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I wonder what FG government would attribute November salary too, maybe it will be "human crash". SMH

prosperous13:
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr
Ahmed Idris, says government is taking proactive
steps to make sure that salaries are not delayed
again.
Idris said this in an interview with newsmen after
the commissioning of a creche donated to the
office of the AGF by ECOBANK on Thursday in
Abuja.
He expressed regret that most Federal
Government workers as of Thursday were yet to
receive their salaries for October.
He said the delay was caused by technical fault
in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel
Information Solution (IPPIS) system.
Idris said, “We are being proactive and we will do
whatever it takes to maintain the technology and
make sure that this kind of thing does not
happen again.
“It is not in our interest that this kind of thing is
happening and we bear the responsibility. We are
doing all it takes to make sure that it doesn’t
happen again.
“We have established a backup for GIFMIS
(Government Integrated Financial Management
Information System) and this will ensure that we
are prepared the next time we experience system
failure.”
Idris said that whatever technical fault
experienced, it had already been resolved and
salaries were now being paid.
“It is not anything that has to do with lack of
money. We have resources; we have money but
the technology to deploy.
“We now do e-payment so any slight glitch in the
technology will impact on payment. And that is
what has happened.
“But this has been resolved and alerts have been
coming. People have started receiving their
salaries,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the
IPPIS facilitates automation and storage of
personnel records to support monitoring of staff
emolument payments against budget.
It also ensures prompt payment of salaries
directly to employees’ accounts with appropriate
deductions and remittances of third party
payments such as tax, pension, cooperatives,
union dues and bank Loans.


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Even they too know that they won't fulfill their promise

Still waiting for alert oooooo

Anita Oyakhilome, the estranged wife of the founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has refreshed herself with affirming words. The woman of God who is also a gifted writer took to her blog www.pastoranita.org to explain how she has been pulled out of mess and abuse. She also said no one has the ability to oppress, suppress or depress her. Read the blog post below

”I start every month thankful and for this month of December I am eternally grateful. I am worthy of love, to give and receive. I have value and self- respect, no one has the ability to oppress, suppress or depress me. I am enough and complete in God. My today is better than yesterday. I have come to a place of wholeness, strength and joy. God pulled me out of mess; I have a happy life free from abuse. No one can take the place of God; he is sovereign and reigns forever. Man is mortal and his days on earth are numbered. When the end comes, it is a glorious thing to return to our maker, to dwell in His holiness and truth. The end of the year brings a rebirth of another year. The death of something can be the rebirth of another thing. All is not lost. Whatever happens in your life, no matter how distressing things might seem. When darkness appears endless, watch out for that tiny spark of light, when you can muster up the courage to thank God for closed doors. In the process of counting your blessings, you find joy!” News of the divorce between Pastor Chris and Anita Oyakhilome surfaced on August 29. Rev. Anita had filed a divorce suit at a UK court to end their 20-year-old marriage. She said through her lawyers that she is done with Pastor Chris and there’s no hope of reconciliation. Pastor Chris who finally spoke on the divorce suit on the evening of Sunday, September 7, during the monthly global communion service of the church, said it is not biblical to divorce, but if his wife insists on it, he could consider it as an option. Meanwhile, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie condemned the divorce crisis which he described as ‘disturbing’.

DuchessLily:
Reading dis fit cause headache oo
Pls someone give me magnifying glass

IamLEGEND1:
na spiritual message ni?

coz I no dey see any message.

try and read it again

honfreeman:
kinda weird tu me

bronzegoddess:
lol. I didn't read it

try and read it again

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One of the sexiest actresses in Nollywood, Moyo Lawal, has left her male admirers drooling over her banging body after she posted a bawdy photo of hers on Instagram. The actress, who is often seen as a sex symbol due to her curves and hour-glass figure, wants her fans to take a 'peep into her private' life. She shared the picture which has left tongues wagging with the caption' "December be easy'. Many of her fans have been wondering why she decided to post such semi-nude pictures in the first day of a new month. Check out the picture and her fans comments

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More pictures of Ikoyi registry

