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My wife and sister posing in front of my house

Thanks a lot for your comments

This is my house. What are your views?

I hope they are not planning to kill 3000 Christians.

A governor like Rochas will never do a thing like that. He is only good at kissing Hausa peoples' arses, thinking that they would support him for a presidential race. But I am damn sure that he will be disappointed.

First Bank is absolute nightmare followed by Ecobank, from my own experience.

I won't be surprised if Buhari orders arrest of people found wearing the Biafra Shoes. We are indeed in a true democracy and great change under Buhari's rule.

Re: FG Generates N5m From Abuja-kaduna Train Route In 2 Weeks by saintkel(m): 11:58am
Up GEJ,kudos to PMB too for not abandoning dis project. We need goodnews like dis


How can PMB abandon the project when he has nothing to offer out of his retarded brain?

Young enough to be his daughter.

Is this supposed to be a question or what? Who is in charge now and who has been in charge for the past more than one year? This is the dumbest question I have ever heard of.

Which Boko Haram is he talking about? I thought he and his oga GMB claimed they have already defeated Boko Haram.

Source: http://www.aol.co.uk/news/2016/08/12/postbrexit-funding-gap-for-key-eubacked-projects-set-to-cost-45bn-a-year-1/

British taxpayers will pay around £4.5 billion a year to plug the post-Brexit funding gap for key European Union-backed projects that support scientists, farmers and infrastructure, the Chancellor will announce.

Philip Hammond will guarantee Government funding for projects backed by the EU structural and investment fund, including agri-environment schemes, which are signed off before this year's Autumn Statement.
The Treasury will assess whether other similar projects that are signed after the mini Budget - expected in November or December - should also get a guarantee, in a bid to reassure UK organisations.

And if organisations bid directly to the European Commission on a competitive basis, such as universities seeking Horizon 2020 research funding, the Treasury will underwrite the payments even if the projects continue after Brexit.
On Saturday, Mr Hammond will also promise that the current level of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) pillar one funding for farmers will be matched by the UK after it comes out of the EU until 2020, as a domestic system is put in place.

Ahead of the announcement, Mr Hammond said: "The UK will continue to have all of the rights, obligations and benefits that membership brings, including receiving European funding, up until the point we leave the EU.

"We recognise that many organisations across the UK which are in receipt of EU funding, or expect to start receiving funding, want reassurance about the flow of funding they will receive.
"That's why I am confirming that structural and investment funds projects signed before the Autumn Statement and Horizon research funding granted before we leave the EU will be guaranteed by the Treasury after we leave.

"The Government will also match the current level of agricultural funding until 2020, providing certainty to our agricultural community, who play a vital role in our country.
"We are determined to ensure that people have stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure from the EU and that we use the opportunities that departure presents to determine our own priorities."

Asked how much he expected the move to cost, Mr Hammond said: "Well, it will depend on when we leave the EU and it will depend on the level of applications for these structural and investment funds and for the research funds Horizon, but around probably, around about £4.5 billion a year would be the level we would expect."

The structural and investment funds that will be guaranteed include CAP pillar two, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, including European Territorial Cooperation.
Examples of projects that have received or are due to receive regional development fund money include:

:: £5 million for the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre at the University of Manchester.
:: £9 million for the manufacturing growth programme to support areas in the Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and the East of England. £3 million for a new life sciences incubation and innovation centre at Porton Down in Wiltshire.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke has also written to the devolved administrations to confirm the same level of assurances offered to UK Government departments in relation to programmes they administer but for which they are expected to rely on EU funding.
http://www.aol.co.uk/news/2016/08/12/postbrexit-funding-gap-for-key-eubacked-projects-set-to-cost-45bn-a-year-1/

Brexit Secretary David Davis said: "This announcement shows that the Government is ensuring that those people and organisations currently supported by EU funding can continue to benefit from a measure of continuity. This will offer reassurance to them, and help ease the transition to our new relationship with the EU."
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said: "By underwriting the significant Horizon 2020 grants we are showing the extent of our commitment, standing squarely behind our researchers and scientists as they continue working with their European partners to develop new technologies, discover life-saving medicines and pioneer everyday innovations that will benefit all hard-working Britons."

Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green said: "The fund supports hundreds of initiatives across England like the Ways to Work programme in Liverpool, which is helping disadvantaged people in the area to gain new skills and turn their lives around for the better. With this decision, providers can plan with certainty and help more people gain the security and dignity of work."
Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid said: "Local Enterprise Partnerships are a vital part of our efforts to rebalance the economy, and have helped create thousands of jobs over the past five years.
"Guaranteeing EU funding will further support this work by enabling them to plan ahead with certainty so businesses, universities and local authorities across the country can enable economic growth."

This is just the beginning. It's the product of the 'change'you asked for. It's said 'be careful what you ask for' because you might yet get it.

This na 'face me, I slap you'.

I thought Buhari and his APC claimed that they have conquered and defeated Boko Haram. I can only see the group getting stronger by the day. When it comes to IPOB, MEND and NDA, Buhari and his Buratai will be flexing their muscles. Liars and propagandists of the highest order.

This is absolute nonsense. We are in a democratic government and people are free to express themselves in anyway they feel. Or, will things change just because it's Bihari and he is from the north? GEJ was highly criticised during his tenure and nobody complained.

