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Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state, says Nigeria would not be dependent on fuel imports if plans by his administration to build five refineries had succeeded.


Nigeria currently imports most of the refined petroleum products in circulation through crude oil swap deals and falls prey to scarcity of the products from time to time.

The government owns four refineries with a combined installed capacity of 445,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) but have been operating well belowncapacity, hitting an all-time low in 2017.

But speaking at the second annual Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) international conference in Lagos on Monday,

Gowon said three refineries designed for local consumption were built during his rule between 1966 and 1975.

Gowon said one of the export-oriented refineries would have been dedicated to the local market to meet rising demand.

“During our time, we planned to build five export- oriented refineries to be able to deal with exporting of crude oil for refined products,” he said.


“But then, we had the three refineries–Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna–for home consumption.

“Today our consumption has grown more than the three refineries can do, and what would have happened is that we would transfer one of the export-oriented refineries to feed the local market.


“That is the way that it would have been.”

The former head of state hoped that the modular refineries coming on stream will reduce the nation’s dependence on petrol imports and bring an end to subsidy.

“With the modular refineries coming up, I hope things will improve and there will be reduction of our dependence on export of our crude oil for refined petroleum products as this has created a lot
of problem like subsidy and other challenges,” he said.


“I hope the modular refinery will solve the problem.”

https://www.thecable.ng/gowon-we-wont-be-depending-on-fuel-imports-if-my-plan-to-build-five-refineries-had-worked

Officials of the Federal Capital Territory
Development Authority (FCDA) demolished a
structure within DAAR Communications premises in
Abuja on Tuesday.


DAAR Communications was founded by Raymond
Dokpesi, who has been in the news lately over his
row with security officials.

The officials arrived the office of DAAR
communications, owners of African Independent
Television (AIT) and RayPower FM, around 11am on
Tuesday, before pulling down some structures.

An official of DAAR Communications told TheCable
that the building meant for security staff of the
organisation had been demolished.

It is still not clear why the demolishing is taking
place but the action has caused panic among
workers and residents of the area.


More to follow…

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-fct-officials-currently-demolishing-dokpesis-structures-in-abuja

This young man from the South-eastern part of
Nigeria is putting his money where his mouth is in a
romantic way.


Juliet Onyinyechukwu Ogueze was forced to share
some tears of joy when her man Engr Onyeka
ThankGod proposed to her with a brand new car.

This event took place in Onitsha, Anambra State.

She said 'Yes' and she shared the pictures with the caption:

"I never saw this coming! I found my other
half Our together is Forever! My special!"

See more images below:

https://www.tori.ng/news/120495/man-proposes-to-his-girlfriend-with-a-new-car-in-a.html

wasted

A total of N13 million was budgeted for telephone
calls in the office of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of
Ondo state, in 2019.


The office of Agbola Ajayi, Akeredolu’s deputy got
N5 million, still for telephone calls while N2 million
was set aside for telephone calls in the office of the
senior special assistants to the governor.

This provision was made in the budget passed by
the Ondo house of assembly in January but made
public last week.

In a copy of the budget seen by TheCable, N1.066
billion was provided for gift items during festivals
and children’s party as well as hosting of state
guests during special events in the office of the
governor.

The amount also covers donations to unspecified
beneficiaries. N50 million was provided for
donations in Ajayi’s office.

The breakdown, which was published under special
programmes in the 2019 estimates, has N500 million
earmarked for “hosting of state guests during
special events”.

Also a total of N336 million was also budgeted to
cater for gift items during festivities and children
parties, just as N230 million was set aside for
donations.


The governor’s office also has N107 million on local
travel and transport; N2 million on electricity and
N25 million for office stationery and computer
consumables.

Also to be spent is N13 million for printing of
security documents, N53 million for maintenance of
motor vehicle and transport equipment, N12 million
for maintenance of office furniture, N19 million for
local training, N150 million for refreshment and
meals and N26 million for welfare package.

When he presented the bill to the lawmakers in
December, Akeredolu had said the main objective of
the budget was to advance the state to the “next
level” through completion of ongoing projects.


https://www.thecable.ng/n13m-for-phone-calls-n500m-for-hosting-guests-akeredolus-2019-budget

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President Muhammadu Buhari has been blasted by the The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, stressing that the current insecurity in the North showcases leadership failure and irresponsibility of governance. Speaking to newsmen after the forum’s meeting in Zaria, the NEF Chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi called on President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate higher level of concern and sensitivity to the plight of traumatised citizens, especially in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Benue, Niger, Plateau and Taraba States.

