May 2018
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Thursday he was leaving the Spanish giants, just days after winning the Champions League for the third year in a row.
“I have taken the decision to not continue next year as Real Madrid coach. After three years I need another discourse, another method of working,” he told a hastily convened press conference.
Details later…
AFP
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has called a previously unannounced press conference for 1100 GMT on Thursday just days after winning the Champions League for the third year in a row.
“At 1pm, Zinedine Zidane will appear before the media,” the club said in a statement, without giving details about the reason for the press conference.
Zidane, 45, had been under pressure to win the European crown after finishing way off the pace behind La Liga winners Barcelona.
READ ALSO: Hamburg becomes first German city to ban diesel vehicles
Real beat Liverpool 3-1 in the final in Kiev on Saturday, making Zidane the first coach in history to win three successive Champions League titles.
(AFP)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it would not oppose a stay for Guerrero, who tested positive for traces of cocaine after a World Cup qualifier against Argentina in November.
“Paolo Guerrero has also filed an urgent request for a stay of the execution of the suspension in order to be able to participate in the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia,” CAS said in a statement.
“The CAS will not object to the request for a stay.”
READ ALSO: Sierra Leone seeks doctors, teachers, from Nigeria
Guerrero, 34, has asked the Swiss court to rule before June 4, the deadline for participating nations to name their 23-man squads.
He was initially banned for six months for doping but appealed against the suspension in a effort to clear his name. However, CAS extended the ban to 14 months on May 14, ruling him out of the June 14-July 15 World Cup.
(AFP)
A Sharia Court in Minna on Thursday sentenced a labourer, Samiu Abdulrahim, to seven months imprisonment for assaulting a police officer on duty.
Abdulrahim was arraigned on two charges of assaulting a police officer and criminal intimidation, contrary to Sections 265 and 397 of the penal code.
The accused pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.
The Judge, Ahmed Bima, in his judgement, sentenced the convict to two months in prison with option of N5,000 fine for the first charge, and five months imprisonment or a fine of N10, 000 for the second charge.
READ ALSO: Court remand former Kaduna governor, Yero, three others in prison
The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Cletus Ibrahim had informed the court that one Sgt. Mustapha Abdullahi, attached to a Sharia Court in Kpakungu, reported the matter at the police station on May 29.
Ibrahim told the court that the officer had gone to arrest the accused for contempt of court when he grabbed him by the neck and threatened him.
The prosecutor, thereafter, urged the court to try him summarily in line with Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Counsel for the accused person, Abubakar Danladi, urged the court to temper justice with mercy given that his client did not waste the time of the court as he saved it the stress of a rigourous trial.
Danladi also drew the court’s attention to the fact that the accused was a first time offender.
(NAN)
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of former Kaduna State governor, Ramalan Yero and three others arraigned before the court over money laundering charges.
Yero was arraigned alongside a former minister, Nuhu Wya, ex-PDP chairman in the state, Abubakar Gaya-Haruna and former secretary to the state government, Hamza Ishaq.
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on four charges bordering on money laundering.
READ ALSO: WHO says 1.1bn people are smokers globally
The defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and their counsel Yunus Ustaz (SAN) made an oral application for their bail, assuring the court that they would not jump bail.
The prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi, however, urged the court to remand the defendants pending proper filing of a written bail application.
The Judge, Justice Mohammed Shua’ibu after listening to the submissions of the counsel, denied the oral bail application and ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison till June 6.
He directed the defence team to file a formal bail application for hearing on the next adjourned date.
(NAN)
There are around 1.1 billion smokers in the world today, the same number as at the turn of the century, according to latest data from the World Health Organisation.
WHO’s ‘Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking 2000-2025’, which coincided with World No Tobacco Day 2018, observed every May 31, warned that smoking is a habit that destroyed the hearts.
The report states: “Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers.
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“WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across the world each year with many of the deaths occurring prematurely.
“This total includes about 600,000 people that are also estimated to die from the effects of second-hand smoking.
“Although often associated with ill-health, disability and death from non-communicable chronic diseases, tobacco smoking is also associated with an increased risk of death from communicable diseases’’.
The global health agency, in the report by health experts, said spreading the message that tobacco caused deadly illnesses such as heart disease and stroke helped prevent “needless” loss of life.
WHO warned that tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke were “major causes” of cardiovascular disease, contributing to three million deaths annually.
It said lack of awareness about the risks of tobacco use was most common in low and middle-income countries.
The report said in China, more than six out of 10 people were unaware that smoking could cause a heart attack while in India and Indonesia, more than half of all adults did not know that the habit could lead to a stroke.
Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director, Department for the Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases at WHO, said tobacco use was falling globally but it still killed more than seven million people a year.
“Progress is uneven in protecting consumers from the tobacco industry,’’ Bettcher said.