Thank God, I have a 1984 230E model, which I bought for my dad in 1995. I decided to keep the car after my dad's death. I must tell you that it is one of my five cars. It still looks as if it was bought like a few months ago and whenever I drive it, people never stop to express their delight and surprise at the fantastic state of the car. People might think that Mercedes Benz flat booth is outdated, but definitely I don't joke with mine and won't sell it for N3million even for any price at all. I intend to keep it until I die. I value it even more than my Lexus jeep. Since I live overseas, I intend to find a very clean one and break it up completely with all the parts and engine and ship them back home and keep them in my store so I can ensure that I have all the parts to replace any damaged part. I expect that in the next 5 to 10 years, it might be difficult to find the car overseas especially in Europe. It has not covered up to 10,000 km since I bought it in 1995. So the engine is as sound as a new car. I will post pictures on nairaland when next I come back to Nigeria and snap pictures of my lovely ride.

GREAT LIONS AND LIONESSES. I CAN'T BE MORE PROUD TO BE A PRODUCT OF UNN WHEN QUALITY OF EDUCATION MEANT A LOT IN NIGERIA.

We need to see pictures of Douglas Road. I always lament about the amount of rubbish that always litter along the road and the health problems that could be caused by the amount of decaying refuse which smell too bad. It is a major road in Owerri but the state of the road has always been appalling dating as far back as Ohakim's era.

'I studied architecture in England and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Howard University, United States of America in 1992. When I returned to Nigeria that same year, I joined Shell Petroleum Development Corporation. In 2002, I obtained an MBA at Cambridge University, United Kingdom. In April 2006, I was appointed by Shell as the company’s first female Executive Director in Nigeria. In July 2007, I was appointed by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as Minister of Transport. The next year in December 2008 I became Minister of Mines and Steel Development'.

This woman will never seize to be arrogant. She is not the first person or woman to get a first degree or post graduate degree from the UK or the USA. She needs to be taught how to be humble. She feels that she is above everybody and the law of the land. I hope that she would be convicted and sent to jail. She started suffering from cancer immediately she lost her position as the petroleum minister under President Jonathan. How is fooling who?

America's FBI has revealed this astonishing list of Nigeria's richest politicians and details of where their US bank accounts are located. It seems the list was first obtained for the Amanpour Live show on CNN which is famed for its investigations. According to the report, the wealth held in America by other Nigerian politicians is also being investigated. Among those named are Obasanjo, Tinubu, Atiku, Sylvia, IBB, Jega, Maina, Oransanye, Lamido, Talba, Alamyeisegha and Adamu Muazu.

Source: NIGERIAN WATCH- 20 MAY - 2 JUNE 2016, ISSUE NO 075
(The UK's Leading African Newspaper With The Largest Circulation)

NIGERIA’S RICHEST POLITICIANS
1 ROCHAS OKOROCHA $1.4 BILLION JO MORGAN CHASE/NEW YORK
2 MOHAMMED RABI MUSA KWANKWASO $1.15 BILLION AMERICAN EXPRESS, NY
3 KASHIM SHETTIMA $1.1 BILLION WELLS FARGO, SAN FRANCISCO
4 VICE ADMIRAL MURTALA NYAKO, GCON, CFR $805 MILLION CITY GROUP, NY
5 IBRAHIM $798 MILLION CITY GROUP, NY
6 ROTIMI AMAECHI $757 MILLION US BANCORP, MINNESOTA
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8 M NYAKO ABDULAZIZ $626 MILLION ALLY FINANCIAL, DETRIOT
9 ADAMA OSHIOMOLE $625 MILLION BB&T, NORTH CAROLINA
10 RAUF AREGBESOLA $513 MILLION CITY GROUP, NY
11 UMARU TANKO ALMAKURA $510 MILLION STATE STREET CORPORATION
12 ALIYU MAGATAKARDA WAMAKO $476 MILLION WELLS FARGO, SAN FRANCISCO
13 BABATUNDE FASHOLA $448 MILLION CITY GROUP, NY
14 IBIKUNLE AMOSUN $$442 MILLION BANK OF AMERICA
15 AHMED $437 MILLION US BANCORP
16 ABIOLA ADEYEMI AJIMOBI $422 MILLION ALLY FINANCIAL

Sometimes I ask my self this question. The answer that comes readily to my mind is Obama or Mandela. In can't think of any other person that has surpassed these two in terms of being influential and powerful. So I'd like my fellow nairalanders to suggest who they think is/was the greatest black man. So its over to you guys and chicks. If truly it boils down to Obama and Mandela, who then between the two is truly the greatest of all time?

Don't get frightened about foreign education. I can assure that if you did well in Nigeria education up to degree level, you will find it a lot easier overseas and I am speaking from my own personal experience.

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P = plumbing
H = Heating
D = Drainage

When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do.

This is absolutely wrong and insane. There is no hope for the common man in Nigeria. Common man killing and burning a fellow common man while the uncommon man (politician) protects fellow uncommon man even though they steal in billions of naira and dollars. That man's life should not be wasted simply because he stole something that is not worth a lot of money. He should have been arrested and handed over to the police and let him reveal the other robbers in his gang/team. That's the way things should be done as human beings who have conscience.

Buhari na pikin for him hand na. Why we de complain say GMB don old?

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PDP = Please Don’t Poke-Nose