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PrettyCrystal:
Guess the rodents will not have a place to invade again. Work has begun in earnest at the presidential villa in Abuja following the return of president Muhammadu Buhari. It was reported that the president will work from home after rodents damaged his official office during a more than 100-day overseas medical absence.

According to the president's media adviser Garba Shehu, the animals damaged furniture and air conditioning fittings in the president’s official Abuja office while he was in London receiving treatment.

Now, work has begun in major parts at the Aso Rock Villa.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/08/work-begins-presidential-villa-abuja-rats-infestation-photos.html

DickDastardLION:
The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, has defended the President’s decision to cancel the Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday.

A statement by Mr Adesina in the morning announced the decision but gave no reason for the cancellation of the meeting which would have been the first attended by the President after his return from a more-than-100 days medical vacation.

Asked about the decision in a telephone interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the presidential spokesman said there was nothing to it and that concerns about its implications were uncalled for.

“There is no law that says the Federal Executive Council meeting should hold every week. There is no law that says it must be weekly. Under a past administration, it used to hold once every two weeks,” he said.

“So, there is no law that says it should hold every Wednesday. It depends on what you have on the agenda to discuss. The President is the Chairman of that meeting. So, he has the discretion to hold or not to hold (the meeting).”

President Buhari’s decision to cancel the meeting had led to more questions about his fitness to resume work and carry out his duties effectively.

On Tuesday, news that he would be working from home because rodents had damaged items in his office and that it was under renovation caused a stir and went viral on the social media.

But Mr Adesina dismissed the concerns, saying that the President is strong enough to perform his duties and that the office in his home and the one in his office complex were only a short distance apart in any case.

“The fact that FEC does not hold in one week does not mean anything significant because the President has the discretion to hold or not to hold FEC (meetings),” he said.

Asked if the cancellation of Wednesday’s meeting meant that FEC would no longer be meeting weekly, he said it wasn’t the case, before going on to say that the meeting had not held every week over time in the first case.

“That is not correct. It did not hold every week; when this administration began, it did not hold every week. And right from then, it had been understood that the FEC would hold as often as there are things to discuss,” Mr Adesina said.

Had today’s FEC meeting held and the President attended, it would have been the first he would be presiding over in more than three months.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who was the Acting President while he was away presided over the weekly meeting in his absence.

Professor Osinbajo also presided over the FEC meetings that the President missed before travelling to London.

Source:

https://www.channelstv.com/2017/08/23/no-law-says-fec-meeting-must-held-every-week-femi-adesina/

alexialin:
Abi?

You are right on that.

Although he wanted us to date but I told him I dont do neighbor relationship, Infact street relationship I no do

And maybe he feels, am scared he will dump me after sexxx? Which is one paranoia I have as well. U know how guys are? After sexxx? They move on.
I don't want such to happen to me on the same street. I will just die of shame! God!

So I made it clear to him, no dating.
So he came up with marriage and he said I can ask people around, he's a good man and husband material.


My problem is ikorodu. I can marry a man am not in love with, as long as hes presentable, has a good job, and he cares for me and hes good, loving and faithful, I have no problem. With time I will fall in love. Love is overrated jare

I pray he doesn't take it to heart I said no

If only he had consult me before taking such drastic steps!

It would have been a different story. I would have gladly say yes! And hang my boots on dating, just focus on making my new family work! And also understand him too.

If only he asked for my opinion!

A potential husband slipping off my hands.

Cos hes indeed a gentle man.

Kazim88:
https://www.google.com.ng/amp/punchng.com/southern-monarchs-to-sultan-nigerians-want-full-restructuring-opposing-it-unfair/amp/

papaejima1:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/08/22/buhari-works-from-home-pending-renovation-of-office/

Nairalandsss:
You are one of those people who think that marriage is a useless step in life.You think that life can be good minus marriage too.Then maybe you need to be aware of some good reasons as to why people get married. You are looking at substantial arguments to tell you that marriage is not that bad, after all. Here are some reasons that you should get married.

Reasons that why you should get married are:

1.You have a stable sex life: When you get married, you get the license to have sex with your husband whenever you want. You don’t have to feel guilty or ashamed about it, because both of you are in a happy, healthy relationship together, and having sex regularly is a part of it. Plus, with one loyal partner, there is no risk of STDs, as would be the case if you were single and having sexual encounters with various people.