He explained that higher income countries were making “faster progress” than their poorer counterparts at protecting consumers, partly owing to stronger regulations.
“In spite of the apparent lack of progress in tackling the total number of smokers, the report highlighted that only one in five people smoked today, compared to more than one in four, 18 years ago.
“The decline was masked by the world’s growing population.’’
On efforts to encourage people to quit, the UN health expert warned that only around 12 per cent countries were on track to meet global targets to reduce by one-third the number of people dying from non-communicable diseases by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda.
In a bid to promote a healthy heart, the WHO wanted every one of its 194 Member States to implement a series of increasingly strict tobacco control measures.
These include making indoor public and workplaces smoke-free and insisting that tobacco packaging carries warnings that demonstrate the health risks for users.
“The good news is that these deaths are preventable and we know what needs to be done,’’ Bettcher said.
He named Ireland and Uruguay as countries that had achieved the highest level of tobacco control before, adding that since 2007, the number of people around the world to have benefited from these measures has more than quadrupled, from one billion to five billion.
(NAN)
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors says it cannot guarantee industrial harmony after a scheduled meeting on June 2.
Dr Ugochukwu Eze, the NARD Publicity and Social Secretary, Kaduna State branch, made this known at a news conference, on Thursday in Kaduna.
“As the 21 days grace handed over to the Federal Government to resolve all lingering issues as well as the recalling of its members sacked by the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) elapsed on Thursday May 31, we scheduled a meeting for June 2, while warning that we cannot guarantee industrial harmony.
It may also interest you all that an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting of NARD is scheduled to hold on the 2nd of June, 2018.
NARD leadership may not be able to guarantee continuous industrial harmony should our legitimate agitations be ignored by the government,” the spokesman said.
Eze recalled that NARD had on March 27 held an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting where issues pertaining to the unjust sack of its members in JUTH were extensively discussed.
“At the end of the meeting, a 30 days ultimatum was issued starting from the 2nd of April, 2018, which elapsed on the 2nd of May, 2018.
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“Twelve days after the expiration of the ultimatum, at the Ordinary General Meeting held in ABUTH Zaria from 5th-11th May, 2018, the ultimatum was extended by 21 days to allow Government to effect recall of all sacked resident doctors in JUTH.
“Also to meet up with all outstanding agreement contained in our 6th September, 2017, Memorandum of Terms of Settlement. This ultimatum ends tomorrow, 31st May, 2018,’’ he said.
Eze explained that the association had exhausted all labour engagement requirements to help solve the problem in JUTH through extensive advocacy channels.
“The September 2017 strike was suspended to allow government complete implementation of the terms of settlement but there are still unmet agreements by the government.
“It may also interest the general public to know that the members of Joint Health Sector Workers Union (JOHESU) have been on strike for the past 44 days.
“Healthcare in the country has been anchored upon the shoulders of resident doctors, mainly (NARD), being the largest single body of Doctors in Nigeria,” he said.
Eze appealed to government and the public to impress on government to reciprocate their goodwill and solve their problem.
The Residency training programme is a programme where Specialist Doctors are trained to guarantee availability of Specialist Health Services in the country and minimize brain drain.
(NAN)
Former England captain John Terry said Thursday he was leaving Aston Villa and admitted he was “still hurting” after failing to help the Championship club reach the Premier League.
The former Chelsea defender came to the former European champions on a one-year deal last July and made 35 league appearances, the last coming in Saturday’s play-off final defeat to Fulham at Wembley.
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Terry, 37, wrote on his Instagram page: “Today I part ways with Aston Villa Football Club. I’m very proud to have had the opportunity to play and captain this great and huge club.
“I have given my everything this year both on and off the pitch and I’m still hurting today that we never managed to get back to the Premier League, where this club 100 percent belongs.”
A club statement thanked Terry for his “effort and professionalism” and added: “John is a true leader and was everything and more that we hoped.
“Hugely popular and influential in the dressing room, he played a real captain’s role in creating the incredible bond the players shared with our supporters, and vice-versa. We hope he looks back on his time with Villa fondly and we wish him the very best as his career moves forward.”
Terry’s teammate in Premier League-winning teams, Frank Lampard, announced on Thursday that he was making his first move into management with Championship side Derby County.
(AFP)
Two more people have died in the outbreak of Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, taking the total number of deaths due to the brain-damaging disease to 15, officials said on Thursday.
Kerala Health Department official KJ Reena said two new cases of Nipah were detected in the state, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 17.
READ ALSO: I inherited insecurity, ailing economy, Buhari insists
“A 28-year-old and a 55-year-old man, who were undergoing treatment at hospitals in the Kozhikode district died on Wednesday,’’ Reena said.
