President Buhari Caged By Cabal As Doctors Ask Him To Shelve Work.

By SaharaReporters

SaharaReporters has learned from sources at the Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari’s doctors have advised him to shelve the idea of returning soon to the daily routine of running Nigeria on account of the gravity of his illness. However, some of Mr. Buhari’s closest associates are goading him to defy the doctors’ recommendation and to take up the reins of power once more in Nigeria.

President Buhari left Nigeria on January 19 on what was supposed to be a 10-day medical leave. He has since twice postponed his return date even as several government officials and his close aides have continued to characterize him as “hale and hearty,” insisting that he was still vacationing and would soon return to Nigeria.

However, our sources, who are well briefed about Mr. Buhari’s health, disclosed that doctors managing the president have been unequivocal in warning that his condition would certainly deteriorate should he return to Nigeria without completing the first stage of his treatment.

According to one of the sources, the Nigerian president’s condition has been downgraded to “full blown illness” even by members of his kitchen cabinet who are now quietly admitting that he is “ill.” However, the ailing president’s closest associates remain averse to disclosing to the Nigerian people the nature of Mr. Buhari’s illness.

Saharareporters learnt that the president’s deteriorating health has got to a point where doctors are taking “extreme measures” to ensure that he eats. Mr. Buhari has progressively lost weight due to his illness and course of treatment, our sources disclosed.

SaharaReporters learned that the pool of aides traveling with President Buhari have extended their hotel booking in London by at least one month starting from February 6th 2017. This means that the earliest Mr. Buhari would make it back to Nigerian soil is in early March.

However, our sources revealed that some members of the president’s inner political circle continue to pressure Mr. Buhari’s doctors in the UK to allow him to return to Abuja, even if for a short time, in order to give the impression that his recovery was on course. We understand that the UK doctors have so far resisted the pressures, stating that it would be professionally irresponsible of them to clear Mr. Buhari at this stage to take up the demands of the Presidency. “I understand that the doctors [in the UK] have made it clear that Mr. President’s flight back to Nigeria could complicate things for him,” one source said.

Another group of Mr. Buhari’s supporters have asked the ailing president to authorize his doctors to address the Nigerian people directly about his health situation. However, members of the president’s inner cabinet have staunchly opposed this disclosure, arguing that, since Mr. Buhari had handed over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, there was no need to make further revelations since the VP has been vested with all the constitutional powers to run Nigeria.

Some political figures, particularly governors of some northern states, have been spending extending times in London and making efforts daily to meet with the ill president. However, such meetings with Mr. Buhari have also become difficult to arrange since the ailing president’s doctors have cautioned against his meeting and smooching with visiting politicians, citing the significant drain on his already low energy. “The doctors have become very stern in restricting access to him [President Buhari],” said one source. “As a result, so many of the visiting politicians do not even get to see Mr. Buhari before returning to Nigeria empty handed,” he added.

As SaharaReporters earlier revealed, President Buhari’s doctors in the UK have recommended that he would need at least a period of four months away from power to receive the full regimen of treatment for his several health challenges. A source said the president was undergoing therapy related to his prostate, declining to be more specific. A different source disclosed that the treatment had partially affected President Buhari’s voice, at one point making it almost impossible to hear him.

During the week, there were rumors in Abuja that President Buhari would attend the inauguration of President Adams Barrow in the Gambia. But one source at the Presidency dismissed the rumor as “a ruse raised by some members of a cabal who are determined to see that their power is not whittled down.”

Two of our sources disclosed that President Buhari’s health issues were of a chronic nature, adding that it was unlikely that the ailing president would ever be in a position to meet the full demands of his office whenever he returns to the country. “He is going to need regular trips abroad for ongoing treatment,” one stated.

MY VISION FOR NDI ANAMBRA

"Part of my vision for our beloved state, Anambra, is to replicate the extraordinary success l have achieved in my private businesses by cashing into the abundant potentials and opportunities in the state and insisting on character and accountability to create wealth, job opportunities and all round SUSTAINABLE development.

