See How to know you truly forgive

How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all but to reconcile your differences.
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See,How To Strengthen Your EI & Increase Your IQ

How To Strengthen Your EI & Increase Your IQ

When dealing with this issue, we have to understand that a person’s IQ can be severely undermined by an inability to manage their emotions properly. In other words, those lacking in emotional intelligence may also find that their overall intelligence suffers.

In traditional terms, this is the balancing of the head and the heart. More accurately, since we know that our emotional intelligence also resides in the head, this is about creating a better relationship between the emotional brain and the thinking brain.

As the emotional brain can hijack our thinking processes, it does not take a great leap to realize that our intelligence can be adversely affected by our emotions. 

How effective can you be if you are unable to think clearly because you are gripped by a certain emotion and cannot apply rationale to a subject? This is the bottom line.

In reality, there will be individuals who are supremely intelligent, with the highest of IQs, but who lead chaotic and unfulfilled lives purely because they are unable to set aside their emotional reactions. In some cases, of course, we will be talking about emotional hijacking that has led to mental problems. 

These are the archetypal “mad professor” types whose IQs are off the chart but are wound so tight, and so driven by their emotions, that they cannot free their true potential.

We may also be able to interchange “emotional intelligence” with “common sense”. IQ and common sense are not the same thing. 

An intelligent person without common sense can quickly reduce their ability to problem-solve because they do not have the wherewithal to see situations for what they really are.

In this respect, you could also list “streetwise” as synonymous with emotional intelligence, as this can provide the ability to react more rationally to more extreme situations that might provoke an emotional hijacking in someone less “street”.

IQ may not even be the correct term to use when speaking about the possibility of enhancing thinking intelligence by improving emotional intelligence.

A person’s IQ is a measurement at one point in time that is established by means of testing. It does not take into account the vagaries that exist in the real world that may cause that same high IQ individual to fail when circumstances prove too fractious.

The real improvement that can result from improved emotional intelligence is better real-world problem-solving skills, because emotions will not cloud the issue. 

Strengthening your emotional intelligence is not, therefore, about increasing IQ, but rather about allowing your existing IQ to shine through under more and more testing circumstances.

It is all about controlling the initial emotional response to a given stimulus that might render the highest IQ effectively worthless. It is about applying intellectual rationale to the risk factors for emotional overreactions before they occur.

Emotional intelligence – such as self-managing intense feelings, developing empathy, listening to others without fear, judgment or contempt can often determine our destiny far more so than our IQ.

We should also be cognizant of the profound effects our emotional stability can have on the emotional health of other people. Learning not to react aggressively towards another person benefits both you and the other person. 

They learn by default that emotions can be controlled, and may be inspired to improve their own emotional responses as a result.

If marriage is on your mind, you have to invest in yourself before expecting any man to place his money on you.

Marriage is for the wise, marriage is for those who are insightful. There is no point constituting menace to the society simply because you and your spouse are not compatible.
We are tired of hearing cases of domestic violence and abusive relationships. As beautiful as marriage is, it is not a do or die affair. It is important for you to choose your partner carefully in order to have the best out of the union.
You cannot feign ignorance if you end up in an abusive marriage. It is either you failed to see the signs or you decided to ignore the signs you saw. The beauty of a relationship goes beyond being joined in holy matrimony; it is the life you live after being joined that matters most to people.
Since the society has made women a focal point of attention when marriage is to be discussed, we are going to let you know the major types of women every man wants to marry. Even though people around make women feel eerie about being single when they are in their late twenties, we will tell you the things you need to work on while you wait on your man.
If you are older than 25 and still single, it will be good for you to calm down and do the right thing. It will be painful for you to have to wait that long before getting married and still end up having a bad marriage.
Men have a mind of their own; irrespective of the shape you may have as a woman, there are certain things they look for when marriage is in view. Check out the types of women that will be every man’s dream woman any time any day:
1. The submissive woman
No one wants to know about your qualifications and the positions you occupy. If you are not submissive to your man, you are of no use. Men want to be in charge, knowing they have a spouse or a partner who makes them a priority thrills them.
Being rich and industrious is a plus if you are submissive. Being submissive does not make you a fool, you should never interpret this virtue as slavery.
2. The home keeper
Not all men are coordinated! Some find it difficult to put their acts together. Being in a relationship with a woman who can put the home and their affairs into order is important.
They are rest assured that everything is fine at home when they go source for money to keep the body and soul together. If you are beautiful and curvy without being able to render any help in the house, men will continue to use and dump you.
3. The woman who is not a liability
You do not have to be the CEO of any company for the world to see you are working. Men love women who are dedicated and hard-working.
These and other qualities are the things they will put together when the word ‘prospect’ comes up.
A woman is considered beautiful inside-out when the men know she can fend for herself and not depend solely on them. It is not fun when a party gets to drop money every time while the other party is not yielding.
If marriage is on your mind, you have to invest in yourself before expecting any man to place his money on you.

