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Politics / Re: Buhari Unveiled A Kitchen & Store-Room Cabinet Of 100% Northern Males - Egbejumi by OboloMAN: 3:42pm On Sep 02, 2015
Behold the new kitchen Cabinet. No More Niger Delta Fedora Hats. No More Red Caps from the East. Not Even The Caps from The Western Allies. All we see are Mallams.
Behold The king of The North.
Politics / Re: Buhari Unveiled A Kitchen & Store-Room Cabinet Of 100% Northern Males - Egbejumi by OboloMAN: 3:42pm On Sep 02, 2015
Behold the new kitchen Cabinet. No More Niger Delta Fedora Hats. No More Red Caps from the East. Not Even The Caps from The Western Allies. All we see are Mallams.
Behold The king of The North.

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Politics / Re: Buhari Unveiled A Kitchen & Store-Room Cabinet Of 100% Northern Males - Egbejumi by OboloMAN: 3:42pm On Sep 02, 2015
Behold the new kitchen Cabinet. No More Niger Delta Fedora Hats. No More Red Caps from the East. Not Even The Caps from The Western Allies. All we see are Mallams.
Behold The king of The North.

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Politics / Re: Buhari is about to fail me by OboloMAN: 7:17pm On Aug 31, 2015
Reminds me of a movie The Lying Liars

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Politics / Re: Fear Grips Nlng Over Protest Letter By Rivers Youths Over Drydock by OboloMAN: 6:52pm On Aug 31, 2015
ladyF:
shocked terrible news.

But the decision to site it in badagry was after detailed feasibility study and EIA, all I see is selfish youths sent by some individuals looking after their own pockets...

“It is necessary here to note that before the
feasibility study and road show of Decenber 9th
2014, organized by you there were no foreign or
local investors (company or consortium) for the
Dry dock, but to our chagrin NLNG had already
named the project, Badagry Ship Repair and
Marine Engineering, BSME”.

Politics / Fear Grips Nlng Over Protest Letter By Rivers Youths Over Drydock by OboloMAN: 6:31pm On Aug 31, 2015
Fear is said to have gripped management of
multinational gas corporation, Nigeria Liquefied
Natural Gas Company, NLNG and her investors
over a strongly worded protest letter presented by
Rivers state youths and stakeholders over
proposed location of its Dry dock.

The letter which content made startling revelations previously unheard of lay overwhelming credence to the fact that NLNG in spite of its sustained denial was actually sponsor of the proposed drydock project in Badagry.

In a nine page letter articulately written and
copied to government and strategic agencies in
the country by Youth leaders representing various
youth groups in Rivers state, stakeholders and
other youths of Niger delta under the aegis of
Joint Niger Delta Youth Movement who were led
by Niger delta activist, Ann Kio Briggs they were
resolute over their demand..

Others who registered their presence in the civil
protest to NLNG complex in Port Harcourt
include; Chairman, National Youth Council of
Nigeria, NYCN, Rivers state chapter, Amb. Sukubo
Sara-Igbe Sukubo, National Secretary General of
Ijaw Youth Council and Leader of Rivers Ijaw
Youths, Engr Emmanuel Bristol Alagbariya, Leader
Bonny Youth Federation, Barr. Simeon Wilcox
among others to express serious disappointment
and regret in the non inclusion of host
communities who are critical stakeholders of
NLNG projects, condemning in the process
perceived high level deceit, fabrications and
deliberate intention to foist crisis in the region.

Part of the demands during the protest is to have
the Dry dock located in any of the Niger delta
states for the purpose of creating job
opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths,
they also demanded that NLNG should organize a
road show in the Niger delta and assure the
investors that they will patronize the investors
and make available all their vessels to the dry
dock facility to be built in the Niger delta. The
letter submitted amidst tight security by NLNG
neither deterred the youths who matched on
within the NLNG premises to deliver the strongly
worded letter received by one of NLNG’s key
management officers.

Some contentious issues were raised in the letter
which reads in parts: “It is not in dispute that you
NLNG conceived the idea and sponsored the
disputed Dry dock feasibility studies, received,
accepted, gave approval to the report and indeed
mobilized banks and investors and also organized
a road show to actualize and give effect to your
desired decision to site the dry dock in Lagos as
pre determined”.

“It is necessary here to note that before the
feasibility study and road show of Decenber 9th
2014, organized by you there were no foreign or
local investors (company or consortium) for the
Dry dock, but to our chagrin NLNG had already
named the project, Badagry Ship Repair and
Marine Engineering, BSME”.

To further give credence to NLNG’s pre
determined and lopsided feasibility study, the
statement gave references to various reports
including one made available by news giant
Reuters on Friday June 19th 2015 which was also
hoisted on NLNG website captioned ‘NLNG EYES
$1.5 BILLION NAIRA DEBUT SHIPYARD IN
NIGERIA’. The first paragraph aptly captured that
‘Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG)
is sponsoring the construction of the first major
ship yard in Africa’s biggest economy at the cost
of $1.5 billion, in its attempt to turn the country
into a hub for maritime operations on the
continent”. Reuters went further to quote NLNG
spokesman, Tony Okonedo corroborating
statements that indicate that they are actually
sponsoring the dry dock project.


