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mapet:
...that he will make Nigeria ungovernable.........

Fact: The statement was actually made by Lawal Kaita, currently a PDP member from the North who said if a Notherner doesn't win the 2011 election, they will make Nigeria ungovernable. Guardian Newspaper published an article written by Reuben Abati, claiming that Buhari made that statement. Buhari sued both Guardian and Abati. The presidency begged Buhari to settle out of court, which he did. An apology was printed in the same Guardian retracting the false claims

.....that Muslims should only vote for Muslims...........

Fact Buhari never said that. He gave a speech in Sokoto in 2001, at a launching in Hausa language. what he said was people in Sokoto knows themselves, so when the ban on politics is lifted, they should choose responsible leaders to represent them. The reporter that wrote the story is a notorious Hammed Oyerinde, a Yoruba man who was not at the event, and did not understand nor speak Hausa, yet produced the story. Few days after, Bishop Matthew Kukah, visited Buhari, challenging him on the alleged statement. Buhari told Father Kukah that his speech at the event was tapped and he should listen to the tape. Many people had listened to the tape, and found out what Buhari truly said. Hammed Oyerinde later confessed that he wasn't at the event and that he doesn't understand Hausa......the big question was, so why did Oyerinde cook up the story? Hammed Oyerinde's antecedents dates back to when he was accused of taking bribes and fabricating stories. He was disciplined by the Nigerian Press watchdog....

..................spill the blood of dogs and baboons...............

Fact: Buhari quoted a popular Hausa proverb - "Kare jinni birin jinni" direct translation - If a dog bites a monkey, both will end up bloody, contextual meaning - this competition will be fierce. Buhari never spoke in English, and this is even a popular proverb used freely in the north. For example if Kano Pillars are scheduled to have a soccer league game with Gombe united, fans from both side use the proverb to predict the outcome of the anticipated match. How the media interpreted it to mean blood of dogs and baboon is unfortunate

.........total implementation of Sharia in all Nigerian States....................

Fact: Buhari had clarified this and wondered why he will make such a statement, especially in a cosmopolitan Nigeria

......PDP's allegation that Buhari made Nigeria join OIC.......

Fact: Buhari refused to sign Nigeria up to OIC. It was IBB (Babangida) that signed Nigeria up to OIC. Funnily enough in 2013 GEJ led the Nigerian delegates to OIC.

Add to your list:

- Buhari never said he will make One Naira equals to one dollar.
- Buhari never said he will stabilise global oil price.

Only a mad man will continue to do the same thing over and over again and yet expect a different result each time.

Those spreading these fake news are wasting their time.
They failed in 2015 and they will fail again in 2019.
That Buhari is President today, is the miracle work of God.
That Buhari is alive and well today is the miracle work of God.

To God be the glory.

What many people do not realise that abandoned projects should be completed right away. If you know about construction and project management. Keeping to schedule is important.
I will give an example of some of the South East roads. Namely, Enugu - Onitsha, Enugu - Aba - Port Harcourt road etc. During PTF, some of these roads were under construction and work stopped after 1999 in the middle of construction. Meanwhile some of the distressed Asphalted pavements, base, sub base and sub grade materials have been disturbed and exposed and ready for fresh material lay. But because the work was stopped midway, due to rain and other weather conditions, the roads were left worse than they were because OBJ stopped the construction.

It is very important to close up opened areas during construction.
Another reason is inflation and cost escalation. It cost more to finish the project later on.

misano:
Who said working on abandoned or old project is bad?


What we saying is that a good government must be able work on pasts projects and simultaneously start fresh ones.

But in Buhari's case, D guy na analog. While working on previous project, his brain can not process new ideas.

How can you start new projects when the budgets if, fully deployed will not finish existing abandon projects for the next 10 years? Is there sense in doing that? Does it not makes sense in finishing 20 year old abandoned projects before starting new ones?
That is what a reasonable person will do.

Your approach is what previous Nigeria Govt has practiced before and that is what got us into the current mess. It did not work before and definitely it will not work now. Like I wrote earlier, the easiest thing to do is to start new projects, pay lip service and leave it abandoned.

