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I laff oyinbo laff

The 'Canary bird' is about to sing, his hour of audition is finally here!!!

We seriously have a very long way to go in this country, so signing of a disputed budget is now an achievement?

I just hope the budget of deficit could achieve some meaningful development.

APC, no more excuses, Nigerians want real change.

Where is Obasanjo, Babangida, Buhari on the list?

Any current politician on the list should resign immediately, unless they can prove that they have being in genuine business before entering politics.

EFCC, ICPC and the CCB will be very busy for the next 4 years.

It seems Fayose is trying all his best to be the leader of PDP South West...i wish him all the best in his misadventure!!!

By the way how much did the Dome cost to build?

TonyeBarcanista:
Only dogged men are needed in major positions especially the sensitive ones in the upcoming @PDPNigeria national convention holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State come 21st of May, 2016, to ensure a robust opposition and consequently return to power in 2019.

Positions i tag as sensitive are:

1 National Chairman

2. National Publicity Secretary(SW)

3. Deputy National Publicity Secretary(NC)

4. National Youth Leader(Zoned to SE)                 

But I am only going to talk aboyut the position of Deputy National Publicity Secretar on this thread having talked about Comrade Sola Kuti for the position of National Publicity Secretary on a previous thread . https://www.nairaland.com/3084926/meet-comrade-babasola-kuti-incoming#45295583.

What pricked my interest is the fact that the position has been zoned to the north central where this young and tenacious man hails from.

Flow with me to find out who this person is but first I would love to disclose a little information about him.

He hails from Ayere community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi state, north central Nigeria. As a grassroots politician, his people are rest assured that their genuine "interest" which is always the permanent thing in politics will be well protected and represented.

He is a dogged, articulate and fearless communications expert, attributes that have led many to regard him in high esteem and look up to him as the face of the new opposition in Nigeria's politics.

Impeccable people are people who never tried anything as impeccability is not the trait of any human, but when it has to do with political media strategy, he is almost impeccable consequently attracting several local and intellectual panegyrics.

A businessman who runs a private Media firm "Who is Who" that consults for many politicians and that has also recorded tremendous successes on many fronts, his intellectual sleeves are many and they include international trainings and courses abroad on New Media, one of the most outstanding being the Professional Certificate Course on New Media and Political Awareness at Albion College, London (2012), and London Graduate School (2013).[i][/i] He has also written many articles on the many political happenings in the country, fearlessly challenging the dictatorship of the current ruling party.

He is a public commentator and a member of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. He is also the publisher of the book: “Sam Ode”: Lessons to the Youth of my Generation".

 

Having served in various capacities in the party, he worked in the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan and was one of the leading voices that defended and campaigned for the former president during the last presidential election. He also worked as an Administrative Staff at the 2011 PDP Presidential Campaign Organization and was also a Member of the 2015 Media Committee of the party’s Campaign Organization. This is in addition to the fact that he has worked with various members of the party’s leadership in the past and was an aide to two former national Chairmen including the immediate past Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, who he served as aide on New Media. He coordinated an army of social media influencers and supporters of the party during the last presidential election.

 

 His mobilization skills, effective management of human and other vital resources cannot be over emphasized. An unequivocal faithful party man, he stood and is still standing with the party even when the chips were down in the PDP after the 2015 election mishap coupled with unprecedented political clamp down on the party by the ruling party which prompted many political juggernauts to go into compulsory hibernation. He has, however, remained vocally unwavering and steadfast.

He has been in the fore front of political progress in PDP and has been on ground for every single election PDP participated in ranging from LGA to Governorship elections no matter the distance and inconvenience with a mandate of ensuring that PDP does not only win the elections but also the confidence of the citizenry. In this regard, he has remained a success story.
 
A man with unimaginable quantum of content, capacity and passion (CCP), this is one man that would help to take PDP to disneyland. Little wonder he is fondly called Mr CCP (Content, Capacity and Passion) by people who have worked with him.

The grassroots man, being so fittingly and eloquently described above, who doesn’t believe much in luck, but believes more in hard work, in convincing, in delivery and in capacity, the dogged and fearless Mr CCP is the current PDP director of new media and he is by name Mr. Adeyanju Deji.





