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Nairaland GeneralHow To Eliminate Odors From Your Car. by smsshola(op): 6:51am On Jun 05, 2015
No matter how comfortable a car is, odors
easily make a simple trip an unpleasant
experience for you and your passengers.
Learn how to improve the environment of
your car, eliminating unpleasant odors.
1. Clean your car
Remove any and all trash from your car, even
the stuff that does not give off any odor. Pay
special attention to the seats and the space
right around them. Make sure there's nothing
in the glove compartment or under the rugs.
2. Wash the surfaces of your car
Wipe the plastic, wood or metal surfaces with
hot water or a cleaning solution. For the
glass, apply the most appropriate solution
and make sure you do not leave fingerprints
behind (use newsprint to finalize the
cleaning). If the day is hot, make sure you roll
down the windows and get some air in the
car.
3. Brush the rugs before vacuuming them
Remove the rugs from the ca and use a brush
to remove any traces of dirt or stones that
came in attached to shoes. Sometimes it can
be difficult to remove the rugs from the
automobile but extra effort is preferable over
vacuuming again.
4. Vacuum the car
Even with the rugs out of the vehicle, vacuum
the floor, underneath the seats and in the
spaces between seats that you can reach.
Also vacuum the trunk, a place often
overlooked.
5. Once cleaned, try to find some odors
If, even after you clean your car, it still has a
bad smell, it's time to find the culprit. The
most common scenarios are:
Bacteria - they usually begin in rotten
food in the car without you even noticing
it. Find out the source of the smell,
remove what is causing it, and use
Ambipur Air Effects.
Tobacco smoke - if you smoke in the car
this certainly comes as no surprise.
However, the smell can be quite annoying
to other passengers. To get rid of the
odor of tobacco, leave a bowl of vinegar
near the ashtray of the car and another in
the back seat. The vinegar will absorb the
smell of tobacco in a matter of minutes.
6. Add fragrance to the air in your car
There's nothing like getting into a car that
smells nice. It then creates a very
comfortable ambience. Try Ambipur Air
Effects to immediately return some vitality to
your car (describe it better, it is unclear). For
a lasting and pleasant aroma, use Ambipur
Car.
7. Change the air filter of the car when
necessary
This is a step which, fortunately, does not
need to be repeated whenever you clean the
car. However, it is good to note that the
effectiveness of the filter contributes to
cleaner air inside the vehicle, reducing dust
and odors, with obvious health benefits for
the driver and passengers.
This text was written under the new
Orthographic Agreement.
LiteratureRe: Kutty And The Ghetto Story By Rounakid (kutty) by smsshola(m): 1:43am On Jun 05, 2015
Nice work but please in an attempt to make it funny don't exaggerate by prolonging some of the lines.
EducationRe: Check Out The Longest Equation Known To Man by smsshola(m): 1:34am On Jun 05, 2015
adeh39:
grin grin
Correct guy!





#SCENT#
Thank you..
BusinessRe: Please How Do I Get My Money From Skye Bank by smsshola(m): 7:39am On Jun 04, 2015
If actually u wan ur Monet then all u need is to go to the bank and tell them u wan to close ur account, if they ask u why tell them fo personal reason. Though my bank don't charge fo account closure some bank does at least they may charge u like 500.
EducationRe: Check Out The Longest Equation Known To Man by smsshola(m):
What shall it profit a man who kno ds equation and yet cannot afford one square meal a day or live a life full of comfort?
EducationRe: 27 UNN Students Dies On Their Way Home After Been Forced To Vacate School by smsshola(m): 6:58am On Jun 04, 2015
RIP...God help us in ds country cos if everything is in place there won't b d need fo riot talk less of sending dem home fo two weeks and ds wil not happened.
PoliticsNDLEA Testified In Favor Of Kashamu In British Court. by smsshola(op): 9:13pm On Jun 03, 2015
Chiemelie Ezeobi
The embattled Senator-elect representing Ogun
East Senatorial District, Prince Buruji Kashamu,
on Wednesday buttressed the claim that the
NDLEA sent its operatives to London to give
evidence in his favour in 2002, even as he
accused the drug law enforcement agency of
double speak in its attempt to extradite him.
Kashamu, through his media adviser, Austin
Oniyokor, alleged in a statement made available
to THISDAY that the same NDLEA had testified
in his favour in the British courts.
Reacting to the disclosure by the agency that
they had served the senator-elect with his
extradition notice, the statement queried its
propriety when it is not a court bailiff.
On the revelation by Kashamu’s lawyer, Barrister
Ajibola Oluyede, that the NDLEA sent its
operatives to London to give evidence in favour
of Prince Kashamu in 2002, the senator-elect
attached the letter written by the NDLEA
Chairman mandating its officials to go the Bow
Street Magistrate Court, London, to go and
testify in the matter on behalf of the Federal
Government of Nigeria.
"It should be noted that the evidence that the
NDLEA gave was to the effect that Prince Buruji
Kashamu is not the person wanted for the drug-
related offences.
"This, among other pieces of evidence, resulted
in the conclusion of the British courts that it was
a case of mistaken identity.
"Even here in Nigeria, the NDLEA has made
several depositions and averments on oath
exonerating Prince Kashamu of any drug
allegations.
"So the question is: can the NDLEA take two
different positions on the same matter in respect
of the same person? How it intends to wriggle
out of the intricate web of intrigues it has boxed
itself remains to be seen,” the statement
declared.
