Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari “is fit enough” to stand for re-election despite his ailing health and limited activities, the country’s transport minister has said.

The Guardian reports that Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, one of the oil-rich states in the Niger Delta and currently of the two so-called super ministers in Buhari’s cabinet, believed the president’s infirmity was not serious enough to preclude him from putting in one more term.

“If you look at the president since he came to the country, you will see there is a huge improvement,” Amaechi, who was the director-general of Buhari’s campaign said on Channels Television’s Hard Copy. “He’s regaining his weight. This is a 74-year old man, he is no longer a 58-old man, he is not 50…he is not a young man.”

Buhari left Nigeria on January 19 for London to “undergo routine medical check-ups” during a short holiday. He only returned on March 10 after an extended period of medical treatment. He also hinted at the possibility of him going back for more treatment.

But what Nigerians should be more worried about, Amaechi said, is his ability [or lack thereof] to provide good leadership and deliver on the campaign promises he made, which were just three, according to the former Rivers governor.

“He made three [campaign promises]. The rest are propagandas, social media propagandas,” he said.

When asked if he would support Buhari if he stands for re-election in 2019, Amaechi replied in affirmative. “I will advise that he should,” he said.

“The president is fit enough to govern and if he makes the decision to run again, if he does, I don’t think there is anything wrong in supporting him.”

Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai recently expressed similar sentiments.

But in spite of Amaechi’s vote of confidence in Buhari’s health, there are still questions to be answered.

Shortly after his return from London on March, Buhari acknowledged he was terribly sick but did not disclose the true nature of his ailment.

“I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man,” he said at a meeting with security chiefs and ministers. He also confessed to receiving “blood transfusions” and “going to the laboratories and so on and so forth”.

He has also been absent from the last couple of Federal Executive Council meetings usually held at the presidential villa, leaving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to chair those meetings. The President was also missing the Juma’at prayer at Aso Villa mosque last Friday.

But the presidency insisted that there was no reason for Nigerians to panic. It said Buhari scale down his activities at the Nigerian seat of power on doctors’ advice.

“As eager as he is to be up and about, the President’s doctors have advised on his taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period of treatment in the United Kingdom some weeks ago,” Buhari’s media aide Garbage Shehu said.

His absence at the last FEC meeting was a last minute decision, he said without stating what informed the decision.

The federal government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and seize the various economic opportunities to make billions of naira.

Ogbonnaya Onu, the minister for science and technology, made the call at an investment forum organised in New York by his ministry for Nigerians in the U.S.

Dr. Onu explained that various investment opportunities currently existed and were waiting for them at home, challenging them to take it before they were given to foreigners.

The former Governor of Abia from 1992 to 1993, informed the Diaspora Nigerians that various research products with opportunities to yield billions of naira, were waiting for them at home.

“We are asking you to come and be billionaires. That is what we are asking you, not millionaires. Come and make billions.

“We will give you products of research at nothing or little cost to you because it would be nice for the agency that has done this research to get some little returns.

“It would also be nice for the scientists, engineers who were involved in doing this research just to get something, that’s all but it would be very small.

“So we give it (research products) to you, knowing that you will keep the money in Nigeria, you will help employ Nigerians and you will help to grow our Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

“That is our interest; that is the reason why we are here,” the minister said.

Onu, who was the national chairman of the defunct ANPP, explained that the agencies under the ministry had already developed the research products through various stages of tests and trials.

According to him, we are asking Nigerians in the Diaspora that think home, come and take the researches that we have done.

“We have taken them to a level where you can now immediately convert them into products, make money out of it; that is the message.”

The minister, who returned to Nigeria from the U.S. in 1981, said as a policy, researchers would not be involved in the commercialisation of the research products to enable them concentrate on innovation rather than money.

He said that one of the agencies under the ministry was already working on a cure for epilepsy and was only awaiting the final stages of trials by the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

“We are working on a cure for epilepsy; there is a drug that one of our agencies is working on, it is being tested now.

“And we know that epilepsy is a disease that is worldwide and this agency will not on its own commercialise this drug.

“For NAFDAC to give its approval, there are so many stages of trials and tests that the drug has to pass through.

“But at the time that it must have satisfied all these conditions, we don’t want our researchers to go into commercialisation.

“Because if we do that, they would no longer continue with research; everybody would prefer to go and make money,” he said.

Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, said on Saturday, April 29, 2017 that Nigeria was gradually moving out of recession.

Mr. Mohammed, represented by the managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bayo Onanuga, made the assertion at the biennial convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Lagos.

He said going by a recent statement by the Central Bank Governor, the country would exit recession by the end of June.

“There have been other pointers for the good news as well. For two consecutive months, the National Bureau of Statistics has also reported a fall in inflation rate,” the minister is quoted as saying.

“The exchange rate is regaining some sanity.

“As I said earlier, the worst appears to be over. We are clawing out of the woods of recession in weeks from now, the minister said.

Mr. Mohammed said the Buhari administration and the collective will of Nigerians had shamed doomsday prediction that our recession could worsen into a depression.

“I hope, in our various media, we shall begin to focus more on the positive developments in our economy, the growth in agriculture and mineral development, since the NBS last year, let out the secret that the Nigerian economy recorded a negative growth in the first quarter of 2016, “ he said.

The minister said that recession was not peculiar to the country.

He said that the United States of America had experienced 47 recessions, some regressing into depressions.

“Between 1980 and 2007 alone, the American economy experienced five recessions. The last one in 2007 was caused by the subprime mortgage crisis and led to the collapse of the US housing bubble,” he said.

Mr. Mohammed urged the media to stop the blame game and educate Nigerians on the efforts being made to end recession.

“Informing the people that the government is working hard to end the recession will go a long way to give hope to the people.

“After all, it is said that ”if you keep hope alive, it will keep you alive,” the minister said.

The chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said that the party has learnt a lesson from the errors that culminated in the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the presidential poll in 2015.

He also said the former president was betrayed by sycophants he surrounded himself with in the build-up to the election.

Jonathan had accused some powerful Northern elements in the PDP of betraying him and working against his interests in the 2015 presidential election; a situation he said was responsible for his defeat at the poll.

But Makarfi said apart from betrayal by sycophants, the PDP leadership made many mistakes by failing to take advice from the right people.

According to him, the sycophants that ruined Jonathan’s chances at the poll were not only Northerners but spread across the six geopolitical zones.

In an interview with the press in Abuja on Thursday, April 27, 2017, Makarfi said, “The PDP made many mistakes and I have said it before. Of course there were betrayers left, right and centre, even those of us who stood for other elective offices we can be talking that way.

“We made mistakes, we were not listening to what people had to tell us. We were too comfortable.

“Then, of course, sycophancy took over. And when sycophancy takes over, what would you end up with?

“There were all kinds of betrayals. We have learnt our lessons now. I don’t want to cry over spilled milk.

“We should learn from the mistakes that we have made for not listening to the true voices of the people.

“Going forward, we should try to avoid a situation where we would be saying someone betrayed us.

“No matter what, you will find Judases here and there, and you cannot do away with them in life. Not even in politics.

And when they are in the majority, you have to look at yourself as a party and the honest truth is that we made fundamental errors and it created a fertile ground for that betrayal.

“I am not defending it because it ought not to have happened. And people would have been more patient. But not everybody can be patient.”.

On the argument by some prominent Northern party chieftains that PDP would have won the 2015 election if the party had fielded a popular candidate from the North instead of Jonathan, Makarfi agreed that the race would have been easier for the party.

“Yes, the result would have been different,” he said. “But even then, Jonathan as the candidate if the party had listened a lot more and rejigged its campaign, its language and the message.

“True or false, the votes difference was about two million. It would have been different even with Jonathan as a candidate. It is not just of him as a candidate, but communicating better and dealing with the right people could have made the situation different.

“But that is history. So we should learn from the mistakes we have made. So you cannot entirely say because Jonathan was a candidate.

“Of course, it would have been much more easier. But even with him as candidate, the characters fronting for PDP were not characters that could have won election for the party.”

On the future of the PDP, in view of the party’s protracted leadership crisis, Makarfi said his group was waiting for the commencement of its appeal against the court backed National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff.

According to him, since Sheriff had spurned the reconciliation moves initiated by Jonathan and others, there is no other option than to allow the Supreme Court to decide his fate.

Makarfi and his group have approached the apex court, seeking to nullify Sheriff’s stranglehold on the party. The Supreme Court is expected to commence hearing in the case on May 4.

Asked what would be the fate of the PDP should his faction lose the case to Sheriff at the apex court, Makarfi said that would spell the death knell for the crisis-ridden opposition party.

Said he: “If it happens that way, then PDP would die. But those who would be working to kill PDP that way, I assure them they would end up being confronted with a bigger political force than the PDP itself.

“Because politics is about people, there is no way, let me speak here for the North that I know so well, there is no way in the North with Sheriff at the helm of affairs of PDP that voters would on their own go and vote PDP. There is no way.

“We have just seen it in a recent election in Delta State that they have turned their back against PDP because of Sheriff. And it may be so in many states of the southern part of this country.

“These people are alive, they are politicians, they are active. Water will surely find its level.

“And consistently, we have been saying that we are not going to be caught unawares. We are not going to be caught without options.

“We cannot boast of what the Supreme Court judgment would be but we are hopeful that they would do what is right. And in our opinion, what is right is upholding the Convention.

“But should what we think is right not right before the Supreme Court, so be it. We will decide our political direction in good time. And that political direction, I assure you, would be one that would be more potent than the PDP as it is.”

A federal high court in Lagos on Friday, April 28, 2017 remanded a Nigerian blogger and publisher of online news medium Secrets Reporters, Tega Oghenedoro aka “Fejiro Oliver”, and a former staff in the customer Care department of Sterling Bank-turned whistle-blower, Mr. Dennis Ukpabi, in Ikoyi Prison for publishing articles online which exposed a massive fraud at the corporate headquarters of the bank between 2014 and 2015.

