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Lady Nwanneka Ekweremmadu, the wife of the deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremmadu celebrated her birthday on Sept 24 at her residence in Amachara Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.

In attendance were her husband Ike Ekweremadu, Senate president Bukola Saraki, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Samdaddy Anyanwu, HRH Eze Dr Sir Cletus Ilomuanya, Chief Assams Victor,other PDP members as well as well wishers of the family and others.


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According to Henry Omoregie he was part of the NLNG construction history from the scratch including piping,electrical and safety supervision.He said NLNG was built (first 2 trains) for 3.8 billion USD. With an additional train, it shot up to 4.2 billion USD with plans to expand to about 7 trains on hold, it should (construction-ly speaking) worth about 10 - 15 billion USD or so. That is less than the billions of dollars figures the APC-led Nigeria has been bandying about, as recovered loot.

The JV agreement is shared 49% for Nigeria (NNPC) and the rest 51% by Shell, (biggest share of the other 3 at about 25%) Agip (ENI Group) and Total (then TotalFinaElf).

He said he understands during his sojourn in Bonny Island, that the plant would be wholly NNPC's after 22 years (counting from 1999 or just before). That means in 2021, 51% becomes an addition to the 49% = 100% Naija-owned.He also said the most expensive single ''asset'' in Nigeria and Africa today is the NLNG Plant in Bonny Island, Rivers State Nigeria.


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TROOPS REPEL ATTACK AT LOGOMANI

At about 1.00am today, Sunday 25th September 2016, some suspected remnants of Boko Haram fighters attacked our troops location of at Logomani along Dikwa-Gambarou road, Borno State, in a 3 wave attack using 36 Hand Grenades and Rocket Propelled Launchers.

Our troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack which lasted for about one hour. At the end of the fierce encounter, the troops counted 22 dead bodies of Boko Haram fighters.

They also recovered 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1 FN Rifle, 1 G3 Rifle and some 36 Hand grenades.

Unfortunately, we lost 4 soldiers and their rifles as a result of the effect of Boko Haram use of Rocket Propelled Grenades, while 2 soldiers were wounded in action.

The wounded in action have been evacuated for further medical management.

The location have been reinforced and replenished while the troops have continued their clearance operations.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations



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Governor Aminu Tambuwal yesterday laid the foundation for the construction of the N 1.2 billion Government Secondary School, Balle, headquarters of Gudu Local Government of the state.

The governor explained that, the state government embarked on the project as the area had remained the only one out of the 23 local governments of the state without a Senior Secondary School.He added that, the school will be a co-educational one, both for boys and girls.

Governor Tambuwal also stated that, the new school will attract students from the state, other states of Nigeria and others from the neighbouring Niger republic and also bolster integration between the state and the neighbouring Niger republic.Governor Tambuwal maintained that establishment of the school and sending of students are part of the agenda of his recent meeting with President Muhammadou Isoufou of Niger republic.

The governor also promised to make funds available for the completion of the project on schedule, and according to specifications.He further explained that, the establishment of the school is aimed at improving enrolment, retention and completion of students across the state as well as improving equal access to education for both the boy and girl children in the state.

Tambuwal called on the contracting firm to complete the work on schedule,warning that, compromise by supervising engineers would not be condoned.

The Governor also inaugurated the disbursement of N 211 million grants of the Nigeria Partnership For Education Project and the World Bank where he commended the NIPEP/World Bank for providing the fund in order to assist the people and Government of sokoto state with the sole aim of uplifting the standard of education in the state.He called on other well-meaning individuals to emulate the gesture by providing scholarship to students and also urged school Based Management Committee (SBMC) to utilize the grants as per the work plan and the laid down regulations as the government will deal decisively with any erring School Based Management Committee.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III,commended the state government for embarking on the project and stressed the need for all children to have equal opportunities to education.He decried street begging by some children, averring that,such obnoxious act was unIslamic.The sultan urged wealthy individuals to provide scholarship to the children of less privileged.The Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education,Dr Jabbi Kilgori,said that, the project consists of 12 classrooms, laboratories, library, hostels, staff quarters and clinics, among others.

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Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/governor-tambuwal-flags-off.html

SamuelAnyawu:
That's his cousin

Then Wale Prince will must have confused him with his cousin.Both look alike.Compare it with Tompolo's pic here

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As shared by Wale Princewill

'Is this not the same Tompolo that FG has declared wanted in his father's burial today?

Government of deceit...
Government of lies...
UnSerious  set of persons...