For most couples who desire to tie the knot at
the registry, Ikoyi registry is often a point of call.
The fact that the registry is located in one of the
most affluent parts of Lagos and is one of the
two federal marriage registries in Nigeria make it
a point of attraction. But the ugly side of the
registry has also been of concern in recent times.
Naij.com visited the registry and found out that
most of the facilities are dilapidated.
The toilet facilities on the premises are in bad
shape. Most visitors or celebrants often complain
about the appalling and unhygienic state of the
rest room which they consider highly not befitting
for a registry of that class.
The registry is a hub of activities throughout the
week and often hosts a large number of couples,
their families and well wishers. This may explain
why the facilities are over stretched.
An uncovered well and refuse site were sighted on
the premises. Apparently it is in a dirty and
dangerous state.
The pieces of furniture in the waiting room show
signs of disrepair and apparently are begging for
attention while some abandoned cars on the
premises complement the ugliness of the scene.
Ikoyi marriage registry was built by the colonial
masters and covers the whole of Lagos, the
south-south, south-east and south-west.
Since the registry has become the choice of most
couples largely because of its reputation, some of
the celebrants felt it is needful for the Ministry of Interior to urgently address the situation and if possible refurbish the archaic structure.

It’s ridiculous when most men out there claim
being single when in fact they are not. Various
sorts of lies come up when they are being asked
about their relationship status.
Some always claim to have broken up a week
before meeting the lady while others talk about
their girlfriends with a silly wave of the hand like
it’s nothing important. At the long run, things
could become adventurous and dark secrets
would be exposed. It’s simply weird.
Below are reasons why men lie about their
relationship status:


* Fading passion.

According to findings, most men lie about their
relationship status because the passion and
emotions they had for their girlfriends got faded.
They feel the relationship doesn’t have the usual
spark and excitement so they go in search of
adventure.

* Fear of rejection.

Most men worry that the new babe may turn
them down upon knowing the truth. They
therefore keep it to themselves and act single.
They know most ladies wouldn’t date them when
they know their relationship status except they
have strong reasons to. Most ladies date with the
hope of settling down. So why bother dating them
when they have a stable relationship?

* Greed.

The ability to date different women at any point
in time makes men lie about their relationship
status. They sometimes get tired of their
girlfriends and go hunting. They enjoy the thrill of
dating different shapes and sizes of women.

* Sexual attraction.

Men are moved by what they see first before
getting moved by touch. They lust after women
who aren’t their girlfriends for one reason or the
other. They do everything they could to get most
of these girls in their bed by any means. Lying
comes naturally when it comes to this. Men feign
seriousness by presenting themselves as eligible
singles just to sleep with the girls and after that
they dump them.

* To protect the ladies' feelings.

Men often lie about their relationship status when
they see that the attraction has dragged on for
too long and the ladies are starting to get clingy.
They see the dependency of the ladies and keep
up the act of being single. Some men claim this
is sometimes done in order to protect the ladies’
feelings. They sense that telling the truth may
cause both parties to grief and shatter the
romance building.

* To keep option open.

Sometimes, some men aren’t sure about making
their current girlfriends their life partners. They
therefore keep hanging out and asking other girls
out in order to weigh their options. They pretend
and lie about being single. They justify their
actions by saying the new girl could be the lucky
one.

* To boost friendship with With ladies.

Many men out there claim to be single to boost
their friendship with the ladies. They know girls
would be more comfortable to hang around with
them when they believe they are single. Some
men simply enjoys being in the ladies’ company.
The ladies in the other hand see them as
potential suitors.

* For the fun of It.

Lying to the ladies isn’t a big deal to most men.
It’s a game to them. Their manliness is put to
test with the number of territories they are able
to conquer, it’s an ego thing.

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed
worry over Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil,
saying it was the cause of the downturn of the
economy.


Osinbajo also said over-dependence on oil was
responsible for the emergence of a redundant
human resource-base and high level of corruption
in the country.


The vice president said this yesterday, at a
Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD)
forum with the theme: “Re-strategising
Development Concepts in the Niger Delta region
to Provide for Post-oil Wealth Socio-economic
Sustainability,” organised by the Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC), held at the
Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He pointed out that over-dependence on oil was
the bane behind series of agitation for resource
control by the people of Niger Delta region.


Osinbajo, who was represented by the Deputy
Chief of Staff, Office of the Vice President, Mr.
Ade Ipaye, stated that development of the region
remained a priority of President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government.