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Only INEC Can reverse result of APC..Oyegun details on..

Only INEC can reverse result of APC primary in Ondo – Oyegun
By Seun Opejobi on October 5, 2016
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Tuesday, said the outcome of the party’s governorship election in Ondo State can only be upturned by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The APC chairman made the remark while addressing State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the difference between him and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu had called for the resignation of Oyegun following the emergence of former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu.
Akeredolu emerged as the APC candidate from a primary election that was purportedly marred by electoral irregularities.
Following alleged irregularities that marred the primary on September 3, 2016 in Ondo State, the party’s Appeal Committee had recommended the cancellation and conduct of a fresh primary election .
Despite the recommendation of the appeal panel, the national leadership of the party submitted
Akeredolu’s name to INEC as its governorship candidate.
Speaking yesterday on whether the party would consider a change of mind following the controversy generated by the result, Oyegun said, “It is only INEC (the Independent National Electoral Commission) that can make a U-turn on the Ondo primary.”
Oyegun further disclosed that all that transpired in the Ondo primary election are contained in the report of the chairman of the primary election committee.
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Reps demand Emefiele's sack over persistent fall of naira

– For some months now, it has been a free fall for the naira, Nigeria’s currency and this has troubled the citizens
– At a session of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, October 5, some lawmakers demanded Godwin Emefiele’s sack as CBN governor
The fear that Godwin Emefiele may have begun the journey to his removal as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) emerged on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, after the House of Representatives set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate how the foreign exchange released to Bureau de change operators is utilised.
Some members of the House of Representatives are demanding Emefiele’s removal
The committee was set up after some members of the House, through a motion, further demanded for Emefiele’s sack following the naira’s free fall against the dollar.
In the motion titled: ‘Call for investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s forex policies’, and sponsored by Ali Isa, a member of the House, the members lamented that despite CBN’s policies, the country’s currency has continued to perform badly in the foreign exchange market.
AKINSPIRATION WORDVIEWER have it that that a member of the House, Mojeed Alabi, in his contribution, noted that Emefiele had rebuffed many invitations to discuss some of the bank’s policies.
He said: “Over the falling of the naira, the CBN governor and his team should be sacked.”
In his contribution, Wale Raji, another member of the House, described Nigeria as the only country that relies on the black market.
“Who is in charge of our Forex CBN or the black market? This is the only country in the world where the black market rates are quoted on television.
“If Nigeria were to be a normal country, the CBN governor and his team should be sacked,” he said.
Further talking about the motion, the minority leader of the House, Leo Ogor, urged his colleagues to liaise with the executive arm for a lasting solution, adding: “The only thing we do is pay lip service.”
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) had also called on Mr Godwin Emefiele to resign within 21 days or transform the country for good.

#1billion was used just to supply Dictionaries... click here to see where and how it happened in Nigeria.

