₦airaland Forum

phemmy26: It happens to me also. In the morning when i am about to go out, as i reverse the car, each time i press the brakes....it makes noise but after a while like 5 mins....it stops after driving it for like 5 mins or so...what could be the problem?

Brother, that's the exact probs with mine as well, It makes the annoying noise esp when on the reserve out of my compound in the morning. Later to stop after abt 5 minutes on motion.

I googled the probs, and I found out that it actually means nothing (If the discs r new) and should stop after driving between 300-500miles.

Also I will have another mech examine it again.

How do u know if u had ever been banned?

dplordx: ACN. Noise makers. D only good governor so far from the state is BRF.
Amosun. Ajimobi. Aregbei. Oni are totally useless. I wonder what will happen when BRF leaves in 2015, and a completely clueless idi.ot like amosun gets there.

Mr man. Oni is not an ACN man. So when arguing, used your brains. Meanwhile, I urge you to look at the debt these governors inherited from their blood sucking PDP predecessors. Osun state is still battling with Mr Oyinola over this.

Ekiti has always been at the 33rd position downward on the federal revenue sharing table. Please take a tour of the state and see how Governor Fayemi is performing.

Aregbesola is not doing bad at all, in a state where drunkards had been in power before him.

Ibadan? Hahaha. The previous Governor Akala still retains the award of 'the bleacher of the century' in a state where an illiterate 'Adedibu' was the only determiner of governance. Dont forget that Akala left no legacy. None at all.

I urge anyone who complain about the SW now to tour the region.

I drive a Toyota Corolla LE 2004. Some days ago, I went for my routine car-servicing, and my mech told me my brake pads needed to be changed, which i gave him 4k to do that immediately. He did, and the next day I could hear a sound each time i press the brake while on motion...I went back to him and he told me the noise will stop later. THIS the 9th day and the noise is still there...Please what do I DO?

My contributions to the new constitution are :

1. Review of the structure of Federalism we practice. We don't need to let regions become autonomous when we can let them control their resources only to pay taxes to the central govt. Nigeria's federal system as practiced now empowers the central govt in such a way that it can hold all the states to ransom. Currently, all states are not prosperous nor towing the line of prosperity, so arguing that fiscal federalism and resource control will put some states at a higher financial advantage over others is baseless.

2. The downsizing of the NPF to a manageable body of well-educated, well trained, highly equipped Federal Police Dept. to monitor homeland security and work hand in hand with the state police depts. As all states should be allowed to have their own police. State governors or fed reps can make use of the fed police while visitn oppositing-party ruled states to avoid intimidation.

3. Removal of the immunity clause.

4. Review of Criminal Laws. Why should terrorist not be hanged. Why should drug traffickers, armed robbers get mere sentences. Our judiciary also need reforms to enhance speedy processes.

5. Creation of a strong Intelligence Agency. This shall be a combination of the ICPC, EFCC to fight not just corruption alone but feed the Fed Police with Intel.

6. The reduction of the appointment powers of the president (why should he have the final say on appointment CJN, PAC, EFCC, INEC, the POLICE etc) Then he himself can sabotage the existence of the state.

7. Option 1. Will systematically downsize the Fed Govt. Because there will be less money to joke with at the central. And politicians will find State politics more attractive.

8. The federal government should not have any business to do with road construction, primary nor secondary education.

9. The business of the fed govt should just be on electoral processes, national security for the continuity of the existence of the state, issues affecting currencies, imports and exports, immigration, foreign policies, social security, massive employment creation, regulation of the private sector. Etc.

Just my thoughts.

PEPPER SOUP JOINT POLITICAL ANALYSIS...
SMH

Well, I laugh when i read about state governors purchasing cabs and tricycles and handing them over to prospective drivers on hire purchase...then to say they are working on evolving a good transportation system for the state...it is funny because it is not sustainable...who maintains the cabs? who regulates their billing system and routes they will be plying, are they just gonna hand the taxis over to them and after sometime, they become abandoned taxis.

This is a good policy but should come after all the roads in the state are upgraded, when the private-sector is carried along in the management of the state transport system...then u can invest heavily in bringing in a thousand cabs, hire and train unemployed youths for the taxis, and then move to focus on light rail projects (cus una get the money) etc....
just my opinion sha...

@ OP. Too bad u also fell for the scam. Sorry.
The policy is still n d embryo.

