Brunosamel: You don't need to breakup with her for you to stay focus all you have to do is to talk to her about your priorities and tell how difficult and hard it's gonna be for you, she won't be getting any of your attention as she use to cuz you need to set your life straight... if she loves you enough she will stick around and support you....
The truth is that the Op doesnt really like the girl. The whole talk of "not being ready to commit to a serious relationship" is just an excuse men give to avoid commitment to a partner they dont really like.
The only leader in the world that has refused to address his people on COVID 19 is Buhari. Why is this so? Does he have a covenant with death? Is he happy about the loss of life? Does he consider them to be sacrifices? His behaviour is inexplicable, sinister, macabre & abnormal.
No doubt a president should address his people at a time like this but how exactly does buhari failing to do that cause anyone to die?
Funny how this statement is even coming from the same man FFK who just last week, publicly declared there was no corona virus in Nigeria, but that it was a scam and lie by APC govt to steal money. A week later he's now dying to hear Buhari's voice.
Isn't it ironic how those who terribly hate buhari are the ones who desperately want to hear his voice believing it can save their lives? It appears FFK is just eager to hear Buhari's voice so he can hold onto something new to attack.
Someone should hold that man before he runs amok into the market place.
franugo: My thoughts exactly... I'm pretty sure Chinese govt considered all factors before deciding to grant the loan, so what exactly is d new information that the elites gave them that made them do a volte face More likely, to me, is dt d advent of coronavirus destabilized them n is d main reason. .. .of course, that's if China actually pulled out
It's very obvious to anyone that thinks. IF the loan is being cancelled because China has refused to give money, it's clearly because of the pandemic. The entire Europe is currently on a lockdown with businesses and offices being shutdown, the US is on lockdown, China is crawling, flights are grounded all over the place and airline businesses are suffocating. The UK just yesterday announced a £330 billion stimulus package to help businesses that are being crippled by the current shutdown; and then some persons actually think the reason China would hold back on giving out a $17 billion loan at a time like this is because of a letter it received from a faceless group?
AmuDimpka: The south east elites wrote China Exim bank not to borrow from what I read
Let's assume the loan was suspended because China decided to hold back their money, do you actually think China is holding back because of a letter it received from one SE elite group?
todaynewsreview: In compliance with the Federal Government directive after it's weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) reviewed pump price all over the country to N125/litre. This is contain in a press release via their Twitter handle. Screenshot below:
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Another pointless political move by the government.
The current low oil price presents a fantastic opportunity for the govt to do away with the subsidy regime for good. But instead, they choose to still modulate / control and peg the price. What then happens when oil price rises again?
jamata20: President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction of the pump price of petrol to N125 per litre.
Buhari was said to have approved the price reduction after the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, briefed him on the the current crash in the global price of crude oil.
Confirming the development, Special Assistant to the President on New Media , Tolu Ogunlesi on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, said the price reduction takes effect immediately.
He said, “PMB has graciously approved that pump price of petrol should drop. Will be N125 per liter henceforth, at this time. NEW Price modulation mechanism will allow petrol price to drop or rise in line with the changes in crude oil prices. Effective immediately”.
BAAKUS1447: The Federal Government has approved the reduction of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
While there are reports that the PMS price was reduced from N145 per litre to about N130, the statement from the ministry of petroleum resources did not state categorically what the new price of petrol will be.
In his communique on Wednesday, Mr Timipre Sylva, the minister of state for petroleum resources stated that the drop in crude oil prices has lowered the expected open market price of imported petrol below the official pump price of N145 per litre.
Heb further revealed that in line with the current market realities, President Buhari has directed that Nigerians should benefit from the reduction in the price of the PMS.
The minister’s statement read:
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF PETROLEUM MOTOR SPIRIT (PMS)
The drop in crude oil prices has lowered the expected open price of imported petrol below the official pump price of N145 per litre.
Therefore, Mr President has approved that Nigerians should benefit from the reduction in the price of PMS which is a direct effect of the crash in global crude oil prices.
