Yes, the governor should enforce the law without fear or favour, but he is also a servant of the people and a public officer. He should address the people he serves with courtesy and respect. It's also his duty to educate people who go against laws, so that they'll know the right thing to do in future.
There was no decency, courtesy and respect in his utterance. No attempt to educate the poor woman.
1) The power companies will complain because they want as much concessions/sympathy from government as possible. The telecoms companies did the same (no power for their base stations, interconnectivity problems with nitel, lack of a national fibre optic backbone, inability to implement per second billing, etc).
2) These complaints are in line with the stages of liberalisation/privatisation in Nigeria (this is the investment/high bills/difficulty stage).
3) We need to ensure that, as the market matures, distribution companies are ≠ supply companies. This will help to foster competition.
4) We also need to allow greenfield gencos, discos and supply companies.
tensor777: And what is the link between CIVIL aviation training sponsored by Kano State Government and purported military training of a gang of deluded ethnic militia men by the State of Israel.
That's the big question (or one of the big questions. Another big question is, was there actually any training in Israel?).
hisblud: ok so it means the zionist movement had a privileged info to be able to post that the kano gov did send for training some people... becos using google, i did not see any post of such
[size=14pt]Kano state to train 100 pilots abroad[/size]
100 indigenes of Kano state are to be sponsored by the state government for training as pilots and other aviation professionals, the state governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has announced.
Giving the indication while receiving the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish at the government house in Kano, Governor Kwankwaso stated that it is the vision of the government to ensure that Kano citizens dominate the aviation industry in Nigeria in the near future.
He said following initial discussions with the managements of International Aviation College in Kwara state and that of the Nigerian College of Aviation, Zaria, it was realized that the two institutions cannot provide slots of all the proposed 100 indigenes of Kano state.
For this reason, Governor Kwankwaso said the Jordanian aviation institute was invited for discussion on how the government can collaborate with the institute on training of prospective pilots and aviation professionals from the state.
“Apart from this, we have commenced preliminary dialogue with Gulf Medical University, Dubai, UEA for possible establishment of a medical institution in Kano. These are part of efforts we are making to make sure that our citizens make use of all the opportunities they deserve”, the governor maintained.
He said the government has made significant progress on a similar program whereby 500 Kano graduates with first class and second class upper degrees will be sponsored for postgraduate studies overseas, highlighting that the recruitment of 1003 personnel into the state civil service would also commence before long.
Therefore, governor Kwankwaso appealed to people in the state to encourage their young ones to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the government, work hard and earn decent living so that Kano would attain its rightful position in the scheme of things in the country.
Earlier in his remarks, the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish said the institute will be happy to collaborate with the state government in training its students, explaining that the academy is internationally approved and recognized by professional aviation bodies.
Mr. Twerish noted that at present, some of his academy’s students are from Kano and are among the best students, assuring that qualified indigenes of the state and other international students would not be denied admission into the academy.
100 indigenes of Kano state are to be sponsored by the state government for training as pilots and other aviation professionals, the state governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has announced.
Giving the indication while receiving the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish at the government house in Kano, Governor Kwankwaso stated that it is the vision of the government to ensure that Kano citizens dominate the aviation industry in Nigeria in the near future.
He said following initial discussions with the managements of International Aviation College in Kwara state and that of the Nigerian College of Aviation, Zaria, it was realized that the two institutions cannot provide slots of all the proposed 100 indigenes of Kano state.
For this reason, Governor Kwankwaso said the Jordanian aviation institute was invited for discussion on how the government can collaborate with the institute on training of prospective pilots and aviation professionals from the state.
“Apart from this, we have commenced preliminary dialogue with Gulf Medical University, Dubai, UEA for possible establishment of a medical institution in Kano. These are part of efforts we are making to make sure that our citizens make use of all the opportunities they deserve”, the governor maintained.
He said the government has made significant progress on a similar program whereby 500 Kano graduates with first class and second class upper degrees will be sponsored for postgraduate studies overseas, highlighting that the recruitment of 1003 personnel into the state civil service would also commence before long.
Therefore, governor Kwankwaso appealed to people in the state to encourage their young ones to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the government, work hard and earn decent living so that Kano would attain its rightful position in the scheme of things in the country.
Earlier in his remarks, the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish said the institute will be happy to collaborate with the state government in training its students, explaining that the academy is internationally approved and recognized by professional aviation bodies.
Mr. Twerish noted that at present, some of his academy’s students are from Kano and are among the best students, assuring that qualified indigenes of the state and other international students would not be denied admission into the academy.
