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I think taking it serious means giving it to a private firm, since Government is barely serious.

part time don't need jamb, just ur ssce.

Tabon:
It's a blatant lie. Christian can do such a thing. It's a religion of peace. When muslims commit crime,theywcook up stories to cover up. Gov. Nyako recently said those 13 igbo traders that were killed in d town hall,were killed by their igbo business partners. Lie! That is how they cover them up.

Gosh! What makes u think everybody is closer to God the way u are? (i.e if at all u are) anybody is capable of anything ok.

Hmm, smell something! Kinda shady deals going on, same way they were condenming subsidy removal.

LAGOS — The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has raised an alarm over the plan by the Federal Government to hand over the nation’s maritime security to a private firm owned by an ex-militant warlord, wondering whether this is part of the agenda being pursued in recent times by a group that has been championing parochial nationalism in the wake of the fuel subsidy debate.

In a statement in Lagos, yesterday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party queried the rationale behind the memo presented to the Federal Executive Council this month, seeking the council’s approval for a so-called strategic concessioning partnership between NIMASA and Global West Vessel Specialist Agency, GWVSL “to enforce regulatory compliance and surveillance of the entire Nigerian maritime domain.”

The action raises more serious concern when viewed against the background of the government’s decision to withdraw a bill before the National Assembly, that would have created a Maritime Security Agency, MASECA, to carry out the same functions now being outsourced to a private firm under a suspicious concessioning plan.

It said: “Let us say here that while there is nothing wrong in the use of concessions to provide and maintain infrastructure, it is totally unacceptable, even unprecedented especially in a fragile federation as ours, for any government to hand over the security of its entire maritime domain to a private firm.

“It is unconscionable that a decision that will have far-reaching implications for trade, security, ports and shipping will be taken so lightly, without a rigorous national debate.
“It is particular dangerous for a country like Nigeria, where 70 per cent of all her resources, including oil, are on water.

The security implications are so grave that no nation seeking to remain one, indivisible entity will try it. It takes the provision of maritime security out of government’s direct control, and encroaches on the role of the military (the navy in this case) to protect the territorial integrity of the nation.

‘’We are particularly worried about the web of intrigue involved, and will like to pose the following questions: What informed the withdrawal of the bill to create MASECA as a government agency that would have handled maritime security? Is it by coincidence that the memo on this ‘strategic partnership’ was pre-approved by the President? Why would a government so willingly abdicate its responsibility of ensuring the security of its maritime domain? What were the ministers thinking when they approved this dangerous memo? What is the agenda of the President in allowing this to happen?’’

The party said several recent developments have made it more urgent to call the partnership between NIMASA and Global West to question.

‘’In the wake of the fuel subsidy debate, parochial nationalist groups from a certain part of the country have threatened everything from taking full control of their resources to secession. They have even warned that President Goodluck Jonathan could be the last President of a united Nigeria. Against this background, it should jolt all right-thinking people that the nation’s maritime security is being taken over by a private entity. It does not help matters that that entity belongs to someone who has openly aligned with one of these parochial groups. That is why we asked what the President’s agenda is concerning this ‘partnership’,’’ it said.

ACN dismissed as self-serving the argument proffered for going into the partnership, including that the government is unable to raise the 103 million US dollars needed to be invested over a 10-year period for the provision of the requisite operational platforms; that the concession will create 1,375 direct job opportunities and 1,620 indirect jobs, and that the amount accruable to the government over the concession period will be around 124 billion naira. More worrisome, the party said, is the fact that the concession will last for an initial period of 10 years, renewable for two terms of 5 years each (which is another 10 years).

‘’We are compelled to ask: If an investment of 103 million US dollars will fetch the government 124 billion naira and create so many jobs, why can’t the government raise – or even borrow if necessary – the amount to invest? Is anyone really convinced that this federal government that is awash in cash – going by the profligate 2012 budget – cannot raise 103 million US dollars for a project that bothers on national security?

