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At least him try well well.

As we speak, Buhari can't even boost of any thing tangible for his 1 year in office rather than fuel scarcity, power failure, lies and fake anti corruption fight that they have been trying Saraki for almost 1 year now for an offence that's very clear he committed.

Wike did alot in 100 days in office
Abia Gov same thing
Akwa Ibom same
Cross River same
Lagos same

Anambra has built more than 5 bridges in just 2 years

To me only 2 years is now left in this regime because everybody knows that last year they are mainly diverted because of election issues.

Lie wey go kill bloggers still dey gym house. So somebody bring ladder climb up for broad day light cum carry spanner dey loose transformer abi?

Sometimes we might hear about an affair of our lady outside our relationship through friends and rumours, but confirming the real thing from your lady is what actually makes a man's soul out of his body and if you can't control yourself for that period you might end up just like Teebillz who almost jump into Lagoon just for that simple answer he got.

That pictorial description that may have happened between Teebillz and Tiwa can actually kill the confidence of a man in 2 seconds no matter how strong you are. Lolz

Do you still blame Teebillz after this? Lolz

Na lie. You go edit yourself for computer come dey show us here all because you saw one topic like dis yesterday enter front page, you go create your own today to enter front page too. Is this now the new trend of entry front page? No more snake, olajomoke, 10 things people do or Totoh Dikeh.

Non be small matter

gebest:
Oshiobaba dont worry u will not die yet until u are 120 years, u really tried alot in edo state, d truth be told.

Try for where?

All these are just to blackmail the deputy "Odubu" because he is among the top contestant for APC governorship election.

Its going to be a big blow on Oshiomole if he forcefully impose his candidate on APC. Oshiomole is afraid of a free and fair primary election in APC becos he knows his candidate for the job "Obaseki" won't even get 20% of the delegates for the primary election.

Though that won't stop them from loosing even if the field anybody.

Them don start again. Counter and denial

Nelkoko:
And u xpect us to believe dat rubbish.... Him know How many pple dey visit a day? Pple go just open dia mouth talk rubbish make dem say dem dey work.

rexel99:
The elections are over, you guys should get to work. All this noise and propaganda is useless

Thank you my broda. But next time where you stated " u expect us to believe that rubbish" you replace with "you expect sensible ones to believe that rubbish" because even if they say Jonathan was giving out $1million per citizen during his administration the zombies and Buhari blind followers will still believe and adhere to it.

APC, PDP set politics aside to honour Bishop

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) set politics aside, Friday, as top gladiators of both parties stormed the St Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City, to honour Most Rev. Dr Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of Benin Catholic Archdiocese on his 10th Episcopal ordination anniversary celebration.

The APC was led by the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and had Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Deputy Governor Pius Odubu, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, Edo State APC Chairman, among others in the church while the PDP was led by the party’s former BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih and had Mr Dan Orbih, Edo State PDP Chairman, Chief Tom Ikimi among others in the church.

The sitting arrangement was mixed as politics was completely set aside. The Governor sat next to Chief Anenih who sat next to Mr Orbih who sat next to Chief Odigie-Oyegun. The political rivals exchanged pleasantries and complimentaries.

Edo State Governor, who was Special Guest called on Catholic Bishops and other clergy to continue to pray for Nigerian leaders so that their decisions and actions would reflect the teachings of Christ and induce greater advantage for Nigerians.

He said, “allow me to say, that we in government need more of your prayers. I wish to use this privilege of being here to appeal to Catholic Bishops to continue to pray for Nigeria as you have always done, and in particular ask God in His infinite mercy and powers to touch our hearts, as public officers who are entrusted with the resources of our great country, that we may always remember that the privileges we exercise, the powers we purport to possess, is not of our merit but of the grace of our Lord, and in exercising those powers, that we may do so in a way that reflects the teachings of Christ, so that Nigeria and Nigerians shall benefit from the decisions we take every minute, every hour, every day, every year.”

He congratulated the Archbishop of Benin Catholic Archdiocese on the 10th anniversary of his Episcopal ordination, saying “let me on behalf of myself, my family, the government and the good people of Edo State congratulate my lord on this occasion. Sir, I want to give thanks to God for sending you to us to bring us closer to Him. I can testify, as someone who has had the rare privilege of meeting, associating and having conversations with you on a variety of issues, and I am humbled by your uncommon humility, calmness and warmth.

“I think we all have every reason to give thanks to God for what He has used Your Grace to do in this State for our people, and even the support we have enjoyed from you in government. Just to say that we in Edo State are honoured to have the privilege of playing host to so many catholic bishops from around the country and several other clergy from various parts of the country.”