The letter in part countered strongly and referred
to as unsubstantiated,. NLNG spokesman’s claim
that technical grounds like, Natural water depth;
Proximity to an international airport and Proximity
to an active offshore and onshore West Africa oil
and gas hub were practicable parameters used to
decide on siting the Dry dock in Badagry
Countering the claims the Joint Niger Delta Youth
Movement stated in its letter that it is yet to
come to terms on why Badagry which natural
water depth of 11-12 meters was chosen ahead
of Bonny island with natural water depth of 14.30
meters and the Onne/Ikpokiri which has about
15.2 meters of natural water depth.
On proximity to airport, it states that the distance
between Lagos International airport and Badagry
is about 68 kilometers while from Port Harcourt
international airport to Onne port is about 40
kilometers, even as Bonny Island has the
advantage of a mini air strip.

Dissecting the issue of proximity to an active
offshore and onshore West Africa oil and gas hub,
it states “Niger delta is the most active offshore
and onshore oil and gas hub in Nigeria and
indeed in the whole of West Africa. Hear this: It is
a global established known and accepted
empirical fact that only the management of NLNG
Bonny and its hired agents the Royal Haskoning
DHV are disputing this very obvious fact”.
The protest organized in the most civil and
intellectual manner attracted the admiration of
security operatives. There was staked consensus
among, Ann Kio Briggs, Sukubo Sara Igbe, Bristol
Alagbariya and Wilcox and others that NLNG’s
hidden but now open agenda can never be
allowed to see the light of the day, they assert
that the decision will if allowed to fly will be
detrimental not just to the present generation of
youths in the Niger delta, but to those yet unborn.

While they wait on NLNG to reply the letter they
are strongly maintaining a capital NO stance to
siting the Drydock in Badagry.

Politics / Re: Amaechi Addressing Rivers People In Port Harcourt Today--- by OboloMAN: 7:17am On Aug 30, 2015
Suddenly Amaechi Lost His Voice.
As a prodigal son We still welcome you to Rivers State.

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Politics / Re: How Technical Consultants Advised Amaechi Against Monorail Project After Collect by OboloMAN: 10:47pm On Aug 29, 2015
staymore:
From UTC junction to Lagos bus stop is N50 in either bus or taxi, it is also trek able within 10 or 15mts.

Thank God for bringing this very moment in the history of Rivers people.

That amount would have constructed roads and bridges in Portharcourt like our Akwa-Ibom counterpart.

Where is demdem that is fond of disputing valid information on dubious acts of Amaechi?

N33B to construct a distance that will take N50 on taxi

Amaechi Amaechi Amaechi
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Liverpool Vs West Ham (0 - 3) On 29th August 2015 by OboloMAN: 8:17pm On Aug 29, 2015
Well we didn't walk alone this time , We Walked With Chelsea #YNWA #BadDay

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Politics / Re: Rivers Monorail Project No Longer Tenable After Gulping N33.9b by OboloMAN: 9:33am On Aug 29, 2015
BishopMagic:
I thank God that Rivers people are not like those sophisticated fools.

N33.9B for a distance that will cost N50 using a Taxi.
Yet nothing to Show For It.

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Boko Haram Member, 9 Others Sentenced To Death In Chad (Photos) by OboloMAN: 8:16am On Aug 29, 2015
Meanwhile Somewhere in the Zoo A dullard is advocating for special treatment for his misguided Brothers.

Attack on Bokoharam is Injustice To The North - Buhari 2013

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Politics / Rivers Monorail Project No Longer Tenable After Gulping N33.9b by OboloMAN: 8:13am On Aug 29, 2015
AFTER receiving over N22 billion for its services,
the technical partners to the Rivers State
government on the controversial Monorail project,
ARCUS GIBBS Nig Ltd, has said the project was
no longer tenable.

The company also disclosed that the planned commissioning of the first phase of the project in April by the immediate past administration of former governor Chibuike Amaechi was a hoax.

The revelation was made by the Managing Director of ARCUS GIBBS Nig Ltd, Wiero Viguezang, while testifying before the Justice George Omereji-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the sale of valued Rivers State assets by the Amaechi administration in Port Harcourt yesterday.

Viguezang said his company, which the Rivers state government engaged on March 1, 2010, to construct the multi-million Monorail project, was of the view that the project, which has gulped well over N33.9 billion, was no longer tenable, due to paucity of funds to proceed with the project.

He admitted that so far, ARCUS GIBBS Nig Ltd has received a total of N22.9bn from the Rivers State government through the Ministry of Transport since March 1, 2010. According to him, paucity of funds and the eeming failure of the state government’s original
technical and equity partners, TSI Nig Ltd, headed by the former military administrator of Rivers State, retired Brig-Gen Anthony Ukpo, to contribute its 80 per cent equity holdings, means the state cannot continue with the project.

