₦airaland Forum

ABUJA—NATIONAL Secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Adewale
Oladipo, yesterday, said that former President
Olusegun Obasanjo destroyed an expired party
membership card and not the new and authentic
card being issued by the party.
He spoke yesterday when he received a group of
students mobilization team led by Comrade
Takun Olarewaju visited the party to express
their support for PDP and its Presidential
candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan.
Oladipo explained that the card which Obasanjo
tore was an old one signed by former acting
National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje
and not the authentic card which has the
signatures of PDP National Chairman, Alhaji
Adamu Muazu and himself, Prof. Wale Oladipo as
national secretary.
He spoke as the party boasted that it would
shock the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the
South West.
Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, PDP
Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus
said that with PDP campaigns and its pedigree,
President Jonathan will win the March 28
presidential election.
“We have the statistics that shows since 1999
that we have been consistent so what we have
done is to re engineer our support at our base
and they are ready for elections and we will win
this election,” he said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/obasanjo-destroyed-an-expired-card-pdp/

ABUJA – THE Minister of Mines and Steel
Development, Mr. Mohammed Sada Tuesday
said that the Federal Government through the
Assets Management Company of Nigeria, has
perfected necessary arrangements to sell the
Delta steel company to an automobile firm.
Meantime, The Senate Committee on Mines and
Power has lamented over the state of electricity
supply in Nigeria and summoned the generation
and distribution companies to appear before the
committee on Tuesday March 3.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development
who stated this when he appeared before the
senate committee on Power, Mines and Steel, to
defend his ministry’s 2015 budget, said that
though the ministry was not involved in the sale,
it was in close partnership with AMCON the
government agency handling the sale.
Sada recalled that the company had been in the
hands of a private investor but was retrieved by
AMCON but was now set to be sold to another
investor who is interested in the automobile
industry.
According to the minister, “Now AMCON is in the
process of selling it and I am aware there are
quite a number of people that have written
letters of intent that they are interested. What
interests us in the ministry is that those
interested are people that are interested in
automobile development.
“We believe in the system now that someone
who has interest in developing a value chain
around the company is showing interest in
buying it. We have no role to play by the way,
they are consulting us as experts in the industry
and we have had several meetings with them to
guide them.
“The last time I had a meeting with the MD of
AMCON he assured me that in the next couple of
weeks, they are going to have somebody they
are discussing with a view to selling it over”
He further clarified issues relating to fears of
future claims to the steel company by any other
private investor and said that all pending issues
have been resolved.
Sada further explained that AMCON had given
the initial company the opportunity to pay back
the loan but the company was unable to do so
and the grace period had long lapsed.
The minister said, “There were no previous
claims, Delta steel was a privately owned
company, the company took loans from the local
banks, and by Nigerian Law, AMCON was put in
place to make sure that banks do not fail.
“So, AMCON bought over the loans of that
company, they gave them a payment schedule
which they failed so AMCON has no issue with
anybody. Our concern is steel protection, Delta
Steel Company still has the latest technology,
whoever is buying the company can start
working immediately.”
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo at
the meeting said vandalism, which has remained
the bane of power supply was subsiding because
the ministry was engaging communities to
protect installations.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/fg-sells-multi-billion-naira-delta-steel-company-to-automobile-firm/

Tears flew like the stream on Tuesday at the
burial site of Bayelsa eight prominent female
politicians and a driver who died in a fatal
accident that occurred on Valentine Day at
Ahoada.
The deceased women and the driver, Mr. Kelechi
Oyenkwuru, were buried in four graves at the
Gloryland Cemetery, Azikoro, Yenagoa, amidst
lamentation and dirge.
While the coffins containing the remains of three
deceased persons were committed to one grave,
others were buried in twos in three graves.
The deceased politicians interred on Tuesday
were three relations of the President, late
Consider Amadi, a cousin; late Elizabeth Allison-
Oguru, wife of the Secretary to Bayelsa State
Government (SSG) and late Clara Abila.
Others were – Ayakpo Otolo, Elizabeth Nisakpo,
Ginbra Pamowei, Ruby Benjamin, Acha Pere-
Kalama.
The funeral which was conducted by the state
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN), Archbishop Isreal Eke, was coordinated
by the Deputy Governor of the state, Rear
Admiral John Jonah (rtd).
Most of the mourners were dressed in black
attire apart from the SSG, Prof. Oguru, and
members of his household who wore white
garment.
The cemetery erupted in cries and wailings
shortly after the remains were driven to the
graveside by nine ambulances.
Earlier at the special funeral service held in
honor of the deceased by the government at the
Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, President
Goodluck Jonathan lamented the loss of the
politicians.
He said the state lost eight of her best on the
Valentine Day tragedy, adding that their death
came as a rude shock to him.
Jonathan explained that the event was initially
scheduled for last Saturday but was moved at
his instance to Tuesday to enable him pay his
last respect to them.
Paying glowing tributes to the deceased,
President Jonathan said he had a personalities
relationship with almost all the women involved
in the accident.
He described the day of the incident as a black
Saturday that engulfed the entire state.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/bayelsa-female-politicians-driver-buried-in-four-graves/

By Emma Amaize
It is notorious information that residents snooze
with their two eyes open at some communities in
the South-South region of the country, as
gangsters manifestly unleash terror on the ill-
starred people.
*Militants
What is, however, off-putting is that security
agents do little or practically nothing in most
cases to check the irritating infringement.
A number of communities are really scandalous
for the malady. In Delta state, Ekpan in Uvwie
local government area used to be the hotbed of
criminality, but Kokori in Ethiope- East local
government area has snatched the reprehensible
record of the riskiest community in the state.
Efforts by security agencies to dislodge the
rampaging criminals in the last two years,
particularly after kidnap and armed robbery
kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah, was apprehended in
2013, had been largely ineffective.
The situation has degenerated to the extent that
one could be captured for between N5, 000- N10,
000 ransoms in the community. However, a
villager told Niger Delta Voice, weekend, that the
Kokori Bakassi had sacked the criminals. Despite
the mouthed feat, it still remains the most feared
community in the state.
Amagba community, blessed with vast expanse
of land is the most volatile community in Edo
state. The state of affairs in the community is
quite worrisome. Youths, mainly cultists not only
parade the streets with arms; they determine
who rules the town to protect their money-
making interests.
The police in the state are weary of the frequent
cases of unrest in the area while residents are
mortally afraid of the troublesome youths.
In Rivers state, cultists have made life
excruciating for the people of Ibaa, Omoku and
Buguma communi-ties. Countless residents had
fled the towns for fear of cultists.
In Bayelsa, the chanciest places to be are the
Azuzuama, Lobia and Igbomotoru, Ogbia-Nembe-
Brass waterways of the state.
The Joint Task Force, JTF, police, Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC are
battling the sea pirates, but so far, it is no
retreat, no surrender.
Call Calabar South local government area, a
traditional worshiper in Cross –River state is
prepared to swear that Jesus is Lord; it is as
precarious as that.
In Akwa-Ibom state, Itu-Mbak Itam is a
stranglehold of criminals and despite attempts
by the police to demobilize them, they remain
sturdy in the area.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/prologue-10-most-dangerous-communities-in-south-south/

we don't need their photos, we want to see their corpse

The Defence headquarters , Monday, disclosed that following the air and ground assault to flush out Boko Haram terrorists from Baga, its cordon and search operation has revealed some terrorists disguising as women.