Federal Health Ministry officials have said the outbreak is “localised’’ to the state’s two districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram and no confirmed cases have been found outside Kerala.
Indian states have been on alert fearing the spread of the disease.
A soldier died on Monday in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata of suspected Nipah virus.
He had returned from a holiday in Kerala.
According to the World Health Organisation, the source of the virus has not been determined as yet, meanwhile, fruit bats have been found to be a natural host of the virus.
There is no vaccine for the Nipah virus, which the WHO says is a highly infectious disease that can cause the inflammation of the brain.
Symptoms of Nipah, named after the Malaysian village where it was first discovered, include high fever, headaches, convulsions and respiratory issues.
It has a mortality rate of about 70 per cent.
(dpa/NAN)
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Allie Kabba, has requested Nigeria’s assistance in energy, education and health sectors.
Kabba, who made the call on Wednesday in Abuja when he visited his Nigerian counterpart, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, also requested Nigeria’s help for his country’s energy sector.
He said that the new government in Sierra Leone was voted on the basis of its manifesto and was committed to providing disciplined leadership.
He explained that the provision of quality education was the flagship of the government’s programme and said the government would not let the people down in delivering its mandate
“We will instil discipline in the leadership and make sure that every child in our country has access to quality education. So, that is why education is the centrepiece.
“In fact, it is the flagship programme of our new government and we are working on that.
“I hope that we can count on the support of Nigeria not just in the area of providing classrooms but also providing the teachers.
“Our joint commission over the years stipulates that trained teachers from Nigeria should be sent to help us.
According to him, the technical assistance will make a big difference as the government moves forward in translating its manifesto into reality.
He said that the administration also takes the health sector very central noting that the country has been trying to rebuild its health infrastructure after its civil war.
“The diagnostic tools are really challenging to us and that is why those who have the means have to come to Nigeria or Ghana
“And, of course, they require foreign exchange that is straining on us too and we want to make sure that those diagnostic tools are available locally,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to Nigeria for sending doctors and nurses to assist in the health sector.
“We are very grateful for that, because that is the area we need more help.
READ ALSO: BREAKING: PUNCH Chairman, Gbadebowale Aboderin, dies at 60
“So that those who served their two years are replaced quickly so we don’t create a gap in the health delivery system.
“We also need the help of Nigeria in the energy sector,” he added.
Onyeama pledged Nigeria’s support to the new government, stressing that the present administration had been supportive to the country.
The Minister said that President Muhammadu Buhari supported the country during the election and also during the tragic mudslide in the country.
He promised Nigeria ’s assistance through the Technical Aid Corps.
“We have a joint cooperation of bi-national commission that has been moribund to certain extent and we will certainly cooperate to reinvigorate it.
“So we will get started on that on time and other areas that we have to cooperate. (NAN)
Joachim Loew believes Germany will be hunted “like never before” when they attempt to become the first team for 56 years to successfully defend the World Cup in Russia.
Brazil, who lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in 1958 and 1962, were the last team to win back-to-back titles, but Germany’s head coach Loew says his squad must show the necessary hunger to repeat their Brazil 2014 triumph.
“Germany will be hunted like never before, and near-superhuman forces will be needed if we want to end up becoming world champions again,” warned Loew.
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Loew sees Brazil — who beat Germany 1-0 in a friendly in Berlin in March, — Spain, England, France and Argentina as Germany’s main threats at Russia 2018.
“Only us, as world champions, have anything to lose.”
Germany have reached at least the semi-finals of every major tournament since the 2006 World Cup finals with Loew in charge.
Under his stewardship, Germany have cemented their reputation as a tournament team capable of raising their performances for the big occasions.
The 58-year-old stepped up from his role as assistant to replace Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach in 2006 and Germany went on to finish as runners-up at Euro 2008, then third at the 2010 World Cup.
His crowning moment was when Mario Goetze scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final.
However, Loew enhanced his status in Germany by winning the 2017 Confederations Cup, beating Chile 1-0 in the St Petersburg final, despite his brave decision to take an inexperienced squad to Russia and rest his star players.
His reward was a contract extension which will carry him through to the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
His record of 106 wins in 160 matches, with 30 draws and 24 defeats, gives him a win ratio of 66 percent.
He narrowly missed a German national team record in March when Gabriel Jesus’ winning goal for Brazil in Berlin robbed Loew of a 23rd consecutive game without defeat.
(AFP)
The Chairman, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, is dead.
He died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 6.05am after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos, at the age of 60.
He was also Chairman, PUNCH Commercial Printing Limited and Lukahed Properties Limited.
He attended the Government College, Ibadan; and trained as a pilot in the United States.
A sports enthusiast and philanthropist, he was the founder and chairman of the Dolphins Female Basketball Foundation, and also a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association.
