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surveycash:
The manufacturers do it if you meet their moq. You have a point on the trademark infringement, Am changing the brand name once this stock if off. I no get money for court case.

correct man!!

@surveycash..a few questions if i may. Did you get the branding of your tab done by seller or by the manufacturer at alibaba? Can sellers customise your product? Secondly wouldnt your brand name get you into trouble? You might need to speak with a lawyer because i think 'google' is a trademark! Thanks.

carzola: is airforce road a federal road, romoula, mile3, transamadi, bori camp, presidential, even g.r.a thats not even an excuse go to akwa ibom and see what akpabio is doing with federal roads then come back and re-write your crap.. Am proud to be an akwa ibomite cause akwa ibom aya ya eti eti.

you are proud to be an akwa ibomit BUT you live in PH.....

how does doctors asking for increased funding FOR BETTER TRAINING result to greed on the doctors' part? .....nigeria is finished!!!

Desola: .

Isokay!

When I start with this oloriburuku masanfani eranko, his brother bigoted moderators would start hiding my post. If you don't come and get your brother out of here now na sopona and olukoso go follow all of una plus including all the flat heads in your region chop this evening o, ehen.

Oam4j, shey you are watching?

Issorai!

D; D; ...nairaland is crazy i swear.

DTaj: I laugh in Swahili whenever I read the vituperation and insults exchanged between the so-called ’40-laptop’ gang of GEJ/’Jonathanians’ (apology to El-Rufai) and APC/ACN/Asiwaju Tinubu gang on Nairaland.

All politicians (in ACN, APC, PDP, CPC, DPP, APGA, Accord, etc) are one and the same people. The only thing that binds them (or most of them) is political interest. These guys wine and dine in their closets while supporters of both sides ‘kill’ themselves with insults on Nairaland and elsewhere (blogs, websites, etc).

The other day, before 2011 elections, after GEJ met with the Chairmen of all parties, he singled out Tinubu, held his hand and led him to the inner recesses of the Villa- we all knew the result: PDP (and GEJ) won in Lagos overwhelmingly!

Today, Chief Femi Fani Kayode (FFK) is in APC, dining with Tinubu, Aregbe and Ajimobi (at the pool side of Bourdillon, last weekend, as he personally reported on his facebook timeline). This same FFK that called Tinubu and AC/ACN all sorts of names when he worked for OBJ! Who would have thought that an OBJ core acolyte will ever dine with Tinubu?

Senator Ashafa had his son’s wedding in Lagos a few years ago; the entire political class (PDP, CAN, CPC, APGA, etc) was there! Why? Of course, Ashafa as Lands Bureau Chief in Lagos has a huge resource base to dispense patronage across party lines.

Tinubu is Kwankwaso’s friend because when he (Tinubu) was Senator in 1992/1993 and Chairman of the most powerful Senate Committee- Committee on Banking, Finance, Appropriation and Currency (by virtue of being a Chartered Accountant- CPA of the US), Kwankwaso was the Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives. The have come a long way…

GEJ and Tinubu are no strangers…As host of the Southern Governors Forum in his (Tinubu’s) first term (before OBJ gave him hell on earth in the second term), GEJ attended meetings of the Forum on behalf of Alams as Deputy Governor.

The other day, Olisa Metuh and Lai Mohammed were sharing groundnut in public…Yet people (the un-initiated) want to ‘kill’ themselves online… A friend who worked in an office involving meeting politicians across party lines once told me this: “if you hear what our Senators and Reps and the other top guys discuss among themselves (across party lines), the ordinary Nigerian will weep. They are all friends bound by interests and quest for power. Nothing more!”

It is high time Nigerians knew that we should think of galvanizing rich ideas for national development and stay united, because when push comes to shove, politicians will ferry their families to their castles in Western Europe, USA, Dubia, SA, etc!

