₦airaland Forum

chinnyonwu:
But why did the Presidency have to replace GMB's car for him?

most igbos are empty skull. you dont know Gen. Buhari as a former head of state. smh

sunnyb0b0:
And the Federal Govt is not statutorily responsible to pay Dokpesi for broadcast services rendered?

Is FG money mean for PDP campaign?

where in KD? am presently opposite to nda barrack. but nothing is hapening.

Thats how they always did to fulani. and when they retaliate people would start shouting. you can even see it from the post no body comment about it. but if it is opposite it should have made front page.

blatant lies. nothing is happening in zaria.

chiefolododo:
Awusa

inyamiri

mynd44 and lalasticala come and do justice to this bia*fraud and his false post.

Nigeria blasts: Dozens dead as Maiduguri
mosque targeted

16 October 2015 From the section Africa


At least 39 people have died after multiple
explosions in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, an
emergency official says.
Three female suicide bombers, thought to be aged
between 11 and 15, struck on Friday morning, an
official with the National Emergency Management
Agency told BBC Hausa.
It follows bomb attacks on a mosque on
Thursday, which killed at least 32.
Maiduguri is often targeted by the Islamist
militant group Boko Haram.
Africa Live: BBC News Updates
No group has yet said it was behind the attack
during Thursday's evening prayers, that also left
many people injured.
More than 100 people were killed in three
explosions last month in the city, which is
considered the birthplace of Boko Haram.
In Thursday's attack, officials say the first suicide
bomber blew himself up inside the mosque, with a
second bomber detonating explosives as people
rushed to help those injured in the initial blast.
The explosions caused parts of the mosque to
collapse, leading to further injuries.
Nigerian military spokesman Sani Kukasheka
Usman told the BBC's Newsday programme that
Boko Haram was resorting to suicide attacks
because "they have been degraded to the extent
that they can no longer fight collectively".
This year the security forces have reclaimed most
of the territory previously captured by the group
in north-eastern Nigeria.
Two million people have been forced from their
homes since the militants launched their
insurgency in 2009.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari made
combating the group a key campaign pledge as
he sought election this year, but attacks by the
Islamist group have intensified since he came to
power.
Mr Usman said the Nigerian army was still
determined to meet a deadline set by President
Buhari to defeat Boko Haram by the end of the
year.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34546727

why are you people spreading false news here. not long before you posted same false news from same source. why bbc hausa and other credible newspapers are not reporting the news. this biafrauds with their hates. #smh

The deaths of the Boko Haram terrorists occurred
at Furkati village, which is located in Geidam a
Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State.
The rescue of the 210 civilians was the result of
Nigerian troops responding to a tip that Boko
Haram was holding hostage the inhabitants of the
villages of Ejilije, Bulagaije-lari, Bulagaije-Adamde,
and Ajiri.
According to military sources, the Boko Haram
terrorists fled these villages once they learned the
Nigerian military was advancing upon them.
Many of the freed citizens were women, children,
and the elderly and were subsequently moved to
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps.
According to Colonel Usman, Boko Haram
intended to use the civilians as “human shields”
in the event of a military offensive against them.
The two operations resulted in the capture of 1
Machine Gun barrel, 4 loaded magazines of G3
rifles, 4 Dane guns, an unknown quantity of
7.62mm ammunition, empty canisters of Mortar
bombs, a bandolier, and 4 AK-47 rifles.


http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/10/5-boko-haram-terrorists-killed-210-civilians-rescued-according-nigerian-military

joblessness is worrying this Tonye. despite all your campaign for pdp. they never dash you a job. na wa for u.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given former Niger Delta militant leader, Mr Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo one week to appear before the Commission on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos or risk being declared wanted. In a letter from the EFCC, the Commission says it is investigating Tompolo for unclear dealings involving the sale of parcels of land worth about 13 billion naira to the federal government under the last administration. He is expected to appear at the EFCC training room on Thursday, December 17. A similar invitation was extended to Tompolo in November by the Head of Operations at the EFCC, Iliasu Kwabai but he failed to appear and no correspondence was received from him. http://www.channelstv.com/2015/12/10/efcc-invites-tompolo/

Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary,
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), on
Thursday, said 28 Nigerian universities were
ranked among the best tertiary institutions in
Africa. Bogoro made this known at an interactive
session with members of the Civil Society
Organisations (CSOs) and the media, organised
by Partners for Electoral Reforms (PER) in Abuja.
The executive secretary said that TETFUND had
made huge investment over the last four years in
tertiary institutions across the country. He added
that “four to five years ago, no Nigerian university
was ranked among the top 100 in Africa, but
today, we have 28 Nigerian universities among
the best in the continent.
“I thank God that even the National Universities
Commission (NUC) credit TETFUND for that
progression.’’ According to him, TETFUND has
established Department of Research and
Development with a view to encouraging
partnership in research and industries in the
country.
Bogoro said “I am happy to work with staff that
believe that education is the best avenue through
which we can make Nigeria rise to more
competitive level in the international community.’’
He, however, urged CSOs to continue to push for
electoral reform, noting that “if we get the
electoral process correct, it is likely to move
Nigeria forward and deepen our democracy.’’
According to him, a lot of reforms have taken
place between 2011 and 2015 which indicates
that the country’s electoral system has improved.
He commended the convener of the interactive
session for providing a platform that would assist
in deepening democracy and the electoral process
in the country.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/28-nigerian-universities-rank-among-best-in-africa-bogoro/

The Federal Government has paid N407, 076,805,386.30 subsidy claims to oil marketers to end the lingering fuel crisis. A statement from the federal ministry of finance signed by Mr. Marshall Gundu, Director, Press of the ministry said the Minister of finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has confirmed the payment to the oil marketers. Adeosun noted that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed that the payments should be “made immediately in order to bring to a quick end the lingering fuel crisis which has caused great suffering to Nigerian families and businesses.” The minister of finance also said that “despite dwindling revenues, the government is committed to ensuring continuous availability of fuel to Nigerians.” Wednesday’s payments to oil marketers she said “include arrears from the 2014 financial year as well as payments for the current year.” With this payment, the federal government she said expects the recipients to “ensure adequate supply of fuel to end the persistent fuel shortage in the nation.” By making this payment to oil marketers, the federal government said it has shown its full commitment “to meeting its financial obligations in respect of fuel subsidy.” The Minister further implored the major oil marketers to reciprocate government’s action by doing all they can to bring the fuel scarcity to an end. The statement said details of the approved payments under the subsidy scheme will be published in the national dailies as has been the practice.

http://thenationonlineng.net/fg-pays-oil-marketers-n407bn-to-end-fuel-scarcity/

The federal government has ordered the
immediate deployment of 5,000 officers and men
of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) to help tackle Boko Haram threat in the
North-east.
The Minister of Interior, Gen Abdulrahman
Dambazzau, said yesterday that the deployment
of the NSCDC officers is part of government’s
move to stop insurgency in the region as well as
help reclaim territories and secure the northeast.
This is as he advised the leadership of the Nigeria
Prisons Service (NPS) to emulate the cost cutting
strategy of the NSCDC, whom he said has
matched allocated budgetary funds with results.
Dambazzau, who described the corps as an
active and leading contributor to peace and
security on the national stage made the revelation
at the permanent site of the corps in Sauka,
Abuja.
He said the officers drafted to the region will not
only help stabilise the region but help secure
areas that have been liberated by the Nigerian
army.
The minister expressed optimism that the Corps
has the capacity needed to undertake crisis
management operations in the country as its
promotes democratic value.
He said, “You have come a long way and a lot is
expected of you. This is the time that the country
needs you, especially in the areas of peace
building in the North- East, to stabilise the areas
that have been freed by the NIgerian army.
“You must rededicate yourself to training so as to
perfect your responsibilities. I have no doubt that
you are capable. Aside providing adequate
security in the region, the officers will secure
places of worship and critical government
assets”.
Earlier, the Commandant General of the NSCDC,
Abdullahi Gana Muhammed, told the minister that
the Corps has already deployed about 3,800 men
at the instance of the Nigerian army, he promised
that the remaining 1,200 officers will join them in
no distance time to meet up with the number
requested by the Nigerian army.

http://leadership.ng/news/481991/security-fg-deploys-5000-nscdc-officers-north-east

