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 Politics › What's Killing More People In Nigeria Than Boko Haram? Lack Of Drinking Water by feedthenation(op): 10:00am On Jan 26, 2015 |
The lack of running water killed more people in Nigeria last year than Boko Haram. While the terror campaign claimed more than 4,000 lives, the shortage of potable water and poor sanitation led to about 73,000 deaths, according to WaterAid, a London-based nonprofit. The water deficit isn’t limited to isolated areas in the country’s vast north. In Lagos, about 15 million of the coastal metropolis’ 21 million have limited access to piped water. Africa’s accelerating urbanization is colliding with governments’ failure to provide the most basic services. Next year alone, Lagos will add more than the population of Boston, worsening its infrastructure shortfall. “Water is strained, transportation is strained, housing is strained,” Toyin Ayinde, the state commissioner for planning and urban development, said in an interview. Folks still need about 25 gallons a day, the state-run Lagos Water Corp. reckons. That’s where Mohamed Adamu comes in. Starting at 5 a.m. every day, he fills 10 jerry cans and walks down rutted streets to deliver clean water to corrugated iron-roofed homes in the Otumara district about a half-hour walk away. Vendors like him are known as “mairuwa” -- or “water owner” in the Hausa language. “This is just something to do until you get a better business,” said Adamu, 36, who migrated two years ago from northwestern Kebbi state, some 530 miles away. “It’s the type of work you can’t do for long because it’s hard on the body.” Flight to Lagos Thousands like him have fled northern Nigeria to escape both the rural poverty there and the Islamist insurgency in Africa’s largest economy. The government says Boko Haram has killed more than 13,000 people since 2009. They killed at least 4,740 last year, more than double the number in 2013, Bath, U.K.-based risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft estimates. “Everybody is worried about Boko Haram but the average Nigerian continues to see water as a private good not a public good that has to be provided by the government,” said Idayat Hassan, director of the Centre for Democracy and Development, a research institute based in the capital, Abuja. The water company’s capacity is 210 million gallons a day compared with the 540 million gallons needed by Lagosians. Its potable piped water reaches about 7 million people. That leaves two-thirds of the city struggling to find safe water. “Mairuwa are one of the most common forms of informal water supply,” said Oluseyi Abdulmalik, a communications manager at WaterAid Nigeria. “They’re filling the gap of what government’s utilities should be doing.” Meeting Demand Lagos water officials have developed a $3.5 billion plan to more than triple capacity to 745 million gallons a day by 2020 to meet a projected population of 29 million, according to Shayo Holloway, the company’s group managing director. The third-biggest killer of children under the age of 5 in Africa is diarrhea, a disease that can -- in nine out of 10 cases -- be prevented by access to safe water and sanitation, according to WaterAid. Nigeria accounts for 11 percent of all global under-5 deaths, according Unicef. Nigeria isn’t the only sub-Saharan African country struggling with shortages; 325 million people on the continent didn’t have access to improved drinking water in 2012, according to a World Health Organization and Unicef joint report last year. Dakar, Accra, Abidjan and Nairobi were cited as other water-stressed cities. Reselling Barred Today’s water woes were deepened by a 2009 law that barred past distribution methods. Until then, residents who could afford a direct connection to the main line stored water in tanks and sold it to neighbors on a pay-as-you-use basis. When such reselling was made illegal, police seized vendors’ tanks and disconnected them from the mains. “The mairuwa took advantage of our stopping to bring water from outside,” said Ogundele Agbede, 80, a retired civil servant who was forced to shut his sideline selling water after more than 30 years. Vandalism of the water pipes remains frequent and even when the pipes are intact, the flow is as erratic as electricity supply in a country that suffers from daily blackouts. At the Dustbin Estate slum, where the ground is soft from building over a refuse dump and swamp land in the city’s southern Ajegunle district, pipes paid for by development organizations are often broken. Sanitation in the community is poor. Residents dump bags of trash and feces into an adjacent canal, looked on by grazing goats and emaciated cows. Vandalized Pipes “They sabotage this one a lot,” Tolulope Sangosanya, 32, the founder of LOTS Charity Foundation, said pointing to one of four pipelines and the faucets her group installed there. “Sometimes they go and break it in the middle of the night.” In Otumara, many from Agbede’s association sunk boreholes to secure a new source to continue their trading business. “Very unfortunately, 90 percent of the boreholes are not drinkable,” Israel Akintimehin, 55, a pastor dressed in a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball vest, said in an interview at his Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Zion. “It’s a very big irony, we’re surrounded by water, yet we do not have good water.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-26/nigerian-water-shortage-is-bigger-killer-than-boko-haram-cities.html |