The court, Justice Mohammed Idris, presiding, remanded both men after the Nigeria Police Force arraigned them on a five-count charge bothering on alleged acts of “Cyber Stalking” punishable under the provisions of Section 24 of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition and Prevention, etc.) Act 2015.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges after which the prosecuting counsel who is also a superintendent of police, Mr. J. Oloruntoba, asked the court to remand them in prison custody. Frantic efforts were made by lawyers representing the two defendants to persuade the court to admit them to bail.

Human rights attorney, Inibehe Effiong, informed the court that the police ambushed the defendants and arraigned surreptitiously without proper and adequate notice.

“This Information was filed on April 6th, 2017 and contrary to the provisions of Section 390 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, which makes it mandatory for the defendants to be served with the notice of trial not less than seven days before their arraignment,” Effiong submitted.

In his response, the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Idris asked the defendants’ counsel to bring a formal application for bail and promised to hear it expeditiously.

In November 2014, Sterling Bank Plc. introduced a “Deposit Mobilization Scheme” for its entire staff  as an incentive to encourage them to source and mobilize deposits from members of the public, promising to reward the most outstanding staff who sourced the highest amount of deposit above the given target with a brand new Ford SUV and 1% of the total sum realized.

According to Mr. Dennis Ukpabi who chronicled what he termed “The Deposits Mobilization Fraud” in his recently published book “The WhistleBlower,” four staff at the corporate headquarters of Sterling Bank Plc. namely: Adekanla Desalu, Eguru Nyenke, Janet Akpan and Kojusola Ajao colluded and conspired to defraud the bank by pulling together deposits into an account belonging to one of them, Kojusola Ajao. He also stated in his book that the four named staff had “tracked” funds from dormant accounts belonging to existing customers of the bank in Ajao’s name in other to win the prize.

Ukpabi had joined Sterling Bank in November 2011 and resigned in protest on April 29, 2016, after which he exposed the fraud by sending several anonymous emails to the bank on the illegal act while demanding disciplinary action.

Ms. Ajao was announced by the bank as the winner of the Deposits Mobilization Scheme and on March 10, 2015, and awarded with the sum of N997,000.00 which was about 1% of the total amount mobilized and also given a brand new Ford SUV. Immediately she received the money, she transferred and shared it among her three other colleagues. Desalu received N269,250.00; Nyenke got N240,000.00 while Akpan received N238,500.00 as her share.

Following several emails sent to different management staffs of the bank by the whistleblower, the bank’s audit department was asked to investigate the alleged fraud, upon which the four staff were found culpable, leading to Ajao’s sack and the retrieval of the Ford SUV from her.

Although the three others were placed on three-month suspension, Nyenke was promoted immediately after serving her suspension, a development linked to her alleged amorous affair with the bank’s executive director in charge of operations and services, Yemi Odubiyi.

Upon the discovery that Ukpabi was behind the anonymous emails that exposed the bank fraud, the authorities denied him his due promotion and prevented him from embarking on a sick leave for which he duly applied. The situation eventually led to his resignation and publishing of the “The Whistle Blower.”

When the fraud was reported by Secrets Reporters owned by Oghenedoro, who is popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, the affected staff of the bank wrote a petition to the deputy inspector general of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja, alleging “threat to life, malicious publication and defamation of character”.

Curiously, however, the Police did not investigate the alleged fraud in the bank but instead arrested Ukpabi and Oghenedoro and charged them to court for cyber stalking.

Read more at Signal.

Over 1000 golfers, both professionals and up-coming from Lagos, Jos, the capital of Plateau state, Kaduna and other parts of the country have converged at the Gongila Valley Golf Court, Ashaka Cement Factory in Gombe state for the maiden edition of the Gombe Talba Open Golf tournament held from the April 28 – 30, 2017.

The tournament which is the first of its kind in the state was organized by the state government in collaboration with Ashaka Cement Factory.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, the governor of Gombe State, said the tournament is aimed at boosting the economic development of the state and country at large as well as serving as an empowerment for the teaming youths who have taken interest in sports.

The governor who was represented by the commissioner for information, Umar Ahmed Sulaiman also said that the tournament serves as a unifying factor for lovers of sports from various fields since the likes of military generals, politicians, academia, businessmen and religious leaders among others were all attracted to the event.

“It is a very important occasion because it brings in synergy, cohesion among different categories of individuals and it is an event that needs to be done from time to time,” the governor said.

Governor Dankwambo, said that, although coming to the state used to be a nightmare, the security which his government has brought to the state has made it both a tourist and sporting centre for people living even outside the state.

“I thank the people of Gombe state and the security agencies for the security of this place. Before now, security used to be the issue in coming to Gombe but today, Gombe is secure.”

The governor thanked the management of Ashaka Cement plc under the leadership of the managing director, Rabiu Abdulahi Umar for partnering the state in organizing the tournament.

Stating the reasons for partnering the state in staging the tournament, Mr. Umar, said golf sport is a game for all. “It is a game that one can start playing at the age of two and continue playing even to the age of 100,” the Ashaka Cement MD said.

Umar added that the next step towards taking the golf tournament to greater heights is to establish a golf course in the state. He also thanked the state government under the governorship of Ibrahim Dankwambo for providing the enabling environment for the Ashaka Cement Company to keep operating in the state.

Also speaking, the Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar commended the Gombe State government and the management of Ashaka Cement Plc for providing the platform for sports development in the state.

The chairman of Gombe State Sports Commission, Bello Sulaiman, said the presence of the high caliber dignitaries, some of whom were military generals, emirs, governors, business moguls, politicians, and others served as a boost to the young athletes.

“You can imagine the kind of love and support the MD Ashaka has for the sporting development in Gombe state. He did not hesitate to accept and sign the proposal for the tournament,” and to you all, “we appreciate you for coming. Your coming here has boosted the minds of the young people in Gombe,” he said.

Some of the highpoint of the event were the donation of land for a golf course center by the Emir of Tula and the presentation of prizes to the winners were some of the golfers who emerged winners and runner-ups smiled home with sound systems, microwaves, flat screen televisions and many more.

Expressing their happiness, both the overall best winner in the tournament, Mr. Emmanuel Nyam from Jos and one of the female golfer winners in the Longest Drive, Ladies category, Mrs. Martina Jummai Saleh said they were very happy with both the state government and the management of Ashaka cement for organizing the tournament.

Other dignitaries at the event include: the former military governor of Gombe state, Col. Inuwa Bawa who participated in the tournament, the Emir of Tula, COAS Tukur Buratai who was the guest of honour and represented by Maj. Gen. Ahmed A. Mohammed; the Emir Ashaka, Professor Adiga, the Federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, Alha. Haruna Mahmuda, Captain B.B Auta, General David Lubo among others.

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister and a prominent thought in Nigeria, has issued a prophetic statement concerning President Muhammadu Buhari who is battling with a severe illness.

In a statement, which has gone viral on social media, Chief Fani-Kayode said that the ailing president and former brutal military dictator is motivated by corruption and and is evil-minded.

The vocal opposition leader also pronounced the time the “endgame” for Buhari saying that “everything is coming a head” and that Nigerians should be watchful in the next few months.

“President Muhammadu Buhari is venal and malevolent. He has been rejected by the Living God,” Fani-Kayode wrote on Sunday, April 30, 2017.

“His is a government of psychopaths, ethnic supremacists, radical Islamists, skull and bone diviners, and voodoo merchants.

“We are entering the endgame. Everything is coming to a head. The next few months will be instructive and critical. Much will happen,” he ended his message.

President Muhammadu Buhari has not been seen in public for more than a week and rumours are circling suggesting that the president is in a “state of coma”, while others say that he is going to be flown to London for surgery.

Nigerians are beginning to agitate that the president’s whereabouts and state of health be made public.

A cabal, led by the president’s uncle, Mamman Daura, is holding the president hostage and for over a year now, has prevented his wife and children from accessing Buhari.

As the presidential panel investigating the suspended director general of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, is preparing to submit its report this week, there are conflicting reports from government officials over the seized $43 million cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The panel, headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is due to conclude its assignment on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Others members are the federal attorney general, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and the national security adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno.

A presidency source disclosed at the weekend that that National Intelligence Agency (NIA), which claims to own the money, kept President Muhammadu Buhari and the NSA in the dark on the existence of the huge cash.

Meanwhile, an Intelligence source insisted that that the DG NIA, Ambassador Ayo Oke mentioned the money to the government in 2015 and 2016.

A presidential source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the presidency was not aware of the existence of the huge amount of money.

The source further said that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) only got to know of the existence of the money during the work of the Presidential committee that audited the Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces.

When the suspended NIA boss discovered that that Committee was raising questions as regards certain payments from the CBN to the NIA and to forestall ONSA from blowing the cover, the source said, Oke then gave a report to the NSA on the existence of the funds. He reportedly told the Committee that its job did not cover the activities or the finances   of the NIA.

The source added that subsequently, a team was constituted to ascertain the true positions. The committee observed certain payments from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the NIA and raised questions, drawing the attention of the NSA to the funds.

However, an Intelligence source close to NIA also at the weekend insisted that Ambassador Oke briefed President Buhari on the release of $289m by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan in April 2015, a month before his inauguration.

The intelligence source said that in January 2016, Moguno was officially informed of the existence of the money in a memo.

The source said: “The first briefing was April 2015 to the President on the state of affairs of the agency. The funds were itemised as $289m intervention fund approved and released to the agency by the (Goodluck) Jonathan administration in November 2014.

“The second briefing was in January 2016; in a memo to the NSA, he gave more details of the funds.

“Based on the second briefing (memo) report, the NSA set up an audit team, headed by a brigadier general, which inspected the projects and submitted a report in February 2016.

“The NSA wrote back to the DG, NIA on May 17, 2016, stating that the detailed report of NIA’s projects and exercises had been presented to the President and the President was pleased with their work.”

Recently freed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has paid a courtesy visit to Femi Fani-Kayode, a former aviation minister, at his Asokoro residence in Abuja, on Monday May, 1, 2017.

The two men, targets of the brutality of the Muhammadu Buhari regime, met at Kuje Medium Security Prison in Abuja where Fani-Kayode was remanded in an on-going Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, case concerning campaign funds used by the People’s Democratic Party during the 2015 presidential election.

