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Jokes Etc / Caption This Photo by alberson(f): 10:50pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
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Romance / Treat Her Like A Babe. by alberson(f): 10:41pm On Dec 22, 2015 |
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Fashion / Re: Onyinyechi Ironkwe Wins Miss Niger Delta 2015 Queen (photos) by alberson(f): 11:59am On Dec 22, 2015 |
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Fashion / Re: Onyinyechi Ironkwe Wins Miss Niger Delta 2015 Queen (photos) by alberson(f): 11:58am On Dec 22, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: Christmas: Ekiti State Workers Unhappy With Fayose by alberson(f): 8:08pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: Christmas: Ekiti State Workers Unhappy With Fayose by alberson(f): 7:46pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Politics / Re: Christmas: Ekiti State Workers Unhappy With Fayose by alberson(f): 7:46pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Politics / Re: Buhari Appoints New Head Of NDDC Board by alberson(f): 6:54pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Politics / Christmas: Ekiti State Workers Unhappy With Fayose by alberson(f): 6:37pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
Civil servants in Ekiti state have lamented the non- payments of salaries by the administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose. Some of the workers in the state who spoke with our correspondent in Ado-ekiti said the governor is owing them 3 months salaries but has paid a minute percentage of their basic take home as Christmas bonus. This, the workers said is a complete departure from what transpired during the administration of Kayode Fayemi. “Why must it be us that will always bear the brunt of every bad situation? When things are going well they are the ones that enjoy most and when things are not fine they still enjoy and we the masses suffer it. When other states have started paying December salaries, for example Cross River state we are here still hoping that we would get October salaries. This is not fair. “Do you know what our governor does? He goes round the state telling people he is open and that it is this and that but he all that does not affect his own convenience ooo. I don’t know how a governor will not be deeply worried that his people are suffering and not getting paid regularly. He will always put the blame on someone and that usually is the president,” Mr Koleosho disclosed. Some of the workers who spoke to Naij.com complained of the sudden change in the attitude of the governor, Ayodele Fayose to the plights of workers in the state adding that unlike past administrations they are being paid a paltry 10 percentage of their basic salary as Christmas bonus. Mr Taiwo, a local government employees in Ekiti state says his son just got into university, and he can barely raise the money to pay his fees because salary is not coming as at when due. “During former Governor Fayemi’s administration I was paid ₦8,000 as Christmas bonus but Fayose paid me ₦2,992. What does he want us to do with that in this period where only fuel scarcity can consumed times 5 of that amount in a day?” Mrs Anifowese, a level 9 primary school teacher lamented. A cross section of the workers were of the opinion that the governor should squarely face the herculean task of governing the state, instead of preoccupying himself with being the most outspoken opposition governor in Nigeria. A teacher in one of the public schools in Ikere-ekiti, a town 10 minutes’ drive from the state capital, Mr Adesanya said that the governor has failed woefully in meeting the expectations of workers in the state. “So far, he has failed completely. He doesn’t even care that much as he used to when he first became the governor of our state. He is not the kind of governor we voted for. He said he has changed and those things he promised us have not materialized. And he doesn’t seem to care that is the most annoying things.” Responding to a question raised by a civil servant during a recent meeting with workers in Ado-ekiti that she cannot pay her children’s school fees because of the delay in salary payments, Governor Fayose was alleged to have angrily replied that he would not sell his children to pay workers’ salaries. According to a primary school teacher who simply identified himself as Omotosho, the actions of the governor of late has been below the acceptable standard. “He is not acting like a governor. He is acting as if he is the president of everything……everybody. Like a god that cannot be spoken against. If you make noise he will shut you down. The case of the woman that told him she could not pay her children’s school fees because he has not been paying regularly and the way he answered is a perfect example of what we are experiencing at the moment,” the primary school teacher said. The primary school teacher was however hopeful that the next year will turn out better for workers and residents of the state. “I hope that next year will be better than this year. It is my prayer that the governor will do the right thing and always avoid wrong advisers,” Mr. Omotosho concluded. Efforts to reach the special adviser to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka to respond to some of these issues proved abortive. Reacting to the non-payment of salaries amongst other things a loyalist of the governor and house of assembly member representing Ilawe-ekiti Constituency I, Honourable Onigiobi Olawale Fawale said workers in the state know the true situation the state has found itself. He reaffirmed Governor Fayose’s commitment to ensuring that workers and residents in the state are well prioritized in his administration. He also debunked rumours that the governor is planning to retrench workers adding that the governor is fully dedicated to carrying out people sensitive policies. “The governor cannot purposely set up to frustrate and wicked workers in the state. He is like a father to me and I can assure you that the reasons why salaries are not promptly paid are not the governor’s doing. They are not his faults. We all know those that are causing this problem,” he said. https://www.naij.com/674038-ekiti-state-workers-lament-says-fayose-performed-expectations.html source: 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Buhari Appoints New Head Of NDDC Board by alberson(f): 6:29pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
