₦airaland Forum

tk4rd:
Naija Go Better..

Nigeria go better when Police, DSS, SSS, Army and even the executive branch understands the true meaning of democracy and rule of law.

hyfr:
More built like a schools departmental unit than an airforce base. Okorocha should have done better

I'm not a fan of Okorocha in any ramification but i don't understand the criticisms, is it that people are finding it hard to comprehend what was written or are they criticizing for the sake of wanting to be relevant. This is an uncompleted building that work are still ongoing donated to 211 regiment group Air Force Base as an administrative office. It is an office.

0b10010011:
How can they come home, when the Afonja Land is the America they don't need a visa to get to.

They can't go anywhere, rather be second class citizens in Afonja land than to go start up from a glorified village called city in the East

You just close your mouth have you been to any city in southeast remove Lagos which was built collectively by Nigerians, southwest you will see the real picture of southwest and it will hit you that southwest are the same as Northeast.
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OkoYiboz:
How many states from the North West are in the list?

They claim to be Israeli today, Biafrans tomorrow, Nigerians when it is time to share money.

iPod yoots have dragged Nigeria to the Ecowas court, the ICJ, Donald Trump, Vladimir Outim and God-knows-where. They would get their own loans when the cases there have been determined.

You are questioning and make caricature of their cause but you close your mouth on all the injustices that are at the root of their cause. Yes we know southeast has the lowest poverty rate in Nigeria but we still have poor people. For equity sake why didn't they just select the beneficiaries from the six geopolitical regions.

Fremancipation:
Anambra is very lucky.

40 years ago when the massive gas well was discovered by shell, Nigerian government didn't care about gas or had any interest in utilizing it. If they did, they would have carved that part of anambra into Kogi or benue state the same way they carved parts of Abia state into rivers because of oil.

They also carved some parts of Imo state to River state in doing so Egbema was divided into two communities.

[quote author=40kobo77 post=53224287]Really?tell me more.[/quo





What will happen come 2023, A new party will be formed that northerners will abandon APC to seek a new alliance but not with the IGBOS. With the way things are in our country, Northerners will never vote in an Igbo president that is a fact. My people in APC who are dreaming for Igbo president come 2023 through APC, let me make it clear APC will be irrelevant come 2023 just watch and see.

KENNING2010:
http://punchng.com/buharis-health-president-address-nigerians-says-nlc/

When Obama go on vacation either he go to martha's Vineyard, Hawaii or Florida. Is only in Africa our leaders zoom to other western countries for vacation to spend time in luxury hotels and resorts and we will turn around to go to those counties looking to borrow money to be lavish on their counties and put the bounden on tax payers and their generation to come.

post=53098339:
Nigeria's Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has redeployed the National Association secretaries in respect of the names of secretaries for the Federations released today.


Here's the list of Nigerian Sports Federations and their new secretaries, as approved by Sports Minister Solomon Dalung:


Athletics: Kabiru Yusuf

Aquatics: Sani Mohammed

Badminton; Patience Okon.

Basketball; Osuoha Chinedu.

Boxing: Asiegbu. Chimezie

Chess: Bisi Azeez

Cricket: Akawo Amechi

Cycling; Davies Oludare

Darts: Ademola Okeyedun

Deaf sports: Agbabiaka Lukman

Fives; Abulude John oladayo

Football: Mohammed Sanusi

Golf: James Eakyns

Gymnastics; Amayo Ngozi

Handball: Nwose Nonye

Hockey: Rita Akande

Judo; Idaye Tony

Karate. Bola Adedeji

Kick boxing: Peter Njoku

Kung fu: Etim Udokang

Rowing and yatching: Bunmi Oluode

Rugby: Mohammed H. Maigidansanmo

Shooting: Oludukiya Emmanuel

Scrabble: Maikano Adamu

Squash: Aminu Samuel

Traditional Sports: Ademisoro Oluwasegun

Table tennis: Belewa Augustine

Tennis: Mariam Akande

Taekwondo: Oriss Taiwo Dennis

Volleyball/beach volleyball: Salisu Mamman

Weightlifting: Umar Lambu

Wrestling: Libata Abdullahi Ahmed

PARA SPORTS

Amputee Football: Javan Bernard

Para Athletics: Fabunmi Evelyn

Para Swimming: Enang Emmanuel

Para Table Tennis: Anusa Victor

Powerlifting; Paul Okocha

Wheelchair tennis; Abbas Wasilat

Wheelchair Basketball: Omagbemi Peter Ebony

Sitting Volleyball: Amadikwa Uchechi


http://www.newshelm.com/2017/01/sports-minister-dalung-redeploys-senior.html

You are the one to be redeployed master minister.

