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Nasarawa United striker Victor Namo has emerged as the top scorer of Nigeria league for the 2012/2013 season with 18 goals.

Namo, who set the target of 20 goals this season, grabbed the match winne against Heartland on Sunday to ensure Nasarawa United stay afloat in the Nigeria top flight on the last day of the season.

The former Kano Pillars striker told MTNFootball.com he was thrilled his team club escaped relegation and equally delighted to finish as the league’s top scorer.

"I am happy how it all ended for me and my team. I wanted to score 20 goals but I got 18. It was okay, I still won the top scorer award, which is a great achievement in Nigeria league,” he told MTNFootball.com

“My greatest joy though was that my team Nasarawa United will remain in the premier league. I am so happy we achieve that."

Warri Wolves Oghenkaro Etebor finished second with 16 goals, with Mfom Udoh of Akwa United and Rabiu Ali of Kano Pillars ending the season with 15 goals apiece.

Last season, Sibi Gwar scored 17 goals for Niger Tornadoes to finish top of the goals chart.

The league's all-time goals record is held by Jude Aneke, who scored 20 goals for Kaduna United two seasons ago.
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A nine-year-old pupil of Role Model School,
Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo,
has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft
certified professional.
He came tops among 21 pupils who sat for the
professional examination in Lagos.
He is now a Microsoft office specialist in office
word 2010.
By the feat, Jomiloju has joined the league of
young Microsoft certified professionals,
including Nigeria’s 10-year-old Anjolaoluwa Seyi-
Ojo; an eight-year-old Indian, Lavishnashree,
and two Pakistanis, named Arfa and Thobani.
GOB BLESS NIGERIA
Source : The Punch

7 Reasons why Nobody Should Take Femi Fani-Kayode Seriously

1 . HE IS A ROGUE
The oxford dictionary defines a rogue as
a dishonest or unprincipled man:a person or thing that behaves in an aberrant or unpredictable way,
typically with damaging or dangerous
effects, this definition
Has done justice to the person and character of Femi.
Femi's Unbridled attack on everyone and everything is a sign that he has simply lost it



2. HE IS MENTALLY SICK
The fact that Femi is not in a mental home today does not undermine the fact that he is in dire need of critical psychiatric support .
His current display of
Manic symptoms of Bi-polar disorder is a sign that he has completely lost touch with reality and urgently needs Help.

3. HE IS A COMPLETE FAILURE
So much was invested into Femi's Life,but with nothing to show for it, No single achievement to point to,Three times he tried Marriage three times he Failed,as Obasanjo's Spokesman he was a disaster, as minister he was a Looter-in-chief to make matters worse his daughters are showing the world how good a father he is.

4. LEAVES ON PAST GLORY
History has it that
His father late Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode in 1958 Moved one of the Many Motions for Nigeria's independence that is a fact No one can dispute,But Femi's continuous reliance on that motion for Relevance depicts a picture of a man unable to curve his own niche and completely devoid of Ideas.

5. HE MORALLY BANKRUPT
Only a Nerd will list Bedroom prowess and Romantic escapades on his curriculum vitae,Femi's inability to tame the one eyed snake seems to be the reason why his Matrimonial sojourn has Consistently ended in a fiasco .


6.RESPECT IS ALIEN TO HIS BRAINS Respect does not exist in this Man's dictionary ask General Yakubu Gowon he will tell you his experience.
In trying to seek relevance he throws Mud at everything and everyone in sight in his eyes everyone is wrong except himself .

7 COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT
Femi is completely irrelevant to any political calculation In Nigeria,with Zero political Value his migration to APC was the best thing to happen to PDP .

''Be wise and do the right thing. Don't let
irrelevant people waste your time. Your
time is valuable and should be spent
with valuable people''

