₦airaland Forum

I better save PMB.

this guy irritates me anything I see his damn picx

incredible

some people can be funny sha. I heard he his not leaving the post until he dies. That what will never happen in nigeria

how does that solve naija problemsss

dashing picx.
ur dhope guys

Peace is about to reign in our country

tell me the percentage of candidate that made their five subject then we will talk.

u are not welcome here oo

this happens only in nigeria

iranu abasha

EternalTruths:
Ask the Afonjas.?

anything u wanna ask

YENAGOA—EXCEPT for any last minutechange, governors of the South-South geopolitical zone under the aegis of South-South Governors Forum, SSGF, are expected to converge on Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, aka Jerusalem of Ijaw Nation, weekend, after years of apathy, to re-unite and jaw-jaw on common issues of development.Though details of the parley are yet to be disclosed, a top government source told NDV that the BRACED Commission,the regional institution set up in 2011 toimpel the process of cooperation and integration among the South- South states, but which was standing on its last legs, will receive a kiss of life from the governors. BRACED is an acronym for Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Rivers states.Dickson picks up the gauntlet: NDV learned that following our exclusive reports on the anger of citizens of the region over the neglect of BRACED Commission and SSGF by the governors, and call on them to resume regional meetings like their counterparts in other parts of the country, some of the governors, called on their oldest-serving colleague, Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa to lead the way.Gov DicksonOne of the governors constantly on the neck of Dickson, NDV gathered was Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom state. Other governors also called and gave him their blessings to go ahead and summon a meeting. Besides, South-South leader and convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, spoke on phone to Governors Dickson and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state on the need for the governors to pick up from where they left off the BRACED Commission and their Forum.Okowa’s earlier confirmation: Governor Okowa recently confirmed at Asaba that the governors would meet soon, but did not mention date. Our dependable source, however, said: “Governor Seriake Dickson as the oldest serving governor in the zone is convening the parley, which is aimed at fostering unity and integration among the states. Since the other zones are allworking towards integration, it is also inthe interest of the South-South states to come together and chart a common front.”Likely February 26:According to the source, the meeting, slated for weekend, February 26, would hold at the new iconic edifice housing the offices of the Bayelsa Governor and Deputy Governor.NDV gathered that aside deliberating and taking decisions bordering on the development of the zone, the Yenagoa meeting will enable Governor Dickson to showcase to his colleagues his developmental strides inthe last five years.




http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/re-union-s-south-govs-may-storm-bayelsa-weekend/

THENigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that $2.4 billion export sale was recorded in 12 months of 2016.The corporation’s monthly Financial and Operations Report for the month ofDecember 2016 just released indicated a 13.4 per cent rise in oil and gas sales for December 2016 as against the previous month.The report also indicated a total export sale of $195.4 million for crude oil and gas in the month of December 2016 as against the sum of $166.18 million recorded in the previous month.“This is $20.22 million higher than the preceding month’s performance. Crude oil export sales contributed $100.37 million (or 51.36 percent) of the dollar transactions compared with$96.31million contribution in the previous month”, the report stated.According to the report, only 18 cases of vandalized points on downstream pipelines were recorded in December 2016 as against 43 in the previous month.The drop in the cases of pipeline sabotage, according to the report, was due to sustained engagement with stakeholders by the Federal Government and the Corporation.Total exportproceedsThe report also indicated that the total export proceeds of $175.04 million in December 2016 was remitted to fund the JV cash call for the month to guarantee current and future production.In the downstream, a total of 1,392,154,486 litres of white products were distributed and sold by the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) in December 2016 compared to 1,248,831,982 litres in November 2016.According to the report, of the total volume of 12.67 billion litres of white products distributed, petrol accounted for 88.07 percent. The report also showed that about 9,493,640 barrels of crude oil were processed under the Direct-Sales-Direct-Purchase (DSDP) scheme in December, 2016.




http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/nnpc-records-2-45bn-crude-oil-export-sale-one-year/

who cares

is that necessary

who cares

SENATOR Matthew Urhoghide, who represents Edo South Senatorial Zone in the Senate, in this interview spoke onthe Senate report on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachair Lawal, Acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, the multiple Foreign Exchange rates in the country and why the National Assembly is keen on amending the 1999 Constitution among others issues.What aspects of the Constitution is the National Assembly looking at amending?One of such is the aspect where the head of one of the three arms of government will decide the appointment of another arm of government such as the judiciary. It is one of the shortcomings of the 1999 Constitution. You will find out that some provisions (of the 1999 Constitution) have contradictory effects when it comes to implementation. That is the fight you witnessed between the executive and the legislature when it was time for the legislature to decide its leadership. Up till today, the legislature is still trying to wean itself and wriggle itself from the stranglehold of the executive. These are just some of the aspects of the 1999 Constitution that we hope to look at.UrhoghideWhat will the Senate do if the President refuses to remove the SGF? Is it an impeachable offence?The matter is in the public domain and Nigerians now know that the fight against corruption is selective. Yes, for Mr President to condone it, he breacheshis oath of office.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/sgf-cannot-remain-sgf-urhoghide/

