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Doyin Okupe. Oya work don come. Give us a spin please.

Una still de this mata. Since this was opened close to 72 hrs ago power has not blinked in my zanga here in Benin City just like it is in Chicago and wherever Sisi_kill lives. Be happy for me for once. Like I said if it drops, I will come back here to tell the house. Imagine Like Chicago like Benin in terms of Power and kobo is not happt. Na wa o

Sisi_Kill: Dude when I leave work for home, I know for SURE that there will be light. I know there won't be any surprises, like watching a movie and the screen going blank at the most interesting part. There is no fear of tripping down the stairs because the lights suddenly go off in mid-step.

I am not saying these things to "show off", it is just to show you that there is nothing to be unhappy about. So when you guys throw out words and phrases like Jealousy, doomed, can't stand to be happy. . .you leave us wondering if maybe there isn't a little projecting going on here. In case you don't know what that means. . .this is when you imagine what you are really feeling is being felt by someone else.

So tell me, are you feeling doomed? Are you unhappy? Talk to me.

Why did you have to veer from the cheer of our improved power to the doom of the Indian misfortune of the last few days? You don't even believe its working in Naija and sought to rob it in with the Indian scenario. Cheer up for once mate.

Sisi_Kill: Dude, relax yourself. . .he wasn't addressing you.

Meeeeeanwhile, see as these lazy Indians are already "crippled" by what what we endure everyday.

Some people just aren't cut out for life in darkness

Half of India Crippled by Second Day of Power Failures

It's when the lines are down you know who is what.



This sounds suspiciously like what a certain someone will say.

Celebrate the positive steps of your country and leave the Indians alone. You people can't just stand being happy.

I Am Not An Attack Dog For The President: Doyin Okupe

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Newly appointed special assistant to the president on public affairs says he will not be replacing the presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati

Doyin Okupe says his appointment as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan does not suggest conflict or friction in the Presidency’s information management process.

Mr. Okupe spoke at a joint media briefing with the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, at the State House.

He said his office is saddled with distinct assignments from those of Mr. Abati and the Minister of information, Labaran Maku.

Mr. Okupe refuted the insinuation from some quarters that his appointment by the president was to usurp the functions of Mr. Abati’s office.

He assured that both of them would work in synergy and unity of purpose in interfacing between the Presidency and the public.

“The position of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs is not in any way conflicting with the job of the Special Adviser to the President. The Special Adviser to the President remains the presidential spokesman.

“All official policies and statements emanating from the president are released through him.

“Anything that is official and has to do with what the president has spoken about will be spoken of by Dr. Reuben Abati.

“My job is public affairs. Later this afternoon, Dr. Abati and the president will be travelling to Trinidad and Tobago, while they are away, issues become current, debates surface and somebody in Trinidad and Tobago cannot be the one at the same time engaging the public.

“So, my department which is not going to be in the Villa is to engage the public on issues that are current and of national importance.

“I am also to monitor development both in the media and the nation and to advise the Presidency and other relevant organisations as to what we are hearing. We are to interface between the Presidency and the public, that is the job,’’ he explained.

Mr. Okupe also argues that he was “not hired as an attack dog” as speculated in the media, but that he was appointed to engage and enlighten the public, and particularly the opposition on the activities of the administration.

“If President Jonathan hires a 60-year-old man as attack dog, then he is employing a weak attack dog. I am not an attack dog. My job basically is public advocacy.

“We need to engage the public; we need to engage opposition to deepen the understanding of the opposition on what government policies are,’’ he said.

Earlier, Mr. Abati who spoke in the same vein said Mr. Okupe is joining the team with a lot of experience which would help in moving the administration forward.

“He comes to this team with a lot of confidence in the Jonathan project.

“One thing we both have in common is that we both have a passion for Jonathan's transformation agenda and we believe in President Jonathan that he deserves the support of all Nigerians,” he said.

Mr. Abati added that the team would wax strong in the dissemination of information about the government’s programmes and activities and the engagement of members of the public on its policies.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/6281-i_am_not_an_attack_dog_for_the_president_okupe_says.html

Kobojunkie: So for telling you nothing but the truth of the situation which you have not been able to refute more than 10 pages later, I am a paid agent and wickedness?

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And what is the lie in the fact that I have near constant electricity in my area (Benin City). You'd rather I said it hasn't improved when it has? Since this thread started yesterday, light de kampe in my area. What is the problem with that for goodness sakes? Your statistics mean nothing here. Call you siblings wherever the are in Nigeria to tell what the situation is where the are. If it is bad in their area, it still doesn't put a lie to the fact that it has improved in mine. Nobody here is saying it is a country-wide improvement.