| Sports › Re: Liverpool Ladies FC Sign Nigerian Football Star Asisat Oshoala by feedthenation(m): 4:39pm On Jan 23, 2015 |
Well done to her |
| Politics › Re: Fayose Vs Buhari; Ekiti State Governor Takes Another Shot At GMB by feedthenation(m): 12:57pm On Jan 21, 2015 |
eliment:What about Nelson Mandela, who was elected at the age of 76 years? Fayose is not been truthful...it's all part of electioneering process. |
| Politics › Sales Execs Forced To Say Sorry Publicly by feedthenation(op): 12:55pm On Jan 20, 2015 |
Pedestrians who were using a busy crossover in the city of Xiamen, the capital of south-eastern China’s Fujian Province, were stunned to see the men and women in suits on their knees with messages in front of them. For most sales people, failing to beat their targets might mean a private dressing down from the boss or missing out on a bonus. But these shamed execs in China were publicly humiliated for missing their targets - by being forced to kneel on a bridge and chant how sorry they were. Pedestrians who were using a busy crossover in the city of Xiamen, the capital of south-eastern China’s Fujian Province, were stunned to see the men and women in suits on their knees with messages in front of them detailing their name, age, and exactly what it was that they had done to bring such shame on themselves. One, named as Zhen Liu, 43, had the handwritten message on the ground in front of him saying: 'I failed to beat my sales targets.' Another, Ming Chou, 39, had the message: 'I have to kneel down on the bridge for one hour as punishment for not finishing my job.' The images of the named and shamed employees went viral after they were uploaded by shocked passer-by Zhu Ku, 29. She said: 'I saw people spread out across the bridge with their heads bowed, chanting they were sorry. 'There was no indication what sort of company they worked for but it certainly doesn’t look like a fun one. 'After a while one of them decided he’d had enough and stood up shouting and grabbing a piece of paper and throwing it on the ground before marching off. 'But the others remained, calmly accepting their punishment.' Internet users were unanimous in saying they would refuse to work for a firm that demanded such embarrassing apologies and many wanted to try and find out the name of the company in order to name and shame them for such bad treatment of staff. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sales-execs-who-missed-targets-forced-to-kneel-on-public-bridge-and-chant--we-are-sorry-150255047.html#IpuTpg4 Can this kind of 'punishment' happen here in Nigeria to those who abuse their positions? |
| Politics › Re: Buhari And Other APC Leaders Meet IBB In His Hilltop Residence In Minna by feedthenation(m): 6:48pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh:Thanks for the information. |
| Travel › Re: The Bad State Of Murtala Muhammed International Airport by feedthenation(m): 4:25pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
For some of us who regularly use the MMIA in the past 4 years...i can say that only a fraction of change has been done. The baggage area on arrival is still very hot...the cooling system is not existence...even worse if 3 airlines should land within minutes. The carousels are the slowest I have seen in my life...someone said earlier that they are designed to hold luggage less than 30kg...but carousels from other airports were able to operate well without any fault despite the heavy load by Nigerians. Apart from the expansion of the immigration area...there has been little changes The last time I travelled, less than 2months ago...i even noticed an officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) checking up Nairaland - 'politics' page on his pc...goes to show that internet connection at MMIA is working. |
| Politics › Re: Buhari And Other APC Leaders Meet IBB In His Hilltop Residence In Minna by feedthenation(m): 3:31pm On Jan 19, 2015 |
Is that a walking aid beside IBB...once a strong man of Nigerian politics? 8 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Is The Black Church All About Titles And Positions? by feedthenation(op): 5:59pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
