MASSIVE PURGE IN THE NIGERIA ARMY

Army sacks Generals, other senior officers in massive purge

The Nigerian Army on Friday announced that it had sacked “quite a number” of very high-ranking officers, adducing “service exigencies” as reason for the exercise.

A statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, noted that the officers involved were mainly of the rank of Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels.

Ripples Nigeria gathered that the bulk of officers kicked out from service were those allegedly fingered in the $15 billion arms scandal and who are currently standing trial before regular courts in the country.

The statement from the Nigerian Army failed to mention the names of officers involved in the purge. It reads in part:

“The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that quite a number of senior officers of the Nigerian Army were retired from service yesterday.

“Those retired were mainly some Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels and a Major.

“Their retirement was based on Service exigencies. It should be recalled that not too long ago some officers were investigated for being partisan during the 2015 General Elections.

“Similarly, the investigation by the Presidential Committee investigating Defence Contracts revealed a lot.

“Some officers have already been arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Army invited Nigerians not to read the release out of context and admonished its men to remain apolitical and professional at all times.

Others allegedly had one or two roles to play in the procurement of army equipment and other logistics and may have been indicted by the Chief of Army Staff’s Committee that investigated arms, logistics and other procurements dating back to the tenure of former COAS, Generals Owoye Azazi, Abdurahman Dambazau, Azubuike Ihejirika and KTJ Minimah.

It was gathered that some of those affected include Major General MY Ibrahim, a former GOC 7 Division, Maiduguri, Major General Fatai Ali, a former Chief of Training and Operations, Army Headquarters, Major General Ilo, GOC 2  Division, Ibadan, Major General SD Aliyu, former DA China, Brig-General Lawson, Defence Adviser China, Brigadier General Mustapha Onoiveta, a  former ADC to  the late President Yar’Adua, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdusalami, Brigade Commander, Jos, Brigadier General Bello, Acting Director, Operations, and former ADC to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col Ojogbane Adegbe.

Courtesy: ripples nigeria

HOW OBJ, OTHERS STOPPED PMB FROM NAMING LOOTERS.

How Obj, others stopped Buhari from naming looters

President Muhammadu Buhari had some weeks ago hinted he was going to name those who had looted the nation’s treasury on Democracy day.

This was to convince skeptical Nigerians that his government is fighting corruption.

However, the day came and went by, but Nigerians were not told the identity of those stealing away their common patrimony.

Though the government said it was constrained by legal exigencies, Ripples Nigeria gathered that there were also political exigencies involved that put a stop to the planned naming and shaming of the looters.

It was learnt that some political heavyweights waded in to analyse the collateral risks of such venture to the President.

Led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ripples Nigeria gathered that the politicians explained to Buhari that naming looters might set the nation on fire.

A source in the presidency said: “You know these looters have hangers-on and beneficiaries that are willing to die for them.

“The truth is that corruption is the biggest industry in this country. Now, if you name the looters, you are fighting an entrenched cabal and this government can do without such battle for now.”

He also noted that the mood of the nation is not disposed to naming looters, with many Nigerians complaining of cash crunch.

“You are aware some people have started saying we should bring back Jonathan and corruption because of hunger in the land.

“Nigerians don’t care about looting as long as some crumbs get to them. So, realising this, we had to tell the President he will set the nation ablaze by such gigantic move.”

Buhari, it was learnt, also received advice from Obasanjo to jettison the idea so as not to trigger off a mob action that government cannot handle.

“If you name looters, Nigerians will go after them and we might not be able to handle the mob action,” Obasanjo reportedly told the President.

It was further gathered that the anti-corruption agencies also advised against the move, opting instead that the figures of recovered loots should be released.

The EFCC and ICPC reportedly told the Presidency it was better to secretly recover loots from affected former government officials who are cooperative than name looters and risk serious resistance.

Courtesy: https://ripplesnigeria.com

ABACHA DID NOT LOOT - MAJ. AL-MUSTAPHA

 

Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has described the raging noise about Abacha’s loot by successive governments as a hoax and deliberate attempt by some powerful individuals to smear his name even in death.

Al-Mustapha who made the declaration at a media interaction at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, explained that the monies being talked about were kept in foreign accounts to stave off the threat of sanction against the then military government by the international community in order that Nigeria could remain afloat.

The decision to do this, he said, was taken after due consultations with the relevant stakeholders. “During the time of Abacha, sanctions were threatened upon Nigeria. And at the request of some notable Nigerians, including traditional rulers, key politicians, and businessmen from the North and South, some modalities were taken to allow some monies to be saved in some foreign accounts abroad so that when sanctions come, that money will be able to keep Nigeria afloat. At that time, Chief Tom Ikimi, was the foreign affairs minister.

“These stakeholders can still testify to what that money was meant for. And I can remember many of the big men who attended the Abuja meeting where this decision was taken. They were many that the council hall in the Villa could not contain them. There are many big men you can ask to get all these issues.

“The lodgments will show whether those monies were kept in his name before he became Head of State, and whether the monies were kept in his name after he became Head of State,” he added.
He accused those he described as untouchable Nigerians who Abacha had to deal with in the face of the mounting opposition against his government of being responsible for the smear campaign.

“Gen Abacaha is dead, but those on whose toes he had stepped upon decided to invest in smearing his name. In Nigeria, over the decades, there were some Nigerians who were bigger than the law, bigger than security agencies, bigger than government in Nigeria. But during Abacha’s tenure, in the course of trying to remove him from office violently, Abacha had to defend himself and he allowed the law to take its course. Some notable Nigerians were arrested, they were tried and they never took it in good faith. They have still not forgiven Abacha even at death,” he declared.

