Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria @ 54, Politicians Getting Richer, A Bad Omen

Former Vice President has observed that after 54 years of independence, the ordinary Nigerians are still lamenting what independence meant to their lives because of the widening gap between the leaders and the people. 
In a statement issued in Abuja by his media office, the former Vice President noted that many Nigerians were concerned about how democratic governance has changed the quality of their lives for the better. He regretted that the rate at which poverty is ravaging Nigeria is inconsistent with the vast resources available to Nigeria.

According to him, the country's wealth does not automatically lead to better life if good governance is lacking.  Atiku said the rate at which unemployment is accelerating among Nigeria's youth, creates youth restiveness, which itself lead to other social crises such as armed robbery and other violent crimes. 

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SOAN:TB Joshua faces South African lawsuit

Leader and founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, TB Joshua, could be facing a lawsuit from bereaved relatives of South African worshippers who died at his guest house building which collapsed over two weeks ago. Religious leader and claimed faith healer, TB Joshua, is not very popular with South Africans right now.Calls for the leader’s prosecution and appeals to ban Joshua from visiting the country have circulated on social media.

Now, the brothers of two women who died in the tragedy are calling for other bereaved to join them in launching legal action against Pastor Joshua.On September 12, 115 people – including 84 South Africans – lost their lives when a multi-storey guest house belonging to his church collapsed and was reduced to a pile of rubble.

Thanduxolo Doro and Mpho Molebatsi waited at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport for days after the collapse for news of their sisters, who had been visiting SCOAN.

“It is not that the building collapsed, rather what was done after the collapse – we didn’t get any news from the church,” Mr Doro, whose sister Vathiswa Madikiza died, told the BBC.

“When I contacted them they wouldn’t tell me anything. We saw reports that emergency workers were denied access initially, access that could have saved lives. The actions of the church after the incident are very telling,” he said.

“I need to do this for her. Even if I stand alone, I am determined to see that something is done,” he told the BBC.

“I understand that some families are afraid to take on someone who purports to be God’s messenger and I don’t blame them but I will do this.” Some 25 survivors of the collapse are continuing to receive medical care following their return to South Africa.

Officials say 16 of the wounded are in critical condition, with some having had limbs amputated and other complications.

Source: http://thisisafrica.me/

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11years old Victor Refuses To Cry when his mother died of Ebola

Victor (11 years-old, centre), Sheku (5 years-old, left) and Ibrahim (4 years-old, right) have just been released from the government-run treatment centre in Kenema, SierraLeone, after surviving Ebola. They spent over three weeks at the centre, where they lost their mother in the first few days. 

Victor - the eldest, said he did not cry when his mother died because he didn’t want to scare his little brothers, and because they were sick too. He spent his days taking care of them, making sure they were fed and well cared for.
Now the boys will be cared for by their grandmother as their father also died. Victor says he is anxious to start school again, whenever classes resume.

Photo: WHO/D. Gramuglia
source: WHO

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FASHION ICON: MRS. JADORE

 

 

 

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Forget 2nd Term: Cardinal Okojie Warns Jonathan

 

Former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, has again advised President Goodluck Jonathan to forget about a second term in office because he does not deserve it.

Speaking with SaharaReporters late yesterday from Nigeria, the retired cardinal, a founding member and former leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), recalled a conversation he had with Mr. Jonathan while he was still deputy. According to him, when the president asked him for prayers, he had insisted that Mr. Jonathan should first specify his prayer intentions. He said the president seemed at first shocked, but reluctantly revealed that he intended to run for office again.
Disclosing that the encounter happened in the presence of four other people, Cardinal Okojie said he told Jonathan that he could win but would not govern peacefully.

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APC Says Jonathan’s Endorsement Is A Mockery Of Democracy

 

According to saharareporters Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives' Congress (APC) has described the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election slated for February 2015 as not only a mockery of democracy but also a glorification of failure.

A statement issued in Akure by the party's state Publicity Secretary, Om'Oba Abayomi Adesanya, accused the PDP as being the bane of Nigeria’s woes.
The party vowed that the people of Ondo will not vote for Jonathan in view of the various scandals perpetrated by his administration without any form of prosecution of those involved.

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Afghanistan swears in first new president Ashraf Ghani

 

Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.

The first democratic handover of power in Afghan history has been far from smooth.
Illustrating the problems facing the new president, a suicide bomber killed seven people at a security checkpoint near Kabul airport just before Ghani was sworn in, a government official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

Later, ending months of uncertainty over the future US role in Afghanistan, the US embassy announced Ghani's representative would sign a security agreement with the United States allowing a small continent of troops to remain.

In his inaugural speech, Ghani appealed to the Taliban and other militants to join peace talks and put an end to more than a decade of violence. Thousands of Afghans are killed each year in the insurgency.
"Security is a main demand of our people, and we are tired of this war," Ghani said. "I am calling on the Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami to prepare for political negotiations."
Hezb-i-Islami is an Islamist faction loosely allied with the Taliban.
Ghani also vowed to crack down on rampant corruption and called for cooperation within the coalition government.

credit: globalpost.com

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