Apart from the Presidency, the NEF also slammed other tiers of government for failing to address and arrest the abject poverty and under-development in the country.
It said Nigeria has the resources and ideas but lacks the political will to tackle the problems.
According to Abdullahi, “There is serious irresponsibility of governance in the country, especially in the North; the leadership is not doing enough to meet up the challenges of poverty and under-development.
“We also demand a decisive, comprehensive and fundamental government actions against poverty, underdevelopment and insecurity affecting North as well as show leadership and compassion which are reciprocal expectation of the Nigerian people.”
NEF said recent report of an international organisation revealed that 90 per cent of the over 13.5 million children out-of-school in the country were from the North.
It added, “The children will be adult in the next 10 years; no education, no vocational training, what do you expect then? Insecurity situation.”

Abdullahi expressed sadness that instead of development, northern states were living under horrendous Boko Haram threats, banditry,
kidnapping, armed robbery, marauding youth gangs, herders and farmers clashes.

“It has become imperative for the forum to call President Muhammadu Buhari to respond to threats faced by northern Nigerians following incessant killings in some states,” he observed.

https://dailypost.ng/2019/04/15/buhari-govt-failed-nigerians-northern-elders/

what a waste of lives all because of cultism. shun cultism!!!

so sad

so sad.

just wasted innocent promising lives

only alcohol they know

sinaj:
Big family

"One BIG" Happy family

American singer, Solána Imani Rowe, who goes by
the stage name SZA has given herself a Nigerian
name.

https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/5caede66292cd.png

The 28-year-old singer who was born to African
American parents, a Christian mother and a Muslim
father in St. Louis, Missouri in 1990, changed her
name on Instagram to Amarachi Chinonso.

See the screenshot below.

https://ynaija.com/sza-has-changed-her-name-to-amarachi-chinonso-on-instagram-because-why-not/

Chizuru01:
Why don't you argue maturely or Leave Shamefully as a myopic nigerian you are

just imagine how rude you are. pot calling frying pan black.

shut up!!!

Retired Naval officer, Lt Cdr EE Ujong was buried in
Ugep, Yakurr LGA of Cross River State, in a ship-like
casket.

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The late Ujong

In a customized ship-like white casket like a royal
personality, a retired Naval officer, LT CDR EE
Ujong, was laid to eternal rest in Ugep, Yakurr Local
Government area of Cross River State.

It was learnt that the ship-like casket was built by
an indigene of the village.

See more photos below;

https://www.tori.ng/news/49860/see-how-retired-naval-officer-was-buried-in-a-ship.html

People are using their teeth to connect wires and OP is there complaining.

Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of “taking the freedom of speech too far”.

Malami was reacting to the allegations that he was involved in a plot to cause constitutional crisis in Rivers state.
The PDP had alleged that Malami and Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, were pressuring the supreme court to reverse the nullification of the primaries of Rivers chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The court had upheld the verdict of the trial court that excluded the APC from participating in the general election that held in the state, ruling that the APC did not conduct credible primary elections.
But fielding questions from state house correspondents on the outcome of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday Malami said “the PDP has taken freedom of speech too far.”
He said unless otherwise proven in court that he is involved in the act, the allegation will remain an accusation.

“Regarding what was leveled against me by PDP, I think it remains an accusation. It has to remain so until proven through a judicial process,” he said.
“But for me I think it is freedom of speech that has been taken too far.”
https://www.thecable.ng/malami-pdp-abusing-freedom-of-speech

Ronald oooooooo

One Dr. Auwal Mustapha Imam, a graduate of the
University of Birmingham, National University of
Singapore and University of Gloucestershire, has
claimed in a controversial piece that some
Kannywood the actresses are lesbians while most
engage in prostitution.


Read below:

PROMISCUITY IN HAUSA FILM INDUSTRY
A veteran Hausa actor Malam Ibrahim Mandawari
about 13 years ago complained of how the
Kannywood actresses became rich overnight. He
stressed that his years in the industry alone was
more than the total age of most of them, but he did
not have what they had in few years they spent in
the industry. That was in those days when all they
had was a little compared to what they are having/
getting now. And, in those years, most of the
current actresses did not join the industry. Some of
them were in their husbands or parents houses.


What Ibrahim Mandawari was trying to point out
was that a lot of them were only using films to
advertise themselves. This is true because we have
seen how they run a fancy and buoyant life out of
their usual earnings. We are also aware of how big
and rich men sponsor those celebrities to trips
around the globe. So in essence, if truly they live
this joyous and rich life within their legitimate
earnings without engaging in prostitution, why are
their male counterparts not as rich as they are? We
recently gathered about N270 through an Instagram
group NORTHERN HIBISCUS to Chiroki who is
battling for survival, selling “kunun aya”. Now
imagine if he is also a woman.