‘’While seeking answers to these and other questions, we call on the National Assembly to immediately step into the matter, in view of its national security implication. We also call on all Nigerians to show interest in this issue, which has far-reaching implications for the country’s continued existence as one entity. We note that it is in consideration of the national security implication of maritime security that made the drafters of the MESECA bill to put the agency directly under the presidency,’’ ACN said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/acn-condemns-plan-to-hand-maritime-security-to-private-firm/

Water wen dem turn 4 dia head, na e dey pour for dia leg so.

D app is not done yet, its seizing and i think their servers are not respondinf well.

m1n799

Heartbreak from everyday Government's Inadiquacies.

vanguardngr.com/2012/01/boko-haram-6-alleged-suleja-bombers-granted-n24m-bail/

January 19, 2012 News By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA—A FEDERAL High Court sitting
in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to
the six alleged masterminds of the
bomb explosion that killed 16 persons
at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
in Suleja, Niger State, on the eve of
the April 16 presidential election. The State Security Services, SSS, had
alleged that the six accused persons,
Shuaibu Abubakar, a.k.a Abu Quatada;
Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana Umar,
Mohammed Ali, Musa Adam and Umar
Ibrahim, were the king-pins of the Boko Haram Islamic sect in Niger
State. Specifically, the security agency in a
5-count criminal charge it
recommended against them,
maintained that its undercover
investigations revealed that the
accused persons participated in various terrorist attacks that killed 28
persons between March and July.
However, since September 30, 2011,
when the accused persons were
docked before the high court, they
attended their trial from the Kuje prisons. Meanwhile, following separate bail
applications they filed before the
court asking to be released on bail
pending the hearing and
determination of the substantive
charges against them, trial Justice Aliyu Bilikisu, yesterday, granted
them bail in the sum of N2m each
with two sureties in like sum. Stipulating conditions that must be
met by the alleged Boko Haram
members, Justice Aliyu said their
intended surety must be a grade level
12 civil servant, adding that the
person must be an employee of the Federal Government or the Federal
Capital Territory Authority, FCTA. The
said surety according to the court
must not only be resident in Abuja,
but should also be screened by the
prosecution with a view to verifying his status. The prosecution had alleged that the
six accused persons, “between June 4
and July 12, (both dates inclusive) at
various locations in Suleja, Niger
state, Azare, Nasarawa state and the
FCT, did engage in an act of terrorism by encouraging through training
persons now at large, the use of arms
and ammunition, and the preparation,
planting and detonation of improvised
explosive devices for the purpose of
terrorism and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15 (2) of
EFCC Act 2004 and punishable under
the same section of the Act.” It maintained that they were the
persons that bombed a village, Dakna,
in Bwari, Abuja, on May 23; an
incident it said resulted in the death
of three Peace Officers as well as,
detonated an improvised explosive device at a political rally in Suleja
which resulted in the death of three
persons too. If convicted, the offence for which the
accused persons are answering to,
attracts a punishment of life
imprisonment.

Are u saying horns are signs of devil? Gosh! Wait a minute! Do u eat cattle? Coz they have horns o.

Mehnnn this girl is bomb! Her parents must be BH.

Imagine what Nigeria will become if GEJ would take everything serious!

Yes!