Obiagelli: Even though there are criminals amongst them and even in the APC itself, we can use them to achieve our aims, since Nigerians like voting crooks. In anyway its a win for ordinary Nigerians, Let's watch these politicians fight it out, let them be their own check and balance. Choi imagine a minister face a divided house of assembly on probe.
This for me is the most important point. There will be checks. However, there must be informed participation by the masses in order for the checks to be effective. That's the tricky part.
A divided assembly could hold the government accountable (which is a positive thing), or it could simply ground the government (which is negative). The people need to force the actors to act in the best interest of the people. That's the most difficult part.
koastar: I just called that number for potholes complaints and the man that picked it said they are not responsible for that. I complained of the large potholes on the BRT lanes (to and fro) along Onipanu - Obanikoro road. He mentioned that LAMATA is in charge of the road.
Yes, LAMATA is in charge of BRT lanes.
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Block C, 2nd Floor, Motorways Centre, Motorways Avenue, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
100 indigenes of Kano state are to be sponsored by the state government for training as pilots and other aviation professionals, the state governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has announced.
Giving the indication while receiving the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish at the government house in Kano, Governor Kwankwaso stated that it is the vision of the government to ensure that Kano citizens dominate the aviation industry in Nigeria in the near future.
He said following initial discussions with the managements of International Aviation College in Kwara state and that of the Nigerian College of Aviation, Zaria, it was realized that the two institutions cannot provide slots of all the proposed 100 indigenes of Kano state.
For this reason, Governor Kwankwaso said the Jordanian aviation institute was invited for discussion on how the government can collaborate with the institute on training of prospective pilots and aviation professionals from the state.
“Apart from this, we have commenced preliminary dialogue with Gulf Medical University, Dubai, UEA for possible establishment of a medical institution in Kano. These are part of efforts we are making to make sure that our citizens make use of all the opportunities they deserve”, the governor maintained.
He said the government has made significant progress on a similar program whereby 500 Kano graduates with first class and second class upper degrees will be sponsored for postgraduate studies overseas, highlighting that the recruitment of 1003 personnel into the state civil service would also commence before long.
Therefore, governor Kwankwaso appealed to people in the state to encourage their young ones to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the government, work hard and earn decent living so that Kano would attain its rightful position in the scheme of things in the country.
Earlier in his remarks, the General Manager, Mideast Aviation Academy, Jordan, Abdallah Twerish said the institute will be happy to collaborate with the state government in training its students, explaining that the academy is internationally approved and recognized by professional aviation bodies.
Mr. Twerish noted that at present, some of his academy’s students are from Kano and are among the best students, assuring that qualified indigenes of the state and other international students would not be denied admission into the academy.
Obiagelli: Is PETER OBI NOT DOING SAME IN ANAMBRA? To label it APC is mischievous. They should be investigated and jailed.
1) The fact that Peter Obi is doing the same in Anambra would not be an excuse for the Zamfara State Government to use public funds for private purposes.
I feel uncomfortable when I see state governors flying party flags on their official cars. These cars were bought with public funds, ie, the taxes of citizens who might support their party, a rival party or no party at all. Public funds, properties and facilities should certainly not be used for private ends (except where there's a clear benefit to the general public).
The idea of public officials using public funds for private purposes should not be condoned at all.
2) Having said that, in this case, the auto dealers said that they were approached by the Governor's brother. Is the governor's brother a public official? They claim that they have not been paid and there is no evidence that public funds have been spent. I would like to get more information on this. Were the cars ordered by the government, the governor (in his private capacity) or the party?
Video: Biafran Zionist Movement Sends "500 Military Personel" To Israel To Train As Pilots and Engineers.
[size=14pt]BIAFRA MISSION TO ISREAL[/size]
The Republic of Biafra under the leadership of the Biafra Zionist Movement will be sending 500 military trainees to Israel for training as Pilots and engineers. This action is in response to the Northern Nigeria governments led by the Kano State government which is sending 100 military trainees as pilots to Jordan to be trained as pilots by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. They are gearing up to war as 2015 is approaching and we the Biafrans are their number one target.
The Northern Nigerian move is seen by the Biafran people as a threat to the Biafran people security. The North of Nigeria is sending the military trainees to Jordan despite the fact that the North has been ruling Nigeria since 1970 at the end of the civil war between Nigeria and Biafra in which more than 3 million Biafrans died during the civil war.
