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1. Dear candidate for the 2019 elections in Nigeria. Aristotle described courage as the first virtue, because it makes other virtues possible. Do you have the courage to imagine a developed Nigeria, to do what is right and to work to make it reality? #democracy #courage
2. This will be the 6th set of national elections since 1999. Not much has changed. Will next year’s elections really put us on the path to development? Or should we rather hold a referendum to discuss our future? Only cowardice would make us avoid the real issues. #democracy
3. Now is the time for freedom from colonisation by those without conscience in our elite class. Only courageous leadership will tweak our constitution and stop the wanton stealing of our resources. Without courage, you won’t make a difference. Do you have courage? #democracy
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1. Jesus saw a dimension to His life that was not a mere improvement on where He was. It was an evolution to the next level. He illustrated it with the multiplication of the seed (John 12:20-25) #MuchFruit
2. Making major shifts God’s way requires total dedication to God. And this dedication to God is a death and resurrection experience. #MuchFruit
3. Dedication to God is the surrender or yielding of one's life to God so that He can use it as He pleases, whether it is convenient or not. That is how a Christian moves to the much fruit dimension. #MuchFruit
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1. Gratitude is function of focus and it depends on who or what you are looking at. When we focus on the situation, we may not feel grateful but when we focus on God, the situation pales in significance. (Heb. 3:17-19) #Gratitude
2. Satan always tries to use what is not working to define us by shifting our focus off all that is working. #Gratitude
3. We must learn to thank God no matter what happens. Thanksgiving ensures that we stay in the centre of God’s will. (1st Thess. 5:18) #Gratitude
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Dear candidate for the 2019 elections in Nigeria. Some with good intentions have been elected, only to realise those in their cabinet only wanted to share money. Do you have the moral standing, vision and ability to persuade such to put the nation’s interest first? #election2019
What will you do about the ability of the average Nigerian to create wealth? Will you remove the obstacles on their path, including policies and practices, knowing that you will by so doing remove those obstacles for yourself, your children and their own children? #election2019
Fellow Nigerian, do you have the character and love for country that we demand of leaders? No one person can change a state or country. If we’re not made of the character we demand of leaders, they may achieve nothing, and the elections may be of no use after all. #election2019
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#Nigeria’s military used a speech by Donald Trump to justify shooting at protesters in October. We investigated what happened and uncovered that an elite battalion fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed marchers. nyti.ms/2GwdKAW
The military @HQNigerianArmy made several questionable claims:

1. The marchers blocked traffic.
2. The marchers attacked a military checkpoint with weapons and rocks.
3. Only 3 people were killed.
We reviewed hundreds of videos and pictures, went to the crime scene in #Abuja, interviewed survivors and talked to the military. Here’s how we did it - and what we found out.
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#Nigeria does not make or like #toys smh.

Africa exported $183.4m worth of toys led by the ff:

1. Tunisia: $70.3m
2. SA: $65.2m
3. Kenya: $11.2m
4. Morocco: $11.1m
5. Mauritius: $7.4m
6. Uganda: $5.8m
7. Madagascar: $4m
8. Chad: $1.2m
9. C.Verde: $1.1m
10. Zim: $936,000
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#Nigeria doesn't even like #toys smh.

Africa imported $1 billion worth of toys led by the ff:
1. SA: $459.4m
2. Morocco: $86.5m
3. Algeria: $78.5m
4. Egypt: $61.9m
5. Tunisia: $53.3m
6. Angola: $31.9m
7. Mauritius: $25.2m
8. Namibia: $20m
9. Djibouti: $18.5m
10. Libya: $15.4m
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140m Nigerians couldn't be #1.

Africa imported $40.1b worth of electronics led by the ff:
1. South Africa: $8.5 b
2. Egypt: $4.8 b
3. Morocco: $4.6 b
4. Algeria: $4 b
5. Tunisia: $2.7 b
6. Nigeria: $1.7 b
7. Ethiopia: $1.3 b
8. Ghana: $1.2 b
9. Kenya: $1.1 b
10. Angola: $1 b
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First things first, it is important to point out, again, that the news of both HSBC and UBS closing down what are essentially satellite offices in #Nigeria is really a non-issue.
HSBC for example, is cutting its branches in up to a quarter of the 67 countries it operates in last I checked, so again, that is not the issue.
What should terrify us is that in the last year, foreign direct investment into our country has plunged by a factor of 30%.

That is significant, and if #Nigeria were serious, there should be a cabinet level meeting, but no, meat-heads will be masturbating about "corruption".
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#NIGERIA: Tragic abduction and killing of Maj Gen Idris #Alkali (rtd), while traveling between #Abuja and Bauchi, adds to growing list of RETIRED GENERALS #kidnapped, shot or #killed, over last decade. The most notable cases…
2009: Maj Gen Peter #Ademokhai (rtd), ex-GOC 1 Division, ex-member, Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) was abducted at Iguoriakhi, Ovia North East LGA, Edo state, 23 April 2009; paid ransom, released after 2 days. Earlier, shot by robbers 9 April 1994, hospitalized for 8 months.
2007: Maj Gen Joseph Ayango #Aondo (rtd) was #killed in the federal capital, #Abuja, 14 June 2007. He had been chairman of the political campaign group, #Yar'Adua Associates, was seized at the entrance to his house, driven 5km on the Kubwa expressway, then shot dead in his car.
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PRESS STATEMENT

September 27, 2018

CDD Faults Ethical Lapses in Osun Rerun Poll.

#Osunrerun2018
#OsunRerun
@AfricaDemocracy
@inecnigeria
@Int_IDEA
@channelstv
@ChidiOdinkalu
#NigeriaDecides2019
#OSUNDECIDES2018
CDD has carefully observed the governorship rerun election in Osun State with a conclusion that the conduct of some key stakeholders clearly ran contrary to democratic norms & standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible #elections.
#Osunrerun2018
#OsunRerun
CDD notes that a number of the incidents recorded during the poll have undermined the sanctity of the vote and the overall credibility of the electoral process.
#Osunrerun2018
#OsunRerun
@inecnigeria
@daily_trust
@KDI_ng
#NigeriaDecides2019
@HamzyCODE
@SituationRoomNg
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#Nigeria the Budget Office put out 2017 fiscal accounts which showed that FY deficit came in at NGN3.8tr (3.3% of nom GDP) and above the 3% fiscal responsibility act. As usual revenues missed thanks to usual over-optimistic non-oil rev assumptions and higher JV payments
But interestingly, capex spending came in a record NGN1.44tr (1.3% of GDP and around 66% of target) with overall budget execution at 87% suggesting some credibility in implementation despite the costs driven by higher drawdowns by Works, Power and Housing
Debt service/revenues printed at 69% (adjusted for sinking fund payments to retire debt 60%) but up from the 47% in 2016. Overall debt tracked higher due to increasingly more expensive borrowings over the last three years - a derivative of CBN tightening.
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