In the “Black Church” it is imperative that you have a title and/or a position. Let the church say ‘Amen’ and let’s all go home- because I just revealed the truth. That’s right, if you don’t carry a title that resembles: Bishop, Elder, Minister, First Lady, Deacon, Arm Bearer, Mother of the Church, etc- you are not important. The black church is a cult that justifies materialism and titles. The Black Church use titles and positions to please people, to make connections and gain approval amongst other affiliations and the community. There are individuals who worship these false preachers, mother’s, elders, and bishops because of their position. What many people fail to realize is that whenever you worship another human being you are committing what is called “Idolatry”. Why in the world will I worship or even look up to a “love-vendor of a preacher” that is married, but sleeps with every single female member in his congregation. Why in the world will I respect and honor anyone just because they carry Bishop or Elder in front of their name and call themselves a preacher-and if I don't honor their 'man-made rules' then I will be reprimanded. No ma’am no sir, I don’t give a hoot about your title or position, how big or small your congregation is, and how known you are in the community. If I don’t acknowledge you as Bishop, Elder, Minister, or First Lady so freaking what! You wasn’t nothing before you had that title and you certainly ain't nothing afterwards. The Black Church is screwed up and is one of the most corrupt platforms that abuses innocent people. http://preyingnarcissist..co.uk/2014/12/the-black-church-its-all-in-title.html I saw the above article on a blog, and tried to relate with what the author is talking about. I have seen numerous examples of how most of our black churches are title-oriented...which doesn't take us anywhere. 1 Like |
| Politics › Burkina Faso Mps Agree To Cut Pay By Half by feedthenation(op): 12:30pm On Jan 13, 2015 |
Burkina Faso MPs agree to cut pay by half Members of parliament in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their salaries by half. The move followed heated exchanges on social media after it was revealed that MPs were paid more than $3,000 (£1,985) a month. The average salary in the West African state is about $150 a month. One MP said the pay cut would promote better governance and rebuild confidence in democracy during a year-long transition to elections. The former National Assembly in Burkina Faso has been replaced by an interim parliament, the Transitional National Council (CNT), as part of arrangements following the forced resignation of long-serving ruler Blaise Compaore last year. Mr Compaore seized power in a coup in 1987 and went on to win four disputed elections. 'Abuse of power' Tens of thousands of people took part in protests in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, in October over moves to allow him to extend his rule, eventually forcing him to step down. Lt-Col Isaac Zida is leading the transitional government Members of the 90-member CNT have been paid a gross salary plus attendance fees, office allowances, healthcare supplements and fuel costs. Campaigners, including grassroots political movement Balai Citoyen, have said MPs should not be paid attendance fees and have pointed out the substantial gap between their salaries and average earnings. Another campaign group, the Coalition Against Costly Life, has said a maximum salary of $900 would be sufficient. Revelations about MPs' pay prompted angry reactions on social media, with many saying the pay levels amounted to an abuse of power. A BBC correspondent in the region, Anais Hotin, says that after fighting for a change of government, people in Burkina Faso are determined to put in place a better system to achieve social justice. The transitional government is led by Lt-Col Isaac Zida, who was among army officers who took power from Mr Compaore. He has promised to return Burkina Faso to civilian rule through elections later this year. Before Lt-Col Zida's appointment as prime minister, the African Union, the United States and several other countries urged the military to hand back power to civilians or face the prospect of economic sanctions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30794822 When will our politicians do likewise? Also why is the price of fuel not coming down at the pumps with the reduction in crude oil prices? GEJ and his gang of daylight robbers should do the needful, maybe the electorates may have a change of heart towards him. |
| Culture › Re: Found Voices Of Slave Narratives - ABC TV by feedthenation(op): 6:44pm On Jan 12, 2015 |
Very powerful recordings...just seems surreal that these actually took place less than 100 years ago. A good insight for students of history. |
| Culture › Re: Found Voices Of Slave Narratives - ABC TV by feedthenation(op): 6:43pm On Jan 12, 2015 |
| Culture › Found Voices Of Slave Narratives - ABC TV by feedthenation(op): 6:42pm On Jan 12, 2015 |
| Politics › Buhari Represents Evil, Says Fani-kayode by feedthenation(op): 5:52pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