According to him, the establishment of PTF (Petroleum Trust Fund) still remains a good testimony of the vision and prudency Abacha brought into the management of the nation’s resources during his regime.

“A that time, oil was $7 yet policies were taken, including PTF so that Nigeria could grow. Little as I was then, I created PTF and it worked,” he said.

Al-Mustapha challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to explain to Nigeria what he did with over $7 billion left behind by the late Abacha.

DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

 

COULD YOU EVER IMAGINE THIS WAS POSSIBLE?

PLEASE SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN

A good education provides students with everything they need to excel in their careers and life in general. Someone with a decent education is more enlightened and fulfilled with a more improved character and outlook on life.

 Educated people have more opportunities for advancement, with better education in K-12 schools offering more opportunities for higher education. The knowledge is only the beginning of the benefits to getting a good education, whether it is preliminary, secondary or college-level schooling.

A good education is the first step to building a stable career. Employers tend to offer higher wages to employees that have better education, and many more jobs are available to those with college education. Similarly, more career opportunities are open to those who commit the time and energy to furthering their education.

On a societal level, increasing the amount of available education leads to improved average income and a higher quality of life, according to the Global Partnership for Education.

Research shows that children start learning as infants, long before they ever begin school. The studies say parents are children’s first and most influential teachers—whether we want to be or not!

        Our children know us and trust us. They learn from us. They look to us as role models. Children’s Christian values, their habits, their likes and dislikes are most influenced by their parents. The same is true for children’s interests, their religious faith, their attitudes about learning and other people, even the words they learn. Parents have the most influence on all these things.

        It’s sobering, but true, that the qualities that will determine how successful children will be in school and in life are influenced most by their parents. Our challenge is to find ways to spend time, lots of undivided attention time, with our children. Then we need to be the best influence we can be on our children during the time we spend with them.

        Making the time usually involves sacrifice and tough choices. But it’s worth it. The time we spend with children now will pay big dividends for the rest of their lives, here and in eternity—and ours. It’s hard to say that about anything else we might choose to do with our time.

        It sounds odd, but it’s true—finding time takes time. It’s worth it to spend an hour or so reviewing and improving your schedule. Kids can benefit from doing this. The following steps will help:

©      Share time in God’s Word. Talk about their Savior. Review memory work. Hold regular family devotions. If your children see you are really serious about their faith life, it will be important to them also.

©      List your priorities. Chances are your family is number one. Other priorities may include work, school, friends, exercise, and relaxation.

©      Study your schedule. Does it reflect your priorities? If family comes first, for example, you should be spending more time at home than anywhere else.

©      Set specific goals. Decide how you will find time for the things that matter most. For example, “I will eat dinner with my family four nights a week.”

©      Change your schedule. Cut back on the activities that interfere with your goals. This can be difficult, especially if it requires making sacrifices and working less. It helps to remember that kids would rather (even though they might not admit it) have more time with parents than more material things.

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ON THE ISSUE OF CO-HABITATION!!!

Are couples who live together
MARRIED before God?

An article in Psychology Today warned against couples living together prior to taking their marriage vows. The article pointed out that couples who live with each other prior to marriage have double the risk of getting a divorce versus those who do not. According to their findings, couples who cohabited before marriage generally had lower quality relationships and were less satisfied in the marriage than those who first got married and then started to live together.

In spite of these observations, the article stated that 30 or 40 or so years ago living together was rare and still frowned upon by society. Today, however, millions of couples live with each other without being married.

"Some evidence indicates that women have less control over the progress of the cohabiting relationship . . . Cohabiting men may carry their uncertainty forward into marriage, with destructive consequences."

The article also quoted a study that found that men who lived with their mate BEFORE they got married were generally less commitment to the relationship versus couples who did live together pre-marriage.

The concept that couples living together who have sex are married before God is widely believed in some religious circles. It has merit in the sense that the married state is a relationship initiated by the Creator and is His choice for all of mankind. Most cultures, indeed, are predominantly monogamous - one man married to one woman, and for life.

In a discussion on divorce, Jesus agreed with this, going on to say "What God has joined man should not separate" (Matthew 19:6). Note - not whom but what God has joined. The state of marriage is God's choice, He ordained the marriage relationship. He does not individually enter into every marriage! All marriages in the divine economy are to be monogamous and for life. Increasingly, however, human frailty fails to comply - thus forfeiting the full value of the marriage relationship.

Marriage is a coming together of a man and a woman to complete one another, to become "one flesh" (Genesis 2:24) - emotionally, intellectually, spiritually as well as sexually. Clearly the latter is important, for among God's initial instructions to the first couple was to "be fruitful and multiply." It is through the enlargement of the human race that God's purpose for humanity is fulfilled - for we all have the potential to become sons and daughters of the Almighty. Marriage, then, is not to be taken lightly. This has been recognized through the millennia, and, to 'cement' the union, it is usually surrounded by elaborate, public ceremony with commitment to permanence and enforced by social norms. The breakdown of this pattern, especially in the Western world, has contributed to the decadence and decay of our civilization. It can be seen, then, that sexual union by itself is far removed from an authentic - and Godly - marriage. The evidence above suggests mere cohabitation falls short on all counts. But what of fornication? The Greek word porneia is in the New Testament translated so. In essence it is all forms of illicit sexual activity - in or out of marriage. (Any behavior that falls short of divine standards is 'illicit'.) Anyone who promiscuously persists in habitually having multiple sexual partners is a 'fornicator' (elsewhere translated 'whoremonger'), and is until repentance excluded from God's Kingdom. When such practices are permanently abandoned, they can, in Christ, be forgiven. It is doubtful that a heterosexual couple in a stable cohabitation situation is guilty of 'fornication' - though it falls short of the glory of God, and does not reflect the divine purpose of commitment to a life-long marriage.