EXCLUSIVE: For Engineering, University admissions are led by three states, JAMB data show
March 31, 2018

Azeezat Adedigba



JAMB releases criteria for admission into Nigerian universities
For five consecutive years, three Nigerian states took an unmistakable lead in university admissions into courses leading to the award of degrees in Engineering, a PREMIUM TIMES analysis shows.

The states are Oyo, Ogun and Osun.

More than the other 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the three states, in varied sequence, maintained a consistent lead in JAMB-administered admissions for Engineering courses in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the analysis based on data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) shows.

The data were verified by the National Bureau of Statistics.

The three states were closely followed by Delta, Ondo, Imo, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, and Kwara states.

Some states in the second category broke into the first three in some years, while in other years, they missed out entirely from the top eight.

Edo made the top eight states twice, while Kaduna and Benue made the best eight once, each.

The data are for students admitted through test-based examinations conducted by JAMB. JAMB’s admission process is guided by merit, university catchment area and gives advantage to educationally-less developed states.

The analysis follows a similar evaluation by this newspaper of admissions into Medicine. A future assessment will focus on Law – the three being some of the most competitive university programmes in the country.

As the Medicine report, which showed a largely regional trend with South-East states of Imo, Enugu, Anambra and a South-south state, Delta, taking the lead, the latest analysis on Engineering shows mostly South-west states in top positions.



Engineering trend

The JAMB data show that in 2011, while Osun had 1,196 students admitted into various universities to study Engineering degree courses, Ogun followed with 1,117 students with Oyo coming third with 1,076. Delta came fourth with 883 and Benue was fifth with 847 students.

In 2012, Oyo emerged first with 1, 339 students, Osun followed with 1,339 and Ogun came third with 1,081. Akwa Ibom was fourth with 966. Ondo placed fifth with 901 students admitted into Engineering.

Oyo led again in 2013 with 1,870 students, while Osun followed with 1,478 and Ogun came third with 1,244. Delta came fourth with 1,165. Fifth position was taken by Kaduna with 1,068 students.

In 2014, Osun returned to the first position with 2,168 students, with Oyo dropping to second with 1,647. Ogun came third with 1, 639; Delta was fourth with 1,447 and Ondo with 1,281, took fifth.

In 2015, Oyo reclaimed the first position with 2,536 students, Osun followed with 2,326, Delta came to third with 1, 511, while Ogun was relegated to the fourth position with 1, 468. Ondo maintained the fifth position with 1, 368.

Other findings

States at the bottom of the admission table were FCT, Yobe, Zamfara, and Sokoto.

Other states that had poor showing in Engineering admission were Bayelsa, Borno, Nassarawa, Gombe and Cross River.



Sokoto had 19 students admitted into Engineering in 2011, while the FCT had 28 students. The trend was similar for the five years.

In 2012, Yobe had 44 students, followed by Zamfara with 77 students, Sokoto with 93 students and Borno had 99 students.

In 2013, Sokoto had 60 students, followed by Zamfara with 126 students. Yobe had 162 students while Gombe had 247 students.

In 2014, Sokoto had 88 students, Bayelsa had 188 students, Nassarawa had 199 while Gombe had 221 students.

Also in 2015, Zamfara recorded 135 students who got admission, Bayelsa had 137 students, Sokoto had 174 while Cross Rivers had 228 students.

Comparing notes

John Umaru, a retired permanent secretary at the Kogi State Ministry of Education, said the admission pattern reflects the availability of resources to improve science and technology in some states.

He said state governments must endeavour to understudy the top states and imbibe “what they are doing right”.

“State should be allowed to do comparative studies or analysis so that they can replicate what the top states with the high number of students studying engineering are doing for the past years,” he said.

He said the country will not be able to detect the peculiar problem of a state if the government fails to “compare notes” with the states that are doing well in different sectors.

“Until we start comparing notes across the country, we won’t be able to know the peculiar problem of a state and adopt what others are doing right so that the performance of our students can improve,” he said.

“If you take a look at the mathematics quiz organised by Cowbell Milk, the students that scored well are from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Lagos and Anambra States. Some of these students are from well-established private schools, but how many private schools can we boast of in Yobe and Zamfara States,” he asked.

