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Tolu Ogunlesi, one of the President's spokesman, just confirmed on Twitter that the President never said Osinbajo would continue as Acting President.

Apparently, the statement that was taken out of context (as usual) by the media was one the President made jocular to the effect that he had chosen to arrive on Friday so that Osinbajo would continue to work until he (PMB) resumes officially on Monday.

Kemen was just a victim of his own folly. A man with big muscles and big dreams but suffering from a gross lack of focus.

I just knew that his obsession with Tboss would be the death of him in that house.

I hope his indiscretion does not ultimately mar his career for life.

Such a shame.

So is it Governor Ayade that also told them not to scrub their toilet and bathroom regularly?

seguno2:
This is a routine decision based on existing seniority rules and the man was acting CJ already.

I agree with you that it is a routine decision.

My post was targeted at those who have spun a conspiracy theory of ethnic bias around the delay in the CJN's confirmation.

They are trying to make it look like the Acting President took the decision to initiate the confirmation of the CJN in defiance of the absent President.

seguno2:
Osinbajo ti take over, even if na acting capacity.
Let us hope things go faster before Buhari returns from his sick leave.

Do you seriously think that the Acting President will take this kind of major decision without clearing with the President and getting his approval first?

Hmmm! Governor Fayose paid Barrister Ozekhome N75 million as "part payment" of his professional fees.

Was the payment for defending him before God's court?

In this same country where you have lawyers chasing blackmarias in front of courts across the country, looking for charge and bail cases as a way of making ends meet.

What I don't understand is how Ozekhome, who rode on the bandwagon of social activism to make a name for himself, suddenly got sucked into the corrupt system.

That escort is probably a part of the Lamborghini guy's personal security detail.

Hmmm! I remember this terrible day like yesterday.

I was living in Navy Town, Ojo and as far as that place was from ground zero in Ikeja, we could clearly hear the booming explosions, see the tower of smoke billowing into the sky and feel the earth trembling beneath our feet with each deafening boom!!!

Suddenly we noticed people running out of the barracks both on feet and in fast moving cars because the Navy have an armament dump right besides the barracks mostly containing old and disused, but still active bombs, torpedoes and the likes. There was fear that the earth tremors caused by the explosions in Ikeja could trigger some of the old and disused bombs in the Naval armament dump. That would have led to another tragedy of equal, if not even larger proportion than the Ikeja one because the dump sits between the densely populated Navy Town on one side and the equally densely populated Kirikiri Prisons and Town on the other.

Thankfully, nothing of such happened and I recall that in the wake of the Ikeja tragedy, the Navy launched a major operation in conjuction with some foreign experts to evacuate and destroy some of the expired bombs housed within the dump and only retain those that were still in good condition. It took some weeks before some families felt safe enough to return to the barracks.

It was a terrible day indeed.

May the souls that perished find rest.

Nigeria.

Cutting our nose to spite our face since 1769.

What a shame!

Origin:
I hope that what is right will always be right and what is wrong will always be wrong.


It is wrong for any demarcation to be observed in any religious setting. When and where we always preach that all men are created equal. Even setting aside a place for ministers etc is superficial.

Yes people set high table in Islamic settings too. But it is clearly wrong. Only a speaker addressing an audience should stand on a podium so as to be heard.

These people have bigger perpetual ego than the OP if we are truthful.

Which is why the recommended practice is to seat as you arrive in the mosque starting from the front rows(so people don't step all over you while trying to get a seat and to never give up your seat or ask someone to give up their seat for you( except in cases of infirmity or age but definitely not by rank).

I do not know about Islam, but Jesus did preach that honour should be given to who honour is due. Even in the secular world, there is always hierarchy. Nature itself is a clear expression of the fact that there will always be people that are more equal than others. That is the reason you are born a baby, and as you grow, you begin to EARN more respect from those above and below you.

I do not see why a sitting position in a religious gathering or any other gathering for that matter, should make anyone feel small or oppressed.

Yes we are all created equal before God. But he also appointed leaders over us in every sphere of life. Those leaders deserve honour and there is nothing wrong with giving them that honour.

