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MosakuAW:
Atiku! The master of self interest.

dia are some element of truth in wat e said tho

some Gov. have nt even done anytin or maybe dey don't even knw wia to start

Ahead of the National Executive Committee
meeting scheduled to hold tomorrow, July 3,
among members of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), former vice president, Atiku
Abuakar has made a request.
In a report published on The Punch, Atiku has
urged leaders of the APC to come together
and resolve its differences.
He advised leaders of the party to shift from
extreme positions to the centre in the interest
of democracy, the party, the new
administration and the country at large.
This was contained in a statement released
by his media office in Abuja.
Atiku, who is currently observing the Muslim
Lesser Hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia, called for
the concentration of positive energies on
building unity, cohesion and harmony among
party leaders and other stakeholders.
He said: “We can resolve our differences when
our leaders individually and collectively shift
grounds from extreme positions and move to the
centre in the interest of our party and our
country.”
He expressed deep concerns that the APC
soon after capturing power, has torn apart at
a time more energy is needed to attend to the
objectives of the change agenda for which it
was voted into power.
Atiku Abubakar
He said it was high time the party overcame
its current crisis of confidence arising from
the National Assembly election of principal
officers.
The statement partly read: “While restating his
commitment to the party and its change agenda,
the former Vice President advise the party
leaders not to allow people of bad faith to fuel
division and acrimony among the party, adding
that all positive energies should be directed
towards sustaining the morale of the voters who
look forward to the APC to make their lives
better.
“He reminded party leaders that any division
could be exploited at the expense of the party.
He extended his goodwill to the party for
successful deliberations and assured the party
of continued support and loyalty at all times.”
The NEC meeting is expected to be attended
by President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice
President, Yemi Osinbajo, the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the
party’s national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu,
the party’s 22 state governors and several
other prominent members of the party.
Meanwhile, Atiku has described the tenure of
the chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor
Attahiru Jega, as impressive and invaluable.

Sources: Naij.com news , Punch Nigeria

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
alleged that the Rivers state governor,
Nyesom Wike, plans to amass debt and
‘plunge the state into an abyss of debt’ .
Nyesom Wike
In a statement yesterday, July 1, the party’s
secretary, Chris Finebone, said it had
uncovered plans by the governor to wreck the
state’s treasury by borrowing the tune of
N100 billion.
The statement claims the governor intends to
borrow the sums of N10, N20, N30 and N40
billion respectively in a period of two months.
It added that Wike has even contacted a few
banks in recent times, in a bid to expedite his
plans.
“Information we are privy to, strongly indicates
that the governor and his men have started
negotiation with Heritage and Eco Banks to
obtain another loan of N30b in the coming week
or so. This will bring the total amount of loan
obtained by the embattled governor to N60b in
less than 45 days as governor of Rivers State,”
Fishbone, said.
READ ALSO : Nyesom Wike On The Run – APC
In another development, a group operating
under the aegis of Nigeria Against Corruption
Group has alleged that fraudulent activities
occurred in the Universal Basic Education
Commission (UBEC) under the supervision of
Wike at the time he was the minister of state
for education.

Sources: Leadership, Naij.com news

One Month In Office: New Governors,
New Hopes.

Nigeria’s newly elected governors have spent
one month in their respective offices already.
While some have hit the ground running,
others are still crying wolf over their
predecessors’ actions and others running to
the Federal Capital Territory every now and
then to queue for “Abuja Money. this are compilation of a list comprising 5 new
governors who have shown their intention to
perform from day one.
Read below:
1. Nyesome Wike (Rivers): If there is any
governor who resumed office with the zeal to
perform, then Nyesome Wike is the right
choice. From the first day he resumed, Wike
set out to restore the lost glory of Rivers
state which his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi,
practically left to rot because of politics. Wike
immediately opened the courts that was under
lock and key by Amaechi for months, started
renovation of the abandoned Port Harcourt
roads, visited markets, made key
appointments, directed the payment of April
and May salaries of civil servants in the state,
started an inspection tour of projects and
generally get down to business all within a
month.
2. Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia): Apparently aware
that he took over from one of the worst
governors in the last dispensation; Theodore
Orji, who happens to be his benefactor,
Governor Ikpeazu has decided to let sleeping
dogs lie and has started efforts at cleaning up
the mess left by Orji. He has started tackling
the huge salary arrears, pensions and
gratuities he inherited from his predecessor.
3. Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna): Despite the
disastrous state in which his predecessor left
the state, El-Rufai has trudged on without
much complaint and has instead made major
moves aimed at reducing the cost of
governance. Like the professional that he is,
El-Rufai has since settled down to the nitty-
gritty of governance and has started making
his impact felt in Kaduna state.
4. Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos): As if trying to
distance himself from his predecessor’s style
of governance which has been dubbed “elitist”
by some analysts, Ambode has quickly
identified with the down trodden in Lagos.
Several visits to the suburbs for inspection of
on-going projects, abandoning the luxurious
Marina House for the hustle and bustle of
Alausa and making concrete efforts aimed at
ending the Apapa traffic gridlock al point to
this fact. With sleeves rolled up and a jeans to
match always, the Epe-born governor has
given early signals that Lagosians won’t regret
voting him into power.
5.Senator Ben Ayade (Cross-River): This is
one governor who was well prepared for the
task ahead. He has always been in the news
for the right reasons and has also reached out
to the opposition to move the state forward.
From locking civil servants out of work for
lateness, to commencing the process of
building a garment industry, cocoa processing
plant, rice mill and modular refinery in the
state. Ayade has shown that he is not in the
government house for child’s play.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party
have criticised President Muhammadu Buhari
on his performance in the last 30 days,
saying his performance was “30 days of all
motion and no movement.”

