This appears to be a positive move by the Presidency, but I'm not so sure about giving an Indian company the very important responsibility of running our national grid or the successor national power transmission company.

We must not forget the shambles the Indians made of our already sick Nigerian Railway Corporation. The Indians may be an Asian economic powerhouse on the ascent, but we cannot trust their expertise and reliability on such a critical part of our infrastructure at this point in time.

I personally will favour the Canadian group for the simple reason that they are less likely to be corrupt as the Indians are.

Mbulela,

Point of correction, the fraudster Dimeji Bankole did NOT attend Oxford University as he claims, so he does not possess any degree from the University of Oxford.  

His only claim to Oxford is by geographical nuances. He happened to have enrolled ( whilst still at Reading University) and probably attended the University Officer Training Corps ( UOTC ) based at Oxford University. This UOTC is not part of the University curriculum .

The Oxford UOTC is responsible for student cadets from five different Universities including Oxford Brooks University, University of Gloucestershire, University of Oxford, Reading University ( which Dimeji Bankole attended and bagged a degree in Economics ) and theRoyal Agricultural College in Cirencester.

Dimeji Bankole also claims to have been attached to the Artillery Corp of the British Army, this is pure fantasy on his part. he only qualified to enroll on the UOTC because he was in full time education and was a commonwealth / british   citizen. The fact is at the of the part time training , students are awarded an MTQ which is equivalent to a City and Guilds leadership award level 4 NVQ.

Moreover the cadets have no obligation to join the Armed forces when they leave University.

I am giving this info to expose the lies and deceit of the man who happens to be the Speaker of Our House of Reps.

RIP Yar' Adua ,

Now the Country can move forward.

As it happens only relevant African countries were invited, so much for those who have been touting Ghana as a significant west African state.

Our dear President Jonathan Goodluck has ushered in a new dawn for Nigeria in terms of International diplomacy, he is bringing Nigeria back from the brink of irrelevance brought upon the country by the moribund former president Yar 'adua.

We are back to where we truly belong.


World Leaders, Heads of Delegation At Nuclear Security Summit
List of leaders, delegations attending nuclear summit in Washington


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 10, 2010

Below and attached is a list of world leaders and Heads of Delegation attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 12-13:

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
His Excellency Mourad Medelci
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

Argentine Republic
Her Excellency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
President of the Argentine Republic

Republic of Armenia
His Excellency Serzh Sargsyan
President of the Republic of Armenia

Australia
The Honorable Senator John Faulkner
Minister for Defense of Australia

Belgium
His Excellency Yves Leterme
Prime Minister of Belgium

Federative Republic of Brazil
His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

Canada
The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada

Republic of Chile
His Excellency Sebastián Piñera
President of the Republic of Chile

People’s Republic of China
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China

Czech Republic
His Excellency Jan Fischer
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Arab Republic of Egypt
His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt

European Union
His Excellency Herman Van Rompuy
President of the European Council

Republic of Finland
Her Excellency Tarja Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland

French Republic
His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy
President of the French Republic

Georgia
His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili
President of Georgia

Federal Republic of Germany
Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Republic of India
His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of the Republic of India

Republic of Indonesia
His Excellency Dr. Boediono
Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia

International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Yukiya Amano
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Israel
His Excellency Dan Meridor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy of Israel

Italian Republic
His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic

Japan
His Excellency Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Republic of Kazakhstan
His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Republic of Korea
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak
President of the Republic of Korea

Malaysia
The Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak
Prime Minister of Malaysia

United Mexican States
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
President of the United Mexican States

Kingdom of Morocco
His Excellency Abbas El Fassi
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco

Kingdom of the Netherlands
His Excellency Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

New Zealand
The Honorable John Key
Prime Minister of New Zealand

Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Excellency Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan
Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Norway
His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg
Prime Minister of Norway

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
His Excellency Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Republic of Philippines
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President of the Republic of the Philippines

Republic of Poland
His Excellency Radoslaw Sikorski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Russian Federation
His Excellency Dmitry A. Medvedev
President of the Russian Federation

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
President of the General Intelligence Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Republic of Singapore
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore

Republic of South Africa
His Excellency Jacob Zuma
President of the Republic of South Africa

Spain
His Excellency José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
President of the Government of Spain

Sweden
His Excellency Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister of Sweden

Swiss Confederation
Her Excellency Doris Leuthard
President of the Swiss Confederation

Kingdom of Thailand
His Excellency Trairong Suwankiri
Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand

Republic of Turkey
His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

Ukraine
His Excellency Viktor Yanukovych
President of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces

United Kingdom
The Right Honorable David Miliband, M.P.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

United Nations
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations

United States
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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You guys should be aware that the issue of terror blacklist has been overtaken by events.

The US Government has instituted a new policy on vetting suspected travellers coming into the US, so the question of Jonathan Goodluck asking Barak Obama to revisit the inclusion on Nigeria on the terror blacklist of 14 countries will not happen.

I wonder why Idi Hong is both Health and Junior Foreign Minister.

Here is the list of Jonathan Goodluck's new cabinet.

