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We have a saying in our place and it goes; without your mama you for know your papa?
With the name Nigeria in 1914 you for know Independent Nigeria in 1960. hearing this from
fashola shows that there is no Nigeria. Why are we forcing ourselves to be one?

We have a saying in our place and it goes; without your mama you for know your papa?
With the name Nigeria in 1914 you for know Independent Nigeria in 1960. hearing this from
fashola shows that there is no Nigeria. Why are we forcing ourselves to be one?

In the SNC when constituted, the first question for voting will be, should we continue to stay together as on nation? the answer will decifde the direction of the SNC.

Nigerian goverment has not shut down cos nigeria is not broke.

WASHINGTON — The vast machinery of the federal government began grinding to a halt Tuesday morning just hours after weary lawmakers gave up hope of passing a budget in the face of Republican attacks on President Obama’s health care law.

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For the first time in 17 years, Congress failed Monday night to agree on a new budget and refused to extend the current one. Without the authority to spend money, the executive branch on Tuesday morning started the process of temporarily mothballing facilities and suspending the many services the government provides.

After a series of back-and-forth legislative maneuvers late Monday night and into Tuesday morning, the House and Senate did not reach a resolution, and the Senate halted business until later Tuesday while the House took steps to open talks.

On Tuesday morning, the Senate rejected the House proposal to begin conference committee negotiations, and the next legislative steps remained uncertain.

More than 800,000 federal workers across the country are bracing for an uncertain financial future in the days ahead as many government agencies prepared to close their doors, set up barricades and turn out the lights.

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Traveling in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called the shutdown “nonsensical” and said it would lead to the immediate furlough of about 400,000 civilian employees. (Mr. Obama signed legislation late Monday night ensuring that uniformed members of the military will get paid during the shutdown.)

“It does cast a very significant pall over America’s credibility with our allies when this kind of thing happens,” Mr. Hagel said. “It’s nonsensical. It’s needless. It didn’t have to happen.”

At the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. pledged to give back a portion of his salary in solidarity with his employees.

“As I’ve made clear to the people in this department, we are all in this together, and whatever pain they suffer, I will share with them,” Mr. Holder said as the shutdown approached.

Even as they contemplated a short-term future without pay, many federal employees in Washington headed into work Tuesday morning anyway, the result of a directive at some agencies requiring workers to show up briefly so they can help wrap up their work and shut down their facilities.

At the Federal Communications Commission, officials instructed their 1,716 employees to arrive at work Tuesday for no more than four hours. After that, the agency said, it would send all but about 38 of those employees home for the duration of the shutdown. Those “essential” employees will keep working on programs that address radio interference detection, treaty negotiations and other critical information technology issues, officials said.

The crowds were lighter than normal early Tuesday at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, where there are a number of federal agencies. Phillip Davenport, a management analyst at the Federal Aviation Administration, who was deemed an essential employee, said he was expecting a heavier workload.

During the last shutdown 17 years ago, Mr. Davenport was on active duty in the military, based in Alaska, he said. “Back then, I don’t remember for sure, but we came to work regardless of whether we were paid or not,” he said.

On Monday afternoon, Mr. Obama described the potential closures in the case of a shutdown. He noted that “every one of the parks and monuments” would be immediately closed. That process began early Tuesday as park officials restricted access to some of the country’s most iconic locations and barricades went up to keep out tourists.

About 8 a.m., the steps of the Lincoln Memorial were being taped off by National Park police, metal barricades were erected and tourists were being turned away. Coincidentally, visitors to Google’s home page on Tuesday morning woke up to a doodle of park ranger patches honoring the 123rd anniversary of Yosemite National Park.

The National Zoo in Washington closed its gates to tourists. Zoo officials said they planned to flip off the two cameras that feed images to the popular “Giant Panda Cam” Web site for fans wanting to watch the rare new panda cub that was born last month. By 10 a.m., the panda cam said simply: “Error loading stream.”

A message on the zoo’s Web site said that “all vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle paths into the zoo will be closed. None of our live animal cams will broadcast.” The Web site added that “all the animals will continue to be fed and cared for. “

People who do not work for the federal government will also quickly begin feeling the effect of the government shutdown.

After a general retreat on Monday, global investors reacted calmly on Tuesday in the hours after Congressional negotiations collapsed, as investors focused on the Oct. 17 deadline for raising the debt ceiling.

