country.
“I advise Nigerians to appreciate the virtues and values in living together as a united nation. I urge politicians to be cautious with their utterances on peace and unity of the country.’’
It said that prayers were offered for peace to reign and abort any plan to cause confusion and division in the country. (NAN)
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