Let nobody ever say that President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan is not a listening leader. Never
say that. From the early days when he assumed
the presidency to the present, President Jonathan
has been the epitome of democracy, feeling the
pulse of the people and dancing the waltz to their
tempo. He did this when he changed his mind
about withdrawing Nigeria from international
soccer tournaments after the 2010 fiasco in South
Africa after Nigerians besieged his facebook page
to plead with him to temper justice with mercy.
Again he did this when he acceded to the cries of
those most affected by the Boko Haram
insurgency when he agreed to consider
dialoguing with Boko Haram and set up the
Tanimu Turaki led Presidential Committee on
Dialogue and Resolution of Security Challenges in
the North.
And again, he is demonstrating that he has a
listening ear by listening to the grievance of
those Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors
who disagree with the elected leaders of the
party even though they are in the minority. It is
incontestable that President Jonathan is a
listening leader.
This may perhaps explain why he changed his
mind on the issue of a National Conference for
which he had hitherto been set against. A leader
is meant to embody the aspirations of the people
he leads and given that the cries for such a
conference have grown to be very deafening,
President Jonathan has deferred to the people.
This would ordinary be something praise worthy,
but of course to some, nothing the president does
is ever good enough.
Take for instance, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the
former governor of Lagos. On the 18th of
February 2012 Asiwaju had said “We want
Sovereign National Conference. Nigerians who
voted for the President have the right to demand
for the convocation of the conference”.
Well, President Jonathan also heard the voice of
Nigerians which was that they wanted a
conference to meet and determine how best they
would live together as a people. So, on the 1st of
October 2013 he agreed that Nigerians should
have a conference and that it would be up to
them to decide the nomenclature of the
conference and the issues to be discussed. In
other words, government is giving the people a
free hand!
What could be more democratic than this? You
would think that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would be
thrilled that the President has listened to the
people (and Bola Tinubu himself) once again. But
hear Asiwaju Bola Tinubu today-“The national
conference is by whom, for whom, and at what
stage? How many levels of deception? I see a
contradiction. I see diversion. I see deception,
lack of honesty and integrity”.
This kind of volte face brings to the fore
complaint of awoists like Chief Ebenezer
Babatope and others like him who personally
worked with the late sage, Chief Obafemi
Awolowo. They have at various times
complained that many who say they are awoists
are only using the philosophy of Awolowo as a
cover to hoodwink the masses who still believe
in the ideals of Chief Awolowo.
It was Chief Awolowo who in 1981 said “It is safer
and wiser to cure unhealthy rivalry than to
suppress it”. Awolowo lived and died believing
that a National Conference was imperative if
Nigeria was to emerge as a truly united nation
whose people live in harmony. It therefore
follows that anybody who lays claim to the
philosophy of Awolowo must support something
as cardinal to his beliefs as the convocation of a
National Conference.
So the question that begs an answer is why the
volte face?
I posit that the reason is that some who call
themselves progressives after the Awolowo fold
are in fact pro-aggressives, subject to change and
moral flexibilities. Not able to stand on anything
and therefore willing to fall for anything. To
them, power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
This is why where Awolowo would have held
transparent party primaries to elect party flag
bearers, they prefer to impose relatives, cronies
and in-laws.
Governments can never be safe in the hands of
persons who are subject to change on the altar of
political expediency. If people cannot count on
you to be steadfast to your ideals then they
cannot count on you period!
Now, the enemies of our collective progress are
singing the song that we do not need a National
Conference or that it is a dubious idea meant to
distract Nigerians. Why such self denial? Because
no one fights the status quo like those who feed
fat on it. And Nigerians will recall the obviously
divine hand that guided President Jonathan to
power. Perhaps God made President Jonathan
President for such a time as this!
Today, those who are screaming against the
proposed National Conference are the same
persons who screamed against the declaration of
a State of Emergency in those states where Boko
Haram has caused untold human misery.
A pattern seems to be unfolding here. If
Nigerians will recall, these fellows were the ones
who accused President Jonathan of not doing
enough to rein in the Boko Haram insurgency.
They then changed their tunes when the
President took steps to contain the crisis.
If they are willing to play politics with the Boko
Haram insurgency, an insurgency in which
Nigerian lives were being lost, is it a big thing for
them to play politics with the issue of a National
Conference?
And I cringe when I read comments from some in
the opposition to the effect that a National
Conference will undo what our founding fathers
did for us. With all due respects, this is a faulty