Sources: Naij.com news

Why are you not often recruited? It is
reasonably indisputable that the process of
job search is a tremendous adventure that
everyone, graduates and non-graduates alike
should take seriously.
Job Seekers in Nigeria
This process is even usually more difficult
than the more demanding job when you finally
get the job. Talking about the process one
goes through when one hunts for a job, no one
would easily forget in a hurry, the most
outstandingly bad common don’ts like:
*Arriving late at an interview
*Answering a call during the course of
the interview
*Going for an interview with a CV full of
typo errors
*Using a silly e-mail that sounds like
“ nkem4jesuschrist@whatever.com”
*Not being able to demonstrate that
you’ve researched the employer
*Trying to talk down your last boss
*Giving your follow up a big negligence
Apart from all of those don’ts, you may not
have considered some of the less-discussed,
under-the-radar issues. Give this list a look
and ask yourself, if any of them has anything
to do with you.
1. Your expectations are not reasonable
No one hates to work in multinationals like
Chevron, MTN, Shell, where one would be paid
a huge amount of money as generally
believed by young people. Everyone wants to
blast overnight. Everyone wants to grab that
job that pays so high that within a short
period of months, houses and cars are
acquired. However, if your personal
requirements are on the high side and if
eventually during your interview you’re being
too demanding, you could end up not getting
the pursued job. You think you made the best
grade in school, so you don’t see any reason
why you should compromise. You have got to
try to analyze your wants and needs. Which
ones must you take first? Which one of them
could be negotiable? Which can be put on
hold for the moment?
2. Depending so much on one method of
search
It could possibly be that you are only applying
online, or only networking, or only using
employment agencies, or only approaching
companies that you know are hiring. Hey! You
don’t have to restrict or limit yourself to just
one job-search method. Why not give all a
Try? Spread your tentacles and cast a wide
net, continue to build your connections and be
highly creative in your search methods.
3. You use the word “I” too often in your
cover letter
By putting the focus more on the potential
employers than on yourself, you make it the
most effective way to endear yourself to
them. Prove to them that you’ve done your
homework and understand much better what
your target companies are seeking. Then,
express it to them how you intend to make
things happen and fill those needs.
4. Do you really demonstrate long-term
potential as your unique point?
You get caught up in such moments when you
feel that you are in a dire need of a job now.
But employers, the good ones at least, tend to
think in terms of long term plan for their
companies and what you are bringing to the
table. They want to know not only how you
will contribute today but in the future too.
That “where do you see yourself in five years?”
question is not being asked for nothing. So,
what have you got to offer? Do you want to
show them that once you get a better job, you
will quit? That impression could make you
remain unemployed.
5. You are unknowingly repeating mistakes
After interviews, are you taking the time to
review and analyze them? Many times the
reason you don’t get a job is beyond your
control, and, in fact, it has nothing to do with
you, but not always. Trying to understand why
the answer was “No” may help you to redress
your approach next time you face another.
6. You have not rehearsed
You may hesitate to rehearse answers to the
most common questions. You don’t want to
sound canned. You want to be yourself. But
consider the benefits of creating great
answers to those questions you hear the
most; those short, vivid, three-sentence
answers with factual examples and quotes
and learning to speak with conviction and
confidence to go a long way to getting you
that job.
7. You put your job search on hold while
waiting to hear back
Everyone falls into this trap in one way or the
other. You’ve had a super couple of
interviews with your dream employer. You just
know you’re going to get “that call” anytime
soon. You tell yourself “I’m going to hold off
until I hear back; after all, I deserve a little
break.” Of course, you deserve a little break
but the question is “to what end?” What if the
call does not come? You have to keep on
networking, applying, going for interviews, and
researching until you have a firm job offer in
hand.
Grab these points, you will not regret any of them
Sources: Naij.com news