– A Federal High Court has ordered the arrest of chairman, Senate committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje
– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a Facebook post dislclosed the news
– The former governor has been accused of illicitly giving a contract worth N1bn to supply dictionaries to secondary schools while he was governor of the state
Senator Danjuma Goje
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has ordered the arrest of Senator Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, for not appearing in court.
Daily Post reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a Facebook post noted that Goje, might be arrested by the anti-graft agency on today, October 4, if he failed to show up in court.
The statement read in parts: “A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.
“The warrant is, however, to take effect by 8am on October 5, 2016, if he fails to show up in court again.”
At the last sitting, a prosecution witness, Salisu Abaji, said the ex-governor awarded a contract for the supply of dictionaries for over N1bn to Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board without following procurement process.
READ ALSO: Police Arrest Senator Danjuma Goje
He was also allegedly said to have paid 85 per cent of the contract sum upfront to the supplier, Real and Integrated Hospitality Company, as against the prescribed 15 per cent as contained in the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) guidelines when he was the governor.
The prosecution witness, who is a former secretary to UBEB, made this testimony against his former boss.
He further submitted that one Aliyu el-Naffty, former UBEB chairman, also an accused person standing trial along with Goje, awarded the contract the same day and ordered the advance payment based on the directive of the then governor.
READ ALSO: How Danjuma Goje Forged Documents – Witness
This is not the first time Goje has been arrested. It was reported that the ex- governor was visiting his local government, Akko, when he was apprehended by the commissioner of police for an undisclosed reason or formal charge.
The serving senator was said to have been released although the reason for his arrest is still unknown. Danjuma Goje, took office as the governor of Gombe State on 29 May 2003. He became a Senator for Gombe Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2011 elections.

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How Nkechi got rid of her fibroid without surgery
fibroid cure
About three years ago I passed out at work and was rushed to the hospital. At that time, I was on my menstrual period and had very heavy bleeding.
My periods were very heavy for the first three to four days and I would have to wear both pads and tampons at the same time. The bleeding was so bad that I had to change both of them every 2 hours.
I normally stay at home on the first three days of my period but on this particular day I needed to be at the office to sign some very important paperwork. About thirty minutes before leaving for the day I fainted. My co-workers rushed me to the hospital. While there the doctor told me that I lost a lot of blood and he wanted to give me a blood transfusion. I declined that treatment. I declined the blood transfusion because I didn’t need it since I wasn’t dying.
I was just anemic from having heavy menstrual periods. The doctor was not pleased with my decision but he didn’t force the issue and I was sent home later that night with some drugs.
My struggle with fibroid
The reason my periods were so heavy at that time was because of the three fibroid I had in my uterus. I first found out about them back in 2012 and in 2013 I had them removed with surgery. Two years later they came back even bigger. My doctor wanted to schedule another surgery but if it didn’t work the first time why would I go under the knife again for a second time? So I decided to just deal with the pain and heavy bleeding and search for a natural way to get rid of them FOR GOOD!
Searching for natural ways to get rid of my fibroids was not easy. I saw several advertisements ofall kinds of treatments to shrink fibroids. I was a little skeptical but I was desperate to get rid of the fibroids so I tried one in particular which didn’t work. I was still having heavy painful bleeding with lots of clots. I noticed that the soreness in my breast was gone, but after going for another scan, I was told that my fibroids were still there. I was so discouraged that I scheduled an appointment with my doctor to discuss other possibilities for removing the fibroids.
About two months later, while surfing onthe internet I saw a post on Facebook talking about how to get rid of fibroid naturally without surgery. I was very skeptical about it. I didn’t even bother to follow the link in the post to read more. Two days later, as I sat alone in the sitting room feeling hopeless about my fibroid, I decided to go on Facebook and see if I can still access the post I saw two days earlier, thank God I was able to get it. I reluctantly gave the Natural product a try …it just made sense.On September17 of 2015, I began the Fibroid Shrinking program as seen on
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After being on this program for about 2 and half months, my period was no longer heavy as before. Usually my periods would last 8 days, with 3 – 4 days being very heavy. I would also spot a lot in between my periods but the spotting stopped, with 2 days of heavy bleeding and my cycle lasting for only 5 days. Once this happened I cancelled my appointment with my doctor and stayed loyal to my program
The final result
Like I said earlier, I had 3 fibroid. One was growing inside my uterus and the other two were inside the walls of my uterus. The largest fibroid was the size of a grapefruit. When I got my results back from a scan I went for, the result shows that I only had one fibroid inside the wall of my uterus and that it was the size of a small apple. So two fibroids completely dissolved away and the largest one was the size of a small apple instead of a grapefruit. Since I wasn’t having any problems with my periods and 2 out of the 3 fibroid were gone, I decided to just continue with the program and go on with my life.
Fibroids completely gone
Two months later, I went for another scan and to my surprise and that of my doctor, my fibroid were gone. My doctor kept going over and over the scan result to make sure she was reading it correctly. She couldn’t believe that all of my fibroids were gone without surgery. My uterus was back to its normal size and my periods are now 3 days long. She asked me what I did to make them go away and I told her “ I did what I should have done back in 2013. There are not enough words to explain the happiness I have now. I wish I knew about this program when I first had fibroids but as the saying goes ‘things happen for a reason'”.
I am so thrilled with my experience that I inspire others to experience for themselves the profound transformation this fibroid treatment program offers.
I strongly recommend you visit http:aderemiakinbo.blogspot.com in case you know someone who has fibroid. It has changed my life and now I’m free!