He said: “Realising the concept of sustainable
development comes with numerous challenges,
especially the Niger Delta region, that represents
the world’s third largest wetlands, with several
years of un-addressed oil pollution issues that
has hindered agricultural growth of the region,
affecting general health of the populace.


“The stakeholders must, at all levels of
government and development agencies, come
together as exemplified by this forum to adopt
policies related to the 17 goals of forthcoming
sustainable development goals. These policies
must also address the issues of diversification of
the economy to achieve wealth creation.


“In addition, there can be no meaningful
sustainable development without peace. Part of
the policies and strategies in the region and
beyond, must include curbing militancy and
eliminating terrorism.


He, however, advocated for a major shift from
dependence on oil to agricultural production,
saying such development would create job and
encourage development of the manufacturing
sector.


Source: www.sunnewsonline.com/new/osinbajo-decries-over-dependence-on-oil/

The Senate Committee on Appropriation on
Monday directed the Federal Ministries of
Petroleum Resources, Budget and National
Planning and Finance to reconcile their records
and include an additional N108bn in the N465.3bn
supplementary budget submitted to the National
Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari two
weeks ago.


The additional amount, according to the
committee, was the subsidy claims due for
payment to the major oil marketers between
October and December 2015, which was not
included in the N413bn subsidy claims due from
January to September 2015.
The committee also asked the Ministry of
Petroleum Resources to furnish it with the details
of the N437bn which had so far been paid to the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as its
subsidy claims but was not appropriated by the
National Assembly.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Danjuma
Goje, said at a meeting with the ministers and
heads of Federal Government agencies that
intelligent reports at the disposal of the panel
indicated that the petroleum ministry was seeking
an approval of N413bn out of the total N950bn
accrued subsidy.
Goje alleged that while the ministry had paid the
subsidy due to the NNPC, as first line charge
being its own share of the 48 per cent of the fuel
it imported, the subsidies due to the oil marketers
had been withheld.
He said the inclusion of the N108bn would enable
the Senate to approve the money so that the
minds of Nigerians would be at rest and the oil
marketers would not hold the nation to ransom
during the festive season as a result of the
outstanding debts.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum
Resources, Mrs. Jamila Suara, told the committee
that she was representing the minister, Ibe
Kachikwu, who was in Lagos to hold meetings
with major oil marketers.
She said her ministry’s proposal was N413bn,
being a component of N120.552bn outstanding
for 2014 and N292.8bn for subsidy from January
to September 2015.
She said, “We just called the attention of the
budget office to the fact that the proposal for the
last quarter had not really been captured because
it was about N108bn. When we started discussion
on it, it was much earlier in the year; hence, the
tidying up was not completed.”
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking,
Insurance and other Financial Institutions)
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, noted that there was no
clear synergy between the Ministry of Budget and
the Petroleum Resources Ministry.
He then asked whether the N413bn figure
included the exchange rate differential and the
accumulated interest being claimed by the
importers or whether they were agreed figures
between them and their bankers.
Also, the Chairman, Senate Committee on
Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Senator Tayo
Alasoadura, questioned the details of the subsidy
request and demanded that exact payment due to
each of the major oil marketers should be
highlighted for the purpose of oversight.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Danjuma
Goje, explained that the ministry had been
requested to provide the details of the issues
relating to subsidy payment from the last quarter
of 2014 till date.
He said, “We need the audit details for the
purpose of oversight. Nothing stops us from
going back to the issues even after the approval
of the supplementary budget. We need to know
the beneficiaries of the subsidy, and how they
came about it.”
Goje asked the permanent secretary to guarantee
the committee that the oil marketers would not
hold the nation to ransom during the festive
season because of the outstanding N108bn
subsidy claims.
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr.
Udo Udoma, sought the leave of the committee to
allow his ministry meet with the Petroleum
Resources and the Finance for the purpose of
including the additional N108bn in the
supplementary budget.
The committee approved the suggestion and
asked Udoma to coordinate the process and
submit the report by 3pm on Monday.
Goje said, “Our committee will submit the report
at plenary on Tuesday (today). So, we are doing
everything within our powers to ensure that we
beat the deadline, hence we invited all the
stakeholders to make a final input into the
budget. We want to ensure that the issue of fuel
scarcity becomes a thing of the past in this
country.
Also, Senator Bassey Akpan, who is the
Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas and also a
member of the Appropriation Committee, said,
“From our own intelligence, the total subsidy
today is about N950bn.”
He said, “What the NNPC and PPRA are reporting
is the subsidy due to major oil marketers alone.
Major oil marketers import 52 per cent while
NNPC imports 48 percent.
“So, the subsidy that the NNPC is presenting, in
our opinion, is subsidy due to oil majors only and
we asked what is the subsidy due to the NNPC
on the basis of their own importation of 48
percent of the total fuel consumption in the
country?”
He added that the committee had agreed with the
Petroleum Resources ministry that the major oil
marketers will take care of the exchange rate
differential with the oil majors.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Dan Ali
(retd.), pledged to ensure that all the budgetary
allocation to his ministry would be utilised to
tackle insurgency and achieve maximum result.
He said, “We would ensure that maximum security
would be achieved within the time frame. In
addition, I wish to seek the approval of the CBN
for the extension of time for our military
personnel to carry out their Bank Verification
Number.
“Majority of the soldiers are on the field and could
not have access to their savings through their
families. Their families are suffering as they could
not access their money.”
He said the BVN registration extension for the
soldiers would enable their families have access
to their salaries and boost the morale of the
soldiers.
Responding, Deputy Governor, Operations, Central
Bank of Nigeria, Suleiman Barau, said, “We have
received the request and we have approved the
special waiver on BVN registration requested by
the Armed Forces.”