When Fani-Kayode was freed on bail, he wrote an article chronicling his encounter with the pro-Biafra activist and in another article, likened him to great Igbo leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe and Emeka Ojukwu.

“When I went to visit the great and brilliant freedom fighter, Nnamdi Kanu, who is the leader of IPOB and easily the most courageous, powerful and credible Igbo leader in Nigeria today in his cell we had a very instructive and long discussion,” Fani-Kayode wrote.

“I had never met Nnamdi before and I was amazed at his depth of knowledge, his immense courage and his deep convictions.

“There is no doubt in my mind that that man is going places and in him the Igbo have an Ojukwu and a Nnamdi Azikiwe all rolled into one. He is destined for greatness”.

This meeting with prominent thought leader in Nigeria is the first public appearance by Nnamdi Kanu after his release from Kuje Prison on bail.

Below are photos exclusively obtained by The Trent.

Nigerian troops have killed the notorious Ossy Ibori, who was responsible for militant attacks and kidnapping in Ikorodu and Epe areas of Lagos State.

Ibori was finally eliminated in a bloody gun battle in Ajakpa, Southern Ondo state in the wee hours of Monday, May 1, 2017. The battle saw one soldier killed and several injured.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, said he was killed at about 3.00a.m. in the course of arresting all members of his gang and other criminals who had made life miserable for innocent citizens.

“At about 3.00a.m. today, soldiers posted to dislodge the militants wreaking havoc in some parts of Lagos engaged the criminals in a shootout at Ajakpa, during which the suspected leader known as Ossy was killed.

“Efforts are ongoing to arrest the other gang members,” Owoseni said.

Confirming the development, the Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre, Maj. Abubakar Abdullahi, said that the Operation DELTA SAFE carried out the killing.

According to him, the squad repelled an attack led by Ibori in Ajakpa Community in the creeks of Southern Ondo State on Sunday night.

“The leader was gunned down during the gun duel along with some of his gang members. His body was identified by some of the locals in the area.

“Search for other criminals who jumped into the water with gunshot wounds is ongoing. The troops recovered one AK 47 rifle and four magazines,” he said.

Ibori had been a nightmare to residents and authorities in parts of Lagos, Ogun and Ondo States over the past months.

His gang killed an army captain and three policemen in Ikorodu, Lagos last month and was also responsible for a number of abductions in the area.

Thirteen rights activists led by Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately proceed on medical leave.

The call was contained in a statement issued on Monday, May 1, 2017 and jointly signed by the activists, according to an online report.

The activists noted that the President’s health appears to have deteriorated, given that he has neither been seen in public in the last one week nor attended the last two meetings of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

“His absence at the last Jumat service in the villa has fuelled further speculations and rumours on President Buhari’s medical condition,” the statement read in part.

When contacted for comment, a top official in the Buhari presidency dismissed the activists as “Tinubu’s gang”.

“Don’t mind them. They are working for Tinubu,” the official who didn’t wish to be named told The Trent’s reporter. “This is all a reenactment of the “Yar’Adua” activism of 2010 like Save Nigeria Group, Enough is Enough, and many other groups all of which were sponsored by Nasir El Rufai.”

“Some of them are so blinded in their quest for power that they forget that what worked yesterday, may not work today,” the official continued.

“They think we don’t know the hand beating the drum for the dancers to display. Keep watching more intrigue will unfold in the coming weeks”

The activists equally noted that government officials have been defending the president’s conspicuous absence at the federal executive council and other state functions.

Specifically noted in the statement, Garba Shehu, a spokesperson to the president, stated that “the president’s doctors have advised on his taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period of treatment in the United Kingdom some weeks ago”.

While the activists said they are praying for the president’s speedy recovery, they advised him to heed the counsel of his doctors by taking a rest to attend to his health without any further delay.

The activists took a dim view of the conduct of government officials, saying instead of providing information on the actual state of the president’s health, they have been assuring the public that there. is no need for apprehension.

They recalled that the President was recently in the United Kingdom on a medical vacation, which lasted 59 days, during which many public officials said he was “hale and hearty.”

“But upon his return to the country, President Buhari disclosed that he had never been that sick in his entire life. Even though the President did not disclose the nature of his ailment, he revealed that he went through blood transfusion,” recalled the activists. They also noted that the President disclosed that he might soon travel back for further treatment.

In a similar vein, Mr. Falana and the other activists recalled that a few weeks ago, Mr. Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, urged Nigerians to give President Buhari time to recover from his sickness. The activists reckoned that the governor made the plea after assessing his condition during a visit to the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Signatories to the statement also included Professor Jibrin Ibrahim, Debo Adeniran, Dr. Chris Kwaja, Mr. Y. Z. Ya’u, Mr. Chom Bagu and Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju. Others were Messrs. Ezenwa Nwagwu, Anwal Musa Rafsanjani, David Ugolor, ‘Sina Odugbemi, Muhammed Attah, and Adetokunbo Mumuni.

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The Kogi State government has refuted reports from the labour unions in the state that said it is owing some of its workers a maximum of twelve months salaries and not fifteen as alleged by labour unions in the Central Nigerian state.

Edward Onoja, the chief of staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, who said this on Monday, May 1, 2017 during a phone interview said those being owed were on the “uncleared list”.

He said this while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television breakfast show.

“Recall that the state government embarked on a staff verification exercise effective February 24, 2016, and in that exercise staffers were categorised into cleared and uncleared, cleared means those who had no issues, whose documents and employment records are straight and correct, all those persons have received their salaries up until March 2017, inclusive of arrears owed them even from the past administration,” Mr. Onoja said.

“There are other persons who were on the uncleared category as at the report in December 2016.

“His Excellency based on resolve by all stakeholders in Kogi state to give a final appeal chance for them, set up an appeal committee that rounded up their requisite just last week and more people have now been migrated from the uncleared list to the cleared list, nearly 60 percent of those that were in December classified as uncleared.

“Just yesterday as a prelude to the May Day celebration, His Excellency also granted clemency to those who actually had violated the civil service rule and who were supposed to be dismissed and because of his compassion to ensure that he gives people more room, he pardoned about eleven infractions,” the chief of staff, who has been dubbed the most exposed on the media in Nigeria, said.

When asked how many months salaries those moved from the uncleared to cleared list were owed, Onoja said, “Nobody is being owed fifteen months, maximum will be twelve months. Fifteen months is falsehood and I can defend that anyway.”

Suspected Boko Haram militants had invaded the military barracks in the town on April 16, 2017. True to the spirit and zeal to fight they displayed across the North East of Nigeria recently, the soldiers in the barracks held their ground and engaged the terrorists in a gun duel that lasted over an hour.

Residents of Sabon Garin Kimba in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State were about calling it a day after toiling the whole day, when the strange but not unfamiliar sounds of relentless gunfire broke out some minutes to 6pm.

Instead of seeking the comfort of their beds, therefore, the frightened locals took cover in the bush to save their lives.

Unfortunately, the troops were subsequently overwhelmed, given that the Boko Haram invaders were armed with Rocket Propelled Grenades, Anti-Aircraft Guns and backed up by two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs).

Having gained the upper hand, the insurgents looted weapons, vehicles, fuel and food before setting the military base ablaze, a fashion reminiscent of Boko Haram’s age-long style of acquiring arms.

Reports said eight soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the attack while others were injured.

The attack was the fourth in a string of deadly raids on military locations in April alone.
In another attack, about 10 days earlier in Gubdori village, four soldiers were reportedly killed and five others injured.

Boko Haram fighters, who have been on the back foot since Nigerian soldiers recaptured territories they hitherto controlled, including Sambisa, recently stepped up attacks on the military, raising fears about the group’s desperation to rearm.

Up to 30 soldiers have died in ambushes and raids by the group between January and April, reports show. The period has also seen a rise in suicide bombings, attacks on communities, as well as travellers, resulting in the death of many civilians as well.

The setbacks are prominent in Borno and Yobe states.

A retired Major Salihu Bakari described the return of the daring attacks as “appalling” and aimed at “unwinding the successes recorded by the Nigerian Army in the recent past.”

January 7, 2017 was another sad day for the military and residents of Buni Yadi as suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the 27 Taskforce Military Brigade, killing a Captain and four other military personnel.

The attack came almost two years after the military recaptured Buni Yadi, which served as the stronghold of Boko Haram in Yobe in 2015 before the 27 Task Force Brigade relocated there from Damaturu.

The memories of the incident had hardly died before the terrorists staged another attack on February 6, 2017 on a military base in Sassawa town in Tamuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State.

The insurgents, it was reported, stormed 6:00pm on the fateful Sunday and ambushed soldiers that were deployed there before setting the town ablaze.

A vigilante commandant, who confirmed losing a friend to the militants’ explosive, said another security personnel was killed in an attack that lasted for over four hours.

Apart from outright attacks, the Boko Haram fighters are said to have devised a means of sneaking into villages like Barko Dejina, Dejima Bukurti, Jilli Fuchumeram and Aji Wango Kusir in Gaidam, to seize fuel and foodstuff from residents.

One of the villagers, who simply gave his name as Baana, told our correspondent that the militants usually intercepted motorists to collect fuel and foodstuff without harming them. He revealed that the insurgents were secretly cultivating rice farms in Buhari village under Yunusari Local Government Area, saying if the trend continued, the group would continue to launch deadly attacks.

Muhammad Isah, a resident in Goniri town said the recent surge in attacks in the area was affecting people’s confidence in the security situation.

“Most of us sleep in fear because of these attacks. Although the military are doing their best, people are seriously afraid now. Many cannot sleep well,” he said.

‘This is how they started’
Frequent attacks on people in Gujba, Tarmuwa and Kanamma local government areas have equally made the inhabitants wary of the situation, despite successes in recent military operations.

Mala Goni, a returnee in Buni Yadi, said the spike in attacks on security formations were an indication that the militants were re-strategising. “These militants are not defeated. They only retreated to regroup and continue with their merciless attacks on innocent lives,” he argued.