He was a one-time vice-president of the Nigerian Basketball Supporters Club.
He is survived by his wife, Titilayo, and children.
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Hamburg on Thursday became the first German city to impose a partial ban on diesel vehicles as part of the country’s much-debated move to improve air quality.
The port city blocked a 600-metre stretch of the Max Brauer Allee and a 1.6-km stretch of Stresemannstrasse in the Altona-Nord district for older diesel cars and trucks from midnight (2200 GMT Wednesday).
Meanwhile, signs marking the restrictions and diversions have been put in the place over recent weeks in the Altona-Nord district.
All diesel vehicles that do not meet the Euro-6 emissions standards are affected by the Hamburg ban.
“Less than a third of the diesel vehicles registered in the city at the beginning of the year meet the standard,’’ the Federal Motor Transport Authority said.
They are exceptions to the ban, however in one of the streets affected, emergency vehicles, residents and visitors, bin lorries, delivery vans and taxis can all use the road.
READ ALSO: Neuer shines for Germany juniors in World Cup warm-up match
The extremely limited nature of the ban has drawn criticism from environmental groups such as Greenpeace, which say it is merely window-dressing.
Pressure has been building on major German cities to improve their air quality and diesel vehicles have been a key target of the authorities due to their nitrogen oxide emissions.
The long-expected diesel bans have been closely-watched in Germany as they could carry consequences for the country’s large car-making industry, which has relied greatly on diesel-powered vehicles.
After a long-running legal battle, cities were given the green-light to impose diesel bans by a Constitutional Court decision in February.
(dpa/NAN)
By Vera Sam Anyagafu
As part of activities heralding the 2018 International Maritime Conference and the Regional Maritime Exercise, the Nigerian Navy, has, in Lagos, welcomed the Chinese Navy frigate, Yancheng.
The Ambassador of The People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, H. E. Zhou Pingjian, while commending the special bond between China and Nigeria and between the Armed Forces of the two countries, said, “October 1, 1960, Nigeria got its independence and October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was founded. On August 1, 1956, the first legislation of the Nigerian Navy Ordinance was passed by the House of Representatives while on August 1, 1957, the Peoples Liberation Army was founded.”
He said, “The first line of Nigeria’s national anthem, “Arise O Compatriots”, also calls on Chinese to arise and refuse to be slaves. The friendly sentiment of the Chinese government towards Nigerian people have been very strong, there has always been cordial relationship between the two countries.”
Also speaking, Flag Officer Commanding Western Command, Rear Admiral Sylvanus Abbah, noted that the Nigerian Navy will host the international maritime conference, which involves all the invited navies of the countries of the world.
Abbah said the maritime exercise, which has begun yesterday, May 30, 2018, is an assemblage of all the naval ships from different parts of the world., stressing that “Now, we have ships from France, Portugal, Ghana, Togo and China, all in our water at the Naval dock.
He said, “Some are in the Nigerian Ports Authority, waiting for the exercise to start and the ships will return May 31,..’
Highlighting the three roles of the Navy to include – diplomatic, military and policy, Abbah said: “What we are witnessing here today is the diplomatic role of the Navy.”
He said the exercise is to foster friendly relationship between the navies of the two countries.
“When you go round the world, you show your capability. If the Chinese ship can come to Nigeria, we too have two ships that have come from China, it goes to show that Nigeria has come of age and they will have that respect for us,..”
Similarly, Acting Chinese Consul General, Guan Zhongqi, who commended the Chinese Navy for taking the long step to participate in the exercise, was grateful to the Nigerian Navy for hosting the event, as well as the Overseas Chinese for the support and construction of the Chinese Navy.
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Mr Isaac Okoroafor, the acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex bank resisted suggestions to float the Naira when the country was battling with economic recession.
Okoroafor spoke at the Capital Chapter Congress/Dinner of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), FCT chapter, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Delivering a lecture titled, “Managing Public Confidence in a Period of Economic Challenge -The Role of Public Relations’’, the CBN spokesman said the bank was vindicated afterwards for rejecting the suggestion.
A floating exchange rate is a regime where the currency price is set by the forex market based on supply and demand compared with other currencies.
This is in contrast to a fixed exchange rate, in which the government entirely or predominantly determines the rate.
“Several people both local and international made the suggestions that we float the Naira but we said no.
“ We resisted the option because we felt it was a wrong option and dangerous to the economy and we are very happy we proved them wrong.
“We believe we succeeded and what are doing now in to consolidate on the successes and address our failures,’’ he said.
He said that crisis was unavoidable; hence the need for public relations practitioners to be proactive.
Okoroafor advised the practitioners to be truthful and engage stakeholders continuously.
“You do not have to wait until there is a crisis before you begin to engage; during periods of normalcy, you need to engage people; make sure you supply people with information prior to the crisis because the crisis will come one day.