The ceremony was attended by people from all walks of life including the John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Bishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie Oyegun, Edo State chairman of APC, Mr. Anslem Ojezua, the State Deputy Governor, Dr Pius Odubu, former BOT Chairman of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, PDP Chairman, Edo State, Mr Dan Orbih, among others.

Where is acclaimed almighty Fashola now?

Can you imagine I paid tru bank and took it to FRSC, they almost frustrated me. They said I should provide driving school certificate, blood group test and some stuffs, after suffering to get all these, 6 good months they non call me for capture.

After 6 months, went to there office and met one of the official and complained all he told me was I should write formally to them. I called another official and explain he told me to do another one and this time do it manually (that means I have to pay cash to them and the manual is more expensive) and as a sharp guy I understood. I have to pay another 12k cash to him and he told me to come for capture the next day without even asking for those driving school certificate and blood group.

Lo and behold. My name was called the next day and I captured and 2nd surprising thing was I received a text in two weeks time to come and collect d driver licence.

Those guys will fustrate you if they arent gaining anything. So from this my experience you expect me to follow due process in Nigeria? Lie lie

rusher14:
The REC appears blameless but one cannot tell if a further case is still in court.

http://thenationonlineng.net/alleged-n15m-bribe-yobe-rec-refuses-to-testify-at-tribunal/

Can you just listen to yourself? All these zombies ehhhh

rusher14:
Name and link reporting said story.

Dey chop the links

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/tribunal-admits-n15m-bribe-exhibits-against-yobe-rec/

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191577-fayose-challenges-buhari-to-prosecute-yobe-rec-for-allegedly-taking-n15m-bribe.html

www.post-nigeria.com/how-buhari-ignored-yobe-state-bribery-scandal/

One INEC commisioner from the North (Yobe State presicely) was caught last year but till today they never brought up that case because it was an APC state and they were involve. EFCC is a tool of the presidency for perceive opposition and enemy I swear.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/tribunal-admits-n15m-bribe-exhibits-against-yobe-rec/

www.post-nigeria.com/how-buhari-ignored-yobe-state-bribery-
scandal/

@Senator Kabir Garba Marafa, if una dey share money and pass stupid laws to enrich urselves, u dey call Nigerians? So is now you know the citizens you govern have a say?

Saraki worst pass wahala I swear. When you get him here, he create anoda exit and confusion. Only 1 man dey handle and give Tinubu and Buhari headache and corner 90% of senators to himself. I fear dis man.

#220 at Eleme junction, #230 at School Road. Elelenwo. Total and Forte Oil selling normal price (86.50) in Aba Road but it will take you 3 days to get fuel there.

That school is a private University own by Oshiomole and built with government funds. It's a Public Private Partnership (PPP) where the private investor invested 70% and State 30%. When he successfully install his puppet into power they will sell the remaining 30% off to the private investor which is the same Oshiomole.

Oshiomole is the greatest scam ever in Nigeria.

Everyday with different lies. Also tell us who are behind those black out that has been happening in Nigeria everyday. So he went to PHCN control room and off it?

Have you noticed that the blame game has shifted from Jonathan of recent?

Where are we heading to with this APC govt, with response from the tweet they ought to know Nigerians aren't smiling.

Bag of pure water = #200
Fuel= #300 (with abeg)
Bag of Rice = #17k
Big rubber of Garri = #2500
Even Buka restaurant = From #250 to #350.

Infact everything has increased by more than 50%

You know the worst? They still wanna cut the 18,000 minimum wage so that workers can't survive again, company sacking and short paying and state governments owing months of salaries.

Things werent bad during PDP era but Instead of taking all these as there major priority, they are checking spellings on billboard.

I have never for once commented on artist and some attention seeking mofools instagram or facebook pages and it still surprise me how someone won't try and ignore stupid posts like this and make her look foolish after 6 hours of no single comment on her Facebook.

You see the reason why Nigeria politicians will rather sacrifice or kill the whole citizens they want to govern just to be a governor or public seat holder?

They are all after the enumerate benefit attributed to the offices.

After 6 months of looking for saints as ministers, these are the set of thieves Mr.integrity offered Nigerians and zombies will still be chasing and praising him.

drss:
d kind beaten wey APC go suffer in d hands of edo citizens come september dis year dey rest for himalaya mountain.
d go n die gov don turn himself emperor ova edo pipul.

We will Bury APC in Edo state totally. Those with Oshiomole are pretenders for now and you will see there true color weeks to elections as they will all leave him there alone.