OP it is so sad to note that you missed out on service today because you could not obey a simple instruction and you let your ego get the better of you. As long as those ushers weren't rude to you but politely told you to move to another place, I do not understand your anger.

If you go to a family gathering or a party, would you go and seat on a seat marked "reserved"? If you walk into an office and the receptionist directs you to a seat, would you storm out of the office because you don't like the seat? If you live in a homestead where some fathers reserve a particular seat in the living room, would you go and perch on that seat? I can give you a million scenarios where you would comply without even thinking it twice.

Yet you would come to a place of worship with your over bloated ego and refuse to obey simple instructions?

You, my friend, still have a lot to learn in your service to God.

Oh, and if you have OCD like you claim, please do get either medical help or pray to God to help you overcome it. It is nothing to be proud of.

Wrong point of order raised by the Senator. Glad the Senate President immediately set him right.

Now, moving on...

President Yahya Jammeh has boxed himself into a tight corner.

He has been deserted by most of his political associates including his Vice President.

His personal legal counsel has fled and advised him to concede. Even his military has told him he is on his own.

I would like to see him wiggle his way out of this situation.

The accident was unfortunate. But citing a nameless "survivor" in an attempt to making it appear like the NAF purposely fired at the IDP camp is totally uncalled for.

Cases of "friendly fire" as this kind of incident is called, are rare but they do happen...even among the world's best air forces.

Military pilots work with coordinates to drop their payload or launch attacks. It therefore means that wrong or faulty intelligence or even wrong communication of coordinates from the ground crew to the pilot can lead to accidents like this.

While we all rue this unfortunate development, let us stop this attempt to politicise it for selfish gains.

discusant:
Kanu didn't ask anyone to give him money for arms to fight Nigerians and Nigeria.
At one point in the US, he asked for help to make Nigerian soldiers stop killing his followers.

As for your example of South Sudan, go tell that to the birds of the air. Biafrans are too civilized that they can't be condescending to the foolish struggle of people of South Sudan. Okay?

Not true sir!

He did solicit for weapons at this meeting below.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XU2JtlUF6M

jumpandpas:
You mean your kangaroo judge didn't know if the "charges are well put together" before she commence his secret trial?.

What a judge

What a president

What a country.

The "Kangaroo" judge obviously had no issue with the charges. It is her duty however to ensure fairness and Mr. Nnamdi Kanu's legal teams raised concern over some of the charges. The judge has decided to give fair hearing because if she does not, you will be one of those frothing at the mouth and accusing her of been unfair.

Oh, and stop with this "secret trial" farce already! Google secret trial and you will see that it is nothing like what Mr. Kanu is going to be exposed to. The witnesses will be screened off from the public for their security, but accessible to all concerned parties including Mr. Kanu and his legal team.

Nnamdi Kanu's team is challenging the veracity of some of the charges against him so the judge has to suspend the substantive suit.

If the judge finds that the charges are well put together, substantive suit AKA "secret trail" will resume.

No big news here.

That sign means Association of Biafran Indigenes.

The spanish word for Embassy is "Embajada"

onexile:
Who still listens to this old fool? Somebody who faced the same trial Kanu is facing now and compromised?


We believe in Kanu. Yes we trust in Kanu! Even if he is a fraudster, we still like him.
We like his type of fraud. A type of fraud that has established IPOB in 88countries of the world. A type of fraud that has established a functional Biafra embassy in Spain. A type of fraud that established Biafra radio that has dominated the Nigeria airspace etc.


We so much love this Fraud walahi

Which embassy?

Where?

Oh you mean this club house?

As usual, Governor Fayose gets away with not giving any cogent response to any of the questions asked. Just blaming his predecessors and bad mouthing the president.

What a clown!

Vorpal:
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Please do.....

The Alaafin that has been repeatedly pictured with his wives praying at Muslim grounds.

Or the Awujale who has increasingly said he believes in the only true one God and has said repeatedly that he wishes Islam should be practised at every corner of his kingdom.

Who also made mention in his book on how tolerant he is an how both Muslims and Christians have prayers in his palace.

The agemo cult known to the ijebus,, not once has he partake in it!.

You seriously want me to believe that any festival can take place in the realm of these kings without them playing their role?