See the Skeletal part of 2017 Budget as presented by the President

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, sent a draft of 2017 budget, highlighting the spending skeleton for 2017 annual budget for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Skeletal frame of 2017 spending by the Federal Government stood at $22.57 billion (6.866 Trillion Naira). The budget draft, which must be passed by the Senate before forwarding the final budget, exceeded 2016 budget by 806 million US. Dolars.
The draft sent to the legislative chamber was planned on exchange rate of N290 to 1 US Dollar and Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Dentention of Dasuki Unlawful:See what ECOWAS did.

– The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ruled that detention of former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki’s by the Nigerian government was unlawful.

– The government had argued that Dasuki was detained for his own protection and for the sake of national security

– Government’s lawyers had also denied that Dasuki ever fulfilled the conditions for his bail and was not released as ordered by three high courts

Sambo Dasuki says his rights have been violated

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared the arrest and detention of former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki by the Nigerian government as unlawful.

Ruling on the case brought against the federal government before it by Dasuki over his continued detention on Tuesday, October 4, the court said the government’s action was arbitrary and anti-democratic.

A three-member panel led by Justice Friday Nwoke ruled that the government was wrong in arresting Dasuki without a search warrant. It ruled that the pattern of arrest was contrary to the provisions of Section 28 of the Nigerian Police Act.

The court ruled that the federal government failed to prove the reasons for the arrest and detention of Dasuki because documents presented before it only mentioned the allegations of fraud and illegal possession of arms.

For this, the government was then ordered to pay a sum of N15 million as damages to Dasuki.

According to Premium Times report, Dasuki had filed a N500million lawsuit against the government for keeping him detained since December 29, 2015 even after three different high courts where he was arraigned on corruption charges granted him bail

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

Teachers Day

American journalist Charles Kuralt once said: "good teachers know how to bring out the best in students." To honour all the individuals who have chosen the mighty profession of teaching, World Teachers' Day is observed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 5 every year since 1994.
The special day dedicated to teachers is being observed on October 5 in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macedonia, Maldives, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Serbia and UK, among others.
The Teachers' Day is celebrated throughout the world with special activities in schools and colleges arranged by students to honour their mentors for helping them in shaping a career.
However, Indians celebrate the Teachers' Day coinciding with the birth anniversary of second Indian President and academic philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on September 5.
Check out 20 inspiring quotes by notable personalities on teaching profession here:
A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instil a love of learning. — Brad Henry, Former Governor of Oklahoma
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. — John Henrik Clarke, Pan-Africanist writer
The best teacher is an entertainer. — Bob Keeshan, American actor
A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives. — Deval Patrick, Former Governor of Massachusetts
The best teacher is very interactive. — Bill Gates, Microsoft founder
Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too. — Susanne Bier, Danish film director
A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just his subject matter. — Wallace Stegner, American novelist
A teacher should have a creative mind. — APJ Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President
Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher. — Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese musician
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system. — Sidney Hook, American philosopher
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. — Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer
It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. — Michael Morpurgo, English author
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. — Maggie Gallagher, American writer
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture. — Adora Svitak, American writer
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself. — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist
A teacher is a person who never says anything once. — Howard Nemerov, American poet
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health. — Gilbert Highet, Scottish-American writer
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. — Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher
A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching. — Gilbert K. Chesterton, English writer
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. — Albert Einstein, German-born

