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Anazp:
Something fishy. Ohakim bail granted. Nyako bail granted. Lamido. bail denied. Lamido had refused to join Apc with Ameachi and co now he's suffering for it

...and Ohakim has joined APC right? you guys just comment without having correct background information. The judge in the said case stated that she is not the one to handle the bail application, and therefore refuse to hear the bail application stating that a substantive judge to hear the application will be appointed. Unfortunately the courts are on vacation till Sept. What I want to draw ur attention to is that Lamido in quote was not denied bail, but rather, the judge refused to hear the bail application.

Introvert & Temitemi1 seems to be same person.

Chai see sacrosanct finishing. I'm loving this.

Harbioollah:
Its not about the population, it is about capability. Iran will Bleep Saudi anyday and anywhere. The only problem is Saudi always has US backing as they are a major financier for the USA.

If it was all about population Israel would have ceased to exist considering the number of Arabs that hates the country. And besides, all Arabs cannot follow one direction. I dont see Syria, Yemen, Kuwait, Egypt supporting Saudi.

You make so much sense. US definitely backs Saudi, but if the situation gets messy they may stay back, unless they see there is a strategic advantage in the conflict for their interest and that of Isreal.

They may even encourage the conflict with the mindset that a Iran/Saudi conflict will weaken Iran and give Isreal some advantage over Iran.

The only reason this may seem unappealing to them is that such a conflict will cause a big upheaval in world oil prices and will affect US in the end.

Super1Star:
Who created South South? Was it not your people that clamoured for it? The campaign for the creation of SS geopolitical zone was led by Alex Ekwueme.

You don't know them?? They know how to distort history just to massage their ego and drum up ethnic strife.

zendy:
At least you now know why the thinking of the average Nigerian is backward. Anyone willing to condone any sort of killing of anyone regardless of any ethnicity is sub-human. I'm Igbo and if Nzeogwu had been alive today, I would have called for his arrest too for the the death of the Saduana. That people can condone murder is truly astonishing.

Beautiful. You are now condemning the crime as it should be and not trying to drum up ethnic sentiments.

I only took u up on one line, where u tried to appeal to ethnic sentiment in your post by saying "he was killed cos he is Igbo".

Both the first set of coupists and the second set are guilty of crime against the state and humanity.

No one is cordoning murder, but the moment u start saying so so person was killed because he is Igbo, people will lay the facts bare for u to see.

You are trying to distort history by saying the man was murdered because he is Igbo. That is totally false as I pointed out. The 2nd coup that led to his murder was the aftermath of the first coup that brought him into office.

Northerners see their leaders as mini-gods. And they believe so much in an eye-for-an-eye.

A lot of people warned Ironsi that he needs to give those coupists a swift trial and accord the normal military punishment to those found guilty. He did not heed the advice despite several warnings that majority of people over there were bitterly calling for justice. Not only were those Northern leaders killed, they were also humiliated both before they were killed and after they were gruesomely murdered.

Ironsi risked his life and those of others by not swiftly according justice. The bitterness arising from his refusal to avenge the murder of their leaders emboldened the 2nd set of coupists to their evil bid.

To you what I just wrote may seem like justification for the 2nd coup. But that is not the intention.

What i'm trying to drum into u is that he was not murdered because he is Igbo as falsely raised by u, but because of his dilly dallying in according justice.

The 2nd coup is equally and definitely a wicked and callous act, but try and condemn it as it is without appealing to ethnic sentiments by claiming he was murdered because of his ethnicity.

zendy:
Gabbage! I will have you know that after the war, all those who participated in the Nzeogwu coup which culminated in Ironsi coming to power were all arrested,dismissed from the Army and jailed. What happened to those like Danjuma,Buhari,Murtala,Walbe and Babngida who participated in the far more bloody counter coup that killed Ironsi? They were all promoted and those of them still alive today are billionaires. Selective justice I would say. Another thing about the Ironsi saga was that he had already surrendered. Military ethics dictate that a Soldier should never shoot another Soldier who has already surrendered. Instead, Danjuma and his cohorts took them into the bush and shot them point blank. That is murder. If Ironsi had died in an exchange of gunfire, it would be a different thing. Ironsi was murdered for being an Igbo man.