He said the insurgents had succeeded in destabilising the one year of relative peace that was being enjoyed by people in the town. “All these attacks, especially the one at 27 Task Force Brigade, have shocked everyone in the town because they are the least that everyone expected,” he said.

Goni said the militants also kidnapped a vigilante group leader, Modu Yahajam, on his way to Buni Yadi, after which they planted an explosive that killed another vigilante and injured seven others when they responded to a distress call on the militants’ attack at Wulle village.

A vigilante, who confided in Daily Trust on Sunday, said the insurgents were a common sight in villages like Galmari, Wulle, Malumti and Gorgore, adding that many people were afraid of going to the farm due to fear of attacks.

“Weeks ago, the insurgents seized a vehicle in Wulle village, they rustled sheep and cattle in Gamari. The military should handle this with a lot of care because this is how it all started. Before we could do anything, they made Buni Yadi their stronghold. A serious action has to be taken to avoid a repeat,” he advised.

‘Boko Haram freely roams Borno outskirts, bushes’

Before overrunning the military base at Sabon Gari Kimba in Borno State, the terrorists also attacked the military base of Gaji-Gonna town, where unconfirmed reports stated that two soldiers were killed, and after that, they reportedly attacked another base between Alau and Konduga at the outskirts of Laujeri village on April 23.

The Boko Haram militants also extended their raids on the military to Darajamal village, where they thrice attacked a military base in a week, reportedly killing two soldiers in the first attack and injuring five in the second and third.

Within the same period, a military base protecting the Alau dam at Jetete village in Konduga Local Government Area, also came under a rampaging attack of the group.

Daily Trust on Sunday learnt that at the Mayinti village attack, one soldier was reportedly killed. At the Koshimiri village military base, near Bama, the militants were said to have injured another soldier. At Kofa in Konduga, they attacked the military base where they reportedly killed another soldier, it was also gathered.

Like in Yobe, the civilians in Borno were equally victims of the militants’ terror. At Kayamla near Molai, just about a couple of kilometres away from the ‘Welcome to Maiduguri’ gate, along Maiduguri-Damboa road, they waylaid firewood-carrying pickups, dragged down the nine passengers onboard, shot all of them in the head and removed their brains, according to eyewitnesses.

It is said that majority of communities in the state have resigned to the painful fate that whatever military victory over Boko Haram means, the insurgents are still very much around as masters of the outskirts and bushes, and with any laxity on the part of the military, they can always invade wherever they want to, and possibly regroup.

Bunu M. Bukar, the Borno State secretary of the Hunters Association and Vigilante Group, painted an eerie picture of what the situation, if not arrested, may portend. “I can remember that this is how it started years back when they started their perilous endeavours. They were ignored, and before anybody could realise it, they had constituted a formidable force that was strong enough to challenge the Nigerian state.

“The terror group has now split into two – that of Shekau and that of Mamman Nur. The Mamman Nur faction has vowed to kill soldiers, police, hunters and the Civilian JTF. The Shekau faction has vowed to kill everyone except its members. So the Mamman Nur faction attacks military bases more, because when we accompany soldiers on a raid on their bases after their attack on military bases, and we succeed in killing some of them, we identify members of the Mamman Nur faction by some of their distinguishing features. They are clean-shaven and their uniforms are well starched, and they wear full military uniforms, unlike the Shekau faction members who even wear slippers, look like madmen, with unkempt hairs.

Bukar Idrisa, a displaced resident of Bula-bulin, a town between Maiduguri and Damboa which was completely sacked by the insurgents, advised that the terrorists should not be given the breathing space to regroup.

“I am afraid the terrorists are still everywhere. And what is most frightening now is the fact the military seems to have stopped attacking them. This is giving the insurgents the effrontery to be attacking the military. My fear is: What if they feel the military is afraid of them and regroup to attempt retaking the territories they lost?’ The thought of that is very scary,” he said.

A Bulama (community leader) in Jere Local Government Area, who doesn’t want to be named, shared views with Bukar, saying that although the terrorists have successfully been sacked from towns and big villagers, they are still roaming the outskirts.

The terrain at the outskirts of towns and villages are still infested with the insurgents, so that apart from Maiduguri-Damaturu road, to ply most other roads out of Maiduguri, like Maiduguri-Damboa, Maiduguri-Monguno and Maiduguri-Bama, vehicles have to form a convoy of about 100 cars or more to be escorted by soldiers, police, civilian JTF and the men of the Nigerian Civil Defence.

‘Don’t be complacent’

Retired Major Bakari said the reason Boko Haram members were on the offensive was because both the military and civilian authorities had been “disarmed by the euphoria of the success recorded between May 2015 and December 2016.”

“For me, they simply relaxed after the initial successes, thinking that the Boko Haram fight is over. And even the media is complicit because its practitioners simply ignore the fact that you need to always challenge the authorities to sit up,” he said.

Some military personnel at the frontline agreed that Boko Haram was having some breathing space. Most of them who spoke in confidence, said they only shared their experiences, but the tide could be turned against the terrorists.

“For now, they’ve regrouped and they have succeeded in amassing enough weapons to cause collateral damage,” an officer leading some troops in southern Borno, said.

Other daring attacks by Boko Haram
On April 18, a devastating device that exploded along Bokotimta-Pulka road, near Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA, killed troops and destroyed the main military fighting vehicle there, as well as one gun truck, four AK47 rifles and a mine detector.

On April 6, four soldiers were killed, nine others injured and heavy fighting equipment stolen by the Boko Haram after an attack on Masa village and Dikwa.

March 17, there was a brazen Boko Haram attack in Magumeri, leading to the death of some soldiers, policemen and civilian JTF.

Despite the setbacks, Nigerian soldiers had an upper hand on Friday, April 29 when they launched a surprise offensive at a Boko Haram location in Talala, southern Borno, killing many.

A credible source said the leader of the terrorists in the area, one Abu Fatima and four Amirs, among many others, were killed.

New sanctuaries for Boko Haram leaders

Credible sources said though a substantial number of Boko Haram terrorists has been forced out of the 60,000Sqkm dreaded Sambisa forest, the remnants, including their famous leaders have found new sanctuaries.

“Mamman Nur and the de facto leader of the factional Boko Haram, Mus’ab Albarnawi and their large followership have an active camp located between Biu, Buni Yadi and Biu,” a source said.

“It’s called Kauju forest, and honestly speaking, it’s the Sambisa of Mamman Nur and his cohorts,” he said.

A member of the vigilante, Mahmood Umar, said the area was deadly.

“It’s from there that they are launching attacks on places like Talala, Buni Yadi, Sabon Gari, Warijoko, and Buni Yadi,” he said.

He added that on the other hand, Shekau operates from the rocky areas of Mandara mountains, around Gwoza.

According to him, Shekau’s fighters also hold sway around Balla Bakin Kogi.

“In fact, they held Friday prayers in the place today (Friday, April 29).

We must win the ideology front to defeat Boko Haram – Dr. Nwaokolo

For a terrorism expert and scholar, Dr. Amaechi Nwaokolo, the renewed attacks by insurgents in the North-East, mostly targeted at military targets, are a statement by the terrorists that they are still very potent.

“The terrorists make a statement to the military and the country, using the attacks to prove that they are still very potent. They are also using the attacks to acquire more weapons for further attacks,” Nwaokolo said.

He said even though the military had done their bid in the counter-insurgency efforts, “We have not totally, and may not totally defeat terrorism.

“They said they had cleared Sambisa Forest but even in advanced countries, you have to go beyond rhetoric to address the basics,” he said.

According to the expert, the use of force alone cannot defeat terrorism but rather a holistic look at the root causes of insurgency. “For instance, what are we doing to counter their ideology? We must revisit the school system using the clerics. Recruitment has moved from places of worship to the internet,” he said.

Nwaokolo also said the terrorists were regrouping because their source of funding was still strong, adding that it also needed to be addressed. He also listed social inclusion through youth empowerment initiatives as another way of addressing the root causes of terrorism.

“Development and empowerment are key. The government has to take the bull by the horns by providing jobs do address youth unemployment,” he said.

While stressing the need for education, Nwaokolo called for adequate intelligence gathering among the security services. “Intelligence is very important in curbing terrorism. You can see what happened in some of these advanced countries. Sometimes these guys are able to strike, but within a couple of days, information about the suspects are obtained,” he said

Military should adopt non-battlefield tactics – Kontagora

But the former military administrator of Kano and Benue states, retired Col Aminu Isah Kontagora is of the opinion that the recent attacks by Boko Haram are not strange, especially to military strategists.

“It’s not a cause for so much worry. The military won the battle of territory. What I mean is that the military will want to refuse the insurgents, the Boko Haram, to occupy territory. But they have not won the war on Boko Haram yet. So, the war still continues. The insurgency will last very long before it can disappear,” he said.

The retired military officer explained reasons behind the group’s continuous existence despite the recent victory against it.

“From my personal assessment, Boko Haram fighters are not yet inclined to peace. It is either they have not yet seen the incentives for peace or their sponsors are still maintaining the goal of the insurgency when it started. So there is a lot of homework to be done, be it political, economic and social, to get to the ultimate destination of peace.

“The government has started. But as I told you, the insurgency is a very difficult war. You can kill the field commanders, but there can be renegades that will continue the fight. The fight will continue based on the ideology of the group. Once there is justification for that ideology in the mind of the insurgents, a few will continue to fight,” he said.

On the group’s renewed onslaught against the military, he said: “Definitely, the military are their targets because they have displaced them. They have separated them from the people. So, the only target available is the military, which will be as a form of taking revenge to destabilise the army and try to force them to take some actions that can lead to public cry of human rights violation and so forth. That is insurgency for you. So, the war on Boko Haram is still going on and people should still brace up to support the military.”

He advised the military to sustain the tempo against the insurgents. “They should now change their tactics to conform to an insurgency without a battlefield. They know what I mean. The military know what to do because this is the time the information gathered in the battlefield should be analysed and actions taken. Through that, you could be lucky to get to the sponsors.

