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Ademola Babalola in Ibadanâ

The administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was monday alleged to have squandered N7trillion in five years ‘to boost the egos of its ruling class members.’

A Lagos-based human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Femi Falana (SAN), made this accusation at the University of Ibadan yesterday while moderating the process for the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor for the institution.
The tenure of the incumbent, Prof Isaac Adewole, terminates in four months time.

Apparently miffed by the ongoing criticisms trailing the recent intervention of the President Muhammed Buhari administration to bail out states which could not afford arrears of salaries of their workforce through a special intervention given to states, Falana said those opposing such moves are going against the dictates of the Bible where it is said the labourer deserves his wage, adding that: “Those opposing a good life for poor masses must have their heads examined.”

Falana said: “The labourer deserves his wages and anybody who is challenging the decision of the president as to the bail-out must have his head examined. Rather, we should be challenging the bail-out that has been given to the comprador-burgiosie in the last five years which is over N7 trillion. AMCON was set to take care of the debt of the rich who took billions from our banks and could not pay back.

In one fell swoop N5.6trillion debt was taken over by that institution. In the last five years, N780billion was given to the Bank of Industry to revitalise our ailing industries. Where are the industries? N200billion for Aviation Intervention Fund. N200billion agriculture intervention fund, N100 billion textile intervention fund, N213billion to those who bought PHCN, and are currently giving us darkness. Over N7trillion has been given to our parasitic ruling class in the last seven years and that is why the university must join issues with the ruling class to tell them that the country is not being governed well.

“The federal government promised an intervention fund of N1.3trillion for the revatilisation of the universities but only released N200billion in 2013 just to call off the strike and since then, nothing has been released. The University of Ibadan must ask government relevant questions. If you do not allow our children to practice democracy in tertiary institution they will end up going to the National Assembly to fight themselves as the current assembly members are doing.”

To this end, Falana specifically tasked Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to ask questions over the N1.3trillion promised intervention by the past government out of which only N200billion was released since 2013.

While urging the university to allow students’ unionism to allow for leadership training for students, the human rights lawyer said denying students to practice leadership at students’ union level might not augur well for Nigeria as such might go to National Assembly to start fighting as the present National Assembly members are doing.

He also challenged the university to continue to engage government on issues and educate the public on key public issues in order to make the Institution maintain its relevance.

The programme, which was organised by the staff unions on the campus (ASUU, NASU, SSANU and NAAT) under the chairmanship of Professor Nelson Fashina, said the forum was to allow for a dialogue with the university community and be able to hold any of the candidates accountable for the promises they made while campaigning.

Those who presented their agenda among the aspirants were Professors O.O. Layiwola (Institute of African Studies), O.O. Akinyinka (Pediatrics), F.O. Egbokhare (Linguistics and African Languages), B.O. Fagbemi (Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology). Others were Professors L. Popoola (Forest Resources Management), A.I. Olayinka (Geology), A.I. Oluleye (Industrial and Production Engineering), O.D. Olaleye (Virology), A.E. Falaye (Aquaculture and Fisheries Management) and A.A. Agbaje (Political Science).

Source: This Day Live - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/pdp-led-govt-of-squandered-n7tn-in-five.html#sthash.BczlR866.dpuf



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Damilola Oyedele in Abuja 

As the debate on the removal or retention of fuel subsidy continues, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has explained that an amendment to the Price Control Act (PCA) either by its board or by the National Assembly, is the only lawful way to remove fuel subsidy.

Speaking when he received the national executive of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on a courtesy visit in Abuja yesterday, Dogara explained that Section Four of the PCA outlines regulating or controlling the prices of products that are listed in the first schedule of the Act, among them petroleum products.

“But the law as passed by parliament gives a window of prescribing, vesting the responsibility of adding up items on the schedule of the given items to the Price Regulating Board and I am not sure we have that board in place,” he said.

Dogara added that for any discourse on the matter to be meaningful, pressure has to be put on the executive to constitute the Board, whose members are prescribed by the Act, the Board can then decide to remove petroleum products from the list.