Traders In Anambra Must Pay Taxes -
Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has
asked traders in the state to brace up as
they will start paying taxes and levies for the
development of the state.
Governor Willie Obiano
Obiano said this at the inauguration of the
Traders’ House built by the Amalgamated
Market Traders Association of Anambra State
(AMATAS ) on Wednesday in Onitsha, the
Anambra State capital.
The governor who was represented by his
deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, noted that taxes
were needed by the state government to meet
various social and infrastructural obligations it
owes the citizenry.
“ The government had performed excellently well
in security, construction and re-construction of
roads as well as environmental cleanliness,
which all of you can attest to.
“But we cannot do all these and sustain them
without your cooperation through paying your
taxes and levies; since traders make up 75 per
cent of the population of the state.
“Again, it is clear to everyone in the country that
allocation from the Federation Account is
dwindling and we need to shore up our Internal
Revenue Generation through streamlining our
taxes and levies generation, ’’ he said.
Obiano also tasked the traders to always help
state clean, especially Onitsha.
He dismissed rumour making the rounds that
commercial motorcycle operators were
banned in the state, saying that the
government only stopped them from plying
some major roads that could pose danger to
them and their passengers.
In his earlier remark, the commissioner for
Industries, Trade and Commerce, Ifeatu
Onejeme, had said that the new secretariat of
traders would serve as a unifying factor that
would bring peace and progress to traders in
the state.
Onejeme promised that once the government
conclude on the ongoing electrification
project in the most markets in the state, the
markets will operate 24 hours daily.
The President-General of AMATAS, Chief
Okwudili Ezenwankwo, said that the
completion of the Traders’ House in record
time portrayed the leadership of traders as
visionary and purposeful. He thanked the
government for its financial support.

Sources: Naij.com news , Punch Nigeria

President Buhari Finally Meets Dogara

Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, plans to visit President
Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock villa on July
1, Wednesday night.
The meeting will hold at the First Lady
Conference Room by 10pm.
There had been speculations that President
Buhari has rejected to see Bukola Saraki,
Senate President, and Dogara after their
repeated defiance of his ruling party All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Saraki and Dogara were elected to the posts
against the wishes of the APC after they went
ahead to contest and win despite being
excluded via a straw poll.
The APC had firstly chosen Senator Ahmed
Lawan andFemi Gbajabiamila as its sole
candidates for the positions.
The National Assembly had been involved in
leadership crisis following their emergence on
June 9.
The development had also stopped the
nomination of other principal officers.
The President may also be meeting Saraki any
moment from now.

Sources: Naij.com news , The Nation

oyindare:
Just in case ....intro or INTROVART or what is ur name ? U no get work ooooo why u go first me comment? See u in court
..and Mr OP u be part two fool u think say I go read this abi?

tanx for dat compliment, I wont answer u with abuse because dey say charity begins @ om