A statement signed by Major General Chris Olukolade said, “The searches are also yielding more discoveries of arms especially bombs hidden in various locations, especially Baga town.

“Apart from those captured in the course of fighting, many arrests of terrorists hiding in the town are being made and troops are still busy interrogating the suspects.

“Meanwhile, in furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all their enclaves by the military, the Nigerian Air Force has stepped up its air bombardment of identified targets in Gwoza, Bama and Sambisa forest, preparatory to other phases of the mission.

“The air strikes have been highly successful as they achieved the aims, hitting vital targets with required precision.

“Terrorists are now in disarray as they scamper to escape from the impact of air bombardment of their locations in the forest.

Having successfully liberated Baga where the terrorists have been marauding, the troops’ attention has now been focused on consolidation of the security of the area to pave way for return of citizens.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/baga-terrorist-who-disguised-as-woman-caught/

SeverusSnape:
like husband like wife!...bunch of Certificateless megalomaniacs.

But OP, where's the source/sauce

the source have been added now

The National Universities Commission (NUC)
has disclosed that, contrary to claims in
some quarters, any certificate obtained from
the Kaduna Satellite Campus of the Ambrose
Alli University is fraudulent and a scam.
Deputy Director Press of the NUC, Ibrahim
Yakassai disclosed, this to The Nigerian
Times when our reporter called to confirm
the status of the institution and certificates
earned from it.
He said: “It is fraudulent and a scam. There
is no such thing like Ambrose Alli University,
Kaduna Study Center. The NUC is not aware
of such.”
The Nigerian Times recalls that the Sunday
Trust Newspaper in the story, ‘Now, Hajiya
Aisha Buhari steps out’, published January
18, 2015 had reported that the beautiful wife
of General Muhammadu Buhari, the
presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), had bagged a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ambrose
Alli University, Ekpoma (Kaduna satellite
campus). She later proceeded, based on the
same degree, to obtain a Master’s degree in
International Affairs and Strategic Studies
from the Nigerian Defence Academy,
Kaduna.
The NUC in a directive in 2001, under former
Executive Secretary Peter Okebukola to all
Vice-Chancellors, had directed all university
satellite campuses to be shut down. While
most Universities complied, few others were
adamant, leading to another directive by the
present Executive Secretary Professor Julius
Okojie, to re-affirm the initial directive that
all universities in the country running
external campuses (satellite campuses) be
shut down.
A satellite campus, according to the NUC
guidelines on which basis the illegal ones
were closed down, “must not be more than
200 kilometres from the main campus,”
“must not be located in a state outside the
state in which the main campus is located,”
“must have staff of the satellite campus
directly or indirectly appointed by the main
campus in line with laid down academic
standards.”
According to Sunday Trust, Mrs. Buhari
enrolled in the undergraduate programme of
the Ambrose Alli University and received
lectures at its Leventis Building satellite
campus, Kaduna.
The Newspaper also reported that she holds
a National Certificate in Education (NCE)
from the National Teachers Institute (NTI)
alongside a Diploma in Beauty Therapy at
the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy,
Windsor, in the United Kingdom and a
certificate course from the French Beauty
School, Esthetique Academie Dubai. She is a
member of the United Kingdom’s Vocational
Training and Charitable Trust and the
International Health and Beauty Council.
Speaking to The Nigerian Times, a former
coordinator of one the satellite campuses of
the university who asked to be anonymous,
said while some campuses were able to
insert records of some students of the
satellite campuses into the general students’
records at the main campus, others were
just issued certificates without recourse to
the parent school.
He said while the certificates of those
whose records where successfully entered
into the school’s main record could claim
some level of validity, the others remain
invalid.
He said: “The campuses started in 1998 and
were all officially closed in 2002.
“Some of the campuses at the earlier stages
would get someone from the main campus
in Ekpoma to invigilate the examinations and
under some arrangements would then
register the students’ particulars in the
record of the university. After this, those
certificates got a value of validity.
“However, after sometime some centers
started issuing certificates to their students
in the name of the parent university without
any recourse to record keeping and so when
employers or schools of post graduate
studies contacted Ekpoma for verification,
the records of most of them were not found.
These developments finally led to the NUC’s
hammer on those centers.”
Every effort to get responses from the
Registrar of the University, Mr. Ojo Maliki
and Public Relations Officer of the
university, proved abortive. While mails
where not responded to, calls from our
reporter were treated with rude and evasive
responses. A University officer, who craved
anonymity, told this newspaper that Edo
being an APC state, the authorities are
extremely careful not to get caught in
Nigeria’s fractious political party rivalries.