Pls stop this embarrassing whining. Have u ever heard the Hausas say those they lost to the first coup were killed because they were Hausas?

Have u ever heard the Yorubas engage in 'victim mentality' whining that Ademulegun was killed because he was Yoruba or that Fajuyi was killed because he was yoruba.

Fajuyi a great, loyal and brave soldier was murdered alongside Ironsi, have u ever heard such 'victim mentality' whining as regards him??

I don't have the time to reply to ur remaining epistle.

stepo707:
Get ready to spend 30years in jail

Armed Robbery carries a capital punishment in Nigeria.

zendy:
Don't talk like that. In civilised countries, if a person kills another person, be it in a military coup or not, be it 50 years ago or yesterday, even in self defence, there will be some sort of judicial enquiry into what happened. Even now in The Hague, second world war criminals are still answering for there crimes 70 years after that war ended. So don't try to cover the fact that because your country is backward, crimes should be forgotten.

Ironsi also refused to appropriately avenge the death of those who were murdered and paved the way for him to take over power. That among other things culminated into the coup that ousted him and led to his death.

Just the same way the coup that ousted those before him led to their gruesome murder.

If we insist we want justice for all the coups that has occurred in this country, it will lead to an endless war of attrition. That is why a lot of people decided to wisely let go. It's not as if they don't know the steps to take.

StOla:
Let the billionaires from Anambra build one for Biafra.

That is the same dude that wants to "decongest" Lagos of Igbo mushroom banks and IT companies. Forgetting that as soldier ant dey go universal soldier they come.

When Lagos finally joins Ondo as an oil producing state, the dude is sure to pass-out.

Not only Lagos sef. Ogun state, one of the most industrialised state will soon join in the nearest future. And some unreasonable bigots will definitely die of beef and hate when that happens.

kettykings:
Is this not the project that was scheduled to be executed in bayelsa, how people think they can grow their economy by grabbing projects meant for niger delta is what I still can't believe.

That project is different from this one. And that is another million dollar investment. The name of the project you are referring to is LADOL (Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base). And it was never scheduled to be executed in Bayelsa. The investors chose Lagos Takwa Bay as their site and have started work before GEJ tried to use executive fiat to order them to Bayelsa at about 2 weeks to the end of his Administration. They resisted him appropriately and filed a case at the court.

Stop beefing and being a hater. There is nothing like project-grabbing here. Infact, it was even GEJ that attempted to grab that LADOL Lagos project and almost created bad blood because of that his thoughtless action.

DankemzI:
I think they said Lagos is congested? What of Delta, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River States are they not coastal areas ? Don't they have contact with the Atlantic? At least it's not built in Kano or Kaduna then Atlantic ocean piped up there?? I wonder why of all places F.G chooses to site a Nuclear plant in Akwa Ibom Why not Lagos of all places This nonsense must stop!

How come Ondo and Ogun are omitted from your list of coastal states?

Nice one.

Feel so sad for these victims. May the Lord grant PMB and PYO the wisdom on what to do to alleviate the sufferings being experienced over there.

Until we have a working Occupational Health and Safety law in place, this kind of news will be on the increase.

"Okonjo was a member of the National Economic Council, I was a member and we have asked her and I am on record at asking her , don't give us verbal report on matters of federation account. Give us written report and the power to spend is not vested in Commissioners, she knows that. You look at the constitution and tell me what section gives the commissioners of finance presided over by the Finance Minister all not elected by Nigerians."

This is quite a fact.

OSHIOMOLE REPLIES OKONJO-IWEALA, SAYS 'I DON'T WANT TO SAY SHE KNOWS HOW TO LIE WITH STATISTICS'

Speaking on Channels TV this morning, Governor Oshiomole said;
"I think with all due respect to former Minister Okonjo Iweala, she knows how to play around, I don't want to say lie with statistics. I have made this point that she keeps opening only parts of the pages and not the entire book. The logic of transparency is that the honorable minister must publish in full what is accruing to the federation account month to month and what is distributed to who?