The parrot has began to sing a different tune... Femi Fani-Kayode, the spokesman of the PDP presidential campaign organisation, says Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC, represents “evil” and “darkness”. He was addressing the media on Wednesday at the campaign headquarters of President Goodluck Jonathan who is seeking re-election next month. He said: “We wish to inform you that it is our intention to run a clean campaign that is based on facts, figures and issues. “We shall not indulge in the type of cheap propaganda, mud-slinging and deceit that the APC and their Presidential candidate have been indulging in over the last few weeks and months but it is our full intention to expose General Muhammadu Buhari for what he really is, what he stands for and the great danger that his candidacy portends for the unity of the Nigerian state and the peace and well-being of the Nigerian people. “More importantly, we shall let the world know about the sterling performance of our candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, over the last four years and we shall make a strong case and appeal to the Nigerian people to grant him the privilege and opportunity to serve a second term. We believe that we have reached a crossroads in our nation’s history and that the forthcoming Presidential Election is a battle for the very soul and destiny of Nigeria. “We believe that it is a struggle between light and darkness. We believe that General Buhari represents the darkness and that President Jonathan represents the light. We believe that General Buhari represents a return to an ugly past which is best forgotten while President Jonathan represents our hope for a greater and better future. We believe that the APC, on which platform General Buhari is contesting the presidential election, represents everything that is unholy and unwholesome in our society and that the PDP represents all that is decent and good. “We believe that the much-vaunted ‘change’ campaign of General Buhari represents nothing but a change from good to evil. If you want a positive change, you cannot expect to get it from a man like General Buhari whose democratic credentials are questionable and whose record in public office is shameful and disastrous. Most people do not remember the atrocities that he committed when he was in power and it is our intention to document them and remind the Nigerian people about them. “Most people have chosen to ignore the number of things that General Buhari has said and the number of things that he has done over the last few months and years that have brought carnage, division and strife in our society and that prove that he is not the sort of person that can be trusted with power. It is our intention to bring those things to the attention of the Nigerian people so that they can make an informed choice. “We do not believe that Nigeria ought to be run by a man that is not capable of tolerating dissent or by a political party like the APC that has no sense of remorse, restraint or decency and that is not capable of accepting a plurality of views. We believe that President Goodluck Jonathan has earned the right for a second term and, in the next few weeks, we shall make a humble appeal to the Nigerian people to vote for him massively in the February 14 Presidential Election. By the grace and power of God, we shall prevail.” Fani-Kayode was a member of the APC before he returned the PDP last year, alleging that the opposition party has sympathy for Boko Haram http://www.thecable.ng/buhari-represents-evil-says-fani-kayode |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Funny Church Posters by feedthenation(m): 1:49pm On Jan 05, 2015 |
Most of these imposters are bunch of fraudsters |
| Politics › Video Of APC Politician Performing Rituals In Lagos by feedthenation(op): 1:36pm On Dec 31, 2014 |
A shocking video allegedly showing a Lagos State politician performing a strange ritual while naked has been posted on the internet by a controversial Nigerian pastor. The video titled, ‘APC – A Satanic Party’ was posted on video-sharing website YouTube by ‘Archbishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin’, the General Overseer of Lagos based ministry Resurrection Praise Ministries International, popularly known as ‘Jehovah Sharp-Sharp’. In it, a man he alleges to be Hon. Olusola Israel Adekunle, the local government chairman of Alimosho, Lagos, is seen stark naked in a swampy area sitting on a horse. He is heard muttering some unintelligible words before pouring a reddish substance all over him which the cleric described as ‘human blood’. The video was preempted by an article on a Nigerian blog several months ago, revealing that during the ‘ritual’, Hon Adekunle had placed curses on his political enemies while appealing for favour in the eyes of the national leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu. In his comments, ‘Archbishop’ Benjamin alleges that the same ritual has been undertaken by all prominent members of APC, describing the political party as ‘satanic’. “Has Papa E.A Adeboye of RCCG allowed Pastor Prof. Yemi Osibanjo go through the same ritual process or will he allow him to do it,” the cleric then ponders, insisting that although Adeboye is his spiritual father, he has permitted politics to compromise his Christian faith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AgCxSkUSC4 Adekunle has yet to respond to the divisive video. |
| Politics › Video Shows President Jonathan Linking Ex-borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, To BH by feedthenation(op): 12:20pm On Dec 31, 2014 |