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

8 Bills to be presented by National Assembly

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Senate of the National Assembly has passed eight Bills received from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The Bills, which are aimed at strengthening the laws of the Federal Republic, were considered and passed in a single sitting of the Senate - demonstrating commitment to employing all legislative mechanisms at its disposal to end the current economic recession in the country.
The Bills that will be presented to the President soon include the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act (Amendment) Bill, National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, Prevention of Crimes Act (Amendment) Bill, Water Resources Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill and Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill.
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, emphasised the importance of the Bills in ending Nigeria’s economic contraction and stated that the Bills will be promptly forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for his signature.
“By now it is clear that the Senators take Nigeria’ economic situation very seriously,” he said, “If you recall, one of the points from the 21-point resolution passed by the Senate on the economy stated that it would fast-track all economic related bills. What this Senate has done is match its words with its actions.”
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The 8 Bills, which are all primarily amendments to existing laws, are aimed at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms in sectors of the economy that can help boost Internally Generated Revenue.
Important highlights of the Bills include the amendment to the Telecommunication and Postal Offences Act, which is aimed at increasing some of the prescribed penalties, fines and compensations for non-compliance with the Act. This is intended to help boost investment and participation in the telecommunications sector.
Additionally, the National Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds (Registration) Act (Amendment) Bill, Produce (Enforcement of Export Standards) Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, Bee (Import Control and Management) Act (Amendment) Bill, and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Act (Amendment) Bill are all aimed at bolstering the standards in Nigeria’s Agricultural sector to help the country achieve more economic diversification.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, has stated that the 8 Bills will be promptly forwarded to the President for assent.
“Moving forward, Nigerians can expect that the legislature will adopt a united and efficient approach to getting Nigeria’s economy back on track,” Saraki stated, “We will quickly forward these 8 Bills, which have been passed by both Houses of the National Assembly to the President. This is only a first step and we will continue to work to ensure that at the end of our tenure, Nigerians will see that this is a people-centred National Assembly.”

Loyalists of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Edos State, have turned out in their hundreds calling for the invalidation of the election that saw the candidate of the ruling party All Progressice Congress, Mr. Godwin Obaseki as winner while PDP candidate, Pastor Ize-Iyamu emerged runner up.
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The party loyalists in the state, on monday, took to the major streets in the state capital of Benin City, demanding the state-wide cancellation of the poll.
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The protest took off at the front of Ize-Iyamu Campaign Office along Akpakpava Road, roaming through major streets of the city before returning to the Campaign Office.
The protest was lead by Pastor Olu Martins, who lead an alike protest for Outgoing Governor Adams Oshiomole in 2007 when his election was rigged for Prof. Osariemen Osunbor of the then PDP.
Pastor Matin, who is the spokesman of the protest said " we will not stop until what rightfully belongs to the people is returned to them. The challenge is not what happened on wednessday, september 28th. it is the process.
ADEREMI AKINBOBOLA P at 10:12 AM
MASS PROTEST IN EDO AS PDP LOYALISTS RECOUNT LOSS

President Buhari Closes nine foreign missions

The closure of nine foreign missions has
been approved by the federal government
– The affected missions are those whose
absence portend no serious bilateral or
diplomatic effect
– Months back, Buhari had said his
administration would undertake a review of
Nigerian foreign missions to determine those
that are really essential
– A retired diplomat, Ambassador Chive
Kaave, said the move sends a signal to the
world that Nigeria’s economy is in bad shape
– A professor of Political Science at the
University of Ilorin, Hassan Saliu, said the
move would harm Nigeria’s standing in the
international community
The President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal
government has approved the closure of nine
foreign missions and their conversion to non-
residency representation or concurrent
accreditation.
Daily Trust reports that the closure is part of
measures to reduce the cost of running
Nigeria’s foreign representations in line with
the economic situation.
The affected missions are the Permanent
Mission to the D-8 in Istanbul, Turkey; the
Africa-South America Cooperation Forum
(ASACOF) in Caracas, Venezuela; embassies
in Belgrade, Serbia; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Kiev,
Ukraine; Prague, Czech Republic; the High
Commission in Singapore as well as
Consulates in Buea, Cameroon and Sao Paulo
in Brazil.