In view of this situation, based on the price modulation template approved in 2015, the Federal Government is directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to reduce the ex-coastal and ex-depot prices of PMS to reflect current market realities.
Also, the PPPRA shall subsequently issue a monthly guide to NNPC and marketers on the appropriate pricing regime.
The agency is further directed to modulate pricing in accordance with prevailing market dynamics and respond appropriately to any further oil market development.
It is believed that this measure will have a salutary effect on the economy, provide relief to Nigerians and will provide a framework for sustainable supply of PMS to our country.
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources will continue to encourage the use of compressed natural gas to complement PMS utilization as a transport fuel.
Mr Sylva had last week said the government was in consultation with relevant stakeholders on the possibility of reducing the price following the crash in crude oil prices in the international market.
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus, the prices of crude oil globally have witnessed sharp deeps.
Brent Crude has been sold for $35.44 per barrel while Bonny Light has been sold at $33.63 dollars per barrel, these values are way below the $57 per barrel benchmark for the 2020 budget.
Another pointless political move loading... A sensible government would take advantage of the current low oil prices to quietly eliminate the fuel subsidy policy for good.
Switruth: . Agreed but even in excavation areas that explosives are used. People are adviced to leave the vicinity. It’s unfortunate.
If explosives are to be used for work, thwn that's a planned activity and people can easily be informed to move. But this one is an unplanned, unanticipated accident. The pipeline's right of way should have been secured more peoperly though.
“We later heard from the manager of the restaurant that some days ago, some two Nigerians came to the restaurant and asked to be served, after they handed them the menu, they looked through it and left. We concluded they possibly didn’t recognize the food or what to order.
“Just a few days after, the business place was sealed up, without the Commission asking for our response to any allegation against us.
This must be the lamest denial I've come across in ages.
Switruth: . We are saying the same thing boss. And there are many more sitting and living on top of these bombs. Something should be done to identify these places and make amends of relocation to avoid this kind of disaster. My sympathy goes to all that’s affected.
How many of the residents even have an idea of the consequences of settling around the area? I understand even a secondary school is there, so what are we saying?
Rules are not just made, they are also enforced. In enforcement of rules, the govt need not give a damn about individuals as long as they are violators. They can make all the noise, but the rule must be enforced.
If there are no strict enforcement of the rule stopping people from building houses under high tension power transmission cables, you think there wouldn't have been settlements and markets directly under those cables?
Did the govt make any effort to stop people from residing in the vicinity of the gas pipeline?
Were those lands sold without the approval of town planners?
I doubt those buildings were directly within the route corridor of the pipeline. The explosion was just massive and affected structures even far away.
sunky97: The security of President #Buhari was almost breached today. Safety of President should be better managed than this. I believe his security team can do better than allow this kind of error. flash=800,800]
blowjohn: So ur equating prisoners and militants to terrorists? U think their ideologies r the same?
..and how did I equate militants and terrorist? I said it's international practice to rehabilitate terrorists who surrender. This isn't the first govt to do that, even the past Nigerian government did the same thing (i.e. rehabilitate and release boko haram). Nowhere in my statement did I say it was 'right' to do that.
trutht828: But you made excuse for it, didn't you?
"...Rehabilitating prisoners or militants or terrorist fighters 'who willingly surrender' is international law/practice; it may be distasteful, but that's unfortunately how things work (the soldiers should have shot them on the heads instead of capturing them). Even the 'more rational' PDP government of GEJ before this onealso did the same nonsense...."
How exactly did you read my above statement and interpret it as me "making excuses" or supporting terrorist rehabilitation?
Nigerians are fond of this fallacy, you correct an erroneous statement and it's instantly interpreted as 'defending' or 'making excuses'; is it now a crime to say a truth in Nigeria?
You should also direct that question to amnesty international, US government, Nigerian governments (past and present) and other international human rights organisations that have been attacking our military for killing captured terrorist fighters.
trutht828: Have you asked yourself why the repentant armed robbers in Nigeria prisons have not been rehabilitated?