premise as the Nigeria of the founding fathers
was undone in 1966.
In truth, none of Nigeria’s founding fathers were
against the ideas of a National Conference.
Certainly, the great Ahmadu Bello was not
against it.
In page 3 of John N. Paden’s 1986 biography of
Ahmadu Bello, he reported a conversation
between Sir, Ahmadu Bello and Nnamdi Azikiwe
thus;
Nnamdi Azikiwe: “Let us forget our
differences….”
Sir, Ahmadu Bello: “No, let us understand our
differences. I am a Muslim and a Northerner. You
are a Christian, an Easterner. By understanding
our differences, we can build unity in our
country.”
What better way to understand our differences
than through a National Conference to be
decided upon directly by the people of Nigeria
without government’s interference?
And President Jonathan is not the first leader to
have had a change of heart on the issue of a
National Conference. Pandit Nehru, India’s first
Prime Minister, opposed a National Conference
in his nation when it was first mooted in the late
1940s and early 1950s. However, when he saw
how unresolved differences led his nation on the
path of disintegration, with first Pakistan then
Bangladesh breaking away, he knew that nothing
could stop an idea whose time had come. As such,
in 1956, Nehru set the machinery for India’s
National Conference in motion and India
emerged stronger for it. India is not only the
most stable nation in the sub-region, she is today,
the largest democracy in the world.
It is instructive to note that before India had her
own National Conference she was being torn
apart with Pakistan and Bangladesh breaking
away, but after India’s leaders had a change of
heart in 1956, the reverse became the case.
Rather than lose territory, India gained territory
with Goa becoming a part of India in 1961.
So what lessons can we draw from history?
Those who are afraid that a National Conference
will lead to the breakup of Nigeria should study
history. It is precisely those nations that refused
to hold one, such as Sudan, that broke up, while
those nations that held one, such as post 1956
India and post 1987 China, that stayed together
and even added territories to their nation (India
added Goa, China reclaimed Hong Kong and
Macau) because while nobody likes to be a part
of turmoil, everybody likes to be a part of
tranquility.
Yes, we have had conferences in the past, but
those have been conferences with limited
freedom where the government of the day,
whether colonial or indigenous, had set certain
parameters for the discussion. This one is
different. The government is not telling
Nigerians what to do this time, rather it is
Nigerians telling the government what to do. And
this is the purest form of democracy.
Many have said they are a bit disappointed that
those who championed that government should
dialogue with Boko Haram are today resisting
the idea of Nigerians conferencing together. But I
don’t share in their disappointment. I quite
understand why they took that stance. Boko
Haram was at the time of their demands, and
perhaps still is, a desperate problem for them.
You see, when the problem becomes desperate
people who feared dialogue have no choice but
to talk, however, people who talk never have to
face desperation.
They have got it backwards. We should not just
dialogue with Boko Haram because they are
violent. We should conference with each other in
order that we can prevent future occurrences of
the Boko Haram insurgency because if we refuse
to allow Nigerians dialogue with each other, we
are invariably telling them that it is only those
people who take to violence that deserve
violence.
When asked to state his political motto, the late
Zik of Africa said ‘you talk I listen, you listen I
talk’. Politics should be an exchange of ideas.
‘You talk I listen, you listen I talk’ is much better
than ‘you insult I listen, you listen I insult’ or ‘you
fight I am beaten. I fight you are beaten’.
Only a person in deep denial will deny that there
are deep seated tensions amongst nationalities
that make up the Nigerian nation state.
Repressing them has led to a civil war, ethnic and
religious strife and militancy. It is time we face
the reality and talk honestly about these issues
and reach a resolution that would be better than
the status quo so that all Nigerians can be
mobilized behind the goal of a greater Nigeria
without any ethnic nationality feeling
shortchanged and disgruntled.
The Holy Bible in Amos 3:3 asks “Can two walk
together, except they be agreed?” This agreement
necessary for walking together is what President
Goodluck Jonathan is trying to foster for Nigeria
by assembling a team of patriotic egg heads to
come up with ideas and plans for a National
Conference. Government is not telling them what
to do rather they are advising government on
what to do. I therefore make a solemn appeal to
all Nigerians-Let us join hands with the leader
that God has raised for such a time as this to
build the New Nigeria of our collective dreams.
And it is certain that after conferencing together
we will have a Nigeria that serves all Nigerians,
not a Nigeria where an Igbo man who was born,
bred and buttered in Lagos cannot aspire to
elective position in Lagos. Not a Nigeria where a
Yoruba man who was born and brought up in
Kano cannot collect student bursary from the
Kano state government because ‘he is not from
Kano’. And certainly not a Nigeria where a Hausa
man who is a third generation resident of Enugu
is still referred to as a settler.
Reno Omokri is Special Assistant (New Media) to
President Jonathan.