Lagos Shooting

– An intense gun battle with drones, helicopters and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) is unfolding in one of Lagos communities
– So far, six policemen were injured and five gunmen, suspected Niger Delta militants, were arrested
A lingering confrontation between the displaced pipeline vandals and the police operatives hit the streets of Igando community, a suburb of Lagos state.
The opposing sides have been engaged in a fire battle since Tuesday,
after the gunmen stormed the Obadore, Ewedogbon, Akesan Fatoki, and Egan communities of Igando to rob residents of their valuables, injuring at least six people in the process.
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This Day news website reports about police being deployed to the area as well as usage of drones, helicopters and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), to rebuff the invaders. However, the gunmen staged a counter attack on Wednesday.
According to police reports, at least five people were arrested in connection with Tuesday’s attack. The turmoil was reportedly settled down only after Fatai Owoseni, the commissioner of police, and his team, rebuffed the peacebreakers.
One of the residents commented on the current situation in the area: “We don’t feel safe anymore. Our lives are under threat. These criminals come here at will, rob and traumatise us and go scot free.
READ ALSO: Turmoil in Abuja as gunmen rob N4.3m from bank customer (photos)
Now, the police have told us that they can’t access the creeks because of its nature, isn’t it high time they invite the navy and the air force, with their advantage of the air and the water to

EFCC VOWS NOT TO COMPROMISE INTEGRITY

EFCC vows not to compromise integrity
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other
Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has asked
Nigerians to expose corrupt officials in the public
and private sectors.
The commission’s assistant commissioner, Musa
Alkali, said this in Kaduna, at a lecture organised
by the state’s Traffic and Law Environmental
Agency, in conjunction with the state’s council of
Nigerian Union of Journalists.
Alkali, who spoke on the topic, “Overcoming the
corrupt temptations in the course of action,” said
people indicted by various government agencies
and the anti-corruption bodies are enemies of the
country.
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He therefore charged the people not to hide
corrupt officials, but report suspected cases to the
relevant authorities for investigations.
The commissioner maintained that the scale of
corruption in the country was alarming, saying, the
fight against corruption must start with an
individual.
General Manager of the traffic agency, Zubairu
Yerima, said the road walk and public
enlightenment campaign was to sensitise residents
on the traffic laws that would become operational
from today.
According to him, the 50 days grace period, earlier
given to road users has ended, adding, “Nobody
will be spared again, if he breaks our laws.”
Alkali urged citizens to “desist from indiscriminate
dumping of refuse in the gutters in this raining
season.”
FRSC sector commandant, Mr Owomiha Francis
Udoma, urged the traffic marshals not to spare
whoever disobeys traffic law, “Even if he or she is
a relation.”
Also, the NUJ Council’s chairman, Garba
Muhammad, pledged the union’s support for the
agencies activities.
Meanwhile, Acting chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim
Magu, yesterday pledged not to compromise his
integrity in the anti-graft fight.
He made the pledge when he visited the outgoing
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James
Entwistle, in Abuja.
Magu urged the ambassador to continue to
monitor his performance as chairman of the EFCC,
assuring that, having come this far, he would never
compromise his integrity.
The chairman said the purpose of the visit was to
wish the departing envoy fare well, having enjoyed
a close working relationship with him.
He also thanked him for his support and
cooperation. “Even when you leave, do not forget
us. Continue to be our ambassador,” he solicited.
Head of the commission’s media and publicity,
Wilson Uwujaren, had added that Entwistle
commended Magu for the vigour he has brought to
the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
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How to find Chibok girls by presidential Panel

ow to find Chibok girls, by presidential panel
by Our Reporter, July 18, 2016 at 12:00 am in
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The Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the
abducted female students of Government
Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State has asked
the Federal Government to take advantage of
foreign support, backed with hi-tech equipment, to
locate the abducted girls and rescue them.
It called for the beefing up of arms and ammunition
of the military as well as the strengthening of