nigeriantimes.ng/news/nuc-declares-aisha-buharis-certificate-fraudulent/

The National Universities Commission (NUC)
has disclosed that, contrary to claims in
some quarters, any certificate obtained from
the Kaduna Satellite Campus of the Ambrose
Alli University is fraudulent and a scam.
Deputy Director Press of the NUC, Ibrahim
Yakassai disclosed, this to The Nigerian
Times when our reporter called to confirm
the status of the institution and certificates
earned from it.
He said: “It is fraudulent and a scam. There
is no such thing like Ambrose Alli University,
Kaduna Study Center. The NUC is not aware
of such.”
The Nigerian Times recalls that the Sunday
Trust Newspaper in the story, ‘Now, Hajiya
Aisha Buhari steps out’, published January
18, 2015 had reported that the beautiful wife
of General Muhammadu Buhari, the
presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), had bagged a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ambrose
Alli University, Ekpoma (Kaduna satellite
campus). She later proceeded, based on the
same degree, to obtain a Master’s degree in
International Affairs and Strategic Studies
from the Nigerian Defence Academy,
Kaduna.
The NUC in a directive in 2001, under former
Executive Secretary Peter Okebukola to all
Vice-Chancellors, had directed all university
satellite campuses to be shut down. While
most Universities complied, few others were
adamant, leading to another directive by the
present Executive Secretary Professor Julius
Okojie, to re-affirm the initial directive that
all universities in the country running
external campuses (satellite campuses) be
shut down.
A satellite campus, according to the NUC
guidelines on which basis the illegal ones
were closed down, “must not be more than
200 kilometres from the main campus,”
“must not be located in a state outside the
state in which the main campus is located,”
“must have staff of the satellite campus
directly or indirectly appointed by the main
campus in line with laid down academic
standards.”
According to Sunday Trust, Mrs. Buhari
enrolled in the undergraduate programme of
the Ambrose Alli University and received
lectures at its Leventis Building satellite
campus, Kaduna.
The Newspaper also reported that she holds
a National Certificate in Education (NCE)
from the National Teachers Institute (NTI)
alongside a Diploma in Beauty Therapy at
the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy,
Windsor, in the United Kingdom and a
certificate course from the French Beauty
School, Esthetique Academie Dubai. She is a
member of the United Kingdom’s Vocational
Training and Charitable Trust and the
International Health and Beauty Council.
Speaking to The Nigerian Times, a former
coordinator of one the satellite campuses of
the university who asked to be anonymous,
said while some campuses were able to
insert records of some students of the
satellite campuses into the general students’
records at the main campus, others were
just issued certificates without recourse to
the parent school.
He said while the certificates of those
whose records where successfully entered
into the school’s main record could claim
some level of validity, the others remain
invalid.
He said: “The campuses started in 1998 and
were all officially closed in 2002.
“Some of the campuses at the earlier stages
would get someone from the main campus
in Ekpoma to invigilate the examinations and
under some arrangements would then
register the students’ particulars in the
record of the university. After this, those
certificates got a value of validity.
“However, after sometime some centers
started issuing certificates to their students
in the name of the parent university without
any recourse to record keeping and so when
employers or schools of post graduate
studies contacted Ekpoma for verification,
the records of most of them were not found.
These developments finally led to the NUC’s
hammer on those centers.”
Every effort to get responses from the
Registrar of the University, Mr. Ojo Maliki
and Public Relations Officer of the
university, proved abortive. While mails
where not responded to, calls from our
reporter were treated with rude and evasive
responses. A University officer, who craved
anonymity, told this newspaper that Edo
being an APC state, the authorities are
extremely careful not to get caught in
Nigeria’s fractious political party rivalries.

http://nigeriantimes.ng/news/nuc-declares-aisha-buharis-certificate-fraudulent/

It is well known that men often can’t
understand their women. Well, actually it is
not that hard, but men often have difficulties
with it. Maybe it's because not only men have
some things to hide, but we also have our
own secrets. Yes, there is a secret in EVERY
woman. Here are some of our secrets which I
hope will help you to know your woman better
and to be the best men ever!
1. We are afraid that another
women may attract you more
We are afraid that some other women in your
life, like co workers, female friends, etc. may
attract you more and you can start dreaming
her. That is the worst thing that can happen
with us!

2) We understand your body languag
Woman always notice and analyze even the
smallest details in her men. Maybe that is why
we can understand body language of our loved
ones. And if we will suspect something, we'll
be very upset!

3) We understand the
importance of "Men's Time"
That is one more our secret. A lot of women
understand the importance and actually agree
with "Men's Time". We understand that he
need a little bit space for himself, and that it
is important for him to spend some time with
friends. Yes, we understand that, but
sometimes one of the biggest problem may be
when a woman feels lack of attention, while
her man is spending time with his friends.

4) We want your friends to like
us
Well, everything is quite simple! His friends
are very important for him, so we want them
to like us. So, don’t be jealous if we your
woman speaks with your friend, probably in
that way she wants to get closer to you!

5)We want you to take initiative

It is a very important for us! We want our men
to take initiative. You should understand that
it is very important that you can carry out
some difficult tasks or surprise us. Do it more
often to make your woman truly happy!

Mike Omeri, director-general of the
National Orientation Agency (NOA)
and coordinator of the national
information centre, has revealed that
Boko Haram militants are massing up
in training camps across the
northeast to launch attacks on the
general area.
Omeri, who made this disclosure at a
press conference in Abuja,
emphasised that the massing up of
militants in target areas was usually a
harbinger for attacks.
“In the general effort to contain acts
of insurgency in the northeast and
secure the entire area for the
forthcoming general election, the
centre wishes to alert the general
public on very recent intelligence
reports, which indicate a considerable
movement of Boko Haram recruits
from such locations as Geidam, Mairi
and Dupcha (all in Borno State) to
training camps within the general
area,” he said.
“Previous major attacks by
insurgents, including the siege on
Bama and Monguno military bases,
were preceded by such massing up of
fighters in training camps within the
proposed targets.
“This recent development, which
points in the same direction, has also
been alluded to by the Boko Haram
group in its recent boast about having
a 30,000 to 50,000 strong force to
disrupt elections in Maiduguri.”
However, Omeri assured the
public that the Nigerian military
forces had been fully mobilised and
deployed against the insurgents who
are being chased and roundly
subdued.
“Therefore, we urge the general
public to exercise a high level of
vigilance and also support the effort
of the military to ensure hitch-free
elections and a return to normalcy in
the general area, soonest,” he added.
“We also seize this opportunity to
restate government’s commitment to
keeping the country and her citizens
safe from those who seek to destroy
the nation.
“In addition, we urge the civil society,
politicians and everybody to avoid
disruptive and inciting statements,
while assuring the citizens of regular
update on the successes scored by
our military and security forces in the
fight against terror in the north east.”