Make I go eat my banga soup and dry fish jor'

Is this really Tompolo?

SamuelAnyawu:
Wale was blinded not to observe very well. Anyone who has seen Tompolo's pictures will not confuse him for George

chie8:
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Hon. Jimi Benson,APC Federal House of Representatives member representing Ikorodu area of Lagos has taken a rare step in ensuring quality of education is improved within his constituency.Through my iCare Foundation via BackToSchool project, he was pictured personally renovating Anglican Primary School, Ijede, Ikorodu. 

The BackToSchool initiative is a volunteer based programme of iCare Foundation designed to renovate public primary schools in Ikorodu Division and give children a conducive learning environment.

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/see-what-apc-house-of-rep-member-was.html

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Nollywood actor Osita Iheme paid a visit to his footballer friend Emmanuel Emenike in Turkey.It seems that Osita has signed a contract with Fenerbahce.He wrote....

'Finally drop the pen with fenerbahce .. Watch out for inspired football academy next big thing. thanks to my bro emenike_9'.

In his part,Emenike said....

'We just signed a new striker too much goals this season ositaiheme fenerbahce'

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/osita-iheme-visits-emmanuel-emenike-in.html

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change has demonstrated Nigeria’s commitment to a global effort to reverse the effects of the negative trend.
The President said this while addressing the opening of the meeting on Taking Climate Action for Sustainable Development in New York, co-hosted by Nigeria and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as one of the Side Events of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71).
President Buhari, had shortly before this event, signed the Paris Agreement, where he committed Nigeria to reducing “Green House Gas Emissions unconditionally by 20 per cent and conditionally by 45 per cent” in line with Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions.” Describing the signing as historic, he had also expressed confidence that with support from development partners, Nigeria will meet the above targets.
The President also promised to ensure the ratification of the Paris Agreement before the 22nd Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Marrakesh, Morocco in November 2016.
He stressed that it was to demonstrate his personal dedication to the process of implementing the Agreement that he was hosting the side event on Taking Climate Action Towards Sustainable Development.
President Buhari, who said he was privileged to have been part of the Paris Agreement, expressed appreciation to what he called “the genuine efforts by President Francois Hollande of France in drawing global attention to reviving the Lake Chad Basin,” and for galvanizing the political will that led to the global consensus in reaching the Paris Agreement.
The Nigerian President said his country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement is articulated through its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) “that strive to build a climate resilient society across the diverse terrain of Nigeria. We have instituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change to govern implementation of my country’s NDCs, thereby ensuring a strong cross-sectoral approach, coherence and synergy for Climate Action.”
President Buhari, while admitting that implementing the Roadmap will not be easy in the face of dwindling national revenues, however, indicated that both internal and external resources would be mobilized to meet Nigeria’s targets, adding that the 2017 Budget will reflect Nigeria’s efforts to accord priority to realizing its NDCs.
“In addition, we are set to launch our first ever Green Bonds in the first quarter of 2017 to fund a pipeline of projects all targeted at reducing emissions towards a greener economy,” he said.
While urging global support to transit to a low-carbon climate resilient economy, the President specifically reminded industrialized nations “to play their role and deliver on their commitments on access to climate finance and technology transfer and help with capacity-building,” adding that, “Expectations are high for their leaders to deliver US$100 billion per year by 2020 in support of developing countries to take climate action, thus keeping the promise to billions of people.”
President Buhari, who thanked the Presidents of Chad, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger for attending the event, also called on the international community to “give special recognition to the plight of Lake Chad and support our effort to resuscitate the livelihoods of over 5 million people in the region. This will reinforce our efforts to reintegrate the thousands of Boko Haram victims and returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).”
The President noted that the Niger Delta region is a unique biodiversity rich in coastal environment that is highly prone to adverse environmental changes occasioned by climate change, such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, exacerbated by poverty and many decades of oil pollution leading to loss of livelihoods and ecosystems.
He added however, that “through an integrated approach, implementation of the NDCs, and our efforts to clean up Ogoniland, we will improve livelihoods, protect the environment and take climate action, and ensure the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 22, 2016

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Meet Anu Yussuf the Nigeria lady who got married the same day she bagged a First Class Degree in Law (LLB) From Birmingham University UK.

According to her, the arrangement certainly worked well for them as their relatives only had to travel once for both occasions thereby reducing the expenses on them. Anu met her husband Joseph Kolawole Ola during the Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) In Gombe State.

