Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom  Wike, on Tuesday explained why  the probe of the administration of his predecessor, Mr.  Rotimi Amaechi, was inevitable.

Wike, who spoke in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said Amaechi was going to  the media to divert attention from the probe panel he set up.

Justifying the probe panel,  the governor said, “The essence of the judicial commission does not have to do with witch-haunting anybody, but to understand things we could not have understood.

“If he had worked with the transition  committee we set up, the committee would have asked one or two questions.  No transition committee was set up by government (Amaechi’s administration).

The Peoples Democratic Party, Bayelsa State chapter, has described defectors of some ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s loyalists from the party to the All Progressives Congress in the state as shameless and inconsequential.

Recently, stream of defections has hit the PDP in Bayelsa State with those cross-carpeting accusing the party of lacking internal democracy, full of betrayals and deceits.

But at a news briefing on Tuesday at the PDP secretariat in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, spokesman for the party, Osom Makbere, insisted that those that defected only displayed a show of shame, saying they had no electoral value.

Makbere said though the party was not disturbed by recent cases of defection of perceived loyalists of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, the defection was rather unfortunate.

He described them as “fair weather politicians”, who were only taking undue advantage of the loss of the PDP at the centre to reposition themselves as APC members so as to curry favour and attract patronage from the APC leadership.

The party spokesman said those who claimed to have dumped the PDP due to purported lack of proper governance were beneficiaries of the magnanimity of the present administration of Seriake Dickson.

He said, “Dickson appointed them to senior sensitive positions, contract awards and other prerequisites of the system are now turning around to say nothing is happening in the state.

“These fellows, who actually have no electoral value and whose fibre are also spent, are creating the impression that they are moving with supporters.That the scanty number of persons present in the so-called defection rallies and ceremonies clearly show that they are lonely voices in the wilderness, in all their units,wards and constituencies across the state in general.

“It is rather unfortunate that these fair weather politicians are taking undue advantage of the loss of the PDP at the centre to re-position themselves as APC members so as to curry favour and attract patronage from the APC leadership.

“It is most shameful and dis-heartening that these key men of the former President and the PDP who ought to remain faithful in the party in this era of sober reflection as a way of demonstrating their appreciation and eternal gratitude to the party for providing the platform for us (minority of minorities) to produce a President which was rare privilege and honour are now busy jumping ships in passion for greener pastures.”

Makbere said the defectors were conscienceless, untrustworthy, disloyal, unfaithful and treacherous in nature. He said it was mind-boggling that some of those characters during the last general elections sought to be candidates of the party for elective positions,which by divine providence, they lost out at the primaries,which clearly indicated that the party declined to field them owing to their low esteem.

These allowances are unsustainable. They are not based on needs in a depressed economy.

“For instance, why pay legislators who already collected over a million naira wardrobe allowance?

“It will take a minimum wage earner about two years and five months to earn what legislators earn as wardrobe allowance of N506,600.

”The eighth National Assembly should rightly redirect national resources to priority sectors, such as education, health and road construction.

“The assembly must also urgently review the minimum Wage Act of 2010 which, according to the Act, expires next mon....if they cant take a pay cut, they should resign

These allowances are unsustainable. They are not based on needs in a depressed economy.

“For instance, why pay legislators who already collected over a million naira wardrobe allowance?

“It will take a minimum wage earner about two years and five months to earn what legislators earn as wardrobe allowance of N506,600.

”The eighth National Assembly should rightly redirect national resources to priority sectors, such as education, health and road construction.

“The assembly must also urgently review the minimum Wage Act of 2010 which, according to the Act, expires next mon....if they can take a pay cut, they should resign

The Brazil international appeared ready to challenge for the prestigious individual award but, like Luis Suarez last year, now looks likely to miss out on the podium
Jun 21, 2015 09:00:00
By Stefan Coerts in Santiago

After an impressive season with Barcelona, Neymar will have fancied his chances of making the podium for the 2015 Fifa Ballon d'Or. Perhaps he was even dreaming of dethroning Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world.

Over the past seven years, Lionel Messi and the Real Madrid man have been the only two players to win the prestigious individual award, with the Argentine lifting the individual trophy on four occasions between 2008 and 2014 and the Portugal star emerging victorious three times in that period - two of which have come in the last two years.

Neymar seemed a legitimate potential candidate to end that duopoly.

The Brazil star had to settle for seventh spot in 2014, yet his contribution to Barcelona's treble win this term made him one of a limited number of contenders to win the award this time around.

Indeed, his agent Wagner Ribeiro was adamant earlier this month that he has every chance of being crowned the globe's best within the next two years.



"This year Neymar will feature among the three best players in the world," the attacker's representative said.

"The award will then come naturally after that, perhaps this year or in 2016."