“But in the absence of that, the only other alternative is for the NASS, amenf the act, removing petroleum products as one of the products in the schedule to the act or repeal the act all together. These are the only two avenues by which subsidy can lawfully be removed. Any other way will be ultra vires in abolishing subsidy,” he added.

The Speaker lamented that Nigeria is the only oil producing country that still exports its crude for refining outside its shores, a development which along with attendant factors results in fuel scarcity.
“This has turned us into a laughing stock, our citizens spend several man hours queuing for a product that should just be there,” he said.

The National President of IPMAN, Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, speaking earlier disclosed that the association is partnering with a Peruvian firm; Water Carbon Field Energy, for the construction of two refineries in Bayelsa and Kogi States with capacity to refine 400,000 barrels per day.

Okoronkwo noted that the investors are willing to commit about $4billion into the project for which land has already been secured in both states, adding that the project would create jobs, prevent capital flight and reduce fuel scarcity. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/speaker-gives-condition-for-removal-of.html#sthash.nFs89YvF.dpuf



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I don't know how he came up with the idea but I doubt he will try it again after his experience. James McElvar, 19 (pictured above) an upcoming singer with a Scottish group called Rewind, collapsed from heat exhaustion on a plane because he was wearing all his clothes - all 12 layers of them comprising of 6 t-shirts, 4 jumpers, 3 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of jogging bottoms, a pair of jackets and two hats to avoid paying excess luggage fee. The airline told him he was carrying too many luggages and he would have to pay £50 for excess baggage. To avoid paying the money, he wore his clothes.

He was on his way from London to Glasgow when his body temperature sky-rocketed, causing him to have a fit and pass out at 37,000 feet. He was attended to by an off-duty paramedic, before being rushed to hospital on arrival at the airport. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/lmao-boy-collapses-in-plane-after.html#sthash.8ZpVpUiG.dpuf




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A 44-year-old randy father identified as Moses Okparor has been accused of defiling his 12-year-old daughter and infecting her with disease in Oleh, Isoko South local government area of Delta state.

According to Leadership report, the incident happened last Sunday.

The father of three was said to have gruesomely abused his daughter in the night, leaving her with bruises and an infection. Okparor, a fish farmer was arrested after the daughter reported the matter to the police, some police officers at the police division in the area who pleaded anonymity said.

According to report, when the police interrogated him, he admitted defiling his daughter, blaming his actions on his hunger for sex. The police officers said he would be charged to court on completion of investigation.

Report has it that he had allegedly sacked the victim’s mother for sundry offences.

He was also said to have been a regular visitor to a popular brothel in the area from where he picks up prostitutes and takes them home. It was gathered from reliable sources that Okparor had impregnated a step-sister six years ago, an act that - See more on http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/i-was-hungry-for-sex-randy-father.html





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I thought I was doing my clothier a favour when I decided to take her as my second wife; I never knew or perceived the mess I was getting myself into until we started living as a couple.” – These were the words of a 44-year-old butcher, Adam Yusuf, who yesterday urged the Lagos Island Customary Court to dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to Aminat.

He accused her of disrespecting him and his first wife.

“She sold cloths to me at abattoir and when I got to know she was chased out of previous husband’s house because she had no child, I told her I was going to assist her by impregnating her,” he said. The petitioner, who lives at 12, Enuowa Street in Lagos, said he rented a two-bedroom flat for her but she insisted she wanted to live with him and his family.

He said: “ She was always at loggerheads with tenants. Almost everyone in fear avoided her trouble in the neighborhood.”The petitioner said she moved in to his house without notice, adding that he was forced to give her a room to avoid her trouble.

“I was sad because my first wife wasn’t expecting such incident to happen. We built where we live with our hard earned money,” he said. Yusuf said the respondent once beat him and his wife up.
“I left my house seven months ago due to lack of peace. I sneak to the house I built whenever I want to see my family. It is that bad, “ he said.