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Despite worsening poverty in Africa, the
continent has produced 55 billionaires,
far more than previously thought,
Nigeria-based Ventures financial
magazine says.
The richest man is Nigeria’s AlikoDangote,
with a fortune of $20.2bn (£12.5bn),
Ventures said.Of the 55, 20 are Nigerians,
nine are South Africans and eight are
Egyptians, Ventures said.
The richest woman is Nigeria’s
FolorunshoAlakija, who made her $7.3bn
fortune mainly in the country’s oil
industry, it added. She also studied
fashion in London and made dresses for
Maryam Babangida, the late wife of
Nigerian military ruler Ibrahim
Babangida, Ventures said.
Isabel Dos Santos, an Angolan investor
and the eldest daughter of Angolan
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos,
together with Ngina Kenyatta, the mother
of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, also
made the cut, it added.
Ventures listed Harvard-trained
businessman Allan Gray as South Africa’s
richest man, with a fortune of $8.5bn.
“This media-shy South African moneyman
controls two investment companies that
collectively manage over $50bn in assets,”
Ventures said.
Nathan Kirsh, a property tycoon in the
tiny kingdom of Swaziland, also made it
on the list. He is worth $3.6bn, and has
business interests in London and New
York, Ventures said.Ventures editor-in-
chief OozoEewala told the BBC’s Focus on
Africa radio programme that its estimate
of 50 billionaires was probably
conservative.
“There is this culture of you don’t
necessarily want to show your wealth,
considering the gap between rich and
poor,” he said.
“If you have a lot of money, there are a lot
of people that you have to support so we
think people may be a little reluctant to be
all splashy about what they have and what
their assets are.”
Recall that in April, the World Bank said
the number of people living in extreme
poverty in Africa had risen in the past
three decades from 205 million to 414
million.
A report earlier this month by research
group Afrobarometer suggested that
economic growth in Africa was primarily
benefiting a small elite. This is the first
time the Ventures Magazine has published
a list of rich Africans, reports the BBC.
The 55 billionaires it has identified are
more than the 16 listed by US financial
magazine Forbes last year.It was able to
identify dozens more billionaires by using
“on-the-ground knowledge” to overcome
hurdles that may have “hampered” other
researchers, Ventures said.
The magazine estimated the 55
billionaires’ combined fortunes at
$143.88bn, an average of a $2.6bn per
person
Source : leadership Newspaper

We do not like double speak in our politicians!!!
Party stalwart of the All Progressives Congress,
Bola Tinubu has been out of the country for three
months now. He returned back to our shores
Saturday, and almost immediately launched a
scathing attack on the plans by the President to
convene a Sovereign National Conference (SNC).