Revolva: So what about us are we animals that can't enjoy comon 6hours of electricity even the highest number of hour is 2hour in my area so what is this poster hyping about just because you enjoyed 15hours means next week it will be the same am sure phcn will nak you 2days straight. Darkness lmfao

Do you live in the clouds? People on here are stating exact locations and time lines and you are here whinning. Can you tell us where you live. You can't because you will lie and someone will come and discredit you

Kobojunkie: For every person with a brain out there . . . these are the numbers . . . prove them wrong or surd off. Show me the lie in clear bold words that are contained in there . . or again, STFU!

[size=14pt]How can electricity in the country have improved when

a) Transmission problems have yet to be tackled

b) Generation has fallen back down over the last couple of months. It is estimated to be about 2700MW on average per day, today.How can that be an improvement from more than 3900MW we were told of about December of last year[/size]


na juju


If your goal is to rejoice that that power supply has improved(a la increase in power rations to your area at this time) in your tiny are of your state, go right ahead and do just that.

However, when you want to speak of Power at the National level, at least visit the facts rather than come off sounding like another of the many empty-brains out there who feels that as long as they have electricity in their home, all is well in NIGERIA.

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Kobojunkie: For every person with a brain out there . . . these are the numbers . . . prove them wrong or surd off. Show me the lie in clear bold words that are contained in there . . or again, STFU!

[size=14pt]How can electricity in the country have improved when

a) Transmission problems have yet to be tackled

b) Generation has fallen back down over the last couple of months. It is estimated to be about 2700MW on average per day, today.How can that be an improvement from more than 3900MW we were told of about December of last year[/size]


na juju


If your goal is to rejoice that that power supply has improved(a la increase in power rations to your area at this time) in your tiny are of your state, go right ahead and do just that.

However, when you want to speak of Power at the National level, at least visit the facts rather than come off sounding like another of the many empty-brains out there who feels that as long as they have electricity in their home, all is well in NIGERIA.

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Kobojunkie: For every person with a brain out there . . . these are the numbers . . . prove them wrong or surd off. Show me the lie in clear bold words that are contained in there . . or again, STFU!

[size=14pt]How can electricity in the country have improved when

a) Transmission problems have yet to be tackled

b) Generation has fallen back down over the last couple of months. It is estimated to be about 2700MW on average per day, today.How can that be an improvement from more than 3900MW we were told of about December of last year[/size]


na juju


If your goal is to rejoice that that power supply has improved(a la increase in power rations to your area at this time) in your tiny are of your state, go right ahead and do just that.

However, when you want to speak of Power at the National level, at least visit the facts rather than come off sounding like another of the many empty-brains out there who feels that as long as they have electricity in their home, all is well in NIGERIA.

Na we de here for naija and na we go tell you whether power improve or not. Forget your useless statistics. Power has improved where I live in Benin City. How difficult is it for you to understand and accept it. Shuo.

Kobojunkie: I don't dislike his policies. Matter of fact, I don't do DISLIKE OR LIKE when it comes to Government. I look for the facts and state them as I find them.

Goodluck Jonathan says power has not improved . . why is he right and you also right for saying that power has improved? Contradiction?

I don't care what GEJ says about power improvement. I am telling you it has improved in my area greatly. That is all I know for now. If it drops I will come back to say so.

Trust me, I am not sure anybody dislikes GEJ policies more than me but on this electricity issue, it has TREMENDOUSLY improved in my area in Benin. I have had power for upwards of 48 hours non stop. GEJ is getting right on this one.

Beaf: That is why we are laughing and why Otedola too, went to the House to laugh at the Reps.

We have a huge tragedy that is playing out like a comedy. Lets call it, "the comedy of Farouk."

Well, well, well. Look who is commenting on a piece by Sahara Reporters. Times are indeed changing.

spend this too

edicolove: So who gave you the authority to determine what is bollocks here? How many meaningful contributions have you made on this forum? You are a delusional fellow with a brain the size of a mustard seed. dunce!

Do I need you to validate what and what is bollocks? You dim witted piece of trash hiding under several IDs.

edicolove: So anyone that gives you an rko and choke slam and rubs your nose is the dust must be beaf? This beaf powerful and popular gan. Beaf o! Come abeg. Some people are having a hard on just at the thought of your name.

Your brain must be the size of a mustard seed!

Hold your peace. If you are not Beaf, you are trying hard to replicate his nuisance value. Continue. You are doing well with all the bollocks you keep spewing here.

Is it possible @edclove is BEAF?

Idango: This scandal is going to be the beginning of good things for nigeria as far as corruption is concern. People in high places will be afraid to demand for bride now. I give Kudos to Otedola.