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Politics / Buhari Appoints New Head Of NDDC Board by alberson(f): 6:29pm On Dec 21, 2015 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the new head of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Monday, December 21. Ibim Semenitari Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, who is the former aide of Minister for Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, received the post of the Managing Director of the commission. Meanwhile, Semenitari is to work in acting capacity waiting the appointment of a functional MD. Semenitari, an award-winner journalist and media manager, worked in the communications directorate of the Buhari presidential campaign organisation during the 2015 presidential poll. Before then, the new boss of the NDDC had served as Commissioner of Information and Communications in Rivers state under the administration of Amaechi, who is former governor of the state. source : http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/21/buhari-names-former-rivers-commissioner-ibim-semenitari-acting-managing-director-nddc
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Politics / Re: Rivers Rerun: Prepare Your Will – Dakuku To Wike by alberson(f): 10:18am On Dec 19, 2015 |
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Politics / Rivers Rerun: Prepare Your Will – Dakuku To Wike by alberson(f): 10:17am On Dec 19, 2015 |
Governor Warns INEC Against Rigging http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/wike-is-daring-god-says-dakuku/ 3 Likes
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Celebrities / Another Nollywood Actor Escapes Assassination, See What They Did To Him (PHOTO) by alberson(f): 12:13pm On Dec 18, 2015 |
Nollywood actor Harry B. Anyanwu is another
actor thanking God for life.
Harry Anyanwu The actor who is usually cast to play the role of a king or native doctor is in a hospital recuperating after an assassination attempt on his life in Enugu. Harry said he was attacked on his way back from a movie location on Friday, December 11, 2015 in Enugu. He explained that he met a blockade mounted by suspected cultists in Enugu on his way back from a movie location. He was later rushed to orthopedic hospital, Enugu. The actor thanked his fans via on Instagram for their well wishes and informed that he is responding well to treatment. He captioned a photo of him on a hospital bed with: “To all my noble fans, this is d reason 4 my sudden absence 4rm IG. I was brutally attacked last week friday (11 Dec. 2015) by some unscrupulous young men right here in Enugu (my own 042 ). To God b d glory I was lucky to survive d heinous onslaught, cos they chapped my right leg with an axe. Thanks to ur endless prayers & unprecedented support I am still alive today. One love Naija”
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Religion / Pastor Preaches Naked In Anambra by alberson(f): 11:55am On Dec 18, 2015 |
This may seem unbelievable to you, but it is
absolutely true! A pastor in the eastern part of the
country has been spotted preaching naked. The picture made available by National Helm showed the clergyman, who was said to be exemplifying how Adam and Eve were in the Bible before they sinned. The unnamed pastor was reportedly spotted around some villages in Onitsha, Anambra state where the picture was taken. See the photo below:
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Politics / Pdp’s Call For Truth Commission Diversionary, Says APC by alberson(f): 1:24pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday dismissed the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the institution of a National Truth Commission, describing it as diversionary tactics to stop investigation into the arms scandal. National Secretary Alhaji Mai Mala Buni said in a statement in Abuja that this was not the time for setting up a truth commission, but a time for probe, justice and recovery of looted funds. In the statement, entitled: “Ignore PDP’s diversionary tactics”, the party said the citizens should not be swayed by the latter-day anti-corruption recipes of the PDP. It added that “these are mere diversionary tactics to earn undeserved sympathy after its government had grounded the nation’s economy to a complete halt”. The APC said President Muhammadu Buhari remained focused, unwavering and non-selective in his anti-corruption crusade and was ready to fast track the trial of corrupt public officers. The party stressed that only those who are guilty of corruption should be jittery and unconvinced that the “war on corruption is winnable”. The APC asked the PDP to first remove the moth in its eyes by prevailing on some of its high-ranking members, who were under investigation, to cooperate with relevant agencies, rather than finding faults with the anti-corruption agenda, which had received international rating. The statement reads: “The opposition PDP woke up from its slumber on Sunday by joining issues with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on his widely-acclaimed anti-corruption drive, especially the ongoing probe of $2 billion arms deals and mind-boggling extra-budgetary expenditures in the last five years. “In a press release, the PDP approbated and reprobated to show that it is uncomfortable with the war against corruption by the President. While giving a tacit support for anti-corruption crusade to avoid incurring the wrath of Nigerians, it engaged in some ambiguous semantics to call for ‘an honest, holistic, and total war against corruption’. “The body language of the PDP was clear on Sunday that it was uncomfortable with the ongoing probe of some of its stalwarts who are being investigated for looting the treasury with impunity. The opposition party must realise that the day of reckoning has come; there is no more hiding place for corrupt elements which it harbours in large number.” It added: “This is not the time for any National Truth Commission, it is time for probe, justice and recovery of slush and looted funds. We do not want any party to hide under any kangaroo commission to cover up its dirty leanings. Today, many Nigerians cannot afford three square meals because of the mismanagement of the economy by the previous administration. “Overwhelmed by the shocking details of corruption, which characterised the last administration , the opposition party demanded a probe of how the All Progressives Party(APC) funded its presidential campaigns for the 2015 general elections. “The PDP knew that APC fought and won its electoral battle basically on the goodwill of the masses. We did not fund our campaign with slush or corrupt funds; we challenge the opposition to provide evidence to the contrary. “The 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act have provided guidelines on campaign funds. We are ready to account for every kobo spent any time we are requested to do so. We are a party noted for managing scarce resources; we are not a wasteful party like PDP. “APC governors were not compelled to finance our presidential campaign under any guise. And no one has been made a minister in this government to cover up slush funds used for President Buhari’s campaign. The PDP must be daydreaming. If it had such allegations, why did it keep quiet during the screening and confirmation of all ministers by the Senate in its hallowed chamber. “The opposition should stop crying over split milk. The era of politics of desperation is gone for good. No feeble attempt to discredit Buhari’s administration will work again. The PDP has tried all antics and failed. We urge the opposition party to join the change train in the overall interest of Nigeria.” source : http://thenationonlineng.net/pdps-call-for-truth-commission-diversionary-says-apc/ 1 Share |
Business / Aviation Workers Accuse AMCON Of Running Down Aero by alberson(f): 1:16pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Workers of Aero Airlines yesterday staged a peaceful protest around the airport alleging that the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) is mismanaging funds injected into the carrier. The workers spoke through the branch Chairman of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Comrade Emoapo Ayo-Ife. The management of the airline is yet to comment on the matter. The chief executive officer of the public relation agency managing the airline, Mr Simon Tumba, said he has not been briefed by its client on the matter. Ayo-Ife alleged that since 2011, when AMCON invested huge sums of money into Aero, the airline has not been making any headway. He said when AMCON brought in the current Board of Directors in 2011, the company had about 11 aircraft but lamented that it currently has only five aircraft. He called for the dissolution of the board alleging that the huge sums invested in the airline to acquire equipment could not be accounted for. He said: “AMCON invested about N10billion in this company (Aero Contractors Airline) since they came here; when they came in, we had 11 aeroplane and now we are down to five aircraft. “They paid a $9million to a company in Brazil which we are yet to retrieve and nobody is talking about all that. “All we are asking for is a prudent management and workers welfare. We want AMCON to dissolve the board. source : http://thenationonlineng.net/aviation-workers-accuse-amcon-of-running-down-aero/
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Politics / Dokpesi, Unable To Meet N400 Million Bail Condition, Spends Night In Kuje Prison by alberson(f): 11:08am On Dec 15, 2015 |
Media mogul Raymond Dokpesi, the chairman of African Independent Television (AIT) who is in the middle of the massive arms scandal concerning former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, is spending Monday night in Kuje prison because he is unable to meet the conditions of his bail. http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/14/dokpesi-unable-meet-n400-million-bail-condition-spends-night-kuje-prison 5 Likes
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Art, Graphics & Video / Re: You Can Now Send Seasons Greetings On Digital Format To Someones Phone (watch) by alberson(f): 4:57pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
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Romance / Re: The Most Amazing party by alberson(f): 4:55pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
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Sports / Re: Nigeria Dominate Glo/caf Awards Nomination by alberson(f): 4:53pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
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Crime / (PHOTO): Fake Naval Officers, Soldier Arrested For Extortion by alberson(f): 4:43pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Police officers attached to the Ilado Police post,
near the Ajakoyi Beach, have paraded four fake
naval officers and a soldier for alleged extortion of
residents.