Have you visited Nigeria prisons lately to see their living conditions? Have you seen the VIP treatment given to captured Boko haram members?
Does that also sound sensible to you?
Did I mention anywhere that rehabilitating terrorists was sensible?
Maybe you should direct that question to amnesty international, US government, Nigerian governments (past and present) and other international human rights organisations that have been attacking our military for killing captured terrorist fighters.
GamalNasser: Which Military cert? Name them ? I hope you have have heard the US War college say what they gave Buhari is a mere attendance cert and doesn't represent any class of degree
Lol.. keeping deluding yourself that attendance certificate got a person promoted in the military up to General rank. Your will of course say it's 'quota system'. But you'd soon explain whether there weren't any other Fulani military men from Katsina with real certificates that could have gotten those promotions above buhari.
Maxymilliano: Had it been such laudable bill has been passed some 6 years back, we wouldn't have been in the current mess we found ourselves.
MrBachelor: This, in my opinion, is the only reasonable bill to be proposed by the rubber stamp Senate since its inception. Sadly, it is coming a little late. If this had been a law since before 2015, Nigeria would have been saved from its current misadventure. But I fear that when passed the senile one may fail to assent to it.
GamalNasser: If we passed this 10 years earlier today Nigeria will not be on the verge of Economic and social extinction Buhari has brought
Buhari's military certificates are equivalent of HND, bachelors and even masters, and the newly passed bill does actually states "HND or its equivalent"... Passing the bill even 20 years ago wouldn't have changed anything.
Mandeyy: [s]Tribalism has made you sense.less. Who told you that those Boko Haramites genuinely repented? Besides, what Guardian wrote about the 40 percent of the loan that will be given to the loan facilitators is true. No country has ever rehabilitated terrorists. They kill them to serve as a deterrent to others, and that's what Niger Republic did recently. So, stop writing trash. The PDP government didn't rehabilitate terrorists. Niger Delta militants were not terrorists. They agitated that their region was ravaged by oil spillage, gas flaring, and environmental degradation, but the government didn't listen to them. Go there and see things for yourself. The resources are from their region, but they're in perpetual pernury. So, they were freedom and resource control fighters. The best government should have done was to entrench fiscal federalism, but it didn't do that. The North benefits from their resources. The highly influential Northern personalities own oil wells in the Niger Delta, while little or nothing came to their people. And that's injustice. Could you please tell me the genuine reason Boko Haram terrorists had (or still have) for killing people? Even Niger Delta militants didn't kill innocent Nigerians living in the Niger Delta. They only focused on destroying government and multinational companies' oil installations, and at times, the soldiers were killed because they wanted to kill them. Your point is pointless. You're filled with tribalism.[/s]
What sort of mannerlessness makes a person to jump into a conversation with insult? What tribe do you even assume I am and what in God's name even brought tribe into this discussion? First evidence of your senselessness is you bringing up tribalism into an issue that has absolutely nothing to do with tribe. *spits*
When I said the previous govt also rehabilitated terrorists, who said I was talking of ND militants? See how you went on an endless tirade talking about ND militants without even knowing what I was talking about. I was referring to boko haram terrorists, they were offered amnesty by GEJ, the ones who surrendered were also rehabilitated. Most of those terrorist who they say are being rehabilitated and released today, their rehabilitation started before 2015, the current government only continued in a program started by its predecessor.
What do you mean by "whether Boko Haramites genuinely repented"? Did I mention it to you anywhere that bokoharam repented genuinely or not? Did I tell you I'm in support of rehabilitating terrorists? I only said it was international practice to rehabilitate or try to deradicalise terrorists who willingly surrender. Obailala did not make the law, Obailala does not support the law, but it is what it is. Where were you when Nigeria was sanctioned by the US and blocked from procuring weapons to fight bokoharam on the accusation of 'extrajudicial killings' of captured terrorist. Also where were you when amnesty international and other similar human right's organisations were on the neck of Nigeria for killing captured terrorists? Even some soldiers involved in that were court-marshaled not too long ago. I guess it was Buhari that sanctioned Nigeria no be so?