While we do not have a problem with holding
that view, we did some digging and found this
piece from 2011 where he made remarks
suggesting the opposite of his (can we call them)
‘present views’?
Does it have something to do with the fact that he
was national leader of the Action Congress of
Nigeria at the time?

While speaking at the Anthony Enahoro
Memorial Lecture at the Benin Club in Benin City
back then, he said the following.

“I submit to you today that because of the
multiple issues surrounding our skewed
federalism and constitutional flaws, the
Nigerian nation is weak “Unless we move to strengthen it through
dialogue and equity, we will remain a nation
in mere words.”
And how do we transit from mere words to
genuine nationhood?

“The 21-member Presidential Committee on the
Review of Outstanding Constitutional Issues
(PCROCI) recently set up by President Goodluck
Jonathan falls short.

“It is a backdoor approach to the issue of
national conference. In memory of Chief
Enahoro we must convoke a national
conference. It would provide a platform to
address our pressing concerns.” (emphasis
ours)

He said then that it was ironical that Nigeria,
which was a product of dialogue at
independence, was being led by people who
avoid robust dialogue on matters of state policy.

So technically, the President is well on the way to
doing in 2013 what Tinubu actually appealed to
him to do in 2011.

Why then, did the former Lagos governor tag the
President’s latest moves to create “a platform to
address our pressing concerns”, “the odour of
a latrine?” What changed?

We just want to know.

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FEMI FANI-KAYODE EL RUFAI AND THE PRESIDENT

https://www.nairaland.com/1466309/femi-fani-kayodeel-rufai-president

Analysis

1. If This second of first vice chairman of MAN had screamed ''we are sacking all our workers because Biznesses are dying off, the e- lizards screaming to the heavens now would have supported him or even elevated him in Man automatically

2. Yes some of the companies listed were in Operation Before GEJ ,the topic says Booming that took care of that ,u only boost what is existing .the MAN I know does not wake up to praise anybody they are always crying cost of Funds,epileptic power etc GEJ must be given the credit he rightly deserves .

3 . Buy NIgeria create Jobs policy of the FG has placed emphasis on local content I see no reason why some people that claim they stand for Justice are refusing to give the president this credit that is justice denied !
4 Insults encourages Deviation from the topic ,let's avoid it and concentrate on the substance and stop chasing shadows
5 . Abusing other peoples parents shows that u were not properly brought Up yourself .
6 let's Behave like matured men and women
7 argue, discuss, exchange ideas, debate policies castigate where necessary and shakes hands virtually till we meet on another thread
MAY GOD BLESS NIGERIA

The Northern Youths Forum [NYF] has declared support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency. The declaration came following an October 5, 2013 meeting held at the Murtala Square in Kaduna State – marking the first Northern Youth Summit.

They also warned for the likes of Asari Dokubo to desist from making comments that may overheat the polity.

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See below for the declaration –



Welcome Address By Mal. Jibril Tafida, Chairman, Northern Youth Forum At Murtala Square, Kaduna On 5th October 2013

It is a great honor to address you at this historic event and indeed a pleasure to welcome delegates from the 19 Northern States to the NYF 1st Northern Youth Summit. This is a self-sponsored program, an indication of our concern about the future of the North and Nigeria at large. Your presence will not only add value to the event, but is also another demonstration of the seriousness with which the Northern youth intend to approach the current Nigerian question.

We shall continue to strongly advance the process of transforming our society, away from its divided past. It is part of political development, that differences can exist and be expressed even about such basic matters as the essence of national cohesion. One has no doubt that such a discussion will explore underlying principles, points of view, beyond personalities and sectarian interests.

We pay tribute to our elders and statesmen both living and the dead who made sacrifices for the nation called Nigeria – for which we are all proud of .We therefore salute these heroes of our great region and the nation.

It is undeniable that the national question has never been as strong as it is at the moment. Therefore, the major contributions that we can make to the current debate is encouraging and strengthening discourse at all levels, putting our points of views and providing solutions through honorable approaches, which is the dream of our founding fathers.

We condemn all negative utterances designed to overheat the polity, without considering our diversity and corporate existence. We say no to the continuous insult of our region and people by Mujaheed Dokubo Asari and his likes. I am assuring you that he does not represent the President, neither his campaign team. No responsible person will take insult or threat as means of campaign. Politics is all about lobby, dialogue and not insult. We call on the President to take immediate steps in calling these people to order, for creating disunity and disaffection among Nigerians anywhere – be it in the north or south. This will help greatly in clearing the suspicion in our minds and will also unite us.

Let us all remember that we remain as a nation in the sense that we could solve our problems through dialogue. We must continue to talk to one another no matter what happens; it is the surest way to attaining greatness. We therefore, commend the President for providing a platform for Nigerians to articulate their views on the future of our country.

One of the outstanding features of our democracy has been the emphasis on partnership, Nation building, transformation and socio-economic development. We need to forge stronger partnerships across sectors and social divides for a better nation.