Stocks on Wall Street opened slightly higher, while European and Asian stocks were mixed. The bond and foreign exchange markets were quiet.

Those looking for financial data to assess the impact of a shutdown will have to do it without help from the Congressional Budget Office and the Census, both of which are closing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is scheduled to issue its monthly jobs report this Friday, is also closing.

Across Washington — the site of the political paralysis — commercial establishments sought ways to try to minimize the impact of a shutdown that will hit harder here than anywhere else. Late Monday night, several bars and restaurants in the area started advertising “shutdown specials” for those who wandered in.

At Z-Burger, a popular hamburger restaurant in the Washington area, owners pledged to make good on their promise for a free burger for every furloughed federal worker. In a Twitter post, it said: “AlmostHere IF #GovernmentShutdown #FREE #Burgers."

One group of employees who appeared unaffected by the shutdown was those who write news releases on Capitol Hill. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, statements began arriving from lawmakers’ offices.

“Closing down the government strikes at the heart of New Mexico’s economy and our middle-class families,” said Senator Martin Heinrich, Democrat of New Mexico. “And that was the decision Republicans made tonight.”

Senator Jerry Moran, Republican of Kansas, blamed the Democrats: “If we had a functioning Senate we would not be in this position,” he said, adding: “They would rather shut down the government than negotiate.”

As the shutdown approached on Monday, James R. Clapper, the director of national intelligence, sent a classified assessment of its impact to members of Congress on the intelligence committees. One congressional aide said the assessment was “very troubling” to many members because it showed a “very considerable reduction in force while the shutdown goes on.”

The aide, who declined to be named discussing a classified report, said Mr. Clapper declassified one sentence from the assessment: “Approximately 72 percent of the civilian workforce will be furloughed.”

Outside of government, the reaction was swift as well. Jenny Beth Martin, the co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, a national conservative group, accused Democrats of burdening American families with Obamacare.

“Now the government has done even worse,” she said in a statement, adding: “The Senate Democrats delivered a triple whammy: shutting down government, bringing chaos and uncertainty to health care which affects American lives, and sticking American families with massive cost increases due to Obamacare — which most Americans don’t want.”

The daily schedule of the House, sent out by e-mail from the office of the majority leader, Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, took a hopeful tone: “Possible further consideration of H.J.Res. 59 — Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014,” it said, using the formal name of a bill that could be used to reopen the government. “Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.”


Reporting was contributed by Jennifer Steinhauer from Seoul, Charlie Savage, Emmarie Huetteman and Eric Schmitt from Washington, and Victoria Shannon from New York.




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* “He (APC stooge) defines the word
PROGRESSIVES as all those against Mr
President”
* “All factional PDP members are
progressives and will hold such titles
temporarily until they return to the true
PDP”


APC a collection of liars, If l call the president mad today immediately i a progressive and l recognise the president good work tomorrow i turn retrogressive. 2015 we go know

Nigerians likes and belive in lies, president is just sincere because he got no evidence of the guy pictured dead body like Obama had The Osama video handy

Even when we divide, it just same people,same attitude, same thinking but separate ways and no change. Let change our attitude because it always going the corrupt way.

[quote author=Beaf!]What Part of Nigeria is Now Called GEJ?

Try make sense.[/quote]Core GEJ abi na north GEJ I don't just understand how people dey post from yarnsh.

Tell them and tell the again that the Ibos are not interested in vice president, they should forget south east, south south and middle belt, we have formed and padlocked what is called minority synergy to rule. After 2019 GEJ will hand over to a middle belt man then after his 2 terms the middle belt man will hand over to south east man after his 2 terms we discuss.

agbameta: 1. The FG isold off it's power plants, so why is GEJ borrowing money to build more power plants?

2. Why is GEJ borrowing money to invest in power plants after privatizing the power sector in Nigeria? Is this plant private or non private and also, is the sector fully private of privatization nonsense was just a rouse...?

3. Why is a Nation with billions of dollars in oil proceeds and a major oil exporter borrowing money to do everything under that sun from ogbanje railway to repainting airport, to building roads, to build power plants and so on?

4. Why is it that nearly all the National budget is almost 100recurent and little or nothing for capital projects hence borrowing for every damn thing?

Are these not the same clowns in Abuja importing 60,000 dustbins worth N1.1 billion ?

