In case you missed the inauguration of the nation’s newest
leaders, President Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Mega
StarNews brings to you all the glitz, glamour and colourful happenings at the liberation
day.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
President Buhari seeks Europe, U.S. support for Nigeria’s development
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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will seek the
support of Europe, America and Nigeria’s neighbours in tackling the
unemployment and security problems confronting the country.
Buhari gave the indication on Friday in his remarks at the
inauguration Gala Night held at the Banquet hall of the Presidential Villa.
He said that his administration would focus on agriculture
and mining to engage the unemployed youths who form more than 60 per cent of
the population.
``I ask Nigerians to please bear with us; a lot of damage
has been done,’’ he said.
He said that he had lost elections in the past three times
and gone to the tribunal with the help of Nigerians, but that he was happy that
the will of Nigerians made his victory possible this time around.
Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari
Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu
Buhari at his swearing-in on May, 29, 2015
I am immensely grateful to God, who has preserved us to
witness this day and this occasion.
Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to
celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their
commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture.
Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the
determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have
today a truly democratically elected government in place.
I would like to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his
display of statesmanship in setting a precedent for us that has now made our
people proud to be Nigerians wherever they are. With the support and
cooperation he has given to the transition process, he has made it possible for
us to show the world that despite the perceived tension in the land we can be a
united people capable of doing what is right for our nation.
Together we co-operated to surprise the world that had come
to expect only the worst from Nigeria. I hope this act of graciously accepting
defeat by the outgoing president will become the standard of political conduct
in the country.
I would like to thank the millions of our supporters who
believed in us even when the cause seemed hopeless. I salute their resolve in
waiting long hours in rain and hot sunshine to register and cast their votes
and stay all night if necessary to protect and ensure their votes count and
were counted.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Surprising: Buhari shuns presidential pre-inauguration Jumat service, quietly jets out to UK
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| President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari |
The president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari took many by
surprise on Friday as he was disappointedly absent at the special Friday
service to mark the beginning of a weeklong activities of his inauguration next
week.
Journalists who were invited to cover the ceremony had
gathered but to the chagrin of everyone, Buhari was not sighted anywhere around
the crowded mosque.
No official reason was given for his absence at the mosque.
However, it began to dawn on many that the news report
earlier by an online news medium, Shaharareporters that Buhari had jetted out
of the country to the United Kingdom, UK, in early hours of Friday morning was
actually true, when former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives
Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar stepped out of the mosque and announced
that he was Buhari’s representative at the special service.
Femi Adesina: This time next week
Perhaps my worst day ever was August 27, 1985, when the
military coup that ousted Major General Muhammadu Buhari from power was
announced. Major General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, then the Chief of Army
Staff, supplanted his boss in office, and held that position for eight years.
Buhari went into the valley of life, and stayed there for
many years. Even his marriage and home suffered terribly. But in 1989, he
picked up the pieces of marital life again, marrying pretty and winsome Aisha
from Adamawa State.
Also in 2003, the man from Daura, in Katsina State, took the
gauntlet by running for the county’s number one position, on platform of the
then All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP). He ran again in 2007, in 2011, and also
in 2015. He finally won, and this time next week, he would be inaugurated as
President.
This Time Next Week. That is the title of a 1964 book by
Leslie Thomas, which I read well over 30 years ago. The book deals with the
escapades of some young boys growing up in an orphanage, and what a rib cracking
volume it is. I read it over and over again.
Stakeholders, LAMATA endorse Ikorodu BRT extension project implementation
With the successful completion of the of the much publicised
N30 billion expansion work on the 13.5 kilometre Mile12 to Ikorodu Road
project, stakeholders are expressing relief and optimism as the Lagos
Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is set to roll out 400 buses to
service the new route. Adejuwon Osunnuyi writes.
For the residents of Ikorodu town of Lagos state, they seem
to have every cause to be delighted. With the successful completion of the much
publicised N30 billion expansion work on the 13.5 kilometre Mile12 to Ikorodu
Road project, as expected, the nightmare they have been experiencing over the
years over persistent traffic snarl seem to be over.
Basking in the euphoria of the successful completion of the
road expansion project, at an enlarged stakeholders meeting organised by the
promoter of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT ) extension project along the Mile
12-Ikorodu town axis, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA),
stakeholders mainly from Ikorodu expressed optimism and support for the
project.
Children who stay indoors risk Myopia, says Ophthalmologists
Ophthalmologists have revealed that children who spent more
time staying indoors were more likely to develop myopia than their peers who
played outdoors.
Myopia or Nearsightedness is the most common refractive
error of the eye, and it has become more prevalent in recent years.
According to the experts, myopia was very common and could
occur in children between the ages of four and 12 years.
N1.1bn subsidy-fraud: EFCC re-arraigns 3 oil marketers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Friday re-arraigned three oil marketers--- Opeyemi Ajuyah, Abdullahi Alao and
Olarenwaju Olalusi-- over an alleged N1.1 billion fuel-subsidy fraud.
The defendants were charged before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of
an Ikeja High Court.
They were re-arraigned on an amended eight-count charge
alongside their companies--- Majope Investment Ltd., and Axenergy Ltd.
Boko Haram: Reject abortion option for 214 rescued pregnant women, group urges FG
The Director-General, Project for Human Development (PHD), Mr
Jerry Okwuosa, on Friday urged the Federal Government to declare the plight of
rescued pregnant women a national emergency.
Okwuosa, who made the call in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said the government should also reject the
proposed abortion option.
The PHD director-general was reacting to the abortion option
by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Ireland votes on legalising gay marriage
A report said on Friday in Dublin that people are to vote
Yes or No to an amendment to the constitution which states, “Marriage may be
contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to
their sex.”
It said polling stations opened at 7am and are scheduled to
remain open until 10pm.
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