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Diversion tactics by PDP. There should be a Presidential debate.

Responses above show that people hardly read articles again. I weep for my people

comos:
You can write whatever you feel, but we from the east knows how important that bridge is to us and we are seeing physically the construction that is going on and we pray it be completed.

I hear you, we want it completed but what is worth doing is worth doing well. Let's call a spade a spade.

PS: am not the author of the write up.

The construction of 2nd Niger Bridge through a Public Private Partnership involving Julius Berger -NSIA Consortium and tolling the Igbo people for 25 years thereafter is another 419 on the Biafran Igbo citizens of South East Nigeria. According to the terms of this fraudulent business, the project is a Design, Finance, Build, Operate and Transfer (DFBOT) model to cost N117 Billion naira with the Federal Government contributing a paltry N30 billion naira while the consortium will raise the rest of the funds and thereafter hold the Igbo people to ransom by collecting a 25 year toll tax for raising the rest of the funds offshore.
President Jonathan speaking at the ground breaking ceremony at Onitsha in March 2014 said that “as part of our administration’s Transformation Agenda in the road sector, we have set out to construct two very important new bridges, across our Nation’s two great rivers – the River Niger and River Benue.These are the Loko-Oweto Bridge linking Nasarawa and Benue States,which is progressing satisfactorily, and this 2nd Niger Bridge, connecting Anambra and Delta States.” It is worthy to note that the other bridges are being constructed by Jonathan regime without any PPP and without any toll tax on the people of Benue and Nasarrawa States.

This means that all President Ebele Jonathan can do for the Igbos since they gave him unprecedented support since 2010 is to contribute only N30 billion naira while some Shylock consortium raises the rest of the money and milks the Igbo nation for 25 years.

Experts have told me that the bridge is not supposed to cost anything above N50 billion , going by Nigerian standard of cost inflation, including the 11 km access roads. However, this contract cost was doubled overnight to N117 billion naira to justify the financial heist on Ndigbo. The fraudulent construction will cost N117 billion for a 1.5 km bridge while the 1.3 km Lekki-Ikoyi suspension Bridge cost only N29 billion naira. Thus the thieves jerked the cost of constructing the 2nd Niger bridge to 4 times the actual cost just to justify the rape on the over grateful Igbo nation.
Informed sources within Ohanaeze and among Igbo leaders and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) have continued to echo that this 2nd Niger Bridge business venture is actually between Julius Berger, Ebele Jonathan and Peter Obi and that Mr Peter Obi’s 2nd Niger Bridge business venture will yield at least N12 billion naira annually. Reliable sources have revealed that whenever the bridge is finished, all heavy duty vehicles will pay N1000 toll fee while cars and mini buses will pay N500 naira. Tricycles will pay N200 while cyclists will pay N100 naira each time they pass through the bridge.

This criminal toll gate will yield the corrupt business consortium and their secret sponsors about N1 billion monthly. This means that in 4 years, the thieves would have recovered N50 billion which is the actual over-exaggerated cost of constructing (going by the Federal Ministry of Works Corrupt Standard). Going by the Governor Fashola Run Lagos State standard, the bridge will not cost anything above N30 billion naira and thieves will take about two years plus to recover their investments and the rest 22 years will be excess profit.
The financial interpretation of this criminality is that for 25 years with static revenue of N12 billion annually (ignoring the tendencies to increase the toll fee after 2 years) , the thieves will make N300 billion naira turnover with 250 billion naira as profit. This means that their investment is recouped within 4 years and the rest 21 years is profit. If the cost of such offshore long term cost is factored, usually 2.5 -5% per annum, and its future value for 25 years is factored, it cannot get any anywhere near N60 billion naira and yet the financial bandits are bandying N117 billion naira as cost of constructing the bridge.

The implication is that some politicians within the presidency and Anambra State Govt House have done 419 on the Igbo nation and we are all smiling like charmed drunks. If the entire Igbo nation is charmed, I am not. God will definitely disgrace the thieves that want to put the Igbo race into a slavish bondage of paying through the nose for a Niger Bridge when all the rest of Nigeria, from Benue to Kogi , Calabar to Lagos,Maidugeri to Sokoto and all over Nigeria has bridges, dams, silos, roads etc built with Federal Government money while the defeated Biafran Igbos of South East will have theirs built and tolled for 25 years.