A democratically-elected government cannot escape from the responsibility to give the lead in nation-building, transforming the society and bettering the lives of the people. The calls from certain sections of Nigerian society, especially from the northern part, should not be seen as counter-productive, but as an effort to strengthen our democratic values.

We intend to open discussions with the President on many complains by segments of our society, but more importantly, create avenues to advance and address burning issues for continuing national integration. Consequently, we are not only declaring support for President Goodluck Jonathan, but we shall ensure that the interest of our people is protected in the coming years.

The challenge facing the NYF, is how various organs of civil society can co-operate to advance overall national goals of transformation and socio-economic development. We need a clean break from the past tendencies of allowing divisive sentiments in national discourse. We therefore call for partnership with all interest groups towards meaningful dialogue, in a manner that we can ensure and harmonize diverse views for progress and national unity.

I welcome you all and wish you safe journey back to your various States.

Thank you all

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the thirst and hunger for power be this misguided G5 GOVS Knows no bound their political careers is finished

Some people will still come to this thread and Abuse president Jonathan , for creating policies that encourage local investment
we must see the good in our country ,we must believe in ourselves and our abilities to overcome our present challenges and emerge strong
only Nigerians can transform Nigeria

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Saraben: and so? all I c dere is ebele laughing

MAY BE U NEED GLASSES

I read in “The Nigerian Gazette”, that Adamawa State has four First Ladies, because it has 4 recognized offices for the 4 wives of the Governor, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd). Nyako is said to have allocated positions/roles to each of his 4 wives in this order:



① Justice Binta Murtala Nyako (ABUJA AFFAIRS).

② Dr. Halima Nyako (HEATH SECTOR).

③ Hajiya Zainab Nyako (POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND MOBILIZATION).

④ Hajiya Asma’u Nana Nyako (HOME FRONT).



We are told that each of the four wives has an office, staff and letter headed documents. By implication, this means these four illegal offices have budgets. Question is, who is funding this abuse of executive power and privilege? One wonders the temerity of this man to speak on good governance in the public! I think he should set up an office for one of his children to handle YOUTH MATTERS, with all the paraphernalia of government.

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WHEN POLITICS WAS ABOUT WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL COULD OFFER, NO ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS

President GOODLUCK JONATHAN is a Man with many skills but always chooses to show them when one least expects ,i leave u with this pictures of the number one citizen displaying his music skills, HAPPY SUNDAY TO EVERYONE

tpacalipse: These two rogues are just pot and kettle in the kindergarten kitchen called Nigeria. They will do everything in the power to seize power from the kindergarten government in order the further destroy the government. When you allow people who should be shot dead for stealing government money to roam the street, then you are showing us that you are there to steal too.

I completely agree with you Fani Kayode and Elrufia have become a nuisance to everybody

BETWEEN EL RUFAI, FFK AND THE PRESIDENT
It was George Eliot who said- '' Blessed is the Man who,having Nothing to say abstains from giving wordy evidence of that Fact''.

Constructive criticisms have helped nations around the world better the Lots of their citizens as institutions try alternative pathways towards problems solving and new directions towards sustainable Growth and development.

Like an analyst Once said in Nigeria only the Exceptions and not the rule thrives ,where avenues for constructive engagement is converted into a theatre of foul language and political rivalry where all you need to do is to abuse the president Or port from the PDP overnight and you are termed a Progressive.
Progressives anywhere in the world are tied to a particular ideology which is completely missing in the Nigerian context, the Wikipedia, free encyclopedia defines progressivism as a general political philosophy based on the idea of progress that asserts that the advances in science, technology, economic development, and social organization, can improve the human condition.
This cannot be said of our overnight progressives who are united by their sole aim of grabbing power at all cost for selfish enrichment and personal aggrandizement.

While Pentascope is still fresh on Our Minds Malam Nasiru El rufai is pointing fingers at everyone except himself ,Elrufai himself laid the Foundation of the present comatose state of NITEL ,and while most of the companies privatized under Elrufai at the BPE have gone under he is still roaming about lecturing others on how to run Government, it’s Sad because in countries like China he would have been executed long ago.

When we handed the over the Aviation ministry to Mr Femi Fani Kayode,it was not because he had the intellectual capacity to handle such a sensitive portfolio, and to have the same man who stole everything he could at the Aviation Ministry using a pseudo Mark Saviour as our New Lecturer of Morality and Political science is an insult to Nigerians.

These former ministers of the federal republic and now self acclaimed progressives, believe the only way to defend their cases with the EFCC is to use every means available to undermine the person and Office of the president, in the eyes of this two The president can never do right no matter what he does forgetting that no one is wrong all the time .

Somebody like FFK should be spending more time with his daughters, because as a failed husband and public officer he is also about to become a failed father with way his daughters are going while Mallam Nasiru should start by Getting A GMAT for his Job seeking Daughters who may just secure a Job ''Accidentally'' .

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Morocco teens held for kissing photo

A Moroccan teenage boy and girl have been arrested for posting an online photograph of themselves kissing.

The couple - aged 14 and 15 - had their picture taken by a friend outside their school in the north-eastern town of Nador and posted it on Facebook.