Since the war ended on 15th January 1970, the killings of Biafrans by the Nigerian State has not abated, instead it has increased. And now the Boko Haram has emerged with its brand of Shite Islamic violence. Nigeria was forged together in 1914 and since then the majority Biafrans being Ibos have been constant targets of genocide and pogrom. It is time we the Biafran people be allowed to be independence as the people of South Sudan have been allowed to be independent. In order to make the world to understand the reason behind our action to Israel, we have informed the United States government of our intention to send the military trainees to Israel as purely defensive and not aggressive towards the Nigerian state or any one else.
We also believe that Iran is responsible for the terror activities of the Boko Haram. We therefore call on the International community through the offices of P5+1 and the IAEA to do all they can to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapon. Iran acquisition of Nuclear weapon is a direct threat to Israel security and we the Biafran people oppose Iran acquisition of nuclear weapon. The Republic of Biafra is an ally and supporter of Israel and therefore we shall maintain a very strong and special relationship with the Israelis and the Jewish people.
[size=14pt]The Great American Mass Shooting Festival Begins Next Week (Response from India)[/size]
Posted by Allen Montgomery
<NationalReport> Earlier this week, National Report published a story titled “The Assam Rape Festival In India Begins This Week” in an attempt to highlight the very serious issue of rape in India. While the story has led to all kinds of threats of violence against the author and site owner, criminal/legal action, etc., one group decided to pay us back in kind by highlighting our very serious issue of mass shootings and gun violence. Below is their response…touché:
Glendale, AZ: Excited Americans are thronging to the desert landscape of Glendale (Arizona) for the annual American Mass Shooting Festival about to begin next week. Americans, from all over the country, are descending to this city of over 200,000 to take part in this mega event that provides an opportunity to the great American people to exercise their God given, and constitutionally protected, right to bear and use arms. The organizers of the event, The Freedom Group, is hoping for record participation this year and there are expected to be more than 100,000 mass shooting during the week-long event. “Now that many of the soldiers are back from Iraq and Afghanistan, we are expecting heightened participation. We have special Iraq and Afghanistan themed shooting zones (we call them Enduring Freedom Zones) complete with women dressed in Burqa and children dressed in Kurta and Lungi” says Rice W. Means, the chief organizer of the event.
“After last years impressive performance by Adam Lanza at the Connecticut Mass Shooting games where he single handedly scored 26 hits within an hour, the pressure is high this year. Thankfully, I have my trusted Bushmaster with extra large capacity magazines. I think that just might do the trick” says John Porter, one of the participants who have been attending this event for 40 years. “I used to come here with my father and we had a great time shooting down those niggers. It was a great father son bonding moment for me when I helped my father score an entire nigger family, 4 points in the bag” says Porter who is here with his wife and spotter, Elizabeth Porter.
The Great American Mass shooting festival began in Colfax, Louisiana, in 1873 where Africans (and then not completely Americans) were hunted down by a jolly group of Americans just looking for a good time. Since then the tradition has continued and it is celebrated every year at a different American city. George Cordon, who has been preparing for this event for the whole year says “This is about freedom and the god given right to bear and use arms. I think had a good enough practice at Haditha (in Iraq where 24 unarmed men, women and children were killed in 2005 by American troops) and I will make every shot count. One shot one kill baby”.
22 year old Razia Hasan, a second generation American and one of the targets for this great American Festival, says that she survived the Fort Hood games in 2009 with only a bullet through her arm while her brother Asif received one 9mm round at the abdomen. Kim Su, a Chinese student at MIT and another of the targets, is preparing survival strategies with her Indian friend Milkha. “I think this is the price we have to pay for freedom. It is any day better than getting lynched by a random mob that thinks you are an Arab” says Milkha who habitually keeps a map of the world to explain to his American friends that India and Saudi Arabia are thousands of miles apart. “Reading maps is not one of their strong points. But they more than make up for it by blowing shit up” exclaims Kim.
“Our biggest attraction this year is the Bangalore Zone where laid off American IT workers, whose jobs have been Bangalored, can come and enjoy freedom by shooting Indians. We have the complete set up filled with people sitting at a PC or answering calls on a headset. Heck, we have even thrown in a cow and a beggar for good measure. Its the complete India experience for our customers” says Mark Schiender from Beretta Corp USA.
The United States has notoriously liberal gun control laws, and it has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world — an average of 88 per 100 people, according to a 2007 Small Arms Survey. America sees far more gun violence than countries in Europe, and Canada, India and Australia.When a person kills another in the United States, though, he or she generally uses a gun: 60 percent of U.S. homicides occur using a firearm, which is the 26th-highest rate in the world. (In other gun-permeated countries, such as Finland (45.3 guns per 100 people), only about 19 percent of homicides involve a firearm.