He said he was no longer interested in her - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/im-in-trouble-am-married-but-i-promises.html#sthash.Sna8IDpk.dpuf



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Wonders will never and shall never cease in this our dear country. Imagine the antibiotic drugs a guy purchased at a pharmacy store in Lagos recently. Today is the 10 of July 2015 but the the said drugd was manufactured in April 2016 (How is this possible?). Which time will it expire then? Maybe 2020..lol

This is one of the Wuruwuru games Nigerian drug manufacturers are playing with people’s health. How are we sure this drug hasn’t passed its expiration date?

Abeg my people, were is NAFDAC?


- See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/medical-scam-drugs-manufactured-in-2016.html#sthash.tHnQnGLw.dpuf

Husband to one of Nollywood Biggest Actress, Mercy Johnson says he doesn’t watch his wife’s extremely popular movies.

The actress husband who goes by the name Odianosen Okojie, revealed In an interview with the Entertainer, and gave his reason for not keeping up with his wife’s filmography. “No. That is because I don’t really have time to watch Nollywood movies. I would rather watch the news and a little bit of soccer whenever my busy schedule permits me” he revealed.

In the interview, Mercy Johnson said she stopped taking romantic roles when their relationship started getting serious in 2009 because her husband was not comfortable with them. “He wasn’t comfortable with the romantic scenes. I stopped taking up such roles in 2009 when I realised we were getting serious and headed for marriage. I was so in love with him that I started adjusting my lifestyle and personality to suit him. He is enlightened and well-travelled. He understands the demands of my job and has no problems with my career. He simply gives me space to fly” she said.

Mercy Johnson first met her husband in 2008 aboard a flight from France.

He revealed that he asked for her number but she declined. He however was persistent in his pursuit of her. The pair got married in 2011. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/i-dont-watch-my-wifes-movies-mercy.html#sthash.kIDiGxmj.dpuf




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sorry pretty, man got to be man someday.









question is they are not stu.pid. wat did u do?

Popular Nigerian gospel star Osinachi Kalu is now dancing for joy after she received an invitation from International gospel preacher, Pastor Benny Hinn. Come Wednesday July 29 to Sunday the 2nd of August, Sinach will be a guest minister at Benny Hinn’s crusade in Coral Gables, Florida - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/benny-hinn-invites-nigerian-gospel.html#sthash.pE7MiTXq.dpuf




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About 272 Teachers have been killed by Boko Haram group since the insurgents began its onslaught in the north east region, while over 19,000 teachers have been displaced, president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Micheal Olukoya has said.

According to a report by The Nation, Olukoya further revealed that 37 teachers have been confirmed dead following the Tuesday’s bomb blast in Sabon-Gari, Zaria in Kaduna State, while several other teachers who were victims of the latest bomb blast are currently in critical condition in different hospitals in the states.

Olukoya stated this in Abuja at a programme commemorating the NUT founders day adding that the renewed daily attacks by the sect was indicative that the war against insurgency in the country was far from over.

He argued that retirement age of University lecturers and judges was recently shored up from 65 to 70 years because of the assumption that they tend to perform better having garnered enough experience in the course of service.

“The older the teacher, the more caring and tolerant he is to the students with improved dexterity in the pedagogy of teaching acquired over time. “It is for this and other similar - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/revealed-272-teachers-killed-by-boko.html#sthash.2YAiyn9U.dpuf




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Ibadan - About 850 churches have been destroyed, with many people killed and injured through the activities Boko Haram in the northern part of the country according to the President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr. Felix Omobude, Punch reports.

Omobude stated this on Tuesday during a visit to the Oyo State chapter of the association, at the Rehoboth Cathedral, Oluyole Estate, Ibadan.

Also read: Bomb blast hits Zaria

He said that the fellowship, in its effort to assist the victims of Boko Haram across all religious divides, set up an appeal fund and has spent over N40 million on the rehabilitation of the people.

Omobude also appealed to Nigerians to accept displaced victims of the sect or those who were rescued by security forces back into the society. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/boko-haram-has-destroyed-more-than-850.html#sthash.LmcdsE2J.dpuf



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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has stated categorically that the N2.1 billion accruable to the state from the N413.7 billion ($2.1bn) from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), is not bailout from the federal government as reports had stated.

