"Buhari Shouldn't Push Dasuki To Say All"

Buhari Shouldn’t Push Dasuki To Say All

– Abdulsalam, LP chair

The National chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, in this interview with Vanguard criticised the 2016 Budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the N6.08 trillion proposal as unrealisable. Alhaji Abdulsalam also bares his mind on recent happenings in the country. Excerpts:

What is your reaction to the budget, of N6.08 trillion presented by the President before the National Assembly?  
The budget presented by President Buhari to the National Assembly does not make sufficient meaning to people like us. On what basis did the budget of N6.08trillion come about? Buhari told us that he met an empty treasury, so from what is he basing the budget of N6.08 trillion?
Why is Lai Mohammed crying everyday that Jonathan did this, Jonathan did that? We were aware that Jonathan did this, Jonathan did that and that was why when they called for a change. Nigerians voted for change. But today they keep on hammering on Jonathan and PDP. I think if they don’t have anything to do, if their agenda is not strong enough, we need to address certain issues with regards to Buhari and the APC.
I do not see to which extent this budget will not create additional problem, additional suffering to Nigerian people.

Additional problem

But I want to tell you the fact, it is clear that General Buhari who knows nothing about the economy, has no economic team that can address fundamentally the issue of the enormous economic situation in Nigeria.

He has no economic team?

He has no economic team. First he has no knowledge of economy at all and secondly he has no sound economic team that can fundamentally address the economic situation of Nigeria, else they will take us backward and it will be dangerous and it will terrible.

What is your stance on the fight against corruption?

And the corruption, the fighting of corruption by Buhari and the APC is discriminatory, it is sectional, it is selective and it is unguided because what is the difference between the ways Obasanjo fought corruption, Jonathan fought corruption and Buhari is fighting corruption. In Buhari’s own, the situation is worse because he is fighting them either you didn’t support him or you jailed him when he was in the military or you intercepted him when he was in the military.

So the corruption team by Buhari is not guided by any principle, it is just guided by selfishness, by self aggrandizement; they just want to punish people for the sake for punishing them. Did you ever hear anywhere in the world, where you subject security into this kind of disgracing insult. Buhari has no, if he has, he has no advisers or he doesn’t listen to advice.

What do you say about the evidence so far of the money paid through the office of the NSA, the Arms scandal?
The paid money to the NSA man, also the NSA man said he gave Buhari car, so what are they telling us. And you know the man said if he opens up, he will open up canker worms. So leave that aspect of NSA because it is not good for our image, it is not good for our security; no nation ever subjects its security to this kind of thing. And it is not done with sincerity of purpose, it is for selfishness, you want to create something out of the man.

But is that how security fund in other parts of the world is utilised?
We are hearing from one side, we have not heard from the man. Let the judgment commence openly. Let us hear from the other side, that is just the practicality of the situation.

Was security fund in the past used for campaign?
You see, security vote was never subjected to questioning. You can use security vote for media, you can use security vote for whatever but it has never happened in the history of Nigeria that people are questioned on how security votes are spent.

Let me ask you, is it only security votes that is the problem? What is the situation in NNPC? What is the situation with the state governors who carted our money away?

There is a difference between the security vote and money earmarked for arms to fight insurgency.

That is what I said, that is what you heard from the APC people or PDP people, we want to hear from the man both the former president and Dasuki.

Let’s hear from Dasuki himself in court openly. Did they give you $2.1billion dollars? What did you do with it? Who and who touched it?

Davido vs Babymama: Pop Star Storms NAPTIP Office, Says It's Family Affair

Davido vs Babymama: Popstar Storms NAPTIP Office, Says It’s Family Affair

There are indications that the Hip-Hop star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his Babymama, Sophia Momodu,  are already working with the National Agency for the Prohibition in Trafficking of Persons, NAPTIP,  in order to resolve the feud over the custody of their baby, Imade, repots Vanguard.

A source from the agency told Vanguard, yesterday, that the warring parties are cooperating with the agency to end the face-off as soon as possible.

This is coming on the heels of the 23-year-old pop singer’s visit to the Lagos State office of NAPTIP, yesterday. His father, Dr. Deji Adeleke was said to have stormed the NAPTIP office earlier in the week. So also were Dele Momodu and Sophia.

Though the details of Davido’s meeting with the officials of the agency are yet to be ascertained, it was, however, gathered that the pop star arrived the office of NAPTIP at 11:07a.m., yesterday.

When contacted on the telephone, Davido, who was recently hospitalised due to stress, declined to comment on the outcome of his visit to the NAPTIP office, insisting that it was a family affair and a personal problem.

However, speaking on a condition of anonymity, a source from the NAPTIP office, told Vanguard, yesterday, that the agency is still investigating the matter.

“I cannot tell you the outcome of the meeting because the agency is still investigating the matter and the parties involved are cooperating with us. We are talking about the future of a child here, and everything has to be done to protect the child,” the source said.

It will be recalled that Sophia, through her lawyers, yesterday, requested the original copy of the alleged medical report that Davido published during the week from Clina Lancet laboratory.

The singer had alleged that a pathology test was conducted, in which it was determined that his daughter, Imade, was fed with breast milk contaminated with cannabis.

Meanwhile, in a series of tweets, Monday, Sophia, who is also a relation of the publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, challenged both Davido and his family to publish the alleged medical report, stating that she took cannabis which had infected her seven-month old baby.