January 19, 2012 News Abuja – A bill to alter the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999 to remove the word “Force’’
from the Nigeria Police Force passed
second reading in the House of
Representatives. The objective of the bill is to delete
the word “Force’’ from the Nigeria
Police Force to read “Nigeria Police.” The bill was unanimously adopted by
the House when put to vote by
Speaker Aminu Tambuwal. Leading debate on the general
principles of the bill, Rep. Jagaba
Adams (PDP-Kaduna), argued that
there was the need to remove the
word “Force’’ from the Nigeria Police. According to him, a name affects the
behavior of people, and this could be
the reason why the police use force
most times. “A name constitutes so much, name
definitely attracts attention,’’ he said
and urged his colleagues to support
the passage of the bill. Rep. Yakubu Balogun (ACN-Lagos),
who supported the bill, said the word
“Force’’ should be expunged from the
Nigeria police. Rep. Arua Arunsi (PDP -Abia) in his
contribution, said the word “Force’’
was not in tandem with the saying
that “The police is your friend.’’ Reps Emmanuel Jime ( PDP -Benue)
and Eddie Mbadiwe ( APGA-Imo) all
spoke in favour of the bill. The Speaker, however, referred the
bill to the special Ad hoc Committee
on Constitution Review for more
legislative input. Meanwhile, the House has adopted
the report of the Ad hoc committee
set up to investigate the agreement
between the Federal Ministry of
Finance and Single Window System
and Technology Limited (SWST). The House recommended the voiding
of the concession agreement between
the ministry and the organisation,
citing failure to adhere to due process
in the agreement. It also recommended that all
government officials and promoters of
single Window Technology System
(SWST) who participated in the
agreement, should be made to face
the full wrath of the law. Chairman of the Ad hoc committee
and Deputy Majority Leader of the
House, Rep. Leo Ogor (PDP- Delta),
while submitting the report to the
House, said the concession project
was not submitted to the Federal Executive Council for approval. He said that the agreement was
contrary to Section 3 of the
Infrastructure Concession Regulatory
Commission Act 2005. (NAN)

Yahoo boy no laptop!

Hmmm, at this age some people still de lay their heart down for breakage.
@Op, Heartbreak? mine's once and since then, i never had a heart(5years ago)

PerfectUgly @joerogan Under #SOPA, You could get 5 years for uploading a
Michael Jackson song, one year more than
the doctor who killed him.

If they are planning to take over North and the Northerners are watching, then its good for them!

She said, ''i don't know how much petrol Nigerians consume'' oh! She's not even doing her job. Fine girl no wrinkle!

Source please! And don't tell me ''eye witness''

There are more Nigerians in Uk than any African country.
More nigerians in Us than any african country
same with South africa, Libya, Spain and i bet there will be more Nigerians in Hell than any country.
They are dog sh/it, found everywwhere!

Oh! MTN, the Telecomm's cabal, loll. #occupyMTN.

Should Nigeria be ruled by the street? FRIDAY, 13 JANUARY 2012 14:34 PAUL COLLIER Nigeria is being gripped by the power of
the street. Around the world the street
has discovered its power, but it can
dance to many different tunes. In North
Africa it has been a force for good: brave
young people have struggled to topple dictators. But in America, the rise of the Tea Party
showed that many people could be
seduced into demonstrating against their
own true interest. Poor people were on
the streets urging tax cuts for the rich: a
nonsense that could only happen because of slick campaigning by well-financed
special interests. Where on this spectrum does Nigeria fit?
Well Nigeria is not North Africa. Far from
being ruled by an unelected autocrat,
Nigeria now has the most legitimate
government in its history, recently
empowered by a decent election. Instead, the current protests closely
resemble the sad folly of the Tea Party:
poor people tricked into lobbying for
greedy elites. Start from the maths. The petrol subsidy
was costing $8bn a year; in other words
it was costing the average Nigerian
household over N750 per week. Was the
ordinary household getting benefits of
anything like this amount in return: of course not. Most of the subsidy did not
reach ordinary households. Much of it was
captured wholesale by corrupt elites who
shipped cheap petrol out of Nigeria and
resold it. Even in respect of the cheap
petrol that stayed in the country, the benefits accrued disproportionately to
the rich. Owners of big cars were gaining
much more from cheap petrol than the
mass of ordinary Nigerians who do not
own a vehicle. What the street should be
focusing on is not the restoration of the petrol subsidy, but on how better to
spend that N750 per week so as
genuinely to benefit ordinary people. Not only was the petrol subsidy a scam
that benefited elites, it mortgaged
Nigeria’s future: oil was burnt up with
nothing left behind. As oil wealth is
depleted, the Government has a
responsibility of custody to the next generation. Some of the revenues from
oil must be invested in infrastructure and
other assets. This is a responsibility that
previous Nigerian governments failed to
meet. At last Nigeria has a government
which is taking its responsibility to the next generation seriously. Ask yourself
who will be the biggest beneficiaries of
that new policy? The answer is,
obviously, the young. Yes, Nigeria’s
young people should be taking to the
streets, joyously celebrating the new responsibility. Instead, they are in the
vanguard of protest, demanding a return
to plunder. This is the Tea Party Mark II:
people tricked into lobbying against their
interests. But Nigerians can take comfort from
what has happened to the Tea Party
since those heady days when it swept
the streets of America. After a few
months, many ordinary people wised up
and the Tea Party has fizzled. In its place a much smarter counter-movement has
built up, of ordinary people demanding
that the rich should pay more tax, not
less. Their slogan, ‘we are the 99 percent’,
could equally well be the slogan of the
counter-campaign that Nigeria now needs. The elite-favouring scams, the
neglect of the future, these are the
practices that have privileged the 1
percent at the expense of the 99 percent.
At last they are being consigned to
history. And that is not the only reason why
ordinary Nigerians should get back off
the streets of protest: disorder is an
opportunity for the most dangerous
groups in society. During disorder, Boko
Haram and political opportunists come out of the woodwork and pursue their
own mischief. Nigerians know all too
well what social disorder delivers: the
reaction should be ‘never again’. Nigeria’s business community has a
stronger interest that any other group in
economic responsibility and social order.
It is also the group best-equipped to
distinguish between populist rhetoric and
sound argument. At times such as this, business leaders cannot abrogate their
responsibility for social leadership: the
loudmouths of the street and the
seductive songs of opportunists must be
countered. Speak out; speak up; speak
now!