ABUJA — The Federal Government, weekend, disclosed that Nigeria currently has strong emergency preparedness for any form of nuclear and radiation incident or accident anywhere in the country.Speaking at a workshop on Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection, in Abuja, Director-General/Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, NNRA, Mr. Lawrence Dim, said the agency had initiated a yearly programme to mop up radioactive materials from the system and had also developed stringent policies regarding nuclear and radioactive materials handling, transportation, storage and disposal.He stated that the NNRA also simulatedemergency situations concerning radioactive materials to test the country’s response to such situations, ifthey mistakenly and eventually occurred.He disclosed that to further strengthen the country’s nuclear and radiation safety and protection and also deal with cases of emergencies, NNRA built a Nuclear Security Centre in the country and was currently, gradually equipping the facility with the necessary infrastructure.He said: “In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration and as part of efforts at meeting Nigeria’s international obligation on nuclear security, a Nuclear Security Centre is being established to serve as a training and coordinating centre in capacity building. It is expected to be a centre ofexcellent in Africa.”He added that to also fulfill the obligation of the country towards to theinternational community on nuclear non-proliferation, the NNRA was ensuring that nuclear materials within the country’s territory are properly accounted for.Old nuke found in Pacific? Photo: The Province“On emergency preparedness, NNRA developed with the Nigerian EmergencyManagement Agency, NEMA, an emergency preparedness and responseplan for Nigeria. We have trained frontline officers of the Police, Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, who are trained as first responders.”Dim explained that are always risks of radioactive emergencies, especially from mining activities, while he noted, however, that presently, no risk is evident in the country.According to him, some of the situations and items that pose risks to the country have been secured by the NNRA, ensuring that they do not fall into the hands of unscrupulous individuals.In addition, Dim disclosed that Nigeria is already working towards setting up its first nuclear power plant, stating that, hopefully, by 2025, the country’s first nuclear power plant would come on stream, barring any unforeseen circumstance.According to him, it takes a long time toset up a nuclear power programme, ranging from up to 20 years, while he added that it is cost efficient as it could last from between 80 years and 100 years.He allayed fears over Nigeria’s ability toeffectively handle and manage a nuclear power plant programme, stating that there are methods to venturing into it, and also because Nigerians are not careless and had been able to develop capacity in the regard over the years.Also speaking, Mr. Nasiru Bello, Deputy Director, Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguard, NNRA, stated that despite the attractiveness of the small and modular nuclear reactors, Nigeria is stillskeptical about its acquisition and deployment for power generation, due to the fact that most of the models available globally, especially the Koreandesigned model, had not been approved by the requisite authorities.According to him, Nigeria would wait for the models to be tested and approvals granted before choosing any particular model, as this, he said, is to ensure that the country is not used as aguinea pig to test the products.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/nigeria-highly-prepared-nuclear-radiation-emergencies-fg/

IBADAN—FIVE people, including an eight-month-old baby and two other children aged three and six, were among those burnt to ashes when a suspected lunatic set his family house ablaze in Kisi, Oke Ogun area of Oyo State.The suspect, Monday Daniel, who is now in police custody, was said to havecommitted the crime in the early hours of yesterday, when his family members were all asleep.While confirming the incident, the state Public Relations Officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, gave the names of the dead victims as Blessing Samuel Ode, 3; Friday Samuel Ode, 8 months; Mummy Ogbada, 10; Daddy Ogbada, 6, and Ogunma Ogbada, 46.According to Ajisebutu, the suspect, when interrogated, said he did not knowwhat came over him.Ajisebutu said: “Tragedy struck about 2:35a.m. yesterday, when a suspected lunatic, identified as Monday Daniel, setthe house of his family at Budo Alaka village, Kisi in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, on fire while the family members were asleep.“Five persons were burnt to ashes, while two survivors—Samuel Daniel Ode, aged 24 and Mariam Samuel Ode, 21— are currently receiving treatment at Muslim Hospital, Kisi.”According to an eyewitness, the suspect had, the previous day, approached a member of the family for some money to travel to an undisclosed destination, but the request was turned down.Angered by this, the police said the suspect allegedly came back in the early hours of yesterday and set the thatched-roof house on fire.The suspect was said to have escaped the scene afterwards, but was later arrested by police.According to the eyewitness, “on interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, but claimed he did not know what came over him. The case will soon be transferred to the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Iyaganku, for further investigation.”