The committee and the Ministry of Budget and
Planning, thereafter agreed that the N5bn Victim
Support Fund should be in the Service Wide Vote.


Source: www.punchng.com/senate-raises-supplementary-budget-to-n521bn-2/

Getting rich and becoming a millionaire may
seem like a fantasy, but it’s not so far-
fetched. There are a lot of key habits that
millionaires have that attribute to their
success. Here is a little research on how
millionaires live their everyday lives and
compiled a list for you.
Here are 10 signs you’re going to be a
millionaire, even if you don’t feel like you are.


1. You always shoot for the moon.
You know how the saying goes, “Shoot for
the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land
amongst the stars.” If you’re the type of
person to strive for an A when you only need
a B to pa$$ the cla$$, you have the mindset
of a millionaire. On a mission to become
rich, shoot for #10 million, not #1 million.
Continue to think big.


2. You maintain an open mind.
You are not afraid of new ideas and know
that closed minds do not inspire faith,
courage, belief and active imagination.
Successful millionaires change their
psychological approach to money, success,
and happiness.
3. You use your time to harness effective
results.
You understand that time is more valuable
than money itself. You are more likely to hire
people for things that you are not good at so
you can use your time on things that you
excel in. Financially successful people are
consumed by their hunt for success and work
to the point that they feel they are winning
and not just working.
4. You enjoy setting and reaching goals.
If you’re a chronic goal-setter, you think like
a millionaire. Peter Voogd, founder of the
Game Changers Academy, who made his first
million before turning 26 once said, “You
don’t make a million by accident. If it’s not a
goal you sure as hell won’t hit it.”
5. You remain optimistic in the face of
adversity.
There are plenty of millionaires who have
lived the “from rags to riches” narrative,
including author J.K. Rowling. She was a
single mother on state benefits and
attributes her achievements to her ability to
focus all her attention on the things that
mattered to her the most. Rich people
believe: “I create my life.” Poor people
believe: “Life happens to me.”
6. You are aware of what’s going on in the
world.
If you are the type of person to start your
morning off catching up on current events
rather than the happenings on social media,
you possess a habit of a millionaire.
Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Warren Buff
start their day off with news publications
such as The Wall Street Journal and The
New York Times.
7. Being poor makes no sense.
You eliminate any and all excuses that being
poor is justifiable. Bill Gates once said, “If
you’re born poor, it’s not your mistake. But if
you die poor, it is your mistake.”
8. You work with or seek a successful
mentor.
You understand that it is important not to
limit yourself to ideas of unsuccessful
people. You study what millionaires do and
consider a mentor to be a vital resource to
your success. Sixty-eight percent of the 400
Americans on the Forbes 2013 Billionaires
List are considered “self-made” billionaires,
meaning they did not inherit their fortune.
Chances are, a lot of them had mentors to
help them think outside of any possible
limited thought processes.
9. Avoid debt that doesn’t pay you.
Make it a rule that you never use debt that
won’t make you money. If you borrow money
for a car, it should be guaranteed to increase
your income. While the rich use debt to
leverage investments in order to grow cash
flows, the poor use debt to buy things that
make rich people richer.
10. You save to invest.
You understand that the only reason to save
money is to invest it. Put your saved money
into secured and untouchable accounts.
Never use these accounts for anything, not
even an emergency. This will force you to
continue to increase your income. You
believe in investing your surpluses into
ventures that you cannot access.

