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Pets / Pls Help Identified This Female Dog. by ninjasta: 9:34pm On Jul 04, 2017
pls i need some information on this female breed dog. she just delivered her first puppies of 3litters ......


finding some hiccups uploading the pictures pic soon

Pets / Re: Flies On My Dog!! by ninjasta: 6:51pm On Jun 12, 2017
Use red palm oil on him
Massage his body with some oil
Thank me later

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Politics / Re: 3 Months Ultimatum: Reno Omokri Mocks Northern Youths, Praises Nnamdi Kanu by ninjasta: 4:35am On Jun 08, 2017
influence
but why the igbos in the north never return to their village when kanu orders dem b/4
where is the influence?

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Agriculture / Re: Please What Could Be Killing My Chickens? by ninjasta: 1:32pm On Jun 06, 2017
tasho105:
I lost almost 35 broilers of 6 wks old in the past one week due to cossidiosis.Pls what can I do to protect another batch of 50 2 weeks old broilers from this deadly disease.what drug is best to fight cossidiosis?

give them gumboro vaccine after a week then newcastle vaccine

if you want to go organic squiz aloe vera leaf in their drink for three days ,mix dry pawpaw leaf in their feed {withdrawal period defend on you}
always keep bitterleaf for cocci
Agriculture / Re: Please What Could Be Killing My Chickens? by ninjasta: 10:13am On Jun 06, 2017
kayo80:


Which breed of chickens did you mix the Noilers with? Or were they alone in the cage?

i only keep noilers in the cage before the NEWCASTLE attack
i call my vet doctor ,and he confirm a newcastle

my Advise to all those that want to keep noilers is....
NOILERS can be deceptively healthy from week1 to week 3 and are very resistive to diseases ,but from week4 to week6 be carefull if you didnt vaccinate them gumboro or newcastle like i said before newcastle can wipe out the whole farm in 48hrs

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Agriculture / Re: Please What Could Be Killing My Chickens? by ninjasta: 5:57am On Jun 05, 2017
bros its NEWCASTLE
if you look well you will see white poo
as you know newcastle is stubborn it cause almost 100% motrlity and its effect with 24hrs
i suggest you look for strong antibiotic +virucine, remove the birds and disinfect the cage with diluted Hypo and wait.

i once put 50noilers, at about 5weeks this disease attack it only leave 18 female bird for me all within48 hrs

sorry4 d loss but remember to always vaccinate against gumboro, newcastle

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Romance / Re: Meet The Sex Robot Harmony Who Is On Sale For £11,700 by ninjasta: 5:16pm On May 15, 2017
Do not keep knife near this thing,
she may sensor it and grab it...the rest is story
Crime / Re: Nigerian Man Caught In Malta With 50 Capsules Of Cocaine by ninjasta: 3:53pm On May 04, 2017
HAUSA AND DRUG PUSHING ARE LIKE

Politics / Re: Dino Melaye's Ex Classmates Visit Him At The National Assembly (Photos) by ninjasta: 5:01pm On Mar 29, 2017

Politics / How President Buhari Was Poisoned by ninjasta: 11:25am On Mar 21, 2017
…As investigation reportedly commences
…Former Nigerian leader(s), some top northern elements, Emir(s), Shiite figures fingered
…Fears heightened over Buhari’s chances of surviving poison effect

BY TUKUR MAMU

Until the day President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to London for 10 days medical vacation, very few privileged Nigerians knew what exactly prompted his sudden and largely unprepared journey to the UK. But is it clear to those that are privy to some pieces of information regarding his health that the president, like many others in his age, is having some health challenges even before becoming the president and has been visiting the United Kingdom from time to time for medical evaluation and treatment.