About two weeks after Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service [SSS], cleared a former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, of any link to the extremist Boko Haram sect, PREMIUM TIMES has obtained a video suggesting that President Goodluck Jonathan is personally aware and strongly convinced of the former’s governor’s longstanding relationship with the founder of the sect. In the video clip, shot in April 2013 during a visit he made to Borno state, Mr. Jonathan was heard describing Mr. Sheriff, who was then a member of the opposition All Progressives Congress [APC] as a “friend” of Mohammed Yusuf, the man who founded and led Boko Haram for years. Mr. Yusuf died while in the custody of the Nigeria Police after he and a number of his followers were arrested following a bloody clash between the sect members and law enforcement. During his visit to Borno that April 2013 to persuade Borno leaders and residents to accept a heightened military presence in the state until the insurgency is checked, Mr. Jonathan suggested that Boko Haram evolved, blossomed and took up arms against the Nigerian state during Mr. Sheriff’s reign as governor of the troubled North-East state., As commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Jonathan regularly has access to a multiplicity of security reports, and many believed he spoke from a position of knowledge at the time. The video features the president, dressed in agbada and a cap, and clutching two microphones in his left hand while he addressed his audience, trying to defend the militarization of Borno and other states in the northeast region. In his speech, Mr. Jonathan argued that the militarization of the region began after the crises that trailed the murder of the Boko Haram founder. For a moment, the president could not remember the name of the slain Boko Haram leader and he called on the audience for help. “Ehn ehn, what is the name of ehn ehn Governor Sheriff’s friend?” the president asked. The audience clapped and laughed. Some echoed Yusuf! “When Yusuf was killed, that was the beginning of the crisis…” the president continued his speech. Mr. Yusuf was the founder of the Boko Haram sect. His extrajudicial murder in 2009 marked the beginning of the deadly insurgency that is now threatening the entire northeast region of Nigeria. See full transcript of President Jonathan’s speech. Then watch the video after the transcript. … Bunkers in Maiduguri or Borno state. Why should the bunkers come? Who wants to send bunkers to Borno state. There are too many APCs (armoured personnel carriers). Why should there be APCs in Borno state? Who wants to send APcs to Borno state? We are talking about soldiers. There are some people even saying JTF should go. Who wants to spend money paying allowances of soldiers for God-sake. We need money for development. If the circumstances that brought the soldiers are no longer there, that day, they will all leave. [Audience clap clap clap] They were not in Borno state in 2001, 2002, 2003, up to 2009. Probably that is when ehnn this man was killed, and that was the beginning of crises. Ehn ehn, what is the name of ehn ehn governor Sheriff’s friend? [Audience clapped, laughed and echoed Yusuf]. When Yusuf was killed, that was the beginning of the crisis… A history : Ali Modu Sheriff and Boko Haram Mr. Sheriff’s alleged link with Boko Haram dates back to his days as governor of Borno between 2003 and 2011. Multiple security sources, politicians from his home state and residents of Borno claim Mr. Sheriff was close to the group and and its leadership, and indeed appointed a member of the sect to his cabinet as commissioner. Recently, an Australian negotiator, working with the Nigerian government, Stephen Davis, also claimed that the sect’s top members told him Mr. Sheriff was a key sponsor of their activities. On December 16, the SSS exonerated Mr. Sheriff after it paraded six men – including a former special assistant to current Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima. The SSS claimed the suspects admitted fabricating the scenarios the Australian negotiator relied on to make his claims. A leaked security intelligence dispatch obtained by this newspaper also suggested Mr. Sheriff has link with the sect. The memo claimed Mr. Sheriff personally oversaw the training and deployment of fighters from the Abeche region in Chad. In Abeche, Mr. Sheriff operated from the lodge of the Chadian President, Idris Deby, the memo claimed. After joining the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in July 2014, Mr. Sheriff became a close ally of President Jonathan, and top leaders of the ruling party. He now enjoys state protection. Mr. Sheriff has consistently denied any link with the Boko Haram sect. But this new video may pose a fresh challenge in his bid to delink himself from the deadly sect, which now appears to have grown out of control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBfdhzYaABA http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/174000-video-shows-president-jonathan-linking-ex-borno-governor-ali-modu-sheriff-boko-haram.html |
| Politics › 9 Presidential Runners You Probably Didn’t Know by feedthenation(op): 6:25pm On Dec 30, 2014 |