Donjazzy has praised Vic O over his new
Hello cover. When a fan expressed his
pleasure, he said Vic O inspires him because
of his confidence. As usual, Vic O is trending
again on twitter.

Lol

Produced liquid soap

Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon, is not just
making headway in her acting career and
business as a result of hard work alone but
through the prayers of charity works she embarks
upon.
Recently the actress through the Feed A Child
Foundation where singer, Oritse Femi is the
ambassador, donated some school materials to
School for Children with Special Needs, Sagamu,
Ogun state.
The actress through the foundation donated
school books, Plasma TV set and many other gift
items.
While speaking about the children, the actress
said she was surprised that despite their
challenges, they could still understand what they
are being taught in school and are able to
produce liquid soap as the proceeds gotten from
the sales is what they use in surviving as they do
not get support from the government.

Guys, lets just imagine that you proposed to your
girlfriend publicly and she said NO. Some people says leaving her is not the best option maybe she has her reasons. But if it is you, would still continue with that relationship?

Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima, the former
governor of Zamfara State that dominated the
limelight of controversy for the introduction of
sharia legal system in his state as governor is
back with another controversy.
This is just six months President Muhammadu
Buhari came to power, but the Senator has
without mincing words commenced lobby for
Buhari to return in the next four years for his
second tenure in office. He never hesitated to
admit that when Daily Sun interviewed him in
Abuja.
While his sharia legal system held the stage in
Zamfara then, the most celebrated outcome of
the incident was the amputation of a certain
Jangebe who was convicted of cattle rustling and
he also discussed his relation- ship with the ex-
convict and how he carries on with life today.
Yesterday, you had an enlarged media interaction
in Abuja.


What could be the reason for such gathering especially as you had been shying away from the media in the past years?


You are right to say that I stayed off the media
for some- time and it was intentional. I felt there
was not much to discuss and especially after the
much media presence I went through during my
days as governor over the introduction of sharia
and all the noise it attracted.
I will say sincerely that I introduced sharia with
the best intentions as a Muslim because the legal
system is acceptable to Islam. The intention was
not to Islamize those that are not Muslims in
Nigeria. I did it because I knew my people needed
it to check the wrongs of the society.
Frankly, I never anticipated that the sharia
introduction would attract such huge attention in
Nigeria and internation- ally because it was just
meant for the people of my state who are
Muslims and wanted it.
But I was so surprised at the international
outrage and attack of the system. It got so bad
that in one week, I received not less than 5000
protest petitions against the introduction of
sharia from the Amnesty International. And that
was just part of the larger attention that came
with it. However, I did not stop the
implementation because I was sure the move was
right and we needed the sharia legal system to
correct errors in our state.
Now even after the anger and disagreements,
about 12 states of the country today practise
sharia and that has not caused any problem for
either themselves or the other Nigerians even
those non- Muslims that live in those states. The
law is strictly for Muslims and never for those
that don’t belong to the religion.


So, what was your reason for shying away from
public discourse for that long?


Because I felt I had had so much of limelight and
there was no need for me to just keep talk- ing
when there is no need for that. I decided to do
more work than talk and stayed away. But now, I
think there is need for me to be heard again.


Some years ago in the sen- ate, you were into
another controversy over the wife you married
that was argued against because of her age.
Does it mean you love controversy?