Wetin conshan me

Ahead of today’s meeting of governors, senators and other top stakeholders of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led mainstream of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the contending Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction yesterday launched a charm offensive to ward off further judicial acrimony.In the most pointed effort at winning support, Sheriff’s deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh, yesterday made profuse apologies to Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State over past brushes he had with them over the crisis.Fayose, Fani-Kayode and IhediohaBesides the entreaty for peace, Sheriff’s supporters in Ogun State aligned to Senator Buruji Kashamu yesterday claimed that eight of the 12 governors in the party were secretly backing Sheriff.Further, calls on the Makarfi’s faction not to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt that vested legitimacy on Sheriff, also came from the Sheriff inclined faction in Osun State and the faction’s national secretary, Professor Adewale Oladipo, and the factional National Youth Leader, Demis Alonge-NiyiThe charm offensive nonetheless, strong resentment to the recognition of Sheriff continued unabated yesterday.Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State in a strong rebuttal of the judgment, affirmed that it could not stand the scrutiny of the Supreme Court, saying all the governors and major stakeholders remained united in support of the Makarfi executive.Spokesman of the 2015 Goodluck Jonathan campaign, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, also in a strong denunciation of the judgment, rallied the party mainstream to appeal against the judgment, warning that Sheriff was an angel of death to the PDP.He was supported by the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha,who warned that the party must not be given to Sheriff who he described as a dictator with an inherent deficit in democratic credentials.The Makarfi led national caretaker committee has scheduled a meeting of stakeholders of the party in Abuja todayto discuss the latest developments in the party with the majority of party stakeholders supporting an appeal against the judgment.Leading the charm offensive yesterday was the Deputy National Chairman of the Sheriff- led faction of the party, Dr. Ojuogboh, who apologised to Governors Wike and Fayose and other members of the party that he might have offended in the past, urging them to bury the hatchet and join hands with Sheriff to move the party forward.Dr. Ojuogboh, in an interview with Vanhguard, urged party members to call off the threat to go to the Supreme Court.“I want to state that I, Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh in my personal capacity tender apology on behalf of the National working Committee to everybody in the party who is offended, including Governors Ayo Fayose, Nyesom Wike and members of the Board of Trustees who may have been offended in one way or the other.“This is the time for us to put our house in order. What we are going to look for at the Supreme Court is the national convention which the chairman and theNWC will organise within the shortest possible period depending on the agreement with the major stakeholders.Anybody who is offended should find a place in his mind to forgive and forget so that we can come together under one umbrella. As the national chairman said, there is no winner; there is no loser in this matter,” he told Vanguard yesterday.His call was also echoed by leading associates of Sheriff including factionalnational secretary, Prof. Oladipo and Youth Leader, Alonge-Niyi.“I think the time has come for our members to put this leadership tussle behind us and move forward in the overall interest of our Party. 2019 is around the corner and time is not on our side. We need to put the matter behind us and embrace peace. In 2018, we have governorship elections in Osun and Anambra States. We must work hard to reclaim the presidency, to win more states as well as more seats in both Chambers of the National Assembly and State Assemblies“To me going to the Supreme Court will further escalate it and drag the matter more than expected,” he said.Prof. Oladipo, however, hinted that the Sheriff faction would this week approach the Police to handover the Wadata National Secretariat to it. The secretariat was sealed off last year as the crisis worsened.Also speaking in the same vein, the National Youth Leader of the Group, Longe-Niyi stated that “all aggrieved party members should put the matter behind them with the pronouncement of the Appeal Court and embrace peace in the interest of the Party.”Factional National Auditor aligned to Sheriff Chief Adewole Adeyanju, in his reaction, said the judgment said many members of the party were working towards proffering an out of court settlement. Adewole disclosed that partof the options to resolve the crisis in the party was to advise Sheriff and Makarfi to step down for the sake of theparty.He said “We are thinking about the party. We are not thinking about any individual. It is only God that crowns anybody. I want to be this; I want to be that if God says no, there is nothing anybody can do. So, let us think about the party, let us think about the suffering of our people so that we take over the government and everything would be fine again.“Out of the 12 PDP governors, about eight of them are already talking with us. So what are we talking about? Where is the Governors’ Forum? But they are an organ of our party that we cannot wish away.The factional executive of the party aligned to Sheriff in Osun State also yesterday said that with the judgment that all contentions should cease. The factional executive in a statement signed by its chairman, Soji Adagunodosaid that It had been a long battle, “and we are glad it has now been put to rest.”However, suggestions of appeasement with Sheriff were being strongly rebuffed by strong partisans of the party including Governor Fayose, former aviation minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, immediate past deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha among others.Governor Fayose, who is also the Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, described Sheriff’s Friday’s victory as momentary, saying whoever celebratedit only celebrated nonsense.Speaking in a state-wide radio/television interview on state-owned television, he said:“Sheriff and his gang are only day dreaming. On our side are the governors, members of the Board of Trustees, the National Assembly caucus, former public office holders, party supporters in the grassroots. If they think they can inherit the party illegally, that is a pipe dream. Those planning to invade the PDP secretariat here should be warned. They must not toy with fire.”He said the crisis in the party would notaffect the party’s chance in the 2018 governorship election.“When we get to the bridge, we will cross it. When your wife is pregnant, you wait until the baby is born to know the name to give it. The essential thing is that we are not ruffled and we have the people on our side, and we are also giving them our best by our service to them,” he noted.Fani-Kayode in his reaction described Sheriff as a traitor who should not be embraced.He said in a statement:“I read his insulting comments about Fayose and Wike, and I laughed. Are these not the very same people that brought him in the first place and convinced others in the PDP Governor’sForum to support him?“Now he has finished using them to get what he wanted he is insulting them and saying that they must be kicked outof the party and dealt with.“I say shame on him because that will never happen. Fayose particularly has proved his worth to Nigeria and Wike has stood firm and strong in defence ofhis people and state. They are both lions, and I am proud to stand with them and Makarfi.“Sheriff is nothing but a traitor who is biting the fingers that fed him. Fayose is one million times the man he is. As a matter of fact so are almost all the governors and other party leaders. Sheriff comes nowhere near any of us in any shape or form.“This is a man whose fundamental purpose and ambition in life is to sell the PDP down the river and to help the ruling APC and the Buhari government to destroy us.