Na lie. The smart ones will receive their bribes in cars with tinted glasses or ask you to bring it to them in a secret location. They will also not talk to you to avoid any audio recording. Just drop the money and go.

edicolove: Do you understand the meaning of "organise a sting with SSS using marked notes". Nigerian education system is really a mess. If he organised a sting, then he didn't commit any offence. And please leave GEJ and others out of it. When you were told that certain people sponsored the subsidy protests, you said it was a lie. Now that's your evidence right there. Deal with it!

Just wondering whether our laws recognises anything called "sting operation". I hope the prosecution will not go to court and be shouting "we carried out a sting operation"

$3m bribery latest: Otedola submits video, audio evidence to IGP
ON JUNE 13, 2012
By Emmanuel Aziken, Kingsley Omonobi, Victor Ahiuma-Young & AbdulSalam Muhammad

ABUJA— Oil magnate, Femi Otedola, yesterday, stoked his charge against embattled Rep. Farouk Lawan, by handing over to the police, audio and video evidence of how Lawan got the first installment of the bribe and how he demanded the balance.
Sources close to Otedola told Vanguard yesterday that besides submitting the video and audio evidence,he told Police investigators inAbuja how Farouk mounted pressure on him with a list of senior officials of the House who he claimed were to be settled with the bribe money.
Meanwhile political leaders from Lawan’s political base inKanohave disowned him.
The evolving scandal nonetheless, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC waded in yesterday with an admonition that the bribery scandal should not in anyway distract from the process of implementing the recommendations originally reached by the Lawan committee.
Meantime, the House leadership was last night meeting on how to respond to the damaging revelations spewing from the scandal. Among the options as learnt is to bring forward the House resumption from the scheduled Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Sources close to Lawan were still upbeat, yesterday, insisting that the Police was working on the call logs in its custody, with which they were expected to clear the embattled lawmaker.
Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum appeared before the Special Task Force constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar at precisely 10.55 a.m. yesterday. He told the panel headed by Commissioner of Police Ali Amodu that Lawan collected $500, 000 in cash and the Secretary of the committee, Boniface Emenalo collected $120, 000 in two installments of $20, 000 and $100, 000 respectively.

The video evidence
He produced a video recording of Lawan collecting the $500,000 in his residence and disclosed that the money in marked notes was provided by the SSS. He also disclosed that Lawan made “desperate” efforts to collect the balance of the money subsequently.
According to Otedola, Lawan said the money was to be distributed to other members of the House of Representatives who could help in suppressing the indictment of Otedola or his companies.

Otedola told the police that the persistent demands by Lawan for the balance of the bribe made on telephone were recorded in audio format. Both the audio and video recordings of the transactions were submitted yesterday.
A source privy to the developments disclosed: ”Farouk put pressure and kept on calling for the balance and when the pressure became unbearable, Otedola said that the two agreed that the balance should be flown in a chartered plane toAbuja. However, on the day the money was to come, Farouk said he would be in plenary and gave Otedola a name and phone number of somebody who would meet him for the money.”
Asked if the Police had recovered the money, a senior officer close to the investigation said yesterday: “First of all, the money was at no time handed over to the Inspector General of Police. Secondly, we have asked Hon. Lawan and the House to hand over the money to us and so far they have refused.

“We are told that the money will be kept as exhibit and only presented in a court of law. The question arising now is when has the House of Representatives become a security agency. What about the fear of tampering with the money, how do we guard against it if the money remains with the House?”

On what the next line of action would be if the House continues to hold on to the $620, 000, the source said, “The IGP who is the one investigating the scandal is currently on official assignment outside the FCT. As soon as he comes back, he will give us directives on what to do and we will take it from there”.

Otedola’s appearance before the Police yesterday was on his own volition Vanguard learnt yesterday. Sources close to him disclosed that Otedola went to the Police to give them the evidence of the alleged bribery following earlier denials put forth by Lawan.

Confusion trails Lawan’s documents
Meanwhile, confusion yesterday trailed the documents put forth by Lawan in which he claimed that he had written the leadership and the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption, Adams Jagaba.
He first denounced the claim on Monday night, saying “there is no connection between my committee and the fuel probe committee and I was not given anything please thank you for calling to confirm from me.” Yesterday, he turned hostile as reporters sought clarifications from him.
”I have told you not to call me again on this matter; no comments,”Adamssaid.
Meanwhile shock and disappointment was evident in Lawan’s constituency in Shanono,Kanoyesterday as news of the scandal filtered among the people the embattled Lawan has represented since 1999.