** breaks a finger while giving a standing applause**

Katsumoto: I am for controlling the growing population in Lagos but not along ethnic lines. The best way to accomplish this task is along economic lines. Lagos has to reduce the size of the underground economy; Fashola has made good progress in this regard.

Then it should introduce taxes intended to discourage immigration to it's borders. For instance, residents who have been paying taxes for 10 years should pay 25% income taxes while new immigrants should pay 35%. This can also be applied to all other consumer and business taxes. The additional revenue can be used to maintain recurrent expenditure, which would be higher given the burden on infrastructure by new immigrants. Mind you, this tax would apply to all, including those from other SW states. Residents can also be issued cards which can be used to consumers at source. Again 10 plus year residents can pay 12% VAT while new immigrants pay 17%.

Lagos can also enter into a partnership with Ogun to build residential estates in Ogun and provide rail between Ogun and commercial centers in Lagos. Businesses can also relocate plants and industrial parks to Ogun leaving Lagos with just office space.

as usual you are spot on.

seunfly: ROTIMI AMEICHI AND FASHOLA RAJI. Don't really know d most popular among them. Wait ooO it seems Rotimi is the most popular ooO, the only gov that made president to miss his speach in international confrences.

you dey mad i swear.lol.

Seriously is this real or na photoshop? Na wa o! Looks like all these islamic schools where kids get radicalised.

And this is a state blessed with salt and enough land specially for rice cultivation.if this old man was proactive, 80 to 90 percent of our rice supply should be from ebonyi

bigblxd: Bros why na? You just lost it and me!
Pls i have deliberately refused to comment on this GEJ/Amaechi saga becos of its sensibility. But pls permit me to ask you and your likes one simple question that has been bothering me.
Ok. Just imagine what would have been your reaction if President GEJ was your dad who is been derided and disregarded by Amaechi and he keeps quiet. I bet you would have disown him(GEJ) considering the enormous power he wields. Kindly note that politics is about interest and party disloyalty is a grievious crime. Amaechi was advised not to seek re-election by the party he purported to be representing, but he insisted. That he won is not in doubt but the truth remains that he can not preside over NGF against the party's wish. That's call Party Supremacy! Please no matter our party leanings, lets not support any group that tends to desecrate the highest political office in the land because of selfish interests! Thank You.

is the ngf made up of only pdp governors?

dayokanu: She is on vacation while Bianca entertains her husband

dude grow up!

The same thing wey im do for uniport.

[quote author=Rhino.4dm]What do you want the construction company or amaechi to do about the rain?

It has been raining since mid night till this moment, NO?

what do want to do about it? You want them to pour asphalt in the middle of this heavy rain or what? Are you for real?

Besides, the road axis from Wimpey to first bank to total child to St. Michaels junction to Gas is now fixed within 2 months, NO? What about Ada George to NTA road connecting to ikwerre road? Only a devil will hate amaechi.

Yes, I know amaechi is very arrogant and all that but who cares about his arrogancy since he kept delivering dividends of democracy? Like I said earlier, only a devil will hate a super achiever like Amaechi.[/quote]you dey mind them? Make God no punish una for this shameless things una dey talk here o! Una see white dey call am black.make una remember say some of una get children o!

Donian007: Which transkalabari road are you talking about? Bebe digi o! Irobo be!

the same one your kalabari brothers were supposed to handle instead made away with close to 40 billion naira.

sirmose: U beta shut up ur dirty mouth if u dnt av wat to say instead of misleadin people on NL. Wic Ogoni/Andoni/Opobo road was initiated by Amaechi? R u stupid for saying dat? FYI, Amaechi has nt done anytin to dat road since Odili left it like dat and nt even a single project of Amaechi is in Andoni, xcept his uncompleted schools. Comrade NTED (Presido Gen, Maritime) came to commission his numerous projects in Andoni, Amaechi and his co-politians, includin his deputy (an Andoni man), cldnt come because of shame. Plz, restrict ur lies to ur territory, and dnt cross boundary.
U av made me angry dis morning, I nid ur unreserved apology nw.