[quote author=GEJman post=53085956]Imo Air finally arrived[/quo





Misplaced priorities, please create good enabling environment like extending the length of the runway, good landing instrument and standard terminal building a good highway and good incentives a private operators we move in. Governments are not in the business of running businesses, that is my opinion.

14:
Mnet does not own the show, the show is owned by Endemol. They do everything, so Mnetafrica pays the lump sum to Endemol.

Please i need a clarification here, is it Big brother Nigeria or Big brother Africa.

Jayceon:
would you have called for the boycott if you were one of the contestants?

Me being a contestant has no play here, until someone like you open your eyes to see and understand the big picture. Let me ask you, will South Africans come to Nigeria shoot big brother South Africa? Anyway I'll not blame you that you are in support of it all, because you live in country that lack the knowledge on how to build a sustainable industries. South Africa didn't get to the level they are as a country today if they did not find their country worthy.

sugarbelly:
Well BB Naija kicked off yesterday, and Nigerians are already reacting to why the show, meant for Nigerians, is being shot in South Africa? Well, see their tweets and funny reactions below

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Source: http://www.latestamebonaija.com/2017/01/big-brother-nigeria-nigerians-react-as.html

I call all Nigerians to boycott the show.

Principe67:
Minister of Petroleum under former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke, has allegedly spoken out after a long silence concerning the accusations against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Here are the take-aways on the seven issues she spoke about:

1. THE $153.3MILLION ALLEGATION
I am deeply disturbed and bewildered by recent media reports (Premium Times Thursday 12 January, 2017 and other dailies about the same time) claiming that by virtue of an order of the Federal High Court, I have forfeited to the Federal Government, the sum of $153.3m which I purportedly stole from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

First and foremost, whilst the reasons for my being out of the country are public knowledge, the principle of fair hearing demands that I should have been notified of formal charges if truly there was a prima facie evidence or indictment against my person linking me with the said issue, so as to ensure that I had adequate legal representation. This was never done.

I wish to state that I cannot forfeit what was never mine. I do not know the basis on which the EFCC have chosen to say that I am the owner of these funds as no evidence was provided to me before the order was obtained and they have not in fact served me with the order or, any evidence since they obtained it.

In the face of the obvious falsification of facts and misinformation, it is only right and proper that the EFCC should publish the details of the $153.3M lodgements, the bank account numbers and the account beneficiaries, showing proof of my link to them. Having also alleged that the said $153.3M was ‘wired’ from NNPC, the EFCC should also publish details of the NNPC accounts from where the said $153.3 million was taken from, with proof that I authorized such a transaction/transactions acting either in my private capacity or, as The Honourable Minister of Petroleum.

Let me state for the record that as Minister of Petroleum, the operation and management of NNPC finances were outside my purview as outlined in both the Petroleum Act and the NNPC Act.

2. MALABU

With regards to the various news reports published in both the online and print media, insidiously inferring that I was indicted by Italian prosecutors for, as they put it, ‘ sharing in the Loot’ of the $1.3bn OPL 245 oil block deal that involved Malabu and the Joint Venture Multinational partners, ENI(AGIP) and Royal Dutch Shell. Let me once again State for the record, that this is another figment of the author’s imagination, which given the persistent bid to ensure my destruction and stick all of the Sins of the Corruption plagued Oil and Gas Sector of over the last 30years upon my head, probably emanated from the EFCC itself!

In 2010, shortly after I was appointed as Minister of Petroleum Resources, the issue of OPL 245 was brought to my attention. I looked into the case and immediately became aware of the inherent and long standing sensitivities around this issue. It became clear from the onset that this case was not within the direct purview of the Minister of Petroleum Resources but in the main was centered around issues of Law. By this time there was already an ICSID(International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) investigation and claims against the FGN running into billions of dollars. Therefore, we took directives from the Chief Legal Officer of the Nation; the Attorney General and Minister of Justice. In all of these matters due process was followed to the letter at all times.