“ Once you engage people steadily, and crisis comes, they will be on your side because they already know the crisis will come.
“If you create a level of confidence with your stakeholders, especially the media, they will readily defend you when there is crisis.’’
Okoroafor said there was need for Nigeria to begin to add value to the goods it exported in order to strengthen the Naira.
He said that if Nigeria remained a nation of consumers – taking from other countries and hampering local production, the Naira would continue to be weak.
On his part, Dr Tayo Hastrup, Chairman, NIPR, FCT chapter, said that the decision to engage Okoroafor for the lecture was informed by his wealth of experience in public relations.
He said that the CBN spokesman and his team creditably acquitted themselves in public relations when Nigeria was in recession.
According to him, Nigerian economy is very important to us, we just came from recession and the CBN is very strategic agency in this country.
“We decided at executive level to get somebody from the CBN, who is our member, Okoroafor.
“We have the belief that as a public relations person heading the corporate communications department of CBN, he will be versatile enough to talk on the issue in question.
“The nation faced some serious challenges but the strategy adopted by CBN public relations was able to douse tension and professionally handled the crisis,’’ he said.
Hastrup said that he believed that the lecture would boost the professional capacity of public relations practitioners in handling challenges.
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By Uchenna Nwankwo
THE Nigerian press has of late been inundated with bold headlines that have in the main strived to demonise former President Olusegun Obasanjo and paint him as a plain thief that stole the nation blind during his second coming as Head of State, 1999-2007, especially over the country’s power sector. There have also been banner headlines calling for the probe of the Obasanjo presidency. Some even hint that the man should be sent back to prison for these and other purported sins and excesses.
The recent news reports that the Buhari government might be considering probing Obasanjo’s handling of the Nigerian power sector during his time as civilian Head of State have evidently led to some of these commentaries. It has definitely provoked this write-up. I say provoked because the proposed action underlines and validates earlier claims from many quarters that Buhari’s so-called anti-corruption war has very little to do with actually curbing corruption in the country.
In other words, that the so-called anti-corruption war is largely a device for political repression, blackmail and intimidation of members of the opposition parties as well as gag well-meaning neutrals who nevertheless want to voice their disappointment at the Buhari government and its misrule, and to help point the way forward for Nigeria.
It is indeed curious that Buhari never uttered a word against Obasanjo or moved against the man all through his three years in office as president until Obasanjo dared to amplify only but a few of the sad and negative attributes of the Buhari government. It is obvious that had Obasanjo remained silent and said nothing about these disturbing facts, Buhari would never have deigned it necessary to attack or investigate Obasanjo in the manner he now seems to have chosen. In effect, the action goes to substantiate the notion that Buhari’s anti-corruption war is self-serving and a ruse for witch-hunting those who are not in his good books.
We note for the avoidance of doubt that Obasanjo’s general exertion on the country’s electric power industry has been nothing but patriotic and impactful. Between 1976 and 1979, Obasanjo built up the new generation of power plants that have sustained power production in the country. After Obasanjo quit office as military Head of State in 1979, no other power plant was sited or established in Nigeria for twenty years until Obasanjo’s came back to power in 1999 as civilian president of Nigeria and began once again to revamp the sector and to build new power stations across the country.
Most of the power plants now being commissioned by the Buhari government since 2015 are actually power stations initiated, designed and contracted out for construction by the Obasanjo government (1999 – 2007). These new power plants are not the brainchild of the Buhari government even though Buhari’s ministers are now happily beating their chests with loud but false claims that they are the ones that have improved power supply in the country.
In effect, this government is actually basking in the glory of what Obasanjo’s renewed exertion on the power sector is beginning to produce. In this regard, it would appear that the threat being directed at Obasanjo may after all be another case of biting the fingers that have cushioned the path of the present Buhari government of Nigeria. These days, we hear that generation of power is no longer the real problem but distribution of what is produced. And that it is the latter task that the Buhari administration needs to work on in order to get the power so generated to homes, offices, markets, factories and other such places around the country.
There is another worrisome aspect of the noise over Obasanjo’s handling of the power sector during his time. And this is a recurring and now routinized aspect of the Buhari government’s approach to serious issues of corruption in the country. The government has a penchant for blowing hot air and demonising people over such issues even before actually investigating such alleged misdeeds, arraigning the people involved in the courts and obtaining court verdicts before going to town to pronounce the involved guilty.