That was another unnecessary issue, which I
attributed to misunderstanding. The news went
everywhere that I married a 13-year-old girl even
when the girl’s age was not 13. I am a Muslim
and I know the rules and requirements of
marriage according to the religion. I saw a girl
and approached her for marriage, which she
accepted; I met the family and they agreed to the
marriage and I did all that was required only for
people to start a campaign that I married an
underage girl. As a Muslim, my religion permits
me to marry not more than four wives and I did
not do any wrong in that. When the matter was
brought to the Senate against me, the house
looked at it and found that the senate cannot
make laws or take decisions on maters of Islamic
laws or marriage or customary marriages. That is
how the issue was rested. So, I still did not know
where I went wrong to marry the lady.


You are now the chairman, Senate committee on
maritime. Do you have any agenda beyond
holding the position to make the sector better?


Of course, the position is not for nothing. You
can’t just occupy a position that is important to
the economy of the nation without creating
positive impact there. The senate and myself
know how important the maritime sector is to the
nation as a nation that especially depends on
imports and also operate large seaports. So, the
senate and myself have interest in making our
maritime sector better, stronger and more
beneficial to the economy of the nation; that is
the plan I have for the maritime sector.


A certain Jangebe was a major victim of the
sharia system introduced by you in Zamfara for
stealing a goat. Have you seen the man since his
hand was chopped off and how does he see you?


Jangebe stole a cow and not goat. But I have to
clarify that I had nothing personal with Jangebe.
The enforcement authorities arrested and
arraigned him under the sharia legal system for
stealing, and the sharia is not meant only to
punish or adopt punitive measures, but to correct
and create conditions that would discourage
crime and other wrongs acts.
Whenever the trial in a sharia court commences,
the processes lead up to the Supreme Court for
final decision. That means that anyone convicted
by a sharia court has the right of appeal up to
the highest court. Even during that time, there
was the legal aid council in the state that was
made of lawyers that defended people and
provided them legal services when they don’t
have money for that. For a reason I don’t know
up till today, Jangebe was arraigned and refused
the services of the legal aid council. He also
pleaded guilty to the charge and also refused to
appeal the verdict when he had the rights to that.
Remember that the sharia court will only convict
an accused with proven and flawless evidence, so
when he pleaded guilty, there was nothing left to
prove the case against him. When he refused to
appeal, there was also nothing left than to
execute the judgment.
In Saudi Arabia, after such conviction, the
person’s hand is chopped off with a cutlass or
axe, but I felt that that was too crude and harsh
for a civilized world of today. So I directed the
doctors to apply the professional approach of
amputation where Jangebe was put under anaes-
thesia before he was amputated but like in a
surgery. There was another suspect that was ar-
raigned and while still in detention ion, the guards
noticed that he commenced cutting his hand by
himself. He was stopped and removed from
where he was and incidentally, his trial just
fizzled out. I can’t say if it actually continued. I
told you earlier that the essence of sharia is to
cor- rect, I can assure you that after Jangebe’s
issue, there was no other case of theft in the
state.


Have you met Jangebe since then?


I had nothing to do with him as an individual. His
matter was handled by those involved and not my
person or my office.


If sharia was for correction, did the state do
anything to rehabilitate Jangebe?


Yes, I am sure he later was employed as
messenger in a secondary school in the state
and I also know that he is still in the employment
of the state.


There has been nationwide acute fuel shortage
against the promise of the APC during
campaigns. Again, the NNPC has announced that
the four local refineries would be shut down for a
year for rehabilitation. Are these the change
Nigeria voted even when they were promised the
opposite?


I have to inform you that these things don’t take
overnight to turn around. Yes, there has been fuel
scarcity, but Nigerians should be patient with the
government to turn things around. They took long
to decay, and will not just be fixed in one day.
If the refineries would be shut down for one year
and after that we have no scarcity because we
refine at home, then we didn’t lose much. We
need to work together to assist the government
succeed because if the change comes, all of us
will enjoy it.
The price of petroleum is N87 per litre when oil
sells at about $38 per barrel. Since we refine
abroad, under normal market, we should sell a
litre of refined oil at about N30. But we will still
get there with time.
That is the reason we say that anybody that
expects or wants Buhari to be there in four years
and leave is not thinking properly. The problems
with Nigeria won’t take four years to solve. If we
really want change from him, we should make up
our mind that he being there for eight years
would make that difference. I mean it. He needs
eight years.


With such comment, shall we conclude that the
lobby for Buhari’s second tenure has started?