I have been blessed with the creativity and capacity to make Anambra state a model state in self-reliance on SECURITY, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, POWER, EDUCATION/EMPOWERMENT(SHAPE).

I therefore urge all of you to join me in building a virile state. Together, Anambra Can Be Better"- Mr. Godwin Ezeemo (Achinagbaraoha)
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ANAMBRA CAN BE BETTER MEDIA TEAM

BUHARI AIDES CALL LONDON POLICE TO ARREST GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST

Security staff at the Abuja House in London yesterday called in policemen to arrest a correspondent of The Guardian who was on the premises to see President Muhammadu Buhari and possibly interview him.

When the correspondent told a member of staff at the Abuja House, the official residence of the Nigerian High commissioner to the United Kingdom, yesterday afternoon that he had come to see the president, he replied: “As far as I’m concerned, he’s not here.”

At 2:50 p.m., when a black Mercedes jeep arrived, the occupant sitting by the driver rolled down the glass and asked the The Guardian correspondent, “why are you here?” “When I told him that l was a reporter with The Guardian and l had come to see if the president was there and to interview him, he looked quite irritated and replied angrily: ‘he’s not here, you can’t see anybody here.’ “

Former GMD NNPC Wants His Seized Money Back

N3bn Loot: Give Me Back My Money, Yakubu Tells Court
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Erstwhile Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Kano to order the Federal Government to return to him, over N3billion that was found in his home in Kaduna.
Yakubu, in a motion on notice with suit number FHC/ICN/CS/24/2017, filed by his lead counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, asked the court to set aside the forfeiture order that granted FG ownership of the money which was discovered by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 9.
Specifically, he wants the court to set aside the order and return the $9,772,800 and £74,000,000 which he said belongs to him.
The former NNPC boss insisted that the court lacked the jurisdiction to grant FG ownership of his money.
According to him, the court, was bereft of the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the motion that culminated to the forfeiture order since it related to a crime that was alleged committed in Abuja.
Raji, SAN, contended that going by section 45 of the Federal High Court Act, an offence should be tried only by a court exercising jurisdiction in the area or place where the offence was committed.
“No aspect of the perceived offence in respect of which the Order of February 13, 2017 was made, was committed within the Kano judicial division of this Honourable Court”, Raji argued.
He further maintained that FG lacked the locus-standi to seek the interim order of the court granted on February 13.
“By Section 28 of the EFCC Act, only the commission, i.e. the EFCC has the vires to seek an order for the interim forfeiture of property under the Act.
“The power of this Honourable Court to make interim forfeiture order(s) pursuant to sections 28 & 29 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004 (herein after referred to a “EFCC Act”) is applicable ONLY to alleged offences charged under the EFCC Act and not to offences cognizable under any other law.
“The ex-parte order of this honourable court dated February 13, 2017, was made in respect of alleged offences under the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission Act (herein after “ICPC Act”) and not the EFCC Act as prescribed by section 28 & 29 thereof.
“The conditions precedent to the grant of an interim forfeiture order under sections 28 & 29 of the EFCC Act were not complied with by the Applicant (FG) before the Order was made”, he submitted.
Besides, he argued that the combined effect of sections 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act was that a charge alleging infractions against the provisions of the EFCC Act ought to be brought against a suspect before the powers of the court under cections 28 & 29 of the EFCC Act, to order interim forfeiture of property, could be activated.
He insisted that without a formal charge, no prima-facie evidence could be established in order for the provisions of section 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act to be activated.
“In the instant case, no charge was brought against the Respondent/Applicant before the provisions of section 28 and 29 of the EFCC Act were activated to grant the ex-parte Order of February 13, 2017”, he stated.
Yakubu was Group Managing Director of the NNPC between 2012 and 2014. He was sacked by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for alleged insubordination and corruption.
EFCC operatives raided his house situated in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State, following a tip-off by a whistle-blower. The agency disclosed that it discovered the sum of $9.7m and £74,000 that Yakubu hid in a fireproof safe inside the house.
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THE SM JURY TO HOLD AT THE U.S EMBASSY-REGISTER NOW 6TH FEBRUARY 2017.