DESERT HERALD can report that his condition since then has been very stable, manageable and not life threatening. According to a credible insider Mr. Buhari’s known sickness then was prostate cancer, a common disease among men of his age. Prostate cancer is cancer (abnormal growth) of the prostate gland in men; sometimes, this situation requires surgery. In Radical Prostatectomy, the surgeon addresses the prostate cancer by removing the entire prostate gland. This surgery can be performed in many ways, such as laparoscopically (minimally-invasive), traditional open surgery, or using robots during the surgery. In all these variations, incisions are made in the patient’s body, and the prostate gland is removed. Even after removing it patients require periodic medical checkups and medications.

BUHARI’S RETURN

It was a big sigh of relief to many Nigerians particularly admirers of Mr. Buhari when he returned to the country after fifty days in the UK attending to his health. Apart from some occasional unnecessary publicity that made the issue controversial, those that manage issues of his health at the UK under Mamman Daura did a very good job not only for creating suspense in the minds of particularly critics and those that might be after his life but for resisting the pressure that the president must speak directly to the nation or to convince the nation that all is well with the No.1 citizen.

While Mr. Buhari appeared highly emaciated on return recently, fueling speculation that he is far from recovery, his appearance Monday the day he resumed after resting during the weekend at the Villa has comforted many skeptical Nigerians that all is now well with the president.

Is everything well with the president now or he is still in a fragile situation? Is he likely to survive whatever sickness that is affecting him?

THE THREATS AGAINST BUHARI

It is obvious that Mr. Buhari has either underestimated the extent of those he became a threat to can go in attempts to frustrate or even destroy him, or he has taken so many things for granted. He might also have entrusted sensitive responsibilities in people that either lack sufficient knowledge of their jobs or those than can easily be used and compromised. Clearly, the threats are many and from all directions. Many of them are avoidable and would have prevented unnecessary distraction from the mission and vision he set for himself to achieve as a president. First, there is the Shiite issue and the Iranian connection. For those that know the Shiites, it’s ideology, connection, cult like followership and influence in almost every part of the Nigerian society, the Zaria killings would have been prevented by all means while the aftermath that saw the arrest of its leader and many others wouldn’t have been so mismanaged at the instance of the president.

While the Shiite issue has become a serious national security dilemma, the approach of the president and the government’s handling of the massacre of its members and the continued incarceration of its spiritual leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, despite court orders according to many will not in any way solve the problem especially for a government that has a mandate of only four years and maximum of eight years if and when re-elected. The government appears to be in a dilemma on the issue of El-Zakzaky because the Shiite leader according to credible sources was badly manhandled and now almost incapacitated. The fear of releasing El-Zakzaky and seeing him in his new look and what it may trigger among his followers is also an issue of concern for the Federal Government while the Shiite movement has undoubtedly become a serious national security issue and a time bomb. The Iranian Government is clearly not happy with President Buhari on El-Zakzaky and the handling of the Shiite issue in Nigeria.

The second factor that exposes Mr. Buhari to danger is his anti-corruption crusade. Though noble l and highly commendable, his detractors mostly the powerful corrupt elements read betrayal and vendetta in it. They said the president had during the campaign promised to draw the lines in his anti-corruption war and concentrate from where he starts but failed to do so on assumption of office, extending the fight against corruption to the immediate past regime of Mr. Goodluck Jonathan. They said while the arms probe has affected many, those close to the president like the minister of interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau (rtd), were not affected thereby reading selectivity and vendetta. Casualties of the anti-corruption war like Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Air Marshal Alex Bade, Dame Patience Jonathan and many others are so powerful, connected and rich and hence pose a threat to Mr. Buhari. They know the secrets of the Villa more than the present occupants.

The issue of Nnamdi Kanu, his continued incarceration and the ambition of many politicians particularly those demonstrating ‘loyalty’ to the president and hoping to benefit if he dies are also factors of threat against Mr. Buhari.

