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purem:
Dis 2 ppl wey adey see so no set oooooooooooooo

Cobam dey luk lyk blind man wearing glass

While mayor dey sag lyk say in jus comot 4 Igbo
abete

Stelvin101:
Seriously! I don't understand what's this thread is doing in Fp

CriticMaestro:
So I'm guessing their startup salary is N120,000 per month multiply by 2000 that's N240,000 per month....So our government cant bear the cost or what Meanwhile 108 senators that are useless to this country are pocketing more than 10M each per month which is upto a billion if u sum it up not to talk about the reps....Naija which way na

. A Russian firm, Safinet Group has expressed
its desire to establish a 7,000 barrels per day
capacity refinery in Calabar with a provision
to increase production to between 60,000 to
65, 000 barrels a day.
Chairman of Safinet, Mr. Arsen Mudonov
disclosed this during a meeting with the state
governor, Senator Ben Ayade in Calabar
recently.
Mudonov disclosed that his group decided to
come to Cross River to establish the refinery
because of the peace and tranquillity that the
state is known for in addition to the
hospitable nature of the people.
He said his company is into construction, oil
and gas with advanced technology in the
construction of oil and gas equipment and
machineries.
He said the company has been expanding its
operations to different parts of the world
including Africa in the last five years.
The Safinet Group Chairman said his company
wants to take advantage of the conducive and
peaceful environment of Cross River and
Calabar in particular to establish the refinery
of 7,000 barrels production capacity a day
which will be increased to 65,000 barrels a
day in the near future.
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Responding, Governor Ben Ayade said his
administration has turned the state into an
investors’ haven by creating a conducive
atmosphere for investment.
Governor Ayade reiterated that the peaceful
and hospitable nature of the state and its
citizens were recently attested to by the
outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria,
Mr John Erntwhistle, who picked the state as
his most favourite place in Nigeria.
Ayade informed the delegation that Cross
River state is always the first port of call and
choice for investors and that the state is on
the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean in the South,
which makes it a good candidate for oil and
gas business.
“If you are putting a refinery and your
sources of shipping in the crude is by barges
then the refinery being located by the
waterside becomes easy. Even if you want a
solid land location, we also have solid earth
where you can have access to bring in your
crude by barges and then have pipelines to
take the crude to your refinery.
“Cross River is close to so many oil wells, so
building your refinery here is like eating your
cake and having it. We have good roads, we
are building a super highway and a deep
seaport at the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean.
Again, Cross River is closer to Russia than any
other place in Nigeria in terms of seaport”,
Ayade maintained.
In his earlier remarks, the leader of the
delegation and Chief Executive officer (CEO),
Hkzain Corporation Limited, Mallam
Muhammad Attahiru, said that they were in
the state to present technological innovation
in the area of oil and gas that will provide job
opportunities to the people in line with the
vision and policy thrust of Governor Ben
Ayade’s administration.
He assured that Safinet has the experience,
capability and the expertize in the areas of
construction, oil and gas and that they have
established in North Africa and South Sudan
and that they want the government of Cross
River to give them the opportunity to establish
their presence in the state, and assured that
they will not disappoint the state.

. President Buhari’s critics on Friday carpeted
his government for allegedly lying about the
terms of reference of the latest interim reports
on the ongoing probe into arms procurement
by successive governments since 2007.
Mr. Buhari had on August 24, 2015, raised the
Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment
Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces to
keep with his “determination to stamp out
corruption and irregularities in Nigeria’s
public service.”

But many are now raising concerns not about
what the committee included in its latest
report but what it might have deliberately left
out.

The investigative committee submitted its
third interim report on Thursday which
detailed how former senior military officers,
political appointees and private individuals
allegedly channeled security funds into their
pockets while the war against Boko Haram
floundered.

Among the big names the report indicted were
Azubuike Ihejirika and Kenneth Minimah.
Both served as Chief of Army Staff under
President Jonathan.

But government critics immediately raised
concerns about the exclusion of the name of a
close ally of Mr. Buhari and the current
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman
Dambazzau.

Mr. Dambazzau served as the chief of army
staff between 2008 and 2010 and critics said it
was highly curious that he was not
investigated even when the probe was
designed to capture all procurements from
2007 to 2015.

Our findings show that those accusing
government of doctoring its latest arms panel
may have a point.

Buhari Government’s Claim
In an attempt to ward off allegation of bias,
the Buhari government, via a statement from
the office of the Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed, said Mr. Dambazau’s
name was not included among those indicted
because the third interim report only looked
into procurement and contracts awarded for
and by the military between 2011-2015.
“When the documents regarding procurement
from 2007 to 2010 are available and
scrutinised, the committee will then issue its
report on that,” Mr. Mohammed said in a
statement signed by his media adviser Segun
Adeyemi.
“The audit is being done in phases, and the
report that was released on Thursday is the
third of such.”