http://www.thecable.ng/bharam-training-camps-plan-attacks

An insight has been provided into the
debate at the National Council of
State meeting of February 5, 2015
where the issue of whether or not the
general election should be postponed
was extensively discussed.
Writing in his column in THISDAY on
Thursday, celebrated journalist and
former presidential adviser Olusegun
Adeniyi, revealed that contrary to
media reports, the council did not
direct Attahiru Jega, chairman of the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), to go ahead with
the polls.
He gave an account of the positions
of President Goodluck Jonathan and
Muhamamdu Buhari, the respective
presidential candidates of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
All Progressives Congress (APC), on
the postponement.
Adeniyi, who served the late
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as
special adviser on media and
publicity, also gave details of the
contributions of Ibrahim Babangida,
former military president, as well as
Babatunde Fashola, governor of
Lagos state, and Liyel Imoke,
governor of Cross River state.
Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo
state and a member of the APC had
told the media that the council gave
INEC the go-ahead to hold the
election.
But Segun Mimiko, governor of Ondo
state and a member of the PDP, had
earlier told the media that INEC was
asked to decide on whether or not to
hold the elections as scheduled.
Adeniyi wrote: “At the meeting, Jega
presented his report, reiterating that
he was ready for the polls. The first
person to speak after his
presentation was the NSA, (Sambo)
Dasuki, who harped on the renewed
efforts by the Multinational Forces to
dislodge the Boko Haram insurgents
and the need to shift the elections
forward. The service chiefs and the
Director General of the Directorate of
State Security (DSS) followed with
similar presentations.
“With the floor now open for
discussion, Buhari was the first to
fire a salvo against the idea to have
the elections rescheduled. He said all
the reasons adduced by the military
do not warrant postponing the
elections, especially when, according
to him, soldiers have minimal role to
play in the election process.
“With Buhari done, the Lagos State
Governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola,
SAN, presented what appeared a
detailed position of the APC as to
why the elections had to go ahead.
He looked at the possible
implications of such a postponement
from both the legal and political
prisms, with the conclusion that it
would not bode well for the country
and the president.
“However, the Cross River State
Governor, Mr Liyel Imoke countered
Fashola’s arguments with what also
appeared the PDP position as he
went beyond the issue of Boko
Haram to that of the preparedness of
INEC. Some of the issues he raised
included the ‘lopsidedness’ in the
distribution of PVCs nationwide, the
fact that the Card Readers to be
used by INEC had yet to be tested
and that the electoral officials to use
them have not even been trained.
“At that point, according to sources,
Jega sought to respond and was
given the floor. He explained that
most of the misgivings being
expressed have been factored into
INEC plans. He, however, added that
it was unrealistic to expect a hundred
percent turn-out of voters at
elections as there is no such thing
anywhere in the world. To this, the
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr
Godswill Akpabio, reportedly
countered that Jega was wrong.”
Akpabio, according to Adeniyi, said
there is a difference between people
“who may choose not to vote even if
they have PVCs and those who
cannot vote because they have been
denied what ordinarily should be their
rights. He said elections cannot be
credible in situations where millions
of people could not get what would
enable them to exercise their
franchise”.
The popular columnist continued: “In
asking INEC to go ahead with the
polls since the commission said it
was ready, Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal, added that the advisory
role of the Council of State does not
extend to election matters. To that,
the president, who had evidently been
well-briefed, drew the attention of
Tambuwal and that of the meeting to
the Third Schedule (Part 1) of the
1999 Constitution, especially Section
B (6) which states that the Council of
State ‘shall have the power to (A)
advise the President in exercise of
his powers with respect to the…(4)
the Independent National Electoral
Commission (including appointment
of members of the commission).’
“In his own intervention, General
Ibrahim Babangida argued that since
INEC said it was ready for the polls,
the real issue before the Council was
on what to do about the four states
where the security agencies said they
needed more time to deal with the
insurgency. Babangida now asked
whether it was feasible to conduct
elections only in 32 states.
“The president interjected quickly
that such election would end in
fiasco. I have it on good authority
that some people in the
administration had suggested this
idea to Jega in November last year
and he said any such election that
excises a section of the country
would not pass the test of credibility
or even for that matter, legitimacy.
So the president knew that
succumbing to such an idea would be
politically suicidal for him and he
rejected it outright.
“However, from the way the meeting
went, it was evident that positions
had been taken along party lines. At
the end, the responsibility as to what
to decide was pushed to INEC but
the real drama was announcing the
‘decision’ arrived at because for all
practical purposes, nothing was
decided as to whether or not the
elections should go ahead or be
postponed.
“With Governors Olusegun Mimiko,
Rochas Okorocha and Bala Ngilari
asked to brief the media by the
president, the three rushed to the
press room to grab the centre chair.
Mimiko got there first and said no
decision was taken and that INEC
would consult and announce whether
to postpone the elections or not
which was the most accurate
position as to what transpired.
“However, immediately Mimiko stood
up and they all appeared to be
leaving, Okorocha grabbed the chair
that the Ondo State Governor had
been sitting on and also started to
brief the State House correspondents.
He said the Council had decided that
the elections should go ahead. While
that was not a true reflection of what
happened, that was the slant reported
in the media, which to be honest is a
reflection of the mood of the public.

http://www.thecable.ng/revealed-jonathan-buhari-ibb-fashola-said-council-state-meeting-poll-shift

Abeg tell am o.
the annoying thing here is that, most youth support his move as if their life depend on it.

Over the years, some relationship tips have
been repeatedly offered by those who think they
know, to those who feel they need them. That
these tips are popular does not mean they are
actually true or effective.
Every relationship has its ups and downs, and
there are always friends and family on the side
with endless tips and pieces of advice to share.
Over the years, some relationship tips » have
been repeatedly offered by those who think they
know, to those who feel they need them. That
these tips are popular does not mean they are
actually true or effective.
Here are 8 common relationship tips which you
would do well to ignore if you really want your
relationship to succeed:
1. Love Is All You Need: Sure, love is crucial in
a happy and successful relationship. But
having the idea that love is all you need is
semi-ridiculous. Have people forgotten about
respect, trust, loyalty? Love doesn’t conquer
all. It’s one of the main ingredients in a
partnership, but to say that’s all you need is
misguided. The recipe includes much more
and without the other ingredients, the
finished product won’t come out just right.
2. Love Doesn’t Happen When You’re Looking
For It: Tell this to the millions of people
involved in online dating. Who even started
telling this lie? This statement is not only
annoying, but it’s infuriating to the people in
the world who are actually looking for love.
Just because a person is open and ready to
find his or her match means that it won’t
happen? False.
3. Wait Three Dates To Have Sex: Planning on
when to have sex based on the number of
dates is just plain silly. Dating is not a game
where one plus one equals two. There’s no
exact science. Having sex shouldn’t be
contingent on how many times you’ve seen
your date. It should be whenever you WANT
to. Whether that’s the first date or the
fifteenth, it’s your decision to make for
yourself.
4. Couples Shouldn’t Argue: We're not saying
couples should be down each other’s throats
every single night but it’s normal to have
some arguments here and there. Couples
that don’t fight at all probably aren’t truly
communicating. It’s healthy to have
arguments because it means you and your
partner are talking things through. You are
molding two lives into one, so there are
bound to be some moments of tension.
Embrace it in a healthy way.
5. Never Go To Sleep Angry: You can throw
this old relationship advice out with
yesterday’s junk mail. The idea that you and
your partner should never go to sleep upset
at each other is outdated and nearly
impossible. There will be times you two are
upset with one another, and that’s okay. You
don’t need to rush making things “nice”
again just because it’s bedtime. Sometimes
a little sleep can do the body good.
6. Everyone Deserves A Second Chance: The
only people that say this are probably the
ones that want a second chance. Sure, some
people deserve another chance. But, to say
everyone does is absurd. You have the right
to decide that for yourself.
7. If Your Partner Is Jealous It Means He/She
Loves You: Feelings of jealously in a
relationship can be normal, but acting on
that jealousy is another story. One that
reads like a final chapter. If your partner is
looking through your phone, that doesn’t
mean he or she just loves you so much, it
means he or she has trust issues. It’s
speaking to a bigger issue within the
relationship.
8. The Best Way To Get Over Someone Is To
Get Under Someone: Indicating that the best
way to get over a previous lover is to have
sex with a new person is foolish. Sex can be
a fun distraction in the moment, but it’s only
temporary. Getting down with someone new
won’t help you in the long run. You need to
deal with your emotions about your previous
partner before moving forward. The best
way to get over someone is to actually do
the work of getting over that person.