“The role of the government is to encourage not only the military but also the general public to be forthcoming.
Now, Boko Haram is resident within the community. They are no more in the bush of Sambisa. It is now the community that can report funny and suspected movements and maybe take part in some of the clandestine meetings to give reports,” he added.

But the Defence spokesman, Major-General John Enenche, at a news conference in Abuja on Friday, said what appeared to be a resurgence of the sect members in the North-East was unrealistic. According to him, the army is “drawing out enemy fire.”

“That is what is happening. There are actions you take to draw out fire. It is not that we have become docile,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force yesterday said its fighter jets bombed a Boko Haram artillery gun while they were sneaking into the Sambisa Forest.

This report originally appeared in Daily Trust.

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice-President on Monday, April 1, 2017 described Nigerian-cooked jollof rice as “the best in the world”.

The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that recently, while responding to a question by Richard Quest, CNN International business editor, Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, allegedly said that Senegalese makes the best jollof rice on the continent.

Although Quest made attempt to defend the minister, saying the minister did not hear his answer correctly, the incidence sparked off unpleasant reactions on social media among a cross-section of Nigerians.

The vice president gave the score card while speaking at “The Platform Nigeria,” a Global Media live broadcast LIVE on Channels TV and online convened by Poju Oyemade, Senior Pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre, in Lagos.

“And by the way, we all know that Nigerian jollof rice is the best, we beat the Ghanaians and the Senegalese hands down,” Professor Osinbajo said.

“We have everything, and our people are doing incredibly innovative things.

“Our music and entertainment industry is the fastest growing in the world,and of course, nobody is as funny as Nigerians, whether professional or amateur,” he noted.

The VP also extolled Nigerians innovative feats in various fields,especially in recent times.

“Last year Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian surgeon successfully took out a baby from her mother’s womb, operated on the womb, and put the baby back in.

“The baby was carried full term and was born naturally — a feat previously unheard of.

“Only last year, a Nigerian girl Morolake Akinosun won a gold medal at the Olympics.

“Last Saturday, a Nigerian boxer Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua won the WBA, becoming the boxing champion of the world.”

Jollof rice is a staple meal among Africans, however over the years, Nigerians, Ghanaians, Senegalese and other African countries have claimed to make the best of the meal.

Anambra State workers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has unanimously ratified and endorsed Governor Willie Obiano’s second term aspiration.

The organised labour also bestowed on Obiano the award of best labour-friendly governor of Anambra state since the creation of the state.

The endorsement and recognition accorded the governor by Anambra workers were not unconnected with his giant strides and monumental achievements in the state in the last 3 years.

Comrade Jerry Nnubia the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Anambra while presenting his May Day address at the Alex Ekwueme Square Awka said Obiano has not relented in paying workers’ salaries as at when due including other benefits that accrue to workers in Anambra state.

Nnubia said that workers’ welfare occupied the front burner of the present administration, which according to him was the remote reason why the state work force bestowed on him the award of the best labour – friendly governor.

Although the state NLC boss made mention of some pressing issues facing Anambra workers, prominent amongst the problems has to do with declaring a state of emergency regarding the upward review of workers’ salaries and incentives  .

He however expressed confidence in the ability of the present administration to address issues relating to workers’ welfare package  .

Responding, Governor Obiano thanked the leadership of the organised labour in Anambra for finding him worthy of the award of best labour – friendly governor in Anambra since the creation of the state.

Governor Obiano stated that his administration has continued to pay salaries and pensions together with other incentives irrespective of the present economic recession in the country.

He maintained that workers’ welfare will continue to receive priority attention in his administration. He further disclosed that he has directed the chairman of civil service commission to commence the process of salary increase across board  .

Although Governor Obiano noted that the issue of salary increase was subject to increase in the state internally generated revenue.

He said that Anambra state was currently generating about 1.5 billion naira but expressed confidence that the IGR base would increase to about 2.4 billion naira;  which according to him would form the basis for increments in workers’ salaries.

To this end, the governor stressed the dire need to block all leakages in the system to ensure that tax-payers ‘ money do not get into wrong hands to enable the state increase her revenue base  .He equally assured workers in the state that before the end of the year, about 100 people of the state workforce would be proud owners of their own houses as first batchof the 1000 housing units for civil servants would be ready for use.

The governor therefore thanked the state workforce for the endorsement and for believing in his administration while urging them  to participate actively in the on-going nationwide voter registration exercise to enable them obtain their voters’ cards and vote him for a second term in office come November 18th, 2017.

Read more at All News And Reports.

Jean Stein, the literary editor and author known for producing engrossing oral histories on topics as disparate as the tumultuous life of an Andy Warhol acolyte and the dastardly intrigues of early Hollywood, has died at 83.

Her death on Sunday, April 30, 2017 was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Nation Magazine in New York City, where Stein’s daughter, Katrina vanden Heuvel, serves as editor and publisher.

The spokesperson did not reveal the cause of death, but a New York City Police Department official said that Stein had jumped to her death Sunday morning from the 15th floor of a Manhattan tower.

A spokesperson at Random House, which published her most recent book, the well-received “West of Eden: An American Place,” issued the shortest of statements in response: “Random House is deeply saddened by the death of Jean Stein.”

Friends who knew her said she had been unhappy in recent years.

“We were very close friends,” said Robert Scheer, a Los Angeles journalist and editor of the political website Truthdig, who had known Stein since the ’60s. “I saw her last month or so. Every time I went to New York, I saw her. And she would come here.”

“She was pretty depressed,” he said. “We were all worried.”

But even in shock, he recalled a small, soft-spoken woman who harbored an incredibly sharp mind.

“She had the respect of the heavy hitters,” he said, “people who weren’t interested in the small talk — people like Joan Didion, Jules Feiffer. It was a circle of people who were very tough and demanding.”

Her 2016 book “West of Eden,” her most recent oral history, tracked the development of Hollywood and Southern California through the lives of five powerful Los Angeles families, such as the Warners and the Dohenys — individuals for whom roadways and movie studios have been named.

Read more at Los Angeles Times.

The pop superstar spoke about the breakdown of her relationship with husband Wissam Al Mana and revealed they are ” in court”.

Janet, 50, shared her video message online and started by joking about her baby weight, admitting her body has changed since she gave birth to baby Eissa in January.

She said: “Hey guys, it’s me, Jan. Just in case you don’t recognise me ‘cos I have put on a few [pounds] since I had the baby.”

Michael Jackson’s sister then spoke about her son, calling him a “lovely” baby, before opening up about her marriage split.

A special message from Janet for her fans. pic.twitter.com/VXa6h25ksK

— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) May 2, 2017

She said: “Thank God for him [the baby] you guys, ‘cos he is so healthy, so beautiful, so sweet, so loving, such a happy baby …

“I just want to keep it real for you guys for a second — yes I separated from my husband.

“We are in court and the rest is in God’s hands.”

Janet went on to confirm plans to hit the road again after previously scrapping her world tour so she could focus on becoming a mum.

Read more at News.com.au

In commemoration of this year’s Easter celebrations, Y!/YNaija.com and Church Culture are excited to unveil the inaugural edition of #Church100 – the 100 Most Influential People in Christian Ministry in Nigeria.

This is a select group of Nigerians leading the charge for Christian ministry in contemporary society.

Several months in the making, the list has gone through a process of strict examination, evaluation, and review, resulting in #Church100 made up of people leading lives of excellence in various spheres – from churches, to entertainment, and business enterprise.

“The list exists as a celebration of both the traditional values of Christian ministry in Nigerian society, and the new ways in which that is being explored and amplified for an ever evolving society,” said Lekan Olanrewaju, editor of Y!/YNaija.com.

Respected men of God and citizens of the church including Pastor E.A. Adeboye, Revd. Sam Adeyemi, Fela Durotoye, Ibukun Awosika amongst others are listed based on their dedication and commitment to the body of Christ and spreading His message of salvation.

“The company was launched to help churches speak effectively to an audience that keeps evolving,” Adebola Williams, co-founder of RED, said while speaking on the essence of Church Culture to audiences. “Spotlighting and celebrating game changers in the gospel space is essential, hence the existence of this list.”

Church Culture is a church communication company under RED focused on finding and providing communication solutions for churches in Nigeria.

See below the #Church100, presented in alphabetical order.

Ada Ehi: Ada Ehi is a gospel singer who has been actively involved with the music ministry of Christ Embassy where she worships with her family, ministering with the choir and Pastor Chris Oyakhilome around the world.

Adewale Aladejana: Adewale Aladejana is a new media evangelist who sees social media as a veritable channel to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A certified Social Media Strategist from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, Aladejana also has a B.Sc Mass Communications with majors in Public Relations and Advertising from Bowen University.

Anthony Okogie: Anthony Olubunmi Okogie is a Nigerian Cardinal Priest and former Archbishop of Lagos in the Roman Catholic Church. He is widely considered to be Nigeria’s best hope at producing a pope.

Arome Osayi: Apostle Arome Osayi is the Founder of Remnant Christian Network (RCN), a non-profit Christian  organisation with a network of Apostolic centres, Churches and Mission outreaches in Nigeria and Europe.

Ayo Oritsejafor: Ayodele Joseph Oritsegbubemi Oritsejafor is the founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church, located in Warri, Nigeria. He became the National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria in 2005, a position he held for five years. In July 2010, Oritsejafor was elected as the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

Benita Okojie: A former child star, Benita Okojie continues to deploy media and entertainment as tools for the propagation of faith, with her music career as well as her YouTube vlog where, along with her sister Bella-Rose, she discusses relationships as they pertain to young Christians.

Biodun Fatoyinbo: Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo is a leader and founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) church in Abuja.

Bola Odeleke: Bola Odeleke is a Nigerian pastor, evangelist, preacher, founder and general overseer of Power Pentecostal Church. She became the first African woman to attain bishophood on May 28, 1995.

Chioma Jesus: Amaka Okwuoha is an Evangelist whose journey began in her local church choir at the age of 9. Since then, she’s gone on to become one of Nigeria’s most prominent gospel singers and launch the Inheritance of Mercy Foundation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Chris Okotie: Christopher Oghenebrorie Okotie is a Nigerian televangelist and the pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries. Before his work with the Church began in 1987, Okotie was widely known for his successful pop music career. He is also a former Nigerian presidential candidate.