THE VISIT OF BISHOP JUSTIN WELBY TO BUHARI

Even though there were insinuations that President Buhari might have been poisoned, it remains speculative as there is no official confirmation to that. The doctors at the United Kingdom, DESERT HERALD can reveal, had done so much and have tried their best to the almost unconscious Buhari. While the president and some selected members of his inner caucus, precisely Mallam Mamman Daura, were said to have been informed and are aware of what actually happened, credible sources confided in this medium that the visit of the world leader of the Anglican Church and Bishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to Mr. Buhari a day before he arrives Nigeria is not just an ordinary visit for felicitation and goodwill as reported in the media. The source told DESERT HERALD that Bishop Welby, who is reportedly highly connected in the British intelligence community and allegedly an agent of MI6 has confirmed to Buhari during his visit that he was indeed poisoned. The poison, according to medical sources, is enough to kill the president or make him permanently incapacitated. His survival to date is like a miracle to even his doctors.

DESERT HERALD was told that the president is not yet free from danger and that some of the powerful gladiators in the country, especially some that might be connected to the poison conspiracy directly or indirectly, are fully aware and keenly following up developments. President Buhari after his arrival left no one in doubt that he will be frequenting London to attend to his health which suggests the gravity of the illness. While the same source confided that apart from the prostate cancer, Buhari had lately developed other illnesses which DESERT HERALD cannot mention now because it could not verify it as at the time of going to press. Experts interviewed by this paper said even if Buhari is suffering from other life threatening disease(s) it is highly unlikely with the quality of medical attention he is receiving to be in the terrible condition he was while in London.
In the cause of our investigation some of those close to the president have attributed his fallen health to a prolonged heart disease, while others said he also has a lever problem which they said was the reason why Buhari undergo blood transfusion at the UK and that he may require more in the future. Some have confided that he has been using a heart support device called pacemaker for sometime. A pacemaker is a small device that’s placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. The device uses low-energy electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are used to treat arrhythmias. Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.

Heart, lever and even kidney patients often undergo blood transfusion as Buhari did.
Many people who have surgery need blood transfusions because they lose blood during their operations. For example, about one-third of all heart surgery patients have a transfusion. Whether Buhari’s case has anything to do with any of the above diseases will be left for unfolding developments and investigations to determine, but what is almost certain for now is the conspiracy of alleged poisoning which DESERT HERALD is reporting.

HOW BUHARI WAS REPORTEDLY POISONED

The Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, under Mr. Buhari’s presidency is the most vulnerable in recent history of the nation and perhaps one of the most exposed in the whole world. The tight security at the entrance gate and the protocol associated with its entry might be just deceptive and notwithstanding. In today’s Villa the cabal or the power brokers around Mr. Buhari are so hugely divided and in intense rivalry. The rivalry is so dirty, often embarrassing and unprecedented in the history of Nigeria. The victim is always the president. The powerful side of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari is determined to be relevant and always active while the other side controlled by Mamman Daura is doing all it could not only to suppress the limit of Aisha but to watch at her closely. The First Lady had reportedly attacked and challenged Mr. Daura several times and at one time even threw banana and oranges at him in the presence of her seemingly helpless husband. Those close to Aisha Buhari confided in this reporter that she is accusing Mr. Daura of trying to destroy the image of her husband, distancing him from those hitherto close to him, using his influence as a conduit pipe and spying on her. Our informant confided that if not because of the wisdom and patience demonstrated by Mr. Buhari even before travelling to the UK and the possible political implication, he would have divorced his wife since then.

The presidency is exposed to many visitors every day. Many of such visits are not actually official but on either appointment with the First Lady, Mr. Daura or even the people close to them that were accommodated in the Villa obviously for the wrong reasons. Relatives of the First Lady, her associates or the likes of one Musa Daura, Tunde etc are not only residing in the Villa but often invite whoever they wish to visit them as well without recourse to obvious security implication. While from the surface Mr. President seems very secured and well protected, he is perhaps the most exposed president that can easily be harmed at the slightest opportunity because of the above shortcomings. And those close to the president seem to have forgotten that many before now have studied the Villa like a science and they will stop at nothing using whatever they can afford as a tool of compromise to ensure that the president is no more. Certainly, Mr. Buhari has become a big threat to many unscrupulous and corrupt Nigerians. His continued survival or being active at the helm of affairs is one issue they will live to fight with their blood.