3. THE ALJAZEERA REPORT - $18MILLION MANSION

On the 13th of June 2016, the EFCC once again took their well-trodden path to the media, this time claiming that they had ‘discovered’ a mansion in Asokoro, Abuja, worth $18million (approx. N9billion) which they purported to belong to me. The EFCC went to the extent of bringing in Aljazeera, an International TV Station, to air a damaging documentary against me in this regard, showing a particular residential building in Asokoro, Abuja, which they told Aljazeera belonged to me.

The EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, personally took the Aljazeera reporter to the building, alleging that it belonged to me. It has since become apparent that the house belongs to a company owned by Mr Kola Aluko.

Since the EFCC claims that the alleged $18million Asokoro property belongs to me, then they should kindly produce the ‘Authentic’ Certificate of Occupancy and Land Registry information and any other relevant information, as proof of my ownership of the property.

4. FAMILY HOME - YENEGOA, BAYELSA STATE

On the 9th November 2016, the EFCC visited our Family home in Yenegoa (Bayelsa State) as pre-agreed and they were escorted around the premises. I was therefore completely shocked to once again see my name sensationally splashed across the Front Pages of Newspapers and widely circulated on the internet, with blaring Headlines such as “EFCC UNCOVERS DIEZANI’S MULTI-BILLION NAIRA ESTATE” - Nation Newspaper, January 8, 2017 (Annex- 4A). There was absolutely nothing ‘Hidden’ or ‘Concealed’ about the home. I HAD DECLARED IT OPENLY as required by Law, in my Asset declaration forms (Annex-4B). Yet the EFCC have announced that they ‘Just Discovered’ my ‘Hidden Estate’! And labelled it a ‘Multi-Billion Naira Estate’! Even though they had been given the Bill of Quantities, showing actual amount spent.

It is accepted tradition across the length and breadth of Nigeria, for people to own country/hillage homes. Given the size of the land and the location of the compound, the buildings thereon cannot by any stretch of the imagination be a “Multi-Billion Naira” palatial estate, as the news mongers would want to portray

The EFCC were taken on a tour of the compound which consisted of a main house and two outhouses - An Obi (meeting bungalow) and a staff quarters(BQ) building - above which we built 3 guest rooms and a parlour. The only other 2 structures are the gate and generator houses. Construction began in late 2011 and was handled in phases. During the visit the EFCC was given the bill of quantities, which up until the time construction stopped in early 2015, due to my illness, was at approximately N394 million which was declared in the code of conduct documentation.

5. $700 Million Cash Found In My House

Stories were circulated by unscrupulous agents of calumny that the EFCC found a mind boggling $700million in cash in my home in Abuja. Would the videos of this $700 million cash discovery not have made good viewing? Or should those who recovered this money not tell the public where exactly the money has been kept? Perhaps the Central bank should corroborate that it is in custody of these monies allegedly found in my house? But then, it is now patently apparent that Nigerians are no longer easily led to believe fables and sensational untruths.

6. REALITY VERSUS FICTION

I would like to state for the record that I performed my duty as Minister of Petroleum Resources with the utmost sincerity and sense of responsibility, ensuring that all Nigerians irrespective of creed, gender or tribe enjoyed their rightful benefits from the Oil and Gas Sector.

$5.6 Billion LNG Dividend Fund

It is pertinent to note that at the end of my tenure, I left behind in the LNG dividend fund, for the incoming Administration, the sum of $5.6billion(five billion six hundred million US Dollars)(Annex-6A). I did this to ensure continuity in the crucial gas sector development which underpins the entire Power and Energy Sector and which was and still is, absolutely imperative for the Country’s current and future economic development.

Fuel Scarcity

It is on record, that I immediately took the issue of incessant fuel queues head-on and in my time as petroleum minister, Nigerians rarely experienced fuel shortages. These queues had long dominated our landscape, causing untold hardship to millions of ordinary Nigerians stuck in fuel queues for hours; like the bus driver who was unable to earn enough to go to the market, and the market woman who, therefore, earned less and so could not afford school fees. This example, though at the most basic level, caused a chain reaction which was replicated in various facets throughout the economy. So, on the macro economic level, the main benefit of ending the fuel queues was an immediate increase in GDP, reduction in inflation and easier facilitation and movement of people, goods and services, across the country.