Mr. Umar said the problem in science education is with the foundation.



“How grounded are these students in primary science, basic level of education? If the foundation is not strong, there will be a serious issue. Yobe State have been noted for backwardness in education,” he said.

According to him, the pattern also reflects the decline in infrastructure, facilities and quality of teachers in schools. He said teachers’ training programme must be re-addressed.

“If there are no qualified teachers to teach the students the basics, how do we want them to comprehend what is being taught? How do we expect them to pass common entrance well, let alone the science subjects in JAMB. These students needs basic knowledge in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology,” he said.

He added that the attitude of parents towards their wards’ education also contributes largely to their success or failure. Finally, he also noted that poor attitude of students to their education is a common phenomenon that should be discouraged.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/263614-exclusive-for-engineering-university-admissions-are-led-by-three-states-jamb-data-show.html#

Even Igbo none Muslim are wailing over this news. Busy body. The more you hate Buhari, the more other Nigerians loves him.

Emir is nothing but a muslim title. If he likes he can call himself Revd Father, that is his cup of tea.

misano:
You are a transporter and I am a reporter. Most of those project listed by APC were initiated by PDP. I'm not defending PDP, all I'm saying is Buhari has tried a lot when it comes to commissioning FG project birthed by GEJ. As for his own project there is nothing on ground for now.



That's why U never here them bragging about their roads because they inherited most from the previous government.
The only project I know they did is the airport's runway.

Take the bridge in Benue for example, money was released 2014.

For D dualization in Kogi - Benin road money for that one was released January 2015.

You might have seen those roads when travelling, but I edited reports about them when part payments were paid to the contractors in 2013 - 2015.

If you doubt me pls use D links attached to my comments. Thanks.

My friend what is the wisdom in starting new projects when you have abandoned road projects everywhere in the country? Do you know that some of this abandoned projects are older than PDP itself? Please let us apply common sense here and leave sentiments aside. Honestly, it is way easier to start new projects and pretend to be doing something, then add that to the list of abandoned projects, some of which are more than 20 years old in construction.

omowolewa:
VAIDS should be a continues program but this time more stricter.

Like requiring Ministers/Chairman's approval after showing enough proof of inability to settle accumulated previous tax debts

No matter the method, Nigeria must increase its tax base. 6% to GDP ratio is abysmal. Yet we have so many private jet owners. Owners of mansions and foreign assets, parading themselves as rich but do not pay tax to the Govt.

Onijagidijagan:
They will rather vote for an slowpoke in a dead party than this formidable candidate

Their case no be ordinary eye..

PDP is a virus. The party represents everything wrong with this country.

SarkinYarki:
Ask yourself what exactly a tax dodge will be begging the govt for ? Is it amnesty the govt claims it has given them or more time to dodge tax ? Deji open your eyes please

They are begging govt for an extension of the amnesty period, so they can come forward and honestly declare their income and assets .

SarkinYarki:
Deji is fooling them and they are fooling Deji okay

You are fooling yourself. Cant you see that despite your lies and shenanigans, Buhari support base is still intact? Tax dodgers are begging FG, but you are here playing silly. Kwantinue..

Trust wailers to wail as usual. Calling the VP names as that will change their situation

duni04:
Oga please nobody defamed anybody!!!! If Olisa Methu is on trial for corruption, there is nothing wrong with me repeating it outside that Olisa Methu is on trial for corruption which is what Lia Mohammed has done!!! Where is the defamation there? Please don't infect others with your ignorance. Thanks.

Not all of them are ignorant. But they feign ignorance due to mischief...

SarkinYarki:
they should keep fooling themselves okay

Who is fooling who??

duni04:
Stupid people like you like to throw up shìt that you know isn't even true just to make noise. I remember the APC primaries vividly. It was covered live on tv. Atiku was reported to have influenced some delegates with foreign currency. Amaechi wasn't mentioned. But you sir, in your desperation to make noise, has gone to rewrite history just to make a stupid point. Shame on you. All the people Mohammed mentioned are PDP members and this is so because the PDP dared the FG to name ita members that were involved in election looting under Jonathan. Mohammed even forgot FFK, Abati and Omisore.