New cabinet emerges
April 6, 2010 04:31PM
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Dora Akunyili retains her job as Minister of Information in the new cabinet and John Odey returns to the Environment ministry.

Odein Ajumogobia is named Nigeria's Foreign Affairs minister; Dieziani Allison-Madueke becomes Petroleum Minister while Fidelia Njeze is named Aviation Minister. Olusegun Aganga is the new Finance Minister, and Godsday Orubebe is the Niger Delta Minister.

Idi Hong is minister of state for Health, while Shamsudeen Usman remains Minister of National Planning. Humphrey Abba has been named as Interior Minister.

Bello Adoke is the new Attorney General of the Federation, Adetokunbo Kayode who was formerly the AGF is now the new helsman at the Defence ministry while Murtala Yar'Adua is the minister of state.

Update 1614 Lagos time

1. Agriculture
Senior: Prof. Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah
Junior: Awodele Najeem Adewale

2.Justice
Mohammed Bello Adoke

3. Aviation
Mrs. Fidelia Njeze

4.Commerce & Industry
Senior: Jibril Martins Kuye
Junior: Ms. Josephine Tapgun

5.Culture & Tourism
Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed

6.Education
Prof. (Mrs) Ruqayyatu A. Rufa’i

7.FCT
Bala Muhammed

8.Environment
Mr. John Ogar Odey

9.Finance
Senior:Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga
Junior: Aderemi W. Babalola

10.Foreign Affairs
Senior: Henry Odein Ajumogobia
Junior: Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong

11.Health
Senior: Suleiman Bello
Junior: Idi Hong

12. Information & Communication
Senior: Prof. Dora Akunyili
Junior: Mr. Labaran Maku

13.Interior
Senior: Emmanuel Iheanacho
Junior: Mr. Humphrey Enemakwu Abah

14.Labour & Productivity
Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu

15.Mines & Steel Development
Musa Mohammed Sada

16.Niger Delta Affairs
Senior: Peter Godsday Orubebe
Junior: Samuel Ode

17.Petroleum Resources
Deziani Alison-Madueke

18.Defence
Senior: Adetokunbo Kayode
Junior: Murtala Shehu Yar’Adua

19.Power
Arc. Nuhu Somo Wya


20.Police Affairs
Alh. Adamu Waziri

21.Science and Technology
Muhammed K. Abubakar

22.Special Duties
Ernest Olubolade

23.Transport
Yusuf Sulaiman

24.Youth Development
Akinlabi Olasunkanmi

25.Women Affairs
Josephine Anenih

26.National Planning Commission
Shamsudeen Usman

27.National Sports Commission
Ibrahim Isa Bio

28.Works
Senior: Sen. Sanusi M. Dagash
Junior: Chris Ogiemwinyi

29.Lands, Housing & Urban Development
Nduese Essien

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The new NNPC MD is Shehu Ladan.

According to Sahara Reporters, Barkindo who until recently was the group managing director of NNPC has been sacked by Mr President, Jonathan Goodluck.

Felele,

You have shown yourself to be a foul mouthed, badly educated upstart who must learn to be deferential to his superiors and i must tell you that most of your comments on the Aganga issue reveal someone with the intellect of a Lagos Area Boy.

You come across as thug who sees nothing wrong with making an ugly threat against a fellow NL contributor who appears to criticize your mentor Senator Obanikoro , the thing is your pugnacious attitude will not get you far.

You hide behind an internet cafe PC claiming to pay your phantom employees on average over $300,000 per annum whilst chiding someone by posting that you '' didnt realise you have been wasting your time yarning with someone  who is still an employee whose wildest dreams consists of earning a $500,00 salary'', such a comment only reinforces the impression that you a fantasist living in cloud cuckoo land.

I will not be wasting any more of my time with you but to conclude that you are a sad case whose only claim to a rightful existence appears to be an accident of birth as a Lagos indigene. You need to get a life and think beyond your narrow mind, there is a world out there bigger than Lagos.  By the way i will not give you the pleasure of letting you know whether i am a Lagos indigene or not.

You obviously don't understand the world of International finance if you have to question the success of a Goldman Sachs Managing Director.

For your information the position is not doled out based on ethnicity, religion , skin colour or state of origin for that matter.

For anyone to attempt disparaging the success of Mr Segun Aganga by describing him as ''ONLY ONE OF 1500 MANAGING DIRECTORS AT GOLDMINE SACHS'' shows the lack of exposure of that individual.

Only a narrow minded and ill educated bigot would even suggest that a well qualified technocrat like Mr Aganga who was born and bred in Lagos should represent the birthplace of his parents instead of Lagos.

I am getting fed up with these so called Lagos indigenes who scrounge off the hard work of all Lagos citizens and residents whose ethnic origin may be Yoruba, Igbo , Bini or even Hausa.

The time has come to stop this nonsense.

Why pay any attention to the ranting of a maniacal terrorist.

Plots in Mpape hill district of Abuja ( Bwari Area Council ) have now become difficult to acquire due to interest from rich and powerful investors,   i mean present and former politicians and political benefactors.