They were held for violating public decency after a local newspaper printed the photo. The couple are due appear before a juvenile court next week.

A campaign to post a million copycat photos was later launched in protest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

bloggernaija: What is this paid idiotas saying?

They did not send u to school to abuse People
Point out a single sentence that is incorrect in this article .
The Saudis where here in the 60 s to receive treatment at UCH and the same people that destroyed this country now want GEJ head , he is fixing all the mess they Created and what did he get in return Bashing Boko haram etc

berem: Utter bullchit coming from a paid sycophant! Didn't bother to read at all. Mtscheeew!

I knew you did not read it becos your mind is already poisoned . What happened to objectivity ?, wake up my sister this country will overcome whether you like it or not

And as for yr fabrics advert I pray it prospers
And expand beyond your imagination Becos Opportunities abound in the land

IN GOD WE TRUST

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Leadership is not Nigeria’s problem.
Nigerians always blame the government in
power for the problems of the nation even
though many of these preceded the government
in power. Why do we always do this?
For instance, ask any Nigerian what the problem
is with Nigeria and they will say like, Chinua
Achebe, that it is leadership, forgetting that
Nigeria’s leaders come from amongst us; and if
we are saying that our problem is leadership, we
are invariably supporting the racist Rhodesian
doctrine that a black man would thrive best
under white rule.
So if our problem is not leadership, what then is
it?
I propose that our problem in Nigeria is that we
lack a sense of history and we live only in the
present moment which means that we are always
reacting and hardly ever pro-acting.
If my five year old son comes to me and tells me
that he has lost his toy, I would ask him to think
back to the last time that he saw it and begin the
search from there.
Nigeria has seen phenomenal growth in the last
three years with our Gross Domestic Product,
GDP, growing at a rate of over 6% per annum,
making us one of the world’s 10 fastest growing
economies. Yet, we still have areas of Nigeria
where population growth is higher than the
growth rate of our GDP; and it is only common
sense that where population outpaces
production, there will be crisis. This is a theory
that Reverend Malthus propounded and which
has stood the test of time.
Between 1960 when Nigeria got independence
and 1966 when we experienced the first military
intervention in governance, Nigeria experienced
phenomenal growth – a feat that has evaded us
since, except for the growth we have had in the
last three years. Almost all of the national
institutions that were responsible for our growth
pre-1999, were products of that first golden era
before the first coup, such as the four great
universities, (Lagos, Ife, Nsukka and Zaria), Kainji
Dam, Nigeria Airways etc.
Also, in the same time period, we had some of the
best civil servants in the world and our public
service was very functional. There were reports
from that era that some of our politicians were
corrupt, but it is universally acknowledged that
our civil servants of those times were above
board. Our hospitals were renowned worldwide
and it will surprise some to note that the Saudi
Royal family received treatment at the University
College Hospital, Ibadan, in the early 60s.
At that time we did not have oil in the quantum
that we have today, yet, the nation was thriving,
we had little or no foreign debt and we were first
amongst equals in the council of emerging
nations that included Indonesia, Brazil and
Egypt.
But all these changed after 1966. So, as I would
say to my five year old, if you are looking for a
thing, go back to the last place where you saw it.
That place is 1966!
Pre-1966, admission into primary and secondary
schools was purely on merit. The same was the
case for universities as well as the federal civil
service. After 1966 when the military intervened
and ended the First Republic all that changed and
has remained the same till today.
A child could no longer bank on academic
prowess as the yardstick for his gaining entry
into primary and secondary schools. Children at
their most tender years, when they were being
emotionally scripted, were told that even though
they passed and passed well, they were not good
enough for government funded schools because
of where they came from.
With the Quota system of entrance into public
schools introduced after 1966 and enshrined by
the military into our body polity extant laws,
children as young as nine got to understand that
in Nigeria, where you come from is more
important than how intelligent and hardworking
you are.
Now, the sad thing about the policy of quota
systems is that geneticists in the very best
universities of the world have established that
some races and tribes are not more intelligent
than others and as such you can find intelligence
in almost equal measure wherever you use it as a
yard stick. In fact, many, including the Harvard
Medical Journal, have reported that culture is
more to blame than intelligence for the reason
why some peoples are backward while others are
progressive.
And our culture has been that children who are
more endowed intellectually are held back and
children who could grow their intellectual
capacity are prevented from doing so because
there was no need to challenge them
intellectually. Come as you are, the system says.
This system would probably have brought
minimal damage if it was limited to secondary
schools, but it is not.
After completing secondary school, post 1966
Nigerian youths faced the same issues in gaining
admission to Nigerian universities. Cut off marks
and catchment areas were discriminately
apportioned using region as a yard stick. So, after
being told at age nine that were you came from
was more important than your intelligence or
your academic hard work, the message is
reinforced at age 16-17 when you are still in your
formative years.
At 16, you enter university and study for four or
five years (ASUU permitting) and then graduate
and go through your National Youth Service (one
of the best policies the military bequeathed to
Nigeria) and then you start to look for a job.
The largest employer of labour is the
government, so naturally you start there. And
what do you find? At age 24, just as when you
were nine and sixteen, you are now faced with a
policy that says where you are from is more
important than what you can bring into the
system. You are told that although you are
qualified, the system must take people who are
less qualified than you because of where you are
from and where they are from.
So, between the ages of nine and 24, your psyche
has been reinforced and scripted with the
message that where you are from is more
important than what you bring to the table.
Why wouldn’t a post 1966 civil servant face
temptation to steal when merit is not the order
of the day and you are forced to serve under
someone who did not get his placement by merit
– who enjoys perks and privileges far in excess of
you? How can such a system promote morale and
how can you have efficiency where morale is
low?
Prior to 1966, an Nnamdi Azikiwe could win
election in Ibadan and an Umoru Altine could win
election as the first mayor of Enugu, but how can
we replicate that ideal when, in every form you
have filled since the age of 6, your ethnicity, state
of origin and religion has mattered more than
your Nigerianness. But whenever you watch
television in the 1980s you see the MAMSER
directorate showing you clips of your leaders
telling you that where you come from does not
matter and what matters is that “we are all
MAMSER people who want the basic things of
life”.
It is not until you get to your 30s and you watch
as those same leaders that sold you and your
parents that line form themselves into Northern
and Southern Political Leaders Forum that you
realized that you have been had!
And then young people who through no fault of
their own have been conditioned to only live in
the moment are then manipulated by these same
set of leaders to begin to blame the government
of the day for crumbling infrastructure that has
been neglected for years and is only now being
addressed after decades of neglect for the simple
reason that we now have a leader who emerged
not through the establishment but through
events that could only be described as divine.
And then you wonder, do they know their friends
from their enemies? I mentioned Kainji Dam
earlier but young people would be surprised to
note that between 1979 and 1999 no new power
plants were initiated and the one commissioned
in 1982 was initiated in 1978! Yet, these same
young people egged on by those who have
milked the system in that time frame point
accusing fingers at the man who is making a
difference.
Take something as universal as power. In
Nigeria, history has been made as the power
sector has just been privatized by President
Goodluck Jonathan in fulfillment of the promises
he made to Nigerians when he launched the
Roadmap to Power Sector Reforms on August
26th 2010. But before then, Nigeria has and is still
suffering from chronic power shortages.
Now, power is one of those industries that rely
strictly on efficient manpower in order to
function properly. But power has been
exclusively managed and operated by the
government. Now who would the government
hire to run our power plants, transmission grids
and their commercial offices? Of course it would
be Nigerian citizens.
Now, are those citizens the very best Nigeria has?
No! These are citizens employed as part of the
federal civil service that depends not on merit
but on ethnicity for its hiring. So, what then do
Nigerians expect from such a venture?
You can repeat this for our refineries, airports,
railways, sea ports, and other vital national
institutions.
It is a notorious fact (yes, that phrase again) that
you are only as strong as your weakest link.
Therefore, where you have not taken in the best
right from secondary up to university and up to
the civil service, your system is only as strong as
the least endowed person.
To put this into perspective, if you have a school
entry system that gives someone who scored 2
admission, and stops someone who scored 290
from getting admitted, your system is only as
strong as a 2.
The saddest thing is that if he knew that he would
only get in if he had a 290 and nothing else would
ensure he gets in, he would be forced to build his
capacity to at least a 290. It is called competition
and that is what existed between 1960 and 1966.
That, my people, is the problem with Nigeria.
President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership
he offers to Nigeria is not our problem. As a
matter of fact, it is part of our solutions. Why do
I say this? Because this is a man who has seen
that even though we have made phenomenal
progress in the last three years such as we have
never witnessed between 1966 till date, yet we
can do better.
And speaking as a private citizen, it is my hope
that the coming national conference would look
into these issues and go back in time to the place
where we lost it.
Reno Omokri is Special Assistant (New Media) to
the President.
Source: Premium Times