Also, it is on record that Buhari told delegates plainly that he has no naira or dollar to share among them, but he comes to them, asking them to join him in working for a better Nigeria.

Thus, I am not a rich person. I can’t give you a fistful of dollars or naira to purchase your support. Even if I could, I would not do so. The fate of this nation is not up for sale. - Buhari. Dec 11, 2014

But wailers and the very bad ones among us claim that Buhari is not working. They claim, he is not diversifying and working wonders on the economy.

VAIDs: Buhari under pressure to extend tax amnesty period

ON MARCH 30, 2018


As the tax amnesty under the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDs) ends on Saturday, some private sector players are said to be lobbying President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the amnesty period. An official at the Presidency, who craved for anonymity, told newsmen on Friday that governors and company owners had called the President and Vice President to push for the extension of the programme.


President Buhari “We are expecting Mr President to make an announcement on the tax amnesty deadline by this weekend. “To be frank and honest, nobody knows whether the President will decide to extend it or not, but there has been calls by state governors and key private sector players calling for the extension. “However, it still remains unclear if the President will take the recommendation to extend it by another three months, since he had been advised otherwise by the Minister of Finance and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) chairman,’’ the source said. Meanwhile, the Adamawa state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mahmoud Yunusa, told NAN that many of the states were in support of extending the tax amnesty past the March 31 deadline. “It should be extended because people are just beginning to buy into the programme. We see people coming up willingly to declare their assets and it shouldn’t end soon. “Nigerians deserve more time and I believe that some of them are still collating their assets to know their worth before doing so.


“Also, some haven’t declared because they operate businesses without any formal documentation so it will take time before they get their books in order. “So it’s my opinion that extending it for another six months would ensure better success,’’ he said. Yunusa lauded the programme, saying that in Adamawa State, it had helped the state to improve its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by more than 200 per cent despite still recovering from insurgency and recession. Also, Mr Tunde Dare, an economist, held the view that the VAIDs programme should be extended. “Even though I think the programme should be extended, I think the government went about this business of tax amnesty the wrong way. “I think the scheme should be aimed at capturing more people into the scheme without asking them to pay backlog of taxes,’’ he said.


Meanwhile, on Thursday, which was the last working day before the expiration of the programme, many accountants and lawyers stormed the offices of the FIRS to submit applications of their clients. NAN gathered that many tax defaulters, who had thought that the amnesty programme would be extended, were making last minute efforts to key into the scheme. The VAIDs programme was launched on July 1, 2017 and was expected to last for nine months. The government threatened to prosecute tax evaders that do not take advantage of the scheme thereby risking imprisonment of up to five years. According to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Federal Government had the political will as well as the means to gather evidence that will enable it to prosecute tax evaders. She once said that using Project Lighthouse, a data mining agency, the government had been gathering information from different sources to enable it to identify and properly prosecute tax evaders after the expiration of the deadline.


She said information had so far been gathered from Bank Verification Number records, engagement with foreign private investigation firms on a retainership to trace assets of Nigerians abroad. Also, the Federal Government plans to use the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit records and land ownership records in locations like Maitama, Asokoro, Garki, Wuse, Banana Island, Magodo, Lekki, Ikoyi, and Victoria Island. The government further plans to beam its searchlights on people that over the years have received major payments from it or foreign exchange allocation and also people with private jets. Also, the Federal Government have agreements with many foreign governments like the United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom to get records of Nigerians with property there. The government also threatened to go after Nigerians who frequent tax havens as mentioned in the panama paper leaks. NAN


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/vaids-buhari-pressure-extend-tax-amnesty-period/

Edelweiss44:
You see the problem i usually have with programmed Sai baba robots? They never agree their hero is a liar, even when the facts are staring them in the face. How does this your explanation sound in your ears? What has STABILIZING THE PRICE OF OIL got to do with accountability in the oil sector? Is the price of oil set by the oil sector in Nigeria? Is it NNPC that fixes the international price of oil? How can one man wake up and make this kind of statement that he will stabilize the price of oil if he is not clueless on what he is talking about?

