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linearity:
By law, she can not eject you without a valid order from the rent tribunal.

Until that happens, she can't lock you out or padlock your gate as you are still the legally recognized owner of the house.

You can break the locks and move your things and she will not have any legal cause of action, but she might want to start a physical altercation if she walks in before you finish moving your things or if someone informs her and she comes around.

Right now, she is in violation of the law by locking you out without due process of the law and she is also causing you undue hardship by denying you access to you properties, look for a charge and bail lawyer, put small something in their pocket and they will write her a strongly worded letter to give you access to the house within 48hrs, else she will be sued and if she refuses, sue her and bring her to court and make sure you ask for damages and award.

You will end up not paying the light bill or June and July rent, and in addition to that, she will end up paying you to kill the case.

BTW: You are in the wrong for not taking care of your responsibilities, but the Landlord should have followed the right legal process...two wrongs does make it right.

Oga counsel, I pray same type of tenant befalls you soon and that they successfully put your source of income into jeopardy. Amen.

Mr Tenant. Your landlady locked your door because she knows you will have to meet with her before taking the lock off. It is a simple strategy in the obvious situation that your past actions of non settlement of your bills has established a pattern she has dealt with before - accumulate the bills towards the end of the tenancy, then bail.

I cannot tell if she's been trying to reach out to you without success however locking your apartment up signifies a lack of communication between her and yourself for an extended period of time.

Ideally where you have any issues with your bills, approach your utility company to discuss and put your landlord, landlady or their agents in the know so they are aware of the moves you are making to sort these issues out. Ideally, where bills crystallize and go unpaid by tenants, it becomes the responsibility of the owners of the property, hence why madam landlady has taken this step.

Take responsibility and do the right thing - settle your outstanding bills.

Akwasi:
This is so sad. A man was killed trying to remove an electrocuted man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKeO8KehfU

The second dude suffered 30% second degree burns but did not die as he was saved from the almost fatal fall by the roofing sheet he fell on.

maestroferddi:
I am afraid you are the one who is not using your head optimally.

This graft is taking place under Buhari's watch and therefore the buck should stop at his table.

It is completely his fault if he is so inept in not getting requisite government agencies like the Bureau of Public Procurement to supervise the purchase of the vehicle to forestall the blatant over-invoicing involved in this acquisition.

He has been busy blowing hot air and harassing the opposition while unconscionable corruption is going on under his nose.

Did you really mean what you typed or you assumed?

Ever heard of separation of powers? PMB should instruct NASS to procure via BPE? Please update your knowledge about the three arms of government before exposing yourself like this in a public forum.

It looks really bad on you after blowing all the big big grammar pretending you have some clue about what is going on.

Chukzyfcb:
Do you just want to quote me or what? Where did I write february bill I said the light bill of february I PAID THIS MONTH(being march). Na wa o, take time to read bruh b4 quoting me. I paid for what I consumed in feb this march and fixed charge exists. My camera isn't so sharp, I'd have snapped it & uploaded it fr you to see

Do snap it. I am eager to learn something new.

Chukzyfcb:
Mr man, Are you teaching me how to read a light bill? The fixed charges hasn't been removed in our light bill . The light bill of feburary I paid this month, contained fixed charge and the new tarrif. Maybe its been aboliished in your area but still exists here. I'll wait for the Next bill to see if fixed charge still remains. And as for you referring me to so so site, I'll say I deal with what's on ground not some propaganda shii. If you have someone living @ the south-east. Ask bout their rate! Pratiical over theory!

Please check the bill you refer as February bill - it WILL have January 2016 written on it. It is your bill for energy consumed in January but distributed in February.

Fixed charges removed by ALL DISCOs was by the regulatory body, NERC that oversees the power sector. Fixed charges have been abolished nationwide. Tariffs for different consumption classes (R1, R2SP, R2TP, R3, R4, C1SP, C1TP, C2 & C3) by the DISCO does differ

Be open to learn, we all learn everyday.

Chukzyfcb:
Pure scam! At festac here, under eko distribution company(ekedc) we aare charged about 22naira/kilowatt yet Fixed charge of #750 still exist......I was at anambra 2wks ago, and their own charge is 27naira/kilowatt with fixed charge included.
Fashola said a new tariff but without a fixed charge yet he hasn't stuck to his word.
I'm compelled to believe that the south east is paying more for electricity than south west but make I dey observe sha.