For all the support Ndigbo gave Ebele Azikkiwe Jonathan since 2010, a PPP modeled 2nd Niger Bridge is far worse that what Awolowo did when Ojukwu released him from Calabar prison and he promised to declare Oduduwa Republic, but chickened out at the deceptive offer of Gowon. This time around, this disappointment is not from a Soyinka nor Obasajo nor Tinubu, rather it is under the supervision of “our cousin” Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, and our former Chairman, Board of Trustees of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) ‘Igbo Party” Peter Obi and world acclaimed Igbo Economist Okonjo Iwuala whose economic wisdom failed to notice the injustice and criminality in this transaction.
Condemning the fraud called 2nd Niger Bridge, former governor of Anambra State and serving senator, Dr Chris Ngige said that “The first is that the bridge is being built on a Public Private Partnership(PPP) deal, with overseas financiers. For that reason, the cost of the bridge suffered double inflation, both from the Nigeria end and the financiers who alleged cost of fund.
“The bridge, which should have cost N70 billion is now to cost N114 billion, that was why I told the South-East Senate Caucus that I was not going to be a part of it”. Ngige even got it wrong-the bridge should have cost between N30-N50 billion naira, and factoring cost of funds it should be t around N40-N60 Billion if PPP should be used.

Ohanaeze and all Igbo leaders should condemn this enslavement of Ndigbo through this over-bloated and fraudulent construction of a bridge and must demand immediately the cancellation of this PPP Design, Finance, Build, Operate and Transfer model .

Jonathan led Government should takeover the responsibility for the full construction of that bridge, and settle off the fraudulent consortium. This fraudulent 419 2nd Niger Bridge should be revised for a full scale Federal Government Built arrangement before another scandal erupts.

Source: http://abusidiqu.com/fraudulent-construction-2nd-niger-bridge-another-419-igbo-nation-obinna-akukwe/

tit:
so this story about buhari and $2.8billion is true!

Sunnybobo3:
The tribunal found out that in three years, NNOC had failed to collect its equity share of oil produced by Shell, Mobil and Gulf. As a joint venture partner, NNOC was entitled to 182.95 million barrels of oil production. But NNOC did not find buyers for its own share, thereby losing a potential income of $2.8 billion. But it was instead reported by the media that $2.8 billion was missing.

Read well before you comment

evergenuine:
The man is rich

You speak French?

adebayor1490:
Hello! Pls do you study comp sci?

No but I know people who did.

So true, I remember getting hot slap for having a tete a tete with a girl.

Hmmm, I smell publicity stunts.

L'homme est riche

Shit happens

I heard application for internship at UNTH Enugu has started.

ismokeweed:
Please come and start work. Signed: Management.

Lol are you part of the mgt of the company?

legalwealth:
Thanks for that but how much will one be paid per person referred?

You can get the detailed information from the link I shared above.
They pay N100 per referral.

delishpot:
Her yeye dey smell sha. Why she sef sidon outside with half her bobby out? No be world she sef dey show? Abi is she sueing for copy right infringement ni? In that case, I give it to her.

Hahaha correct analysis!!

i-Refer is a customer referral scheme introduced by Guaranty Trust Bank plc to reward its existing customers for introducing new prospects to GTBank. You get paid for introducing someone to GT Bank, this is affiliate program for account opening.

To refer family and friends, complete and submit an i-Refer form through GTBank’s Internet Banking Platform or GTBank branches nationwide.

Read full details at http://nairabrains.com/2014/10/gt-bank-affiliate-program-i-refer-scheme-refer-others-to-open-account-and-get-paid/

Google has been ordered to pay a woman $2,250 USD about N370,000 Naira for showing part of her bossom in a search result. The woman Marai Pia Grillo said Google invaded her privacy by showing a photo of her sitting outside of her house with part of her bossom exposed on Google Street View.

Source and for pics: http://nairabrains.com/?p=4206

fr3do:
now that's funny

fr3do:
Y don't I find this funny?

Maybe you wrote it

ismokeweed:
Please come and start work. Signed: Management.

This is a very hilarious job seeker’s response to a company’s rejection letter. Note this is possibly a humour but in all, a good laugh is a good treat. Read the letter below.

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your letter of 5th October, 2014. After careful consideration I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with your company. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of employers, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. Despite your company’s outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore I will start work with your company on Monday 20th of October, 2014 at 8:30 am. I look forward to seeing you then.

Yours Faithfully
MO Jewel

Source: http://blog.ngcareers.com/4198/a-job-seekers-response-to-a-companys-rejection-letter/

PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FUTO

Location: Lagos

Job description
The Internship drive is for final year FUTO students .Our aim is to pre-select exceptional under graduates for future internship openings in Procter and Gamble.