My brother, no doubt, it has started, I can assure
you. No need hiding it.



Source: www.sunnewsonline.com/new/weve-commenced-buharis-second-term-lobby-yerima/

Jos - A raging night inferno razed 118 shops at
the Kabong market in Jos North on Thursday
morning. Newsmen who visited the market, could
not access the burnt section as some shops were
still in flames. Others also had thick smoke
billowing from them, making visibility very
difficult.
The actual cause of the fire could not be
ascertained, but Christopher Jama, Chairman,
Kabong Market Traders Association, who briefed
the governor when he visited the scene said the
fire started by 4:00 am. Jama claimed that the
fire was caused by an electrical spark when
public power supply was restored in the night.
He told Governor Simon Lalong that 118 shops
were completely burnt, and noted that goods
destroyed included bags of maize, beans, rice,
and poultry products. He appealed to the governor
to come to the aid of the affected traders ‘whose
means of livelihood had been destroyed’.
Lalong, who expressed “deep shock” at the
development, promised to remodel the market and
also address the traders plight.
The governor directed the Permanent Secretary in
the Ministry of Commerce to liaise with the
market union to get details of the incident. The
market was still inaccessible as at the time of the
governor’s visit as smoke was still billowing from
the burnt shops.

Source : News 24

Here are the 15 things you probably must have
heard all time if you grew up with a nigerian
parents.
See below:-




1. “You have joined bad gang.”
Used when your behavior just defies all
understanding.
“Why are you flying your shirt like an agbero? So
you have joined bad gang?”
2. “Am I your mate?”
Used when they are saying one thing and you are
saying two things.
“I am talking and you too you are talking. Am I
now your mate?”
3. “You’ve grown wings.”
Used when you are trying to form adult in front
them.
“AH! So you’ve grown wings abi?”
4. “Before I open my eyes…”
Used when they want to give you adequate time
to escape before they kill you.
“My friend, you better get out of my front before I
open my eyes.”
5. “Let me keep it for you.”
Used when they want your money. You’ll most
likely never see it again.
“Aunty said she gave you money, bring it let me
keep it for you.”
6. “If you like.”
It actually means “if you want to die”
“If you like, don’t be inside this house by 6.”
7. “I did not kill my parents, you will not kill me.”
Used they are reaching the peak of their stress
levels.
“I did not kill my parents, you will not kill me. It’s
me that will kill you first.”
8.. "There is rice in the fridge.”
Used whenever you bring up eating outside.
“Mummy, can we branch Mr. Biggs?”
“Why? When there is rice in the fridge.”
9. “When I was your age.”
Used when they are about to exaggerate.
“When I was your mate, I used to walk past 4
villages just to get to school”
10. “Let us clean the house.”
Used when they want YOU to clean the house.
“Oya, let us clean this house.”
*sits and crosses leg*
11. “We will soon leave.”
Used when you will be there for at least another
hour.
“Tunde get ready, we will soon be going.”
12. “Oya come and beat me.”
Used when you make the fatal error of trying to
talk back to them or worse, dodge a slap.
“Oh? You are now a man abi? Oya come and beat
me now.”
13. “See your life.”
Used when they want you to reflect on your own
stupidity.
“So this is the result you brought home? You see
your life, when all you know is to be pressing
phone.”
14. “Can’t they come to your own house?”
Used when you want to go visit a friend.
“Everytime Folake’s house, Cynthia’s house. Can’t
they come to your own house? Or you want them
to think you don’t have house?”
15. “Have you seen me this morning?”
Used when you don’t greet them quickly enough.
“So you cannot greet, abi? Have you seen me this
morning?”

Body after death

Environment of wealthy people in Lekki

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Ghetto pictures

For a lot of Nigerians Lagos is the epicentre of
perfection. For Lagosians their imagination
revolves around affluent neighbourhoods like Ikoyi
and Lekki, the places they consider as a paradise.
Within Lekki, however, there is a slum so horrible
it is hard to believe it can exist in a modern
metropolis.
Lekki is a top class neighbourhood no doubt. The
gargantuan houses and the serene neighbourhood
is a testament to the lifestyle you will expect
from the crème de la crème of the society. The
roads are tarred with manicured greenery by the
side. The exclusiveness of the neighbourhood is
typified by the seemingly individualistic lifestyle.
You can literally hear a pin drop as people keep
to the comfort of their fortress houses.
Ordinarily, one would assume that is what the
expensive neighbourhood of Lekki is all about
until you step into the dirt road that leads to the
other world inside Lekki. At first, one is likely to
think it is a short cut to Ajegunle, a
neighbourhood that is used as a representation of
low-class living.