[b]Disclaimer: As you would have guessed this is a fake article. It is a response to this National Report article which says there is an annual mass rape festival in Assam (a state in India). The National Report article is supposed to be satire but it has taken satire way too far and beyond the limits of propriety. Also as you will notice, that article doesn’t anywhere mention it’s satire. I at least have decency to mention that this is fake.
I apologize for everything I have written above. It is despicable and making fun of deaths of innocents is unpardonable. I know that. And believe me when I say that we Indians too were equally shocked an distressed at the mass shooting at Sandy Hook. I think American Gun control laws should be tighter and taking cover behind the garb of the Second Amendment ain’t gonna cut it. I really do not understand why the average American needs any firearms, let alone automatics and snipers.
Similarly, we Indians are ashamed of the crimes against women that happen in India, be it rapes or domestic violence or the general lack of freedom many women face in their daily lives. We want a change in mindset but that doesn’t happen in a day or week or even a year. It takes time. That being said, we have had an woman Prime Minister as well as a woman President. The most powerful person in the country right now is also a woman, Sonia Gandhi. We have had female suffrage ever since independence. We have our problems and we are trying to deal with them.
Also if I may add, the place, Assam, mentioned in the National Report article, is a beautiful state in the northeast of India. It has a rich cultural tradition and it was one of the few places in India that held out against the British for the longest time. Incidentally, the first Assamese film, Joymoti, was about a brave woman named Soti Joymoti, the real story about an Ahom princess tortured and killed by the Ahom king Borphukan for refusing to betray her husband Gadapani by disclosing his whereabouts. Also the dowry system which plagues most of India is almost absent in Assam.
Assam is however a poor state. And an article that unnecessarily targets a state in the name of satire is going to severely harm the very little tourism traffic it gets. There are beautiful wild life sanctuaries is Assam, the Kaziranga National Park has the one horned rhino. Assam is a place of hills and valleys and rivers and a great culture.[/b]
Ishilove: Please tell me this is a joke... Please...
It is a sick joke. The story is not real. It is a satire by an american website to highlight incidents of rape in India. There have been protests and threats of court cases against the website in India.
An indian website has also written a story titled "The Great American Mass Shooting Festival Begins Next Week".
There was an attempt In the late 1990s and early 2000s to change the name back to the Lagos Stock Exchange and this was for two reasons.
1) There was an attempt, in the late 1990s, to move the Exchange to Abuja. This was during the era when General Abacha relocated the headquarters of most government institutions from Lagos to Abuja. The exchange in Lagos would have reverted to its former name, Lagos Stock Exchange, while the exchange in Abuja would have been called the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Some businessmen fought against this move and put pressure on the government to make the Abuja Exchange a commodities exchange. The Abuja Commodities and Securities Exchange was eventually opened in June 1998.
2) There was a school of thought that most of the anti-idemocratic and anti-federalism acts and laws of the military governments should be repealed. Such acts/laws included the derivation %, control of the fire service, liberalisation of the electricity and telecommunications sectors, etc. The campaign also included a call for the stock exchange to revert to its previous name.
Now, to the question of ghost towns. The question is, why should people move to the new city? What would attract them to. The new city? Cost of houses is an issue, but it is not the only issue. The problem of costs can be overcome if there is sufficient attraction to the city.
1) In the case of Abuja, it was the Federal Government. Civil servants and businessmen that had dealings with the FG had to bear the cost or find a way around it. The FG also built official quarters for some civil servants and politicians. Others, who were attracted by the initial population influx, came later.
2) In the case of the Badagry Energy City, it is the refinery and port. Oil workers, workers at the port, etc will need residences that are close to their offices. Others, who would be attracted by the initial population influx, will come later.
3) In the case of Lekki Phase 2, it is the refinery, airport, seaport and free trade zone.
4) In the case of Banana Island, it was initially the idea of an exclusive area with very good infrastructure. Airtel, Etisalat and others have also set up their head offices on the island.
5) In the case of Eko Atlantic City, they hope to attract major national and international companies and encourage them to set up their head offices there.
Banana Island is an artificial island in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Lagos Lagoon and attached to the North-Eastern Ikoyi Island by a dedicated road strip which is linked to the existing road network. The original Banana Island construction project entitled Lagoon City was the brainchild of the Late Chief Adebayo Adeleke, a University of London trained Civil Engineer (MICE), and CEO of City Property Development Ltd. Chief Adebayo Adeleke had originally commissioned a new urban development in Maroko, Victoria Island, but that project had been 'acquired' by the Lagos State government with no financial consideration paid. Following a lengthy 10 year court case, Lagos State government offered other parcels of land as consideration for the Maroko development.