The continuing effect of all these measures were that even in the most remote locations, Nigerians could buy and sell petroleum products.

THE MISSING $20 BILLION

In late 2013, NNPC was accused by the then CBN governor, of misappropriating first $49.8billion, then it changed to $12billion and finally it was said to be $20billion. And in the twinkling of an eye that accusation was turned around and directed at me, personally. I was accused of stealing/misappropriating the unfathomable amount of $20 billion.

In a CNN TV Interview in March 2015, the former CBN governor stated that “there was this gap of $20 billion after reconciliation between what NNPC exported and what it repatriated to the federation account and I raised a number of issues that I think have not yet been discussed and addressed sufficiently. One of them is billions of dollars being paid in kerosine subsidy without appropriation by the National Assembly and against a presidential order and we don’t know who authorised these payments yet. Nobody has owned up to say I authorised these payments, I made a mistake, it will stop…”. He, went on to say that…. “…It could be $20 billion at the end of the day, after reconciliation they could account for 10 or 12…”. So, as he pointed out, there was indeed a reconciliation that at first stage had begun to close the purported gap.

I made several attempts when we came into office in April 2010, to get to the real truth of the matter. Even before we came in the GMD who served under Rilwanu Lukman, Alhaji Barkindo, who is today the Secretary General of OPEC, had written to the then minister of Finance, Alhaji Muhktar, to enquire for clarity on the matter, to no avail(Annex-2B). Finally, I had to write to President Jonathan to get to the truth of the matter. President Jonathan pointed out that although he and President Yar’adua had wanted to cancel the entire issue of subsidies, the unions had objected and therefore the payment of subsidy had never been stopped. He directed that in the meantime we continue the payments but with the proviso that we prepare for complete deregulation as soon as possible(Annex-2C), which I of course moved to implement on Jan 1st, 2012.

Today, we all know that the PWC report that was published cleared me of any wrong doing and no one up till now has been able to controvert the PWC report, nor has anyone been able to show that the $20 billion is actually, or was ever, missing. In addition, the Makarfi-led committee in the Senate of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a series of publicly-held hearings, also vindicated me on the matter of the purportedly missing funds.

At end December 2011, I directed PPPRA to move for complete deregulation, to rid the Oil & Gas sector of the speculators, the bloated middlemen and the parasitic influence of Godfatherism. This was in an attempt to create a far less corruptible system as it was quite clear that the intended benefits of the Subsidy system were not reaching the masses but were being hijacked by unscrupulous middlemen cabals. And finally, to allow the true market factors of supply and demand to come into play….. And as you all know, the country pushed back against it. Even after that, in early January 2012, I sought the permission and received the approval, of President Jonathan to write to EFCC asking that they please come in and investigate the entire Subsidy program and the fraudulence embedded in it(Annex-2D). And yet, I was called the corrupt one.

It is pertinent to note here, that the incumbent government themselves maintained the full subsidy regime for over one year until they realised (as I had pointed out in 2011 and had championed continuously), that it was unsustainable.

7. MY POSITION

It is saddening that after eight years of serving my country, my experience as a public servant has been fraught with continuos malicious castigation and character assassination, all in the name of ‘personal vendettas’ or political horse trading. It has become apparent to many that these untruths told were at best well-crafted fables. The most dramatic and damning accusation was the infamous missing $49.8 Billion Dollars, that went from to $12 Billion and then up to $20 Billion and which was alleged missing from NNPC. Today, we all know that the PWC report that was published cleared me of any wrong doing and no one up till now has been able to controvert the PWC report nor has anyone found the “missing” 20 billion, or who took it. In addition, the Makarfi-led committee in the Senate of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a series of publicly-held hearings, also vindicated me on the matter of the purportedly missing funds. Yet, we are all silent as if these events never occurred! SEE ATTACHMENT-1 THAT EXPLAINS MY POSITION ON THE ‘MISSING’ $20 BILLION.

The allegations that I have addressed above are no different, the character assassination continues, this time with a new set of hirelings.

I remain very proud of the fact that all the policies, tenets and plans that I initiated in the Oil & Gas sector are still underpinning the entire structure. This is because they were put in place with the good of the entire nation and its people in mind. They were not factional, or tribal, neither were they based on religious bias.