The former Edo State governor and member
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Professor Oserheimen Osunbor has recently
revealed the reasons behind his resolution to
leave the party.
Osunbor
Osunbor who moved abruptly to the All
Progressives Congress (APC), in a recent
interview with Daily Independent disclosed
that “first, the appointment that I had was due
to my personal relationship with former
President Jonathan. Because the same man
who claims to be god didn’t even want Jonathan
to give me that appointment. So it couldn’t have
been a party-influenced appointment. The
second one is that I’ve always supported
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole since the 2012
governorship election in Edo State, but the PDP
had been supporting him even before then. I’m
sure you know that the PDP traded off my
position as governor of Edo State. I will be
surprised if you as journalists do not know that
now. A number of PDP governors were targeted
and traded off for the opposition in order for the
party to have its way in some other places. If
there is a Nigerian who doesn’t know that, then
I will be surprised. So, PDP traded off my
position as governor of Edo State. So if PDP
government gave me an appointment as the
chairman of Nigerian Law Reform Commission,
was that really a fair compensation for removing
me? This is because at that time, the then
National Chairman of the party, Chief Vincent
Ogbulafor, boasted to me that the PDP had 28
states and that the PDP was not bound to win
everything, and that the PDP was ready to
concede some states to the opposition. He told
me if I didn’t succumb to Chief Tony Anenih I
ran the risk of losing my seat. And after I was
removed, he asked me: ‘You see what I was
telling you.
“Did you see what has happened?’ He said that
if I had listened to him, I wouldn’t have been
removed. When Adams Oshiomhole came in, he
gave three commissionership slots to Chief
Anenih in appreciation for the help he gave him
to become governor. That was before 2012. So
when people claimed that I supported Adams
Oshiomhole, I ask, who gave Adams Oshiomhole
more support, the PDP leadership or myself?
But, of course, I supported Adams Oshiomhole
in 2012 when it dawned on me that the PDP
leadership was not ready to win the election. I
knew that all the leadership wanted was to
trade with PDP in that election and amass
billions for themselves. And I was not prepared
to be led by people who were out to use the
party to enrich themselves. Then I said to
myself that if we have all decided to make
things very easy for Oshiomhole, why should I
withhold my support for him? After all, he has
done more work in four years than the PDP
could have ever done in all its years as a ruling
party in Edo State.
“As for the issue of begging Chief Anenih, the
newspapers have reported many times that I
have gone to beg him. Again I would be
surprised if you have not read those stories.
Personally, I don’t know what I did to him, other
than that, according to him, he borrowed N200
million to finance my election. I didn’t see any
N200 million that Chief Anenih contributed to
finance my election. But I’m aware that he
contributed N100 million to the PDP in Edo
State and as governor, I ensured that that
money was paid to him. So he was then saying
that we never paid him any money, that he
borrowed N200million. I do know that it was
against the electoral Act for any individual to
spend that kind of money in support of a
governorship candidate. So, is he saying that he
violated the Electoral Act and used 200 million
to install me as a governor? And if he spent
200 million of his money to install me as
governor, how much contribution did he receive
from the PDP national headquarters? The State
House also sent money to states for
governorship elections in the states. How much
was sent, I don’t know because the money was
not sent to me. And how much did he get from
other individuals and corporate bodies who
were contributing money for the election in Edo
State? I don’t know how much he was given,
and if he borrowed 200 million for my election
after all the contributions, I never saw any 200
million. But in the interest of peace, I ensured
that the one I knew he contributed was paid
back to him. So what offence did I really commit
against him that he doesn’t want to forgive? Of
course, it doesn’t surprise me because he had
told me before when the relationship was rosy
that he doesn’t forgive people.”
Osunbor noted that he knew that if he had
offended Anenih, he would not be forgiven
because the chief had told him that he never
forgives people.
“Although, he is not my God, and he cannot
influence my destiny or whatever God wants me
to become in life. So if I beg him does not
mean that he can make me anything, or can
prevent anything that God wants me to achieve.
I only asked for forgiveness in the interest of
peace and the development of our people,” he
concluded .
In the light of all these controversies
surrounding the party, Osunbor was sometime
ago indicted by the National Human Rights
Commission for perpetrating electoral
impunity.

Sources: Daily Independent, Naij.com news

It is no longer news that Professor Attahiru
Jega’s tenure ends today. What is however
news is that, the revered professor is handing
over to a certain Ambassador (Dr.) Ahmed
Wali, who many Nigerians do not know yet.
Ambassador (Dr.) Ahmed Wali, research was carried out on the new boss of
the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) and compiled 5 facts you
need to know about the new leader of the
electoral body
Read below:
1. Dr. Wali is a graduate of the Usman
Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, where he
studied Management. He went on to obtain an
MBA from the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaira.
2. He is a Muslim, Fulani by tribe, and hails
from Sanyima town in Tambuwal Local
Government Area of Sokoto State. He is from
the same local government with the Governor
of Sokoto state and former speaker of the
House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu
Tambuwal.
3. Wali is known at the INEC headquarters as
the right hand man of Jega. He is always
seated at the right hand side of the former
INEC boss during his press conferences. He is
also Jega’s former colleague at the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
4. Before he joined INEC, Wali was a Visiting
Reader (Associate Professor) at the
Department of Political Science, Usmanu
Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and
5. He is a member of various committees of
INEC and the Chairman of the Tenders Board
of the electoral body. He is also the Chief
Executive Officer, Development Strategies
International (DSI).
Much will be expected from the new INEC
boss, as the achievements of Professor Jega
has been hailed as one of the best in the
position.