Chris Oyakhilome: Another early adopter of media as a tool for ministry in Nigeria, Chris Oyakhilome came to mainstream prominence through his Atmosphere for Miracles television programme. He is the founding president of the Believers Loveworld (Christ Embassy Church) and his ministry oversees several arms including the Healing School, Rhapsody of Realities, LoveWorld Books, and an NGO called the Innercity Missions for Children as well as three Christian television channels: LoveWorld TV, LoveWorld SAT and LoveWorld Plus.

Cobhams: As one of Nigeria’s most prolific songwriters and producers, Cobhams Asuquo is one of the Nigerian music industry’s most recognizable names. An unabashed Christian, Cobhams is part of a group of prominent entertainment professionals, using both their work and personal lives as tools for the propagation of the gospel.

David Abioye: Bishop David O. Abioye is a Pastor of long standing experience under the ministry of his life-time mentor, Bishop David Oyedepo/ Bishop David Abioye is presently the Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church, Goshen City, Km 26 Abuja-Keffi Road – Nigeria, West Africa.

David Ibiyeomie: Pastor David Ibiyeomie is a Nigerian pastor, televangelist and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Salvation Ministries, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

David Oyedepo: One of Nigeria’s leading religious figures, Bishop David Oyedepo is the founder and leader of the Faith Tabernacle, the headquarters of the Living Faith Worldwide Ministry, popularly known as ‘Winners Chapel.’ In addition to his work as an author and a preacher, Oyedepo serves as Chancellor of Covenant University and Landmark University.

Debola Deji-Kurunmi: A prominent member of Nigeria’s Christian youth, Debola Deji-Kurunmi is the Head of Foundation Initiatives at the RegCharles Foundation and the brain behind Deborah Initiative for Women.

DK Olukoya: Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya is a Nigerian scientist, clergyman and founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM).

EA Adeboye: Popularly known as ‘Daddy GO’ Enoch Adejare Adeboye has served as General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God since 1981. Although he handed over the reins of the Nigeria church to Pastor JO Obayemi in January 2017, he still functions as General Overseer of the Worldwide Ministry.

Eben: Emmanuel Benjamin, popularly known as Eben, is a popular gospel musician with a unique genre he pioneered and calls Afrocentric rock. He is the CEO of Hammer House of Rock, as well as Hammer House Ventures which is focused on video and music production, event management and interior decoration.

Ebenezer Obey: Known popularly as the “Chief Commander,” Ebenezer Remilekun Obey-Fabiyi is a Nigerian juju musician, known for evergreen gospel classics such as “Joy of Salvation,” “Good News” and “What God Has Joined Together.”

Ejike Mbaka: Father Ejike Cornelius Anthony Mbaka is a priest of the Catholic Church ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. The resident priest at Our Lady’s Parish in Emene, Enugu State, he is also the founder and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria.

Elijah Oludele Abina: Elijah Oludele Abina is a pastor and the General Overseer of The Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT) and one of the founding fathers of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).

Eno Michael: A mainstay of the House On The Rock choir, Eno Michael is a gospel singer and songwriter. She’s been a professional musician since February 2012, since which time she has shared stages with artistes like Sammie Okposo and Freke Umoh.

Eziaha Bolaji-Olojo: ‘Coach E’ is a UK Certified Health and Fitness Coach. In addition to being an author, she is the CEO of CoachE’Squad and SavedFitFAB and, in addition to running a Christian blog [www.eziaha.com] also runs an Online Mentoring Academy for young women called The FAB Sistership.

Faith Oyedepo: Faith Abiola Oyedepo was already a firm believer in the power and importance of sharing the word of God. However, a near-death experience left her with a renewed zeal to impact the world through faith. A renowned author, she is considered by many an authority on issues relating to marriage and family.

Feb Idahosa: Bishop Feb Idahosa II is the President of Benson Idahosa University and the Bishop of Faith Arena, the headquarter church of Church of God Mission, founded by his late father, Archbishop Benson Idahosa. He also serves as president of Benson Idahosa University, Benin City.

Fela Durotoye: Perhaps Nigeria’s most renowned and accomplished motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye is the CEO of Visible Impact Limited,a social enterprise set up to tackle social and environmental challenges and limitations. He is widely regarded as a nation builder, an internationally acclaimed national development strategist, and a bestselling author.

Felix Meduoye: Felix Meduoye is the current General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.In addition to his work as a Pastor, he is also a Bible scholar, a teacher and an international conference speaker.

Folu Adeboye: Pastor Foluke Adeboye, in addition to serving alongside her husband in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has made immense contributions to the Nigerian Education sector, coordinating work in the field of Christian Education, by starting a vigorous movement (Christ the Redeemer’s Schools Movement) that has led to the founding of several Christian Educational institutions caring for the educational welfare of children in Nigeria and Internationally.She has held top leadership positions in the church including President of the Redeemed Women Fellowship (God Women Fellowship), Director of Education, among many others.

Frank Edwards: Frank Ugochukwu Edwards is a Nigerian contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and recording artist. He is the founder and owner of the record label Rocktown Records, which is home to recording artists such as Edwards himself, Gil, Divine, King BAS, Nkay, and David among others.

Funke Felix-Adejumo: Funke Felix-Adejumo is the president of Funke Felix Adejumo Foundation. Also an accomplished pastor, teacher and public speaker, she involved in advocacy through the established Grace Orphanage, and The Children’s Hospital.

Funmi Bucknor: Olufunmilola Bucknor is a Nigerian gospel singer who debuted in the Easter of 2016 with a ballad titled ‘Lamb of God’.

Funmi Johnson: Funmi Johnson leads The Capstone (Church Without Walls) with her husband Tokunbo Johnson. In addition to this, she is the Convener, The Secret Black Book Of Wealth (TSBBW) seminars, as well as the ‘Couples Breakfast’, an outreach that seeks to build formidable homes and families.

Gabriel Olutola: Gabriel Oladele Olutola is a Nigerian-born author, pastor and motivational speaker. He is the President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria and Chairman, Lagos, Western and Northern Areas (LAWNA) after he was inducted simultaneously into both posts in 2011 and 2009 respectively.

George Adegboye: George Adegboye was a Lecturer at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin before he went into full time ministry. He is the founder of Rhema Chapel International Church.

Gloria Bamiloye: Gloria Olusola Bamiloye is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. She is a co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry which she heads with her husband, Mike Bamiloye. She is also an author, publishing a book titled “The Anxiety of Single Sisters” in 2002.

Glowreeyah: Gloria Braimah is a lead vocalist in the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel choir of the House on the Rock church. A prominent gospel musician, she also has a keen interest in advocacy and founded an NGO/Foundation which will seek to work with other relevant stakeholders to promote Personal Social Responsibility in young people.

Godman Akinlabi: Godman Akinlabi is the lead pastor of The Elevation Church (TEC) Lagos which he founded on the 10th of October 2010. He also works as a public speaker, trainer and consultant, with a particular focus on the role of the church in the development of the African continent.

Helen Ukpabio: Helen Ukpabio is the founder and head of African Evangelical franchise Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries based in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.In 1992, Ukpabio founded Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries with the aim of spreading her interpretations of the Bible to the people of West Africa.

Idowu Iluyomade: Pastor Idowu Iluyomade is the provincial pastor of Lagos Province 4, and a practicing lawyer who presently combines his legal practice with his ministerial responsibilities as the Pastor-in-Charge of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (City of David) and the Regional Pastor, Region 20. He also serves as the head of the Apapa Family, proprietors of Excel Charity Foundation, a social intervention vehicle with a focus on transforming lives, restoring dignity and reforming society.

Ibukun Awosika: Ibukun is a co-founder and past chairperson of Women in Business, Management, and Public Service (WIMBIZ). An ordained Pastor and founder of the Christian Missionary Fund; Ibukun, through this faith-based organization works with hundreds of missionaries spread across Nigeria to change lives through provision of medical, educational, and other supplies.

Ituah Ighodalo: Ituah Ighodalo serves as the Pastor In Charge of the Trinity House, a non-denominational, free flow Christian worship centre,  He is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the TIMELESS Media Group and sits on the board of several charitable organizations and NGOs including the Courage Education Foundation, Eden’s fields Health Initiative, Food Bank Initiatives, The Ituah Ighodalo Foundation and several others.

Jahdiel: Grace Jahdiel Okoduwa is a contemporary Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter. She professionally began her music career in 2006, releasing her debut album Heritage in 2008. She is one of several gospel artist under the LoveWorld Music Ministry of Christ Embassy.

Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin: Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin is the founder and head Prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He founded the church on 3 April 2010.

John Onaiyekan: John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Abuja since 1994 and was made a Cardinal in 2012. He has served as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and Bishop of Ilorin.

Johnson Suleman: Apostle Johnson Suleman is the President and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, a church which he established in 2004.  Prior to this, he worked as an Assistant Pastor in the Armor of God Church in Lagos.

Joseph Obutu: Joseph Obutu is a renowned gynaecologist and the General Evangelist of Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide (MCCSW).

Julius Agwu: A popular comedian and entertainment professional, Julius Agwu found his life changed after a protracted illness which culminated in a surgical operation on his brain. Filled with a renewed lease on life, Agwu turned his sights towards sharing the gospel through the field of entertainment.

Jumoke Adenowo: Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo is an award-winning Nigerian architect, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, as well as a speaker, radio host, and author. An outspoken Christian, she hosts a syndicated radio show on leadership titled “Voice of Change”.

Kingsley Okonkwo: Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo says he is “on a mission to school and train people through the word of faith into a life of 100% victory 100% of the time”. He is the leader of the David Christian Center.

Kola Oyeneyin: Founder and Chief Executive Office of the Venia Group, Oyeneyin is also the Convener of Generational Voices, a multi-party platform for young Nigerians interested in political engagement.