I can therefore, NO LONGER SIT BACK and allow the fabricated accusations against my person designed by unscrupulous persons with a vengeful agenda go unchallenged.

https://www.naij.com/1083884-deziani-alison-madueke-allegedly-breaks-efccs-lies-concerning-her.html

Please if i may ask, I'm not supporting anyone here but my people is it not time EFCC prosecute this lady when they have all this evidence against her. I'm really tired of all this media trial and character assassinations if the evidence is there please go to court or leave her alone Nigerians are tired of talk talk and no actions.

babyfaceafrica:
We know those who wish him dead....God pass them...yeye ipods

You yes you never point finger just remember three are pointing at you. You hate them, they want quietly leave yet you are holding onto them. You can eat your cake and have it too. fool

akintom:
A yearly tenant, who is occupying a three bedroom flat in a compound, that has another three bedroom flat occupied by the landlord and his family in the same compound.

The tenant has 3 months to the expiration of his rent. The tenant returned from a one week try trip, only to discover that his flat had been opened and strange properties packed in.

On enquiry from the landlord, the landlord's wife replied by saying - "don't be angry, one of my children had issues with his accommodation, therefore i packed his properties into your flat".

The tenant then asked how they gained entry (there's no sign of forceful entry), the landlord's son said - "i tried calling you, but no network connection, i then got a master key to open your door".

QUESTION :

What legal action(s) can be instituted against the landlord by the tenant?

It just that Nigeria is a lawless country otherwise you would not ask the question. Please don't get me wrong, just that Landlord/Tenant law in Nigeria is a joke. In an insane country before a Landlord can gain access to a tenant apartment 1, He/She has to get an oral or written permission from a tenant and 2, through the court otherwise it is call break and enter which is a crime.

baby124:
Lol. When army chief refuses to go down with the president, the president should just silently crawl away with speed.



Jammeh is obviously on a suicide mission. Anyone that joins him OYO lo wa. He will rather die as a president than die in the ICC cell. Which will be his fate if he stepped down. Being a president for 22yrs means most of the time you would have been delusional to think you were God. Thereby committing many atrocities, that when faced with exit, death by stray bullet may just be the cowardly way out. The best thing is to try to catch him alive so he can face the consequences of his actions in the past 22yrs.

The man was on his way to becoming a respectable former president, because of greed and power intoxication that has gotten hold of African leaders he made the worst mistake of his life. He will live to regret this single act for the rest of his life if he can't do the needful now.

fuckingAyaya:
the pilot deserved this

The pilot has nothing to do with this tragedy he simply doing his job as commanded by his superiors. The problems to me shows how flaws our intelligence gathering are.

Schematics:
Moment of truth..

This is apt but unfortunately Abagworo will never ever agree with you because of his battered ego. He will rather divert attention instead of facing reality. One can hardly see a decent person that is raising a family in Owerri because the town is more or less a prostitution den. Raising a family in Owerri is as dangerous as raising a family in the lion's den. And explains why one cannot see Igbos from other states in Imo state..

My people, what is all this child like behaviors, we all are Igbos. We always complain about marginalization but we cannot come together as one to fight the common enemy instead all we do is infighting on useless things. As an Igbo person, I will love to see a healthy competition among ourselves and our states. Please its time to come together use our time well if we want to criticize please let it be constructive instead of the name calling.

Skmoda360:
http://punchng.com/super-rich-churches-business-must-pay-tax-ahmad/

I have been saying it, separation of church and state are keys in solving some of the problems. The relationship between organized religion and the nation state (Nigeria) is a harmful one, in my opinion we are secular nation and when government start dictating how churches should be run that are going too far. Having say that, Churches has to understand that when they deviate from there core mandates and ventures into businesses you have to pay taxes in accordance with taxes laws. No religious organisation has right to hide under the goose of non-profit building universities where 90% of the congregation cannot afford, to me that is a sin." Please i am a Christian".

DONSMITH123:
Ramon Oladimeji and Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe

The Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, Mrs. Ada Ugo-Ngali, fainted on Friday at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja after being convicted of N754m oil subsidy scam by the court.

Ugo-Ngali, who had stood in the dock while Justice Lateefa Okunnu was delivering judgment in a N1.9bn subsidy scam trial in which she and three others where defendants.

She slumped as the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.

The prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), had pointed out to the judge that the offence carried a seven-year jail term and urged the judge to impose the maximum sentence.