Fayose, who was speaking in Ado-Ekiti Tuesday, said the amount was part of the statutory earning due for Ekiti state as a federating unit in the country and not as a means of enabling the state pay outstanding salaries and debts.

'Bailout' Fund Allocated To Ekiti Is Our Right- Fayose, He maintained that he had - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/nlng-fund-is-our-right-not-buharis.html#sthash.rghp345F.dpuf



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A boy, with a very ‘massive-hand’ was found begging on the streets of Lagos. Reports indicates the young man is suffering from elephantiasis.

The disease is a condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites which cause filariasis.

It is believed that the ‘beggar’ who’s name is yet to be ascertained came all the way from the Northern part of Nigeria to seek for alms as well as possible solution to his condition. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/see-what-elephantiasis-has-done-to-this.html#sthash.NksHGOtg.dpuf



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Do you know how much men love their joysticks?

Well, if you are not a man, then you may not actually know much love men have for their pleasure tools and how much they love to play with them.
To a man, the penis is an emblem of manhood, his pleasure grove, and his unique selling point– the things that sets him apart. In fact, the average man will not exchange his penis for anything in the world.

Well, here are 10 things almost every man has tried at least once:
1. Tuck it behind our legs to form a vagina.Yes, we do this and this turns us into
2. Women until we release the penis again.
3. Try to make it dangle without using the hands. A man can move his penis by mental command only, especially when the penis is erect.
4. Push it back into the foreskin. Sometimes we like to make the penis disappear into its skin, like a snail going into its shell. Only a flaccid penis can do this.
5. Flick it when it is erect. This is painful, but we still do it for the fun of it. An erect penis will spring forward and bounce back if flicked.
6. Peep into it… heehehehe. Some of us look into the tip, prying with one finger to expose the red flesh inside.


- See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/10-things-almost-every-man-has-done.html#sthash.ndsmhauf.dpuf




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Looking at how Nigeria has depleted to what I cannot describe in just one month of President Buhari's regime, one may be considering/preferring the regime of our former amiable president in the person of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

Are you that person?

You however cannot hide the fact that Buhari have failed to deliver on a single promises he made during election. Some people will ague that it is too early to start judging, but the still remains that he hasn't delivered yet and things keep going from bad to worst.

I can go on and on but lets leave it here for now. oh I forgot to mention that a dollar is 230 now and could be 240 this week according to economist. So much for 1 dollar equal to 1 naira.

Do you miss Jonathan? Why? - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/dont-you-honestly-miss-him-considering.html#sthash.kyXD6ytm.dpuf





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These are definitely not interesting times for the nation’s economy, particularly the national currency, the naira, no thanks to the depleting reserves and the subsequent banning of importers of 41 items from the foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Barely 10 days after the CBN stopped forex sale to importers of rice, textile and 39 other items, the naira on Wednesday crashed to 230 against the United States dollar at the parallel market, down from 218 recorded on June 23 when the new forex rule was introduced.

The policy, which has pushed huge forex demand from the interbank (official) market to the parallel (black) market and the Bureau de Change retail segment, has led to artificial scarcity of dollar and other major foreign currencies as operators now hoard them in anticipation of higher prices.

The naira had fallen to 220, 223, 226.5 and 228 against the dollar in the past one week. Black market and BDC operators, however, told our correspondent that serious dollar liquidity squeeze was already hitting the market and operators were no longer in possession of huge stock of forex to meet rising demands, especially from the importers of the banned items.

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Using the CBN figures, analysts had estimated that about $5.7bn quarterly forex demand was being transferred from the official interbank market to the black market. “The situation is getting critical now. There is serious dollar liquidity squeeze in the market now. The demand is overwhelming and both the black market and the BDC segment can no longer meet the demand,” a black market operator told our correspondent on Wednesday.