Its proximity to Maitama is also the main factor because it is separated from Maitama only by  ONEX ( Outer Northern Expressway ). So its easy to see how it will develop into the '' next big thing '' in Abuja in terms of location.

If anyone can get their hands on landed property in Mpape, they should go for it as its very cheap considering its potential.

It's now become clearer that for us to move forward as a nation, moribund Yar' Adua has to die.

There is no other way.

Mr Festus Bamidele Ayodeji,

I have a friend in Lagos who needs an architect for a residential building project, the question is can you handle it and I'll also like to know if you are a qualified architect, no offence intended.

What do you expect when we have this sort of fools appointed as Ambassadors to represent Nigeria abroad, it's high time we have intelligent and credible people heading Nigeria's diplomatic missions abroad instead of these corrupt illiterates.

He claimed to have seen moribund Yar' Adua on saturday as if that makes any sense at all.  These numskulls have been spewing out these sort of garbage since late November 2009, they must really think we are all stupi d.

I still feel a solution is for the fool to die quietly ASAP in Jedda so we can move forward as a Nation.

Maybe Nduka Obaigbena should be made Nigeria's Foreign Minister, he appears to have the necessary global contacts that Nigeria can do with in terms of spearheading our foreign policy,  BTW that Ojo Madueke is an old incompetent fool.

Jonathan should sack Madueke as soon as he returns from the Saudi junket.

Good news, AIT seems to have restored its reputation.

I'm interested in any Abuja based builder or architect who can help in this regard.

Is there anyone who has actually built a fence in Abuja ?

I would be grateful if those in the know can give suggestions or detailed estimate on how much it will cost to erect a  masonry concrete block fence / wall around the perimeter of a plot of land in Abuja.

The said plot has a perimeter measuring about 150 Metres and the proposed height of the wall is 1.5 Metres.

You input is appreciated.

Poster,

As stated in a previous post.  Land allocated by Bwari area council would not have a C of O yet as non have been issued by the Minister of the FCT.  If anyone is selling you such land purported to have a C of O then you need to be careful.

What the said land should have in terms of documentation are-  Customary and/or Statutory Right of Occupancy, AGIS re-certification certificate and if the seller is not the original allotee of the said land, then he should have a Deed of Assignment and/or Power of Attorney to effect such land transfer.

On the question of the area, the land in Kubwa is in cadastral zone F15 which has Dawaki to the east and Kasana East to the south, granted it is not within FCC but it is still part of the FCT.

The seller quoted the land dimension in Kubwa as 120ft X 150ft which is 36.5 Metres X 45.7 Metre respectively, that makes the total land size to be 1,672.25 Sq Metres. When negotiating to buy land , always ask for the land size in Square Metres and NOT in Feet.  Land in Nigeria especially Abuja should be measured in Metres.

Moreover, no matter what land size is quoted by the seller, the only way of confirming is by employing the service of a  SURCON registered Surveyor to draw up a Survey Plan.

Dimeji Bankole is a fraud, he never matriculated nor did he graduate with a degree from the University of Oxford. If you read his resume posted on the Speakers website, he gave the impression that he has a degree in military studies from Oxford University when in fact he was only enrolled on the officer cadet training corps (OTRC) based at Oxford University.

The fact is that he has a degree from Reading University which shares the same officer cadet training facility with the cadets from Oxford University and the facility happens to be based at Oxford University. If indeed he holds an ''Oxon'' qualification , he needs to tell us which Oxford College he attended otherwise he is downright fraudulent in his claim.

More focus should be placed on the criminal activities of Dimeji Bankole, the question one should be asking is ' What progress the house of rep made under his leadership ? '.

More like Niger Delta Coalition of Ibori Thugs.

Jonathan: Bankole Angry With Senators

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THE division between the Senate and the House of Representatives appeared to have received a further boost during the week, notwithstanding the decision of the two chambers to jointly recognise Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president

Sources at a closed door session between the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the leadership of the National Assembly told the Saturday Tribune that the Speaker, Oladimeji Bankole, could not hide his anger that the Senate and its president, David Mark led the House by the nose to pass the motion on acting presidency.

Bankole was said to have told the closed door meeting that the House was ready to abide by the decision of the PDP leadership to maintain the status quo in the Presidency and shun the passage of the motion on acting president.

He was also said to have asked the leaders to blame Senator David Mark and the Senators for causing the House to pass the motion, against the directive of the PDP leaders.

The Speaker was also said to have insisted that the house was determined to stick to the directive of the PDP that the status quo in the Villa must be maintained and that the resolution, if any should affirm the sanctity of the ruling of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Dan Abutu, which indicated that the Vice-President can only perform the functions of the President without being named acting President.

“The Speaker told the National Working Committee members of the PDP that he was leading the House of Representatives in a way that no fresh motion on acting president would emerge on the floor and that his foot soldiers in the chamber would always ensure compliance.

Isn't this old news ?

Aondoankaa must not be given a soft landing, he must be made to pay for all the crimes he has committed against the people of Nigeria.

Jarus,

I noticed you haven't made much contributions on the recent events in our polity, what's up.