Oga, that your question na ''sudoku'' n its own o. (sigh)

ifyalways:
Our society and especially mothers have lost it.The other day I went to some school end of year get together and what the kids were wearing were . . .

How can we explain 7 year old girls fixing weave ons,wearing lipstick eyeliner marykay etal?Reason is Not far fetched though:a reflection of the mother's dress/fashion sense.Check out the so-called married women's dressing,You'd think they are showing all that flesh in a last desperate attempt to hook a man.

@OP,you've got to be cruel to be kind.Let the child pick clothes during shopping,go through her choice,pick out every item and explain to her why its appropriate or not for her.Your explanations should include our weather,the disadvantages of showing too much flesh,comfort and fitting etc.

Dependsing on your relationship with the mom,you can also discuss this with her laterz.

Noted!

WArrI GUY and JONATHAN over
fuel subsidy
WARRI GUY: bros i
hail oh!
JONATHAN: u er welcome
WARRI GUY: bros the tin wey make mi com see u, na because of d
mata wey dey ground so,
JONATHAN: u mean d removal of
fuel subsidy
WARRI GUY: exactly
bros, mak i ask u, na u put d subsidy dere?
JONATHAN:NO
WARRI GUY: why u go dey comot
somtin wey anoda person
put, .Abacha, Obasanjo nd oda
sturborn past president no comot am, na u wey soft like
banana com get mind take
comot
am, U well so?
JONATHAN: But its
for d gud of Nigeria
WARRI GUY:No scratch me for where nor de bite me say u de help me, na me know wetin de pain me,
abeg hold am! Wetin una don do
for nigeria wey gud? Assu de
strike, Boko haram dey bomb,
Nepa wit dere madness, now u
com worsen d whole tin, go comot subsidy wey person like u
put, u get sense pass dem? These
people don dey wear shoe since
dem born them, u wey just start
dey wear shoe wan do pass
yourself!!!! Ah no be so!!!. Bros u don fall my hand.
JONATHAN: pls
don't be annoyed
WARRI GUY:
Bros no provoke mi ooo, if u
know wetin gud for U, make u go
put back wetin u comot. See as
ur
face be like somtin wey dem
remove sUBsiDY from!!!

Rhino.5dm:
Guy, relax. This is not time for name calling and all that. We had our past on different issues and you, sir, should know that i dont peddle lies or cheap talk. Besides, i never anticipate any replies, cos the thread does not call for any debate. Just read and pass it on.

How about attacking the massage not the messanger?

Pass what on? These junk? Ok, you are not a liepeddler, but your ''high ranked'' friend is! Same old jupiter c/o/rks!