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President Goodluck Jonathan Transformation
Agenda Achievements!!!
1. 125 Almajiri schools in 13 Northern States.
2. 27 Special girls school.
3. 12 New Federal Universities.
4. 34 New NCE awarding institutions.
5. 101 Presidential Special Scholarship for
Innovation and Development.
6. 10 million increase in Universal Basic
Education Enrollment (UBEC).
7. 75% increase in O'Level credit pass in Math
and English.
8. 100 Innovation Enterprise Institutions licensed.
9. 7,000 lecturers sponsored for post graduate
studies home and abroad.
10. 51 Polytechnic laboratories rehabilitated.
11. Doubled increase on Education allocation.
12. 104 candidates scaled the final hurdle (First
Class Graduates) for Presidential scholarship
award and were asked to apply to study in any
of the top 25 universities in the world approved
for the scheme for their Phd.
* List of GEJ Universities:
1) Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State. -
North Central.
2) Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. - North
Central.
3) Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State. -
North East.
4) Federal University, Wakari, Taraba State. -
North East.
5) Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. -
North West.
6) Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State. -
North West.
7) Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State. -
South South.
Federal University, Ndufe-Alike, Ebonyi State. -
South East.
9) Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. -
South West.
* Roads and Bridges:
The following roads are undergoing dualization:
1. Kano-Maiduguri Road.
2. Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja Road.
3. Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual carriage way.
The Following Roads and Bridge are completed:
1. Onitsha-Owerri Road.
2. Vom-Manchok Road.
3. Onitsha Head Bridge-Flyover (Ojukwu
Gateway) which Gov Obi did and got federal
refund.
4. Oweto Bridge across River Benue.
Construction of Second Niger Bridge has been
awarded to Julius Berger and works have
commenced:
The following roads are under construction or
reconstruction:
1. Onitsha-Enugu Road
2. Lokoja-Benin Road
3. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
4. Mokwa-Bida Road.
5. Akure-Ilesha Road.
6. East-West Road.
7. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega Road.
8. Enugu-Abakaliki-Cross River Road.
9. Ogoja-Ikom Road.
10. Vandekiya-Obudu Road
Bridge.
11. Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.
12. Benin-Ore-Sgagamu Highway.
* Aviation:
1. National Aviation Master plan and Road map
was developed and is being implemented.
2. Air Safety - Installation of cutting age
navigational aids and Instruments Landing
Systems, including runway lights and Total Radar
Coverage (TRACON).
3. Airport Infrastructure - For the first time in
three decades, All 22 federally owned airports
are being remodeled and renovated.
4. Cargo Airport - 16 airports close to nation's
food baskets designed to transport perishables.
5. New Terminal for 5 International Airports at
Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu.
6. Certification - US Category 1 Certification
attained.
* Industries:
1. Under GEJ, Nigeria has two automobile
industries manufacturing vehicles, Innoson in
Nnewi and Nissan in Lagos.
2. Nigeria exports cement
* Housing:
1. Mortgage - The Nigerian Mortgage Refinancing
Corporation was set up to enable 200,000
affordable mortgages within 5 years at affordable
interest rate.
2. Over 61,000 housing units have been built in
six geographical zones.
* Sports:
1. African Nations Cup (Last won in 1994).
2. FIFA U-17 (Last won in 2007).
3. Word Athletic Championship 4 medals (No
medal since 2000).
* Rail Transport:
Over 15 years, Rail transport has been deserted.
It took GEJ less than 2-years to put it back on
track and commissioned 6 New Air-condition
Trains in Lagos last
1. Lagos-Kano Rail.
2. Kano-Maiduguri, under construction.
3. Lagos-Port Harcourt, under construction.
* Power:
Jonathan's govt have successfully handed off
our power companies to Private institutions for
effective management and we have started
seeing the wisdom in such decision within a
short time. Privatized PHCN and Power
Generating Plants undergoing constructions in
different states.
* Economy:
Our GDP is now viable, overtaking that of South
Africa and Brazil for the 1st time. Nigeria is now
the biggest economy in African. Foreign
investors who ran away from Nigeria are now
beginning to come back to invest in our
economy.
* National Conference:
Jonathan's govt has successfully convened a
National Confab where stake holders tabled their
demands and grievances. The conference report
has been submitted for govt to implement for
the overall benefit of the nation.
* Elections:
This administration has conducted free and fair
elections allowing opposition to win their
enclaves back, unlike what played out in past
administrations. The era of election rigging is
now over, courtesy of Jonathan.
Sentiment apart, which past Nigeria President /
Head of state recorded such remarkable
achievements in 3-years?
More to come 2015
We have no doubt our mind that President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will surely be re-
elected in 2015 based on his achievements.

Kc3000:
Save your breath. Is Obasanjo currently sitting on billions and billions of Naira that belong to you and me or not? We can wax poetic on tales of who is being manipulated by his wife or who was straffing his daughter-in-law, but there's no denying that Obasanjo sufficiently enriched himself and his cronies at the expense of Nigerians. He's a thief.

Yes o, the bitter truth.

From what I understand, baba body is biting him that he is being irrelevant everyday. What he told former FCT Minister failed him, that he will be governing Nigeria from his farm.