I am not in a position to defend Obasanjo or prove to the contrary that he is being maliciously labelled or affronted. But I think that Obasanjo’s traducers should try to credit us hapless Nigerians with some intelligence. I mean they should not expect us to swallow line, hook and sinker their weighty claims without any iota of proof that the man truly took the nation for a ride during his now expired presidency. The official position, going by the stance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is that Obasanjo did not abuse and enrich himself while in office. The Commission avers that all attempts it has made in the post-Obasanjo years in government to trace the so-called Obasanjo ill-gotten wealth have all ended in a cul-de-sac; hence the clean bill of health it issued on Obasanjo’s sojourn in the presidency or his handling of the nation’s financial affairs and the power sector in particular.
This clean bill, it would appear, seems actually supportive of the notion that Obasanjo did not quite abandon his famed style as military Head of State in the seventies during which he tried to build-up the national economy by establishing a strong national airline, shipping line, etc with fleets of healthy operational crafts and vessels as well as producing more power stations, dams and what-have-you. Incidentally it has been argued, the sorry state of these national institutions as at the time of Obasanjo’s second coming as civilian Head of State in 1999 was so dismal that the man became so distrustful of Nigerians that his government became almost a one man show, to the chagrin of many; accumulating many detractors in the process.
Obasanjo’s disdain for the broad Nigerian elite is partly evident in the way some of the failed or delayed contracts awarded during his presidency, especially in the power sector, were managed. It appears that even the employment of consultants to monitor and supervise the contract works was completely and irreverently by-passed due apparently to a lack of trust on Nigerian consultants to perform their duties diligently and with honesty.
Given the above scenario, especially the EFCC’s position on the issue, I think it is downright unconscionable that Obasanjo’s political opponents should continue to advance a contradictory viewpoint without any attempt whatsoever to prove their point. Big money, like goldfish, has no hiding place especially in today’s world. It is well-known that such monies can easily be traced to banks and other business outfits where they may be domicile even by some of us ordinary citizens. I would say that with a budget of a few hundred thousand dollars, literally anybody can hire private detectives to uncover the hiding places of such loot in and outside the country. So, what is stopping Obasanjo’s detractors?
My point is that given the resources available to government, Buhari and his regime should be able to do their homework and provide Nigerians with concrete evidence and documentary proof of their claims instead of haranguing the citizens with half-truths and possibly outright lies, just to launder the poor image of this administration and to drive opposition and constructive criticism underground.
*Mr. Nwankwo, a public affairs commentator, wrote from Lagos.
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I’m Mr Mo Yusuf, just like you, I was plagued with bad eye sight, in my case it was a terrible blurred eyes sight which degenerated into a bad Glaucoma.
‘’My terrible Eye Sight Practically RUINED my Teenage Life!
My bad eye sight was the worst thing to have ever happen to me.
As far back as secondary school and university, I could barely ‘’toast” a lady without them laughing hard at me calling me funny names like ‘’efiko” “Opolo Eyes” ”Otondo” “Mumu” all because of how I wear my big eye glass that looks like a TELESCOPE.
Funny thing is that my terrible eye sight even made me lose the little friends I had back then…why?
Because I DON’T greet them when they pass me by!
Thanks to my terrible eyesight.
To make matters worse, I almost got BLIND…like it to that point, I almost BLACKED OUT!
I thought I could never see…
All thanks to my terrible glaucoma & my cloudy eye sight!
My parents spent thousands of Naira for me just to regain my eye sight again.
But my vicious Optician Mr Uzor, was so adamant I will never use my eye to see normally like every normal person without me using an eye glasses and regular prescription drugs!
I was so mad and angry at him for having such a VERY negative mindset towards my eye problem!
I got so furious, I swore to God to not rest until I seek for a permanent solution to my eye sight problem.
That how my journey & search for an alternative way to finally put an end to my eye sight problem once and for all.
My family and Friend Laughed At me Because I was Obsess With Having a clear Sight & Dumping my Eye Glasses Forever!
For over 7 years I spent HALF of my salary on buying all sort of eye sight pills, drugs, supplements.
Did They Work???
Hell NO!
NONE of them worked!
You see got so frustrated I almost thought of….
An EYE TRANSPLANT!
So I started a seemly futile research to a permanent alternative cure for my glaucoma & cloudy eye.
It got to that level.
They all made fun of me
They all called me a mumu for wasting my time searching for a cure that never exists…
But I never stop..I never listened to them..like a stubborn Goat I was…
So I tired over 50 types of method for curing my Eye problem and did I get a solution that worked?
Heck, I even tried Putting Camel piss in my eye!
That’s how far I have went.
And in all my “trial and Errors” I have a true confession to make here….
Well..wait for it!
“The Pharmaceutical & MLM Drugs are RIPPING You Off!
Why Did I say So?
They are making a hell lot of money producing synthetic drugs that never works.
And as for those funny MLM companies multivitamins flying all over the internet, that are just RIPPING you off as they are not interested in your total well being, just your money, besides, it take forever for them to work.