Many scoffed at Chief Adeleke's decision to select the Ikoyi Island perimeter, however they were unable to appreciate the foresight of the Chief, who promptly engaged the Westminster Dredging Company to dredge the foreshore, and create six interlinked and symmetrical islands. Chief Adeleke was an exceptional Nigerian visionary and philanthropist, unconcerned with the usual wealth acquisition of many of his contemporaries. He wanted to create a development that would "Make Nigeria Proud", and engaged Minoru Yamasaki the architect of Manhattan's Twin Towers, to design replica twin towers as the flagship iconic buildings on the main island.
To complete the Lagoon City concept, Chief Adeleke planned an aesthetic design including a City Airport, which was a vision conceived long before the London Docklands Development, London City Airport, Dubai's Palm Islands or Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport.
Unfortunately for the Chief, as soon as he had reclaimed the land and the brilliance of the idea was unveiled, others were determined to wrestle the land from him, and the project was 'acquired' again with no consideration being paid to City Property Development Limited. The 'acquisition' is currently being challenged in various courts, and there are Caveat Emptor warnings in place to warn prospective buyers that their investment could be at risk in future. There is also litigation pending in the UK and European courts regarding this matter.
The subsequent developers were principally interested in maximising the yield of the land at the expense of the aesthetic innovative design foreseen by Chief Adebayo Adeleke. Consequently the land was filled in to create a banana shaped island, which has resolutely failed to achieve any international iconic architectural acclaim.
However, Banana Island has the highest rent rate and sales proposal amount in Nigeria. Mike Adenuga and Iyabo Obasanjo are two examples of some of the most prominent members of Nigerian high society who call Banana Island home. It was constructed by HiTech, the construction arm of the Chagoury Group and is a joint venture with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.[1][2]
The banana-shaped Island is approximately 1,630,000 square metres in size (less than a square mile) and is divided into 536 plots (of between 1000 and 4000 square metres in size) mainly arranged along cul-de-sacs, so designed to enhance the historically residential nature of Ikoyi.[1] Residents are provided world class utilities including underground electrical systems (versus the overhead cabling common throughout Lagos), an underground water supply network, a central sewage system and treatment plant, and street lighting and satellite telecommunications networks.[3]
The Island had been planned in two phases: The Commercial side, which would cater for businesses, offices, multi - purpose dwellings, shops and other commercial venture capital projects. The other side of the Island is purely residential, whereby dwellings cannot go over 3 storeys high.
The developers also intend to develop a main piazza, a club-house, a primary and secondary school, a fire and police station and a medical clinic. They are also negotiating to build a 5-star hotel on the island, along with an array of smaller Guest Houses. Banana Island is also the location of the headquarters of Etisalat Telecoms company and Telemedical giant Rich and Poor Enterprises Medical owned by Dr Ade O. Adewuya. There are many other unknown entrepreneurs who also contributing to the development with magnifcent buildings and on the commercial side, they have several large offices offering employment.
I took a look at the link, remembered the anti-spam bot and decided not to post it.
LAGOS ENERGY CITY (PORT & REFINERY)
Lagos, Nigeria – APM Terminals and its consortium partners have announced plans to develop a new greenfield mega-port project and Free Trade Zone at Badagry in Nigeria’s Lagos State, 55 km (34 miles) west of Apapa and the Port of Lagos on the Benin-Lagos Expressway.
At full build-out, the deep-water full-service port will be one of the largest in Africa with 7 km of quay and 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of dedicated yard, and will include state-of the art facilities for container, bulk, liquid bulk, Ro/Ro and general cargo as well as oil and gas operations support and a barge terminal. Plans for the adjoining Badagry Free Trade Zone will include a power plant, oil refinery, industrial park and warehousing and Inland Container Deport functions. The first phase of the project is scheduled to open in 2016.
Prediction: The strange creature with the long name, or its alternate moniker with the hyphenated name, will soon arrive to spam and derail this thread.
Lagos Energy City is being conceived as Africa's first fully integrated business and residential center for Oil and Gas Industry, providing world class office facilities executive residences, schools, sports club, medical facilities and retail centers.
The energy efficient designs for infrastructure and utilities as well as each residential unit will be environmentally friendly as it is being designed under the Green Integrated Utility System model.
Located 50 km west of Lagos, Nigeria in Badagry, the Energy City will be the bench mark for New Community development. The ten lanes Lagos-Semi Highway linking Lagos to the Republic of Benin divides the 760 hectare land into two separate sites.
Politics › Re: Go And Die - Oshiomole Tells A Widow! by naptu2: 5:37pm On Nov 28, 2013