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Tuesday in
Dutse presented N137.2 billion budget proposal
to the State House of Assembly for the 2016
fiscal year.
The governor said that the N137.2 billion budget
for in 2016 was 37 per cent higher than the figure
for 2015.
He said that N62.2 billion (46 per cent of the
budget) was for recurrent expenditure while N71.3
billion (52 per cent) was for capital expenditure.
Badaru said that N2.4 billion and N600 million
respectively was earmarked for stabilisation and
contingency funds.
He said that N43.5 billion, which represents 32
per cent of the total appropriation bill, was
earmarked for the education sector.
He said that the 32 per cent earmarked for
education exceeded the 26 per cent recommended
by UNESCO.
The governor said that N20.4 billion was
appropriated for health services, N39.2 billion for
the economic sector while N7.4 billion was
budgeted for the agric sector.
The Speaker, Alhaji Garba Jahun, promised that
the lawmakers would deliberate on and ensure
quick passage of the budget.
He said that the house would work with the
executive to ensure rapid socio-economic
development of the state. (NAN)

http://leadership.ng/news/481778/badaru-presents-n137-2bn-budget-proposal-jigawa-assembly

Fleeing Boko Haram terrorists attempting to
escape from military onslaught in Sambisa forest,
through Pulka have been intercepted and
decisively dealt with by troops in blocking
position in the area.
Army
A statement by Colonel Sani Usman, Acting
Director, Army Public Relations, stated that during
the encounter many of the terrorists were killed
while one was captured alive.
The troops also recovered a General Purpose
Machine Gun, several rounds of 7.62mm (NATO)
ammunitions, 47 rifle magazines, 36 hand
grenades and quite a number of Shilka gun empty
shells.
In a related development, troops have also dealt
another decisive blow to the Boko Haram
terrorists at Buni Yadi general area yesterday day
afternoon. At an encounter, the troops recovered a
Toyota Hilux, 2 boxes of 7.62mm ammunitions
and some Improvised Explosive making Devices
cords.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/sambisa-bombardment-troops-intercept-fleeing-boko-haram-terrorists-at-pulka/

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing,
Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has officially unveiled
his short term plans to address housing deficits,
provide good roads and urgently increase power
generation in the country with extra 2, 000
megawatts.
Fashola said, during his maiden press briefing in
Abuja that the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which
has been under construction and the second
Niger Bridge are of great importance to the
current administration, thus would get urgent
attention.
He said year 2002 was the last time the sum of
N200 billion was budgeted for road constructions
in the country.
The Minister further disclosed that work would
soon commence on all roads that link the 36
States of the federation, adding that major roads
which had been suspended due to paucity of
funds and are vital to boost social economic
activities in the country would be quickly
revisited.
It was Fashola’s maiden briefing since his
resumption to office.
He spoke on plans to partner with the private
sector and fully privatise the power sector in
order for the country to witness genuine
development like the telecommunication.
Part of his plans is also to immediately restore
the jobs of construction workers who were laid off
by local and international construction companies
in the country.
His words: “The records that have been made
available from previous budgets show that the
last time Nigeria budgeted over N200 Billion in a
year’s budget for roads was in 2002. It seems
that as our income from oil prices increased over
the last decade, our spending on roads
decreased.
“As far as status reports go, the federal
government budgeted N18.132Billion in 2015 and
the Ministry of Works got N13Billion for all roads
and highways in 2015, although it has contracts
for 206 roads, covering over 6,000km with
contract price of over N2 Trillion.”
However, Fashola stated that government’s ability
to achieve connectivity of Inter-state roads would
largely depend on capital spending in the 2016
budget.
He said it became imperative to pay contractors
and get them back to work as soon as possible.
“Our short term strategy will be to start with
roads that have made some progress and can be
quickly completed to facilitate connectivity. We
will prioritize within this strategy by choosing first
the roads that connect states together and from
that grouping start with those that bear the
heaviest traffic.
“As at May 2015, many contractors have stopped
work because of payment, and many fathers and
wives employed by them have been laid off as a
result.
“Some of the numbers from only four companies
that were sampled, suggest that at least 5,150
workers have been laid as at March 11, 2015; and
if we realize that there are at least 200 contracts
pending, on the basis of 1(one) company per
contract,” he said.
Analysing the unfortunate situation, Fashola
explained that, “If each contractor has only 100
employees at each of the 200 contract sites, it
means at least that 20,000 people who lost their
jobs can return to work if the right budget is put
in place and funded for contractors to get paid.
“The possibility to return those who have just lost
their jobs back to work is the kind of change that
we expect to see by this short term strategy.”
“In order to make the roads safer, we intend to
re-claim the full width and set back of all Federal
roads, representing 16% and about 36,000km of
Nigeria’s road network by immediately now
asking all those who are infringing on our
highways, whether by parking, trading, or erection
of any inappropriate structure to immediately
remove, relocate or dismantle such things
voluntarily. This will be the biggest contribution
that citizens can offer our country as proof that
we all want things to change for the better,”
Fashola added.