What she has been publishing is what went to the Federal government, state government and Local government. What she has never published simultaneously is what is it that accrued during the period out of which this said some was distributed so we can net what is distributed from all that was collected so we can see what was left in the Excess Crude. Now you can see her changing the goal post. Okonjo was a member of the National Economic Council, I was a member and we have asked her and I am on record at asking her , don't give us verbal report on matters of federation account. Give us written report and the power to spend is not vested in Commissioners, she knows that. You look at the constitution and tell me what section gives the commissioners of finance presided over by the Finance Minister all not elected by Nigerians. The membership of NEC is clear-the governors chaired by the Vice President representing the President, the CBN governor and other federal relevant ministries such as the ministry of National Planning. How would she avoid this level of responsibility? When people are abusing governors today nobody is talking about Finance commissioners.Sometimes not even finance Minister. Why will she rather have the conversation with Commissioners of Finance and not the governors? So she has some explanation to do."he said

http://lindaikeji..com/2015/07/oshiomole-replies-okonjo-iweala-says-i.html

ifedubacorg:
Its very unfortunate and its the bitter truth that we must voiced out raw and undiluted the recent appointments by the federal government does not respect the principles of the Federal Characters , So far Northerners have taken it all without regard to the national conscience and pulse .

Our current predicament was caused by the South West Betrayal during the last election they have handed power over to the North once again the born to rule seems to be true and must now continue unabated . i tell you as long as Nigeria remain united one indissoluble and indivisible entity then power shall never return back to the south again. we have lost our one and only chance of consolidating power in the south

Shut up jor. There is nothing like betrayal. We are in a democracy and everyone has the right to support whoever they like. That is the beauty of democracy. Infact a lot of yorubas even voted for the PDP. At least 40% if not more of votes from the SW still went to the PDP. It is only the NC that showed such a result indicating a robust and matured politicking.

You need to purge yourself of bigotry, that is d reason you take notice of an appoitee's tribe/region before any other thing.

How many substantive appointments has PMB made now, that u are already crying.

Abeg free Yorubas of your chronic hate & bigotry. because they refused to join u in your mob mentality does not equal to betrayal.

Buhari does not seem to trust the DSS for now. Given his way as a man who takes his time in getting to the root of an issue, he'll obviously use the military and police as his inner security ring before he completes his X-ray of the DSS and certify them trustworthy.

All these security agencies has the constitutional role to protect the president. As I posited in an earlier thread, in security, there is no rigidity, realignment of security is at the discretion of the person to be secured and his CSO.

With the way Buhari is treading with caution in his relationship with the DSS. I seriously see it more as a security issue and not as a petty political issue as some people wants us to believe.

Some people are of the opinion that it was because of the actions of the DSS garrulous and undecorous spokesperson, Maryln Ogar. I seriously beg to differ. This is beyond the petty issues of press releases.

This is a more serious security issue. And if i'm not mistaken, the present DSS leadership must definitely have been identified as a threat to PMB. The rumours that the DSS bugged Aso Rock prior to PMB taking over may actually have some element of truth in it with recent developments.

PMB is a person not given to rash erratic decisions. He'll definitely not move like a whirlwind firing people at different places, he will do a systematic purging of all the compromised leaders of the security agencies. But before that, he'll definitely surround himself with the most trusted people.

For those screaming "it's only the DSS that is well trained in bodyguard protection", I hope u already have your answers that the Army intelligence corps is equally well trained in bodyguard protection. I personally believe the Army intelligence corps is our best security outfit in Nigeria.