security agencies in the theatre of operation.
The committee made the recommendations in its
50-page report submitted to the government,
according to Premium Times.
The 27-member panel chaired by Ibrahim Sabo, a
retired brigadier general, was inaugurated by
former President Goodluck Jonathan on May 6,
2014, to, among other things, find out the
circumstances leading to the abduction of the 276
female students of the Government Secondary
School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014 by
Boko Haram terrorists.
The establishment of the committee followed
claims and counterclaims about the circumstances
and the actual number of students abducted by the
terrorists.
The panel submitted its report to then President
Jonathan, but its details were never made public.
In the report, the committee, which sat for five
weeks, said altogether 276 students out of the 395
female students that registered for the WAEC
examination were abducted by the terrorists.
It further stated that while 57 of the students
escaped from the insurgents after the abduction,
the remaining 219 were unaccounted for.
It said five of the 57 students that escaped were
found in the bushes near Damboa.
It said at the time the girls were abducted, the
school was relying on extant security arrangement
and had only two guards while there was no
electricity because its only generator had broken
down.
The panel said intelligence available to it at the
time it was submitting its report to government
showed that the girls were in different camps in
and around Sambisa Forest, which covers an area
of 60,000 square kilometres with scrubby semi
desert tangle of low trees and bushes in the corner
of the Northeast zone.
“The abducted girls have been split into groups
under the watch of separate syndicates as
confirmed from various sightings of the insurgents
at different locations,” it said.
“Another batch of girls is believed to have been
transported by canoe to an Island around the Lake
Chad.
“Insurgent attacks on communities and markets
situated in Hyuum, Askira Uba LGA, Klakaisa and
Sha’awa villages of Damboa LGA in search of food
and other supplies, indicate that some of the girls
could be within the area.”
The committee suggested two ways of rescuing the
girls, namely negotiation and military operation.
It explained that the negotiation initiative would
require dialogue with hostage-takers through
trusted intermediaries and conflict mediators. The
military option would involve the deployment of
counter-terrorism and/or hostage rescue team,
which would undertake a surgical strike storming
the locations where the hostages are held.
It listed the advantages and disadvantages of the
two options.
The panel told the government that in determining
which option to adopt, the advantages and
disadvantages of each approach should be
carefully examined in the context of the hostage
crisis and new developments.
“The negotiation initiative is inclusive while the
military option is exclusive to the team that would
be involved in the rescue operation,” the
Committee said.
Citing the successful release of the 52 U.S.
officials, who were held hostages for 444 days at
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran from 1979 to
1981, the committee listed the advantages of the
negotiation approach to include a greater
likelihood of rescuing the girls alive and safe from
harm and the provision of an opening to broader
discussions and understanding that would
eventually lead to a peace agreement.
On the other hand, the committee said by adopting
the military option, Nigeria would have, among
others, complied with the internationally accepted
norms of non-negotiation with terrorists; boost
morale within the country and among the security
agencies; and send a strong message to the
insurgents that the government was not weak.
It, however, noted that the constraints of the option
were insufficient number of mobilised troops;
inadequate combat equipment (power, mobility and
communication); porous/unmanned borders with
Cameroun, Chad and Niger Republics, which
provide the insurgents the advantage of safe haven,
access to mercenaries and weapons; and time
constraints in the procurement process for combat
equipment.
Stating that most of the people it interacted with
during its fact-finding work did not consider the
military option advisable “in order to protect the
abducted girls,” the committee said should the
government decide to adopt the approach, a
thorough assessment of the strength and capability
of the military and the Boko Haram insurgents
must be undertaken.
It suggested that the assessment of the military
should be in the areas of personnel, equipment, the
terrain, logistics and state of preparedness of the
rescue team at the conflict site and in geographical
location for possible reinforcement.
For the insurgents, it said, “there should be an
appreciation of their supply route, personnel, fire
power, camouflage tactics and guerrilla war
strategy”.
The committee said from its findings the
insurgents are armed with sophisticated military
hardware such as Armoured Personnel Carriers
(APCs), Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns, Rocket Propelled
Grenades (RPGs), among other weapons.
It said: “The sophistication of their equipment has
emboldened the insurgents leading to an increase
in the frequency and intensity of their attacks. The
Nigerian military and other security agencies
should be provided with additional and superior
weapons to counter the insurgents.”
The committee also recommended that the military
should review its rules of engagement to
appropriately counter the insurgents.
It asked the government to also co-opt the Youth
Volunteer Group, otherwise known as Civilian JTF
and the Shuwa tribe into the search and rescue of

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