To even worsting matters, many of their stuffs NEVER works cos it’s all made of chemical based ingredients
So what worked For Me?
If I told you what gave me my clear eye sight you’ll be dumb founded….
“How a 2,000 Yrs Old Chinese Herbal Tea Restored My Almost Blind Eye Sight & Even Saved Me From Permanent Blindness”
I was on a vacation to China where I lived with a family friend who works in China.
On one faithful day while walking in the busy street of Shanghai, I was brushed by a fat woman who made me lose my eye glasses.
I knew that Glasses was gone for good, so I managed to find my way home, as if that was not enough I got hit by a car!
So I was rushed to the hospital where I was treated, so I used that opportunity to ask the doctor what I can use for my bad eye sight
Then he laughed and said to me….
“Here in China, MINOR things like a Bad eye sight is a very small thing for anyone who know the power of a secret eye sight tea!”
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I was socked.
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I was so speechless.
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I was so Amazed!
So I asked him….
Brother, how can an ORDINARY tea cure a bad eye sight?
Then he replied…
“There is a SPECIAL herbal tea made with the FINEST and RAREST ingredients only passed down by the Chinese Ancestors who discovered formula made for the purpose of curing any eye problem”
He Went on…
“I also had a terrible eye sight too. If not for this secret tea, which a close Chinese friend introduced to me, I would be working around with a blind eye today!”
To cut the long story short, I told him to get me three packs of the secret Tea with immediate effect.
The wonders that tea have done in my life is just too amazing…
INTRODUCING:
The Miracle Eye Bright Tea is an 100% Herbal alternative Solution for poor eye sight so you can have a Crystal Clear eyes eyes without Surgeries.
Eye Bright Tea is the one of the BEST herbal solution suitable for all kinds of terrible eye sight issues as it contains RARE ingredients such as Chrysanthemum, Chinese Wolfberry, Cassia Seed & Green tea, all which are certified by FDA of America’s FDA to enhance your eye sight, restore your vision and prevents you from ever going blind.
The Good thing about eye bright is that since it’s a “Tea” you can SOLVE your Eye problem while “sipping” on the aromatic eye bright tea, instead of taking of smelly drug, that might make irritate you.
Eye Bright Tea is so Herbal, it’s name is written in Chinese! Just to show you it’s authentic!
(Chinese farmers Harvesting the content of the Eye Bright Tea)
A pack of “Bright Eye Tea” contains 20 packs of tea bags which you can use daily.
“Works For Any Type of Eye Sight Problems!”
Are you suffering from the following? Eye Bright Got you covered!!!
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Short- Sightedness (Myopia)
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Far- Sightedness (Hyperopia)
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Glaucoma, Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)
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Cross-Eye (Strabismus)
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Eye Strain
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Macular Degeneration.
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Cataracts, Astigmatism,
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Presbyopia (Old-Age Sight)
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Light Sensitivity, Diabetic Retinopathy
Click Here to Order DIRICTLY on Whatsapp==> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
Your eyes are delicate part of the bodies which should never be ignored and treated lightly as they can make or mare you..
That’s the more reason you’ll need rare solutions like this.
How Does it work?
When you buy a pack of Eye Bright Tea, which contains 20 tea bags,you take out of of the tea bag, boil hot water, put the tea bag in the hot water take a bag of the tea, take one in the morning, and take one at night before sleeping.
I guarantee in less than 24 days you’ll start seeing changes in your vision.
So I ordered for 3 bags of the Eye Bright tea so I can see the wonders they perform.
Click Here to Order on Whatsapp==> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
But guess what?
Just like a miracle, in less than 30 days….my cloudy eye became CRYSTAL CLEAR!
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I could feel that my glaucoma was all gone…
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I could feel my Blurry Eyes gone for good….
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I could see VERY well without my eye glasses!
All thanks to Eye bright Tea for restoring my TERRIBLE eye sights.
I was so happy, free and confident of myself.
I made so many friends, and ladies where flocking around me like sheep following a shepherd all because I looked more attractive without my serious looking glasses.
Do you know the BEST Part?
As they say, good news spread like wild fire.
People got to know about my clear eye sight secret, but they did, all thanks to social media.
I had to tell my friend to send my 70 pcs of the Eye Bright Tea which he did.
Remember a Bag cost’s me N25,000 PLUS N10,000 shipping fee?
So I spent a hell lot of money to bring in that 75k pcs.
Click Here to Order on Whatsapp instantly ==> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
But the amazing thing is that It’s almost sold out as we speak!
“Testimonies of Successful Users!”
So I had to reserve just 50 pcs for “sharp” readers of Vanguard Ng So you guys too can have a “taste” of this miracle working eye sight solution.
But the Question is….
Are You Going to Be A Lucky Owner of the RARE never before seen Eye Clear Tea?