The Panelists to speak at the fourth of the SM Jury has been unveiled. For the first time, American Investor and Managing Director of Tech-Stars in Atlanta, Tyler Scriven will join Nigerian thoughts leaders to impact knowledge during the Social Media Week on Tuesday 28th February, 2017 at the Information Resource Center of the U.S Embassy in Lagos.

MIRAL PHARM REDEEMS PLEDGE OF 2MILLION NAIRA WORTH OF FIRST AID BOXES TO APLSCD

                                                             By Augustus Bill

Miral Pharm. Ltd. One of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Africa has set the pace of becoming the first indigenous pharmaceutical company to throw their strong weight behind the cause of the sickle cell sensitization campaign after they redeemed their pledge of over 2 million naira worth of Surgically equipped first Aid Boxes to the sickle cell group.

The company, who are also the manufacturers of Ravimal, an anti-malaria drug, has confirmed the possibility, and set the path of a strong partnership between social service groups and pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria.

Entreating a word to politicians of Anambra North extraction

Rowland Odegbo

Perhaps there is no better time than now to appeal for understanding among disparate political interests in the state, especially those in Anambra North senatorial zone. This appeal becomes necessary in the light of the current scramble for the 2017 governorship position among politicians from the zone. 

ANAMBRA 2017: IT IS NOT BY HUMAN MIGHT

By Ifeanyi Afuba

How will the contest of Anambra State’s 2017 governorship process play out? The predictions are gradually coming and expectedly, some are profound, some pedestrian. In this regard, one observes that a highly, if not, absolute materialistic conception of Nigeria’s politics is widely shared by ordinary citizens and politicians alike. But it is my submission that this interpretation is stunted and misguided to the extent of seeking to divinize man, mortalize God as well as ousting his jurisdiction in the temporal affairs of man. 

APC Revalidation Exercise Update in Anambra

Following the commencement of the APC registration/ re-validation exercise in Anambra, it can be reliably gathered that certain big wigs interested in vying for the party's flag in the forthcoming guber polls in the state have been succesfully registered by the Chris Akomas led team.

The exercise which was flagged off on Friday, the 27th of January 2017 commenced first with the registration of stakeholders by the panel.

Eminent personalities like Senator Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister for Labour, Engineer Bart Nwibe, Chief George Moghalu, Dr. Obinna Uzoh, Hon. Tony Nwoye and Senator Andy Uba were formally registered as members of the APC

Senator Ngige, the leader of the party had his membership revalidated  by the commitee when they called upon him at his Alor Country home . Next was Chief George Moghalu, " present  National Auditor of the party and a gubernatorial hopeful. Moghalu had his membership revalidated as he alongside Nwibe have been long standing party faithfuls.

This was then followed with
revalidation of Engineer Bart Nwibe's membership of the party, Nwibe  a guber hopeful and a prominent stakeholder of the party had his membership revalidated at exactly 2. 15 am.

The exercise however confirmed the stories making the rounds that Senator Andy Uba, a sitting senator who had won his election on the platform of the PDP was set to cross over into the APC. Prior to his registration which took place at exactly 4 a.m in the early hours of the 28th of January, there were speculations making the rounds that the Uga born senator was set to dump his old party for the APC in order to enable him contest for the party's flag.

Although the process is still ongoing, one does not need a prophet to foretell that with the registration/ revalidation of these pg big wigs, the guber primaries of the APC will surely be no childs play.

Ex Deputy Governor urges youth to build character

Former Deputy Governor of Abia State Dr Chris Akomas, has called on

the youths in Anambra State to be good ambassadors of their state in
all their endeavours, by combining both character and learning , even
when no one is watching



Akomas  spoke to a cross-section of young nominees for the

registration exercise of APC in Awka , at a training session organized
by the party in Olivia Montage Hotels, Awka  yesterday.