Incorrect deductions & erroneous conclusions abound in your initial post.

Re:South East paying more.
To know how the DISCO serving Anambra arrived at its charge, please check NERC website for the proposal submitted by the same DISCO.

Re:Fixed Charge Paid After February 1
All fixed charges has since February 1 been totally abolished by ALL DISCOs. If you observe your bill closely, check the date of consumption, you will notice that it is actually for any period before February. DISCOs distribute their bills in the subsequent month after consumption. So where you receive a bill in February, that bill is for energy you consumed in January.

Ximonak:
Feb bill
This bill is for energy used in January 2016
Tariff Rate: 15.63
Consumption: 276KWH (we had only like 6hrs days of January that's all)
Fixed charge: N750
Vat: N253.19


March Bill
This bill if for energy used in February 2016.
No light we don't know why till we heard that it's national strike

Tariff Rate: 24.00 (Fashola will say he doesn't have any idea of it )
Fixed charge: none
Consumption: 269KWH (Fashola will say he cannot make a move to enforce these guys to give us prepaid meter to stop all these paying for darkness, no light from mid Jan to march)
Vat: N322.80

In nigeria Govt don't help but keep killing the masses, imagine increasing the tariff and vat
Your salary is not increasing and they are not providing jobs or better economy
Why Nigeria, why ?

Do you have a meter? If yes, does it work? If yes, what type is it? Analogue or Prepaid?

RedCard1:
That of Plantashum Boyz was so painful. I mean, they were so good together. Nice songs they had. Faze was the best of the trio.

Then there was Style Plus. They were good. I miss them.

As for the rest, I don't give a damn cos I don't even know them. The ones I managed to know (KC Presh) were poorly talented.

Nigerian music groups breaks up easily and the Nigerian press are the cause. Just see the way they (the press) are fighting black and blue to tear P Square apart. Wicked people.

Re: Faze - History is replete with "talented" people who couldn't become successes. Talent alone isn't enough.

Those drumming into his ears that he's talented will not be there for him to patronize his RnB album wey no dey dey too sell for Naija.

Talent alone cannot make you a commercial success, other factors dey. If you doubt, ask Etim Essien.

At least Peter knows his weakness and acknowledges it.

Jude cannot reconcile the fact that he cannot make a living without PSquare.

Hypocrisy, not "Hipocrisy" as spelt in the topic.

Progressive01:
Iyabo is by far the biggest disgrace to the old man. Her infamous reply to that #OpenLetter was appalling.

That Dare dude is a carbon copy of Baba!!

Met Deboye once at a fastfood restaurant. Dude is funny as hell. Was checking out my causing's friend.

Olu and Dami look like fun loving extroverts while Kofo and Seun look like nerds.

Funso looks like a strict disciplinarian while Dare looks like the easy going "let-it-be" type of guy.

Dayo looks like a party freak who'd love living life on the fast lane, driving fast cars and fast bikes, and rolling with "fast girls".

Olu is quiet, humble and unassuming.

kidman96:
well first of all even though you are my country man, i still will tell you the truth.If you know how people behave,then you know how to deal with them. the way you conduct and carry yourself anywhere you are is how you will be treated. you erred by not making your request for leave absolutely official.You told your work shop manager about it and he advised you to speak with your boss. you should have done so and all this would not be happening.
secondly you goofed when you eventually resumed office. you should not have begged him. there is a difference between apologizing and begging. i am sure you your countenance and disposition portrayed fear and that you were absolutely sorry and scared of losing your job, which gave you away. you don't show fear to such people,you show strength, confidence yet remorse. this would have made him think twice before assaulting. but because he saw you apologizing probably almost kneeling he knew you were scared of losing your job and scared of him too as your boss so he attacked you. i am not saying all this to make you see me as a bigger man, i just want you to know when dealing with a bully you don't show fear.



in any case i commend your patience and hope you deal with him severely because it is becoming routine for these Indians and Lebanese who are way below us Nigerian.

All being said and one, his dragging this to the Police has to do with assault, not even to keep his job. Assault is a civil offence that is punishable before the law, so the Lebanese should be made to face the full wrath of the law for assaulting a fellow human especially a labourer who he obviously tried to intimidate.

