Tony Elumelu,former GMD of UBA, is from Issele-Uku so also his brother, a member of the house of rep. Ndudi Elumelu.
It could be there family house or it could be Tony's house.

Life has thaught me that what will happen will happen and what will not happen, will not happen..
Most things, if not all, had already been designed in the spirit world before we come to know of them.

slavery

Dangote became rich through various dubious means.
During Abacha regime, he enjoyed monopolyin arms and ammunition importation that made him rich than the Dantata's family.
It was through the importation of guns during Abacha that made him standout as a rich man and before Abacha's death, he was already made.
Obasanjo granted him monopoly in cement importation when he banned Ibeto group from importing cement.
All in all, he was made by the government through dubious means at the expense of the masses.

The northerners were promoted even when they don't deserve it during the military era and that made them to be at the highest in the judiciary now.
Time will come when the current crop of judges will retire and southerners will take over.

Our future is unshaped.
It is shaped by the decisions we make today and the actions we take today-Gaius in Merlin

Can somebody post his profile on this forum.

I have lied to my wife on some occassions and I will still tell her lies if it is absolutely necessary.
Often times, I tell her the truth.
Lying is part of life and you may not survive without it.

Chai...Onye ugwu wu onye
ugwu...Anywhere anytime


Gbam.

NG,
I can't believe you are no more.
I logged on facebook on sunday an saw that you were online.
I wrote to you.
I was surprised when a cousin of mine that worked with you at The New Age Newspaper called me to inform me that you are no more.
I couldn't believe him.
I put the enquiry on nairaland and soon it was confirmed.
You exposed me to the art of journalism through campuslife.
You made me learn to communicate better.
I will never forget you.
May your gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
Amen.
adieu Ngozi.

My landlord is the best of all the landlords.
I was already in the house when he bought it but I was staying in one of the BQs, though that was meant to temporary. There were three duplexes in the compound. There was no water then. He demolished two of the three duplexes leaving one for me..
He dug a borehole for me.
He has never collected house rent from me since september 2010 till date.
He stays in Lagos while I stay in Onitsha.
He is from Anambra state while I am from Enugu state.
He calls once in a while to ask if I am spending too much in electricicty bill because of water pump.
Is there any landlord that is like mine let alone being better?

I received a call last night from somebody informing me that Ngozi Nwozor id dead.
Ngozi Nwozor is the anchor of Campuslife, a weekly publication by The Nation newspaper. She made the voice of the students to be heard and their feelings to be known.She was also the Vice president of SUG of UNN in 1999.
I was told she died during child bearing.
Can someone confirm this.
I logged on to The Nation's website but it was not there.
Thanks.

Do you know that I sent a message to my senator yesterday, as if I know that this thread will come up, and the senator ignored my message.
I am talking about Senator Ayogu Eze and the question was about his stewardship.
He is the senate chairman committee on works yet Enugu-Nsukka road remains a death trap. Single lane. The only road linking Nsukka and Enugu and Enugu to the northern Nigeria.
These senators are rude. Obj captured them so well.
If your senator who is supposed to be resenting you ignores your message, it means you are nobody before him.
T

Jonathan inaugurates committee on
scholarship for best brains
President Goodluck
Jonathan has
inaugurated a
committee to scout
the nation’s tertiary
institutions for the
best 100 first-class students that will
be given scholarships to further study
abroad.
Inaugurating the Special Committee on
Scholarship for Best Brains in Abuja, on
Thursday, the president instructed the
ten-man committee to completely
eschew the quota system in the
selection process and go for the best
brains.
The committee is expected to select the
best 100 first-class students in some
specialized courses such as the sciences,
engineering and economics from
universities in the country and expose
them to the best facilities in the world.
In a bid to encourage and enhance
knowledge transfer, beneficiaries of the
scholarship after their graduation, are
expected to lecture for the first five
years, in the nation’s institutions, after
which they can go on to be on their
own.
The President, who is a doctorate
degree holder, condemned the dearth of
academics in the nation’s tertiary
institutions, where only 60 percent of
lecturers are doctorate degree holders.
President Jonathan noted that such a
situation must change if Nigeria is be
transformed.
He charged the committee headed by
the executive secretary of the Nigerian
Universities Commission (NUC), Professor
Julius Okojie, to shun quota system and
work only on merit in the selection of
the brains for the scholarship
programme.
According to the President, for Nigeria
to maintain its status as a leading
African country, and for the
transformation agenda of the
government to succeed, the government
must pay more attention to the
development of human capacity.
To this end, he pledged a total
commitment to changing the
educational system, across all levels from
primary to tertiary.

