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iCauseTrouble:
The beauty about all the noise for Peter Obi is that he has not paid SHI SHI for campaign. But everywhere you go Peter Obi like MTN.

Princeton92:
I feel Osibanjo may likely run to PDP to run for Presidency sha

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Observinho:
We are all aware of the recent drama that ensued between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, and Hon. James Faleke representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos.
In case you missed it, here is a summary:
Ngige was invited to explain the suspension of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) management amidst allegations against him.
As proceedings went on, Faleke, while asking his question, seemed to have ridiculed the minister.
The lawmaker suggested that Ngige was appointed a minister even though President Muhammadu Buhari lost in his area during the presidential election. He also made some allegations against the wife of the minister in a move that seemed personal.
Ngige responded:
"You are like my junior brothers...except Faleke that they say he's up to 60, I don't know," Faleke then cut in, saying "I'm sixty-plus..." To which Ngige retorted: “So you are near my age, at least I am seven years older than you. I’m the same age with your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju,” (making reference to Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the APC and former Lagos governor.) “And I was governor with him at the same time. He was a senator, I was a senator. I am a two-time minister, he isn’t a two-time minister,” he added. Again, Faleke interrupted saying “but he (Tinubu) won all his elections very well,” in an apparent reference to the controversies that trailed Ngige’s election as governor of Anambra state.
Meanwhile, when Faleke asked the minister to respond to questions, he said: “I’m responding my friend, if you yab me, I yab you ten times. I am a Lagos boy, you are just a small boy in Lagos. Look at this Mushin boy, he’s talking to a VI boy. I live in Victoria Island. Look at this Mushin boy from Kogi o.”
While the whole debacle was somewhat hilarious, there are however some pick ups therefrom:
1. Our government officials will not cease to embarrass us.
Watching the whole event on Youtube, one would think this was just a meeting of friends who are having some scores to settle over some bottles of liquor. It didn’t have the seriousness and decorum expected of top government officials discussing issues of serious importance bothering on allegations of corruption. ‘Mushin boy’; ‘V.I. boy’… These terms were way too much of a joke on such an occasion. It tells a lot about the caliber of people we elect into positions of governance in this country.
2. The second arm of government is increasingly becoming a joke in Nigeria. First it was Festus Keyamo, having a brawl with some senators, which almost went fisty., now Chris Ngige turning a house committee probe panel into a ‘bunch of small boys’. Well the reason for this is not far-fetched. He who fetches ant-infested firewood should be ready to entertain the Lizard as his guest. The legislature had earlier made itself a stooge to the executive who in an unprecedented move has taken the responsibility of handpicking the Senate president and the Speaker of House of Representatives. No wonder the house has been tagged a ‘rubber-stamp’, which means that they don’t question the decisions of the executives as they should, but simply vetoes them. The legislature should be an independent arm of government, serving as a proper watch dog to the executive and judiciary. But lately, this hasn’t been the case in Nigeria.
3. Tinubu is overhyped:
The national leader of APC was dragged into the fiasco by the minister, and this was done in such a casual manner that it didn’t befit a man whom his people have held in so much awe and reverence. He refers to him by his first name, he compares himself with Tinubu, and from the comparison, he (Ngige) has a better CV. He is at par with Tinubu in every other of Tinubu’s achievements and even goes beyond him in that he is a two time minister and Tinubu is not.
This raises again the old question of how relevant Tinubu is in Federal politics, especially in the face of his recent fallout with his party APC. Tinubu is no doubt the most relevant politician in the southwest currently. One would even think that he was an ex-president. Indeed, it would be understandable if it was Obasanjo that holds the kind of sway that Tinubu holds in the west. But apparently, it is just in the West, and maybe even in Lagos alone that Tinubu’s influence ends. The way Ngige, who is a federal minister and an experienced politician called him out is reflective of how he is regarded in Abuja. Ngige knows his onions very well, make no mistakes about that. He wouldn’t dare to step on toes that would hurt him.
He was directly sending a message to Faleke, and indirectly to Tinubu. He seems to be saying to Faleke: ‘I know who is behind your new found bravado, and trust me he is not my match by any ramification’.
On the long run, we might wait to hear from Tinubu. But aside the fact that the West knows how to project their own via the media, Tinubu might just be another ambitious ex-governor.

Ogbuu101:
Na lie.
Always had.
Same as Ekiti where his preferred candidate was dumped and Fayemi chosen.
That's why he is using his propaganda machine d nation newspaper to drop insinuations of crises in Ondo and Ekiti everytime.

wink2015:
OSHIOMOLE is knowing through a hard way that the ward that suspended him can not be taken for a ride.

Authority is from Ward To Federal

And Not from Federal to Ward.

If Oshiomole did not get the backing of the ward who package him to get to his level.

How can he think Abuja or Buhari will give him that appointment.

The northerners that are his friends have used him and they can now kick his dirty house and subsequent TRASH HIM TO THE GABBAGE BIN OF HISTORY.

solmus:


The thing is, they should not be compelled to donate blood, the management of the hospital will still sell the blood

as much as I love SERAP, on this I disagree, I think we need to even pass more laws enforcing blood donation, compulsory blood test and other proactive measures .. human right bullshit can wait, while we deal with various health issues first



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Smartchoiiice:
I barely can last 5 seconds while doing kerewa. My girlfriends have cheated, insulted and broken up with me because of this....

Please what can I do about it? It is getting real embarrassing these days.

Advise me please.... and no insults.

ofemigeorge:
rubbish fight ....
joshua is over rated...
running up and down .....
taking cheap shoot .....
where is wilder abeg come show this Aj boy what boxing is all about.


his legs where shaking at at andy punch....


gone are the days of real aggressive boxing... tyson and co....
now pancake boys have taken over the game....


rubbish

TechCapon:
Emmanuel Adebayor scored something that almost looks like a bicycle kick during his time in arsenal. The only problem is that the ball landed on his chest first before the bicycle kick

Jayslicky:
We should start with our president as an example, his inability to communicate fluently in English is a big barrier for Nigeria as a nation. The politicians have a big fault in this poor education system we have in the country, they send their kids abroad and leave the one in their country uncatered for, ASUU keeps going on strike and students time for learning in class reduces. It is just a pitiable state for a country that has gained independence for almost 60years.

kolafolabi:
I swear he can't win.. It is either Adelabu or Seyi Makinde..

ViralBOY:
It's not tinubu that has control over those states, it's apc. Tinubu never had control of those states.

IBBG:
from this analysis you will agree that Atiku biggest strength is SE and SS. That 11 states on his side. Atleast 4 states from middle belt. That is 15 states already. He doesn't really need to win south west convincingly all he needs is to win atleast 2 states from the SW, 1 state from the NW and atleast 3 states from the NE. He has 11 states in his stronghold which is SE, SS. While Buhari has 7 which is the NW. so any other state he wins gives him more advantage. He has made more inroad into Buhari's stronghold, than Buhari has made into his strong hold. E.g SW and NC. and he is from NE that has never produced a civilian president. From the way it is going, atiku may likely win.

Iamgrey5:
Seyi will not win a single local government in Ibadan

You can mark words !