Vanguard featured similar story thus:


Buhari’s ADC formally writes to withdraw DSS personnel from villa



Abuja — Contrary to denial by the Presidency that operatives of the Department of State Services were not ordered out of the villa, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal that the Aide-de-Camp, ADC, to the President has formally informed the DSS that its personnel would no longer provide close body protection for the President as they are being replaced with men of the Nigerian Army and Police personnel “who were trained as Presidential Bodyguards.”
It will be recalled that Vanguard reported, yesterday, that ADC to the President, Lt. Col Abubakar Lawal, ordered personnel of the DSS out of the villa and replaced them with men of the Nigerian Army.
However, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has given no such order.  While it is true that a reorganization of security at the Presidential Villa which involves the realignment of personnel from various services is underway, the exercise does not translate to the expulsion of DSS personnel from the premises in any way. The changes being made are routine adjustments which are not unexpected in any dynamic environment from time to time.”
But in a memo sighted by Vanguard, written by the President’s ADC, he stated that  DSS personnel have been withdrawn from close body protection of the President and are being replaced by members of the Nigerian Army and the Police, adding that he was acting “sequel to directives.”
7 areas to be taken over

memo listed about seven areas which the military and the police are to take over from the DSS operatives “with immediate effect.”
Some of the areas listed in the memo which are no-go area for men of the DSS were Admin reception/passage; Service Chiefs gate; residence reception, office reception among others.
It, however, noted that “personnel of the DSS in conjunction with other security forces are to man other duty beats/locations within the immediate outer perimeter of the Presidential Villa.”
From 1999 till the recent incidenct where DSS operatives were ordered out of the villa, it was the service that provided close body protection and manned sensitive positions within the villa while soldiers and the police manned the outer perimeter of the State House.
Already, the memo appears to have come into effect as only a handful of DSS operatives were seen at the outer perimeter of the Presidential Villa as military men in mufti,yesterday, took over all the other positions inside the Presidential Villa.
From the Administration reception gate, where visitors are first screened before they get into the main villa building to the council chambers gate, there were no officers of the Department of State Services as only soldiers in mufti were seen in those places.
Also, within the residence and the office of the President, the DSS body guards who were usually at the gate and the entrance were absent as they were replaced by men of the Nigerian Army who were, however, in mufti.
Some few officers of the DSS were, however, seen under trees discussing in hushed tones as they awaited further directives from their superior officers.
It was learnt that senior officers of the DSS, including the CSO to the President, were trying to resolve the matter amicably.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/buharis-adc-formally-writes-to-withdraw-dss-personnel-from-villa/

DSS Officials Barred From ‘close Protection’ Of Buhari



Authorities of the Presidential Villa, Abuja have formally removed officials of the Department of State Services from spots where they can perform “close protection roles” for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The decision to restrict the officials’ access to the President was the peak of the inter-agency rivalry that has been rocking security agencies in the seat of power since Buhari was inaugurated on May 29.

Our correspondent on Thursday saw a copy of a memo redeploying the DSS officials from 10 beats that they had hitherto been manning inside the Villa.

The memo issued by the Aide-De-Camp to the President, Lt. Col. Lawal Abubakar, and dated June 24, 2015 was titled, “Redeployment of Department of State Services personnel from close protection roles for Mr. President and some duty locations within the Presidential Villa, Abuja.”

Abubakar explained that the decision to strip the DSS officials of their roles was part of efforts to enhance security within the villa.

He said the development was necessitated by “recent events.”

He however did not disclose what the events were.

The ADC directed personnel of the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police who he said were trained as presidential body guards to take over the DSS officials’ duties of providing “close and immediate protection” for the President with immediate effect.

He listed the beats and locations from where DSS officials were withdrawn and replaced with PBGs to include the administrative reception and passage; service chiefs’ gate; residence reception; resident gate and office reception.

“However, the personnel of the DSS in conjunction with other security forces are to man other duty beats and locations within the immediate outer perimeter of the Presidential Villa,” the ADC wrote.

Meanwhile, officials of the DSS who were chased away from their beats on Wednesday were also not allowed access to their duty posts when they resumed work on Thursday morning.

Their beats had already been taken over by plain-clothed military personnel.

Many of them were seen under the trees discussing the development in hush tones.

