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  Stakeholders seek action on 2014 confab report South West delegates to the 2014 National Conference organised by former President Goodluck Jonathan have demanded that the 2019 general elections should be conducted on the basis of a new and truly federal constitution. They maintained it was the yearning of the people from the zone. After a reunion yesterday in Abuja, the leaders said the implementation of the report was the irreducible minimum to move Nigeria forward and build a nation that works for the citizenry. In a statement signed by their chairman, deputy and secretary, Chief Olu Falae, Alani Akinrinade (rtd) and Dr. Kunle Olajide, the delegates urged the Federal Government to initiate the process for the National Assembly to pick up the report submitted to the immediate past legislative chambers for implementation. Also yesterday, a summit held in Abuja to push for the implementation of the report. The gathering enumerated the major issues militating against the ...

The Nigerian Embassy in Washington is open and fully operational, acting ambassador, Hakeem Balogun, has said Balogun told the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the U.S. that the report making the rounds that the embassy was shut down was false. “The embassy works as normal; as we’re talking now, I’m still at the office working. So it is not correct for anybody to say that the embassy is shut down; there was nothing like that. “But there was a sit-in by some local staff who said they would not work  over some arrears but it wasn’t as if the embassy was shut down. “Even some of those who were supposed to embark on sit-in were still working and did not join their colleagues. “They have been paid up till March 2017 but there were some arrears of October to December 2016 that were yet to be paid. “It was just an agitation to draw attention to the three months arrears owed them but not only them, some ministry staff were also affected. “But what they hav...

PROTOCOL First, let me say how very honored I am to be here again at “The Platform,” this yearly event that I make a point of attending so long as I am invited! And I thank the pastor because he has been inviting me since 2009. It is indeed a very useful way of communicating our ideas and also getting very useful feedbacks. We live in one of the most important nations in the world by many standards. A nation of 170 million of some of the smartest people on the face of the earth: Acres of arable land, natural resources of every kind from precious metals to natural harbours and breath-taking coastlines, a strong and growing army of digital natives doing incredibly innovative things. For example, we are developing perhaps the most sophisticated animation technology expertise in Africa, a group of young persons are doing that. Our music and entertainment industry is the fastest growing in the world today. Nigerian Writers have won every prize in literature from the Nobel to, just...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reinstated that their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, will not give in his fight of freedom of Biafra from Nigeria It also vowed that the May 30 Biafra Day remembrance will go on as planned. According to a communiqué issued by it spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Tuesday, where he advised all Biafrans to ignore any tactics aimed at frustrating their agitation. Part of the statement read: “This annual event, which is now observed by Biafrans all over the world as a mark of perpetual respect to the bravery of the few men and women who stood for three years to resist the combined murderous might of Britain, Egypt, Soviet Union and OAU is an event that cannot and should not be toyed with. IPOB members at Federal High Court Abuja. “If not for these men and women of the Biafran Army, the Biafran race, especially Igbo, would have been wiped out from the face of this earth. We owe these heroes a great debt of gratitude which can never be fully repaid. Therefo...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign posters have flooded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, amidst growing concerns on President’s health. Recall that President Buhari has missed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting for three weeks in a row. He was also absent at the Workers Day celebrations at the Eagle Square, Abuja. It was learnt that President Buhari’s major supporters are bent on prevailing on the President to contest for a second term in office. President Buhari’s campaign posters were seen around Wuse, Garki, Airport Road and other major points of attraction drawing the curiosity of residents. The posters had the inscriptions: “Nigerians resolve, Buhari 2019, after healing comes greatness, just believe” Presidential aides have maintained that President President Buhari is not as sick as ‘being suggested in the media’. A source hinted that “the Second Term Campaign Strategy Team are working on the President to ensure he comes to complete his numero...

Ogun state House of Assembly is angry with the state government for refusing to provide it with the details of how it disbursed the N10.5billion collected from the Presidency as the refund of deductions to service the Paris and London Club loan. The house had given the state finance ministry and office of the state Accountant General in early March, a two-week deadline to furnish it with the details of the beneficiaries of the N10.5billion. More than a month after the expiration of the deadline, the Assembly is still waiting for the list. The finance commissioner, Wale Osinowo while appearing before the Assembly last February 14, had told the lawmakers that the N10.5 billion was used to settle the six months out of the arrears of deductions from civil servants salaries, and pensioners’ gratuities. Osinowo at the meeting promised to furnish the lawmakers with details of beneficiaries. The House issued the two weeks deadline early March, after waiting in vain for the finance c...

Chris Jericho faces Kevin Owens tonight on ‘SmackDown Live.’ (WWE.com) Tonight on   SmackDown Live , Chris Jericho faces Kevin Owens in a United States Championship rematch. Plus, Charlotte and Naomi team up in a tag team match against Carmella and Natalya.  SmackDown Live  will air tonight at   8:00 p.m on the USA Network . For those wrestling fans who don’t have a cable subscription, there are a few ways you can watch   the show online for free. Here’s what you need to do. If You Don’t Have a Cable or Satellite Log-In That Includes USA If you’re in the United States and don’t have access to a cable or satellite log-in, you can watch  SmackDown  through Sling TV, an online streaming service that provides access to select channels for a monthly fee. The service’s Sling Blue package, which includes USA, costs $25 a month. But if you’re looking for a way to watch   SmackDown   for free, you can do so with Sling’s free 7-day...