2.You face low mortality risk: It has been proven by scientific research that married people are likely to have a longer life, as compared to single people. So if you love your life and want to lead a longer one, then marriage will affect your longevity directly. When you try and study this logic properly, you realize that marriage is the focal point to better health and wellness; as a result of which, people end up living longer.

3.You get lifelong companionship: Everyone likes to have that one stable friend to depend on for everything. With marriage, your husband becomes that stable friend for you. Irrespective of whatever good or bad happens in your life, he will be just a call away for you. And he too will never be able to move away from this position, because the bond of marriage will make him liable to be there for you, even if it means rescuing you from a road accident urgently, or leaving work to come wipe your tears when you’re in some problem.

4.Your standard of life improves: With marriage, your chances of moving out of a poor neighborhood to a better one increase. Moreover, since there are incomes of two people (you and your husband’s), focusing on one household, obviously your spending power and quality of life become better. Your husband too will take extra steps to get you good things because he will consider it to be his moral duty and responsibility.

.You get a new family: Marriage will make your husband’s family, your family. This means that you get a lot of new relationships to look at and enjoy. You enjoy the bliss of a bigger family, with more people to share your joys with. Festivals and occasions become more enjoyable, and there are more people who are concerned about your well being on a whole.

6.Your friend circle expands: When you are single, you can only do a limited amount of activities with your single friends. Your married friends would be interested in some other activities. However, when you get married, you can do the same activities as your other married friends. You can go on couple gatherings and trips. Plus, your husband’s friends will also become your friends, and so will their spouses, thereby expanding your friend circle. You get a more active social life, with great friends to look forward to.

7.You’re safe and secure for life: Marriage also makes you pretty safe and secure for your life. Your husband will make sure that there are some savings for you, even if he passes away. Moreover, you have him around in the same house, and so you don’t need to be scared about living alone. Plus, your parents are happy that you have a secure future, with a stable partner to take care of you.

8.It enriches you as a person: Marriage has the ability to make a person mature, smart and responsible. You also become more sensitive, understanding and supportive. In other words, you start to become a better person, who handles problems in a responsible way, and not immaturely. This is great for one’s overall personal growth.

9.Your chances of being successful in life are higher: With so many good things that marriage does to you, there is great mental peace and satisfaction that you attain. It’s because of this mental wellness, that you’re able to focus better on your work. Your concentration and efficiency increases, thereby helping you to get promotions at work. This way, your chances of being successful in life are pretty high. In fact, there have been several studies, which have proven that married professionals are more likely to perform better than single ones.

10.It gives a meaning to your life: Traditionally, marriage is a bond of commitment, and once you step into this phase of life, this relationship will add a new meaning to your life altogether. You know you are committed to someone, and that brings about a lot of changes in the way you deal with your partner, as well as your life. The tag of marriage brings about some discipline in your head, with some boundaries, and a list of dos and don’ts, which you are not likely to respect when you are not married to your partner.

These are the reasons why you should get married.



http://www.naijabroad.com/why-you-should-get-married/

obailala:
Bro, the FG has abandoned properties all over Nigeria; nothing belonging to the government ever works in Nigeria and this issue is not restricted to the SE as has been advertised and advertised and promoted for so long. Speeches like yours which claims the problem exists mainly in the SE is the reason why there are many people keying into the agitations in the SE. When a message is preached over and over again, everybody gets to believe and even re-echo the message; but that does not necessarily make the message to be absolutely true. If you think the SE is the only area in Nigeria experiencing FG neglect, I would love to hear you mention any thing owned by the FG which works in other zones of Nigeria (besided Lagos and Abuja which happen to be FCTs).

obailala:
What about all the other abandoned mills and factories that litter the length and breadth of Nigeria?.. What about the numerous abandoned textile mills across the north?... What about Ajaokuta steel plant etc? .. Is there even anything owned by govt which functions in any part of the country at all??... Going by your 'I AM A VICTIM' logic, I guess the FG also abandoned them all because the FG has no interest in any part of the country right?

Kazim88:
https://theeagleonline.com.ng/sultan-kicks-against-restructuring-calls-for-devolution-of-economy/

Kashbwoyjnr:
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HisSexcellency:
It is ashame that right before our eyes Nigeria has divided to an extent that we don't trust each other anymore. Everyone is concerned only about tribe, ethnicity and religion, not even about the state of the country.

There was a time we were all Nigerians, never yoruba, Hausa or Igbo. But all that is in the past now.