But before the judge could pronounce the sentence, Ugo-Ngali passed out.

As the lawyers in court and her loved ones rushed to aid, Justice Okunnu, noting the state of things, adjourned the case and reserved her pronouncement on the sentence till January 16.

As she regained consciousness, Ugo-Ngali was panting loudly while her lawyers frantically called for medical personnel and an ambulance to take her to the hospital.

The convict was eventually carried out of the courtroom by her lawyers and loved ones into a waiting black jeep which sped out of the court premises.

Ontario Oil and Gas Limited; its Chairman, Mr. Walter Wagbatsoma; Ngo-Ngali; and an official of the Petroleum Products Price and Regulatory Agency, Mr. Babafemi Fakuade, had been arraigned by the EFCC on August 1, 2013.

The EFCC, in the eight counts pressed against them, alleged that they were involved in a N1.9bn fuel subsidy scam.

The charges centred on conspiracy, obtaining property by false pretences, forgery and uttering.

Pronouncing her judge on Friday, Justice Okunnu found Wagbatsoma and Ngo-Ngali guilty, holding that they defrauded the Federal Government to the tune of N754m in oil subsidy transactions totalling N1.7bn.

The judge, however, discharged and acquitted Fakuade, holding the charge of forgery brought against him was not sustainable.

“The case against the third defendant is that he helped in forging the Shore Quality Certificate; what I see before me is that he only signed the document while acting in his capacity as an PPRA official.

“It is not right in criminal cases to infer guilt without concrete evidence, there is no proof that he was aware that the documents were false.

“The prosecution have not been able to prove the case of forgery against the third defendant,” Justice Okunnu held, freeing Fakuade.

In finding Wagbatsoma and Ngo-Ngali guilty, the judge held, “The defendants defrauded the Federal Government of N340m in the third quarter of 2010 and N414m in the fourth quarter of 2010.

“According to a forensic audit by Akintola Williams Delloitte, the defendants did not remit an excess of N754million to the Federal Government.

“The first defendant knowingly received the sum in excess of what the fourth defendant (Ontario Oil and Gas Limited) was entitled to.

“In my opinion, he contributed to the false pretence.”

Justice Okunnu further held, “The second defendant is the MD of the company, she is the alter – ego of the fourth defendant and was aware of the going ons of the company.”

After pronouncing his client guilty, Ngo-Ngali’s lawyer, Mr. E.D. Onyeke urged Justice Okunnu to temper justice with mercy.

“The second defendant has health challenges, in the course of the trial she has had cause to visit doctors abroad to take care of her health issues as the health care system in Nigeria is poor.

“As the MD, she is an employer of labour whose workers depend on her managerial abilities, her workers will suffer more than necessary especially in this period of recession,” Onyeke pleaded.

“It is our humble plea that court grants her a custodial sentence starting from the day she was arraigned,” he added.

Responding, however, the prosecutor, Jacobs, said, “The minimum sentence of the offences which the convicts have been convicted is seven years.

“A custodial sentence will be sending a wrong signal to the public that the rich cannot go to prison and will be a hindrance to our fight against corruption.

“There is also no medical report regarding the alleged ill health of the defendant and the prison has medical facilities, if they can provide for the poor, they can provide for the rich.”‎

Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44

http://punchng.com/md-faints-in-court-after-conviction-for-subsidy-scam/

She is faking it please let her go and see the doctors in kirkiri maximum prison.

Icecomrade:
Total Gambia population is 1.9m.

That's 1/4 of Lagos population.

Jammeh is not supposed to be called a President.

He would have been regarded as a village in Nigeria.

Still wondering why he wants to die on something as little as this.

on the flip side

Is this not Territorial infringement of the sovereignty of another Country?

Maybe Buhari Tyranny done upgrade.

I really understand that in way its territorial infringement , but to be honest its high time for AU to have a standby forces, there job will be removing any African leader who refuses to leave office when is time to go. The only opposition i have in what ECOWS is try to do is the leadership. I have problem because a leader has to leader by example, Buhari is not that leader, when you don't have regard for rule of laws no matter the circumstance you don't have any moral justification going to someone to persuade him/her to see reason with the rule of laws.

DanPel:
SO WHAT DA EFF IS SO WRONG WITH FCT ABUJA NOT BIN AMONG THE LIST. OP NO BI YOU I DEY PARA WITH O,NA ALL THOSE POLITIFCIANS FOR ABJ I DEY YARN TO.