E b like say NPF warn start to dey serious o.

taharqa: Investors perspective ke?guy am just a youth in 20's..why do I care much?ehmm, wot a questn! Well care much cos am 9jerian nd cos dis is d only way dat 9ja can generate enough power in d tens of thousands of MWs necessary to tk us to d top of d world's economy. I dont criticize stupidly, I try to understand situatn and choose my fight. There are oda tins i hv strongly advocatd we shld focus on on dis forum: passage of PIB, appointment of Special judges 4 corruptn and terroism cases, d release of d White Paper on d Oronsaye Panel on lean govt, monitoring d completn of railways and infact oda project, formulatn of a new cost effective Contract Framework etc. Instead of us to be shouting and throwing banters at ourselves we shld focus on d important tins nd mk it happen

3 Hearty Cheers to you taharqa. It is good to know that we still have youths that believes in the success of the Nigerian Project. Though am not a fan of the PDP but sincerely I can tell that for the first time in many years, we have a govt that is ready to pursue a total transformation of our country's power sector. We only need to let them know that we are watching.

mercyimoh: Am interested call me 08128271662 or mail sweetmercy234@yahoo.com

Mercy! Are u mad?
Wanna sell ur kidney abi...
Ode.

Please don't forget that each state is entitled to federal allocation from the FAAC. And Nigeria pegs its crude oil prices per barrel at $73 in the last budget. Please do you calculations again. Thanks.

President Goodluck Jonathan issued a damning verdict on the Nigerian media Wednesday, portraying the industry as a highly politicized and unreliable establishment that has lost his administration’s trust as an independent and fair assessor of government’s performance.

Mr. Jonathan’s blistering remarks came at the signing of a new performance assessment procedure for government officials, intended as an assessment tool to spotlight the government’s service delivery.

The president said the unreliability of the media had informed his government’s decision to introduce a new model of appraisal.

Under the arrangement, ministers, permanent secretaries, directors and other staff, are to be evaluated based on set goals.

“Before, the media used to be the voice of the ordinary people,” he told a gathering of ministers and other officials who signed the performance agreement on Wednesday.

“But now, the media is the voice of those who own the media houses and those who owned the media houses have private jets and those who own private jets are not ordinary people.”

“So the media is now the voice of the powerful people. So, we have to have a way of assessing ourselves,’’ he said.

Mr. Jonathan’s comment appears a subtle attack on former Governor Bola Tinubu, who owns some powerful newspapers and electronic media in the country.

Mr. Tinubu, an immensely wealthy man, is a leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria and one of the most vocal critics of the administration.

More often than not, his media establishments reflect his political leaning, regularly hitting hard at Mr. Jonathan and his administration.

But the former governor is not the only top politician with extensive media interests.

Former Governors Uzor Orji Kalu, Gbenga Daniel, and James Ibori also have newspapers. But these are not known to be as critical of the president and his government like Mr. Tinubu’s.

The president’s comments, deviating from a traditionally complimentary view of the media as a gauge of public opinion and interest, aimed deep at the heart of an industry fraught with scandals and seen to be increasingly corrupt and sectionalized.

As president, Mr. Jonathan said, he had realized the data put forward by the media were clearly biased and, in several cases, did not reflect reality.

The new assessment tool he unveiled, Mr Jonathan said, will help highlight government’s targets and achievements in all sectors of governance, and will be administered to the lowest rungs of the civil service.

“Beyond the periodic Ministerial Press briefings as witnessed prior to the last Democracy Day Celebrations, we must continue to set targets for ourselves by agreeing on outcomes to be achieved,” he said


http://premiumtimesng.com/news/97398-jonathan-hits-hard-at-nigerian-media-says-theyre-unreliable-politicised.html


The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, yesterday faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments on the assessment of his administration by the media.

Jonathan, on Wednesday in Abuja, during the signing of the Performance Contract by ministers, said the government would no longer rely on the assessment of its performance by the media and described media as “biased and highly politicised”.

According to the President, “the media used to be the voice of the ordinary people, but now, it is the voice of those who own the media houses; and those who own the media houses have private jets; and those who have private jets are not ordinary people”.

The Lagos NUJ Council described the statement as “very unpresidential and unbecoming of a leader, who needs the input of the media to succeed”.

In a statement in Ikeja by its Chairman, Mr. Deji Elumoye, and Secretary Sylva Okereke, the council said it is unfortunate that the President was castigating the media, which brought him to limelight and has consistently been an setting agenda for his administration to succeed.