Sources: Naij.com news

As Greece struggles to get through its debt crisis, it is high time we had a
look at the African economy , the situation
with the African debt has worsened, with the
IMF warning about the uncontrollable debt rise.
Could a country whose debt increased by
13.4% and GDP grew by 12.7% in the same
year be considered a fast-growing
economy? What if the contracted debt had
interest rate at 6%, would the country still be
a fast-growing economy?
That is the story of Ethiopia, one of the
media-heralded fast-growing African
economies.
Now let’s take a look at the consolidated
2010 data sets of ten African countries
labelled “fastest-growing economies” by the
international press.
Uganda’s debt grew by 12.5% while its GDP
increased only by 6.2%. Zambia’s debt
increased by 12.2% while its GDP grew by
7.6%. Cameroon’s debt grew by 9.1% while its
GDP increased by 2.4%. Angola’s debt grew
by 9.1% while its GDP increased by 3.4%.
Ghana’s debt grew by 8.8% while its GDP
increased by 8%. Ivory Coast’s debt grew by
9.1% while its GDP increased only by 2.4%.
Nigeria, one of the least-indebted African
countries, increased its debt by 6.5% while its
GDP grew by 8%. Senegal’s debt increased by
4.2% while its GDP grew by 4.3%. Kenya’s
debt increased by 5.6% while its GDP grew by
5.8%.
One could easily dismiss our comparison of
debt to GDP growth on the ground that debt is
often contracted to make investments, which
would impact GDP only in the upcoming
years.
The above argument would be valid at only
one condition: if African economies grew by
at least 6 to 8% every year just to be able to
pay the interest of their commercial debt, and,
more so, to pay off the debt at maturity and
still have money left to develop local
infrastructure without continuing to borrow for
growth.
To paint a much darker picture of the
predicament of our debt increase, let’s add to
the debts’ interests rate the continued
depreciation of African currency against the
US dollar and the euro. From 2000 to 2013,
average annual currency depreciation in sub-
Saharan Africa was 3-4%, amounting to 44%
cumulatively over the decade, according to
“Regional economic outlook. Sub-Saharan
Africa,” a survey by the IMF.
Unsurprisingly, the current ratio of debt to
GDP of the majority of African countries is
moving over 50%, which means their
cumulative debt is equal to half of their GDP.
That’s very high.
Unfortunately, deceptive economists are
telling our countries that their ratios are less
than the ones of the developed countries like
the US, which is 95% of its GDP, UK, 400% of
its GDP, EU with 85% of their GDP.
According the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC)
policy officer, Tim Jones, African countries
should be careful while comparing their ratio
to the ones of the rich countries. “As well as
owing large debts, countries such as the US and
the UK also have large debts owed to them.
Most of the debt owed by and to the UK is
through banks, rather than the government.
Taking account of debts owed to the UK,
whether to the government or private sector,
external debt is around 20%. This is lower than
many developing countries, as well as EU
members such as Ireland and Spain,” he
declared .
Put simply, the real ratio to debt of rich
countries is only 20%, while the one of African
countries is moving to over 50%, regardless of
the fact that many African countries had
recently rebased their GDP to look much
bigger. Ghana had increased its GDP by 60%
just with clever mathematical formula
invented by international financiers. Nigeria
went through a similar process of GDP rebase
to become the biggest economy in Africa.
The above statement means that, without the
GPD rebase gimmicks, our countries’ debt to
GDP ratio might be much larger, even
worrisome.
We have all heard about the ‘Africa Rising’
rhetoric. The story goes like this: Africa is the
new frontier of opportunities. With double-digit
growth in many sub-Saharan African countries ,
it’s time to take Africa seriously and seize
opportunities.
The well-orchestrated media coverage of that
narrative resulted in an accelerated growth of
direct foreign investment in Africa but also in
new channels of financing like the Eurobonds.
Not all debts are bad, but as Nobel prize-
winning economist Joseph Stiglitz put it: “The
financial sector loves to find people to prey on,
and their most recent prey are governments in
developing countries. They get overindebted,
they get a bailout from the World Bank and the
IMF and they start over again. I think it’s
unconscionable, but their memory is short and
their greed is large, so it’s going to happen
again.”
Nick Dearden, the director of the World
Development Movement, advised developing
countries to use borrowed funds to reduce
commodity dependency: “Getting more
minerals out of the ground may be very
beneficial for Western nations … but if it’s not
developing African economies in a genuine way
they’re likely to be left with the debt and none
of the resources they’ve invested in.”
Funny enough, in order to get the money
back, the main goal of fighting corruption in
Africa is not to reduce poverty or improve
good governance anymore, but to make sure
African countries can pay back their debt to
their commercial creditors, the IMF and the
World Bank.
It’s likely that poverty rate would continue to
increase on the continent, because there
would be no money left for social
development, regardless of GDP growth. All
the net value created by Africans would be
transferred out of the continent. The future of

Sources: Naij.com news

BT what of if APC wins Bayelsa state?