The supposed mantra of 'creating accountability' in the oil sector, how far has he gone with it? Was it not a few months ago that it came out in the open that the NNPC GMD has been unilaterally approving contracts worth over $25billion without the knowledge or approval of the board or even the Minister of Petroleum? Were you not listening to the news when all that was happening and they initially tried to cover up by saying they were approved by the Vice President while the president was still sick in London? And the vice President had to save himself by denying he approved such contracts. Where is the same Baru today? Is he not still the same GMD of NNPC till today? has he been sanctioned or queried? Is that not corruption?

You people's problem is not that you don't know the truth that Buhari is useless to the economy, but you are too deep into APC propaganda that you don't know how to come out, and so you would rather stay in the mud with the likes of Tinubu and be shouting Sai baba while baba is slowly choking the life out of you.

Continue to wail. Any person that is not biased and a programmed Zombie like you self identify, will come to the same conclusion as me. Maybe after 2019, when you finally realised that Nigerians are not buying your lies, and propaganda, you will come to your senses...


What Buhari is talking about in the video you posted is accountability in the oil industry . He talks about putting a stop to wastage and judicious use of oil earnings. Now, trust wailers and mischievous people to quote him out of context and present a narrative that suits their hatred and bias.

There is a saying that only a mad man will continue to do the same thing over and over again and yet expect a different result.
Your group peddled these lies prior to 2015 election and Nigeria rejected you and the people you represent. 2019 is here again and what tells you that your lies that did not fly in 2015 will fly in 2019? Your party is apologizing to Nigerians for looting the country dry but you are here on a faceless medium grandstanding and spreading lies that did not sell in 2015.

Your heroes are been exposed on a daily basis for the thieves that they are. Some of them are facing court charges, some are pleading bargain, returning loots. Court cases are getting to the stage that Judges are asking your heroes to defend the charges against them and throwing out their no case submission based on overwhelming evidence of their looting.
PDP will not come back in 2019. Era of high oil price and free money is gone for good. The party is over.
Roll up your sleeves and start to engage in legitimate means of eking a living.

The earlier you realise these things, the better for you. This will save you from disappointments.

Mynd44:
If these people dont sue the FG for defamation then something else is at work

Why will they sue FG, when some of them are already in court facing the charges against them? Is FG not reporting based on the information at their disposal? Do Nigerians have the right to know how the country was plundered and citizens impoverished through mindless looting by the PDP cult?

PDP started the whole thing with their hypocritical "apology" and challenges thrown at FG to name the looters.
So, now that FG decides to name the PDP party chairman among the bandits, what is wrong in that?

PDP members are hardened criminals...

Edelweiss44:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/what-buhari-promised-nigerians/

Go to number 8 under the "ON THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY". You will find your answer there. The internet remembers a lot of things you know....


You can also watch the video on the link below if you can

https://www.nairaland.com/2033799/general-buhari-promises-stabilize-oil

What Buhari is talking about in the video you posted is accountability in the oil industry . He talks about putting a stop to wastage and judicious use of oil earnings. Now, trust wailers and mischievous people to quote him out of context and present a narrative that suits their hatred and bias.

There is a saying that only a mad man will continue to do the same thing over and over again and yet expect a different result.
Your group peddled these lies prior to 2015 election and Nigeria rejected you and the people you represent. 2019 is here again and what tells you that your lies that did not fly in 2015 will fly in 2019? Your party is apologizing to Nigerians for looting the country dry but you are here on a faceless medium grandstanding and spreading lies that did not sell in 2015.

Your heroes are been exposed on a daily basis for the thieves that they are. Some of them are facing court charges, some are pleading bargain, returning loots. Court cases are getting to the stage that Judges are asking your heroes to defend the charges against them and throwing out their no case submission based on overwhelming evidence of their looting.
PDP will not come back in 2019. Era of high oil price and free money is gone for good. The party is over.
Roll up your sleeves and start to engage in legitimate means of eking a living.

The earlier you realise these things, the better for you. This will save you from disappointments.