“The market is very volatile now as a result of the restrictions placed on about 41 items by the central bank. Most importers are now patronising the parallel market to source their dollars,” the head of a BDC, Mr. Harrison Owoh, told Reuters on Wednesday,.Meanwhile, the Association of Bureau De Change Operators has written to the CBN asking it to intervene in the dollar scarcity in the parallel market and the BDC segment to save the naira from crashing further.

In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, the association expressed its readiness to work with the CBN to stabilise the market. The letter, signed by association’s President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, and Executive Secretary, Uduma Cletus, advised the CBN to increase its weekly forex sale to the BDCs from $30,000 to $50,000.

The body also asked the central bank to reintroduce the autonomous market where it could sell about $100,000 to the operators. Gwadabe told our correspondent that it was expedient for the CBN to increase its forex sale to the BDCs in order to stabilise the naira.

Some analysts believe the naira may hit 240 against the dollar in the coming days. However, the naira traded at 198.95 to the dollar at the interbank market on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The central bank had lowered its exchange rate peg to N196.95 to the dollar on Tuesday from N196.90 last week

Also, a trade of $735.74m went through on Nigeria’s interbank currency market at N198.45 on Wednesday, Thomson Reuters data showed. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/naira-falls-to-230-dollar-supply-dries.html#sthash.Zejp54vn.dpuf



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Nigeria government, this is all they wanted from the first time.



Drawing Ibo inside this nonsense

airmark:
Hustler's slogan.

Watin i go come talk now broda? Allow me to Jinja myself now brooooooooooooooooo

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EFFC na maga them be..... lol






make dem challenge am now, righteous people like them



Abi are dey?

To me, all this things will add little or no advantage to the traffic problem in Lagos.



Lets face the fact. Lagos is a conflex town and alot of cars are in Lagos. The only way to reduce traffic in Lagos is to reduce the need for cars.



I think is high time Lagos Gov. think of subways trains. That is the best. In matter of minutes, one will be commuted from Ipaja to Yaba etc.

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Backbitting everywhere



people way get money have judiciary in their pocket




Who won talk? Opposition party......................... Tinubu nko? Him dey ruling party.


I love we country, Naija for life

It is no news that Nollywood actress Ebube Nwagbo has started dating popular Nigerian footballer Emmanuel Emenike. The Posh babe has done a brilliant job of keeping the romance secret until recently at the burial ceremony of the footballer’s father when the affair came open.

Before meeting Emenike, Ebube Nwagbo was dating a budding movie producer.
Ebube Nwagbo’s colleague Anita Joseph was Emenike’s ex-girlfriend. I also heard wedding bells is close. - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/emmanuel-emenike-now-dating-ebube.html#sthash.KwPbhUGb.dpuf



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Wife of Musa Danjuma, A Nigerian billionaire, Caroline is set to open a multi million naira Luxury store in Lagos. The mother of three just shared a sneak peek of what the store looks like on IG. I can't believe she is still 28

See More pics...... at http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/mrs-caroline-danjuma-opens-luxury.html




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It has been gathered this morning that the Ex-Minister of Aviation and campaign spokesman for former President Goodluck Jonathan caused a scene yesterday night as he arrived at the 5-star Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos with 15 heavily armed policemen.

Sahara Reporters made it known that the hotel which is located at 4 Onitolo Road (former Lawrence Road) in Ikoyi, an upscale area of Lagos, experience the heavy presence of policemen who were fully armed. Recall that Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia chose not to deliver the former minister’s verdict on the earlier date, June 18, because the prosecution counsel, Mr. Festus Keyamo, was absent. It was however scheduled for Wednesday 1, July 2015. The minister got every guest - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/fani-kayode-causes-panic-in-lagos-hotel.html#sthash.VB1jZqRC.dpuf


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Sigh! So sad to hear this! After 10 years and three children together, Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have officially split. They announced their split today, exactly a day and 10 days after they married (which was on on June 29, 2005).

Below is the statement they released to E! News - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/06/divorce-ben-affleck-jennifer-garner.html#sthash.eRVGyyjr.dpuf






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Oh God, may your grace never depart from and my family.






That we are alive today is only and only by your grace. Lead us through and through



RIP bro