Mogidi:
Any one but Seriake Dickson, he has become very unpopular.

BT I dnt tink Dias any popular face DAT can be given d ticket my opinion though

The Ahmed Joda-led transition committee
has urged President, Muhammadu Buhari, to
borrow immediately if he must offset the
backlog of unpaid salaries.
According to Joda, in order to deal with
crippling fuel crisis, and backlog of unpaid
salaries by states and the federal government,
Buhari must “borrow immediately or use CBN
(Central Bank) advances for salaries and fuel
subsidies to avoid chaos.”
The committee revealed further that the
handover notes from the Goodluck Jonathan
administration showed aggregate contractor
liabilities of N4 trillion as at April 2015, out of
which the Ministry of Education owed the
most at N1.2 trillion, followed by the finance
ministry which has N467.7 billion.
According to the exclusive report obtained by
Premium Times, the committee warned Buhari
that, it would be irrational to rely on the
purported huge balances the former
government claimed it left behind.
Among its discoveries as regards some claims
made by the former government, he said: “the
aging of these liabilities was not provided; a
detailed list of contracts was not provided and
therefore, some balances maybe double counted
(eg contracts funded through debt maybe
captured in both MoF and the contracting
Ministry); some balances may be disputed.
“Therefore, liabilities may change once
settlement/judgement is reached; no
documentation was provided to confirm if the
projects were executed to the agreed
specifications; some contracts maybe cancelled
or terminated.
“The mandate of this Task-Force is to confirm
the existence of the liability and authenticate the
accuracy of information provided in the
handover notes. The Government should only
recognise the liabilities verified and confirmed
by this Task-Force,” he said.
In a related development, the transition
committee has asked the president to sack
the last-minute appointees by the immediate
past president, Jonathan, especially after
losing the March 28 presidential election.

Sources: Naij.com news , Premium Times

Mogidi:
I wish he was substituted.

whom do u tink shld b given d ticket instead?

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state is
set to emerge as the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) candidate for the Bayelsa state
governorship election, scheduled to hold in
December this year.
A source within the party’s National Working
Committee (NWC) told Peoples Daily that
various groups within the state have endorsed
the governor.
The party has therefore decided not to
conduct a primary election, which they say is
not in the interest of the party.
The source said, “despite opposition to the
governor, the party’s leadership thought it wise
to give automatic ticket to Dickson because
members were convinced that he was actually
on the ground in Bayelsa State. Being an
incumbent, it would be more reasonable
because going into primary will likely divide the
party more than allowing the governor to re-
contest as a sole candidate with high possibility
to win the election.”
He further stated that the issue of
performance was considered and Dickson
excelled on that front after which he was
given the first right of refusal as a because
they feel he has an advantage as an
incumbent and also Bayelsa state being a
strategic state for the party to retain.
He said, “The honour has been unanimously
accepted and adopted. It is true Governor
Seriake Dickson will likely emerge as our
candidate for the governorship election in
Bayelsa State in due course. You know a lot of
issues were considered before the national
leadership gave the nod.
“First we are interested in winning the state.
You can see the situation in our party now
since the last election, so winning Bayelsa is a
must for us. Then if you look at all the current
dynamics shaping politics in that state, it is
clear that we have to apply tact and come up
with a winning strategy in Bayelsa State. “So,
being a performing governor who also has the
support of members and the state executive, he
has been adopted as our sole candidate.
“How many states are paying salaries? Dickson
was recently eulogized through a vote of
confidence by the State House of Assembly for
his regular payment of salaries and settlement
of about N242 billion out of the N332 billion
debts said to have been incurred by his
predecessor, Timipre Sylva.”
The governor, last week, lambasted some
members of the PDP in the state, who
defected to the opposition, All Progressives
Congress, saying their actions were motivated
by greed.
Sources: Naij.com news , peoplesdaily-
online.com