Lala Akindoju: Kemi Lala Akindoju is an award winning actor and producer. Known for her work across stage, television and movies, ‘Lala’ is also a very vocal christian, known for engaging and leading discourse among Christian youth in Nigeria.

Lanre Olusola: Lanre Olusola is Nigeria’s Foremost Peak Performance Catalyst, Life Coach and Psychotherapist. Popularly known as ”The Catalyst” he heads Impression Management Consulting, and the Olusola Lanre Coaching Academy, focused on helping people be the best they can be.

Lara George: Lara George is a Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter. She began her music career at the University of Lagos, where she joined the campus fellowship choir. She was a member of the disbanded musical group Kush, along with TY Bello, Dapo Torimiro and Emem Ema.

Laurie Idahosa: Laurie is a reverend at the Church of God Mission and is also the Senior Pastor of Church Unusual in Benin City. She also works as an administrator in Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, serving as the Director of Campus Life. Along with her husband, she serves as Proprietor of Nathan American Academy and Big Ben Children’s Hospital.

Lazarus Muoka: Lazarus Muoka is a Nigerian pastor, minister and author. He is the founder and General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement.

Leke Alder: Leke Alder is the Founder & Principal of Alder Consulting, Nigeria’s leading creative intelligence firm with offices in Lagos and London. He is also the creator of Jack&Jill, a relationship community focused on young people, and Illuminare, a platform designed to stimulate intelligent conversations around faith.

Mairo Ese: Mairo Ese is a Nigerian gospel musician known for an eclectic blend of R&B and Soul. Beyond his work as a solo artist, Mairo has served in various capacities in different churches. He started out as a chorister, after which he progressed to worship leader and music director in different parishes of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), House on the Rock (Jos) and also in different expressions of The House of Freedom. He is currently the Music Director of This Present House.

Matthew Ashimolowo: Matthew Ashimolowo is the senior pastor of the  Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London. A firm believer in the potential of the media as a tool for expression of faith, Ashimolowo runs a media company, Matthew Ashimolowo media, which oversees publication of Christian and inspirational literature, as well as the creation and broadcasting of his ‘Winning Ways’ radio and television programmes.

MC Abbey: Biodun Olapade, popularly known as MC Abbey, is a performing artist who spreads the message of his faith through his comedy acts.

Mike Abdul: Mike Abdul is an accomplished gospel singer, songwriter and music producer. His works with Midnight Crew and other gospel music greats have seen him to many nations, enjoying several enviable platforms, media presence, awards and recognition across borders.

Mike Bamiloye: Mike Bamiloye is popularly known for his work in film production. Through his Mount Zion Drama Ministry, Bamiloye deploys the use of entertainment to further widen the reach of his message.

Mike Okonkwo: As Presiding Bishop, Mike Okonkwo heads TREM – The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, a church he’s overseen for over 30 years, with about 180 branches in Nigeria and in 10 other countries around the world.

Mildred Kingsley-Okonkwo: Mildred Kingsley-Okonkwo is a pastor at the David Christian Center, which she heads along with her husband Kingsley.

Monique Temitope: Temitope Monique Lawal took to music when she was just 9 as a vocalist with her church choir. Today she has an accomplished music career, having led various choirs like The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Life Gate Assembly. She currently serves as the music director of RCCG in his presence.

Nathaniel Bassey: A graduate of Politics and International Relations at the University of London, Nathaniel Bassey is an influential gospel musician who also serves as the director of music at the RCCG; The King’s Court. He led the first Jazz Orchestra in the country called “The Steve Rhodes Orchestra”. Before breaking through the music scene, he was a band leader and trumpet player.

Nike Adeyemi: Wife of Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Nike Adeyemi is an important voice in her own right. An author, seminar facilitator and television host (‘Real Woman with Nike’), she runs the Real Women Foundation, a motivational and healing ministry for women, which includes an orphanage and a rehab center. She also co-founded the Daystar Christian Center with her husband.

Nikki Laoye: Nikki Laoye is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, known widely for her gospel and gospel-inspired music.

Nosa: Nosa Omoregie is a Nigerian recording artist, singer, songwriter and performer. His debut studio album, Open Doors, was released on 14 March 2014 and supported by the singles “Always Pray for You”, “Why You Love Me” and “Always on My Mind”.

Obiwon: Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu is a singer, musician, songwriter, recording artiste, music minister and evangelist.

Paul Adefarasin: Paul Adefarasin founded the House on the Rock church, a ministry with over 40 daughter churches in Europe and Africa. He also started the Rock Foundation which collaborates with the church social and humanitarian services like rehabilitation and empowerment for disenfranchised members of society.

Peter Akinola: Peter Jasper Akinola is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria’s capital) and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the country.

Poju Oyemade: Senior Pastor of the Covenant Christian Center, Poju Oyemade is a particularly influential voice among Christian youth in Nigeria, making sense of an ever evolving society and navigating ways to reconcile that with their faith. In addition to his Faith Seminars, Singles’ Summits and WAFBEC annual conference, he’s widely known for his embrace of the media, with his ‘Insights For Living’ and ‘The Quantum Leap’ television programmes which air several times weekly, in and outside Nigeria.

Sam Adeyemi: Founder of the Daystar Christian Center in Lagos, Sam Adeyemi is a pastor and a motivational speaker with a special focus on positioning people for success and leadership. The 50-year-old native of Kogi State is also the founder of the Daystar Leadership Academy, and is an important voice among the Christian youth in Nigeria.

Sammie Okposo: Sammie Okposo is a motivational speaker, multi-instrumentalist, vocal coach, music producer/director, entertainment consultant, and MD/ceo of zamar entertainment and Sammie Okposo Hope Initiative.

Sarah Omakwu: Pastor Saram Omakwu is the Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Abuja, as well as host of the radio program ‘Moving Forward with Pastor Sarah’/ She is also a prolific public speaker, ministering regularly locally and internationally.

Siju Iluyomade: Siju Iluyomade is the convener of the Arise Women’s Conference, an annual event which regularly sees amongst its attendees, Ministers, First Ladies and other powerful women, and has a vision toward “accelerating nation building through the empowerment of women in the society”. In addition to being a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, she is also a lawyer, and is married to Pastor Idowu Olusola Iluyomade.

Sinach Joseph: Sinach Joseph is one of Nigeria’s most prominent gospel singers today. Also a prolific songwriter, she’s estimated to have written over 200 songs, many of which are regular fixtures in Nigerian church services.

Solomon Alao: Dr. Solomon Adegboyega Alao is the head of the Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria.

Sunday Mbang: Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Dr. Sunday Mbang, is also the former Prelate of the Methodist Church, Nigeria.

Supo Ayokunle: Olasupo Ayokunle is a pastor, teacher and sociologist. He was a Pastor at the Estate Baptist Church, Oyo State between 1992 and 1995. He later moved on to become a Pastor at the Jubilee Life Baptist Church, Ibadan, during which time he became President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention in 2011, a position he still holds.

Taiwo Odukoya: Senior Pastor of the fountain of life church, Taiwo Odukoya is also a public speaker and an author. Spurred by a firm belief in the role of the church in society, he is regularly involved in community outreach projects including a hospital, an orphanage, a school for destitute children, a farm, a water project which provides boreholes at strategic locations for people who have no access to clean and potable water, and a skill acquisition and entrepreneurial institute for the less privileged.

Tara Fela-Durotoye: “There is a commission and an assignment that as christians we have been sent on, and my business is part of that assignment” – A quote by beauty entrepreneur, Tara Fela-Durotoye, encapsulating her approach to faith and business. Tara sits atop a huge beauty empire in the form of the House of Tara brand, and is a firm believer in the power of using business as a means by which to express and share faith with the world.

TB Joshua: Temitope Balogun Joshua is a Nigerian Pastor, televangelist and philanthropist. He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, as well as the Emmanuel TV television station.

Tim Godfrey: Tim Godfrey is a gospel singer, songwriter and music director.  He also works as a voice instructor, conference speaker, writer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, producer, presenter, music and Art training consultant. He is the coordinator for the Tim Godfrey and the Xtreme Crew gospel group.

Timi Dakolo: Timi Dakolo isn’t exactly known for singing about the gospel. However, as a public figure never hesitant to speak of his faith, Dakolo serves as a reminder that singing Gospel music isn’t the only way for a musician to honour their faith.

Tokunbo Johnson: Tokunbo Beulah Johnson is a cross functioning Apostle who switches roles as Church Apostle,New Media Consultant and Personal Vision Development Engineer.A Graduate of The School of Developing Prophetic Gifts, he is founder and leader of the Capstone (Church Without Walls) in Lagos and is considered one of the cutting-edge prophetic voices in christian ministry in Nigeria.

Tony Rapu: A medical doctor and a social entrepreneur, Pastor Tony Rapu is the senior pastor of the House of Freedom, the umbrella under which This Present House and The Waterbook sit. He also heads the Freedom Foundation, a non-profit working towards social transformation and human security.

Tope Alabi: One of Nigeria’s most noteworthy and respected artists, Tope Alabi sits in the upper echelons of Nigeria’s gospel music industry. Popularly known as ‘ore ti o common,’ she is the brain behind countless Yoruba movie soundtracks.

Tunde Bakare: Besides being a popular pastor and evangelist with the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare is also a prominent figure in the Nigerian political landscape. An early adopter of media as a tool for ministry, he became quite prominent for his televangelism through his “Moment of Truth” programme.

Tunde Lemo: Tunde Lemo served as Deputy Governor of the CBN between the years of 2004 and 2014, but in addition to his accomplished career in Finance, also serves as a minister in the Foursquare Church, as well as a freelance Pastor.

TY Bello: An acclaimed singer and songwriter, TY Bello is one of Nigeria’s foremost gospel musicians, every new release from her an event of its own. An accomplished photographer as well, all of TY’s work is laced with her strong feelings about her Christian faith.

Victor Adeyemi: Reverend Victor Adeyemi is the founder and senior pastor of Global Harvest Churches with branches in Nigeria and abroad.

Wale Adefarasin: Pastor Wale Adefarasin is the General Overseer of Guiding Light Assembly, a ministry that was established on March 1985.