apology for what??continue to close your eyes to the truth....its your life and i repeat its this attitude of the ijaw man that has kept your people in their postion for the last donkey years.if you like dont sit down and ask your leaders questions.

i am still waiting o!!!please tell me one project JUST ONE that jonathan has done for ijaw land as president?
yet your brother is busy throwing money away building almajiri schools in the north.
you lot are just a bunch of clannish people.little wonder your region is still grossly underdeveloped because your 'brother'just being at the top is all you guys can see.
i ve said it and will repeat it...you do not deserve good leaders!no apologies

barcanista: @touch4:don't mind those PULL-JONATHAN-DOWN crowd, they like being self-deceived. even the opposition parties in Rivers state are not happy wit amaechi. is it Sekibo? Omehia? or who? amaechi is alone in this fight

ijaw man....what has your brother at the top done for you?name just one project.
amaechi has almost completed the ogoni-andoni-opobo unity road so opobo indigenes can drive to their hometown instead of using boats.
amaechi is about to start the transkalabari highway from PH to bakana to make inroads into kalabari kingdom.
What of the okirika ring road in your place??

i have mentioned 3 projects initaiated by amaechi that will have an impact on ijaw land. please mention just one project jonathan has done for ijawland as president.be objective!!!

[b]Rivers: What Odili Did Not Tell Amaechi- Part II [/b]By Ifeanyi Izeze
Posted: June 19, 2013 - 10:38
By Ifeanyi Izeze

Truth be told, Chibuike Amaechi by the “k-legged” circumstances that threw him up as governor of Rivers state, was fired into genuine action right from his first day in office. It is on record that he assumed duty as governor right at the State Secretariat where he visited almost all the Ministries and Department to encourage and motivate the civil servants whose morale at the time were at the lowest ebb as a result of the confusion in the state.

And within the first 100 days in office, very tangible feats in terms of projects/ programmes were recorded. Remarkable infrastructure development projects were initiated and kick-started and some even completed within the first one month he presided over the affairs of the state.
Who did not know that Amaechi rose up to the then hydra-headed problem of gangsterism and cult violence in the state orchestrated by the politics of supremacy tussle among the different criminal gangs? And within one month, he restored the breath of fresh air as he reversed the harrowing state of insecurity that hitherto blanketed the entire state.

In the beginning, the joint venture between Amaechi’s government and Skye Bank Plc brought into being people-friendly public transportation service that drastically crashed the fares on major routes both within the Port Harcourt metropolis and adjourning urban centres.

He set out to build 160 Health Centres across the state majority of them (120) were completed within the first two years and the remaining 40 as at the end of the first tenure were at various stages of completion. He hired 400 doctors while 200 are on the waiting list pending completion of the remaining facilities. Almost every major community in the 23 local government councils got a new and well-equipped Primary Health Care Centre. Exiting health facilities were also renovated and upgraded.

Amaechi took over the funding of primary schools from the Local Government councils, and set out to upgrade the standard by building 750 new model primary schools with 14 classroom blocks to replace the existing concept of six classroom blocks. He completely rebuilt 24 Secondary schools across the state. He also took over the payment of teachers’ salaries in the primary and junior secondary schools which the Local Government councils were paying. The Model Secondary schools, like the Model Primary schools are ICT compliant and under a management concession to an Indian company for sustainability of the project.

Amaechi’s urban renewal initiative no doubt brought back the lost glory of a garden city to Port Harcourt.

Indeed Amaechi’s first two-three years in office convinced the Rivers people that he actually came to serve to improve the quality of life of the people. He personally supervised projects across the state through his most times unscheduled James Bond-like visits to project sites.

However, all these changed in 2011 just like the pattern displayed by Odili immediately after his re-election. The spirit of “Aaabeee Pooort Harcoooourt Boy oooo” invoked during his re-election campaign took strong possession of him that he continued the azonto dance well into his second tenure.