Davido, last Sunday, rebuffed claims by his estranged lover, Sophia Momodu on the circumstances surrounding the removal of their daughter, Imade, from Sophia’s custody.

In a statement released, yesterday,  by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, the body urged the parties to sheathe their swords and use constructive and private means to find lasting resolution so as to respect and edify the constitutional dignity and fundamental human rights of the little baby.

“We have observed with considerable trepidation and disappointment the media brickbats and unnecessary spat between the highly successful celebrity musical performer known by his stage name of Davido and the high profile publisher and respected columnist/political activist, Chief Dele Momodu, over a child’s custody disagreement involving the musician; his erstwhile female companion, Ms Sophie, who is reportedly the cousin to Dele Momodu over a child, little baby of seven months, called Imade.”

Massive Killer "Eearthquakes" Expected In 2016

Massive Killer 'Mega Earthquakes' Expected In 2016

Massive earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or greater on the Richter scale could tear through the Himalayas - affecting millions. The region is already reeling from a powerful quake on Monday. Recent earthquakes in the region - Manipur 6.7 (Jan 2016), Nepal 7.3 (May 2015) and Sikkim 6.9 (2011) - have re-ruptured the plates that had already developed cracks during previous seismic activity. This has led to conditions which might trigger multiple powerful earthquakes.

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has warned of enhanced risk around the "ring of fire garlanding the entire of northern India, especially the mountains". Speaking to the Times of India, National Institute of Disaster Management director Santosh Kumar predicted a disaster of bigger magnitude, saying there is a "ring of fire garlanding the entire north India especially the mountains".

Roger Bilham, the seismologist of the University of Colorado, said: "The current conditions might trigger at least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude. "And if they delay, the strain accumulated during the centuries provokes more catastrophic mega earthquakes."

A powerful earthquake struck northeast India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to reach remote areas where people may be trapped hampered by severed power lines and telecommunication links. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.8 magnitude quake was 35 miles deep and struck 18 miles west of Imphal, capital of India's Manipur state, which borders Myanmar.

The pre-dawn quake killed six people in India and five in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said, while shockwaves were felt in the Himalayan nation of Nepal and as far away as the Myanmar city of Yangon, about 730 miles to the south.

Sex Robots Could Be "Biggest Trend" Of 2016 As More Lonely Humans Seek Mechanical Companiob

Sex Robots Could Be 'Biggest Trend Of 2016' As More Lonely Humans Seek Mechanical Companions

It might sound like the plot of a 1980s sci-fi film - but sex robots may actually be the biggest tech trend of 2016.

The popularity of the artificially human machines has grown directly in tandem with their realism.

And not only will people be having intimate relations with them - they may even fall in love with them too.

Dr Helen Driscoll, a leading authority on the psychology of sex and relationships, said 'sex tech' was already advancing at a fast pace.

Dr Driscoll, from the University of Sunderland says that robotic, interactive, motion-sensing technology is likely to become more and more central to the sex industry in the next few years.

"We tend to think about issues such as virtual reality and robotic sex within the context of current norms.

"But if we think back to the social norms about sex that existed just 100 years ago, it is obvious that they have changed rapidly and radically.

Robophilia may be alien now, but could be normal in the near future as attitudes evolve with technology.

"As virtual reality becomes more realistic and immersive and is able to mimic and even improve on the experience of sex with a human partner; it is conceivable that some will choose this in preference to sex with a less than perfect human being."

Dr Driscoll adds: "People may also begin to fall in love with their virtual reality partners."

It's not a new prediction, but the technology has improved at a quicker rate than may have been expected.

Back in 2007, artificial intelligence researcher David Levy from the University of Maastricht told LiveScience that people could be marrying robots - and consummating their vows - by 2050.

Although it might not appeal at first, he said, "once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon."

In his PhD thesis, Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners, Levy stated that the more human-like robots become in terms of personality, function and appearance, the more likely they are to form romantic partners for real people.

"It may sound a little weird, but it isn't.

"Love and sex with robots are inevitable."

Dr Ian Pearson even wrote in a report produced for online sex shop Bondara: “Brothels and strip clubs will soon include robots and they will be a specific fetish for some people, as well as a potentially cheaper replacement for real-life interaction

Odu Na Izuoha Agog For Aku Ruo Ulo Initiation

Odu Na Izuoha Agog For Aku Ruo Ulo Initiation

The small community of Odu Na Izouha on Saturday, January 2, 2016 came alive as over 70 young men who have come of age were initiated into manhood in a grand ceremony tagged Iwa Akwa. The event which witnessed a large turn-out of relations, friends and well-wishers of the initiatees, was incredibly colourful as long-flowing wrappers were twined around each of the young men as a symbol of attaining the age of responsibility whereby they should no longer go about nude like little kids.

Adressing the newly initiated men who are members of Aku Ruo Ulo No. 14 Age grade, the chairman of the occasion, Professor Zephrinus Njoku, admonished them to be of good behavior and responsible ambassadors of Odu Na Izuoha in particular and Nigeria in general.

Iwa Akwa is a tradition indigenous to many of the communities in Ahiazu-Mbaise LGA, Obowo, Mbano and their environs. For Odu Na Izuoha Autonomous Community in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA of Imo State, the ceremony was first staged by Uzodimma No. 8 Age Grade in the early 1980’S and has since gone from one age grade to another periodically.

Apart from becoming men who can be trusted with responsibility of ensuring that their community is well administered, the Iwa Akwa event symbolizes the assignment of significant role position to those initiated into manhood in the community.