The suspects wearing military and navy uniform, Vanguard reports that the suspects who were dressed in military uniform were apprehended in Lagos state at the weekend by youths at Ilado area of the state while they were fleeing in a canoe after escaping from police detention. Reports say the suspects were later handed over to operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS) Lagos state command in Ikeja. A resident of the area, who gave his name as Wasiu Omojola, told Vanguard that: “We are predominantly fishermen but some of us do oil business. The military personnel used to come to extort money from us daily. “We didn’t even know that they were fake officers. They would come in military uniform. Their leader whom we later realized is an Army Sergeant would dress as an Army Lieutenant Commander. He would gather us and warn that the Army High Command had sent him on a special duty. “He told us that his group was on Joint Military operation. He then instructed us to contribute N2 million for his boss. We were able to raise N500, 000. The following day, they prevented us from doing our job, so we had to contribute another N300, 000. They still said it was not yet okay with them. “I don’t know how one of us reported the development to Army authorities who said that they didn’t send any team for joint military patrol to our area. When we got the information, we now mobilized against the self- acclaimed joint military patrol. “When they arrived the following day to resume their extortion, we arrested them. They did not believe it when we took them to the Police. We were later informed by the same Police that the suspects escaped from their cell, so we mobilized again and gave them a hot chase. We later arrested them and brought them to SARS.” It was gathered from a source within the police that the Nigerian Army confirmed that the suspect who paraded himself as a lieutenant was actually a sergeant. “The Army has taken him for court-martial but we have written to the Army that after the court – martial, the man should be brought back to the Police for proper prosecution,” the source said. Speaking to newsmen, one of the suspects who gave his name as Oche said: “Well, there is no job in the country. My friend who is an Army Sergeant brought the idea of going to collect money from those doing illegal oil businesses. The sergeant provided me with the uniform that I am putting on now. I don’t know about others. Sergeant is the one sharing our loot. I got N50, 000 three times but I could not believe it when we were arrested. It is true, we escaped from Police cell. We broke through the window protectors. It was while we were escaping through the waterside that we were re- arrested and handed over to SARS.”
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Politics / Ex-pdp Chairman Blasts Jonathan Over High Level Of Impunity by alberson(f): 4:30pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
The former PDP chairman believes ex-president
Goodluck Jonathan supervised a terrible period of
impunity. While calling on Nigerians to have faith in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as it needs time to formulate and execute policies and programmes to erase the myriads of socio- economic challenges currently plaguing the nation, the former Enugu state governor said: “the president came in with tremendous goodwill. It’s not easy in the Third World for an opposition party to defeat a sitting government. “So for Buhari to have done that shows the measure of goodwill he came to office with. “Secondly, I believe that what he promised our people was something that was timely; I’m of the PDP but that government had reached a point of impunity. “The level of impunity is being shown by the investigations that are going on indicating that we needed somebody who promised us that he was going to fight corruption and to bring sanity to government expenditure. “I’m one of those who believe that no Nigerian should go to bed hungry and that this country has enough resources to feed us and to provide enabling environment to achieve our God-given talent. “But when government’s resources are so plundered as they have been done by other administrations, you can see that the waste in governance has made it impossible for Nigerians to reach their manifest potential. “So when a president is coming on board and promises that he is going to fight corruption and people voted, so these are the two big credentials that the president came on-board with. “They are not things that can be achieved overnight. The problem is that we have suffered so long that Nigerians have become impatient. “They want to be removed from the fire they are in today by tomorrow but government doesn’t work like that. “It takes time for policies to be formulated and to be implemented, so what I want to plead with Nigerians is to give the president time. “I believe he has brought in a solid team of ministers to help him and this is the time the work now starts. “Let’s pray for him, let’s wish him the best and hope that he will be able to fulfill those promises he made to us.”