kropotkin2:
How? What is the position of the law on the matter?

Coz other factions will not agree and I heard sheriff is giving the position up.

even though he doesn't deserve it.
nonsense

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka
Anyaoku, has said at the SUN Newspaper Man of the
Year Award 2017 that, ‘True federalism and political
system restructuring have been identified as the
panacea to the current socio-economic challenges in
Nigeria’.
The 14th edition of the event which took place in
Lagos brought together serving ministers, governors,
political leaders and some other dignitaries.
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, bagged the
Governor of the Year award, while Ogun state
Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, was awarded as the Man
of the Year.





http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/true-federalism-recognised-panacea-nigerias-challenges-emeka-anyaoku/

kropotkin2:
Strictly speaking from a legal perspective, is Fayose's position on the matter tenable? What does the law have to say about the enforcement court judgements that are challenged in superior courts? Does Sheriff have to wait for the other faction to exhaust its appeals before he effectively functions as PDP chair?

That would be difficult for sherif.

Controversial standup comedian, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, has expressed his readiness to celebrate his 20th year on stage as a comedian. While expressing a heartfelt appreciation to his fans, for the love and support shown him during his just concluded annual comedy show, Lord of the ribs, in London, at the Wembley Arena, the hilarious rib- cracker hinted at celebrating 20 years on stage in the rib-cracking craft. In a post on his Instagram page, he expressed his profound gratitude to all those who came out to the Wembley Arena to support him at Lord of the ribs comedy show. basketmouth “History was made on Valentine’s Day at the Wembley Arena, London, as fans came out to show support, helping me become the first African comedian to headline the Wembley Arena. I want to say a very BIG thank you to everyone that came out, thank you for being part of my dream and making it come true. I will be returning to the Wembley Arena on the 11th of February 2018, which will also mark my 20th year on stage as a performing comedian. See you and love you all”, he wrote.





http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/basketmouth-celebrate-20-years-stage/

Miner13:
Ok now
Makarfi oya out of that office
Sheriff come and thank me

Will thank you later

Who cares?

Nonsense

Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff was on Friday declared the
authentic PDP chairman by a Court of Appeal in Port
Harcourt .
Fayose has described the ruling as a “rape on
democracy” .
In a
statement released in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, he said
the Makarfi faction had already appealed the Appeal
Court’s ruling, adding that “when we got the judgement
at the lower court, affirming the Caretaker Committee,
Sheriff was still parading himself as the chairman.”
Fayose also spoke about the 2018 governorship
elections and the apprehension among some people
whether he would lose or win.
He said: “I’m aware that some people are apprehensive
of 2018 but I want to say it here that they should worry
not. What I know that will happen tomorrow is that I will
get to greater heights.
“There are three major important factors in elections,
the people is number one, followed by the party and the
candidate. You can have a party and candidate, if you
don’t have the people, you will fail because the power
of the people is greater than the power of those of us in
power.
“Here in Ekiti, we have the
people. I am saying it here that we are under the
leadership of the Ahmed Makarfi led Caretaker
Committee.
“When we got the judgement at the lower court,
affirming the Caretaker Committee, Sheriff was still
parading himself as the chairman. This time around too,
we have appealed the Appeal Court judgement and as
such, Makarfi remains our chairman until the Supreme
court decides.”





http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/18/supreme-court-can-remove-makarfi-pdp-chairman-fayose/