Talk about the most insane, corrupt, useless, incompetent and worthless characters in the world..

Some are on PPP not complete privatization

We have massive looting ooo and is so evident in Niger,Rivers,Adamawa,Jigawa,Sokoto,Kwara and Kano states, they are bankrupt already. That is why the fight is to stop EFCC from doing their constitutionally empowered role.

Jonathan would ruled Nigeria for nothing less than six years when his first tenure ends in 2015.

SIX YEARS INSTADE OF EIGHT YEARS? Why must one side concede 2years and the other side don't want to concede 2years to allow GEJ have 10years in govt. which constitution backs him.

Siga: ....Ah... whoever sabi Baba well know say woman no dey pass hin front make hin no wire am... this girl don turn to "Ogun meat" ...trust me... Baba go don koboko this girl wella...

Baba fit koboko? Na d chikala fit rub baba belle and sit on baba joystick

The name of Tinubu illness we are told is Pakinson that is lost of your nervous coordination manifested mainly with constant shaking or vibration of the Hand. A still picture like the one posted will not tell if the hand is shaking, so let have the video pls.

moscobabs: I met my wife a Virgin and we had our first sex a day after our wedding.it's a pride ooo.don't think any other guy out there can be luckly like me.

Good but dangerous, my cousin just divorce the husband after a year of marriage, reason the joystick not functional and she had the same no sex until after marriage mindset, for 12 months she has been trying to resuscitate a dead horse. My advice pls good sex should be part of the test before marriage.

[quote author=money-hungry ]*in a bus going to zamfara, with 2 cartons of con.dom*[/quote]you are coming back legputated abi na amputated.

Stolen money that would have been used in building schools in the north then and these high rate of almajiris turning to boko haram today would not have existed.

Gabrinoz: Appiontment letter anywhere in the world is always hardcopy, because you have to sign for the origanal copy, which you will keep and the duplicate for the establishment.

. We are talking about postings not appointment letters, they got that already to be qualified for postings. If i want to talk about appiontment letter, if by 2005 when i got the job i am doing now, i recieved my appionment letter via DHL hardcopy. 2013 Amechie want people to gather in public place for appointment letter, my brother that is primitive.

GEJ will respect the constitutional pact to continue till 2019

tubolancer: They can collect their employment letters in any fucking places,the most important thing is that they get employed. I collected my NYSC certificate at the stadium in Sokoto state.

NYSC appointment letter abi?

If Victoria Island that is not as close to the ocean as Ibeno is can experience overflow of water from ocean surge, how much more Ibeno that is on the ocean line. This guy knows nothing about Akwa Ibom and is completely ignorant of drainage system.

glory2glory: Constitution allows a maximum of 8years not 10.
Gej has been sworn in twice as president, is the 2015 ambition not 3rd term ?

Constitution allows for Maximum 8 years and any number of years if you take over from a dead president. I the president die a day in office constitution allows you to stay 12 yrs. that debate has been settled since. So go dig for a strong reason why GEJ should not contest.

kingbang: He is old enough to know that Chukwuemeka Ezeh is just a sycophant!

Ezefa is the thrumpcard he so jettison Baraje in the last minute. Dreamers and learners, GEJ sharp pass them

hillsate: President Jonathan addressed the UN general assembly where he said Nigeria deserves a UN security council seat.

The guys in the picture were laughing at him.

But seriously, was he joking to make that kind of statement.

. GEJ was asking for what we deserve. A non permanent seat in UN security council which will be granted cos Africa has slot for one

to succeed, the Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after reviewing
the state of the nation and the pulse of
Nigerians, wishes to advise President Jonathan
to abandon his plan to seek re-election in
2015 as this ambition is not in the best
interest of the country,” he said.

Baraje review my pulse? I can't remember that happening, wonders will never end.

Whether it is PDP,APC,PAP,DPA,PAP,CPA or EFCC as long as a Nigerian politician is involve only one possible outcome= Fraud. So I will not run from frying pan to fire that why I will still vote PDP come 2015.

They will employ Al Shaba to join bokohuriam to bomb the north more and more till the land turn desolate.

In this technology age people still stay in long line under sun or rain to collect posting letter? Why are we still backward? Emails,text messages would have done the job. Orientation should be in the school you are posted to, not to get crowd on the road and cause traffic around the stadium area. Abi na stunt to show I create teacher work give 13000 people. Primitive