About time these brutes are reminded they are among us to better their lot rather than to diminish ours.

Street don take over

Mologi:
Her short ,her body,her rape

What a low life.

9inches:
I see your views but I think his PR team is underperforming.

Innoson group is different from Dangote group. Dangote’s wealthy background, networking skills and ability to make unprecedented connections made him record the major breakthrough he needed for the prosperity of his business. His break through emerged when he acquired the license to import cement. Ethnicity and favoritism is a big factor here, if you get what I mean.

I believed we were talking about Innoson's corporate governance or lack of it? Hard to see where it relates to his break through or his wealthy background.

On the issue of the PR/Communications team for Innoson, they have since late 2015, upped their game especially online, Social Media, Website & Digital Advertising. I see a lot more viral inducing content coming from their stable and I believe they're on the right track.

NB: I admire Sir Innocent Chukwuma's strides and think he's the best poster boy for a home grown & indigenous industrial Nigeria.

9inches:
I bet the funny looking man is his PA.
Innoson needs to shelve this typical 'one-man business' mentality and inject able and capable hands into his auto business.

Can you prove he doesn't do this yet?

Remember the vehicle presentation is a solid PR opportunity for his company and for a company growing rapidly especially with loans, you can bet he would have certain controls and structures in place.

I mean, its like saying Dangote is running a one-man business simply because he's the face of his company.

Adminisher:
You are making a very big mistake with this statement. Are you defending a principle, a tribe or a family?. If it is principle, Zarah Buhari is way up there with the young Iweala - it is hardwork, discipline, good behaviour. If you are trying to say Ibos are better, God has forgiven you for that already. If it is about family, yes. This is third generation tradition of well educated and hard working people. Okonjo's parents were professors. We respect that but not the stupid decadent culture of Jonathan regime.
There were more runs girls, cultists, armed robbers, kidnappers and baby factories during Jonathan's presidency than any other. You cannot mix and match truth and falsehood

Barman! Sama this man with one cold beer! His head dey dia

Dude, you sure know how to draw out the points that matter without being petty, sound patronizing while exuding strength of character in your analysis.

Unfortunately, many on this thread are led by the seeming inanities of parochial and sentimental dichotomies and can hardly tell their right from their left. I find it increasingly worrisome that the growing youth of our dear country can hardly discern and distill any situation without being drawn or showing their biases.

It is undisputed that the young man has done well for himself so I find it strange that the seeming inadequacies of his mother's tenure in government will now be used in denigrating his personal achievement.

Let me know if you need an extra bottle.

Usman212s:
I don't like this man a bit .
the olodo thought he was invisible .

invincible
ɪnˈvɪnsɪb(ə)l/
adjective
too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
"an invincible warrior"
synonyms: invulnerable, indestructible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable; More


Did you mean Invincible?

On the other hand, Invisible means not to be seen.

hammedkola:
Thanks for you correction, I am just sick of seeing him like that...Imagine the other day at Sophie's wedding, he dressed like this www.nairaland.com/attachments/3349520_wizkidexgirlfriendsophierammalwhiteweddingphotos3_jpeg5625249ae9c6b7d03a724ff745304e5f

It's really annoying aswear `

Oh wow! Now I see the cause of your irritation. This buba is truly ill-fitting.

hammedkola:
What is it with DOE and all these Skimpy Clothes?...Common, He is not a getting younger,

skimp·y
ˈskimpē/Submit
adjective
(of clothes) short and revealing.
"a skimpy dress"
synonyms: revealing, short, low, low-cut; More
providing or consisting of less than is needed; meager.
"my knowledge of music is extremely skimpy"
synonyms: meager, scanty, sketchy, limited, paltry, deficient, sparse
"my information is rather skimpy"


I wouldn't use skimpy to define his clothes, rather I would say they're tight fitting. Truly, as one gets older, you prefer comfort to cutting edge styles due to changes in the body structure. In DOE's case, he might not be feeling in such a way yet.

Karanka:
Up till now,I can't say for certain what these boko Haram people want from Nigeria. Why Nigeria of all countries? Abeg who knows what they want?

I suggest you read the book - Born on a Tuesday by El Nathan John - to understand and gain an insight into why & how things became what they are today.

It is a fictional book, however as you read, you come to understand how the North has been a keg of gun powder all this years.