For some days now, DSTV has been showing about three (3) movies everyday.
Cross and Tinapa, Maza and some ther movies everyday on both channels 114 and 115. Channel 145 is now for DSTV compact and that means we have to pay #4800 every month to watch different and new movies instead of the former #2800. In other words, you pay same as before and enjoy less programming.
This too bad. They know that most Nigerians pay #2800 to enjoy their programming and so to compel Nigerians to pay more so as to enjoy what the have been having before, they removed the usual movies we watch on 114. It is now boring to whatch same movies everyday unless you want to watch music channels like Channel O and others. And watch this, very soon, they will remove those channels so that we pay #6800 to watch any channel.
This is dis service and complete absurd. This south Africans are taking us for granted. This was done without taking customers' reactions into consideration and since it was done on April 21st, nobody has complained against it.
Nigerians, let's rise up against this injustice and enslaveement in our own country.

Kanu deserves the honor.
Let's give honour to whom it is due. He even deserve it more than many doctorate degree holders.

This can not be true.
By the way, which organisation gave the award? A non-recognized organisation. Maybe, the company has been bought or partially bought or given some Ghana-Go-Bags.
As somebody rightly observed, glo is partially existing.
We are in Naija where everything is possible with your Ghana must go bag and luckily for them, Adenuga is a Nigerian and so, he knows how to play the game.
Sorry glo, you did not merit the award so don't celebrate it.

The House of Representatives yesterday
ended debate of its Ad-hoc Committee on
fuel subsidy report, ordering the
prosecution of Akintola Williams Deloitte and
Olusola Adekanye audit firms. The two
companies were indicted for their alleged
complicity in the auditing of fuel subsidy
regime.
The House formally adopted the panel’s
recommendations which include refund of
over N1trillion and sanctions for indicted
companies and individuals.
The committee led by Hon. Farouk Lawan
submitted its report last Wednesday.
Kicking off debate on the report which
started on Tuesday, the House asked the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) to prosecute the formost accounting
firms for their alleged professional
negligence.
The two companies sacked last week by the
Federal Government were in charge of
inspection of vessels of imported petroleum
products which subsidy was paid on.
Reprieve, however, came the way of former
Accountant-General of the Federation and
incumbent Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji
Ibrahim Dankwambo, as the lawmakers
exonerated his office of blame in the
controversial payment of N999million 128
times within 24 hours in 2009.
They urged the EFCC to investigate the
Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory
Agency(PPPRA)over the payments. The
commencement of yesterday’s debate was
preceded by a drama. Hon Robertson Uwak
(Oron PDP) had soon after the Deputy
Speaker, Hon Emeka Ihedioha who presided
over the session announced the business of
the day, said that his constituents had been
bombarding him with calls demanding that
the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Deziani
Alison-Madueke should resign. The comment
attracted mixed reactions from the
lawmakers.
Deputy Leader Leo Ogor tried to calm the
situation by saying that Uwak did not follow
due process in the calls for the minister’s
resignation. He had barely finished making
his observation when shouts from the
lawmakers rent the air.
The Deputy Speaker moved to restore order
in the House, but there were shouts of no,
no. Uwak later told newsmen that there was
no justification for not recommending the
resignation of the minister after the
revelations that showed the stench in her
ministry.
Back to the main issue .Hon Betty Apiafi said
that it was not enough to just relieve the
accounting firms of their services as was
done by the government. She insisted that
they should be prosecuted. Hon Femi
Gbajabiamila supported that the
recommendation for the blacklisting of the
two firms in handling assignments for the
Ministry of Petroleum Resources.Hons
Emmanuel Jime and Fort Dike also backed
the call. On the payment of N999million, the
legislators urged the EFCC to carry out
further investigation of PPPRA and other
agencies involved.
On the extra-budgetary expenditure by the
Executive, the lawmakers voted for the
enactment of an Act criminalising such
expenditure. They argued that it violates the
law of the land. Speaking on the report,
Chairman of the committee, Hon. Lawan,
restated that the panel was fair to all the
parties involved. He said that those indicted
in the report would take up the gauntlet
against it and members of the House.
He appealed to Nigerians to fight for the
protection of truth and sanity. On claims that
Mrs. Alison-Madueke was being shielded by
the House, Committee Chairman on Media
and Public Affairs, Hon. Zakari Mohammed,
dismissed it as untrue. He said the
recommendation that the management of
NNPC should be overhauled had addressed
the issue. According to him the minister is
the chairman of the board of NNPC and
therefore, it was wrong to insinuate that
she was exenorated. He said the objective of
the report was not to witch-hunt anybody,
but to state facts as they are.
He denied that the House is playing
anybody’s script