sayyid:
Two members of the former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration have reacted to Friday’s order by President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The officials of the previous cabinet shared their views with a correspondent of Sahara Reporters on condition of anonymity. They noted that that there was no reason for President Buhari to send a letter to the board of the NNPC to dissolve it. “That act [President Buhari’s dissolution of the NNPC board] is null since there was no board in place after the former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke left office,” one of the sources said. According to the Petroleum Act, the NNPC board stood dissolved the moment the minister of petroleum resources left her office on May 29, 2015, the day when the tenure of the current president started. A second speaker, who was connected to the dismissed board, said that the last administration left USD5 billion in the accounts for the Buhari government. The funds were formed by dividends from liquefied natural gas sales. However, Babs Omotowa, the chief executive of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas company (NLNG), claimed that the company paid USD1.6 billion in dividends to the new government. The NLNG is a joint venture between the Nigerian government and multinational oil companies. This figure contradicts the amount named by Jonathan’s official. The speaker said this contradiction can be explained in two ways. Either President Buhari was hiding the correct amount paid to his government in order to justify his claim of inheriting “an empty treasury” , or the NLNG was playing a game on Nigerians.

Naij.com news , Sahara Reporters

sayyid:
Two members of the former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration have reacted to Friday’s order by President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The officials of the previous cabinet shared their views with a correspondent of Sahara Reporters on condition of anonymity. They noted that that there was no reason for President Buhari to send a letter to the board of the NNPC to dissolve it. “That act [President Buhari’s dissolution of the NNPC board] is null since there was no board in place after the former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke left office,” one of the sources said. According to the Petroleum Act, the NNPC board stood dissolved the moment the minister of petroleum resources left her office on May 29, 2015, the day when the tenure of the current president started. A second speaker, who was connected to the dismissed board, said that the last administration left USD5 billion in the accounts for the Buhari government. The funds were formed by dividends from liquefied natural gas sales. However, Babs Omotowa, the chief executive of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas company (NLNG), claimed that the company paid USD1.6 billion in dividends to the new government. The NLNG is a joint venture between the Nigerian government and multinational oil companies. This figure contradicts the amount named by Jonathan’s official. The speaker said this contradiction can be explained in two ways. Either President Buhari was hiding the correct amount paid to his government in order to justify his claim of inheriting “an empty treasury” , or the NLNG was playing a game on Nigerians.

Naij.com news , Sahara Reporters

Two members of the former president
Goodluck Jonathan’s administration have
reacted to Friday’s order by President
Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the board of
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC).
The officials of the previous cabinet shared
their views with a correspondent of Sahara
Reporters on condition of anonymity.
They noted that that there was no reason for
President Buhari to send a letter to the board
of the NNPC to dissolve it.
“That act [President Buhari’s dissolution of the
NNPC board] is null since there was no board
in place after the former Petroleum Minister
Diezani Alison-Madueke left office,” one of the
sources said.
According to the Petroleum Act, the NNPC
board stood dissolved the moment the
minister of petroleum resources left her office
on May 29, 2015, the day when the tenure of
the current president started.
A second speaker, who was connected to the
dismissed board, said that the last
administration left USD5 billion in the
accounts for the Buhari government. The
funds were formed by dividends from liquefied
natural gas sales.
However, Babs Omotowa, the chief executive
of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas
company (NLNG), claimed that the company
paid USD1.6 billion in dividends to the
new government. The NLNG is a joint venture
between the Nigerian government and
multinational oil companies.
This figure contradicts the amount named by
Jonathan’s official.
The speaker said this contradiction can be
explained in two ways. Either President Buhari
was hiding the correct amount paid to his
government in order to justify his claim of
inheriting “an empty treasury” , or the NLNG
was playing a game on Nigerians.