By Princewill Atasie (@Flashyjack) with additions from Tonyebarcanista

Bros Tonye,

Here you are again, trying to make your lord and master beautiful. You said you work as a PR consultant. Please stop writing all these articles.

The bolded in your analysis are completely false and baseless. So your guy Deji Adeyanju went to an English School - Albion College to get an ordinary English Test Certificate. By the way there is another college named Albion College Europe - check to verify.

Bros Tonye, do yourself a favour and check the website of Albion College - http://albioneurocollege.com/?attachment_id=98

As for the London Graduate School, I rest my case.

Bros Tonye, do it right thing and be very truthful with your articles.

It's beggers' belief that we are yet to see any tangible production from this oilfield.

How many times has the news about the Aje Oilfield has been recycled?

TonyeBarcanista:
oga you are a LIAR! READ SCREENSHOTS

It's not only screenshot we want to read, have you care to open the pages to those links, you get next to nothing...is this how people are deceived in Nigeria without careful and thorough investigation on most companies.

Bros Tonye, another question for you what is the company registeration number?

http:///brand/afri

http://www.vconnect.com/afri-products-limited-wuse-abuja_b29317?t=reviews

Another website, are these developed by a professional or a primary 6 school leaver?

So much for an organisation that has been in existence since 1999!!!

Nigerians, we are the architect of our demise.

See the crowd hailing someone who has cornered most of the resources to himself and his unborn generations.

Sola Kuti runs a company known as Afriproducts Ltd which he founded in 1999 has pioneered many innovative ideas in the last 16 years. The Compang has Business and technology arms. The business areas include: A Fresh Juice and Smoothie Chain, Luxury goods, Business Development, Consultancy, Telecoms and infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Exports and Trading. The technology arm of Afriproducts in a joint venture pioneered the smaller denomination mobile recharge vouchers in Nigeria and also launched the first ever e - commerce enabled website in Nigeria circa 1999.

Bros Tonye,
The company founded by SK - Afriproducts Limited - does not even have a viable website in 2016, which according to your analysis was founded in 1999. You also mentioned the company was a pioneer of e-commerce in Nigeria circa 1999.

Bros Tonye,
Google the name of Afriproducts Limited and see for yourself what information came up:

https://www.thinknigeriatv.com/good-governance-killer-of-corruption-sola-kuti-tedxjabi/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Afriproducts-limited/234637793351299

Afriproducts Limited, only existed on an unproductive FB page.

This kind of 'wayo' or 'mago-mago' or '419' no fit work in present day Nigeria.

Bros Tonye, abeg tell us another story. If a prospective candidate in the person of SK, who is contesting for a national office in PDP cannot be verified to hold a substantial position in his working life - how can he manage the shenanigans going on in a chaotic PDP party. He is just like majority of Nigerian politicians who don't have any source of income but they only leech on the back of older and corrupt politicians for their daily bread.

I wish PDP all the very best of luck during their National Convention.

Fidelity is a private financial institution, who have taken the right decision in the interest if its shareholders.

Nothing to do PMB.

Now stealing is indeed corruption.

Just like how Greece had a 150/1 outside bet to win the European Championship in 2004.

Leicester won the premiership by being consistent, playing to their strength using the most favoured 4-4-2 formation.

Kasper Schmeichel, also made history by winning the premiership with Leicester as a goalkeeper just like his dad did with Man Utd.

Is either you know your stuffs or you don't.

I like the sitting positions.

Letter writing before singing competition at the EFCC.

Mr Metuh wrote similar letter about not getting anything from the PDP government prior to the 2015 elections trying to divert attention from himself.

Now this group TMG wants us to believe their story - anyway time will tell...as very soon we would be hearing different versions of how much funds they received from GEJ.

ellahzy:
All these while I haven't said anything concerning this issue. When it all started I thought( and still think) that its the handiwork of hackers. I am a big fan of Tiwa and I know she can be crazy but to this extent?? NO

if TJ can leave his wife and 2 kids to marry a star then he can still leave Tiwa and get married to another girl, but complaining and threatening to kill himself on social media is rather childish. Tiwa hasn't said anything yet so I can't conclude, but they should remember that the internet doesn't die..How will they feel when Jam reads all these later in life??