The media hysteria about Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively, is such that the average Nigerian could be misled into summing up the February 14, 2015 election as a duel.http://www.thecable.ng/9-presidential-runners-probably-didnt-know 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: 2015 Presidential Election - A More Objective Prediction Of The Outcome by feedthenation(m): 1:57pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
BlackHuman:Well spoken...your words carry weight. 1 Like |
| Celebrities › Re: Regina Askia's Daughter Kissing Kogi Prince Musa Ado-Ibrahim (Photo) by feedthenation(m): 12:50pm On Dec 24, 2014 |
Under islamic law..this is haram...kissing before they are married... What say ye the nairaland islamic scholars? BTW...nice pictures of two lovebirds... 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: PDP Lagos Promise To Give Jonathan 5.9-million Out Of 6-million Votes! by feedthenation(m): 4:21pm On Dec 23, 2014 |
If Jimi Agbaje can win with 868 votes, yet only 806 delegates were accounted for, then with PDP any mathematical calculation is possible. 3 Likes |
| Family › Re: Your Views On This Pls. by feedthenation(m): 3:34pm On Dec 23, 2014 |
Junipero:Wow...her statement is very, very racist |
| Politics › EXCLUSIVE: Tanimu Yakubu, Yar’adua’s Former Adviser, Heads Buhari’s Policy Team by feedthenation(op): 1:34pm On Dec 23, 2014 |
Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi, former chief economic adviser to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, will head the policy directorate of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, TheCable can report. Some other members of the directorate are Olawale Edun, former Lagos state commissioner for finance, and Yemi Cardoso, also former commissioner for economic planning and budget. Edun and Cardoso served as commissioners when Bola Tinubu was governor of the state. The team is tasked with developing the economic blueprint for Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their work is expected to provide the policy direction for his government if he wins the February 2015 poll. TheCable also learnt that there will be two other directorates ─ one for political mobilisation and the other for communications. Rotimi Amaechi, governor of Rivers state, is the director-general of the campaign ─ the only appointment officially announced so far by the APC. TheCable learnt that there are still many positions to be filled in the directorates. “The official announcement will be delayed a bit because the list is not complete yet. We are consulting widely,” an APC official said. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi Not much is known about Kurfi, who loves to stay out of the limelight and has been keeping a low profile since he left government in 2010. He studied economics at Wagner College, New York, US. Kurfi, who is from Katsina state just like Buhari and former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, became commissioner for finance when Yar’Adua was elected governor of Katsina in 1999. He was later appointed managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria by President Olusegun Obasanjo. When Yar’Adua was elected president in 2007, he appointed Kurfi deputy chief of staff and chief economic adviser. He was believed to be the most powerful political appointee in Yar’Adua’s government. Kurfi hardly spoke to the media or addressed allegations, some of which accused him of stalling the power projects initiated by Obasanjo because he wanted to bring in new contractors. He was also accused of stalling the $8.3 billion railway modernisation contract agreed with China Civil Engineering and Construction Company by Obasanjo in 2006, allegedly because he wanted to bring in his own contractors. The delay in renewing or renegotiating the oil mining licences of Shell and other IOCs in 2009 was also attributed to him, allegedly because he had found some Chinese partners who were offering Nigeria an advance payment of $60billion for the oil blocks. Kurfi never responded to any of these allegations. In his new book, “My Watch”, Obasanjo described Kurfi as a member of the Yar’Adua ‘cabal’ who wanted to settle personal scores with him. The former president wrote: “At first, it was the same men now in the corridors of power, like Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi and Baba Kingibe, who suddenly remembered ‘the evil’ I had done them in the past, which they wanted to avenge. For Tanimu, whom I appointed Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria on the recommendation of then Governor Umaru Yar’Adua, my offence was that I did not appoint him to run and handle the Yar’Adua Presidential Campaign and manage the campaign fund. From what I had seen of his performance at the Federal Mortgage Bank, I would not have made or allowed such an appointment.” Nasir el-Rufai, former minister and now APC governorship candidate in Kaduna state, commented sparsely on Kurfi in an essay titled “Yar’Adua: Great Expectation, Disappointing Outcome” which he wrote in May 2009 as part of his course requirements at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he did a master’s programme in public policy. He described Kurfi as one of the Katsina professionals who made money from the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under