And these are the same set of people that took Buhari 6 months to select. #APCSCAM

They are already fighting there selves

lol

Where it's even worst is, from the article, it is a PPA project. 70% owned by invisible private investor (which might be the same Oshiomole) and 30% Edo state owned. There plan is after his tenure and if he successfully install his puppet (Obaseki), the state government under Obaseki will sell off the 30% shares of the state government to the invisible private investors. #APCSCAM

PDP-EDO-2016

Francis Akhigbe

We refer to the newspaper adverts in February for vacancies for academic and non-academic staff as well admission into degree programmes for 2015/2016 academic session of Edo University, Iyamo, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. It would have been a thing of joy that another university has been added to the existing tertiary institutions in Edo State. But considering the present financial position of the state government and the total neglect of the already existing government tertiary

institutions, one can only conclude that the establishment of Edo University, Iyamo, is not just uncalled for, it is retrogressive, untimely, a misplacement of priority and meant to serve the personal interest of the Comrade Governor. The establishment of the university is another of the several deceitful ways that the Comrade Governor has worked out.

Presently, Edo State has a university (Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma); School of Technology and Management Sciences, Usen; College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi; Michael Imoudu Institute of Physical Education, Afuze; School of Health Technology, Benin City; College of Education (Tayo Akpata University of Education), Ekiadolor; College of Education, Igueben; and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Benin City.

Apart from these state-owned tertiary institutions, there are federal institutions like the University of Benin (Uniben); Federal Polytechnic, Auchi; Federal Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi; and some privately-owned ones such as Igbinedion University, Okada; Benson Idahosa University; Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa; Shaka Polytechnic; and Light House Polytechnic all in Edo State.

For a governor to even contemplate establishing another university where you already have five, three Polytechnics, two Colleges of Education, five Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, one School of Physical Education, one Institute of Construction Technology means that the governor not only lacks direction and focus, but is also clannish, wasteful and insensitive to the needs of the people.
As at today, all Edo State Government-owned tertiary institutions are glorified secondary schools as a result of lack of adequate funding, facilities and personnel. The few capable hands in the government that would have been able to make the education sector work are not allowed to display their competence in the day-to-day running of the administration, and this is not surprising. What do you expect from an administration where the governor functions not only as the overall chief executive, but also as secretary to the state government, head of service, commissioner, accountant-general, auditor-general, and even the head of boards of parastatals?

In all the tertiary institutions owned by Edo State Government, there are no viable projects that can be credited to the present state government.

When the management of Ambrose Alli University requested N1.26 billion from Edo State Government for the accreditation of all the courses in the university and upgrade of teaching facilities, Oshiomhole gave out a paltry N120 million. As at today, all the courses in education at AAU failed accreditation and those that were fully accredited before now have been reduced to the status of interim accreditation as a result of lack of facilities and manpower. Since he became governor of Edo State, no employment or replacement has been done in the university to fill the existing vacancies.

For the state government to establish a new university where the existing tertiary institutions are in shambles and staff salaries and allowances not paid as and when due is callous. These institutions have no potable water, no in-service training for teaching staff and no scholarship and bursary provided for Edo students.

Edo people, especially those from the Central senatorial district where AAU is located, are not taken aback by the lukewarm attitude of the governor towards the institution. He had done virtually everything humanly possible to move the university to his home town, Iyamo, but for the resistance of influential personalities from that senatorial district.

When Oshiomhole concluded the plan to establish a university in Iyamo because of his inability to move Ambrose Alli University there, he knew that it would not receive accolades from Edo people. In his crafty nature, he came up with two executive bills to the House of Assembly. One was to upgrade the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to the status of a university to be known as Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor, and the other bill was to establish a new one to be known as Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzairue. It is pertinent to note here that there is no particular town or village called Uzairue. Uzairue is a clan that has about 11 villages or towns, among them are Jattu, Iriaokhor, Afashio, Afunwa and Iyamo. In terms of population and size, Iyamo is the smallest, but that is the Comrade Governor’s village and where he chose to site the university.

Oshiomhole knew this very well, but he deliberately put Uzairue in order to douse tension or criticisms that would have trailed the siting of the university in his village. He later sent another bill to the House of Assembly seeking to amend the act establishing the Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzairue, to Edo State University of Science and Technology, Iyamo-Uzairue (Estako West II). Within 48 hours, the amendment bill was passed into law and the university became known as Edo State University of Science and Technology, Iyamo.

In an advertorial on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 for vacancies for academic and non-academic staff and admission into degree programmes, the name was no longer Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzairue, or Edo State University of Science and Technology, Iyamo, as amended but Edo University, Iyamo. The question, is when was it amended from Edo State University of Science and Technology, Iyamo, to Edo University, Iyamo? This is another deceit by the Comrade Governor. As it stands now, Edo University, Iyamo, could be considered illegal and all actions pertaining to it null and void because there is no act establishing it. It is, therefore, advisable that those that may apply for job or admission there hold on for now so that they would not be defrauded or duped.

