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.confirms Justice Auta as CJ of high court

Despite a stiff opposition from Senator Lee Maeba, the Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of Justice Ibrahim Auta as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Similarly, the Senate also confirmed the nomination of the former governor of Edo State, Prof Oserhiemen Osunbor as a member of the Nigeria Law Reform Commission.

Justice Auta, who presided over the Military Tribunal that sentenced the foremost Ogoni activist, Ken Saro Wiwa, and other Ogoni activists, was nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan.

But when the Senate President, David Mark, sought the views of the senate whether Justice Auta be confirm, Senator Maeba, who represents Rivers East senatorial district opposed his confirmation, saying he played an active role in the killing of the Ogoni activist.

jesus.:
peep are arguing against subsidy with little or poor information at their mercy.

The only thing i can more than 50% of the Nigerian populace is benefiting from the FG is PMS subsidy. At least my travels around Nigeria in the last couple of months suggests a uniformed price of PMS in states like Lagos Ogun, Oyo, Osun Edo Fct, Niger, etc at N65/litre. Meaning Nigerians that travel by car on board vehicles that run on Petrol benefits as well as average Nigerians that use small petrol generators tends to benefit as well.

A 1000watts generator requires about 5-8litres for a filled tank. At N65/litre a common man will need N520 to enjoy electricity which PHCN can supply FG will compound his problem by removing subsidy for him to buy fuel at N130/litre. Meaning 8litres will cost N1040 for a man that earns N18,000 minimum wage monthly. Remember he might have to keep buying petrol for more than 10 days as PHCN can guarantee regular Electricity


AGO, Kerosene and JET A1(Aviation Fuel) are alrady deregulated and Nigerian are crying for Help.

AG0= N160/N170 a litre

Kerosene = over N100 a litre

Jet A1= N170- N180/litre.


Allow the removal of subsidy and allow more money to be stolen by politicians. your senators and house of rep members are earning about N45 to N50 million each per quarter. Yet the 4billion being spent on Subsidy doesn't affect their salaries and allowances. N45million X over 300 house of rep members. N50million X 109 senators

vladimiros:
yo those saying pdp

do you know cpc would have done thesame

no politics is clean not even in the us

dayokanu:
I am actually scared that come 2015, fashola would have to leave the governorship seat

SENATOR REMI TINUBU FOR GOVERNOR IN 2015 

Kobojunkie:
^^^ exactly!!!


No he was not. There were about 17 Names on the ballot. Even if you are vehemently against Buhari, there were about 15 other candidates to be considered, many of them with actual records of achievements at some level or another.

Of the about 17 names on the ballot that day, Jonathan was NOT THE BEST OF THE BUNCH. Creating such a lie would be revealing oneself as one of the ignorant ones in Nigeria. That excuse/reason for voting for continuation of the same Government that has proven itself impotent for 12 years straight does only flies in the land of the silly. 

hercules07:
NYSC will just post them to the North again the following year and the following year and the following year, by the time they spend 10 years at home, they will carry their kaya to where they are posted, what we need is for the NYSC to be restructured, personally, I feel they should all serve in the armed forces and be sent out maybe three times a week to civilian posts to work, they should live in barracks and be trained just like military men, the boys up north know that they can not attack military men and go scot free, na instant justice.

zstranger:
You mean the real Uncle Bola?

The real uncle Bola is none other than the indefatigable UNCLE BOLA IGE

zstranger:
Sadly true.

We only have one Uncle Bola, any other Uncle Bola is fake.

Please stop calling Tinubu Uncle Bola.

alj_harem:
ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PDP, DR HALIRU MOHAMMED BELLO.

ABUJA, May 11, (THEWILL) – The political office sharing arrangement popularly referred to as zoning in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will basically remain the same, the Expanded National Caucus of the PDP has ruled.

Recall THEWILL had exclusively reported the details of the office sharing deal as reached last week by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and very top leaders of the PDP at the Obudu Resort in Cross River State.

The Expanded Caucus of the party at a meeting it summoned inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday night adopted the draft resolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, which had earlier recommended that the North East zone be awarded the National Chairmanship of the party and the Deputy Speakership of the House of Representatives; North Central zone – Senate Presidency; South West – Speaker of the House of Representatives; the South East – Deputy Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); the South South -- the House Leader, while the South East would also produce the Chief Whip of the House as presently maintained.

The current SGF, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed is from the North East, he is expected to vacate the position.

THEWILL gathered from a single source privy to discussions at the meeting, which had[b] President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Haliru Mohammed Bello, PDP BOT Chairman Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Anthony Anenih, Senator David Mark,[/b] members of the Board of Trustees of the party, PDP governors amongst others, that the party decided to stick to a previous agreement it had reached before the elections.

With the office sharing deal reached, Senator David Mark, who received the backing of many PDP governors including those from the South East (they failed to push for the South East) and the PDP executive would return as Senate President. The South East zone which had maintained that it wanted the Senate Presidency or Speaker of the House would nominate Mark’s deputy.