Buhari. El-Rufai wrote: “A group of young professionals of Katsina State origin, who had made money from the Petroleum Special Trust Fund (PTF) program under the supervision of General Muhammadu Buhari, came to the rescue [to finance Yar’Adua’s governorship bid in 1999]. Their leader was Tanimu Yakubu, an Economics graduate of Wagner College, New York, and included Dr. Aminu Safana and Ibrahim Shema [current governor of Katsina]. Nura Khalil was part of the group but decamped to the APP. Other ‘businessmen’ like Dahiru Mangal and Ahmadi Kurfi (both alleged to be professional smugglers) contributed financially to the Yar’Adua for Governor Campaign in 1998-99.” Kurfi, whom many insiders expect to be Buhari’s key man if he is elected president, was nominated into the policy directorate by the former head of state, TheCable understands. Yemi Cardoso A thoroughbred private sector man, Cardoso had spent virtually his whole career in banking before he was made the Lagos commissioner for economic planning and budget by Bola Tinubu in 1999, a position he held till 2005. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Aston University UK, and a master’s degree in public administration and management from Harvard. Cardoso was also a Mason fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and a recipient of Harvard University’s Michael Roemer Scholarship award. In his career, he has worked with Chase, Citibank and Citizens International Bank. He rose to the position of vice president at Citibank and executive director at Citizens. He has also served on the board of directors of Chevron Oil Plc and Citibank, where he is chairman. He has been a close associate of Tinubu, and was once in the running to be deputy governor but reportedly turned down the offer because of his preference for the “quieter” life of the private sector. Olawale Edun Edun, who holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of London and a master’s degree also in economics from the University of Sussex, England, was appointed commissioner for finance in Lagos state by Tinubu in 1999, a position he held till 2004 when he resigned, citing medical reasons. He had been head of treasury and deputy head of corporate finance at Chase Merchant Bank. At Chase, he served on secondment to Lehman Brothers and Chase Manhattan Capital Markets Corporation in New York, USA. For six years, he worked at Chase Merchant Bank (renamed Continental) in Lagos. He joined the World Bank/IFC in1986 as a “young elite professional”. He has been the chairman of Chapel Hill Denham Group since March 2008. He is the Chairman of Livewell Initiative, a health sector NGO and a Trustee of Sisters Unite for Children, an NGO focused on helping children in need. His name was briefly mentioned as a possible APC vice-presidential nominee, but Tinubu settled for another former commissioner of his, Yemi Osinbajo, a professor of law. http://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-tanimu-yakubu-yaraduas-former-adviser-heads-buharis-policy-team |
| Family › Re: Your Views On This Pls. by feedthenation(m): 1:08pm On Dec 23, 2014 |
sapientia:Exactly...she needs to let someone know (preferable a well-respected elder, not necessarily family members) about what happened and look for a solution to keeping her marriage. |
| Politics › Revolt Rises Against ‘Tompolo’s Deputy Governor’ by feedthenation(op): 6:38pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
There is tension in the Delta state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the choice of the running mate of Ifeanyi Okowa, the gubernatorial candidate of the party. Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, is backing Kingsley Otuaro, the commissioner representing the Ijaw ethnic group at the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), for the position. According to a highly-placed member of the party, a formidable opposition against the candidate of Tompolo, who is in charge of the party structure in the state, is already building. While other ethnic groups in Delta south, where the deputy governorship slot has been zoned to, are opposing the choice of an Ijaw as the running mate of Okowa, the Ijaws themselves are divided over the only nominee from the tribe. Itsekiri, Uhrobo, Isoko and Ijaw are the ethnic groups that make up the Delta south. “Our position is very clear. Someone else apart from Tompolo’s man, Otuaro, should be picked,” an Ijaw member of the party, who did not want to be named, said. “Pius Tinebe, who was chairman of the party during the time of James Ibori, is also an Ijaw man. So it can be him or anyone else apart from Otuaro.” It is not clear whether Tompolo would heed the call of the people or go ahead to impose his candidate just like he did when he literally single-handedly installed his younger brother as chairman of Warri south west local government area. However, the other groups, particularly the Uhrobos and Isokos, are of the view that they must produce the deputy governor. Itsekiri is not being considered because Emmanuel Uduaghan, the incumbent governor, is from the tribe. “We would vote against PDP if we are not allowed to produce the