Estharfabian:
At that age..they should be sleeping! snoring and cuddling. or whatever old couples do.



Not sitting down on A Hard Floor without food! this looks like plain torture to me! someone should get the a comfortable chair jaweh!

errr...is it just me or does this look a little bit fake? And somewhat Arranged?

No be curse o, but you can't go far. Your thinking faculty is rather lethargic.

Unequaled grace & favour shall locate me as it located Olajumoke the Agege Bread lady this year and beyond. Amen.

Rhozabeth:
I am very sure you ve not been to Lagos since Fashola became the Gov of Lagos and even afterwards! If not you would not make that kind of statement! That said, Fashola really need to justify that there is need for the Tariff to be hiked b4 the implementation of the increase! As it is Fashola is gradually becoming insensitive to the plight of common Nigerians!

There's a government agency called NERC that outlined the tariffs being implemented for the Power companies. The tariffs were outlined many years before BRF dreamt of becoming a minister. He is only supervising and implementing the agreed tariffs negotiated since 2013 between the government, labour and the investors.

sambalo75l:
With all your MYTO this MYTO that can you pay for a commodity a bottle of coke before the production? All we want from Disco is to meter us before the charges so that we pay for what we consume only not estimated bill without service.

Its quite unfortunate that this was the approach the government of the day that fashioned & implemented the Power Road Map used in attracting investors. The government actually agreed to employ this methodology in attracting funding and privatising the industry. Now that the game is on, it becomes rather impossible to change the rules in the middle of it.

It is what it is.

obailala:
First of all, "beta soup, na money dey inside," in other words, if you must have better services, you must be ready to pay the price; this has always been Fashola's philosophy from his rampant toll gates and the school fees hikes so it is only someone (like yourself) who doesn't really know Fashola that would think he has changed. This is even just the beginning, just sit back and wait for the series of toll gates that would begin to spring up all over Nigerian major roads. Unfortunately, considering the paucity of funds in the government today, tolling everything (in the Fashola way) might just be the only way in which Fashola might be able to perform any of his acclaimed wonders in his present office.

Now regarding the electricity tariff hike, that is absolutely not Fashola's doing, the plan to hike electricity prices has been in the 'Roadmap to power sector reforms' which was constituted I think since the days of Yaradua. A major part of that roadmap includes the privatisation of power generation and distribution and a review of tariffs to encourage investors who have since lamented that they would make no profit at the current rates. The privatisation aspect has since been completed but operation hasn't really begun because the previous government was either still negotiating tariffs or was too scared to announce the new tariffs, hence even though these companies have been privatised, the FG was still paying billions to offset bills for the private companies (in the form of subsidies).

If there is anything which is good about the new reviewed tariffs, it is the fact that fixed charges have been scrapped; a lot of people lamenting about paying higher for services they don't get obviously are not aware of this fact. With the new plans, you pay for only the services you get and this something which would force the power companies to sit up. I am somewhat optimistic that this is the final step in the privatisation programme which would turn Nigeria's power situation around. I am willing to pay more as long as it would ensure better services, it is still cheaper and more convenient than running generators. It took Nigeria paying higher tariffs for telecommunications for us to get to where we are today.

You're one of the few here on NL that indeed did not waste your parents' school fees. Majority here come to conclusions based on hear say and exhibit same without tact.

I would appreciate for example, if someone opposing the hike acknowledge the Power Road Map and then turn around to punch holes in the way the MYTO methodology was arrived at or how it is now being applied. Instead, you have many who haven't done anything as simple as look up the Power Road Map and glean even a summary about it and how it works.

The most surprising of this all is the NLC who as far as I am concerned are being mischievous as they were carried along in the drafting of the MYTO rates. Kudos once again for your discernment.

scribble:
Oh shut up.


I'm stating facts you're talking nonsense

Olowolafe is on board of Eko.

Considering that when tenders were opened in 2013 and the company that invested in Eko Disco were not clairvoyant and had no idea Fashola would become a Minister for Power 3 years later, I conclude that your providing this information is totally uncalled for and irrelevant.