It said: “We expect the President to have the same impression of the media as the former President of America, Thomas Jefferson, who when vilified by the media said: ‘If I had to choose between government without media and media without government, I would rather choose the latter’.

“Like Jefferson, we believe that a well-informed public is the core value of any democracy.”

Lagos NUJ urged the President to embrace the media, if he wants to succeed.

The council wondered what becomes of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended, which mandated the media to hold public office holders like President Jonathan accountable, if his remarks were to be taken seriously.

It said the media has been the voice of the voiceless before, during and after the nation’s Independence. 

The council recalled how journalists, at the detriment of their lives, fought against military rule and brought about the democracy, which President Jonathan is benefitting from today.

It said:President Goodluck Jonathan issued a damning verdict on the Nigerian media Wednesday, portraying the industry as a highly politicized and unreliable establishment that has lost his administration’s trust as an independent and fair assessor of government’s performance.

Mr. Jonathan’s blistering remarks came at the signing of a new performance assessment procedure for government officials, intended as an assessment tool to spotlight the government’s service delivery.

The president said the unreliability of the media had informed his government’s decision to introduce a new model of appraisal.

Under the arrangement, ministers, permanent secretaries, directors and other staff, are to be evaluated based on set goals.

“Before, the media used to be the voice of the ordinary people,” he told a gathering of ministers and other officials who signed the performance agreement on Wednesday.

“But now, the media is the voice of those who own the media houses and those who owned the media houses have private jets and those who own private jets are not ordinary people.”

“So the media is now the voice of the powerful people. So, we have to have a way of assessing ourselves,’’ he said.

Mr. Jonathan’s comment appears a subtle attack on former Governor Bola Tinubu, who owns some powerful newspapers and electronic media in the country.

Mr. Tinubu, an immensely wealthy man, is a leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria and one of the most vocal critics of the administration.

More often than not, his media establishments reflect his political leaning, regularly hitting hard at Mr. Jonathan and his administration.

But the former governor is not the only top politician with extensive media interests.

Former Governors Uzor Orji Kalu, Gbenga Daniel, and James Ibori also have newspapers. But these are not known to be as critical of the president and his government like Mr. Tinubu’s.

The president’s comments, deviating from a traditionally complimentary view of the media as a gauge of public opinion and interest, aimed deep at the heart of an industry fraught with scandals and seen to be increasingly corrupt and sectionalized.

As president, Mr. Jonathan said, he had realized the data put forward by the media were clearly biased and, in several cases, did not reflect reality.

The new assessment tool he unveiled, Mr Jonathan said, will help highlight government’s targets and achievements in all sectors of governance, and will be administered to the lowest rungs of the civil service.

“Beyond the periodic Ministerial Press briefings as witnessed prior to the last Democracy Day Celebrations, we must continue to set targets for ourselves by agreeing on outcomes to be achieved,” he said


http://premiumtimesng.com/news/97398-jonathan-hits-hard-at-nigerian-media-says-theyre-unreliable-politicised.html

NUJ RESPONDS.

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, yesterday faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments on the assessment of his administration by the media.

Jonathan, on Wednesday in Abuja, during the signing of the Performance Contract by ministers, said the government would no longer rely on the assessment of its performance by the media and described media as “biased and highly politicised”.

According to the President, “the media used to be the voice of the ordinary people, but now, it is the voice of those who own the media houses; and those who own the media houses have private jets; and those who have private jets are not ordinary people”.

The Lagos NUJ Council described the statement as “very unpresidential and unbecoming of a leader, who needs the input of the media to succeed”.

In a statement in Ikeja by its Chairman, Mr. Deji Elumoye, and Secretary Sylva Okereke, the council said it is unfortunate that the President was castigating the media, which brought him to limelight and has consistently been an setting agenda for his administration to succeed.

It said: “We expect the President to have the same impression of the media as the former President of America, Thomas Jefferson, who when vilified by the media said: ‘If I had to choose between government without media and media without government, I would rather choose the latter’.

“Like Jefferson, we believe that a well-informed public is the core value of any democracy.”

Lagos NUJ urged the President to embrace the media, if he wants to succeed.

The council wondered what becomes of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended, which mandated the media to hold public office holders like President Jonathan accountable, if his remarks were to be taken seriously.

It said the media has been the voice of the voiceless before, during and after the nation’s Independence. 

The council recalled how journalists, at the detriment of their lives, fought against military rule and brought about the democracy, which President Jonathan is benefitting from today.