What we are seeing now is a total disgrace to the
image of Hausa culture hey claim they represent and
Islamic tradition they came from. They spoil
children’s training instead of teaching virtues, norms
and values they ought to. It is true most of them are
promiscuous. We know what it takes a lady to start
acting in Hausa movies. They have to give
themselves out to producers and directors, at most
times, to even the person introducing them into the
industry. They enslave and exploit the girls in the
name of what they call ‘kan ta waye’, meaning
‘before she get exposed’. A person introducing them
exploit them sexually first because he knows he
won’t be able to get them once their customers set
eyes on them, She will one day be richer than even
him.


Some of us going to Kano know all these. We know
where they gather, the hotels they stay and what
they do. This is the reason many responsible parents
ban watching Hausa movies in their houses. In my
father’s house for instance, it is prohibited to play
those movies, except out of our father’s knowledge.

He has done his part by making sure his children are
not exposed to that irresponsibility in the name of
entertainment. We can all tell who are their
customers. Our leaders and politicians are
undoubtedly their customers. I once met one of
them in Cairo sponsored by a politician ( I’ll not
mention name), he later met her there and they
stayed for two weeks. They ask them to get visa,
travel to a particular country, lodge in a hotel and
wait for them. Then they tell their families they are
travelling abroad. No wonder they are now
dominating even our political space. Our politicians
are now finding pleasure in engaging them in
campaigns, but the real motive is hidden.


The fact that some of them are even lesbians is
true. I know a hotel in Zaria they visit and stay
throughout some weekends. A friend once went
there to drop a parcel for one of them, and
unfortunately he saw a girl he know inside a room
with some of them almost naked robbing and
romancing each other and at the same time taking
syrups and other drugs. The girl is now a
professional lesbian in Zaria, recruiting many young
girls into the act courtesy of her association with
Kannywood actresses.

What happened recently between Hadiza Gabon and
Amina Amal is further revealing what they really are
and what they stand to represent; promiscuity.

Gabon has the gut to confess that Amal approached
her with demands but she refused. What made Amal
to have feelings for her is another question, but one
can’t visit a market he knows a certain commodity
can’t be found in. But the fact remain, most of them
are promiscuous and lack morality to be celebrities
to our children. This is the reason responsible Kano
people rejected padded proposal by Abdulmumini
Jibrin to establish a film village in Kano, which
would eventually turn recruitment center for
prostitutes and harlots, or even gay advocacy center
in the name of entertainment. Is left for parents to
monitor who becomes their children’s role model.
Auwal Mustapha Imam

https://www.tori.ng/news/120186/some-kannywood-actresses-are-lesbians-and-harlots.html

this man get wahala

Chai

Is woman your only problem?

kelib:
Please can you change the flies to flew

done

Twitter users accuses Nigerian airline company of
flying them halfway then putting them into a bus to
continue the rest of the journey (screenshots)


A Twitter user has alleged that a particular airline
company he patronized only flew them half of the
way then put them into a bus to continue the rest of
the journey.


@iamvic3 tweeted:

Imagine paying for flight from Abuja to Warri
only for AeroContractors to drop you at Benin
airport then put you in a car to Warri ?
Nigeria my country ?

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https://mobile.twitter.com/iamvic3/status/1115312459122868224?p=v

pretty

Seven people have been killed after an eleven-man
gang of robbers attacked a branch of First Bank in
Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The robbers reportedly stormed the town this
afternoon, shooting sporadically and broke the
bank’s security doors with an explosive device.


The bank is said to be the only commercial bank in
Idoani, serving the other neighboring towns as well.
Channels Television gathered that the robbers shot
and killed seven people, including bank officials, a
Police Inspector as well as two customers using the
Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

Five other persons who sustained serious injuries
are presently on admission at the intensive care unit
at the General Hospital in the town.

READ ALSO: Gunmen Kidnap LG Chairman’s Father In
Bayelsa

According to an eyewitness account, the armed
robbers escaped through the bush in the area with
an unspecified amount of money stolen from the
bank.


Shortly after their escape, men of the Nigerian Army
arrived at the scene.

A spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command,

SP Femi Joseph confirmed the incident to Channels
Television.

He disclosed that one suspect has been apprehended
in connection with the robbery attack and
investigations are ongoing to fish out the fleeing
members.

He appealed to residents to be law-abiding, remain
calm not to entertain fears as the police are on top
of the situation.


https://www.channelstv.com/2019/04/08/breaking-five-shot-dead-seven-injured-in-ondo-bank-robbery/

Nigerians have been warned to avoid this type of
meat as it causes cancer, heart disease and shortens
your life.