Well..that’s left for you to decide.
I have played my part by revealing to you what worked for me, it’s not left to you to go try it so it will work for you!!!
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Do You Want to FINALLY have a CEYSTAL CLEAR Vision that will never deceive you?
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Do You Want Feel Like a Complete Human Being Without Any Defect Such as a bad Eye Sight?
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Do you Want to Stop Spending all Your Life Savings on Opticians & Eye Surgeries?
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Do You Want to Finally Throw Away Your Eye Glasses?
Then You need to hurry up and grab your own today or risk living with eye sight forever, carry your ugly looking eye sight with you…FOREVER!
“So How Much Is the Kit?”
Remember It cost me over 60,000 to get JUST 2 of the kits in the country?
But because I’m giving a 60% discount for all readers of this article, so there you go….
Option #1
(Best For Normal Eye Sight Issues )
(N19,500 Instead of N45,000)
Click Here to order Via Whatsapp instantly=> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
Option #2
(BEST for Critical Eye Sight Issues)
(N37,000 Instead of N90,000)
To further sweeten the offer, do you know that if you go for option 2 TODAY you’ll QUALIFY for a SECRET bonus that will be giving to you as soon as you place your order, this bonus will help you with your eye problem, so hurry and grab this offer today.
I wont post pics as it’s a SECRET gift from me to you….
You see that this is offer is actually STEAL compered to how much I spent to get mine.
Remember I spent over 76k to get 3 bags mine?
But you’ll just need to spend a few Naira to get a PARMANENT clear eye sight.
Now that you have the chance to FINALLY have a super sharp eyes that you will not need those annoying Eye glasses & expensive eye treatment, don’t lose it as I just have just 20 slots available.
You Are Fully Covered by Our “90 Days” No Super Story , Money Back Guarantee!
“So go ahead, pick up your phone and send in that order, if it does not works well as claimed, just put a call to us, and we will gladly send you your money back ASAP, no story, no negotiation. In short we will even tell you “sorry for wasting your time”
But you’ll have to hurry up because due to high demand and cost of getting it we will shoot up the price in 2 days time!
So quickly place your Order now to claim your bonanza offer today:
How to Place Your Order Today!!!
Hurry Up & place your order like this…
Send as SMS or Whatsapp to => 09095159064
***VG***Eye Bright Tea** Option you want**Full name**Phone number**Delivery Address**Local Govt**state**
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Option 1 (2 Packs) ==> N19,500
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Option 2 ( 4 Packs)=> N37,000
Or Just Click this link to order via Whatsapp Instantly today==> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
Once we receive your details, one of our agents will confirm the order, and We dispatch your order ASAP
GOOD NEWS! Shipping is Free!!!!
So there you go…
You now have the chance to get an 100% Herbal & Natural Tea that will HELP you RESTORE your poor vision without taking any drugs whatsoever, so you can get rid of your poor vision issue and be have a a perfectly normal eyes which you truly deserve.
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NO MORE visit to the Optician!!
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NO MORE looking for Glasses!!
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No MORE fear of going blind!!
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No MORE Bad Eye Sight!!
All you need to do is to hurry up and get the 100% Natural Eye Bright Tea.
Remember…..you are covered by a 90 days money back guarantee!
So have no fear, go on and place your order right away and use it, and it it does not gives you the requisite result, call us and we will refund your money right away
Send as SMS or Whatsapp to => 09095159064
***VG***Eye Bright Tea** Option you want**Full name**Phone number**Delivery Address**Local Govt**state**
Or Just click here to order via whatsapp today==> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
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Option 1 (2 Packs) ==> N19,500
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Option 2 ( 4 Packs)=> N37,000
Once we receive your details, one of our agents will confirm the order, and We dispatch your order ASAP
**Shipping Is Free
There you go…a 100% Herbal Tea, that’s not a supplement, not a drug but a herbal tea that helps brings your eye to life.
P.S: Kindly know that after 2 working days we MIGHT Skyrocket the price and by then it will be too LATE.
P.S: Remember if you want to QUALIFY for the SECRET BONUS we promised, you’ll have to ORDER for option 2 Now now Now.
How Can You Order?
Send as SMS to=> 09095159064
**VG**Eye Bright Tea** Option you want**Full name**Phone number**Delivery Address**Local Govt**state**
(1) Option 1 (2 Packs) ==> N19,500
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Option 2 ( 4 Packs)=> N37,000
Or Click The Link below to order via whatsapp
Order Via Whatsapp=> https://goo.gl/uzpJjc
Once we receive your details, one of our agents will confirm the order, and We dispatch your order ASAP
**Shipping Is Free
I Hope this write up Helped Save a Soul…
–MR Mo Yusuf
For More Info Whatsapp or Call us on:
09095159064
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