It said: “It is very unfortunate that the media, which is highly regarded as the Fourth Estate of the Realm, is treated like a second class citizen. While the three other estates of the realm-the Executive, Judiciary and Legislature- have good budgets, security and other paraphernalia of office, the Fourth Estate is abandoned to wallow in abject poverty amid vilifications.”

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news/58880-lagos-nuj-lashes-jonathan.html”

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news/58880-lagos-nuj-lashes-jonathan.html

Some highly populated areas or streets are better are relayed with interlocks as its prevents over-speeding. Unlike the asphalt type which causes over-speeding on roads like this (my own opinion o)

For those doubting this policy, I was in the state (Ijebu-Jesa community) when the selection of the elders started and state officials visited all the houses in that local community to select them. Funding it is not the problem where some Governors deduct as much as 10 percent of their budget as security vote (where they aren't the ones in charge of their state security in the real sense)

Musiwa u r making sense. But who is paying u for this. Ma je ki SSS gba e mu o.

Omg. See clueless-ness @ its peak. What is wrong with this governor. Now we see that the failure of a whole system is a result of the failures of its sub-systems. Nigeria is failing because the governors are also not helping matters.

Delafruita: its normal that africans modernise their names for easy pronunciation.my father changed his name afolabi to afo while in the UK.that didnt stop him from using afolabi when he finally relocated to nigeria on a permanent basis.its ridiculous to say a man is a fraud because he shortened his name.
question is did the man flee goergia?NO
did he leave a forwarding address?YES
did he return to georgia when he was informed?YES
did he accept responsibility?YES
was he punished?YES
has he served his punishment?YES
did he face a jury or judge?NO
is he eligible to practise law in georgia?YES
is he a criminal?NO
has he admitted his wrongdoing?YES.he highlighted the incident in a book published last month even before peedeepee decided to start digging
.why are some morons still hellbent on ranting

Please explain to them all. I bear Ijigbamigbe at home, but had to shorten it to IJI for easy pronunciation. So no Biggie about that. Even if he tell lies, @ least he has come out to establish some facts about the scandal and not just respond with "I Don't Give A Damn"

On tuesday, My boss (a Professor) and I spent 45 minutes on the road searching for roasted corn(which I despise bcus of cough) for him and his household. That thing can be addictive.

Where T.Stone dey now.

norilicious: plss anyy idea wer dia house of assembly is

The House of Assembly is located right after Fajuyi Park. Just the next turning by the right is the road that leads to the Govt house that houses the HOA as well.

nana: Lol! Thanks guys. I be gidi babe oh! Hehe! So,that mean I'm getting redeployed after stay in Ekiti for 3 weeks? *confused much*

Nana. Ekiti is nice. Just make sure you ppa is either in Ado-Ekiti or the University there and u r ok.
Grad from UNAD and posted to Osun now.
Directions. Get a bus from Ojota to Ekiti State. Alight @ fajuyi Park, take a bike to Old Garage. From there you will get a bus to ikere. From a Ikere. Take a taxi to NYSC camp Ise. Its just 11 minutes from Ikere.
Safe.

Okoya: Congrats dude! Did u runz it? Wat sch did u grad from?

I did ooo. Grad from University of Ado-ekiti.

Osun here I come.

Intel Report reaching me now is that the NYSC callup letters has arrived Ekiti State University and shall be distributed starting from tomorrow.

My android is far better. Faster. And with more aps than any BB u can eva think of in life. And I still get to use a BIS plan on it.

Reporting from Ekiti State University. No Posting Yet ooo. See people dey wait.

Brother. I ill advice you to start building NOW.
You must know something that the cost of renting an apt is always on the rise and as well as that of biulding. Between January and now, cement cost has increased and will not decreased. Start now, cut spending. Invest in it with all your strength. Monitor you project well and one day you shall be happy and relaxed.
Better search for an new developing area to build. Better put, you state capital. Akure, Ibadan, Asaba, etc.

If u like believe and if you like don't. It is REAL. In my lifetime, I have more than 5 different occasions where juju was used by fighting NURTW thugs. JUJU Bullet-Proof and anti-cut. I have lived in both mushin and anjorin axis of oguelegba-surulere. So its Real.

I feel the SW is pretending. The SW states have no border patrols by NPF and I sense this is an invitation for BH to strike. As at yesterday, osun state, Ekiti state, oyo state and Omuaran axis of Kwara state has no NPF patrolling their inter-state roads. These I see as an invitation to BH to strike and hence re-incite the people to call for a sovereign national conference.