In an interview with SaharaReporters, a
close associate of former President
Olusegun, who asked for anonymity, said
there would be “political earthquake” when the
former president releases his three-volume
autobiography by the middle of December.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
The source, who said he is one of a very few
circle of people privileged to have looked at the
autobiography, disclosed that Mr. Obasanjo
comes out swinging at President Goodluck
Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,
the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, and former
Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta, among
others.
According to the source, Mr. Obasanjo’s book,
which is titled “My Watch,” lays out the various
ways in which President Jonathan has failed as
a leader. “Chief Obasanjo shows how President
Goodluck Jonathan has failed in economic
policies and in the fight against Boko Haram.”
He added: “Instead of trying to move Nigeria
forward, the president has allowed his personal
and sectional agenda to pull Nigeria back.”
Asked why Mr. Obasanjo recently described Mr.
Jonathan’s performance as “below average,” the
source said the former president’s public rating
of the incumbent president “is actually mild.”
He added: “Wait until Baba’s [Mr. Obasanjo’s]
book comes out. He exposes the yansh [behind]
of Goodluck Jonathan. He shows that Jonathan
is confused, that his wife is the person ruling
Nigeria, and that the president is paranoid most
of the time.”
Our source added that Mr. Obasanjo was
disappointed at President Jonathan for only
listening to a few Ijaw people and a small circle
of court jesters who tell him that his critics
nurse personal animosity against him. “Was he
elected to rule only Ijaw people?” our source
asked. He then added: “Can you believe that the
president [Jonathan] once told Baba [Mr.
Obasanjo] that he has no time for Boko Haram
attacks because Boko Haram are his enemies
who are killing themselves?”
The source revealed that Mr. Obasanjo’s book
also focuses on how President Jonathan and
the late President Yar’Adua wrecked Nigeria’s
economy by allowing their close associates to
engage in unfettered stealing of the country’s
foreign reserves.
Our source disclosed that the former president’s
autobiography also details acts of ingratitude by
Mr. Yar’Adua and Mr. Jonathan, two men he
“installed in power,” in the words of our source.
“Chief Obasanjo’s book exposes how he was
betrayed by the same two men he installed in
power.” The book accuses the late Mr. Yar’Adua
of colluding with former Governor Ibori to
implicate Mr. Obasanjo in serious crimes.
“Instead of continuing where Chief Obasanjo
stopped to improve the power sector, Nigeria’s
railway system and so on, President Yar’Adua
wasted his time instituting probes into what
Baba did during his tenure,” said the source.
The source stated that former President
Obasanjo discovered that the Jonathan
administration was responsible for goading his
daughter, former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, to
denigrate him in a public letter released in
December 2013. In the furious public letter, Ms.
Obasanjo described her father as “a liar,
manipulator, [and] two-faced hypocrite.”
According to the source, “President Jonathan
thought that he could destroy Baba by recruiting
his daughter to attack him, but Baba showed
that he is above them.”
He added that Mr. Obasanjo believes that
President Jonathan lost his way when he
allowed former chairman of the PDP’s board of
trustees, Tony Anenih, into his inner circles.
“Baba worked with Chief Tony Anenih and knew
what kind of person he is. So when the
president began to depend on Chief Anenih,
Baba knew the president is finished,” the source
disclosed.
Our source said the former president has used
the opportunity of his exhaustive autobiography
to also beam the searchlight on Mr. Atiku, who
served as vice president to Mr. Obasanjo for
two terms. The two men fell apart towards the
end of Mr. Obasanjo’s first term. During the
second term, Mr. Obasanjo sidelined Mr. Atiku,
with the two men trading accusations of
corruption. In the end, Mr. Atiku worked behind
the scenes to scuttle the former president’s
third term ambition, even though our source
disclosed that Mr. Obasanjo restates his
position that he was never interested in
changing the Nigerian constitution to run for a
third term. In retaliation, Mr. Obasanjo ensured
that his former VP’s presidential aspirations
were thwarted. Even though Mr. Obasanjo has
had several private meetings with Mr. Atiku
since they left office, our source disclosed that
“Baba will never support Alhaji Atiku to rule this
country.” He said the former president’s
biography highlights Mr. Atiku’s character flaws,
including the former VP’s widespread acts of
corruption which, the source said, covered
various sectors of the economy.
Asked whether it was possible to mend the rift
between President Jonathan and Mr. Obasanjo,
the source asked, “How can?” He then added:
“Baba will do everything possible to make sure
that he [Mr. Jonathan] does not return to
power.”
Our investigation revealed that Mr. Obasanjo’s
book, which will be released worldwide on
December 12, is published by Farafina, one of
Nigeria’s leading domestic publishers with
headquarters in Lagos.
source: http://saharareporters.com/2014/11/29/new-book-obasanjo-skewers-jonathan-yar’adua-atiku

Chocolate City rapper, Penshak Zamani, popularly
known as Ice Prince has come out to state the
reason his love affair with Ghanaian actress,
Yvonne Nelson ended abruptly.
Speaking with Beat FM presenter, Olisa Adibua
on the new episode of ‘The Truth’, the award
winning rapper talks about his relationship with
the Ghanaian actress.
Speaking on what has become a love triangle
after Olisa asked who was the first to date
Yvonne Nelson between him and Iyanya as such,
Ice Prince said: ‘We need to have this interview
with Iyanya and Yvonne Nelson sitting down here,
We are cool, Yvonne is still Yvonne, we still keep
in touch as long as we can, not every day, not
every month, not all the time.’
Asked Why the relationship ended, the rapper
said: ‘She is a very very busy person, she was
busier than I was at that time, I am very busy
person as well, I’m never round, we don’t have
time to cheer each other, so I kinda created
space so we moved on.’
source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/broke-yvonne-nelson-ice-prince/

Surplus90:
hmmn!

yes o, is more thank 23 hrs daily

Ganaja- Lokoja. almost 24 hrs daily but, low voltage in the evening

Abuja – Rep. Friday Itulah (Edo-PDP) on Tuesday
in Abuja expressed support for the Federal
Government’s efforts to extend the emergency
rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
Itulah told newsmen that there was need to
intensify efforts to ensure that the insurgency
currently confronting the country was addressed.
According to the lawmaker, “I think it is worth it
as long as the reason for the extension has not
been realised.
“There is need to extend the emergency rule.
“Some aspects of it also need to be revisited to
make the fight more effective.
“I think it is working because if there was no
emergency rule, the situation would have been
worse.
“That was why I said Federal Government
needed to revisit some aspects of the
emergency rule to make it better.
“The house is supposed to reconvene on Dec. 3,
but since this is a national emergency, let us see
how it goes,’’ Itulah said.
Similarly, Mr Simeon Omaliko, State Chairman,
African Democratic Congress (ADC), in an
interview said the extension was inevitable.
“When your house is burning, do you go to
sleep?’’
He said that the Federal Government was
adopting civil approach in combating insurgency,
to prevent possible killing of innocent citizens.
Mr Mba Chinwendu, a lawyer, said that the fight
against insurgency required a collective effort.
According to him, “Nigerians are always quick in
blaming the president rather than supporting the
fight against this menace’’.
Section 305 of 1999 Constitution provides for the
imposition of a state of emergency in the
country or any part of it.
It empowers the President to issue the
declaration by way of official gazette.
It also provides that a two-third majority of the
National Assembly must ratify the executive
proclamation within two days, if the legislators
are in session, or 10 days, if they are not.
However, the House of Representatives, which is
expected to rectify the proclamation of state of
emergency, is currently on recess since Oct. 28
and expected to resume on Dec. 3.
A Federal High Court in Abuja granted an
injunction stopping the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) lawmakers from reconvening the house
from recess.
Justice Ahmed Muhammed said the PDP
legislators could not take a decision to
reconvene the house and also that all parties to
the suit must maintain the status quo.
The ruling came after members of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the house filed a
motion on notice, asking the court to stop the
Federal Government, PDP and their agents from
reconvening the house until Dec. 3.
The emergency rule was first declared in the
affected states on May 14, 2013 by President
Goodluck Jonathan over the continued activities
of insurgents in the three states.
The decision to extend it for the third time was
taken at a meeting of the National Defence
Council presided over by Jonathan on Monday.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/lawmaker-others-support-emergency-rule-extension-3-states/