The first sign that Amaechi’s “level has changed” was that he changed all the phone lines and everything that made him close and dear to his people and then instead of driving through the streets of Port Harcourt to see things himself, he became airborne until the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) shot down his private/fighter jet. And that was where all the talks about vice presidential ambition, insubordination and squaring-up against Jonathan and life-chairmanship of the governors’ forum came in from the enemies’ camp.

Convincingly, Amaechi and Odili’s later year years in office have some relatedness of variables.

Two masquerades- “the antichrist figure” and Asari Dokubo that danced in the Odili years are also dancing in Amaechi’s later years though the drumbeats, costumes and dance steps are slightly different. Asari Dokubo who featured prominently in the Odili’s early times as a “family member” and later a deviant and sworn enemy is replaying exactly that same act in the Amaechi setting.

Just like in the Odili’s case, Amaechi’s greatest offense today has nothing to do with what he has done or did not do but in where he comes from. Some people in the state don’t see him as a true riversman rather as an Iboman and so everything he does or says whether in the state or as chairman of the governors’ forum was interpreted to mean hostility to Ijaw people and Ijaw President. Whether anybody likes it or not, this is the truth; the whole truth; and nothing but the truth. And so political jobbers-both Ijaw and Ikwerres saw this perception as a gold mine for their selfish gains and have continued to fuel it to sustain the gulf between Amaechi and President Jonathan- whether real or imaginary. These are the same people that have not only resurrected but taken to a dangerous height the upland-riverine dichotomy in Rivers state. These same people these days even feel more at home relating with Bayelsa and its governor than having anything to do with the Ikwerre man at Government House, Port Harcourt. Meanwhile they were the same group that betrayed or rather killed Marshal Harry and A.K Dikibo two of their strongest men. We have not forgotten the events.

Is it not surprising that no single person either in the state or in the region is challenging Amaechi over non-performance or corruption/fraud? Why are opponents more interested in fighting the governor over perceived autocratic and arrogant disposition; and insubordination to the president? And if nobody is talking of mismanagement of the state’s resources or Amaechi’s inaction in the use of state resources to execute his social contract with the Rivers people, it simply means maybe, the man try for that side, abi?

Interestingly, almost all the failed- unexecuted/abandoned or poorly executed projects in the state were those awarded to indigenes- including the newly reawakened Ijaws. And some of these people singing from the other side of “Jordan” were paid monies to work for their various peoples/communities but eloped and it is surprising why yewali is not even mentioning their names for crimes against the state.

Remarkably, unlike Amaechi, Odili never had any problem in his state either with his party or any other interest group- ethnic or sectional and so never had any serious domestic challenge to make him sit back home and rethink some of his activities.

But contrary to Odili’s “anti-Christ” who came from another ethnic denomination, Amaechi’s case is that “a man’s worst enemies are those of his household,” and this is where his greatest dilemma is domiciled.

It is even good that Amaechi’s tribulation started when he still has about two years to work as governor of the state. The wise option is to seize the opportunity of this time of his “Jacob’s trouble” to sit at home and correct some of his mistakes. This is the time to get really tough with contractors handling development projects and prgrammes across the state and demand results!

The governor should not initiate new projects but insists on completing everything he started and there are so many of them which are enough if well-implemented to confirm his efforts and use of the resources available to him.

It would be better for him to use this time to convincingly work for the people again if for nothing, at least for posterity sake. And if he religiously commits himself to doing that with faith as small as mustard seed, for sure “No weapon fashioned against him shall prosper as there is no enchant against Isreal-Amaechi that can stand,” at least till May 2015.
IFEANYI IZEZE, Abuja: iizeze@yahoo.com

source:http://saharareporters.com/article/rivers-what-odili-did-not-tell-amaechi-part-ii-ifeanyi-izeze

DR CAROLINE MINIMAH SUSPENDED
Written by MoI&C

The State Commissioner for Health Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker has suspended indefinitely Dr. Caroline Minimah who is in-charge of Churchhill Primary Health Centre for absenteeism and negligence to duty. The Commissioner gave the suspension order during an unscheduled visit to the health Centre where he discovered that the doctors on duty were absent without any reasonable explanation.