Fed Govt releases list of PDP ‘looters’
Posted By: Lekan

March 30, 2018

In response to the challenge by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the federal government to name its members who looted the nation’s treasury under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Friday released a list six PDP ‘looters’

The list is as follows:

PDP CHAIRMAN UCHE SECONDUS
– On the 19th of Feb 2015, he took N200 million only from the office of then NSA





Then PDP FInancial Secretary
– On the 24th of Oct 2014, he took N600 million only from the office of then NSA



Then National Publicity Secretary Olisah Metuh
– On trial for collecting N1.4b from the office of then NSA



Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications
– On trial for taking N2.1 billion from the office of then NSA





Former SSA to President Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo-Owei
– On trial over N830 million kept in accounts of four different companies



6 Former President Jonathan’s Cousin Robert Azibaola

– On Thursday, a Federal High Court ruled that he has a case to answer

for collecting $40 million from the office of then NSA



The minister said the list is just a tip of the iceberg, stating that ” the PDP is aware of this. We did not make these cases up. Many of these cases are in court and the records are available.”

“Some of the people on this list are seeking to plea bargain, and that is a fact. Well, I am sure they know that the treasury was looted dry under their watch.

Yet they decided to grandstand. This shows the hollowness of their apology to Nigerians.

“We insist that Nigeria was looted blind under the watch of the PDP, and that the starting point in tendering an apology is for them toreturn the loot.

“It’s like a robber admitting to stealing your car and apologizing, but then saying he will keep the car anyway. It doesn’t work that way.

“The PDP is a hypocrite. And that reminds me of what English writer William Hazlitt said: ”The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

“We will not stop talking about the massive looting by the PDP. They brought Nigeria to this sorry pass. We are now looking around for loans to build infrastructure, and they ask us not to talk about it. we will talk about it,” Muhammed stated


http://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-looters/

Buhari has been a lady's man from time immemorial..

Nigeria is forging ahead and making remarkable progress despite the bellyaching from the usual quarters of wailing wailers

I’m grateful to those investing in Nigeria – Buhari
Posted By: Agency reporter


March 30, 2018


President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed appreciation to foreign and local investors that agreed to commit their investment into Nigeria, aimed at boosting the country’s economy.

Buhari, who unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit to the Eko Atlantic City project, expressed his appreciation to investors after being shown round the project by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State.

He said that their investment had helped to provide employment for Nigerians, reducing the rate of unemployment in the country.

“I am extremely grateful to those that agreed to invest so much in our country.



“I have just gone round to see the Eko Atlantic City. I am extremely impressed with the potentiality of this project and the amount of jobs and its effect on the economy and what it is capable of bringing,’’ Buhari said.

The President, while expressing his satisfaction with the ocean reclamation embarked upon by the state government and its partners, said that the investment had impacted on the country’s economy.

Earlier, Ambode said that the project was an example of what the private sector could do to the nation’s economy.

Ambode, who said the project was initiated by the Bola Tinubu administration, noted that it had actually saved the whole of Victoria Island from potential danger.

He said that the project, which would spread over 750 square kilometres, upon completion, would eventually be bigger than Victoria Island.

In an interview with newsmen, Tinubu, who accompanied the President on the tour, described the Eko Atlantic City project as a solution to a potentially dangerous liability.

http://thenationonlineng.net/im-grateful-investing-nigeria-buhari/

lordess:
I thought President Buhari said that he will stabilise global oil price? And under his own nose, the world oil price crashed massively. What did he then do?

So yes, we cannot blame him for the crashed global price of oil, but he claimed the responsibility for stabilising the global price of oil.

See the way i'm typing nonsense!

I was shell-shocked that after Mr. Buhari made this statement, people still went ahead to vote him.

Now see ur Buhari-Defence-Strategy.

mitchewww

Can you provide a genuine source? When people are deliberately being mischievous and quoting lies, the best is to leave them in their mischief. With all the lies, they lost in 2015. Surely they will lose again.

seguno2:
Oil price is higher now than it was in 2014!
So say something else please.