A PDP-led GEJ government sold off assets of the power sector and invited bids. So what is wrong if Fashola's crony is on the board of this private company?

gists:
Which of those items that you listed is not functioning? You complain about too much payment, yet an average of 700,0000 people are trooping to Lagos every day! The simple reason is because you get the services you pay for. Nigerians don't mind paying for services as long as the service is delivered.
People like you should know that there is no free lunch. You want constant electricity? Then be ready to pay for it - Period!
The only reason why I didn't support tariff increment during previous administrations is that WE KNOW it will be embezzled. However, with PMB, this is not the case. Even without the increment, we started noticing improvement in power supply.
I know some wailers will say its GEJ that did it (conveniently forgetting the ground works of OBJ). But I ask them why it is that we didn't see the result in GEJ's time. If you buy a generator in your house, won't the generator start working immediately or will it wait till you move out of the house and another person takes over before the generator start to work?

Having said this, Fashola must know that he has now put his name and reputation on the line! Tariff has now been increase by as much as 65%. He and his team had better make power available - otherwise we will not fail to utilize our voting power in 2019 to boot them out!

Great submission however I do not agree that the increase is anywhere near a 65% hike taking into consideration that N750 monthly fixed charge has now been totally removed.

chivic:
It's true that most Nigerian want to get things without pains,but this is different. If it were subsidy, it's understandable, but how can you be paying for what u don't even have. The so called investors seems not to be serious.How do they expect to start making profit without delivering service first? That's corruption on its own.
In other parts of the world an investor could take up to 10 yrs to break even and start making profit,but in Naija,everyone wants to make profit overnight.

What is bad is bad and must be condemned

Can I suggest you perhaps read the document here before coming to the erroneous conclusion that investors are unserious? I mean we're talking about people like Tonye Cole of Sahara Energy that own IKEDC, Tony Elumelu and many more. How possible is it that such accomplished business people will suddenly not know what they are doing?

http://www.nercng.org/index.php/myto-2

Lots of misinformation going on about the electricity tariff hike. This goes to show how much we forget as well as how much hear say we rely on

A document called the MYTO (Multi Year Tariff Order) strictly regulates tariffs in the power sector and is administered by a government agency called NERC. This document was initiated in 2008 and so far, two MYTO - 1 & 2 have been issued.

MYTO 1 lasted between 2008 - 2013
MYTO 2 lasted between 2013 - 2016
MYTO 2.1 will last from 2016 - 2018 with adjustments expected to be built into the pricing to reflect the realities of the times.

More information about the MTYO Methodology and regime can be found here:
http://www.nercng.org/index.php/myto-2

I will like to point out that the power privatization scheme for former PHCN called for investors to take over assets thus be able to provide power at a profit, not a loss (like our government did for many decades). To keep the industry attractive, the pricing of power certainly had to change and from inception of Fashola as a minister, he clearly explained that prices will have to go up to make power generation attractive to investors.

The argument has been put forward that power supply needs to be provided before a hike in prices. I used to think this way until it was evident to me that the assets, including generating & transmission companies, took over were largely were largely run down and many ran out of their funds. The CBN provided a bridging loan to the companies earlier 2015 however the disbursement of the loan had to stop because the cash flow using the old tariffs would be unable to sustain repayment of the loans.

I will suggest that we give the power companies at least till end of 2017 to not only improve on electricity distribution, but to see how stable electricity becomes. I am happy it is now in private hands and will be happier it is done right. According to the MYTO 2.1 document, the tariff is expected to drop in 2017-2018 as more houses are metered and captured on the electricity distribution network nationwide.

To dispel the stereotype that to hide anything from a black man put it in a book, I invite you to read the provided details and become more informed about the power privatization process as opposed to relying on hear say.

Acidosis:
Saraki is not the only politician with false asset declaration. This is the reason I hate the current sets of politicians in this country.

Listen to yourself.

Because there are others that are yet to be caught, we should not prosecute the one who has been caught? Inugo?

If you're bearing the bulk of wedding expenses, simply let your wife-to-be know your budget and that you will drop only that amount. Any extra spending will have ro come from her & her family.

For those referring to the wife being Yoruba, I suspect majority are unmarried hence the the faulty haste to conclusion. In Yoruba culture, the bride's side of the family cater for guests thus OP, if indeed your madam is Yoruba & her family are well off & are open to hosting the wedding reception etc, you'll come to the conclusion that its almost so much ado about nothing.

Alternatively, get her pregnant & see how the family will quickly arrange low key wedding without inviting many people.