The Copa America appeared to be the perfect stage to set himself apart from Messi. His Barcelona team-mate remains the standout candidate for the 2015 Ballon d'Or but success at international level would have given Neymar's chances a huge boost.

Rather than do himself a favour in the race, however, the ex-Santos star has effectively ended his own chances.

He made a fine start to the tournament with a man-of-the-match performance versus Peru but, ultimately, his Copa America will only be remembered for his red card and subsequent hissy fit against Colombia.

"Neymar has matured and grown as an athlete since his move Europe," claimed Wagner Ribeiro before the tournament. Events in Santiago proved him wrong.

There is no denying that he was targeted by Colombia defenders and roughed up right from the start. Jose Pekerman's men were out to provoke their opponents' star player - and did just that in the end. Colombia's actions did not justify Neymar's reaction, though.

Skilled players deserve to be protected by referees but at no point did Colombia cross the line. Neymar got the treatment Messi and Ronaldo get on a weekly basis. The Argentine and Portuguese have learned to live with it. The Brazilian, not so much - and he will have to pay the price for his petulance.



Neymar's Ballon d'Or chances have disappeared following his Colombia madness. He needed Brazil to win the Copa and he needed to be their main man if he was to have a realistic chance. That ship has sailed following his four-game ban.

More so, however, Fifa has shown in the past that it does not take lightly to players bringing the game into disrepute. Luis Suarez did just that in 2014 when he bit Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup and was consequently omitted from the 23-man shortlist compiled by the members of Fifa's Football Committee and a panel of experts from France Football, irrespective of his stunning performances for Liverpool the preceding season.

Neymar could await a similar fate.

His red card in itself will not keep him off the shortlist but his behaviour in the tunnel after the incident could have severe consequences. The forward not only verbally assaulted referee Enrique Osses, but also attempted to lash out at the Chilean, only to be ushered away by Copa America officials. That could – and perhaps even should – mean trouble, just as it did for Suarez.

Just four days ago, the Brazilian was among the favourites to land the Ballon d'Or, even if Messi's bid to wrestle it back from Ronaldo seem unstoppable. One moment of madness later, he seems to have blown his chances altogether.

The visit of the   Senate President,  Senator   Bukola Saraki, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta residence   could be said to be suspicious.
The visit, attended by only members of New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and  some senators loyal to Saraki added credence to the insinuation that  the nPDP was plotting big in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It is being insinuated that   the members of the nPDP  led by a  former acting National Chairman, of the PDP  Kawu Baraje, might soon ditch the APC and rejoin their former party.
The claim has meanwhile been denied by Saraki and his supporters.
The meeting with Obasanjo has been interpreted to be a preparatory step by the APC chieftains to return to the PDP.
Journalists were barred from covering the meeting.
Both Obasanjo and Saraki, while emerging from the meeting, laughed while they whispered  to each other.
Expectedly, none of the parties (Obasanjo and Saraki)   wanted to divulge the details of the meeting which began   at 9:10am immediately   after the Senate President arrived the palatial home of the former President and ended 11:10 am.
But, there were some activities that took place prior to the secret meeting .
For instance, a   day to the meeting,   there was an insinuation   that, Obasanjo might not attend to the Senate President.
To lend credence to this, the former President was said to have   travelled out of the country.
It was reliably gathered that Obasanjo apparently travelled to  Norway,   but flew back to Nigeria the previous night   to attend   the meeting.
Many things   had sparked   off the   controversy over the meeting.  That Saraki was accompanied by some   members of nPDP who defected to  APC is believed     not to be  mere coincidence.
Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State and a former member of the PDP, had defected   to the APC along with some aggrieved members of the party, including five governors, following irreconcilable differences between them and their former party leaders .
Their defection, political analysts believed, aided   the   victory of the   APC at the general elections.
But, after their victory, there seems to be  disagreements between the group and the APC on the sharing  of some positions.