Those who were manning the two of the gates leading to the villa as well as the gate of the old Banquet Hall were however not affected as they were seen at their duty posts.

Some of them, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, wondered why whatever issue that could have arisen could not be resolved with the DSS authorities.

“If they feel that the DSS erred during the campaigns, some of us expect that they should also vent their anger on the management and not the entire DSS who served the President bewteen 1984 and 1985,” one of them said.

Another official said, “Instead for the government to be promoting inter-agency rivalry in the country, they should have simply called the DG SSS to withdraw his operatives and not to set the military against the DSS. They should post us out instead of encouraging this unwarranted inter-agency rancour.”

Our correspondent learnt that the development may also claim the current Chief Security Officer to the President and the Administrative Officer who are also DSS officials.

It will be recalled that the Presidency had in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Wednesday said Buhari had not given any order for the expulsion of DSS officials from the Presidential Villa.

Adesina however admitted that a reorganisation of security at the seat of power was underway.

Copyright PUNCH.




http://www.punchng.com/news/dss-officials-barred-from-close-protection-of-buhari/

generalj1:
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thanks ...
i took the puppy to my guy that i always jog to his house from ikosi-ketu to Magodo...

the red label was to celebrate his induction as a new and latest dog owner...

i always jog with Mama also my boerboel to ensure she remains fit and slim

Do u hold its leash while jogging or u leave d dog free?

Bifwoli:
He's a dark traitor and a political opportunist par excellence.Curse be upon him.

And fyi,the only change you'll see from Buhari is change of clothes.

Cry me a River



Hehehehe your cries will soon get to its highest crescendo of agony after he is named the SGF.

Greatken007:
Permanent total disability,.. Check d company accident record in six month time you will still see zero lost time injury (LTI). I can't really tell if PPE Was used, the impact here was really high

PPE is usually the last line of defence. And it's effectiveness is kind of limited in such types of crushing accident.

It is more of a procedural failure. It is either the machine guard was nonexistent or was disabled by the manager.

If it was disabled by the manager, then it means the machine started without the manager's knowledge. LOTO would have taken care of this effectively.

Another angle to this is the lack of proper safety training by the manager. He carried out an unsafe act and the end result is this accident.

Also the manager may not be designated as a repair technician, but he still went ahead to try and get the issue with a machine resolved. This is a serious gaffe in Occupational Safety.

The manager has my sympathies. We need to push for the Nigerian Occupational Safety and Health bill to be signed to law. It will put the beam light on organisations to put a priority on safety.

ikoyila:
so confused right now. house pls wch is advised: HSE or NEBOSH. nd is NISP d same as ISPON.

Don't be confused. HSE simply stands for Health, Safety and Environment. And u can describe it as a discipline or career.

NEBOSH stands for National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health. It is a body based in the UK that issues certifications to Safety practitioners and other interested persons after the successful completion of their courses (i.e. NEBOSH courses).

There are many different HSE courses, so you have to be specific in the one you want to compare with NEBOSH.

NISP stands for Nigeria Institute of Safety Professionals. Yes, it is the same body with ISPON (Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria). ISPON was formerly bearing NISP but changed their name to ISPON I think about 2 or 3 years ago. A lot of people still refer to them as NISP (their old name). ISPON also offers different HSE courses.

What an apt write-up. I so much admire that Amaechi.

Amaechi is the main Hero of democracy and not one desperate cluelessness personified, who is looking for a consolation price.

Amaechi played the critical role of ensuring the election was not a total North vs South contest. This is especially what pained the Tanoids as majority of them are unrepentant tribalists. To them, everything is a 'us vs them' thing.

Amaechi's role was highly democratic and especially good for the unity and democracy of the country.

That is the reason I'll continue to admire and appreciate the likes of Amaechi, Rochas Okorocha, Ngige, Ogbonnaya Onu, Dakuku Peterside, Magnus Abe and other APC guys in the SS and SE.

Those guys really swam against the tide in waters bearing sharks and other wild animals and they survived albeit some at the expense of their political ambitions.