Abuja is not a state.

Ayodeleseyi65:
Jammeh, The Earlier The Better Meanwhile What Buhari Is Doing Is Part Of His Responsibility As A Head Not Just A National Leader

National leader my foot, charity they say begins at home. A leader who does not obey his own country's constitutions has no moral justification to tell another how to obey the laws. I want see Jammeh disgraced, but Buhari should go and seat down.

auntysimbiat:
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The Federal Government has awarded contract for early works on the Second Niger Bridge and emergency repairs at the Tamburawa Bridge in Kano State at a total cost of N16.3 billion...

Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, the Assistant Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

He stated that contract for the second Niger Bridge was awarded to Messrs Julius Berger (Nig.) Ltd. at a total cost of N14.4 billion.

Abdullahi noted that contract for emergency repairs at the Tamburawa bridge in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State was awarded to Messrs. Borini Prono & Co. (Nig.) Ltd. at a total cost of N1.9 billion.


He said that the existing Niger Bridge, inaugurated on Jan. 4, 1966 had severely been overstressed, adding that its continued serviceability could not be assured.

According to him, the idea of a Second Niger Bridge started way back in the late 1970s but its realisation is delayed by several challenges.

He added that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was resolute to the completion of the projects.
Abdullahi said the scope of work for the emergency repairs of Tamburawa Bridge would involve the use of rock-filled gabion protection with reno mattresses, fitters and embankment protection to the abutments.

He said the intervention followed what he called public outcry and concern earlier expressed by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State over the exposure of substructures of the bridge.


SOURCE: http://www.nairanaijanews.com/2017/01/fg-awards-contract-for-niger-bridge.html

Please change it to FG RESTART the construction of the second Niger bridge, because work was ongoing by Julius Berger when Buhari stopped work. So i don't know how he awarded a contract to the same company that already working on the same project.

auntysimbiat:
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The Federal Government has awarded contract for early works on the Second Niger Bridge and emergency repairs at the Tamburawa Bridge in Kano State at a total cost of N16.3 billion...

Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, the Assistant Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

He stated that contract for the second Niger Bridge was awarded to Messrs Julius Berger (Nig.) Ltd. at a total cost of N14.4 billion.

Abdullahi noted that contract for emergency repairs at the Tamburawa bridge in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State was awarded to Messrs. Borini Prono & Co. (Nig.) Ltd. at a total cost of N1.9 billion.


He said that the existing Niger Bridge, inaugurated on Jan. 4, 1966 had severely been overstressed, adding that its continued serviceability could not be assured.

According to him, the idea of a Second Niger Bridge started way back in the late 1970s but its realisation is delayed by several challenges.

He added that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was resolute to the completion of the projects.
Abdullahi said the scope of work for the emergency repairs of Tamburawa Bridge would involve the use of rock-filled gabion protection with reno mattresses, fitters and embankment protection to the abutments.

He said the intervention followed what he called public outcry and concern earlier expressed by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State over the exposure of substructures of the bridge.


SOURCE: http://www.nairanaijanews.com/2017/01/fg-awards-contract-for-niger-bridge.html

Please change it to FG RESTART the construction of the second Niger bridge, because work was ongoing by Julius Berger when Buhari stopped work. So i don't know how he awarded a contract to the same company that already working on the same project.

verygudbadguy:
Will you shut that your lying stinking mouth?

Haha, embassy where?

Elenugbigbe

Organization opens embassy in Spain
The embassy was opened on Saturday, February 28, in Basque county, Victoria and had many members of the movement in attendance.

AntiIPOOP:
This terrorist baštard Kanu will spend the rest of his pathetic life in jail. Idiotic foolish morôn, dan iska. Whoever tries to hurt our national unity is my enemy until the day of judgement. This modafuckèr should be dead already.

No matter what you thing of him wishing your fellow human dead you never know you may be the one to die first.

DecemberIV:
Even more garri drinking nights in the zoo cage, another victory for Nigerians.

NK called Nigeria a zoo, yet he's the one being treated like an animal.