And they took maximum advantage to hit back at the visionary and patriotic President Buhari. It is almost similar to the circumstances that led to the assassination of late Premier of the defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello. The army then in Kaduna under late General Hassan Usman Katsina as the GOC was so relaxed and couldn’t read between the lines when Major Nzeugwu mobilized cadets from the NDA, attacked Sardauna in his house and killed him and his wife. The north or Sardauna then had the upper hand because the entire garrison command is under a northerner and a Muslim but he (Hassan Usman Katsina) was overrun by cadets in a wrong place and unprepared and so had to accept the killing of his kinsman and taking over of the government. Hassan Katsina, like some of those close to Buhari today, had taken so much for granted and eventually paid for it.

From what was revealed to DESERT HERALD, Mr. Buhari as usual had a long discussion with his confident and uncle, Mamman Daura, that faithful day. The source confided that when he left Mr. Daura, he proceeded straight to his apartment to sleep. The president was said to have put on the AC in his room himself as he retires to bed. As soon as the AC started, apparently after inhaling the air, Mr. Buhari started coughing profusely and was eventually vomiting blood and suddenly unconscious. That was how the journey to the UK was hurriedly arranged according to an impeccable insider. Mr. Daura was reportedly so confused, devastated and couldn’t believe it when he was informed.

DESERT HERALD was told that the plot was indeed a poison targeted at killing the president. This reporter further learnt that the actual perpetrators might have gotten some officers at the Maintenance Department of the Villa compromised. It was suspected that through the Maintenance Department and during its routine maintenance work, the cylinder of the President’s AC was replaced with a toxic and poisonous one. The type of the poison that was used was said to have been detected in Mr. Buhari’s lever by the doctors at the UK during their investigation. If this latest information and ongoing investigation prove right the claim of poisoning, the DSS, the Army and several others in the Villa will be indicted and will have so much to explain. The issue is also raising serious questions about the competence and commitment of some of those appointed by Mr. Buhari. His SA Domestic, one Sarki Abba for example, is also at the centre of the alleged negligence, incompetence and ineptitude. Sarki Abba, from what DESERT HERALD gathered, is a godson of the late Salihijo of the defunct PTF. He was with President Buhari since the death of his boss, Mr. Salihijo and had since then became close to him. Presidency sources told DESERT HERALD that the position of SA Domestic was a very sensitive one and that apart from giving it to a trusted person, experience and competence in handling such job is very important.

MAJOR HAMZA AL-MUSTAPHA AS A FACTOR OF UNRAVELLING THE ACTUAL TRUTH

As efforts are reportedly being made by the presidency to unearth the serious security breach at the Villa and to thoroughly investigate the poison conspiracy with a view to determining the executors and actual sponsors, the name of late General Sani Abacha’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), DESERT HERALD was told, was strongly suggested to lead such investigation. Our source revealed that a very keen Al-Mustapha, a respected and highly gifted personality in the intelligence community, has been contacted. Apart from his knowledge of the Villa, Major Al-Mustapha knows very well the politics, conspiracies and intricacies associated with the seat of power. Already DESERT HERALD was informed that amongst those that were either fingered or suspected of having a hand in the alleged poison conspiracy and are said to be under investigation is a foreign country (name withheld), an influential Islamic sect whose loyal members are within the presidency, the DSS, the military, police and in fact virtually in every key and important government institution in the country. Also, former president(s), some retired army officers, some northern elites and certain Emirs from the north were equally fingered as alleged sponsors of the plot.

DESERT HERALD has reliably gathered that an important document at the Maintenance Department reportedly requested by investigators, which would have assisted them to determine the identity of the culprits that carried out maintenance of the AC that day, is now missing. The book called maintenance register carries information on staff on duty, their movement on maintenance and the day they carried such routine checks. Certainly, if the information given above is true, someone has to be responsible for the missing register, while the SA Domestic and the CSO to the president would have a lot of explanations to give to investigators. The conspiracy theory has already been opened.