Self deception, delusion and hypocrisy of monumental proportions is the hallmark of Tanoids and ironically they accuse the other side of same.

They prefer to label all the APC members in the SS and SE as traitors forgetting that we are in a democracy. They prefer to demonise these guys in their regions but prefers to idolise GEJ as one silly Hero.

They don't call Northern PDP staunch supporters of GEJ traitors for supporting GEJ against PMB and in the process crash-landing their own political ambitions. To them, it's only the SS/SE guys in opposing party to GEJ that are traitors. What a pathetic myopic set of bigots.

Amaechi, Rochas, Ngige and others are the real Heroes of democracy. They stood firm against authoritarianism in a democratic setting and they triumphed.

They will definitely be remembered and rewarded for their sacrifices.

kilokeys:
Sad
Pray senate signs the safety bill soonest.

Job hazard Analysis is lacking in that company

The senate has passed it since 2012. It has been awaiting presidential assent ever since. GEJ failed to sign in into law before the expiration of his tenure.

I hope PMB will perform better and sign it into law soonest.

dokyOloye:
Now,d plot is becoming clearer.
Remember this woman,her vice and d gateman all had daughters who were writing WAEC wt d kidnapped girls but their daughters somhw managed not to be present when d kidnappers came.
It's worthy of note too that d coordinator of BBOG campaign was also appointed as a member of d inauguration committee.

I hope u can see how silly and inconsistent u guys are. The OP referred to the Principal as a man and he even gave the name with a Mr but in your crappy write-up to support the OP, u re referring to the principal as a woman.

barcanista:
Nonsense! Buhari is only trying to pursue personal vendatta against DSS..


Same way he disbanded Mobile Police in 1984 because they attempted to foil his coup and killed Brig Bako in the process. Bako was his coup ally!

Baba should spare us the story and get to work

I'm seriously suspecting u re among the treasonous DSS new propaganda recruits at the beginning of the year.

I know they abound on nairaland.

Nigeria36:
I don't have time to educate you now, SSS performs 3 functions: intelligence (equivalent of the CIA), counter-terrorism (FBI) and close body protection (presidential security service, South Korea or US Secret Security Service) they don't av uniform but dresses on black suit (jacket). It is their responsibility to offer close body security to the President and Governors and their immediate family. They also maintain the mobile fleets of the President except the air fleets. The Guard protects the seat of power, the exteriors, but the DSS protects the interior of the buildings. When the President is on a move, the Guard acts as Vanguard in front and back of the convoy and can never ride with the President in side the same car, during functions they protect the perimeter of the event venue, while DSS maintains close body and the convoy. During emergency, it is the duty of the DSS to extract the President to safety while the Guard engages the criminals, providing cover for the evacuation of the President, and during the extraction, the DSS acts as body shield to the President until successful extraction while the Guard engages. The SSS is the best trained among them and also the best paid. The only commendable thing His Majesty will do is to separate those powers and vest it in different new and independent agencies to improve productivity. Thank me later

Nice explanation. But if you take a good look at the NSA act you quoted earlier, everything depends as the President deemed fit. All these explanation you just offered are not contained in the Act. You gave us the explanation purely on precedence or the happenings elsewhere. You are right that it is part of the duty of the DSS to protect the President, and others, but it is not rigid as you put it. The law did not say they MUST be the inner security layer. If the president decides to make them the outer layer, he has not run foul of the law. They are still offering protection to the president. The law simply states that they are responsible for protecting the President and others. If the President decides to make the Guards Brigade his inner security ring, he has not run foul of the law as well. Because they are equally responsible for offering protection to the president. And there is no rigid law stating they always MUST be the outer ring. Everything depends on how the Chief Security Officer of the President and the President himself see it best to protect the President.

Btw, it is the NIA that performs the duties similar to the CIA and not the DSS.

Nigeria36:
Stop misleading the Public. Go and read the NSA Act pls, the act estblishing DSS, DMI and NIA. The constitutional power to protect the President resides with the DSS.

So what is the duty of the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army which reports directly to the presidency and not the Chief of Army staff.