Are you trying to tell me that these Obas did not enter the traditional conclave (Ipebi) before their coronation?

Did the Ooni's christianity stop him from personally dedicating the Ojubo of Moremi Ajasoro in Ile-Ife?

My, brother, these are men that have found a way to strike a balance between tradition and their secondary religions.

Vorpal:
He is the Sultan of Sokoto as well as the head of all Muslim bodies in Nigeria

He either abdicate the post of the head of the supreme Muslum bodies or vacate the throne of sultan of sokoto.

The Awujale and Alaafin do not head any religious bodies added to their hereditary title that has been even before the existence of Nigeria.

If one wanted to push your line of argument, I can prove to you that both those Obas are the spiritual heads of all forms of traditional worship in their realms.

Jayceo:
More tweets from Omokri

Reno Omokri is either missing the point or simply being mischievous. My bet is on the latter.

The Sultan of Sokoto is a traditional ruler who by virtue of his position is considered the spiritual head of Muslims in Nigeria. He isn't an imam of a mosque or the sheikh of a sect like Zakzaky was (is?). Pastor Adeboye on the other hand leads a congregation of faithfuls and all that the law seeks to do is to make him accountable to those who hold up the church financially.

Let me state clearly that the religious bodies might not like the law, but are under obligation to comply.

Quite ironical of Omokri to mention the visit of the Israeli prime minister to crises spots...given that President Jonathan, his principal did not visit any of the territories occupied by Boko Haram until 2015, the last year of his 6 - year administration.

We have not forgotten.

In all sincerity, it was wrong for the contract to be awarded to a company in which the SGF had a stake...even if the value of the contract is worth the amount it was awarded for.

It is unethical and constitutes a conflict of interest for an official to award a contract to a company he owns or has shares in. Period!!!

DIKEnaWAR:
Read the first paragraph of my post very well. Majority of his people, not me or you, love his style of leadership. That is what counts.

Yeah I did read not just your first paragraph, but your entire post and it appeared to me like you endorse his style of leadership.

You even went ahead to compare his style to the President's style, showing your approval for his and your disapproval for his.

Don't get me wrong sir...you are absolutely entitled to your opinion. I just find it strange and quite vexatious that people still have not been able to see through Governor Fayose's demagoguery.

Are you aware for instance that Governor Fayose owes Ekiti workers over 6 months salary. Yet out of the 8 billion naira that accrued to the state from the Paris Club refund, he only paid one month salary and a "13th month" salary to the workers?

Yet I'm supposed to be impressed that he is taking photos while standing on a fire truck at the scene of a fire? Please!!!

ScotsReferendum:



See the disaster Adeboye Kumuyi Mbaka brought to Nigeria through their quiet and open support for APC


Is Pastor Bosun not right after all

When you remove our spiritual leaders, Satan then ensures that false pastors take over the pulpits and destroy the church making it easy to islamize Nigeria

Adeboye has destroyed Christianity


Do we listen to the Government or God.?


Oh God grant we Igbos our wish. Our faith is on the line.


Jesus and HolySpirit we Igbos don't want to end up like Turkey.

This law was put in place by the previous administration and like any other law, the current government is under obligation to enforce it.

Read my friend! Please read before displaying your ignorance for the world to see!

Pastor Bosun ko, Pastor Bomoon ni

DIKEnaWAR:
It is not! But a government should be responsive, responsible and proactive. Government should have a face, be known, identified and identifiable by the people. A government should connect with the people and feel their pulse. I used to think that Fayose 's method was crude, but recent events have proven me wrong. The man connects with his people and they love it like that.

Now, you have a Buhari who, since winning office, has like a torise withdrawn into his shell, sorrounded himself with the rich and powerful he said he were our problem and is rarely seen in punlic nor respond to issues as they arise in the country. All the killings in Nigeria could not even wake him from his deep slumber, neither does the crumbling economy awaken a sense of urgency in his government. As it is today, we don't have a government!

Are you for real?

The person of a governor goes to the scene of a fire incident, seeking photo-ops and distracting trained professionals from doing their job and that according to you is "responsive, responsible and proactive?"