So Teebillz was married before?

FFK will start to sing at the EFCC very soon, if he's given the position as stated, he won't be able to function adequetely.

So PDP should be very careful not to replace a 'potentail jailbird' with another 'potential jailbird'.

Why aren't the big-guns getting speedy arraignment?

Anyway, it's good that EFCC is really working overtime - stealing is not definetely corruption!!!

The full responsiblity and duty of care lies with the car owner and whoever drives the vehicle.

As usual in Nigeria, we tend to behave and believe we know more than the car manufacturers, hence we invent our own laws.

Moreover, majority of car owners don't obey simple traffic instructions, then how can we expect them to take time to know about basic information on their vehicles.

We in Nigeria are the main architect of our misfortune.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a manhunt for a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Maurice Iwu in connection with a N23.29b poll bribery scandal.

He (Iwu) is alleged to have drawn up strategies on how the bribery could be perfected.

It was learnt that for doing the job, the ex-INEC chief got a handsome reward.

The EFCC has been on his trail in the last two weeks but he has managed to evade arrest, The Nation learnt.

An EFCC source said: “Our operatives are still looking for him. We have put other security agencies on the alert.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/04/29/manhunt-ex-inec-chair-maurice-iwu-over-diezani%E2%80%99s-election-bribery-funds-fidelity-bank

But I thought another story states that his instagram account was hacked, how come BankyW was able to post a reply?

Teeblizz should just keep calm and behave like a man - he should stop throwing his toys out of his cot.

solid3:
Don Jazzy: Doro is a cheerful giver

Dr Sid: Doro knack pass carpenter wey don dey knack

Tiwa: Doro na Tiwa

Hmmm, are you thinking what I am thought?

Very funny

Either way, it's so unfortunate that we can now going to be voting for a Northern Presidential candidate in the 2019 elections - in the two main political parties.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has allowed two additional criminal charges against Senate President Bukola Saraki.

In one of the amended charges filed against the senate president by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), he is accused of receiving monthly salaries from Kwara state government – from 2011 to 2015 – after he had left office as governor and while he was a senator.

The amended charge read: “That you on or about, September 16, 2013 within the jurisdiction of this honorable tribunal did make a false declaration in the asset declaration form for public officers who you filled and submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau upon assumption of office as the governor of kwara state in the year 2003 as governor of kwara state by your failure to declare your leasehold interest in number 42, Remi Fani-kayode street Ikeja, Lagos which you acquired through your company, Skyview Properties Limited from first finance trust limited on December 12, 1996 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(1)(2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. CAP. C15, laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004 and as incorporated under paragraph 11(1)(2),I fifth schedule to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and punishable under section 23(2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act as incorporated under paragraph 18, Part I of the fifth schedule to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

“That you between June 2011 and October 2013, within the jurisdiction of this honorable tribunal, did received monthly salaries or emoluments as governor of kwara state and at the same time, from the federal government as a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 6(a) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. CAP. C15, laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004 and as incorporated under paragraph 2(a), Part I of the, fifth schedule to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and punishable under section 23(2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and tribunal act as incorporated under paragraph 18, Part I of the fifth schedule to the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).”

Saraki is already facing a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. With the additional charges, the total count now is 15.

Paul Usoro(SAN), counsel to Saraki, had asked the tribunal not to allow the additional charges because the prosecution would need a motion to make the amendments.

But Danladi Umar, chairman of the CCT, dismissed the argument and allowed the amended charges.

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https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-saraki-to-face-2-more-charges-at-cct

The season is getting really interesting.

Despite all their attempt colonise PDP as their own party, the opposite has actually happened.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/sites/default/files/alimodu_0.jpg

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet in Abuja on Thursday where it will officially announce the zoning of its national offices.

But sources at the meeting of its zoning committee, which was held at the Hilton Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday evening, said the office of the National Chairman had already been zoned to the present occupier of the office, Ali Modu Sheriff.

The NEC would just meet to announce that the office had been zoned to the North-East, where Mr. Sheriff hails from.

The controversial politician was a former governor of the Boko Haram-ravaged State of Borno.