This opening is not limited to any specific field of study but only graduates with second class upper degree and above will be considered this time. The job openings cover departments like Customer Business Development (Sales), Supply Network Organization, Marketing, Customer Market Knowledge, Human Resources e.t.c. Successful candidates will be considered for openings across Procter & Gamble departments in Lagos, Ibadan, and Agbara. Note that no specific field of study is required for any particular department.

Candidates successful with this online application will be invited for a test. You can also join our facebook page: www.facebook.com/pgwestafrica . Practice questions will be available for you to download on our facebook page to help you prepare in time for the test.

Procter and Gamble is the largest FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company in the world with strong brands like Pampers, Ariel, Always, Gillette, Oral B just to name a few. We have been in existence for over 176 years globally and 21 years in Nigeria. For more information about P&G the company and our brands please visit http://www.pg.com/ and this website http://www.experiencepg.com/ . We wish you all the best with your application!

Qualifications
This opening is not limited to any specific field of study but only FUTO University students with second class upper degree and above will be considered this time.
Requisition Number: IME00000033

Apply at http://jobs-pg.com/ng/lagos/intern/jobid6184278-procter-%EF%B9%A0-gamble-internship-program-futo?ss=paid
Source: Ngcareers

majekdom2: Very correct. the first ,third and last points say it. Sadly , recruiters don't employ such candidates because they may screen out the cv initially or fail to progress with the candidate because he didn't show a competence desired which other with no interest did. I have been turned down by companies I got great interest in. I kept in contact with the successful candidates , some of these candidates resigned barely a year after offer.The company must have been sad because they spent huge amount of money on overseas training already. If perhaps , I was given a chance to tell them about the company and my interest, may be ,I would e doing great with them right now.

The major cause is the current ratio of available jobs to available job seekers.

mrinfo: Ok.

Booking space?

Earlier this year Forbes Magazine released a list of 10 wealthiest pastors in the world with five of them Nigerian pastors! So you see church business has become very big business in Nigeria.

Nairabrains, a fast-growing business & tech blog has released an updated list of 10 richest pastors after wholesome research. 3 years ago we published a well received list of Nigeria's 5 richest pastors and how they make their money.

This current list is an expanded one and you should see the preachers of the word in Nigeria who are worth millions of dollars and own the flashiest cars and in some case luxurious private jets.

The List.....

10. Lazarus Muoka
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Ministry

With a knack for commercial hustling which his contempoaries in the business world will find highly admirable this founder and head of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Ministry has over the past decade built a church of gigantic proportions in the country whose majority membership consist of the poor, struggling and ever hopeful masses.

Pastor Muoka’s church was the first to commercialise promotional materials such as the cheap apron like wears his members have come to be known for. Holding commercial crusades and rallies the Lord’s Chosen has become a mega church with countless vehicles, and increasing branches all over the country.

9. Wole Oladiyun
Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry

Pastor Wole Oladiyun is the founder of wave-making Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry popularly known as CLAM. While it is claimed he has businesses set up before going on ministerial training Pastor Wole owns a private school in Lagos, has extensive real estate investments, farm, an event centre among other investments.

8. Matthew Ashimolowo
Kingsway International Christian Centre KICC

Pastor Matthew is reported to have an annual salary of $200,000 at his Kingsway International Christian Centre. Today, his Kingsway International Christian Center is reportedly the largest Pentecostal church in the whole of the United Kingdom. His wealth comes from various business interests which includes a media company.

7. Chris Okotie
Household of God Church

While not having the massive followership and church membership of most of his contemporaries in this list Pastor Okotie has certainly carved a niche for himself in the upper class as his church in Lagos is mostly attended by the affluent and celebrity class. What he lacks in quantity he certainly got covered in quality.

A former pop musician he is an avid car collector having several flashy and exotic rides in his garage including a Rolls Royce Coupe 2014 edition worth N150 million. The former three time presidential aspirant is worth between $5 – $10 million dollars.

6. Mike Okonkwo
The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM)

A former banker Mike Okonkwo left the business world to start off as a pastor for another church before deciding to set up the Redeemed Evangelical Mission. One of his several financial controversies include accepting donations from renowned advanced fee fraud guru Emmanuel Nwude.

He is one of the creme de la creme of the gospel who own a private jet. The church’s auditorium completed in 2011 was estimated to have gulped 2 billion sourced mostly from friends and worshippers in the ministry.

Full list: http://nairabrains.com/2014/09/nigerias-10-richest-pastors-in-2014/

yorex2011: hope dat glo doesn't have any hidden charges o

No it doesn't the first minute of the day is charged at rate of 40k per second. I have updated the post to reflect that.