The Yoruba speaking states (South West) will present the Speaker of the House, where only three ranking PDP members won their re-election. Hon. Muraina Ajibola (Oyo State), an Obasanjo protégé is expected to become Speaker as exclusively reported by THEWILL earlier.

The source told THEWILL that the Expanded Caucus agreed that the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Haliru Mohammed Bello will remain in office till 2012, when the party conducts its National Convention.

The various geo-political zones of the party would have to meet amongst themselves to decide which state presents the persons that would occupy offices zoned to them.

http://thewillnigeria.com/politics/8481-Now-Official-PDP-Retains-Old-Zoning-Formula.html

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Yuguda fires cabinet


Bauchi governor says his cabinet misled him
Article | May 10, 2011 - 10:45pm | By The Will

The Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda has fired his entire cabinet.

The sack of about [b]1200 [/b]senior officials including all Special Assistants, Advisers and Commissioners was announced this afternoon.

Yuguda, one of the PDP governors that got re-elected said his 'eyes are now open.' He said he was misled by his appointeees who he accused of not contributing positively to his administration.

He however spared his Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Dandija.

Beaf:
[size=14pt]FG gives N5m each to families of slain corps members[/size]
By Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja2 hours 9 minutes ago

The familes of the ten corps members killed in the post election riots that rocked most states in the North after the April 16 presidentail election have each been [b]promised [/b]N5million by the Federal Government.

President Goodluck Jonathan who announced the gesture today also said the names of the deceased would be permanently immortalized as an enduring source of inspiration to all.

The corps members are Adewumi Paul, Ekiti, Okeoma Okechukwu Chibudom, Imo, Ukazeone Amsalem Chukwunonyere, Imo, Olawale Tosin, Kogi, Akonye Ibrahim Sule, Kogi, Gbejo Ebenizar Ayotunde, Osun, Adeniyi Kehinde Jelil, Osun, Anyanwu Agnes, Imo, Okpokori Obina, Imo and Adohe Elliot, Bayelsa.

With regards to those who suffered varying degrees of injuries,the president said in  addition to his  earlier directive that the respective State Governments take charge of their medical bills, the Federal Government would give each of them automatic employment on completion of their National Service.

These gestures, the president said are not meant to compensate for the lives lost or for disabilities suffered, adding no amount of recognition can adequately compensate for the deep void that their passing away has created in the individual families. 

The token according to him is the country's  way of demonstrating its appreciation for the great sacrifice which these young patriots have made in the national cause.

President Jonathan also used the opportunity to warn that the  culture of impunity must stop in this country.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/5690-fg-gives-n5m-to-each-families-of-slain-corps-members.html

PhysicsMHD:
It could reduce some of the do or die politics (violence, thuggery, intimidation), and it could bring attention to previously ignored areas that women might tend to focus more on (female mutilation in some parts of the country, HIV, child labor, etc.). I just think it would change the "atmosphere" of Nigeria's politics. Sorry if that's vague, but I just have a hunch that things would be a bit different.

SegzyJoe:
@ KNOW ALL,
You re kiddin me, Lagos is by far cheaper than Abuja, houses around my office are sold for N950 million, Ni.3 billion, infact the least you could get in Asokoro is around N600 to 750 million. So by comparison, Lagos is far cheaper than Abuja.
Am sure no diaspora can afford house in Abuja, except such is part of the looting elites

OAM4J:
Am impressed!

This kind of development is what we need across Nigeria.

OAM4J:
^Is there a Governorship election in Ekiti?

Abagworo:
FG to build petro-chemical plant in Anambra

Federal Government will soon build a huge petro-chemical facility in Anambra State.

Special Adviser to the President on Petroleum Matters, Dr. Emmanuel Egboga, disclosed this after a courtesy call on Governor Peter Obi at the Government House, Awka, last week.  He said he was in Government House to share ideas with Governor Obi whom he described as the best Governor Anambra State has had.

Dr. Egboga said the facility which would be sited at Igbariam area, when completed, would be the biggest gas plant of its kind in Africa with the capacity of creating more than 10,000 employment opportunities for the people and make the state the centre of gas business.

The presidential adviser, who stated that gas exploitation will soon commence in the state, noted that the state, especially the Ugwuoba-Awka area has the biggest gas zone in the country.

He explained that the planned National Gas Pipeline System is connected from the South-East to the North through Calabar, passing through Ajaokuta to Kano on to Sahara and will form part of the Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline that will take the country  ’s gas to Europe.

According to Egboga, the system is equally connected from South West to the North with a connector from South East to the West. 

He said part of his discussion with the governor was on measure to ensure early exploitation of petroleum products in the state and commended the governor for his remarkable achievements in every sector.

Federal Government will soon build a huge petro-chemical facility in Anambra State.

~Bluetooth:
I disagree with you.The ministerial position is not worth the votes from SW and that is why Tinubu and co couldn't pull through with the alliance besides ACn recorded more success and more popular then CPC.