₦airaland Forum

Govt stops work on site 

Even before its take-off, the proposed Ekiti airport project has allegedly claimed its first casualty.

An oil palm plantation farmer, Tijani Hakeem, reportedly died from shock after his farm was destroyed by bulldozers.

The Nation gathered exclusively in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, yesterday that the government decided to stop the project for now, following the tension generated by the destruction of economic trees on the land.

A meeting was held with traditional rulers, community leaders and families in the five villages affected.



The communities affected are Igbemo, Igbogun, Aso Ayegunle, Ijan and Araromi Obbo spanning three local government areas of Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ado and Gbonyin.

Secretary of Iwajo Family Oso Olorunfemi, who spoke after the meeting, said the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Taelolu Otitoju, promised to hold an enlarged meeting on the development.

He added that Otitoju, who conveyed the agreement reached to Fayose through a telephone chat, agreed that work on the site would stop for now, pending more meetings with interest groups.

Olorunfemi said aggrieved land owners and families met with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works, Ademiloye Fasiku, who appealed to them to maintain peace and promised that bulldozers would be withdrawn for now.

He said Fasiku sympathised with them on the economic trees and crops destroyed.

Olorunfemi said: “It is unfortunate that an oil palm plantation owner, Tijani Hakeem, died from shock, following the destruction of his economic trees and crops.

“The lives of these people depend on their plantations and we have told the government repeatedly that the land is not a virgin land.

“The government officials were made to understand that there is nothing they can give us that is meaningful except adequately compensating us.

“We told them we should be allowed to harvest the crops before anything is done on the land and see what has just happened now. If they insist on laying claim to the land, we must be put on notice and be compensated and relocated elsewhere.

“Apart from the economic trees, we have a shrine and sacred trees on the land and our people are threatening to attack government agents with bees and leprosy.

“This battle is not about gun or cutlass and now that it has involved a human life, it is better they stop doing anything on the land for now, until all issues are resolved satisfactorily.”

khassy:
no SAUCE


anoda dumb thread on a Monday morning...

Are you suffering from partial blindness or you just can't read well to see d source at the end of the story?

A crocodile was found alive in the Niger State Presidential Suite in Minna where the Finance committee investigating the finances of the immediate past government in the state has been sitting.

The crocodile was discovered under a car of a guest lodging in the suite by some security men who came with another guest.

The discovery caused panic among workers at the secretariat of the finance committee, the housekeepers and cooks as they were unable to continue with their work.

The security men were able to catch the crocodile and took it away while the staff were calmed down and assured that it was not a usual incident .

The incident was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to Niger state Governor, Dr. Ibraheem Dooba who said that it was very unusual for a crocodile to be found in the Presidential suite as the area is not the kind of environment that a crocodile can be found

Source:http://thenationonlineng.net/crocodile-found-in-niger-presidential-suite/

I was having same issues wit my Q10 till I packed it wit a tiny paper

I'm interested.. Wats d last price and wre aare u

How much last n location

How do we deal? I'm in ib

How much lasst

How much last 4 d s4? Serious buyer

Do u stil aave dem available? Let's tlk prcing. Serious buyer

Do they have plans of calling their ancestors too?

Students Union Executives and legislators at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have budgeted N1, 837, 550 to make official phone calls between August, 2015 and January, 2016.

In a copy of the Student Union budget made available to our correspondent and debated by members of the OAU Student Representative Council on Sunday evening, the leaders also had a separate budget for internet facilities and sending of bulk Short Message Service.

The sum, which did not also include the one for purchase of phones, was budgeted by the leadership of the Central Executive Council and Students’ Representative Council led by Mr. Omotayo Akande and Mr. Adebari Aare respectively.

Others are the clerk, deputy speaker, halls of residence executives, chairmen and secretary of transport, judicial, and budget and finance committees.

The student union leaders, who in totality budgeted N26, 090, 469 for their various needs, are expecting an income of about N15m.

A breakdown of the budget showed that the speaker, Mr. Adebari Aare, proposed to spend N232, 500 for official phone calls for 310 days, while the president of the union also proposed to make calls for 180 days with N108, 000.

Among other items that surfaced on the president’s budget were fuelling at the cost of N270,000; bus maintenance, N300, 000; ‘intervention’, N300, 000; and security vote, N300, 000.

Contained in the speaker’s budget is welfare costing N217, 000; long journey and short journey accommodation, N1, 250, 000; long and short journey trip, N500, 000 among others.

When contacted, the Chairman, Budget and Finance Committee, Mr. Abayomi Samuel, said the budget had not been approved.

Samuel, whose committee also budgeted N114, 000 for phone calls, added that some of the expenses had been reduced.

While speaking to our correspondent on the telephone and confirming the phone call expenses, Samuel said, “The budget has not been approved.”

However, our correspondent gathered that students of the university are divided over the budget.

One of them, Sammy, said, “How will they say they want to make phone calls with that kind of money when we are all complaining poor toilet facilities and lack of food in our hostels. This is extreme wickedness.”.

Drugs is really bad for yur health

Rawani:
The wife of the President is neither recognized by the constitution, nor required by it to declare her assets.



The tuition for a taught masters at the University of Surrey where Zara studies is £16, 500 (about N5 million) which is payable in 3 instalments.
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgt-fees



“As soon as the CCB is through with the process, the documents will be released to the Nigerian public and people can see for themselves,” Mr Shehu said." http://www.channelstv.com/2015/09/03/buhari-osinbajo-declare-assets/



Again, the documents will be released to the public for analysis once the CCB is done with verification. President Buhari has announced his asset declaration as promised, he was not required to but did so out of his integrity. Very unlike GEJ who responded with 'I don't give a damn!" when asked to declare his assets. http://ynaija.com/i-dont-give-a-damn-gej-comes-out-guns-blazing-in-media-chat/

Mind you, Late Pres. Yar'adua also made his announcement through his Special Adviser (Communications), Mr. Segun Adeniyi.
http://www.proshareng.com/news/2554/Yar-Adua-makes-public-his-assets-declaration



VP Osibanjo is NOT a director at Alpha Beta. View the full list of directors here http://alpha-beta.net/people.htm



This is just kindergarten wailing filled with conjectures and assumptions (amidst horrible grammar and punctuation) which makes me wonder how this "analysis" made FP in the first place. It will do you people a greater good to support this administration to deliver the true dividends of a responsible government, instead of grasping at straws to cast aspersions on the President and his team in continuous futility.

God bless you

Ok

This poster above me just stole my plot of land.. Anywaiz, nice one baba one chance. Let's fold our hand and see wot this committee has to offer

It's a debt all man will pay. Rich, poor, king, subject,. Let's us live wisely

The heart of man is just evil

.

Noo

Only God giveth and taketh.

Guilty as charged

Another wailing wailer

Karma is a bitch...

He was willing to continue to pay Tompolo..

Where is the curve She be like accidented station wagon

redgem:
I am not naivé and eager if you didn't read my post then forget it

your response proves yu r both. Yu dnt xpct me to discuss such ishs in d open. Get some ballz. Goodluck

fire everywhere. God protect us in this part of the world

Whot sorta agent do u nid? Let's discuss further on terms and conditions

I still don't get it. Do we expect the President and commander in Chief to use a toyota camry pencil light? This car is not evn up to wot some rich individuals can buy for themselves. Why castigate the President? Op, get something else to say