A small boy named Akpos lived in a village in Warri, Nigeria. None of his classmates liked him because
of his stupidity, especially his teacher, who was always yelling at him, "You are driving me crazy
Akpos!" One day Akpos' mother came to the school to check on how he was doing. The teacher told his mother honestly, that her son is simply a disaster, getting very low marks and had never seen such a dumb boy in her entire teaching career!
The mother was shocked at the feedback, withdrew her son from the school and even moved to
another town! 25 years later, the teacher was diagnosed with an incurable heart disease. All the doctors strongly advised her to have an open heart
operation, which only one surgeon could perform. Left with no other options, the teacher decided to
have the operation, which was successful.
When she opened her eyes after the surgery, she saw a handsome doctor smiling down at her! She
wanted to thank him, but could not talk. Her face started to turn blue, she raised her hand, trying to tell
him something but eventually died!
The doctor was shocked and was trying to work out what went wrong. When he turned around, he
saw our friend Akpos, working as a cleaner in the clinic, who had unplugged the oxygen equipment
to connect his phone charger!
Don't tell me you thought that Akpos became a doctor?

redsun:
Nigeria is a gangster paradise. All the political madness and thuggery are just for the thieves interest of looting the coffers dry,not the helpless people they are suppose to be representing. It is an avenue for overnight astronomical wealth for born retards.

Na so my brother, nothing more than that.

FLAWLES:
.hi

hello

Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of the Latter
Rain Assembly in Lagos has said former
President Olusegun Obasanjo was responsible
for the numerous problems Nigeria plaguing
Nigeria at the moment.
Speaking on Sunday with newsmen, shortly
after delivering a speech, entitled: “ The Nigeria
of My Dream ” at a well attended church
service to celebrate his 60th birthday, Bakare
said Obasanjo needed to be told some hard
truth.
Pastor Tunde Bakare
“ He who wants to hear, let him hear. I am going
to drum what needs to be drummed. I think
Obasanjo needs to hear some things before the
house collapses on him, because he is
responsible for the problems we face now,” he
said.
The pastor who expressed doubt over the
2015 election said it was not feasible because
of Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian Tribune
reports.
He explained that the country needed to take
care of 2104 before talking about 2015 as it
would be unwise to hold elections without
dealing with the fundamental problems of the
country.
source: http://www.naij.com/325399-nigerias-problems-pastor-tunde-bakare-accuses-obasanjo.html

Morocco will be barred from the next two Africa
Cup of Nations as punishment for refusing to
host the 2015 edition in January-February,
Confederation of African Football president Issa
Hayatou said on Saturday.
“We are going to stick to the rules, that means
elimination from the next two Nations Cups,”
Hayatou told France’s L’Equipe sports daily.
“On top of that there will be the financial and
moral damages to calculate.”
Morocco are facing a US$20 million (about
N3.4b) fine for refusing to host the 2015 Cup in
its scheduled January 17-February 8 slot over
fears of the spread of the deadly Ebola
epidemic.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/morocco-face-two-year-ban-pay-n3-4b-fine/

It was never imagined that two schools could be
targeted by bombers within two days in Niger
State , but it happened.
The first was a tertiary institution – Federal
College of Education, Kontagora – while the
other was Maryam Babangida Science College
named after a former first lady, Maryam
Babangida, by the government of Dr. Mua’zu
Babangida Aliyu. Two bombers were involved.
That of the Federal College of Education,
Kontagora was perpetrated by a female and the
mission was accomplished but with low casualty
while that of Minna by a male was aborted.
Maryam Babangida Science College is a female
college planned to be a model school.
On the fateful Thursday, the students were at
the assembly ground not knowing that there was
a sinister move meters away by a bomber. At
about 7.30 a.m., a female teacher hurrying to
school suspected strange movements in the
bush. She also perceived the odour of Indian
hemp which sent a signal to her that something
strange was happening nearby.
This led her to quickening her steps, but ahead
of her was a young man carrying a school bag
who pretended as if he was answering nature’s
call.
Then her phone rang and this caught the
attention of the suspect who stopped her and
threw some questions at her in Hausa.
Suspect- Where are you heading for?
Teacher- To school for today’s job.
Suspect- Are you not aware that there is no
school today.
Teacher- I am not aware because nobody told us
of any holiday.
Suspect- Whether there is holiday or not, I want
to advise you to go back home now in your own
interest if you don’t want to lose your life!
It was at this point that the teacher knew that
the man had a sinister mission. She immediately
put off her shoes and rushed to the school
premises to alert the principal and other staff of
her encounter.
The suspect was dressed in the school uniform,
covering her head with Hijab, thereby pretending
to be a female student.
PANIC
Confusion enveloped the school premises
immediately, but the situation was calmed by the
authorities. By the time people rushed to the
scene, the suspect had taken to his heels. The
police and other security agencies were informed
and took over the security of the school with the
gates closed to visitors and movement in and out
restricted.
When our correspondent got to the school, some
officials of the Parent Teacher Association
(PTA) , a pick up van of the army, police and
SSS were directly opposite the principal’s office,
strategizing while normal classes were going on.
Principal of the school, Hajiya Fatima Madugu,
who also spoke with our correspondent, said,
“Just help us thank God for the alertness of our
staff and intervention by God. The mission of the
suspect was to disguise as one of our students
and sneak to the assembly ground to carry out
his dastardly act but God intervened. Before we
could mobilise to the scene, the suspect had fled
but we immediately alerted the police and other
security agencies who mobilised to our
compound.”
The female teacher told our correspondent that
as the conversation was going on between her
and the suspect, fear has gripped her and she
was left with no option than to take to her heels.
The state police spokesman, DSP Ibrahim
Gambari, confirmed the incident but said the
attempt should not be seen as an invasion by
Boko Haram.
“‘The suspect could be a lunatic but, not
withstanding, our men have been drafted to the
school for further investigations and I can tell
you that the bush around the school has been
combed and nothing incriminating found with no
arrest made’’.
Meanwhile, the Niger government has suspended
morning assembly and other religious gatherings
in all schools in the state in order not to attract
the attention of criminals. Similarly, because of
the porous nature of Maryam Babangida Girls
Science College and similar schools, all girls
schools in the state will be fenced by next year
in order to check insecurity to the affected
schools.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/drama-teacher-saves-school-bomber/

the truth is that APC strongest candidates are in the south, but they decided to produce a northern candidate by all means.