Responding to a memo written by ARCUS GIBBS
Nig Ltd to former Commissioner of Transport, Geroge Tolofari, which was tendered by the legal counsel to the commission, Dr. Zaccheus Adangor, as evidence, Viguezang admitted that his company had written the memo for a pseudo unveiling of the technically uncompleted monorail with a view to using the media to deceive anxious Rivers people.

“We actually wrote to the Ministry of Transport in
January to arrange for the governor to unveil the
monorail project in April for the attention and coverage of the media based on the expectation
of the people of the state,” he said. He added: “Apart from the media coverage and public attention that it was expected to generate, the monorail was not technically and commercially ready.

www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/08/rivers-monorail-project-no-longer-tenable-after-gulping-n33-9b-says-technical-partner/

Business / Re: NNPC Shut Down Warri Refinery Over Crude Shortage.... by OboloMAN: 7:16am On Aug 29, 2015
Shortage Of Crude , Yet We keep Exporting Million Barrels Of Crude Oil On A Daily Basis.

Nigeria is not just ready to refine it's own crude to prefer importing finished goods.

Blame the oil Cabals

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Computers / Re: Rukky Sanda's Outfit To "DARK" Premiere by OboloMAN: 9:31pm On Aug 28, 2015
...That's one way to get noticed! -




Anything for fame, Buhari should investigate this War Against Indicent Dressing

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Travel / Re: [GRAPHIC PHOTO] Bus Crushes Man In Benin by OboloMAN: 7:32pm On Aug 28, 2015
RiP to the Daily Departed
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Appointments Unacceptable To Ndigbo – Ohaneze Youth Council by OboloMAN: 6:25pm On Aug 28, 2015

How long shall Ndigbo be pushed to the walls?

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Politics / Re: Buhari’s Appointments Unacceptable To Ndigbo – Ohaneze Youth Council by OboloMAN: 6:25pm On Aug 28, 2015

“those who describe you as a religious bigot do not know you. Frankly, I used to think that way when I was in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, but all that changed when I joined the APC and have the opportunity to relate with you very closely as a politician that is truly detribalized in the true sense of the word.

Amaechi To Buhari October 2014



There's is no smoke without fire, A leopard can never CHANGE

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Politics / Re: Commission Of Inquiry - Amaechi Sacked Cabinet To Award Monorail Project by OboloMAN: 6:01pm On Aug 28, 2015
Politics / Re: Appointments: I Can Choose Whoever I Want, Buhari Brags by OboloMAN: 6:00pm On Aug 28, 2015
Nairaland / General / Re: 9 Things To Do Before You Turn 30 In Nigeria by OboloMAN: 1:08pm On Aug 28, 2015
MARRY

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Politics / Re: Igbo Group Defends Buhari's Appointment by OboloMAN: 12:56pm On Aug 28, 2015
Politics / Re: Shun Corruption Or Be Ready To Leave Service, Buhari Warns Civil Servants by OboloMAN: 12:54pm On Aug 28, 2015
Sai Baba
Politics / Re: Another Look At The Chat Showing Buhari's Appointment by OboloMAN: 12:51pm On Aug 28, 2015
Politics / Re: Nigeria_bound ISIS Chief Coming On Invitation. Daily Trust by OboloMAN: 12:41pm On Aug 28, 2015
Sai
Politics / Re: Nigeria_bound ISIS Chief Coming On Invitation. Daily Trust by OboloMAN: 12:40pm On Aug 28, 2015


“those who describe you as a religious bigot do
not know you. Frankly, I used to think that way when I was in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, but all that changed when I joined the APC and have the opportunity to relate with you very closely as a politician that is truly detribalized in the true sense of the word.

The problem that you have in politics which I have come to observe is that those who managed your image in the past did not manage it properly. They allowed the erroneous label of you being a religious bigot to stick.

Amaechi October, 2014

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Politics / Re: PMB, APC Taking Nigeria On New Path To Regain Lost Glory – Onu by OboloMAN: 12:28pm On Aug 28, 2015
Story of a drowning Man

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Politics / Re: Fire Outbreak At Bukola Saraki's House by OboloMAN: 12:26pm On Aug 28, 2015
Buhari
Politics / Re: X-ray IBB Speech On Overthrowing GMB And His Today PMB Image,any Resemblance? by OboloMAN: 8:12am On Aug 28, 2015
Not far from the Current Reality as usual we were made to believe the Go slow attitude of the the duaradullard was due to the Rot by the previous GEJs Government.

Only Time Will Tell
Politics / Re: #northerners Trends On Twitter As Nigerians React To Buhari's Appointments by OboloMAN: 9:45pm On Aug 27, 2015
We've seen nothing yet
Politics / Re: Retired Soldier Sets Self On Fire In Agege Lagos by OboloMAN: 8:35pm On Aug 27, 2015
Sai old Soldier
Politics / Re: New Customs Boss, Col Hamid Ali Was On Abacha Tribunal That Convicted Saro Wiwa by OboloMAN: 7:54pm On Aug 27, 2015
Leopards Now Sheeps

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