Nigerian government are proving his point that Nigeria is a zoo, don't see this development as another victory for Nigerians instead what this is doing is making mockery of our government and our judiciary. Nnamdi Kanu set a bait for Nigerian government and they fall for it big time, Kanu is getting popular by the day as a political prisoner all over the world, before how many people know about Nnamdi Kanu in Nigeria slowly people of the world are taking notice.

Boleyndynasty2:
This one has better shape than the one rochas constructed...using Container as pillars

Rochas is just substandard governor. All the project that guy did was substandard but Umahi is an Engineer by profession so if he followed Rochas way of constructions he will lose his licence as an engineer.

Greatfuture:
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria is a federal government agency established by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Act, No. 6, 2011. It is a federal government Parastatal under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. The FRC is responsible for, among other things, developing and publishing accounting and financial reporting standards to be observed in the preparation of financial statements of public entities in Nigeria; and for related matters.



The Council’s main objects, as defined in the FRC Act, are to:

protect investors and other stakeholders interest
give guidance on issues relating to financial reporting and corporate governance to professional, institutional and regulatory bodies in Nigeria
ensure good corporate governance practices in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy
ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports and corporate disclosures, pursuant to the various laws and regulations currently in existence in Nigeria
harmonise activities of relevant professional and regulatory bodies as relating to corporate governance and financial reporting.
promote the highest standards among auditors and other professionals engaged in the financial reporting process.
enhance the credibility of financial reporting; and
improve the quality of accountancy and audit services, actuarial, valuation and corporate governance standards.

The benefits of high quality Financial Reporting are numerous; amongst which are:

promoting private sector growth and reducing volatility in the economy by strengthening the country’s financial reporting architecture and reducing the risk of financial market crises together with the associated negative economic impact
enhancement of local and foreign Direct and portfolio Investment as investors are better able to evaluate corporate prospects and make informed decisions resulting in access to capital at lower costs.
facilitating the growth of small scale enterprises as their compliance with transparent reporting will provide easier access to credit
facilitating integration into global financial and capital markets
improvement of public sector fiscal discipline and enhancement of value for money; and
generation of employment opportunities.

Operations

High quality financial reporting is a building block of a market-based monitoring of companies, external auditors and other professionals whose work bear upon financial reporting integrity and corporate governance of entities; no matter how remote. This will allow shareholders and the public at large to confidently and objectively assess management performance, thus influencing their behaviour and decisions. High quality financial reporting will also contribute to national public finance by improving the assessment and collection of taxes on corporate profits.

The operating arms of the FRC are:

Directorate of Accounting Standards – Private Sector
Directorate of Accounting Standards – Public Sector
Directorate of Auditing Practice Standards
Directorate of Actuarial Standards
Directorate of Valuation Standards
Directorate of Inspection and Monitoring
Directorate of Corporate Governance

If this is what the bill is all about what are the buzz all about. This is what Nigeria need Mr Fayose, unless is just for churches only is it?

GMBuhari:
I'm too lazy to check your profile but I'm sure qs and architects in the house already told you your folly those houses in that estate not up to 3 to 4 million? Are you crazy? Those houses are made with double walls imported concrete, precast precisely, roofs sheets are imports, I'm sure the roof members are steel , is this not the same woman whose glass / see through house in Abuja is made of bullet proof glass?


You are defending her, you just don't want to accept it

Its your opinion, but the facts are so many Nigerians like you convict in the pages of news media without facts. I'm 100% sure the lady's hand is not clean but facts are the only way to get convictions not exaggerations. You can't go to court to prosecute someone and get conviction for stealing without knowing the exact thing that was stolen.

brainpulse:
It was right after all, that more than 20 billion dollars was missing/stolen/not remitted from the crude oil account. Where are the IPOD folls with the ineffectual Goodluck buffoon that said no money was missing?

Why can't you make your point without name calling. Look no Nigerian politician worth defending but convicting people in the pages of News media are wrong. I as citizen of this great Nation will love to see her spend the rest of her life in jail but let the court of competence jurisdiction convict her first. Ask yourself why EFCC has not successfully prosecuted any high profile case since the beginning of war on corruption of this administration, If you ask me its because of this nonsense of guilty in the pages of news media before investigation. They found $153 m Ok, just that court said forfeit the money to federal government while the investigation to determine the legitimacy of the money, this would have been done secretly until the facts are established before rushing to news media about $153 m and estate that don't even worth 3/4 million dollars, tomorrow it will die like other cases because of incompetence.