Ali Katako, Commandant Bagwai unit of Askarawan Kwankwasiyya, a group associated with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP noted that the development is self imposed, adding that ”the only regret we seem to be nursing now is that this development has put us on bad light”.
Similarly, the Bagwai PDP council chairman, Alhaji Inuwa Zangina Dangada on his part said “if in the end a prima facie is established against the lawmaker, he should be made to face the full wrath of the law.”
In Shanono Local Government, a stalwart of All Nigerian Peoples Party, Abubakar Usman, revealed that the lack of sympathy for the embattled legislator emanated from his own negligence.

“You only identify with someone that recognizes your existence but go round and find out whether anyone from this town appears to have shown concern on what has befallen a man they can legitimately claim to be one of them.”
He said that Lawan has not impacted on his people, and no traces of his developmental project in any of the two local Government councils that made up the Federal constituency.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/otedola-submits-video-audio-evidence-to-igp/

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dayokanu: Another Bundesliga player scores again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where are the EPL players na? Disgracing their countries?

Lescott and Nasri yesterday nko.

lekkie073: Soyinka is renowned globally, i bet u̶̲̥̅̊ я not even known in ur village!

Your self esteem is getting lower with each post. Please continue.

Did Farouk actually say he collected the money to INFLUENCE or to use as EVIDENCE. Surely both don't mean the same think, do they?

nsiadi: Nobody expects Farouk Lawan to just own up
Even Hembe made a spirited effort on the house floor to prove his innocence
We all know what followed
Farouk Lawan should tell us which version of video footage he is referring to
Grape vine has it that his friends, who are looking for soft landing, have doctored the original video
If he is so sure of what he is talking of he should have released the video he referred to

Is Farouk the maker of the video? Is it in his possession. Is the authentic video not with the SSS?

Billyonaire: Yes, I have no faith in our judiciary, brb

Yet you have faith in SSS that have failed to tame BH. You better have faith because that is where the guilt or otherwise of Farouk will be determined and no where else. Your GEJ better act fast because the tables will so turn against him. People will soon accuse him of shielding Farouk and large chunk of that accusation will come from current Farouk supporters if only to get at Gej.

Billyonaire: The honorable thing for Lawan to do is, Resign and report to the EFCC for questioning. But then, dog eats dogs, he should not make attempt going to the UK in his lifetime, he will be with Ibori, I can assure him of that.

Quit the theatrics. Ibori is in a London Jail largely because he committed an offence again the UK law. You are already expressing doubts that our laws can't catch up with Farouk yet you are here pretending to hail the institution you have zero faith in.

Farouk seems to have evidence as it (however watery you think they are). Otedola, SSS and the rest are just relying on public sympathy and paddy paddy manouvré. Go to court. Let's hear the IG take on this too.

lacidi: Sir, you can actually prejudice a matter that is not yet in Court. If a particular case is going to court and the primary evidence in that case is thrown open to public opinion, it can be argued in court that the Judge has become prejudiced by the comments and opinions expressed by the public on the evidence. In fact, if there is a poll in the newspaper which shows that majority of lawyers believe that the evidence presented is real/fake, then one can argue that the Judge had already formed an opinion or could be said to have been swayed by such opinion of a majority of his colleagues even before the evidence is put before him in court.

It would even be worse if the Judges friend, brother, colleague, extended family member, old boys association or whatever had stated an opinion on the evidence prior to the case going to court.

You need to show me one matter in any court especially high profile cases that has not been in the public domain before the plaintiff even consults a lawyer. You do realise that it is not every matter that goes to come. The law does not act in contemplation of an action. There must be an action.

It appears Farouk so carried out a sting operation on Otedola. We wait.

Beaf: I take it that you do not know the meaning of the word, prejudice.
It has nothing to do with the jury system, as much as it has to swaying public opinion before judgement as a way to influence legal direction.
I don't enjoy daft conversation based on half-baked knowledge. So bro, please help yourself to a legal definition of the word:



http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/prejudice.html

I don't want any Dugbe market level comments, but would prefer comments on the matter from lawyers, because they know what exactly they are talking about in such matters from the Nigerian legal viewpoint.

It costs nothing to learn. You can not prejudice a matter that is not already in court. Simple. Has FL been charged to court? What are you in essence prejudicing. I repeat at this stage you can only Interfere with investigations.

How long does it take to file a matter in court for Christ sakes. It is this kind of delay that makes people doubt government sincerity.

Frank-C:
Ok. They are not more human than you. Go and buy ticket to fly presidential jet. Even in heaven, there is hierarchy. Sometimes, people just want to live in dreamland.

Trash. What makes Soyinka more qualified than you? Grow some self esteem my friend.