The Facts:
Screenshot of the press release announcing
the report
A PREMIUM TIMES’ examination of the report
showed that the terms of reference in its
heading said it queried all procurement from
2007 to 2015.

“Press Release on the Third Interim Report of
the Presidential Committee on Audit of
Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to
2015 ,” it read.

The first paragraph of the seven-page report
also indicated the 13-member committee used
2007-2015 as reference.
“In continuation of its assignment, the
Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment
Procurement (CADEP) in the Nigerian Armed
Forces, analysed procurement contracts
awarded by or for the Nigerian Army between
2007 and 2015. ”

PREMIUM TIMES also observed that in page
two of the report, the committee looked into
procurement far back as 2005, two years
earlier than 2007.

Screenshot of the press release announcing
the report – page 2
“Similarly, between 29 April 2005 and 19
October 2010 , the MOD (Ministry of Defence)
awarded 2 contracts to Progress Limited for
the supply of 42 units of BTR-3U Armoured
Personnel Carriers and spare parts for the
Nigerian Army.

“However, neither the MOD nor the NA could
provide the contract agreements to ascertain
the cost of the APCs. Although 26 of the APCs
were delivered in 2007 and immediately
deployed for Peace Keeping Operations in
Sudan, the APCs scandalously broke down on
induction,” the report read in part.

In page four where the committee looked into
tax infractions in the military, it was also
revealed that the members looked beyond
2011.

“The Committee observed breaches of laws
and regulations on payments of With-holding
Tax (WHT) and Value Added Tax (VAT). The
unremitted WHT from 2007 to 2015 amounted
to about N862,962,065.99, $2,093,710.06 and
€2,700.00 respectively.”

This newspaper also reported on July 7, citing
top administration sources, that Mr.
Dambazzau’s name was amongst those
indicted by the panel and that he was making
concerted efforts to have his named removed.

vickodedon:
So wat are you gonna be teaching me??

vickodedon:
Same tin happening to me bruv buh our difference is "I am still in school". Wat shld I do

Adaowerri111:
This guy have never put a foot wrong, see massive development for imo state especially owerri, with these hard times I keep wondering where the money is coming from. God bless you sir

Two elderly men accused of witchcraft were set ablaze by an angry mob Sunday in Ikot Effanga, area of Akpabuyo LGA Cross River State. The deceased, Chief Bassey Ekwe, 69 and Mr. Asuquo Effiong, 72, were accused of being the cause of the death of young men in the village. According to a witness, Obori Bassey who is also the son of one of the deceased, the whole issue started when someone died in the community and some members of the family said the man’s death was mysterious. Bassey recounted how the family of the man who died then visited a native doctor, Monday Augustine, who told them he will get the person who killed the man. Advert by CRWatch :Place Yours He said the native doctor led the family who carried the corpse on their shoulders round the village while pouring libations and conjuring spirits. Obori added that on getting to the front of their compound they started dancing and his father who didn’t know what was happening came out and curiously asked them what was wrong only for the native doctor to point and say he killed the man. The family of the dead man and some persons who were with them immediately pounced on Bassey’s father and set him ablaze, while they later went to grab a second man accused by the native doctor, who was also set ablaze by the mob. At the time of filing this report, the Police had waded into the matter and three suspects have been arrested including the native doctor while the case has been moved from the Ikot Nakanda Police division to the State Head Quarters, Calabar.

Bolustic:
Akwa Ibom, same state whose governor said only PDP has the solution to Nigeria's economic trouble. Can't believe PDP watched these roads for 16 years and did nothing.

Isn't it ironical that Akwa Ibom is from the same region of the so-called HERO and that he is an adopted son of the other region? yet he didn't see anything to do to these roads and same people still have him over 90% of their votes? Still they will still call others ZOMBIES. Who is more Zombified here?

saintkeppy:
Pre season training ahead of his eminent arrival at Arsenal for medicals. He's gonna pair with Giroud up front as partner in the striking role come next month when the league starts. This is part of Arsene Wenger audacious title push next season. A good buy if u ask me ;DPre season training ahead of his eminent arrival at Arsenal for medicals. He's gonna pair with Giroud up front as partner in the striking role come next month when the league starts. This is part of Arsene Wenger audacious title push next season. A good buy if u ask me. Lol ;DPre season training ahead of his eminent arrival at Arsenal for medicals. He's gonna pair with Giroud up front as partner in the striking role come next month when the league starts. This is part of Arsene Wenger audacious title push next season. A good buy if u ask me ;DPre season training ahead of his eminent arrival at Arsenal for medicals. He's gonna pair with Giroud up front as partner in the striking role come next month when the league starts. This is part of Arsene Wenger audacious title push next season. A good buy if u ask me. Lol

Sheggy13:
That's my thought too. If I'm not mistaken, I believe the world court in Hague had ceded over their lands to Cameroon meaning officially they're no longer Nigerians but Cameroonians. I don't understand why it's Cross Rivers state govt they are bothering for their welfare and not the Cameroonian govt instead. In any case, I really do feel for them. Large group of people forcibly pushed to a different country they don't feel emotionally and culturally attached to.