POLITICS

On the sideline, some politicians particularly two governors from the north and ironically all of them are very close to the president have started scheming and secretly lobbying to be considered for the exalted VP job in case the president did not make it. All their calculations and selfish permutations turned to rubbish as Buhari not only came back alive but with the determination to discharge the hectic job of the commander in-chief.

One of the said governors has been busy in Abuja over the weeks trying to repair a seemingly damaged relationship with the First Lady using contacts that are very close to the president so that he will be heard. Indeed there are a lot of lessons for the Katsina born retired general and from all indications the president is not willing this time around to be deceived by fake and mischievous loyalty.

WHY WE MADE SUCH SENSITIVE FINDINGS PUBLIC

DESERT HERALD is fully aware that there are certain pieces of information or news reporting, particularly on issues of national security or issues under investigation, that are not supposed to be made public at a given time even though media houses are constitutionally mandated to report, educate and enlighten the public. At Editorial level we decided that this report may not be 100% accurate, (as NO news medium in the whole world can give 100% accuracy particularly on Investigative reports), must come out immediately because of some important reasons that are very dear to us. First is that the life of our president and mentor is seriously under threat and that we can categorically report that based on the facts at our disposal on the alleged poison conspiracy and it’s already devastating effect on Buhari’s health, his chances of survival are still not certain. Second, we feel the world should know that the president’s recent sickness may not be natural and may not be associated with his previous sickness and that if the content of this report is true all those identified must be punished according to the laws of the land.

As Buhari has officially resumed duties with the zeal and determination to deliver to the people that gave him so much, unfolding developments in the coming weeks or months will determine the strength of this report while we continue to debate on issues of his health and security, and why the presidency chose to remain silent on the alleged poison conspiracy

source: http://desertherald.com/world-exclusive-how-president-buhari-was-poisoned/

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Politics / Re: Reno Omokiri Shades Buhari On Twitter. by ninjasta: 12:03pm On Feb 26, 2017
"i will build roads....."
are the roads not being built?
omokri said road out of post defeat emotional depression
Religion / Re: Ayo Oritsejafor & Wife Host Valentine's Suya Party In Warri. PICS by ninjasta: 3:14pm On Feb 15, 2017
shebi de don boycout fulani cow
Foreign Affairs / ADAMA BARROW A Die Hard Gunner..pic by ninjasta: 9:02pm On Jan 19, 2017
Gambian President delighted to be gunner

Agriculture / Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by ninjasta: 3:32pm On Jan 19, 2017
pls i need a brief explanation on a NOILER breed?
Agriculture / Re: A Day Old Birds(pullets, Broilers, Cockrel And Turkeys) Are For Sale In Ibadan by ninjasta: 1:37pm On Jan 18, 2017
please can you briefly explain to me what is a NOILER BREED, How does it differ from broilers, does it have more advantage over cockrels?

also what is a pullet?
Politics / Re: Fayose Prophesy Of 2016 That Came To Pass. by ninjasta: 10:14pm On Dec 23, 2016
Buhari will never rule Nigeria again – FaYOSE
THE BIGGEST OF THE PROPHECIES

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari “will never rule Nigeria again”.

Mr. Fayose spoke on Sunday in a statement through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media.
Mr. Fayose also challenged the former Head of State to swear by the Holy Quran that he did not visit any hospital in the United Kingdom last week.

Mr. Buhari is currently in London on a working visit, according to the Directorate of Media and Publicity of his campaign.

Mr. Fayose said he predicted his victory in the 2014 Ekiti governorship election and therefore boasted he could also “see spiritually” the future of the country, including not only President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory on March 28 but also his successor in 2019.

He said, “I wish they can see spiritually what I am talking about that Buhari, despite the hullabaloo will never be president. I predicted my return as Ekiti State governor and I am saying it again that Buhari will never rule Nigeria again.