Wale Adenuga: Pastor Wale Adenuga is a singer, song writer, social entrepreneur, public speaker and pastor-in-charge of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Jubilee Christian Centre, Lagos. With over two decades’ experience of ministering the gospel through music, he is the convener of the annual ‘Worship for Change’ concerts.

Wale Oke: Bishop Wale Oke is the founder and presiding Bishop of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries, also known as Christ Life Church with a 15,000-member headquarters in Ibadan. An author and an evangelist, he is the founder and visioner of Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Initiative.

WF Kumuyi: In addition to his prolific work as an author, William Folorunso Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Nigeria.

Wole Soetan: Wole Soetan is part of the leadership of the popular Commonwealth of Zion Assembly church in Nigeria. As the resident Pastor of the Ilorin (Kwara) branch of the church, he is reputed for his ability to recall a “scripture for any possible situation”.

Yemi Osinbajo: It’s easy to forget that, before he became one of Nigeria’s most important political figures, Oluyemi Osinbajo was one of Nigeria’s most important religious figures. Pastor in charge of the Lagos Province 48 (Olive Tree provincial headquarter) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ikoyi.

Yemisi Ashimolowo: Pastor Yemisi Ashimolowo is the Resident Pastor of KICC (Headquarter Church) and the head of KICC’s Winning Women ministry.

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a frontline human rights activist, has called on the Nigerian Senate to acknowledge that President Muhammadu Buhari is incapacitated and unable to carry out his duties as president, and as such, declare the office of president vacant.

In an e-mailed statement to The Trent on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the lawyer and cleric stated that he appreciates the fact that “no one can play God” and that his call is not a mockery of Buhari’s health status. But he said his position is patriotic and for the good of the country.

“Since I personally got to know of the ill health of General Buhari, I’ve changed a lot of my views concerning his government. We are all human after all, and no one can play God or rejoice over another man on account of his ill health,” Adegboruwa wrote.

“I then decided to pray for the President and also to lie low, in respect of my usual assessment of his policies, in order to give him enough time to fully recover.

“But hard as I tried, I couldn’t just convince Uncle Lai Mohammed or any other member of General Buhari’s cabinet, to publicly admit to the people of Nigeria that the President is truly and seriously sick, as sick could be, even though I personally know the true position.

“On account purely of his ill health, the President has not been performing his official duties, he has not been able to preside over the Federal Executive Council and he has not been seen in public for about two weeks now.

“Even though the President is human, the Constitution anticipates a fit and proper chief executive, to be in charge of and run the affairs of Nigeria, which General Buhari cannot presently fulfill.

“The option before Nigeria presently is for the Senate to declare the office of the Preside vacant and to constitute a medical panel of experts to examine the health status of the President in order to determine if he can still continue to function in office.

“In the meantime, the Vice-President should be sworn in as Acting President. We cannot continue in this fashion whereby a cabal has taken over the affairs of Nigeria, causing great panic in the land, purely for their own selfish ends. Enough is enough!

“It is based on the foregoing that I find it hard to align with activists, who seem to suggest that all that the President needs presently is a medical vacation and begging him to so proceed.

“That cannot be the option before our great nation, with all due respect to these patriots. Somebody capable, fit and proper, must be in charge of Nigeria, not a cabal. And our nation cannot be ruled by proxy, through a cabal that was not elected into office.

“Where on earth did the activists meet with the President, to know that he is sick and deserves a medical vacation? Has any of them been privy to know his health status?

“Just yesterday, Nigerians were being insulted by the aides of the President that he is so fit and healthy that he will contest and win the 2019 election, when I know that there are ministers and aides who have never ever spent as much as 20 minutes with the President, since they were appointed.

“We do not need to wait for the Yar’adua scenario before we take steps to save the President from himself and his handlers.

“I do sympathize with the President but that sympathy is dwindling daily on account of the President’s quest to hold on to power at all costs, even when it is manifestly clear that he is not fit to do so.

“I pray and will keep praying that God Almighty will show mercy on the President and perfect his healing. But our nation must move on,” the statement ended.

THERESA MAY A MUST MANDATE UK PRIME MINISTER FOR 2017, BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS CAST YOUR VOTES – HER KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSOR ALEXIA THOMAS PRONOUNCES

THERESA MAY IS HISTORY GENIUS IN THE MYTH; She May Be As Feeble As A Woman, She Is One Woman That Could Match 1 Million Men. — By Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia

Theresa May Is The Eagle To Bring Back The Glory And Honour To Keep The Continuous Existence Of The British Monarchy As It Is Willed In Authorities Of Divine Rights Of The Kings. — By Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia

As the election of 8^th of June 2017 draws closer, barely six weeks to Voting, Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas calls every Citizens of the United Kingdom, every Citizens of the Commonwealth Nations and all British Political Parties to stand at ease and give their Votes to the one and only Theresa May, that — She Will, She Must and She Would be British Prime Minister for 2017.

History is about to be made as United Kingdom takes back her Sovereignty. The United Kingdom is the World, United Kingdom is the Globe, United Kingdom is the Giant and the Hunk that brought Civilization Cradle to the entire World in generality.

Theresa May triggered Article 50 and this is no Time to make Mockery of the British Politics. She must finish what she has started and Political Hindrances cannot jeopardize the Will of the British People. She has started well and she must end it with all Tempestuousness.

The Election for 8^th June 2017, whoever has commune it to push the British People to go into the Ballot is a Disdain Act to put British Politics into Mockery. The European Union (EU) are shanks because they live by the strength of the British People, the British Power, the British Economy and the British Industrialization.

We as United Kingdom, her People, her Citizens, the Government and its VERITAS of Authority, we must not allow our Statute of Authority to be imprisoned by the EU monstrous illusion of Hypocritical Theory that without them we cannot exist as a Nation.

—- I Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas say to my People of the United Kingdom, we will exist without the EU. They will and must be subjected to our Authority because we made them who they are after the 2nd World War. The EU cajoled us into a Club that was meant for the Generosity of Humanism, but little did we know their Club was a blood sucking Mongos to steal our Heritage and subject our British Nation to a Protectorate.

On this occasion, going by the list of Candidates aligned for the Election of June 8, 2017, Theresa May is the best Candidate, the Greatest and the Mightiest and I therefore command every other Candidate to step down and do not match her for a Competition, because she has been chosen and ordained to lead the British People in their quest to take Authority as the Head of the World.

On this occasion, I Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas Salute Theresa May’s Courage as a Tempestuous Woman who has so much Sagacity, Power, Authority that in no connotation I Pronounce that the Identity of the Woman Theresa May, that she may be as Feeble as a Woman, she is one woman that could match 1 Million Men.

I, Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas say to my British People, fear not. I say unto you, give your Votes to Theresa May and you shall have no cause to be alarmed.

—- I, Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas have spoken as an Oracle, as a Messenger of Truth, the Goddess of Love and the Defender of the Universe, that on this occasion that the World is at War testing their Nuclear Powers with Dictators like President Donald Trump of America, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jun-Un the Leader of North Korea, there is no other person that could match the game of chess than the one and only English Goddess Prime Minister Theresa May.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s involvement in Politics is not by mistake, but it has been carefully ordained by divinity for the British War of the Battle of Armageddon, as history the Myth of the Future declares her to hold the Baton of Authority and reclaim British Authority and Sovereignty as a Free People and uphold their Voice in Ponderosity.

Prime Minister Theresa May is the Eagle to bring back the Glory and Honour to keep the continuous existence of the British Monarchy as it is Willed in the Authorities of the Divine Rights of the Kings. Theresa May must win and must be UK Prime Minister. She must win for the United Kingdom to Live and Rise again.

There shall be no ‘Political Cajole Of Malice, There Shall Be No Political Jeopardy, There Shall Be No Political Hindrances, There Shall Be No Political Menaces, There Shall Be No Junta Politics, There Shall Be No Rivalry Fears Hunts’. Any attempt to deny her Willful Authority to climb British Leadership of Prime Ministership 2017, failure to appraise her will see the destruction of the United Kingdom.

SO, BRITISH PEOPLE CAST YOUR VOTES FOR THERESA MAY, SHE IS THE BEST CANDIDATE.

In the Past I have dragged Theresa May with the Pen and I dusted her with my Words; Irrespective of what I think about her, Politics has no Sentiments. She is a better Candidate that will take the British People to the mark of History and bring back their Values and Virtues.

Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader is too old, weak and too sick, most especially, he is disabled in the mind because he lacks the British Political Mythology most especially of the Elizabethan era of the 15th Century, the reason he cried like a baby when Britain got their hallmark to leave the European Union.

The Tempestuous Of Liberty Is A Man’s Birth Rights Not To Be Subjected To Another Man’s Will, If The Rule Prevails Not. — By Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas

Theresa May has the Political will and Political sagacity to dictate the Pace between Russia, America and European Union. She has a Ponderous Will and she is not a feather. She can malign the Brass or Center-Brass of any Political figure in the world.

Who Is Theresa May?

She is best known for her Prindle Policies that dictate the Pace. At times, Men can be governed by enforcement of Authority. No leader is Mad, at times she finds herself in a Position where strict decisions have to be taken, that doesn’t make her a Tyrant or does it make her Wicked or Mad. No! No! No! A Bad leader of Yesterday could be a good Leader Today, depending on her Advisory Council.

The Menaces Of Politics Should Never Really Put A Blame On A Leader Because The Actions Of The Government Is The Actions Of The Cabinet, Simply Democracy In The Political House. — Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas

— I, Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas says to the People of the British Empire — United Kingdom Arise For Greatness, Arise to Conquer, Arise For Jubilation, Arise For Celebration, Arise For Honour, Arise For Fame, Arise For Freedom, Arise For Security, Hail Motherland, Hail Your Sovereignty, Hail Today, Hail Tomorrow, Hail Victory, Hail Success, Hail Prosperity, Welcome to the New World, You Are The Children Of Grace. Your Right to Justice is your Will of Freedom.

Press Release By Her Knowledgeable Professor Alexia Thomas – Chairman of The Commonwealth Liberation Party and Chieftain of The Commonwealth Treaty Alliance Commission.