SMH

dumebiifeanyi:
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose was seen fighting a fire that occurred on Sunday afternoon at Ijigbo, Ado Ekiti.Fayose joined residents and officials of the fire service to quench the inferno that occurred from a petrol tanker explosion at a filling station.

Photos below;

http://politicsngr.com/photos-governor-fayose-joins-fighting-petrol-tanker-fire-ekiti/

Fayose!!! Showman per excellence!!!

OLADD:
https://politics.naij.com/1080507-buhari-kicks-n5000-monthly-payment-1-million-impoverished-nigerians.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1010424353

A cross section of Nigerian media reported that Ekiti was one of the pilot States for the scheme. How can a state whose indigenes were excluded in the first tranche of the payments be regarded as pilot state? In a nutshell, only 3 states qualify to be regarded as pilot states. Period. You and APC should not confuse us with semantics. Please.

Whatever helps you sleep better at night.

OLADD:
Stop been crafty my friend and don't bring Jonathan into this. The Fed govt told us that the N5000 stipend had started in 9 pilot States of which Ekiti was among. Why did they have to specify on 9 states when only fewer states were practically ready in terms of finance. Don't you get it? Mentioning Ekiti as a pilot state when the reverse is the case was nothing but false claim and that was what elicited Fayose's disclaimer. No other words can be used to describe it other than LIE.

Do you have a link to the news story where the federal government said it has commenced payment to all 9 states?

What I recall reading is that 9 states, including Ekiti State form part of the pilot for the payment, out of which 3 states have received payment. Perhaps you and governor fayose misread or did not comprehend the news report.

Nine states are mapped out for coverage in this first batch and already, many of the beneficiaries were reported to have started receiving their first payments by Friday last week. The states were Borno, Kwara, Bauchi, Cross Rivers, Niger, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti. Of the states, Borno, Kwara and Bauchi have started receiving the money while the rest of the states in the first batch would commence the CCT payments soon.

Of the states, Borno, Kwara and Bauchi have started receiving the money while the rest of the states in the first batch would commence the CCT payments soon.


Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/presidency-begins-payment-n5000-monthly-stipend-poor-nigerians-9-states/

HAH:
A small basket of tomoto was N200 yesterday at kawo kaduna. who need canned tomoto when fresh ones are available and very cheap, and truly even when tomato ebola came my wife used dried tomato, is by far better than tin tomato.

If the locally produced canned tomatoes are not relevant locally, there is nothing saying that we cannot export and earn foreign exchange for the country.

It might interest you to know that Nigeria is the 15th largest producer of tomatoes in the world. While other countries are processing and exporting their excess, over 60% of annual yield is wasted away due to a lack of processing capacity.

godoluwa:
With his substandard tomatoe paste?
Before you quote me with rubbish, have a taste of good tomatoe paste and compare it with that of dangote/erisco to know the difference.
Gino is easy to get & its better than dangote/erisco product
iranu

The so called "standard paste" or Gino did not get it right in one day. Standards can be improved as we go along.

Curb your appetite for imported goods especially the ones we have the capacity to produce locally. A thriving local production sector will ensure more jobs for Nigerians and help save on foreign exchange.

Kudos to Dangote and Erisco for blazing the trail.

Bring her back into the family financial planning...but this time have a real discussion. Draw up a financial plan and discuss the details with her. I am sure if she is made aware of how you intend to spread the money to ensure you get by as a family while also planning for the future, you will get her buy in.

Secondly, if she has a job, please insist that she contributes her quota to the common purse both in the recurrent and capital expenditure aspect and in the "saving for a rainy day" also. That sense of inclusiveness could go a long way in forcing her back to reality and curbing her "wastefulness".

It doesn't look to me like your wife is a bad woman. She's probably still caught up in the euphoria of a whirlwind period of courtship and been married to an upwardly mobile young man. Do not give up on her and avoid acting from a position of frustration and anger at her current behaviour.

She is still the woman you fell in love with and married. What you saw is still in her. See it as your duty to ensure you add value to her by helping her overcome her excesses and you will be the better for it. Also realise that you are also not perfect so open up yourself up to improvement.

A good marriage is so because a lot of work went into it. Roll up your sleeves and get to work bringing out the best in your wife. Take charge of your home!