. I n Britain, the link between private
boarding education and leadership is
gold-plated. If their parents can
afford it, children are sent away from
home to walk a well-trodden path that
leads straight from boarding school
through Oxbridge to high office in
institutions such as the judiciary, the
army, the City and, especially,
government. Our prime minister was
only seven when he was sent away to
board at Heatherdown preparatory
school in Berkshire. Like so many of the
men who hold leadership roles in
Britain, he learned to adapt his young
character to survive both the loss of his
family and the demands of boarding
school culture. The psychological impact
of these formative experiences on
Cameron and other boys who grow up
to occupy positions of great power and
responsibility cannot be overstated. It
leaves them ill-prepared for
relationships in the adult world and the
nation with a cadre of leaders who
perpetuate a culture of elitism, bullying
and misogyny affecting the whole of
society.
Nevertheless, this
golden path is as
sure today as it was
100 years ago, when
men from such
backgrounds led us
into a disastrous
war; it is familiar,
sometimes mocked,
but taken for
granted. But it is
less well known that
costly, elite
boarding
consistently turns
out people who
appear much more
competent than
they actually are. They are particularly
deficient in non-rational skills, such as
those needed to sustain relationships,
and are not, in fact, well-equipped to be
leaders in today's world
I have been doing psychotherapy with
ex-boarders for 25 years and I am a
former boarding-school teacher and
boarder. My pioneering study of
privileged abandonment always sparks
controversy: so embedded in British life
is boarding that many struggle to see
beyond the elitism and understand its
impact. The prevalence of
institutionalised abuse is finally
emerging to public scrutiny, but the
effects of normalised parental neglect
are more widespread and much less
obvious. Am I saying, then, that David
Cameron, and the majority of our ruling
elite, were damaged by boarding?
It's complex. My studies show that
children survive boarding by cutting off
their feelings and constructing a
defensively organised self that severely
limits their later lives. Cameron, Boris
Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Andrew Mitchell,
Oliver Letwin et al tick all the boxes for
being boarding-school survivors. For
socially privileged children are forced
into a deal not of their choosing, where
a normal family-based childhood is
traded for the hothousing of
entitlement. Prematurely separated
from home and family, from love and
touch, they must speedily reinvent
themselves as self-reliant pseudo-adults.
Paradoxically, they then struggle to
properly mature, since the child who
was not allowed to grow up organically
gets stranded, as it were, inside them. In
consequence, an abandoned child
complex within such adults ends up
running the show. This is why many
British politicians appear so boyish.
They are also reluctant to open their
ranks to women, who are strangers to
them and unconsciously held
responsible for their abandonment by
their mothers. With about two-thirds of
the current cabinet from such a
background, the political implications of
this syndrome are huge – because it's
the children inside the men running the
country who are effectively in charge.
Boarding children invariably construct
a survival personality that endures long
after school and operates strategically.
On rigid timetables, in rule-bound
institutions, they must be ever alert to
staying out of trouble. Crucially, they
must not look unhappy, childish or
foolish – in any way vulnerable – or
they will be bullied by their peers. So
they dissociate from all these qualities,
project them out on to others, and
develop duplicitous personalities that
are on the run, which is why ex-
boarders make the best spies.
Now attached to this internal structure
instead of a parent, the boarding child
survives, but takes into adulthood a
permanent unconscious anxiety and
will rarely develop what Daniel
Goleman calls emotional intelligence. In
adulthood he sticks to the same tactics:
whenever he senses a threat of being
made to look foolish, he will strike. We
see this in Cameron's over-reaction to
Angela Eagle MP, less than a year into
his new job. "Calm down, dear!" the PM
patronisingly insisted , as if she were the
one upset and not he. The opposite
benches loved it, of course, howling
"Flashman!" (the public school bully
from Tom Brown's Schooldays), but they
never take on the cause of these
leadership defects.
Bullying is inevitable and endemic in
24/7 institutions full of abandoned and
frightened kids. Ex-boarders' partners
often report that it ends up ruining
home life, many years later. Bullying
pervades British society, especially in
politics and the media, but, like
boarding, we normalise it. When, in
2011, Jeremy Clarkson ranted that he
would have striking public-sector
workers shot , he was even defended by
Cameron – it was apparently a bit of
fun. No prizes for guessing where both
men learned their styles. And no
wonder that the House of Commons,