Findings  showned that the group had wanted one of them   to fly   the APC  flag at   the presidential election,   but, was blocked.
Also,   the position of vice-president was not given to the group.  After these,   another    attempt to    shove the group   aside in the leadership   positions of  the National  Assembly hit the   brick   wall as   one of them emerged Senate President.
Saraki ,who emerged the Senate President under controversial circumstances, was believed to have incurred the wrath of Obasanjo and other leaders of the party.
Obasanjo,   though claimed he was not a member of APC,   has ceased  to be a member of the PDP and was seen as more of a member of APC.
All his ‘boys’ have defected to  the APC while he hosts many leaders of the APC, including President Muhammadu Buhari   and the National Leader of the party,   Asiwaju   Bola   Ahmed Tinubu.
At the initial stage of the campaign for the election of the Senate President, Saraki was not the preferred candidate of the party,   but he  refused    to step down for   the party’s choice, Ahmed   Lawan, and he eventually emerged with 57 votes.
After his victory, he is believed to be mending fence with some party leaders.
Part of the moves was his meeting with former Vice-President   Atiku Abubakar.
But his choice to visit   Obasanjo and not Tinubu   is interpreted as extremely political and strategic.
According to an insider who did not want his name mentioned because he was not authorised to speak on the details  of the meeting,Saraki’s visit was to lobby Obasanjo.
The source further said that the meeting was held to set agenda for the Senate President  and to ensure the party embraces him despite his alleged insubordination.
According to the source,   the meeting also centred on how to handle some sensitive issues at the National Assembly.
Obasanjo,   according to the source, suggested some   way out on the logjam   and how to be a successful Senate President.
Meanwhile, there was an indication that the leadership of APC might not have forgiven Saraki completely despite its statement of pardon issued recently.
The indication was that  no APC leaders in the South-West, including the host state, Ogun, was seen with Saraki.
The tradition is that the host governor would either be physically present at the meeting or be represented.   Apart from that,   the Senate President would also pay a visit to the governor. None of these happened.
The governor of the state,   Senator Ibikunle Amosun, was said to have travelled out of Abeokuta shortly before the meeting   between Saraki and Obasanjo ended to attend a funeral ceremony in Ijebu.
This was unlike during the visit of a  former Senate Present, Senator David Mark, to Obasanjo when many of the party (PDP) leaders were present.
Mark paid a visit to the governor who was not even a   member of his party.
It was reliably gathered that there might have been a directive by the APC leadership   to stay away from Saraki pending the resolution of some issues.
The party,   according to the findings, may have reached out to Amosun and others in the South-West prior to the Saraki meeting with Obasanjo.
The Senate President, when asked to comment on the alleged disobedience to the APC directive on the choice of the candidate for the Senate President seat, kept mum.
However, he denied any rift between him and his party,   saying  the relationship was cordial.

This ppl ve made a big mistake.nigeria should b around number 304 and not 152

Marchman:



SOURCE:http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/exposed-president-buharis-n2-1-billion-asokoro-mansion/

haters @ it again.all lies ......sai BaBa

MusaIbrahim1:
OK ooo..




EXPOSED: How Buhari Ordered Keyamo To Step Down from Prosecuting APC’s Timipre Sylva


Nyako back from self exile


Buharis wife wore $250,000 watch


Defence base moved to Maiduguri


Now he is Oil Minister and not power or corruption minister....



We are watching

get a life

ifedubatoochukw:
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja directed the central command of the military to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno, to intensify the fight against Boko Haram insurgency.

Buhari, who gave the directive in his address after his inauguration, said it was impossible to achieve victory against the insurgents if the command continued to operate from Abuja.

He said that the command center would relocate and remain in Maiduguri until the insurgents were subdued.

No where in the History of world military History will the military central command be located right in the combat zone it is the height of unprofessional-ism which is about to force me to revisit the issue of Buhari certificate scandal. let us use the United state of America model as a case study .

Military Central command are non combatants they are not infantry units but expertise from various field of course


Structure

Central Command headquarters staff directorates include personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans & policy, information systems, training & exercises, and resources, and other functions. The intelligence section is known as Joint Intelligence Center, Central Command, or JICCENT, which serves as a Joint Intelligence Center for the co-ordination of intelligence. Under the intelligence directorate, there are several divisions

In the United State the Central Military Command directs four "service component commands" and one subordinate unified command and no fighting units directly subordinate to it:

The United States Army Central (USARCENT), and the United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT), both headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, the U.S. Marine Forces Central Command (USMARCENT), headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida and the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), headquartered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. MacDill Air Force Base also hosts a Sub-unified command called the Special Operations Command Central (USSOCCENT).

In 1983, U.S. Military Central Command was established to succeed the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, formed at MacDill AFB, Florida on 1 March 1980, to handle US national security interests in Southwest Asia, Central Asia and the Persian G

The USA Central Military Command main headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida. A forward headquarters was established in 2002 at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, which in 2009 transitioned to a forward headquarters at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to serve American strategic interests interest in the following countries as the Area of Responsibilty.



Area of Responsibility Countries for USA Central Military Command Located in Mac Dill Air force Base in Tampa Florida..


Afghanistan
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
U.A.E.
Uzbekistan
Yemen

Tactically its a great Blunder for Mr Buhari to relocated the Military Central command right into sambisa forest when he knew quite well that these people are non combatants they are not infantry soldiers and their area of responsibilty covers a wider area than just boko haram. they monitor , deploy and protect both Nigeria air land and water from both internal and external aggression.

Relocating Nigeria military Central Command to frontline war zone is the most senseless decision any president have ever taken and such action is capable of endangering Nigeria external security an outside force may invade the nation of Nigeria in time like these..