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/meet-anu-yussuf-nigeria-lady-who-got.html

House of Rep member Abdulmumin Jibrin has sued Saraki's aide Ikenga Ugochinyere Imo and Ifeanyi Okonkwo for defamation of character.According to him,the duo filed the petition of criminal defamation and forgery against him because they are working for Speaker Dogara.

Above are copies of the legal suit he filed against them.


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/abdulmumin-jibrin-sues-sarakis-aide.html

September 20

Yesterday, I was honoured to receive the ‘Person of the Year’ award at the Africa Investor CEO Institutional Investment Summit hosted alongside the UN General Assembly in New York.

I dedicated my award to all Transcorp Power staff who remain committed to realizing our dream of improving access to electricity in Nigeria and making our vision of a well-lit, fully powered Nigeria come true. Because of their hard work and diligence, Transcorp Power is now the biggest producer of thermal energy in Nigeria, providing about 18% of national output: As many of you know, Transcorp Power has also supported U.S. President Obama’s Power Africa initiative with a $2.5billion commitment.

I also dedicated my award to all stakeholders working hard to improve access to power in Africa. I strongly urge local and global institutional investors to consider long-term opportunities on the continent to join us in this journey to powering Africa out of poverty. This call to the investment community is critical as the economies of African regional powerhouses like Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Angola struggle due to excessive exposure to commodities’ prices caused by limited diversification. We need a sustainable solution to reduce our historical external vulnerability. Africa has been faced with this same challenge, in my view, for far too long.

I choose to look at the recent episodes of economic contraction across the continent as opportunities to diversify our economies and invest in building critical infrastructure, especially in power, to reduce our susceptibility to commodity shocks and break out of the perpetual boom-bust cycles.

To ensure a different type of growth trajectory for Africa – one that does not rely exclusively on the export of primary commodities –  there must be reliable, accessible, affordable electricity, to support industrialization on a massive scale to power us out of chronic dependency on commodities. We must power Africa’s next phase of development, by targeting and prioritizing growth of our manufacturing, industries and services.

While there is an abundance of private capital available, at the local and global levels, to be deployed to develop the African power sector, government must play its part in attracting these investments. As we know, private capital goes to where it is most welcome. Our African governments should ensure that they create a conducive environment that will attract and retain these investments in our continent. Foreign investors can also overcome most environmental challenges by entering partnerships with qualified local partners who possess the right knowledge, requisite capital and technical know how.

It is critical for the public and private sectors to work together in “SHARED PURPOSE”, which is a key tenet of Africapitalism -  the economic philosophy I espouse, which calls for the private sector to play a key role in Africa’s social and economic development by investing in strategic sectors for both economic profit and social prosperity.

In conclusion, I stressed the critical role of power in creating opportunities for Africa’s jobless youth. In the 21st century, the level of poverty we have in Africa and the dire youth unemployment, to a large extent, can be solved by improving access to power, and by extension other infrastructure deficiencies and deficits. The African Energy Leaders Group (AELG), a community of African energy leaders including Presidents and leading corporates which I co-chair, and other positively like-minded coalitions are making progress, but there is still a lot to be done. We need faster progress.

Tony Elumelu

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First Lady Mrs Aisha Buhari is currently in New York for a High Level Stop TB Partnership meeting.Also present at the meeting is Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole.

Above are some of the things she said at the ongoing meeting

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September 18

Nigerian Army Rescues Boko Haram Captives in Dalakalari.

"Earlier today, about 8 suspected Boko Haram terrorists abducted some cattle rearers and livestock at gunpoint at Dalakalari general area, Mafa Local Government Area. Some well meaning people informed the military who swung into action and pursued the terrorists. The terrorists sensing danger, ran and abandoned the livestock just before Panamri village and ran away. The troops were able to rescue 43 persons and 500 cows taken by the terrorists. Both have been handed over to the local authorities." Army Spokesperson

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Lovely!

The Chairman of Silverbird Group, Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, on Saturday hanged out with the winner of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria  (MBGN) 2015, Unoaku Anyadike. They were at the event marking the 22nd anniversary of the pageant in Nigeria.

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/ben-murray-bruce-hangs-out-with-unoaku.html

The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chairman of UBA Group, Tony Elumelu, Halima Dangote, Mimi Alemayehou, attended Bill Clinton's 70th birthday celebration in New York.  See one more photo after the cut...