with its adversarial architecture of
Victorian Gothic – just like a public
school chapel – runs on polarised debate
and bullying.
Strategic survival has many styles:
bullying is one; others include keeping
your head down, becoming a charming
bumbler, or keeping an incongruently
unruffled smile in place, like health
secretary Jeremy Hunt, former head boy
at Charterhouse. In a remarkable 1994
BBC documentary called The Making of
Them , whose title I borrowed for my
first book, young boarders were
discreetly filmed over their first few
weeks at prep school. Viewers can
witness the "strategic survival
personality" in the process of being
built. "Boarding school," says nine-year-
old Freddy, puffing himself up, putting
on his Very Serious Face and staring at
the camera, "has changed me, and the
one thing I can do now is get used [to
it]". This false independence, this
display of pseudo-adult seriousness is as
evident in the theatrical concern of
Cameron as it was in Tony Blair. It
displays the strategic duplicity learned
in childhood; it is hard to get rid of,
and, disastrously, deceives even its
creator.
The social privilege of boarding is
psychologically double-edged: it both
creates shame that prevents sufferers
from acknowledging their problems, as
well as unconscious entitlement that
explains why ex-boarder leaders are
brittle and defensive while still
projecting confidence. Boris is so
supremely confident that he needs
neither surname nor adult haircut; he
trusts his buffoonery to distract the
public from what Conrad Black called "a
sly fox disguised as a teddy bear". On
the steps of St Paul's, Boris commanded
the Occupy movement: "In the name of
God and Mammon, go!" Was it a lark –
Boris doing Monty Python? Or a coded
message, announcing someone who, for
10 years, heard the King James Bible
read in chapel at Eton? Those who don't
recognise this language, it suggests, have
no right to be here, so they should just
clear off.
This anachronistic entitlement cannot
easily be renounced: it compensates for
years without love, touch or family, for
a personality under stress, for the lack
of emotional, relational and sexual
maturation. In my new book, Wounded
Leaders, I trace the history of British
elitism and the negative attitude
towards children to colonial times and
what I call the "rational man project",
whose Victorian boarding schools were
industrial power stations churning out
stoic, superior leaders for the empire.
Recent evidence from neuroscience
experts shows what a poor training for
leaderships this actually is. In short, you
cannot make good decisions without
emotional information (Professor
Antonio Damasio); nor grow a flexible
brain without good attachments (Dr Sue
Gerhardt); nor interpret facial signals if
your heart has had to close down
(Professor Stephen Porges); nor see the
big picture if your brain has been fed
on a strict diet of rationality (Dr Iain
McGilchrist). These factors underpin
Will Hutton's view that "the political
judgments of the Tory party have, over
the centuries, been almost continuously
wrong" .
With survival but not empathy on his
school curriculum from age seven,
Cameron is unlikely to make good
decisions based on making relationships
in Europe, as John Major could. He can
talk of leading Europe, but not of
belonging to it. Ex-boarder leaders
cannot conceive of communal solutions,
because they haven't had enough
belonging at home to understand what
it means. Instead, they are limited to
esprit de corps with their own kind. In
order to boost his standing with the
rightwingers in his party, Cameron still
thinks he can bully for concessions,
make more supposedly "robust" vetos.
His European counterparts don't
operate like this. Angela Merkel has held
multiple fragile coalitions together
through difficult times by means of her
skill in relationships and collaboration.
Though deadlocked at home, Barack
Obama impressed both sides of British
politics and in 2009 entered the hostile
atmosphere of the Kremlin to befriend
the then-president Dmitry Medvedev
and make headway on a difficult
disarmament treaty. In a subsequent
meeting with the real power behind the
throne, Obama invited Vladimir Putin to
expound for an hour on what hadn't
worked in recent Russian-American
relationships, before responding.
Despite their elitist education, and
because of it, our own "wounded
leaders" can't manage such
statesmanship.
To change our politics, we'll have to
change our education system. Today,
most senior clinicians recognise
boarding syndrome, several of whom
recently signed a letter to the Observer
calling for the end of early boarding . Its
elitism ought to motivate the left. The
Attlee government intended to disband
the public schools, but not even
Wilson's dared to. There's a cash
problem: boarding is worth billions and
has a massive lobby. Unlike most other
European countries, our state does not
contribute a per capita sum towards
private education, so dismantling these
schools, which still enjoy charitable
status, would be costly. But can we
really afford to sacrifice any more
children for the sake of second-rate
leadership?

princeofpeace22:
Wetin dey this Lagos sef , Calabar is so peaceful