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Politics / Re: If GEJ Has Been Re Elected, These Are Things That Would Have Happen by alberson(f): 6:53pm On Dec 13, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: If GEJ Has Been Re Elected, These Are Things That Would Have Happen by alberson(f): 6:53pm On Dec 13, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: If GEJ Has Been Re Elected, These Are Things That Would Have Happen by alberson(f): 6:52pm On Dec 13, 2015 |
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Religion / Re: Winners Chapel To Build A 100,000 Capacity Stadium-like Church. (photos) by alberson(f): 4:46pm On Dec 12, 2015 |
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Crime / Police Arrest Fake Air Force Personnel At Gosa by alberson(f): 8:49am On Dec 11, 2015 |
The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested one Austine Ihene over alleged impersonation and fraud. A police source told our reporter that on Wednesday evening, police personnel on patrol arrested the suspect at Gosa village, Airport road, Abuja. The source said the suspect presented himself as an Air Force personnel when he was arrested for traffic offences, threatening to make the policemen lose their jobs if they did not allow him to go. “At that juncture, the patrol officers requested to see his identification card. He presented a business centre manufactured ID card that bore an Air Force emblem. It was fake and he was immediately taken in for interrogation. During questioning, he made useful confessions that exposed him,” the source said. FCT police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent Anjuguri Manzah confirmed the arrest and said that after investigation, the suspect would be charged to court. source : http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/city-news/police-arrest-fake-air-force-personnel-at-gosa/123726.html |
Politics / Emergency Medical Service Workers Beg Gov Wike For Their 13-month Salaries by alberson(f): 8:00am On Dec 11, 2015 |
Emergency medical service workers in Rivers state
have appealed to Governor Nyesom Wike to pay
them their thirteen-month old salaries.
Chairman of the Workers, Allwell Wali made this
appeal when a team of the workers visited the
governor in Port Harcourt.
Wali on behalf of his group, lauded Wike for
approving the payment of the backlog of salaries
owed them but expressed surprise that they were
yet to be paid weeks after the governor approved
that their salaries be paid.
The workers also urged Governor Wike not to allow
some persons in the system truncate his goodwill to
them by ensuring that their salaries are released to
them this week so that they can have blissful
Christmas and new year celebrations. |
Romance / 8 Ways To Ask For Sex From Your Partner This Season by alberson(f): 10:22pm On Dec 10, 2015 |
It’s Harmattan once again and the weather is
really cold, what we call “gum body weather”.
Know more, feel more confident, relax and enjoy the
moment No doubt we all want to keep ourselves warm this season. Some individuals are very shy when it comes to asking their spouse for sex, not to worry, here are eight simple ways to ask your partner for sex this season. 1. Touch your spouse on the stimulating areas to get them in the mood. Nipples, neck, back. 2. Sleep naked together. The greater and easier the access, the more the sex. 3. Invite your spouse for a sensual, intimate dance. Salsa, slow dance, bump and grind. There is no way you two will be close to each other, body to body and not want to make love. This is why married people need to go out on dates more, go out and find intimacy. Find intimacy in dancing in the house too. 4. Ask for sex unapologetically. Tell your spouse without wasting time. Stop suffering alone in sexual fire. Sometimes all you have to do is to open your mouth and say: “My love, sex me, NOW!” 5. Pose in a seductive way. Lay in bed in a sexual way, lady deliberately bend in front of him in a manner to suggest an invite. 6. Whisper naughty things into your spouse’s ear. There is something sexy about hearing and feeling your spouse breathing in a Hot way. 7. Massage your spouse’s body, touch and care arouses your spouse. 8. Send your spouse naughty messages during the day saying what you will do to him/her. By the time you get home, you both will be in the mood. |
Politics / Soyinka Takes A Swipe At Fayose, Advises Buhari by alberson(f): 1:05pm On Dec 10, 2015 |
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state as a tout.