AS the House of Representatives Ad-hoc
Committee that investigated the
implementation of subsidy regime in
Nigeria indicts former National Chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr.
Ahmadu Ali, the National Leadership of
the Party yesterday threw its weight
behind the House.
Rising from its
National
Working
Committee, NWC
yesterday, the
Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur-led NWC
vowed that the
party will
continue to encourage the National
Assembly in its move to take necessary
measures that will help stamp out
corruption.
“In this vein, the National Working
Committee identifies with the various
probes by the National Assembly in
exercise of its legislative oversight
functions,” the party said.
In a statement signed by the PDP
National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa
Metuh at the end of the meeting, the
party said, “the National Working
Committee of the Peoples Democratic
Party, (PDP) met today,(yesterday). The
meeting reviewed crucial national issues
and resolved thus:
“That in line with the resolve of the Dr.
Bamanga Turkur-led National Working
Committee that the new leadership of
our great Party, PDP shall be in the fore
front of the battle against corruption
and in view of the principled stand and
deep commitment of President Goodluck
Jonathan on the matter, the National
Working Committee (NWC) hereby
restates unflinching support for every
step so far taken by government to
stamp out corruption.
“Specifically, the National Working
Committee welcomes the probe by the
House of Representatives into the
management of the petroleum subsidy.
While the NWC awaits the consummation
of all due processes in line with fair
hearing to ensure that only the guilty
suffers, the PDP will continue to
encourage the National Assembly to take
necessary measures that will help stamp
out corruption.”

I went to relief market, Onitsha, to buy sourvenir for my wedding.
After the purchases, I loadede it in an open roof tricycle. I sat beside the rider. We passed through Upper Iweka, Oguta road and on getting to Central Police Station CPS, Onitsha, we were stopped by some policemen who demanded for the invoice which I gave them. They requested for the driver's licence which the driver gave to them.
When they saw that there was no way to get money, which they wanted, from us, they said it was an offence for me to have joined the tricycle. That I should have hired a taxi to convey me home while the open-roofed tricycle carries the goods that I bought. I quarrelled with them and I called an officer there who told them to let me go.
Two days later, after my wedding, I went to the same CPS, Onitsha to see a family friend around 7.30pm. Lo and behold, a man who has been made naked, in search of money in his pocket, by the police and after being beaten. His offence was that they demanded for some money which the okada rider could not provide. He told them that he has been at the mechanic since morning and he just came out to get money for his children's dinner.
My wife started shedding tears after witnessing the whole incident.
One of the policemen told the man before me that if he(the okada rider) touches his motorcycle again, he(the policeman) will kill him and nothing would happen.
When will the bribe taking by Nigerian police stop?
Are nigerian police not paid?
Are to protecting us or exploiting us?
Are not aware of what their duties and responsibilities are?

The National Union of Non Academic
Staff of Universities and Allied
Institution (NASU), National
Examinations Council (NECO) chapter
on Thursday threatened to forcefully
eject the Registrar of the council,
Promise Okpala from his office next
Monday if the ministry of education
does not announce his re-
appointment.
In a statement made available to Channel
Television in Minna, Niger state, the
Chairman of the union in the Council,
Lawal Rabana said since the expiration
of the tenure of the Registrar on April 9,
there had not been any official
pronouncement from the ministry of
education, a situation that is creating
tension in the institution.
The statement added that since no
pronouncement had been made
regarding his re-appointment and the
fact that the registrar had not added any
value to the council in the last five years,
he should please stay out of office
because he had loss the confidence of
the workers.
“Professor Promise Okpala has not
added any value to NECO and Nigerian
children need someone without
credibility question to shape their future,
we urge the honourable minister of
education to get more involved in NECO’s
affairs in order to re-channel it towards
the aspirations of its founding fathers’’
the statement concluded.
There has been a lingering dispute
between the staff at NECO and the
Registrar over the rights of the workers
to join a trade union. Mr Okpala has
rejected the unionisation move of the
NECO staff.
The disagreement had lingered since
2005 in the matter of trade dispute
Number IAP/HB/3744 between Non-
Academic Staff Union of Education and
Associated Institutions (NASU) and three
other examination bodies – Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board
(JAMB), National Examinations Council
(NECO) and National Business and
Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB).
The dispute was referred to the
Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) by
Hassan Muhammed Lawal the then
Minister of Labour and Productivity on
15 August, 2005.
In the ruling signed by three arbitrators
– Rufus O. Orugho, Aureol D. Vianana
and Lawal Yusuf – the panel said: “One
of the main purposes of a trade union is
to defend the rights of its members
wherever it appears to it that the rights
of such members are being
transgressed upon.”
It then declared, “The tribunal, having
carefully considered all the evidences
before it and the applicable laws and
having regard to the principles of equity,
make the following awards: An order
compelling NECO, JAMB and NABTEB to
allow NASU unfettered right to unionize
the workers of their establishments
throughout the federation and an order
of perpetual injunction restraining NECO,
JAMB and NABTEB from intimidating,
threatening or victimizing any of their
workers in any manner whatsoever on
the grounds that such workers(s) decide
to participate or actually participated in
trade union activities with NASU”.
While JAMB has actually unionized its
staff, NECO is not only adamant but also
said to be intimidating its staff on the
matter.
Within the past three months when the
case was reopened by the NECO staff, 24
members of staff, seen to be
championing unionization in the body,
have been transferred.