“After President Goodluck Jonathan, there will be a young element in his late 50s from the North that will be Nigerian president. I want to liken this revelation to the story of Elijah and Elisha. I am the Elijah while my followers are Elisha.”

He said he never wished Mr. Buhari dead, but added he was duty bound to expose the “antics of APC cabal” over the APC candidate’s health status.

APC leaders, including former Governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, have released pictures of Mr. Buhari’s engagements in the UK, including a meeting with former Primie Minister Tony Blair, whose specific purpose was however not stated.

However, according to Mr. Fayose, those pictures were “photoshop pictures” meant to “deceive Nigerians.”

“I owe it a duty to Nigeria and its people to expose the antics of the APC cabal whose only interest is to seize power to further selfish interests,” Mr. Fayose said. “Without doubt, it is obvious that members of this cabal in the APC is trying so hard to deceive Nigerians on Buhari’s health status. That is the reason they have been using photoshop pictures to defend their lies on Buhari’s UK trip.

“First, they used a March 5, 2013 picture, claiming that Buhari was taking a walk in London on Thursday. Later they came up with another poorly cropped picture of Buhari with former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.

“The same people who lied in September 2012 that they received a gold card invitation to attend the Democratic National Convention in the United States of America are behind the dressing of Buhari in the garment of lies and I challenge Buhari to swear by the Holy Quran that he did not visit hospital in the United Kingdom last week.”

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/177365-buhari-will-never-rule-nigeria-again-fayose.html
Foreign Affairs / California Wants To Leave US After Trump's Win by ninjasta: 9:36pm On Nov 09, 2016
Disappointed by Donald Trump's win, Californians suggest #Calexit and #Caleavefornia to secede from the US

Combining California, Oregon, Washington into a country would have a population of 50 million. Same as South Korea

California voted resoundingly for Hillary Clinton and many Californians are wondering if their state can go it alone as an independent nation.

California has the sixth largest economy in the world... We have the ability to secede from the United States and go independent. #CalExit




http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/calexit-california-want-to-leave-the-us-after-donald-trumps-election-win-6245665/

Crime / Re: End Time!! Doctors Discover Girls In Aba Start Having S*X At The Age Of 10 by ninjasta: 2:15pm On Oct 28, 2016
[size=15pt]imagine the uproar if this stupid thing is happening in kano[/size]
Politics / Re: Robert Mugabe Quote Of The Day!!! by ninjasta: 11:15pm On Oct 17, 2016
Emelcee:
Here is what Robert Mugabe said:
"If your wife belongs to your kitchen and bedroom only, why do you waste your country's scarce resources to travel to Imperial Germany to visit another mans wife, who does not belong in the kitchen?"‎
- Robert Mugabe (October 2016, International African Women Summit - Botswana)

MOST YOU LIE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION?
Politics / Recession Bites [warning!viewers Discretion] by ninjasta: 11:27pm On Sep 20, 2016
just come across ..

Politics / 3050mw Mambila Hydro-Power Project At Gembu In Taraba Set To Take Off by ninjasta: 11:15pm On Sep 06, 2016
Forty Chinese engineers have visited the site of the 3050 WM Mambilla hydro-power project at Gembu in Taraba State.
The high profile visit which took place weekend is preparatory to the take off of the project, official sources told Daily Trust.
The visit was undertaken in company of officials from the Federal Ministry Power, Works and Housing and heavy security.
The area is located about 340 kilometres away from Jalingo, the state capital.
The team inspected areas mapped out for the project from River Dongo in Gembu, headquarters of Sardauna local government area.
The main project, including the huge turbines, is to be constructed at Baruf where River Dongo cascaded from 1671metres above sea level into the basin below.
It was gathered that this was the first time such a number of experts visited the site since the plan to construct the dam was conceived several decades ago.
The Dam, according to its design, will also boost irrigation farming in the state, a major source of excitement for thousands people who live in the project area.
A community leader, Alhaji Suleiman Zubairu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment towards the execution of the project.
Alhaji Suleiman told Daily Trust in an interview that the arrival of experts in large number to the project site was a good indication that the federal government was fully committed to actualisation of the project.