Dr. Parker expressed regret that despite the fact that government has provided the necessary tools quality Health Care delivery to the people some health workers shirk their responsibilities. According to Dr. Parker the attitude of these Doctors negate government’s good intentions. He said that he had received reports that health workers at the Churchhill Primary Health Centre leave their offices before the official closing time and warned that stern disciplinary measures awaits recalcitrant staff.
source:http://riversstate.gov.ng/item/1287-dr-caroline-minimah-suspended.html

Eko Ile: I don't have names for these hospitals under construction...

these ones have been completed.they are the two secondary centres i posted above....the niger hospital and the dental centre

doctokwus: Are dey functional?Do dey av functional equipment& manpower.While ddnt d op show d inside of these structures?The govt in all spheres,across all parties av perfectd d art of deception dat every item dat paints a biased picture of a nigerian performing gov,for me,shd b taken wt a bagful of salt.What happened to his monorail project,what happened to his N5 or thereabouts subsidy on fuel,what's happenin to d roads in ph,whc other revenue generating idea has amaechi come up wt in d state,apart frm d oil money largesse& harassment of motorists by touts?Amaechi is far beta dan d fisherman dat now leads us& was once d governor of a state,but for anyone to paint him as being a wonderful,high performing gov based on buildings of health centres is a collective insult on all those who God has given a functional brain

the bolded is so true BUT if you live in PH,why dont you visit one of these places and see for yourself.it sure as hell beats sitting down and assuming what is and what is not,dont you think.i havent been in any of them but i know lots of people who have.

HNosegbe: Ok. Lemme give Amaechi the benefit of the doubt.

Seriously though, I actually hear he's doing a rather decent job. I only raised that issue to highlight the general tendency of most Nigerians to look at things like this merely from the surface.

He's certainly much better than the abject failures neighbouring Bayelsans have been cursed with.

i understand your concerns.our leaders tend to do 'i am working' projects to grace the pages of newspapers but if you look deeply you find nothing but emptiness.i assure you thats not the case here.my land 'agent' visited one the centres close to my house recently to enquire about their service for his pregnant wife.he said was pleased at what he saw on ground but didnt come out smiling when he was told to present evidence of paying tax to RSG...

HNosegbe: So are you trying to tell me that Rivers state had no "physical structures" before Amaechi became governor?

Let me tell you what I expect to see from a thread like this. I expect pictures of well-stocked pharmacies with authentic (not fake) and unexpired drugs, highly qualified and well-paid medical staff, state-of the-art medical equipment and facilities with well-functioning support services and infrastructure.

Erecting new physical structures is only a minute part of the solution.

Let's deal with substance, please.

i agree.will try to get photos of the insides of these structures though i cant seem to figure out how to do it considering the fact that nigerians are photophobic... .but that aside we all saw what he did with the primary schools.do you really think the health centres are going to be any different??
i remember a nairalander saying some days ago how his wife had a successful CS in one of them centres and he was completely satisfied with the care she recieved.i dont see that being done in 'empty' structures.

this man should just bury his head in shame and weep for his life...honestly!

Abagworo: The said road is the East-West road that runs from Eleme junction in Rumuokwurusi to trailer park near Onne. Infact the entire stretch of East-West road that runs North of Port Harcourt metropolis from Choba to Alesa/refinery junction is in a mess courtesy of Orubebe and his Oga.

na wa o!i though that was part of the RCC section of the road that they had worked on??