Unizik has not been participating in
strikes; almost every graduate in Unizik
spent at most 4 years;' next year, it will
overtake Unilag!
This is one of the major reasons, if not the only major reason for the preference of NAU

Besides, are u even a taxpayer?
If not then don't borrow the term so
losely. Search yourself, you'll find u are not
really providing any noteworthy service to
anyone.
Incase you wish to know. I serve the public and my tax is deducted at the source. This is a fact.
I give people the best service that I can.
As for arresting of Okada men, it shows joblessness of the men in uniform. I still maintain that the arrest was indiscrinate. It was made around 2pm. No question was asked before the arrest was made. I sincerely believe that the intention of the arrest was to extort money from them since they no longer get #20 on the roads.
As for the soldier working day and night, I am aware that they change them every six hours for those on day and twelve hours for those on night duty. He could not have worked throughtout the night and was still left to work during the day.
Let's not be sentimental but let's be object in our comments.

Hello NLs,
I think that The Nigerian Police and Nigerian army are becoming increasingly useless.
I was on my way to Enugu and on getting to Awka, I saw a soldier on uniform sleeping, just after Aroma junction. Though, there was a sign of military check point there but they were somewhere sleeping.
On getting to Enugu, just in front of Holy Ghost Catheral, I saw a team of soldiers and police arresting okada riders indiscriminately.
And so I started to wonder, what are these people really paid for? To sleep on duty? To arrest okada men, who are legitimately looking for their daily bread?
Again, in the north, where they are needed, they have failed woefully. They are attacked and killed, even in their stations.
Do these people still worth their pay with taxpayers' money including mine?
What are they doing in the south and what have they achieved in the north?
Your contributions.

The allegation levelled against the DG were false. I listened to her submissions today. She was not given a fair hearing. Going by the contents of her letter of appointment which she submitted today, she did not collect all that was meant for her. Rather, she collected what she actually spent.
The DG shocked me and indeed all listening Nigerians when she made us understand that the documents being paraded by the house members were falsified just to rubish her but I thank God for her courage.
The said chairman collected money for a trip in 2009 and did not eventually travel and he pocketed the money.
Uneducated, unelected self serving fools calling themselves 'honorables'.

Happy birthday NL.
I am proud to be part of this forum.

He was arrested in Taraba state at about 2am today.

Hello NL,
has anyone noticed that since these maimings,
killings, bombings and destructions by Boko
Haram started, Alhaji Yeriam, former
governor of Zamfara state, who introduced
sharia law into the country, masterminded
the cutting off of the limbs of some innocent
and hungry and daily-bread seeking
Nigerians in the name of stealing but ended
up stealing (or rather robbing) billions of
Naira and later  married an under-aged girl
from Egypt, has never, for once, condemn
the activities of the terrorit group?
It is not right to think that he likes what they
are doing and possibly be sponsoring them,
is it not possible that he might have
sponsored those guys trainings and arms
acquisition at his in-law's home in Egypt?
Has anybody thought of this?

Hello NL,
has anyone noticed that since the maimings, killings, bombings and destructions by Boko Haram started, Alhaji Yeriam, former governor of Zamfara state, who introduced sharia law into the country, masterminded the cutting off of the limbs of some innocent and hungry and daily-bread seeking Nigerians in the name of stealing but ended up stealing (or rather robbing) billions of Naira and later married an under-aged girl from Egypt, has never, for once, condemn the activities of the terrorit group?
It is not right to think that he likes what they are doing and possibly be sponsoring them, is it not possible that he might have sponsored those guys trainings and arms acquisition at his in-law's home in Egypt?
Has anybody thought of this?

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate them so much.

My wife was ill and so she went to ESUT teaching hospital at Parlane, Enugu to see a doctor. The doctor referred her to the hospital's lab where she paid and obtained a receipt and blood was taken for the said test. Two days later, she went to the lab for the result. Lo and behold, it could not be found at the laboratory department of the hospital. After searching for the result without seeing it, she was told to go to the bank, make another payment and have the test repeated but I have lost confidence in the result. How reliable will the result be? Should the new result be reliable at all? Can the doctor draw a reliable inference from the result and arrive at a valid conclusion? Do I sue the hospital for negligence? Should I allow my wife to pay again for their error? Shouldn't parklane be sanctioned for this silly mistake that borders on human life?? Your kind advise will be appreciated. Thank you.