Good @least dis will help d workers 2 feed dia families

Asalamu alaikum waramatullah wabarakatuh
As we are observing dis Ramadan i pray dat may d Almighty Allah accept it as an act of Ibadah and may we witness many Ramadan in our live time (amen) i intend to share with my brothers and sisters in Islam the rewards of Tarawhi which are as follows:
The prophet of Allah was asked by Abu Talib(R.A) that wat are the importance/reward of Tarawhi and d prophet of Allah(S.A:W) says:
-if u observe the 1st Tarawhi of ramadan Allah will forgive u of all ur sins and u will b like a new born dat has no sin
-if u observe d 2nd Allah will forgive u and ur parents if dey are muslims
-if u observe d 3rd 1 Allah will forgive u of ur forthcoming sins
-if u observe d 4th Allah will reward u like sum1 dat read Attawra,injilla,zabura and Al-Quran in d month of ramadan
-if u observe d 5th Allah will reward u like sum1 dat observe solat in masjid l'aram,masjid madinat and masjid l'aqsa
-if u observe d 6th Allah will reward u like sumbody dat tawaf baiti-l-mahmur
-if u observe d 7th Allah says dat person is like sum1 dat aids prophet musa(A.S) to conquer Friaon
-if u observe d 8th 1 Allah will reward u like prophet ibrahim (A.S)
-if u observe d 9th 1 ur like a servant dat worship Allah with prophet Mohammed(S.A.W)
-if u observe d 10th Allah will enrich u in dis world and d hereafter
-if u observe d 11th u will leave dis world like a child dat has jst been given birth 2
-if u observe d 12th u will b brought forwar with a face dat looks like d star of d night of badr
-if u observe d 13th on d day of judgement u will appear a person with rest of mind from all evil deeds
-if u observe d 14th d angel will testify dat u observe tarawhi and no punishment will come ur way
-if u observe d 15th it will b as if u observe salat with angels and d holders of kurisiyyi
-if u observe d 16th Allah will guide u away from hell fire and reward u with Aljanah
-if u observe d 17th Allah will reward u like he will reward his prophets
-if u observe d 18th Allah will b merciful 2 u
-if u observe d 19th Allah will reward u with Aljanat firdaus
-if u observe d 20th Allah will reward u like he will reward dose wu do good deeds
-if u observe d 21st Allah will build a aous for u in al-janat
-if u observe d 22nd u will appear on judgement with rest of mind from problems of all sort
-if u observe d 23rd Allah will build a town for u in Al-jannah
-if u observe d 24th Allah will answer all ur prayers
-if u observe d 25th Allah will prevent u from d punishment of d grave
-if u observe d 26th Allah will reward u like sum1 dat worshipped im for 40years
-if u observe d 27th Allah will make u pass Assirat quickly like d striking of a thunder
-if u observe d 28th Allah will reward u with Al-jannah
-if u observe d 29th Allah will reward u of all ur good deeds
-if u observe d 30th Allah will say O u m servant eat from d fruits of Al-jannah and drink from Salsabila and Al-kawthar water i am ur God and u are servant

APC as a party adopted a slogan which is CHANGE and since dey av taken the mantle of leadership series of changes have been taking place. let's look at the issue of NASS, the culture DAT has been on ground before is that d party nominates persons for series of post such as senate president, deputy senate president, speaker, deputy speaker, majority leader e.t.c BT dis 8th NASS are saying dat dey av d ryt to nominate or vote anybody whom dey deem fit among demselves and DAT d party has no ryt to choose or nominate anybody for dem, is dis not CHANGE? or if dey did it d way PDP has been doing it before where is that CHANGE?

natas22:
Move it to romance section
www.

tanx but pls how do i move it to romance section?

mourinho:
What do you expect when the age difference of a man to his wife is 40yrs after like 20more years in marriage the woman bcoms sweet36 yle the young man will be -X yrs find X?

u can help solve DAT math

cardoso111:
Men are prone to spiritual attack than women

what kind of spiritual attack could dat be? And does dis spiritual attack have proofs like in d bible or Quran?

horlerstane:
Women are more social in the way they come with stress,men deals with stress with a fight,aggression or withdrawal.
Men and women who report loneliness die earlier, get sick more often and don't deal with stress as well as those with a strong support network. But men rely more heavily on their wives to ward off the health effects of loneliness.
When a romantic relationship ends, a woman still has other sources of intimacy e.g her friends and that provides her with another source of support.
Men are more likely to die of a broken heart than women.
Men deals with a lot of challenges,its not easy to be a man!

2ruly it nt easy to b a man bt in terms of heart break i tink dat applies to a single man or does it applies to a married man 2?

ArchEnemy:
Men should still be on top

i agree with u on dat

ArchEnemy:
Men take more risks
Men are more likely to be aggressive
Men are more likely to indulge in bad habits like drinking and smoking

agreed but nowadays i tink women also does all what uve mentioned

Has anybody ever wondered why majority of married women have a longer life span dan married men? U will find out dat nowadays there are many landlady and the landlords are no where to be found, Is there any scientific facts about it or is it because men are expose to much work dan female? What do u tink is d cause

Dey shld jst 4get abt d past n tink of ways to move Nigerians forward