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/aliko-dangote-tony-elumelu-halima.html

According to Ocheni Raymond Oche who shared the good news,some Nigerians in diaspora have offered a support to the Abuja-based female mechanic whose photos went viral recently.Below is what he wrote.....


'MECHANIC BLESSING GETS SUPPORT FROM NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA.

What politicians and Nigerian big boys couldn't do to encourage a female mechanic gets done by ordinary Nigerians abroad.
God bless you all for your support!'



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International superstar Seyi Shay performed alongside dancehall superstar Sean Paul at the Electric Ballroom concert in London on Tuesday the 13th of September.

The Island records artist was part of the line up for the show that included Toodlat, The Heatwave, Ras Kwame and more.

For the superstar line up show, the Air Brush crooner wore this sexy black ensemble consisting of a short lace dress and a trench coat by couture designer Jahdara. She paired the outfit with black heels, gorgeous makeup and curly hair falling down to her shoulder.

Check out more photos from the concert below.

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Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, over the weekend, arrested one Jamiu Bello, 26, who specializes in motorcycle theft, popularly known as ‘okada’ in virtually all the states in the South West. The suspect was arrested by the RRS operatives while trying to steal a motorcycle with the registration number, KTU 388 QG, belonging to Israel Ikyav, a commercial rider at Ijora Olopa, Lagos.


According to the victim, "I parked my okada beside a canteen around Ijora. As I entered the canteen to eat, I noticed people outside were chasing one guy…. One of my colleagues rushed inside the canteen to call me that my okada had been stolen by one guy. I left the full plate of food I ordered for and joined them in chasing him…. if not for RRS operatives' riders, the suspect would have made away with my bike. We knew that we could not catch up with him because he was far ahead of us with the bike already…. I quickly alerted the RRS riders, who were patrolling the area about the incident. And, immediately, they chased the suspect with their bikes…. After so much effort, they double - crossed him with their bikes…. at this point, the thief abandoned the bike and he tried to escape on foot and then with another motor cyclist before he was arrested."


The suspect, a father of three children, gave account on how he has been stealing bikes in states across the South-West: "I started this crime about two years ago. There were two of us and we operated in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo States…. my accomplice whose name is Ibijuwon is currently serving a jail term in Kirikiri Prison…. The day we went for an operation where he was arrested, it was around Lagos Island, I managed to escape with a stolen bike while he was arrested and subsequently taken to the court where he was eventually sentenced to jail."


He further explained, "on this fateful day, I left Epe to Yaba area. On getting to Yaba, I looked around to know how to start the day's job there but I couldn’t find any motorcycle to steal around the area…. Then, I decided to move to Ijora-Olopa with the hope of stealing any bike on sight. I contracted a commercial motorcycle from Yaba to Ijora…. at Ijora, I saw this man (his victim) when he parked his bike outside and entered the canteen. I noticed that he had locked its steering. So, I quickly asked the rider who took me from Yaba that I wanted to alight to see my brother briefly in that area, unknown to him that I had a sinister motive".


The suspect added "I moved closer to the bike and broke its locked steering. Then I mounted it and zoomed off…. Meanwhile, I had abandoned the commercial rider who brought me to the area. When I was on the bike, I thought I had escaped. Suddenly, I saw two RRS motorcycles pursuing me. I sped off but I was so unlucky they caught up with me despite the fact that I over sped…. I attempted to escape by joining another motorcyclist, yet I was caught again, that was how I gave up."


While confessing to the crime at the RRS's Headquarters, the suspect revealed that his two receivers of stolen motorcycles are based in Lagos. He explained, "I have stolen no fewer than 20 motorcycles across South West. If I go to other states apart from Lagos to operate, I will ride the bike down to Lagos to sell here…. I have two receivers of these stolen bikes. One of them lives at Alamutu in Mushin while the other is in Ijora…. I sold one motorcycle for N40,000 depending on how clean they looked."


The suspect whose body was filled with scars noted that they were as a result of the injuries from his past criminal activities. "All these scars on my body were healed injuries inflicted on me by mob actions anytime I was caught stealing motorcycles. I am just an unrepentant thief because I was supposed to have changed my way of life," he said.


The State's Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmus, who confirmed the incidence, said that efforts are ongoing to arrest the receivers of the stolen motorcycles. She said that the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

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Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/09/rrs-nabs-inter-state-okada-thief-in.html

Correct man!

Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce on Monday paid condolence visit to the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cecilia Ibru, wife of late Olorogun Michael Ibru and her twin sisters on the death of her husband. See one more...

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