GEJ means well for this country,

Imagine if BH memebers cued into the mega Rice project ,
And Militant stop siphoning crude oil and key into the cocoa agenda ,
GEJ continues to Labour Amid insults to transform this Nation from a consuming Nation to a self reliant one .
Honda just said they are coming and I know Toyota won't just dash them the market
Without a fight that. Means plant for plant which means more jobs for Nigerians

The least we can do for this president is to pray for him

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Nigeria has been identified by travel and
hospitality experts as the fastest growing air
travel market in Africa recording 1.5 million
visitors last year.
Experts told THISDAY that studies done on the
industry have indicated that Nigeria’s
hospitality industry has overtaken that of South
Africa, Mauritius and China.
According to them, while growth in the
hospitality and travel industry in Nigeria is
phenomenon, the market in the other countries
have been saturated.
And travel expert, Ikechi Uko attributed the
growth in Nigeria to the emerging middle class,
in spite of the seemingly economic stagnation.
“The middle class is growing at incredible rate
and that explains why the economy cabin of
many airlines operating into Nigeria record load
factor. Those who will tell you that the economy
is not growing are those who board business
class. They don’t know what is happening at the
economy class.”Uko said.
He noted that many new international hotels are
extending their operations to Nigeria, especially
Lagos and the rates have not come down
because of high patronage.
“Lagos is the fourth most visited city in Africa
and Nigeria is an environment that rewards
efforts and when people travel to new places
they see new things and they do business.
Nigeria is rated the biggest destination in West
Africa,” he said.
Uko said one of the
reasons Akwaaba
travel market is
growing is because more people are eager to
come to Nigeria and the market provides face to
face marketing, which makes business to be
done faster.
“It is believed that it is Nollywood that has
changed people’s impression about Nigeria. It
inadvertently became a marketing took as the
films paint real and idyllic picture of the
country,” he said.
An aviation expert, Nick Fadugba has once
described Nigeria as the fastest air transport
market in Africa, saying that the country should
reposition its airlines to benefit from this viable
market.
“An important distinction between Nigeria and
most other countries in Africa is that Nigerian
air traffic is almost inelastic, the high demand
will still be there regardless of most crises. In
contrast, North African countries depend on
foreign tourism for most of their air traffic. In
that environment, once there is a political crisis
the foreign tourists flee, the aircraft are empty,
revenues are down, airline staff laid off and
aircraft are parked, it is a catastrophe.
Fortunately, Nigerian air traffic is very resilient.
Not many foreign tourists come to Nigeria and
air traffic is driven primarily by business and
Nigerian travellers. Hopefully, more foreign
tourists will visit Nigeria in the future but at the
moment, if there is crisis in Nigeria, people still
tend to fly there for business,” Fadugba said.


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Am not a Fan of this Man but This Action of his Is unprecedented in the history of Nigerian Politics ,where politicians Bleed the masses to death.
For a governor whose state has been torn apart by crisis to find time to connect with his subjects at this level is a feat that should be commended by all.
Gov Shettima may your Days Be long

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on
Sunday donated blood to a pregnant woman
who was in need of transfusion during an
unscheduled visit to Gen. Muhammadu
Shuwa Memorial Hospital in Maiduguri.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Salma Kolo,
told newsmen of the governor’s
humanitarian gesture in Maiduguri.
Kolo said that Shettima made the donation
because he was moved by the circumstances
he met the woman in at the hospital.
“The governor was disturbed by the
condition of the woman and wanted to help.
“He later discovered through the medical
attendants that his blood group matched that
of the woman, so he decided to help out,” she
said.
“This is what is expected of a leader.
“Shettima has been teaching the people of
Borno what it means to be a true servant
leader,” Kolo said. (NAN)

My Take

Am not a Fan of this Man but This Action of his
Is unprecedented in the history of Nigerian
Politics ,where politicians Bleed the masses to
death.
For a governor whose state has been torn
apart by crisis to find time to connect with his
subjects at this level is a feat that should be
commended by all.

Gov Shettima may your Days Be long


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When GEJ proposed PHCN complete privatisation they Shouted it is Not possible Even OBJ could not Do it - The shoeless one has delivered .

When He said our Rails we Be revitalised ,they shouted again after how many years - the ''Clueless'' has given our rail System a new Direction

He approved The Aviation Road show for Rail Transformation they screamed waste of Money - today we are seeing the Impact of our Money at the Airports

He Said we are Goin to Ban Rice importation by 2015 , for were them say Imposikant - rice imports down By 78%, News mills springing up like wild fire
I guess its time we poison all the e-rats, use otapiapia on all the e-lice , feed all the e-lizards to the hawks and unleash Gamalin 10 on all e-leeches

Let's Believe!

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ikennaoma: I don't understand this NANS.

What is this one saying Now ?

@taharqa excellent piece. a city set on a hill cannot be hidden ,once the private sector finally takes over the power sector and the present improvement spread further inland all the Enemies you see today u will see them No more.
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

ASSU asked for 70 years Retirement used us as Bait they got it !

ASSU asked for Salary relative to Politicians they Got it,Now prof Gets 500'k plus

Asked 130 billion as earned allowance FG gave 30 which they rejected same using students as Guinea pigs

Ladies and gentle Men
If the Govt give Education 26 % As ASSU is demanding , give Health 24 %as NMA is demanding it, that leaves 50 %of the Budget for Agriculture ,works ,petroleum,transport ,science and Tech,Water resources ,Housing , youths ,sports, Niger Delta ,Aviation, maritime ,information ,& Finance among others bearing in Mind that the Recurrent expenditure (civil service) takes almost 70% of the Budget .
Capitulating will lead to a labour civil
WAR and a complete Breakdown of other sectors therefore all parties must look for a way to strike a balance so that students who have consistently Beared the brunt of ASSU strikes will finally fulfil their academic dreams

GOD BLESS NIGERIA

Speaking during the emergency Senate meeting held in port harcourt Comrade Gbadebo President National Association Of Nigerian Students declared that ASSU members have no justification for keeping students at home as Government has met all their demands including retirement Age Except the Earned Allowances were it has Also Made some offers .
The ASSU president Regretted the use of University students as Baits and GUINEA pigs for the selfish Agenda of Lectures whom he Said pay As little as 2000 for their Govt allocated houses while compelling students to pay as much as =N=20,000 and above for Bed spaces saying ASSU claim that it was fighting for Students Welfare is False and as such they should Return to their Class rooms .