Broken TV: you dey mad abi

get a dictionary and look up the word 'sarcasm'

Newly-built N2bn dental hospital excites Port Harcourt residents

An edifice housing a world-class medical facility in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, is thrilling residents, writes CHUKWUDI AKASIKE

The Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway is about the busiest among the major roads in the Rivers State capital, as far as traffic is concerned. By the sides of the road from Eleme Junction to Isaac Boro Park, are some buildings housing many businesses such as electronic and telecommunication shops, as well as petrol stations.

On both sides of the highway, just before you get to Isaac Boro Park, are beautiful structures, housing the state sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the South-South Zone of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.

However, you can’t but notice the most outstanding and imposing among the structures near Garrison Bus-Stop.

It’s a glass house known as the Rivers State Dental and Maxillofacial Hospital. The health facility was constructed by Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s administration to solve problems related with the tooth, mouth and other parts of the face. The structure is even rated to be among the best in Africa in the category of dental and maxillofacial hospitals.

Apart from its outward appeal, its interior boasts other health facilities such as dental chairs, theatres of international standards and radiological equipment.

A Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner, Dr. Damilola Onasanya, said the hospital would go a long way to solve oral and facial problems. He commended the hospital location as good and accessible in the state capital.

Onasanya noted that the only challenge with the imposing structure was the perception people might have about it.

He said when an average Nigerian sees the facility, he could quickly conclude that it is for the rich.

“As a result of this, the people need to be properly informed about the facility, so that everybody that needs to visit the place for check-up or treatment can have easy access to it. The hospital is very important because those with dental challenges will be able to get treatment there,” Onasanya says.

He canvassed free treatment at the hospital as a way of ensuring that the objective of establishing it was achieved.

Another resident, Mr. Maxwell Njaka, described the medical facility as one of the best he had seen in the country.

Njaka, a student of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, said that it would be difficult for an average Nigerian to have access to the hospital due to the belief that its medical bill might be unaffordable.

“When you pass through Garrison, you must have a glance at the imposing structure because of its beauty. It is one project that the people of the state are proud of. But can poor students like me afford the services in this type of hospital?” Njaka asks.

But the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, allayed the fears expressed by the people. He maintained that the government was running free medical services in the state. He said registered indigenes and those working in the state civil service, would be treated for free at the hospital.

Parker explained that the hospital gulped over N2bn, adding, “The hospital is not just to render services but to train people in Rivers State and in Nigeria. The hospital is equipped to do almost everything that it can do. Even in South Africa, there is no dental and maxillofacial hospital like the one we have here in Rivers State. It is about the only one around sub-Saharan Africa. I don’t think the catchment area is wide and we expect it to be a specialist hospital.”

The commissioner said that the contractor recently informed the state government that job on the site and installation of equipment had been completed.

According to him, an American and a European group will run it.

It was learnt that though some skeletal work had begun on the right wing of the hospital, full dental and maxillofacial services would commence before the end of the year.

“The Dental and Maxillofacial Hospital we have there at Garrison is probably the only one of that capacity in Africa. It has 24 dental chairs, about theatres, emergency and in-patient facilities and radiological equipment,” Parker adds.

He expressed optimism that all health problems concerning toothache and other maxillofacial challenges would be handled in the hospital. He said that sufferers of such health difficulties would not need to travel to Europe, India or America to get such treatment again.
source;http://www.punchng.com/feature/sights-signs/newly-built-n2bn-dental-hospital-excites-port-harcourt-residents/

will post more health centres as i get them.....honestly speaking they are littered everywhere but the free medical care comes at a slight discomfort to many.....you have to produce evidence of paying tax in the state,national ID card and some other requirements i cant remember now otherwise you go the 'paid' route...


Secondary health centres....not too many though

new niger hospital
maxillofacial and dental hospital

auto disabled syringe factory....

primary health centres rumuewhor,ubima,ubimini and umusia

primary health centres ogbakiri,ozuaha and ozuboko