Today I analyzed all call tariffs by major telecoms in Nigeria (MTN, Glo, Airtel and Etisalat) and bring you the cheapest call rates available. These call rates below are prevalent as at the time of this post, however it could change anytime, but I will try as much as possible to be updating this page.

Nairabrains bring you the cheapest call plans across all networks in Nigeria

MTN
MTN SmoothTalk Plus is the cheapest prepaid tariff plan on MTN Network, offers flat rate of 15 kobo/second for calls ACROSS ALL local Networks after the first minute of the day at 40 kobo per second.

AIRTEL
2Good Classic is currently the cheapest tariff plan on Airtel Network with call rate of 18k/sec to all networks in Nigeria. However you need to pay N5 daily access charge to enjoy these wonderful rates

GLO
Glo Bounce tariff plan offers best and competitive flat rate tariff to all networks with unlimited and unparalleled value. Call costs as low as 12k/s flatrate to all networks and as low as 9k/s to your friends who switch to or are on on the Glo Bounce Plan after first minute of the day is charged at 40k per sec. SMS rate is N4/N3 per sms.

ETISALAT
The Cheapest call tariff plan on Etisalat is Easy life. Easy Life Flat Tariff plan gives you fantastic call rates for your local and international calls. You enjoy a flat tariff of 15 kobo per second for local calls to all networks, once the first minute of the day is charged at 40 kobo per second. SMS rate is N4.

Verdict: Glo offers the best and cheapest call rates (prepaid) in Nigeria at the moment to call both on-net and other networks

Source: http://nairabrains.com/2014/09/cheapest-call-rates-tariff-plans-across-all-networks-in-nigeria/

naturally: Good

Globacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. (GCON), was given the award of the ‘Telecom Investor of the Decade’ at the 10th edition of the annual Nigerian Telecom Awards held in Lagos on Saturday, September 20.

The ’Telecom Investor of the Decade’ award was the highpoint of the well attended ceremony, and was presented by the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Telecom Awards, Chief Alex Akinyele, and the Vice Chairman and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The award was received on Dr. Adenuga’s behalf by the Director of Mike Adenuga Group, Mr. Niyi Adewunmi.

According to the organizers, Dr. Adenuga was nominated on account of his “immense contributions to the growth of the telecommunications sector in the country” and was unanimously adjudged winner by a panel of assessors and judges. The organisers said no single investor in Africa has invested more in telecoms in the continent than Dr. Adenuga.

The organizers further stated that Dr Adenuga merited the special award “due to the great sacrifice he made to ensure the re-invention of the country’s telecoms industry”. They described him as an astute, world-class business expert with worldwide business interests and one of the biggest employers of labour in Nigeria.

Source: http://nairabrains.com/2014/09/dr-mike-adenuga-is-the-telecom-investor-of-the-decade/

1. Gregg Valentino

He started lifting weights at age 13 and is regarded by many as the biggest body builder ever. After over 23 years of training naturally Gregg decided to experiment with steroids. During this time his arms grew from an impressive 100% natural 21″ to an in-human 28

2. Markus Ruhl

Well known for his freakish size, german Markus Rühl is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder. He possesses some of the biggest shoulders in bodybuilding history, and is one of the strongest bodybuilders alive along with Johnnie O. Jackson and Ronnie Coleman.

3. Ronnie Coleman

Born May 13, 1964 in Bastrop, Louisiana, Coleman is a retired American professional bodybuilder who shares the record of eight straight wins as Mr. Olympia. He also holds the record for most wins as an IFBB professional with 26 wins.

More details and pics - http://nairabrains.com/2014/09/worlds-biggest-bodybuilders-the-muscles-these-guys-pack-is-tremendous/

This is an excerpt from a post from Jack Ma originally published in Chinese language. This post is part of the series of post by Jack Ma.

This is an excerpt from a post from Jack Ma originally published in Chinese language. This post is part of the series of post by Jack Ma.

Don’t work with people who are selfish. They only care about themselves and disregard the contributions by others.
Don’t work with people who do not have a purpose in life. They are materialistic and only care about earning money.
Don’t work with people who lack compassion. They are greedy and selfish and working with them will be unhappy.
Don’t work with people who are pessimistic. They will diminish your positive outlook.
Don’t work with people without any life principles. They don’t believe in dreams and can easily succumb to temptations and give in to challenges in life.

source: http://nairabrains.com/2014/09/5-types-of-people-you-shouldnt-work-with/