Finally you mentioned that "what Guardian wrote about $9 billion consultancy fee is true", on what basis did you come to that conclusion that $9billion is paid as consultation fee? In the history of the world, where has that ever happened?... and why is such a catchy story not being debated or even reported anywhere else besides the forgotten editorial in Guardian online newspaper? You must surely be a part of those who negotiated the deal, that must explain why you're so sure of the inside details.
Oracle23: So which islamic terrorists have America or europe rehabilitated?
And pls which terrorists did GEJ rehabilitate?
Was it not the same useless American government that sanctioned Nigerian government for extra judicial killing of captured boko haram terrorist? Also where were you when amnesty international and other similar human right's organisations were on the neck of Nigeria for killing captured terrorists? Even some soldiers had to be court-marshaled for that not long ago. Was it not the same American government that blocked every avenue of Nigeria buying weapons to fight bokoharam on the basis of human rights abuses against captured terrorists?
Oracle23: Stop pretending as if u dont know Nigeria again. Even if it's not 40%, just know that high grade looting is being prepared to be executed on this loan
Of course govt officials must steal, but how can any normal person believe that $9 billion can be paid as consultancy fee? The fee isn't even for the projects themselves, rather just for consultants who will help Nigeria to secure the loan. Govt is bad govt is bad, but abeg is it a crime if we apply wisdom when swallowing online reports?
TylerDurden: So, despite all the foolishness of this govt you are still giving them a benefit of a doubt?
It is this same Govt that is planning to hand Abacha loot to the current Governor of Kebbi state.
It is this same Govt that is going after a legal secreatry of the NNPC over the P&ID scam that was orchestrated by Lukmann and Barkindo (then GMD NNPC).
This same govt that stated that lukmann (who is since late) was a ''honest'' man and can not be indicted in the P&ID scam. Ok, what of Barkindo who was GMD NNPC at that time who is alive and well and now the chair of OPEC?
Was it not this same Buhari that saw nothing wrong with Ganduje stuffing wads of dollars in his babariga ?
Was it not this same govt that claimed Abacha loot was not stolen but stashed abroad for rainy days?
Was it not this same Buhari govt that gave Tinubu two bullion vans worth of cash to pay thugs to rig and snatch ballot boxes?
What of the NIA loot that Kingibe stole and which led to the sack of the then NIA DG?
You better get sense.
The article is 100% accurate!
They have schemed off $9bn for themselves from this loan.
Oga like I said, govt may be silly, but stop swallowing every nonsense you read online. $9 billion for loan consultancy indeed!
And are you still trying to rationalize a govt that is rehabilitating repentant Terrorists, proposing Fulani Colonies and pushing laws that will get you executed over your free speech?
Who takes a loan of $23bn for projects and pays $9bn (amounting to 40% of the total sum) as consultancy fee to people who facilitated the loan?
Oga, the government may be inept, the government may be useless, the government may be stupid and you may detest the government like a large majority of Nigerians justifiably do; but then, is it any nonsense article you read online that you just believe?
Meanwhile you talk about rehabilitating terrorists as if it's a new thing unique to this government. Rehabilitating prisoners or militants or terrorist fighters 'who willingly surrender' is international law; it may be distasteful, but that's unfortunately how things work (the soldiers should have shot them on the heads instead of capturing them). Even the 'more rational' PDP government of GEJ before this one also did the same nonsense.
TylerDurden: FG will pay $9bn out of the $22bn for consultancy.
The useless mods here keep deleting any thread that highlights this aspect of the scam loan.
What's the origin of that info?.... 40% consultancy fee? $9 BILLION consultancy fee will be paid to people who will help secure the loan?... Does that even make sense to you?
Agboriotejoye: Go back and read the OP for answers to your questions. You should have read the OP and digested before forming defender of the universe.
Of course the minister can sign. Which begs the question what Kyari is there for? Or is he there to interpret the agreements to the minister?
Go and chase him away away na.. go and chase Kyari away since you're the attacker of the universe.