deputy governor,” an Isoko man said. “This Delta belongs to all of us. James Manager, who is Ijaw, has been senator since 2007 and would be returning to the senate. Uduaghan is Iteskiri and has been governor for eight years. What is bad in giving us just deputy governor? We will not accept anything than to produce the next second-in-command of this state.” The party has seven days left to submit the name of its deputy governorship candidate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). On Thursday, INEC announced December 26 as the deadline for political parties to present the list of governorship and state house of assembly candidates. The situation is all the more critical because Uduaghan, who is also deeply involved in the process, is currently out of the country on vacation. Tompolo, a former commander of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) was declared “the most wanted man in Nigeria” during the administration of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua but is known to be a staunch ally of President Goodluck Jonathan. A high-ranking member of PDP in Delta earlier told TheCable that Tompolo currently uses his influence to decide crucial political decisions in the state. “Everyone is afraid of him. He is fully in control and dictates what happens here in Delta,” he said. “He is fond of intimidating those who are not in his good books. Recently, the names of some people who won the primary election for the state and national assembly were replaced on his orders. “Some people who won the party’s ticket would not return. I can confirm to you that the current deputy speaker of the Delta state house of assembly, in the person of Basil Ganagana would not return to the house even though he won the primaries.” http://www.thecable.ng/revolt-rises-tompolos-deputy-governor |
| Politics › Re: I Get Contradictory Advice On National Issues, Says Jonathan by feedthenation(m): 2:34pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
At last GEJ has confirmed himself, what people have been saying about him these past few years.... 2 Likes |
| Politics › Former Delta And Bayelsa Militants Protest Non-payment Of Allowances by feedthenation(op): 2:15pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
Hundreds of drivers travelling Thursday on bustling East-West Road sat for hours in a massive traffic gridlock, the result of a protest by ex-militant youths from Delta and Bayelsa State over non-payment of November and December allowances by the Federal Government. The protestors accused the Presidential Amnesty Office and Ministry of Finance for deviating the promised funds. Irate ex-militant youths, barricading the Patani end of East-West Road around 10 a.m., refused to leave the roadway, rebuffing efforts by security personnel to restore order. The protest is the second embarked upon by the angry youths this week over delay of their monthly stipends. http://saharareporters.com/2014/12/18/former-delta-and-bayelsa-militants-protest-non-payment-allowances Hope these guys won't go back to their former jobs  |
| Travel › Re: Kenya Builds New Terminal 1 Year After It Burnt To The Ground!!! by feedthenation(m): 6:17pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Yet some people will have us believe that all our airports are been remodeled at exhorbitant prices. None of our current airports can be compared to the one in the pictures. |
| Travel › Re: Potholes In London... by feedthenation(m): 6:06pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
As in seriously, are these potholes compared to the giant craters we have on Nigerian roads during the rainy season. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Epic Photo Of The Day: Buhari And Obasanjo As Young Soldiers by feedthenation(m): 5:45pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
When men are boys. Destiny put them together. |
| Business › Oil Crisis: Nigeria Announces New Charges On Private Jets, Yachts, Champagnes by feedthenation(op): 5:43pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
The Nigerian government has announced new charges on high end products including private jets, yachts and champagnes, in a move the government says will force the rich to pay more to help the country deal with falling oil price.http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/173521-oil-crisis-nigeria-announces-new-charges-private-jets-yachts-champagnes.html 7 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Professor Osinbajo's Thoughts On The Nigerian Society. by feedthenation(m): 5:04pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
GEJ being a Phd holder, where can we see any of his articles on zoology or animal sciences? Well the article is a very thoughtful one which highlights the thinking of a great mind. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Boko Haram's Recent Video Threatening Emir Sanusi by feedthenation(m): 1:41pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Little wonder it's taking the military almost 2 years to overcome BH, despite the declaration of state of emergency. |
don't judge me jor)
...... raise ya hands.
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