The slum inside Lekki, like every low-class
environment is a crowded settlement that is a
sharp contrast to what Lekki supposedly
represents. In the slum, there is a place for
everyone who is interested in ‘’managing’’. Houses
are hastily-built constructions that represent
necessity rather than comfort.
Few of the houses have doors and the ones that
do have little assets to protect. One person’s
backyard leads to the front of another occupant’s
apartment. There is a close knitted relationship
among the dwellers that a visitor automatically
stands out like a sore thumb.
It is difficult to consider the Lekki slum a
makeshift place as there are basic facilities that
one will find in a normal settlement. There are
shops that cater for people’s needs. You’ll also
find canteens constructed with wood that look
more like storage cabins.
Hygiene is probably the last they think about
when it comes to feeding and living. There is
even a white garment church for believers. Its
proximity to the ocean is not an accident as
members of this type of churches also consider
the water and its environment worship grounds.
There is also a brothel that also doubles as a bar
that has a small banner that boasts of girls who
are good at dancing naked. Somewhere in the
place is even an innovative spring ball-like board
game named “Ogun lowo wa”, which literally
means “In Ogun, you will find money”, Ogun being
the Yoruba God of iron.
A betting game for two people, one needs to
score the highest point by clinching a higher
number than one’s opponent to win. It’s a past
time activity for the slum dwellers. There is a
reckless abandonment that permeates through
the slum. If something does not satisfy a
utilitarian purpose, it is given little or no
attention.
Survival and living through each day is the key
which is why weeds are allowed to grow
unattended to unlike the manicured flowers that
surround the affluent part of Lekki. There is no
proper drainage system so the roads serve as
waste disposal and commuting. The obvious
thought on their mind will likely be: “Of what use
is a beautiful environment when the inhabitants
are hungry?”
It is difficult to imagine what goes through the
mind of the slum dwellers knowing that their
immediate neighbours roll in abundant wealth and
live exotic lives. Whether they perceive their
neighbours with envy or resentment is unknown
or perhaps they are contented in their own small
unexciting world.
ducation”.
Unlike the slum, however, the school compound is
in a fairly good shape. According to report, the
fortune of the school changed after a Chinese
company decided to rebuild it. Now it has a
compound that can stomach any rain with its
interlocking stone. Perhaps one day when the
students reap the reward of education, they will
return to change the fortune of their humble slum
that for now, rots in the middle of plenty.

The immediate family of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke seems to have given up hope on the ailing health condition of their daughter. This is just as the embattled ex-minister has ordered her relatives to jet her back into Nigeria this Friday as her condition grew worse last weekend. DAILY POST exclusively gathered that the former oil Minister has not been responding to treatment since Thursday, a development that has been given the family sleepless night, hence her decision to return to the country in other to seek for spiritual help. Mrs. Madueke has been bedridden in a London hospital following her removal as overseer of the oil ministry by the new government of President Buhari. She’s said to be battling cancer. A close insider who would not want his name in print, hinted DAILY POST that the family has concluded plans to visit popular Lagos-based Prophet, T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations for prayers. “They have decided to fly her back into the country this Friday to seek for spiritual help. The condition worsened last weekend and she personally asked the family to return her to the country. “She has not tasted any solid food since last Monday. She did not speak throughout Thursday. When she eventually spoke Friday morning, she ordered them to return her to the country to visit Prophet T. B Joshua for prayers,” the insider further added. Meanwhile, the ailing former Minister had in a recent interview denied stealing a dime while in office. According to her, she left $5.6billion in the NLNG account, contrary to the report that she milked the nation treasury dry before leaving office. “I actually left $5.6billion in the NLNG alone but no one is talking about it. I’m not seeking to be praised but to be acknowledged that I made some little contributions. “That money could have been wasted on frivolities but I was determined to keep something for the incoming government once we lost the election,” she said.
(Daily post)