Provide answers to the following:

- Do you know the meaning of average?
- Can you find out and provide figures of the average oil price in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, with verifiable source?

If you can provide honest answers to the above, you stand to win a prize...

wirinet:
Abeg, which mistake are you talking about? That we should have elected Jonathan instead of Buhari?

The same Jonathan that was borrowing to pay salary when oil sells for $80 per barrel? What do you think he will do when oil price fell to $29 per barell?

Their prediction was almost spot on..

Gunmen kill 15 herders in Zamfara
Posted By: Abdulgafar Alabelewe

On: March 30, 2018



Gunmen believed to be cattle thieves killed 15 herders in attacks on a Zanfara State village yesterday, the police said.

“Armed bandits attacked Bawon-Daji village and killed 15 people,” Zamfara State police spokesman Muhammad Shehu was quoted as saying by French News Agency, AFP.

His account was corroborated by Gado Anka, a local government official.



Anka told AFP thet motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed the remote village in Anka district around 13:00 (1200GMT), shooting dead 12 residents before fleeing to a hideout in the bush.

“They returned two hours later and attacked mourners during the funeral of the victims in the cemetery, killing three more and injuring several others,” he said.

Rural communuties in the agrarian state are under siege from gangs who kill, loot and torching

This has prompted villages to form vigilante groups – which in turn are often accused of extra-judicial killings of suspected cattle thieves, prompting deadly reprisals by the gangs.

It was not clear if the latest killings were as a result of reprisals.

In February, dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire on traders and villagers at Birane, in the Zurmi area of the state.



In Southern Kaduna state, six persons were feared killed in separate attacks in Bakin Kogi, Kaninkon chiefdom, Jama’a local government area.

The killings occurred the day after Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai had a peace meeting with Fulani leaders.

The two attacks were reported to have occurred at between 10am and 11am yesterday and carried out by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.

A member of the security committee in the community, Auta Maurice, who confirmed the attacks in a telephone interview said, the gunmen, numbering about 10, were wearing military and mobile police uniforms.

Maurice said three people were killed in the bush when they went to cut wood for the roofing of their houses while three others were killed at a local mining site on the hills.

He said four people were injured and were taken to the hospital in Kafanchan.

According to him, “The attacks occurred in the bush at different locations and at different time.”

He said, “The first attack occurred at about 10am when some members of our community went to the bush to cut wood for roofing their houses.

”All of a sudden, the herdsmen opened fire at them and three people were killed while others managed to escape.

”The second attack happened at about 11am at a local mining site. Three people were also killed there, while four others were injured”.

He added that “The herdsmen were dressed in army camouflage and mobile police uniforms”.

He also said that the distances between the village and the places where the attacks took place is about 5 and 6 kilometres and that by the time the soldiers deployed to the community for security got to the locations the bandits had disappeared.

“We reported the case to the army soldiers maintaining security in the our community and we went to the bush with them, but the bandits had fled” he said.

Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the two attacks on Bakin Kogi, Kanikon Chiefdom in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday.

The police also confirmed that six persons, including four males and two females were killed in the attacks, while four other persons sustained injuries.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Mukhtar, an Assistant Superintendent of Police told our correspondent that the attack claimed six lives while four persons sustained injuries.

“A combined team of the police and the military are currently on manhunt for the perpetrators.

“We will not leave any stone unturned until the perpetrators are apprehended and brought to book.


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SarkinYarki:
Somebody lays down super bare facts and all yiubcant say is is fan base are economic illiterates ....which Nigerian is more economic illiterate than Buhari ? Yet you support Buhari...see we all know why you make time to defend a useless govt , it's simply because you are being paid to so...I voted for Buhari but today I will say the truth Buhari is the worst leader ever and if you put on you thinking cap you will realise he is responsible for most of the rot Nigeria has become

Say or write something that you can defend. With the reduction of oil price which results in the shortfall of dollars, what do you think will happen to the price of imported goods? You cannot blame Buhari for the fall in oil price. Those who sold oil at $100 a barrel, depleted the foreign reserve, borrowed to pay salary, owed Federal contractors for years and with no tangible infrastructure ought to cover their face in shame.