This wrong decision calls for us to revisit Buhari certificate scandal and how he come about his title of Major General when he is incapable of simple kindergarten Military Decision

Ifeduba ThankGod T ( political Analyst writes in from Anambra state)

you are a slowpoke.writin arant nonsense! I blv u only want to get attention,tnk God u r only getin d insult of ur life..oponu

You b local agbero..idiot

Borrussia:


http://www.naij.com/441443-buhari-to-hold-discrete-talks-with-petrol-importers.html

Cc. lalasticlala ishilove

I pray d outcome of the meeting wil b positive because dis fuel hardship is hinderin so many activties of man

tociano009:
All Muslim are terrorist, they are just pretending even there useless mohamed told them to beheaded non Muslim

idiot watch wat coms out from ur mouth coz nemesis wil soon catch up wit u I swear...

lalasticlala:



http://www.punchng.com/news/theres-no-human-flesh-restaurant-in-anambra-police/

that is serious ooo...where is najia headin to?

funkybully:
See cholesterol.

Rot in hottest part of hell.

Fvck islam!

you are a magot..ur entire generation wil soon cry cos dy wil loose you!

de2oye:
I am a Yoruba man and I got married to an Ebira lady from Kogi state about six years ago. The marriage has been blessed with 2 sons. We lived happily together in the same city while my mother Inlaw lives in another part of the same city, as such we used to visit her together occasionally.

Sometimes last year, my wife told me she want to go and visit her mother Inlaw and I permitted her to go. Accidentally, I had a an unusual call from my office and I decided to branch and join my wife there since my office is just a stone throw from my Inlaw's place. I didn't inform my wife. As I got there, I requested for her phone to enable me make an important call since I've run out of power on mine. She was reluctant to release the phone and I could easily deduced that all is not well. That makes me go further and I to check her chat history. I was amazed and find it difficult that my wife of six years is having an affair with a much younger guy she's older than for at least five years. She started begging me that she can explain, explain what?. I was totally disappointed and confused, I left the place immediately and told her not to even bother coming to my own house again. The funniest thing was that I know this particular guy to be our Neighbour and he used to come to our house and I do give him money at times because he's a student. While all this was going on, the mother Inlaw was not around.

I decided to call her on phone and tell her what happened because the father inlaw was out of the country as at the time of the incidence. The woman pleaded that I should come back and I obliged, the first thing she did that really surprised me was that she started talking to her daughter in their local language known fully well that I don't understand a bit of it and both of them can speak both Yoruba and English fluently. What could she be telling her daughter after I showed her the chat history because I didn't release the phone since that's d only evidence I have against her. I was really angry and rose, I frankly told her that when she's ready to talk to me I will come back, she realized her mistake and refuse to allow me to go. I later left her there and decided to tell the father on phone. He pleaded that I should please allow her back into my house with d kids and I allowed them back only because of the innocent kids and the fact that I respected the man so much. Since then, we 'be never be in good terms again; I mean myself and the mother because she's not happy with the involvement of the father. I decided not to go to their house again except if the father is around.

About 2 months after, the father was around and he tried to settle the whole issue and I decided to let go. To worsen the situation, there was a particular day I went to their house on my way back from office, I was with my mother Inlaw and I asked about one of her relatives who was sick, the answer she gave me was that she didn't know his whereabout which I know she's lying and still keeping the malice. Since then I stopped going there and I have made up my mind not to ever visit her again. Kindly advise, I'm I wrong here?

.my guy u jst ve to take tins easy,I cnt say u are wrong bt for peace to rain since u r stil wit her daughter n ur kids,you ve to b patient n learn to tolerate d woman for now.pray over it as well she change wit time

chukwudi44:

Personally I want the h Buhari government to fail. This sort of action is welcomed by me as it would hasten his failure. With full blown insurgency in the north east and Niger delta. The Nigerian economy would be in tatters, with a huge chunk of the already depleted revenue going to defence leaving little or nothing for capital projects

slowpoke

calebo101:
Na now problem wan start. Make una warn una messiah make e nor price those rude men for creek oooo . Those men nor just get joy at all. If dem begin here una go know say Boko Haram dey learn. Who dey cry dey see road o. Make una nor say we nor warn una.

The illiterate will soon realize that Tompolo, Boyloaf, Asari and the rest dey learn wen boys carry red eye enter creek. Make e go ask Obasanjo and Yar'Adua how far.

One dynamite, One pipeline. Let's see how they will pay salaries in Nigeria. Oil price crash some Governors don dey complain say no money to pay salary, by the time dem don light up Apapa depot again Buhari go know say nor be to shout Change be governance.

stp sayin rubish,u shall leave to witness it n notin is goin to hapen

SHARIAREPORTERS:
I hate "change"

it wil kill you if you dnt change ya mind!

Who cares abt where u wil b takin ur rest....All I knw is dat ur end has com and u can never com bak stronger!

True talk Baba