http://thenationonlineng.net/fashola-unveils-agenda-for-roads-power-and-housing/

let me out here before Biafra mobs burn my car.

The Federal Government has broken up the
controversial Petroleum Industry Bill into different
versions and is proposing splitting the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into two
companies — the Nigeria Petroleum Assets
Management Company (NPAM) and a National Oil
Company (NOC) that would be run on commercial
lines and partly privatised.
According to a report obtained from Reuters,
Monday, the Federal Government is breaking up
the PIB and is replacing it first with a law
to overhaul the petroleum sector with the aim of
closing loopholes that bred corruption.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/fg-splits-pib-to-break-nnpc-into-two-companies/

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved N6 trillion expenditure for 2016 Budget under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The FEC after three hours meeting approved the three-year MTEF. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, spoke with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. He was accompanied by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. According to him, an oil price of $38 per barrel of crude oil and 2.2 million production barrels per day were projected in the framework. The approved MTEF, the minister said, will be forwarded to the National Assembly.
http://thenationonlineng.net/mtef-fec-approves-n6tr-expenditure-for-2016/

obayaya:
There's something wrong with the result from brass..

That's the only LGA with turn out of almost 55%

Which is massive by Nigerian standards.

Average voter turnout in Elections in Nigeria is usually 40 - 50%

what of 80% turnout in south-south and south-east in 2015 elections?

as am seing unconfirmed result it will be close contest. am telling you!!

TonyeBarcanista:
HopeAtHand and Kel4soft abeg how market? Haahaha




Dickson has won

why are you playing jjc here. na so e don happen for gej till 2019

Sylva leads, Dickson storms INEC centre
13:25 06/12/2015
Yenagoa - Early results released by the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) indicate that the candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s
governorship election in Bayelsa State, Timipre
Sylva is leading, reports NewDay.
Results from the seven out of the eight local
governments where elections took place on
Saturday showed that Sylva is leading his closest
rival, the incumbent Governor, Seriake Dickson of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Results from Ekeremor, Brass, Kolokuma/
Opokuma, Nembe and Yenagoa Local Government
Areas showed that Sylva had pulled ahead of
Dickson, although the governor was on top in
Sagbama Local Government area.
On hearing the results, an angry Gov Dickson was
alleged to have stormed the collation centre of
INEC in Onopa, Yenagoa LGA on Saturday night.
Dickon was reported to have stormed the place at
about 11pm and threatened to deal seriously with
agents of the APC, Werinipre Seibarugu, former
Deputy Governor and Fortune Panebi, State
Publicity Secretary of the APC.
The Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation (SICO),
which disclosed this, said Dickson was at the
collation centre to manipulate results being
collated from different wards in Yenagoa.
SICO’s Director, Media and Publicity, Nathan Egba
said the action of Dickson was clearly against the
electoral law as he had no authority as a
candidate to go to the Yenagoa Collation Centre
especially as he was not from the LGA.


http://m.news24.com/Nigeria/TopStories/sylva-leads-dickson-storms-inec-centre-20151206-2

lies from pits of hell. am kaduna indigen living in kaduna city. i never heard of this. i was in zaria 3 days ago

typical wailers.

He is not going to do so. most of their news is real. proudly sahara reader.

All southerners. and you tell me that jonathan was not tribalist during his tenure. where is federal character here.

picture doesnt lie. it was set ablazed