Atiku says Boko Haram is far from being defeated

Ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar believes that Boko Haram is still strong enough to cause major scare in the country – His statement contradicts President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims that the dare-devil terrorists have been defeated – Atiku says until everybody returns to their normal activities, we cannot say that the problem is over

Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari over claims by his government that Boko Haram has been defeated. According to the ex-vice president who spoke at the 11th Founder’s Day Ceremony of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), in Yola, Adamawa state on Saturday, Boko Haram still retains the capacity to carry out occasional deadly attacks. This statement is in sharp contrast to what President Buhari and Nigeria’s minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had said about Boko Haram being decimated.
OFFICIAL 1.95 NGN/CFA OFFICIAL 316.5 USD/NGN MARKET 465 USD/NGN BREAKING: Panic as PDP seeks postponment of Ondo polls NEWS › Boko Haram Atiku says Boko Haram is far from being defeated Dokunola 57 minutes ago 45680 – Ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar believes that Boko Haram is still strong enough to cause major scare in the country – His statement contradicts President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims that the dare-devil terrorists have been defeated – Atiku says until everybody returns to their normal activities, we cannot say that the problem is over Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari over claims by his government that Boko Haram has been defeated. According to the ex-vice president who spoke at the 11th Founder’s Day Ceremony of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), in Yola, Adamawa state on Saturday, Boko Haram still retains the capacity to carry out occasional deadly attacks. This statement is in sharp contrast to what President Buhari and Nigeria’s minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had said about Boko Haram being decimated. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Atiku Abubakar warns that the fight against Boko Haram is far from over. 

This counter claim by Atiku who is in the same All Progressives Congress (APC) party with Buhari is another clear sign that the unrest in the party is not nearing its end. In a statement issued on Saturday, Atiku said: “The insurgents still occupy a specific geographical space. They (Boko Haram) still retain the capacity for occasional deadly attacks. 

Many citizens in the zone still remain vulnerable and live in fear. “We cannot say that the problem is over until every displaced person is able to return home, to the office, to the market, to the farm, and resume normal activities.

Tinubu will break away from APC to form new political party

Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, in a warning to Nigerian politicians, has raised an alarm that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are likely to lose key personalities this year. In a no-holds-barred chat with our correspondent, the revered Nigerian prophet noted that the PDP is under a spiritual attack and unless they go for cleansing, they are not likely to be free. He added that the party will break into two and while the new version of the party will go, “the old will remain. The Makarfi/Sheriff synergy will not work.”

The Spiritual leader of the INRI Evangelistic Spiritual Church thereafter made a very damming prediction of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu floating another party. “Some APC governors will dump Buhari and Tinubu while some PDP governors will be at crossroads and find it difficult to make certain decisions when it matters most. READ ALSO: South west APC leaders await Tinubu’s directive on new party “There shall also be unexpected removals from President Buhari’s cabinet members while the SGF will run into crisis with the Chief of Staff. I see a change of affairs in Customs as well,” Primate Ayodele explained  explain further. 

Donald Trump asks his children to select cabinet members

America’s president-elect, Donald Trump, has committed the selection of his future cabinet into the hands of his running mate, Mike Pence as well as three of his children.

Reports from the United States where anti-Trump protesters stormed the streets of Washington DC to protest his win at the polls which Hillary Clinton was clearly a favourite to win, showed that Americans are already showing signs of fear over a possible xenophobic attack under his authority.

On Friday, the businessman announced that his vice president-elect would be in charge of steering the transition of power, saying: “Mike will have a big role. He’s very capable.” In his first interview with The Wall Street Journal after his triumph at the polls, Trump informed that his vice would serve as the link between him and the congress.

It was also gathered that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was included on the transition team and this is likely to make the citizens raise their eyebrows. On Tuesday, November 8, Trump defeated Clinton in the election which was keenly contested between the pair and one which many bookmakers were proven wrong. His emergence as the 45th president of the United States is seen in different lights by leaders from all over the world, especially with the uncouth statements he made prior to the election.
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CAN RONALDO REALLY LAST UNTIL 41? DON'T WRITE OFF CRISTIANO PLAYING FOR MANY MORE YEARS

The Portuguese has signed a new contract with Real Madrid that links him to the club until 2021 and says he wants to play until he is 41 - but is that really realistic?

Last January, many were quick to claim Cristiano Ronaldo was on his last legs. Some speculated that he would not be back on the podium at the Ballon d'Or; that his poor form for Real Madrid signalled the start of a dramatic decline. How wrong they were.

Since then, the Portuguese has won the Champions League for a second time with Los Blancos, been crowned a continental champion with his national team at Euro 2016 and picked up a string of individual awards, including this year's Goal 50. He is also the red-hot favourite to collect what would be a fourth Ballon d'Or later this year.

Ronaldo has always savoured proving his haters wrong. "Your love makes me strong," he once said. "Your hate makes me unstoppable." It is an attitude he has had since a young age - and he excels when he is told he cannot do something. It drives him to new heights.

The Portuguese put pen to paper on a new contract at Madrid last Monday and, when asked what had been the most special moment in his spectacular seven-season spell in Spain, he said: "Right now. Winning the Champions League, the Euros with Portugal and signing a new contract - this is the best moment for me." And no doubt it will have been even sweeter because those three things were thought, by many, to have been impossible. But not for Cristiano - the word is not in his vocabulary.

Yet doubts were raised again after the signing ceremony at the Santiago Bernabeu. Many high-profile journalists were quick to claim on social media that there is no way Ronaldo will honour his new deal. In two or three years, he will be gone, some said. But how can they be so sure?

Ronaldo himself has often stated that he wants to play until he is 40. Now 31, the former Manchester United winger has no interest in a coaching career, claiming that he will focus on his brands after retirement, and that means he is keen to extend his playing days for as long as possible.

"This is not my last contract [at Real Madrid]," he said at the event on Monday. "It's the penultimate one. I want to play until I am 41. I want to keep improving and keep learning."