Speaking on Wednesday, December 9, at the 10th
anniversary of the annual Wole Soyinka Award for
Investigative Reporting by the Wole Soyinka Centre
for Investigative Journalism, he said Fayose
attacked judges publicly without any consequences.
He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop
impunity especially by the security operatives in the
country, Today.ng reports.
The Nobel Laureate also urged the government to
ensure the laws of the country are respected,
including the order of the courts.
He noted that the Nigerian military was in the habit
of assaulting and harassing members of the public,
which according to him does not portray the country
as a democratic country.
Soyinka said: “There must be an end to unlawful
detention. If the court has granted someone a bail, it
must be honoured, I don’t care what the offence is.
“Anybody or institution that does this can only be
compared to that tout in Ekiti. That Fayose, he is a tout.
He descended on the judges and attacked them openly
without any consequence .”
He therefore, challenged security operatives in the
country not to take laws into their own hands.
Soyinka also insisted that the report of the inquiry
into the recent attack by soldiers on the BRT buses
in Lagos must be made public.
He said the claim by the authorities that the matter
had been dealt with militarily was not tenable.
The colourful ceremony held last night at the
MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Erstwhile Chairman
of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), and Professor of Political Science, Attahiru
Jega, who played an outstanding role in the success
of the 2015 elections and veteran broadcaster
Bimbo Oloyede were honoured with the Anti-
Corruption Defender Award and the Lifetime Award
for Journalistic Excellence, respectively.
The award was first held in October 2005 to
encourage the development of investigative
journalism in the Nigerian media through rigorous
scrutiny of human rights violations, regulatory
failures and corruption in the public and corporate
sectors of the nation. |
Politics / House Moves To Probe Lingering Fuel Scarcity by alberson(f): 7:28pm On Dec 09, 2015 |
The House of Representatives has wielded in into
the lingering petroleum crisis as it has on
Wednesday, December 9, asked its Committee on
Petroleum Resources, Upstream and Downstream to
probe the continued scarcity of the product in the
country.
The House intervention came on the heel of a
motion moved by Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama (PDP-
Edo) which got the nod of the members of the
House.
Ogbeide-Ihana explained that Nigerians were passing
through difficult time getting the product. He added
that the cause of this problem is absent of a
functional refineries to serve local demand,
Vanguard reports.
“This is responsible for the dependence on imported
products, hence the regular fuel crisis in the country
which is causing untold hardship to Nigerians,’’ the
lawmaker said. According to him, the Kaduna, Port
Harcourt and Warri refining and petrochemical
companies were reported by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to have incurred debts
amounting to about N120. 07 billion in August and
September.
“While their revenue in August was N146.617billion,
their expenditure was N207.287 billion; in September,
the revenue generated by the refineries was N112.514
billion and expenditure was pegged at N171.914
billion,’’
“The capacity utilisation of Warri and Kaduna refineries
in September was said to be zero per cent as both
plants did not process crude in that month.
“The Port Harcourt Refining Company was reported to
have produced at 4.15 per cent capacity which is a far
cry from its installed capacity .’’
Nnamdi Agbo (PDP-Enugu) also called on the
federal government to deregulate the oil and gas
sector.
Sergius Oseasochie (APC-Edo) advocated that the
refineries should be handed over to competent and
reliable companies to handle on behalf of the
government.
In his contribution, Hassan Saleh (PDP-Benue)
expressed worry that none of the companies issued
licenses to establish refineries in the country had
done something in that regard.
Also contributing on the debate on the motion, the
majority leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila
(APC-Lagos) said that it was unfortunate that there
is no explanation forthcoming on why the refineries
had failed to function.
Gbajabiamila wondered why refineries in other
climes work while that of Nigeria failed to work. He
caution against the idea of removing subsidy of
petroleum product now as it will have adverse effect
on the generality of the people.
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