New research has linked both red and processed
meat to a higher risk of certain health conditions,
such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and even
some cancers.

Previous studies have examined the effects of eating moderate-to-high amounts of meat on mortality.

However, the impact of consuming a small amount
has remained largely untested.

Researchers at Loma Linda University Health in
California aimed to address this imbalance in a new
study, according to a report by Medical News
Today.


“We wanted to take a closer look at the association
of low intakes of red and processed meat with all-
cause, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer mortality
compared to those who didn’t eat meat at all,”
states lead author Saeed Mastour Alshahrani.

The team’s findings suggest that eating small amounts of red and processed meat could increase
a person’s risk of death.

Another study provides more evidence that a plant-
based diet is healthful.

The researchers used data from people who took
part in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2).

Between 2002 and 2007, this cohort study recruited
close to 96,000 Seventh-day Adventists living in the
U.S. and Canada.

Adventists are an interesting group for scientists
looking into factors relating to the diet. About half
of these believers are vegetarian, and those who do
choose to eat meat consume very little of it.

To see whether meat consumption had any effect
on mortality, researchers analyzed two factors. The
first was the cause of death of more than 7,900
Adventists over an 11-year period. The second was
a dietary assessment of the same individuals using
food frequency questionnaires.

The researchers noted that meat intake was low.
Among the people who reported consuming meat,
90 percent ate 2 ounces or less of red meat per
day.

When they evaluated the deaths, the investigators
found that cardiovascular disease was responsible
for almost 2,600 of them, while more than 1,800
deaths related to cancer.

The results, which feature in the journal Nutrients,
showed that there was an association between the
consumption of a combination of red and processed
meats and a higher risk of both total and
cardiovascular disease deaths. Processed meat
alone did not show a similar trend.

Certain groups appeared to be more susceptible to
specific meat types. For example, unprocessed red
meat was “significantly” related to a risk of all-
cause mortality for white people but not for black
people. When the researchers looked specifically at
the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, they
noted that this was only significant among women
and black people.


Black people and women also had an increased risk
of all-cause mortality from eating processed meat.
However, the team only identified a link between
processed meat consumption and cardiovascular
disease in women.

The researchers did not report any significant
findings relating to cancer, but they noted that other
studies have found evidence of a relationship
between meat intake and this disease. As a result,
they suggest that this association may only become
apparent with higher meat consumption.


The authors of the new study believe that their work
supports previous conclusions. “Our findings give
additional weight to the evidence already suggesting
that eating red and processed meat may negatively
impact health and lifespan, ” comments Michael
Orlich, Ph.D., co-author of the study and co-director
of AHS-2.

The study also shows something new by
demonstrating that eating even a small amount of
red and processed meat could be worse for health
than eating none.


The study has both strengths and limitations.
Researchers adjusted the results for various factors,
including obesity, physical activity, and low intake of
fruit and vegetables.

To strengthen the findings, they also took into
account specific dietary factors, such as intake of
dairy, whole grains, and legumes. It also helped that
relatively few of the participants smoked or drank
alcohol.

However, the study relied on questionnaires, which
could cast doubt over the results because people
may not recall consuming food that they eat very
little of or consume irregularly.

More research will be necessary to support the
findings of this study. It is also still unclear precisely
what causes red and processed meat to lead to
adverse health outcomes.

-NAN

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When Papa was a boy...

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Watch the moment Groom's ex-girlfriend crashes his wedding wearing a bridal gown and begging him to come back to her. (Video)


An embarrassing drama occurred at a wedding in China as a spurned lover gate-crashed her ex-
boyfriend's wedding to another woman wearing a
bridal gown to beg him to come back to her.

In the viral video, the visibly emotional ex-girlfriend
can be seen yelling at the groom 'it was my fault'
while kneeling in front of him as his bride watched
on in shock.

The ex-lover was said to have stormed the
ceremony when the groom was about to kiss the
bride on a stage. The drama didn't go down well
with the bride, as she was forced to leave the venue, looking angry.


According to Star Video, affiliated to Hunan Legal
Channel, the groom broke up with his ex-girlfriend
because their personalities were too different. He
appeared to be caught in surprise when the woman suddenly showed up at his wedding uninvited, also
wearing an elaborate white dress.


His ex-girlfriend begged him to forgive her and give her another chance while the man held his stunned fiancée's hand in an attempt to calm her.

watch video here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY5DE6I9NLU
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/index.html?ico=embedded

Who force them to get married by the way?

jchioma:
Marriage and it's preparation comes with lots of challenges. Maybe, there was a misunderstanding that morning sef,

Photoshop