WHAT HAPPENED TO US

There was a time we had Nollywood as a body of film makers and actors in Nigeria, producing films that everyone loved and watched.
Now we're so divided that Nollywood is now divided into Kallywood for the Hausa audience, Yollywood for the yorubas and another for Igbos. Why can't Nollywood be one and still produce movies to serve these diverse audience? What happened to the calabar man, Bini Man, Ijaw or Idoma people should they go ahead to create different "Woods" to soothe their audience.

India has over 1billion people yet there is just one Bollywood.
America has over 250million people wilh a movie industry in existence for decades yet only one Hollywood.

WHAT HAPPENED TO US

There was a time we had "The Nigerian Governor's forum " as a single body of governor's in Nigeria under one leadership and agenda. Lucky igbinedion of edo state, bukola sarki, chibuike amaechi all chaired this body. But that was not enough for Nigeria, today we have northern governor's forum, southwest governor's forum, southeast governor's forum. No, we didn't stop there. We have apc governor's forum and pdp governor's forum.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US

The disunity in this country at the moment is epic and mind blowing for those who want to see it.

Godson333:
The Nigerian Police command in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja explained today why it broke the second day of protest by a group led by Charlyboy Oputa.



The group, which calls itself #Ourmumudondo had protested on Monday without hindrance by the police.

NPF we know you're lying but continue



But as the police explained, the protesters allowed hoodlums to infiltrate their rank today.



Here is the police statement:



The FCT Police Command in the early hours of today 8th August, 2017 intervened and prevented breakdown of law and order, and disturbance of public peace in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja by dispersing some miscreants, hoodlums and other criminal elements that have infiltrated the protest being carried out by a group of concerned Nigerians under the auspices of Our-Mumu-Don-do Movement at Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja.



It will be recalled that “Our-Mumu-Don-do Movement” carried out their protest on Monday 7th August, 2017 at the same venue and were accorded necessary Police presence to safe guard public safety and public peace, and protect their rights to freedom of expression, rights to peaceful Assembly and Association, and right to freedom of movement as provided for in sections 39, 40, and 41 of the 1999 constitution as amended.



However, today 8th August, 2017 the same group assembled at the same venue but allowed miscreants, hoodlums and other unruly individuals to infiltrate the protests, who started blocking the major roads adjoining the Unity fountain, obstructing traffic and preventing movements of other innocent citizens from going to their means of livelihood, and thereby exhibiting unruly behaviours and other violent acts very likely to cause the breakdown of law and order and disturbance of public peace. The Police personnel intervened at the point that the concerned Nigerians Group lost control of the crowd and prevented miscreants, hoodlums and other criminal elements from hijacking the protest to cause mayhem and chaos.



It is pertinent to state here that the FCT Police command is fully aware and recognizes the constitutional rights of every citizen including “ Our Mumu Dondo group” to assemble and move freely in any part of the Federal Capital Territory, but the command will not allow any protest under any guise to turn violent and jeopardise the prevailing peace, law and order currently being enjoyed in the FCT. The command wishes to assure all residents and visitors to the territory of adequate security and protection of lives and property of everyone including those who choose to express their constitutional rights of protest with decorum.



Consequently, members of the public, parents and guardians, religious/opinion leaders and other interest groups are advised to prevail on their children and wards, followers and adherents not to allow themselves to be used by any group to cause disturbance of public peace and break down of law and order.


Mynd44


http://www.eyereport.com.ng/why-we-dispersed-mumudondo-protest-police/

tiwaz:
Source: http://www.ngyab.com/2017/08/breaking-resume-resign-sit-protesters-arrested/



https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/894868156963074048

https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/894867475812286464

Islie:
http://thenationonlineng.net/biafra-cabinet-dss-puts-soludo-utomi-gana-others-watch/

eagleeye2:
This thread is likely to make front page, but this one below isn't going to see the light of day.

Nagisa:
Former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed why he lost $39 million to fraudsters in Rivers state.

The Federal Minister of Transport who at his Senate hearing famously uttered, “I have never taken bribe in my life but if they send a girl to you and you sleep with the girl and do that favour, that means you are corrupt”, said that he lost the money because he was only human and was learning on the job.

Guardian reported about the fraud in 2015, After spending N8.54 billion on a proposed 1,000-bed Adolphus Karibi Whyte Specialist Hospital, the permanent secretary in Rivers State Ministry of Health, Somiari Harry yesterday said there is no physical structure at the site of the project.