The zoning committee, headed by Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, had brushed aside thousands of voices against the candidature of Mr. Sheriff.

Mr. Sheriff is also the candidate of two controversial governors in the party, Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti State) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers State).

Both were at the meeting today to make sure that there was no last minute maneuver to change the zoning arrangement.

Governor Emmanuel told reporters after the committee's meeting that his committee had concluded its assignment and would submit its recommendation to the NEC today. But he refused to disclose the zoning arrangement.

Our reporter was told by a member of the committee that Uche Secondus and Wale Oladipo, the Deputy National Chairman to South-South and National Secretary to South-West, respectively, are expected to return to office.

The National Organizing Secretary was zoned to the South-East.

Offices of the National Treasurer and the National Legal Adviser were zoned to the southern and northern parts of the country, respectively.

The South-West will produce a replacement to the current occupier of the National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh.

Mr. Metuh, who hails from Anambra State, is currently undergoing multiple prosecutions bordering on corruption and money laundering.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/04/28/pdp-set-crown-sheriff-chairman

The EU and Nigeria will discuss a deal to send economic migrants back to Africa’s most populous country as Europe seeks to replicate a recent pact with Turkey that is dramatically curbing migration flows from the Middle East.

A “readmission agreement” would probably involve migrants from Nigeria being deported in exchange for EU economic aid for Abuja. It would be the bloc’s first major return deal with a sub-Saharan African nation — its only existing one is with tiny island nation Cape Verde.

The EU and Nigeria agreed to “take the necessary steps to launch negotiations” for a deal after meetings in Brussels last month, and diplomats there have since been working to secure a mandate from member states to start the negotiations, an EU diplomat said.

The move comes after the EU signed a deal with Turkey earlier this year, in which Ankara agreed to accept the return of migrants landing in Greece — including Syrian refugees — in exchange for benefits, including aid and visa-free travel for Turkish citizens.

Striking a deal with Nigeria has become a focus for EU diplomats after a jump in arrivals of people from the country to Europe since 2014. While the number of Nigerians pales in comparison to arrivals from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the EU considers the flow of Africans as a long-term structural problem.

Italy is lobbying especially hard for the EU to come to an agreement. The vast majority of migrants reaching the country come from Africa. Figures from the Italian interior ministry show the number of Nigerians arriving has increased 37 per cent this year compared with the same period in 2015.

Nigerians arrive almost exclusively across the central Mediterranean from war-torn Libya. Many African migrants destroy their identification documents during their journey, meaning a returns deal could be difficult to enforce if European authorities cannot identify where people should be deported to.

Nigeria’s population of more than 180m is expected to jump to 300m by 2030. Economic growth is not keeping pace, however. The government in the oil-rich state failed to capitalise on high crude prices and poverty levels remain high. The oil price crash has caused a severe slowdown and growth is forecast to be less than 3 per cent this year.

For many Nigerians the money they can potentially earn in Europe outweighs the risks of the journey. Virtually none of the migrants are believed to be refugees from the Boko Haram conflict that has devastated the northeastern region recently, according to the EU.

Given the population growth trend not just in Nigeria but across west Africa, “these pressures for migration are going to be huge”, the EU diplomat said.

Nigeria’s foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment over a potential deal with the EU, but Abuja may look to the terms secured by Turkey. The EU has agreed to give Ankara €6bn in exchange for accepting migrants who land on Greek islands. The flow of migrants into Greece has slowed to a trickle since the deal was signed five weeks ago but rights groups say the agreement breaks EU and UN laws related to the processing of asylum seeker claims — a charge the EU denies.

Additional reporting by James Politi in Rome and Duncan Robinson in Brussels

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c082e124-0c77-11e6-b0f1-61f222853ff3.html#axzz4783QUata

Collectively, previous governments starting from OBJ have been telling us lies about the power situation in this country.
It is really a shame that we are still wallowing in this abject situation if power supply.

I still don't understand why the fulani herdsmen will leave the vast expanse of the northern region and move southwards delibrately causing havoc and loss of lives.
The FG should do something urgently before this turns to something huge.

Saraki should just resign...

No more hiding place for the greedy politicians - all their atrocities are been exposed.