FG speeds project
The squabbles between two Chinese companies that caused setbacks previously, had been resolved, officials told Daily Trust yesterday.
It was also learnt that the scope of work at the site has finally been presented by the Chinese contractors to the federal government.
A consultant and former staff of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) had told our reporter that
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration got a new French consultant who expanded the project’s scope to 3050mw and re-valued the cost at $3.2bn (about N636.9bn) in 2011.
The power sector expert attributed the delay in flagging off the project since 2011 to the inclusion of Sinohydro Corporation, a Chinese firm that was not part of the original bid winners – CGC/CGGC in 2005.
“The Obasanjo government signed the contract with the Chinese firm in 2007 and if it was followed by now, we would have added 2600mw additional hydropower to the grid,” he said.
Earlier this year, Fashola had said the Taraba State Governor who was a former Minister of State, Power, Mr. Darius Dickson Ishaku acquired the project land and would construct an access road to the site.
“The first thing to do is to acquire the land and deal with compensation issues, which the Governor has promised to deal with.
“The feasibility study has been done and so too the Environmental Impact Assessment. We move one day at a time closer to starting Mambilla,” Fashola had stated.
The Director, Energy Resources Development in the ministry, Mr. Emmanuel Ajayi who responded to a recent Daily Trust enquiries said the federal government this year resolved that the two Chinese firms, Gezhouba Construction Group Corporation (CGGC), and the Sinohydro Corporation must agree to handle the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract.
Mr. Ajayi in the exclusive interview said project cost had been reviewed with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) valuing it at $5.732billion (about N1.140trn).
Another official in the ministry said the project could last for 63 months (over five years) after it is flagged off, including 12 months for a Defect Liability Period (test running). On the funding sources, it was gathered that the federal government will contribute its 15 per cent equity financing after raking in about N1trillion from the sales of the 10 gas-based power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs).
The transaction process has been on since 2014 when the bidders were announced.
Our reporter learnt that should the funding delay, government is ready to explore a loan source for the 15% from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) to fast track the construction as the 85 per cent funding from China is already domiciled with the China Export Import (EXIM) Bank.
Senior Special Assistant on Media to Taraba State Governor, Silvanus Giwa yesterday confirmed the visit to the area by the Chinese firm saying they were there on a feasibility study preparatory to the commencement of the project.
On the issue of compensation Giwa said the Taraba State government was working towards creating the conducive environment for its payment which, according to him, had to come from the Federal Government.
“It is in view of this that the state government recently issued a warning to land owners at the place to stop selling land to speculators in order to avoid crisis in the payment of compensation”, Giwa said.
Also, a former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Babangida Nguroje yesterday confirmed the visit by the Chinese to the Mambilla Hydro Power project site saying he was reliably informed that all necessary arrangements had been concluded for the take- off of the power project.
Nguroje who hails from Nguroje community on the Mambilla said: “I can confirm to you that the Chinese were at the project site yesterday and we have been reliably informed that they are making the necessary arrangements for the commencement of the project.”
He said the people of the Mambilla were excited over the project, especially following the recent visit to the area by former President Olusegun Obasanjo while assuring that they would give their maximum cooperation for the success of the project considering its potential economic benefits.
“We are psychologically prepared for the take- off of the project,” he said even as he appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on its take-off.
Among the 27 active power generating plants in Nigeria, only three including Kainji, Jebba and Shiroro Generation companies (Gencos) are hydro based electricity source.
The other 24 plants are at the mercy of present vandals activities cutting short gas supply to them.
The country’s power grid had dipped to less than 2,000mw in this year and had barely risen to 4,133mw in mid-August when series of vandalism of gas pipelines crashed it to about 3,500mw yesterday, statistics from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) revealed.
Top most of the hydropower projects are the ongoing 700mw Zungeru project in Niger state, 40mw Gurara project in Kaduna state, 40mw Kashimbilla project and the mega 3050mw Mambilla project, both in Taraba

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/3050mw-mambilla-hydro-power-project-set-to-start/161544.html#fWybDX4xlUT3WJUx.99

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Politics / Re: Nigeria Hits BIG Money In New Mineral Resource... by ninjasta: 3:28am On Aug 30, 2016
AroOkigbo:
With the level of lies and propaganda being propelled by present government and their shameless supporters, one is not even sure if this is true.