2015: THE FACTORS, THE GLADIATORS
The political atmosphere in Nigeria is reaching its
crescendo, as different groups and personalities
tries to grab what they can get. Briefly, as usual,
let me give you my possible prediction of events,
factors and political gladiators that may define
their different ludus in the build-up to May 29,
2015. In this phase, I will focus on states in the
South South/East.
In ABIA STATE, one needs not be reminded that
Gov. T.A Orji is one of the worst governors in the
world since the death of the biblical King Herod.
And this rot has been helped by the docile and
lukewarm attitude of Abia people. However, this
may not deter the PDP from claiming another
round of victory in the state, cos opposition
parties in the state are almost non-existent.
Moreso, the clamour for an Ukwa/Ngwa candidate
by the governor is viewed as justified and hence
may portend victory for the ruling party.
Meanwhile, the governor's reported backing of the
relatively less popular Okezie Ikpeazu might either
make or mar his chances of enthroning his choice
of successor come 2015. Former Gov. Orji Kalu
remains the most audible anti-Ochendo voice in
the state.
IMO STATE. In all sincerity, Gov. Rochas
Okorocha still commands the largest followership
among all guber aspirantss in the state.
Comparatively though, his popularity has slightly
waned owing to his defection to the 'alien' APC
and his less than per performance in policy
implementation. On the part of the PDP, Emeka
Ihedioha is likely set to beat other top aspirants
like Chris Anyanwu and Ikedi Ohakim to the
party's ticket, owing to his position, allegiance to
Aso Rock, financial chest and his Mbaise origin
which has never produced a governor. But he will
require very massive mobilization and 'field work'
to unseat a master strategist like ORO.
In RIVER STATE, With Barr. Nyesom Wike set to
become the party's flag bearer, the stage may
have been set for the APC to extend its reign.
This is hinged on the fact that the ordinary Rivers
resident and indegene sees Wike as more of a
politician than a leader. Moreover, Wike's
ascedency will be seen by the people as another
8years of servitude to the Ikwerris, hence the
clamour for power shift to the Ogoni or Kalabari
axis. If Abuja remains indifferent to this and with
Amaechi weighing a Dakuku Peterside or Magnus
Abe candidacy for the APC, we will likely see a
revolt by other aspirants who may join forces wit
the APC to get back at Wike, and then rejoin the
party later on. This state is bound to record the
highest case of rigging by both parties in 2015.
BAYELSA STATE will not be having its guber
elections next year, but other elective positions
will sure be a taste of supremacy between Gov.
Dickson and the new 'Madam Fix-it' of Bayelsa
politics, H.E Patience Jonathan, who are currently
entangled in a cold war. However, a very large
proportion, if not all of the decisions will be made
by Her Excellency. Ofcourse, HSD wouldn't want
to disagree with her on that, except he fancies
the 'Amaechi treatment'. Let me also remind you
that in Bayelsa, the opposition exists only on
paper.
Governor Godswill Akpabio of AKWA-IBOM can
easily be termed the most powerful governor in
Nigeria. This is owing to his charisma, loyalty and
unfettered access to the powers the be at the
Rock. Hence the political battle is within the PDP
and is between the formidable Akpabio warhead
Vs the Akwa-Ibom PDP elders coalition led by the
trio of Obong Victor Attah, Ufot Ekaette and Don
Etiebet. With the coercion of the PDP NWC to
enforce zoning in the state in favor of Udom
Emmanuel, his preffered candidate, Akpabio is
already winning. Notably, the overwhelming
strenght of the PDP in this state has reduced the
opposition to mere onlookers.
Little can be said of the politics of CROSS RIVER
STATE. Like Abia, the state does not feature very
heavy political gladiators both local and national.
Except an upset happens, Governor Liyel Imoke
should have no much headache installing his
successor. The opposition, however, may fight to
the finish but how this may be upstage the PDP is
still yet to be imagined.
EBONYI STATE is another state that has
witnessed less than average performance in
human and infrastructural development. However,
the concensus agreement of Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu is likely another smooth sailing for the
PDP in the state. The opposition is visible in the
state but it will take more than just visibility to
upstage Chukwu, who boasts of both state and
federal support.
In ENUGU STATE, its the battle of wits and
supremacy. With many political blocks in the
state, one cannot be certain of whose structure
will carry the day. The large Chime group is
roaring, the Ekwerenmadu camp is fighting back,
the Nwodo block is scheming, yet the Onongono
faction is still much alive. However, with the
purported selection of Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi by the
Chime camp, the combat has taken another
dimension. Still yet, there is fierce contest for the
Enugu West senatorial seat, where Chime is
staging to unseat Ekerenmadu. Meanwhile, its not
yet uhuru for Ugwuanyi, as there are very spirited
moves to scuttle his ambition, from very powerful
fronts.
ANAMBRA STATE boasts of the highest number
of political godfathers and money-bags. Hence no
one man can claim authority in the state.
Government House Awka may not be vacant for
now, but the Senatorial, H-of-Reps and State
Assembly is one that will throw up surprises. The
three major political parties in the state; APGA,
PDP and APC are very much on ground. The PDP
however, may have an upper hand owing to its
ability to maneuver, its array of heavyweights who
could swing the votes in their favor and moreso
the defection of Ex-Gov. Peter Obi to its fold.
Gov. Obiano has not established a strong
structure to ward-off the PDP machinery. Some
even say his days as APGA governor are
numbered, thus there is a likelyhood he's joining
Obi to PDP, which might put the last nail on the
APGA coffin.
In DELTA STATE, he who plays the piper, dictates
the tune. Unseating an incumbent or at least the
ruling party in the State is no mean feat. This is
stemmed from the fact that the thugs and ex-
militants in the state, who to an extent play a
major role in doing the 'field work' are only
answerable to the highest bidder and who can
challenge the incumbent when it comes to
spending? The opposition DPP and APC boasts
popular candidates who can do their homework
but not the 'field work'. Gov. Uduaghan will also
face a daunting task convincing Abuja on why he
wants to replace Sen. James manager, who is
also a GEJ loyalist, in the Delta South Senatorial
race.
Like Okorocha, EDO STATE's Gov. Oshiomhole
was able to ride to power owing to his cult-like
followership and popularity in the state and nation.
Cos hitherto, he was like a David among political
Goliaths. A state that boasts of ever-present and
unretiring Tony Anenih may not be an easy ride
this time for Oshio's APC. Like in Delta and Rivers,
'fieldwork' matters in this state. For the APC to
win, it must present another candidate that
commands influence like Oshio, else anything in
PDP colours will be planted in Govt. House, Benin
City.
Note that the above are my percieved
permutations and accessment of ongoings in
these states. They may not finally reflect final
occurences.
More to Come...