From the outset, the Comrade had no intention to upgrade the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to a university status. The bills for the upgrade and for the establishment of a new university were passed on March 24, 2014 by the House of Assembly and the governor did not assent to the bills differently but at the same time. How come that the Iyamo University that had no single block on ground is now ready for academic activities while the so-called University of Education(AKA: Tayo Akpaka University of Education) Ekiadolor, with existing facilities, teaching and non-teaching staff listed for upgrading, has not been able to take off as a university? Very curious circumstances that only Oshiomhole is in a better position to explain.

Since Oshiomhole changed the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor, nothing has been done to reflect a university status. There are no capital projects in the institution and for the past six years, though provision has always been made in the annual budget for the college, there has been no release of the funds.

The school has a wage bill of about N86 million monthly but the monthly subvention given by the state government is N66 million, a clear shortfall of N20 million. How would one then expect the school to survive or the workers to function efficiently when they are owed salaries and allowances? The school authority deserves commendation for being able to forge ahead in spite of inadequate funding, lack of manpower and dilapidated facilities. It may interest Edo people to know that all the tertiary institutions in Edo State are on half subvention, hence academic activities in them are barely standard.

Referring to the passing of the Edo University of Science and Technology, Uzairue, bill, Oshiomhole was quoted to have said, “Until we have a country where the governor’s child can go to a public school, then we have not gotten there.” This was another deceit that it was a public university, whereas one of the clauses of the executive bill reads, “The Edo University of Science and Technology, Uzairue, which will operate as Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, fee-paying university will be self –sustaining and charge economic fee necessary to sustain competitive international standard.” Public Private Partnership means that the university would be managed by the state government and private investors. There is an allegation that the state government has 35 per cent interest while the private investors have 65 per cent interest in the university. Edo people would want to know who these private investors are. Speculations are rife that there is a grand design to collapse the 35 per cent into shares of the private investor thereby making it a full blown private university.

The billions of naira so far sunk into the building of the university are more than enough to upgrade all the existing Edo State Government tertiary institutions to international standard. For Edo people not to know the contract sum and also to deprive many capable contractors of bidding, Oshiomhole adopted the Restriction Tendering Method.
In this year’s budget, N1.2 billion (about 10%) was earmarked for Edo University, Iyamo, from the total budget of N13.64 billion for the education sector.

Without doubt, the contract sums are in billions of naira and highly inflated. We challenge the comrade governor for the sake of transparency and accountability to explain to Edo people the actual amount for the projects, who are the private investors and how much the private partners have invested in these projects.

As said earlier, the establishment of the university is a misplacement of priority and meant to serve the personal interest of the Comrade Governor. If Oshiomhole was sincere in equitable distribution of social amenities, why did he put the university in Iyamo, his home town, which is just about five kilometres away from the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi? Why did he not upgrade Michael Imoudu Institute of Physical Education, Afuze, to the status of a university? Why did he not establish the university in the neighbouring Akoko-Edo, which presently has no tertiary institution? Is Oshiomhole saying that Owan and Akoko-Edo people do not deserve a fair share of the dividends of democracy or is it the Comrade’s own way of telling them that they are not politically relevant in Edo State? How can it be imagined or said that Edo State Government has three universities offering the same courses? The truth is that Oshiomhole’s purpose for Edo University is to extinguish Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma,and to make sure that the College of Education, Ekiadolor, he upgraded to a university does not see the light of day.

The Iyamo university scheme, like the Airport Road project where undisclosed billions of naira was spent on a 6.7 km road, is another conduit pipe for siphoning the state’s scarce resources. For Edo people who the governor has kept in pains of high taxation and other unholy financial assaults, it is time to act and act right.

––Akhigbe, a public analyst, writes in from Benin City

www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/03/the-ironies-of-oshiomholes-iyamo-university/

Na everyday them dey visit IDP camps. Joblessness.

Just when you think Mama Kelechi is cheating you on the price of
Garri and you vex comot go buy for Mama Chidi store and you met
the price double of Mama kelechi's own and you have no other
option than to buy for that price because shame non go let you go
back 2 Mama kelechi shop. That's exactly where we are now in
Nigeria.

PDP non good we use our hand run enter APC to reverse back now
is a problem.

fitzmayowa:
PMB has gone to amelika to get the blueprint to rescue us...
Source: Zoombie

lol. Terrible my broda

Just when you think Mama Kelechi is cheating you on the price of Garri and you vex comot go buy for Mama Chidi store and you met the price double of Mama kelechi's own and you have no other option than to buy for that price because shame non go let you go back 2 Mama kelechi shop. That's exactly where we are now in Nigeria.

PDP non good we use our hand run enter APC to reverse back now is a problem.

Mine from 3k to 6k within a month and was surprise they billed me 10k for march. Only God knows how much they will bill for April. What pains me most is paying what you aren't consuming.