AT THE ROOT OF JEALOUSY IS FEAR AND SADNESS
Politics / Nigeria Hits BIG Money In New Mineral Resource... by ninjasta: 3:08am On Aug 30, 2016
A private mining syndicate has made a potentially “world class and highly unusual” Nickel discovery in Nigeria, The Australian, an Australian national newspaper is reporting.
The private mining syndicate is reportedly headed by Hugh Morgan, a mining industry veteran.
“The discovery is unusual because the nickel is found in small balls up to 3mm in diameter of a high purity in shallow soils in what could be the surface expression of a much bigger hard-rock nickel field,” the newspaper said.
“The nickel balls, rumoured to grade better than 90 per cent nickel and thought to be a world first given their widespread distribution, offer the potential for early cashflow from a simple and low-cost screening operation to fund a full assessment of the find that has exploration circles buzzing.”
Details of the discovery are sketchy, according to the newspaper, but it was rumoured to be close to Dangoma, a small farming town about 160km northeast of the Nigerian capital of Abuja.
Checks by PREMIUM TIMES showed that Dangoma is located in the North-West state of Kaduna.
When asked to comment last week, Mr Morgan reportedly said it was for the Nigerian government to make an announcement.
Kayode Fayemi, the Minister for Solid Minerals, will be among the speakers at a three-day Africa Down Under mining conference at Perth’s Pan Pacific Hotel, Australia, in September.

Mr. Fayemi is to speak first on Wednesday, September 7, and Mr Morgan will follow along with consulting geologist Louisa Lawrance. Mr Morgan is listed as speaking as a director of the private company Comet Minerals.
Olayinka Oyebode, Mr. Fayemi’s Chief Press Secretary, said he had no details of the discovery, but confirmed his principal is scheduled to be in Australia next week.
“I know there is a mining conference coming up in Australia where the Honourable Minister is supposed to make a presentation,” Mr. Oyebode told PREMIUM TIMES via phone on Monday.
“But I don’t have an advance knowledge of what he’s going to talk about but, generally speaking, he’s going to market Nigeria.”
Mr. Oyebode asked this newspaper to give him till Monday evening for Mr. Fayemi’s reaction on the nickel discovery in Kaduna.
But an official of the ministry, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said Mr. Fayemi’s delegation would most likely sign an exploration deal with the Australian syndicate at the conference.
Nickel is primarily sold for first use as refined metal. About 65 percent of it consumed in the West is used to produce stainless steel.
The world’s largest producers of Nickel include The Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Canada, and Australia, according to the US Geological Survey.
In August, Mr. Fayemi told Bloomberg that one of the Nigeria government’s priorities is to meet its annual steel demand of 6.8 metric tons, from a current output of less than 2.5 metric tons, produced mainly from scrap iron.
“In two to five years, we want to have started production of iron ore, lead, zinc, bitumen, nickel, coal and gold at a serious scale,” Mr. Fayemi had said.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/209488-world-class-nickel-discovered-nigeria-govt-sign-exploration-deal-australian-firm.html

Politics / Re: Militants Blow Up Two NPDC Pipelines In Delta - Vanguard by ninjasta: 9:04pm On Aug 19, 2016
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Sports / 'that Ain't No Woman!' by ninjasta: 6:35pm On Aug 12, 2016
A female footballer competing in the Olympics has been targeted by cruel internet trolls, after images of her cupping her private parts appeared on Facebook.
Nothando Vilakazi, a defender for South Africa, played in the London 2012 Olympics and has been representing her country this summer in Rio.

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