Vital documents such as a memorandum of understanding and shareholders’ agreement between the state government and Canadian-based Clinotech Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Limited, which received the $39.2 million to build the contentious hospital are said to be missing.



Harry told the Justice George Omereji-led commission of inquiry investigating the non-execution of the 15-storey Adolphus Karibi Whyte Specialist Hospital after the payment of $39.2 million (equivalent to N4.6 billion in 2008), to Clinotech, that besides some parts of prefabricated buildings littering around, containers and other equipment, there is nothing at the site of the proposed hospital to justify the huge amount the state government paid to the contractor.



According to him, the concept was for the hospital to provide world-class medical services in Port Harcourt. He said the estimated cost of the project was $98 million and based on this a memorandum of understanding and shareholders agreement were signed by the parties, which required that the state government would provide 40 percent of the funding, while Clinotech would provide 60 percent.

According to him, state government paid off its own 40 percent equity valued at $39.2 m (N4.6 billion) at the time to Clinotech, which in turn failed to contribute its own counterpart funding for the project.



Amaechi is seen in this video explaining how his learning on the job cost the people of Rivers state $39.2 million.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZxCeF2kugM


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MyPrinceMeLuv:
please i am just pissed off, and i need genuine advice from all especially lawyers. I started working with my former employer 14th April 2016 as an Audit officer and resigned 30th June 2017. All through my stay there, i did my best but had to leave because i got a better offer. now they are threatening to take a legal action against me should i fail to refund them a month salary for not giving them a month notice.

NOTE: while i planned to resign, my compliance manager resigned after a month notice and they offered to transfer me to there head office and double my salary but i had to go because i had already collected my employment letter from my new employer.

now what do i do, do i refund or not?
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mkoabiola:
Am wondering why the so called ipob leader,Nnamdi KANU has not be rearrested respited flaunting one of d bail condition,
As one of the bail condition ,he was told by the court not to be seen in a gathering of more than 10 people but as of today,he is addressing crowd and making hate speeches.
When will he be rearrested to douse the tension in the country especially the south east.

aminulive:
http://politicsngr.com/2017/08/02/failed-nigerians-didnt-listen-obj-jibes-jonathan/

Onojasteve:
A lady I met two months ego, fell deeply in love with me, and was very obsess with me, she does crazy things in the name of love, but I don't love her in return. she is not up to my standard, she uneducated, she lies, she form what she is not just to impress me. she dress funny to impress, she has damaged her body just to look fair because I like fair ladies.
I am tired of her harassment, and obsessions because I don't love her. I try to talk sense into her as a friend, but she hardly learn.
Please what do I do, have some one I truly admires for a wife.y our suggestions and advices is highly appreciated.
No insult pls.

Blue3k:
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/north-not-opposed-restructuring-says-northern-govs/

Nne5:
Lalasticlala

http://dailypost.ng/2017/07/24/waec-abia-rivers-lead-nationwide-2017-mayjune-wassce-results-see-top-10/

laudate:
Nobody is asking you if you are a mechanic. If you say it is strong, then in what sense is it strong? Can its' strength be compared with other existing brands? And where is the location where these buses are used? In Lagos island for example, the spare parts are very scarce, and very few mechanics know how to fix it.

feran15:
Really? Then why aren't they more popular?

laudate:
Nobody asked you if you have seen it. Have you used it? So how can you tell if it is strong, is it just by looking at it? Can you give a first hand account or your own personal experience, regarding its performance and durability?

What is the likelihood of getting availability of spare parts, in the location where you reside? What is their after-sales service like? What is the acceleration and torque like? How stable is the gear shift system at high speeds? What is the braking distance for its vehicles? How often does it malfunction? How many mechanics in your area, can successfully fix it, if it breaks down? Those are things people want to know....

dabeto:
http://independent.ng/bpp-indicts-cbn-power-ministry-sgf-for-padding-budgets/

feran15:
From a little online research i did recently, the innoson umu and fox were released in 2014(about two years ago) but i am yet to see anyone driving one. i have only seen one of their buses on the road and havent seen a single pick up truck or sedan on the road(i leave in Lagos). Is it that people are not patronizing innoson at all? or have they tried it and were not impressed? www.nairaland.com/attachments/3268584_1382327340944509414026752560097525088167n_jpeg5871c269d541ee89b17aa24c50d5efde
https://i0.wp.com/innosonmotors.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/steering-wheel-umu.jpg