MORE TO FOLLOW
PoliticsRe: Breaking News: PMB To Lead Fight Against BH, To Relocate To Borno by smsshola(m): 8:37pm On Jun 03, 2015
If ds is true I think its a welcome idea: wen Gej was in aso rock fighting BH we criticised him now PMB wan to move there we ar still complaining wh way naija?
CelebritiesRe: Davido Makes A Blunder On His Facebook Post(photo) by smsshola(m): 7:06am On Jun 03, 2015
Op dey here dey look for error and the young man dey hammer is dollar...
PoliticsMay 29 Fever Grips States by smsshola(op): 2:39am On May 27, 2015
Governor-elect rejects N15b Govt House
Fashola, Ambode meet security chiefs
Suntai packs out of Govt House
APC to review governor’s ‘rush hour’ pacts
Some 48 hours to the inauguration of the
Muhammadu Buhari administration, there seems
to be a surge of activities in the land.
Dignitaries are arriving for the ceremony, which
will take place at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
Guinean President Alpha Conde arrived yesterday.
The city’s streets are festooned with flags.
A committee has started the accreditation of the
media for the historic event for which all the big
hotels have been booked.
In states where new governors are to take office
– incumbents will also take the oath of office –
there is a build-up to the day. Lagos State
Governor Babatunde Fashola and Governor-elect
Akinwunmi Ambode met with security chiefs at
the State House in Marina.
Fashola handed the security apparatus in the
nation’s commercial capital to his would-be
successor at a meeting of the State’s Security
Council.
Fashola bade farewell to the Council, which he
has headed since 2007.
Members of the Council at the meeting are:
Commander 9 Mechanised Brigade, Ikeja,
Brigadier General Ahmed Sabo; Commander
AirForce 435 Base, Ikeja, Air Commodore Lere
Osanyintolu; Commander NNS BeeCroft, Navy
Commodore Teikumo Daniel Ikoli; Deputy
Commissioner of Police, Operations, Mr. Johnson
Kokumo, who represented Commissioner of Police
Kayode Aderanti and Director, State Security
Service, Mr. Ben Olayi
Also there were: Chief of Staff to the Governor
Lanre Babalola; Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice Ade Ipaye; Special
Adviser on Security and Policing Matters Major
Tunde Panox and Executive Secretary, Lagos
State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr. Fola
Arthur-Worrey.
In PlateauState, Governor-elect Simon Lalong has
said he will not work from the new Government
House in Jos, the state capital.
The governor-elect said the N15 billion property
had not been completed, adding that he does not
need such luxury to serve the people.
He said: “I am not going to occupy an
uncompleted building as a government house. In
any case, I don’t need such a house to work for
the people of Plateau State.
“In serving Plateau people, I don’t need a luxury
office. I’d rather prefer people of the state live in
luxury homes with all social services provided. So,
I don’t think a new government house is a priority
of Plateau people. I don’t need such an office to
serve my people.
“I was told that new government house has cost
over N15 billion and it is still uncompleted. I can’t
live in such an office when Plateau people have
no water to drink, children are not going to
school, civil servants are not paid, there is no
medical care in rural areas and most villages
have no roads. So, I don’t need such capital-
intensive government house. Such a project
amounts to a misapplication of scarce fund.”
Lalong said his administration would review
uncompleted projects left by the outgoing Jonah
Jang administration before completing them.
Jang had urged the incoming administration to
complete ongoing projects before starting new
ones.
But Lalong said: “I am going to complete all
ongoing projects I am going to inherit. But I will
have to review them and know the cost
implication. The abandoned projects are
numerous. I have to review all of them. I need to
know which contractor is involved and how much
has been spent so far on each of the projects.
“Governor Jang has claimed he is leaving a debt
of over N8 billion for me, excluding the N28 billion
bond he collected before the election. Then, he is
owing the civil servants at least seven months of
unpaid salaries and unquantified workers’
allowances and pensioners’ funds.
“On all these financial liabilities, I am going to set
up a committee to review them and advise
government accordingly.”
Also yesterday, the state chapter of the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) prevented Jang from
inaugurating some projects for non-payment of
workers’ salary.
The governor was billed to inaugurate a radio
station at the Jos Campus of the State
Polytechnic.
The aggrieved workers barricaded the entrance to
the newly-built Revenue House of the State
Internal Revenue Service.
A spokesman for the workers, Mr Paul Dakogal,
who is also the Chairman of the Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria (SSAN), said: “It is
inappropriate for Jang to inaugurate any project.
Governor Jang did not contribute any resource in
facilitating the project. How then can he
inaugurate it?
“When we heard that the governor planned to
inaugurate a radio station, among other projects
in the state, despite the workers’ strike, we
decided to stop that nonsense.
“He has not paid workers for more than a year
and students are at home because of strike. Yet,
he intended to inaugurate projects.”
Dakojal recalled that for four years, the
polytechnic could only produce two sets of
graduates.
Dakojal said the Education sector in Plateau had
deteriorated in the past eight years.
TheNiger State chapter of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) plans to review what it called
“rush hour” agreements or Memoranda of
Understanding (MoU) by outgoing Governor
Babangida Aliyu with any company or individual.
The party kicked against the lease of the new
state-owned hotel opposite the Government
House in Minna to a private firm to manage for
30 years.
In a statement yesterday in Minna, the state
capital, by its Publicity Secretary Jonathan Vatsa,
the party said it discovered that the hotel was
built from the Subsidy Reinvestment
Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds given
to the state.
APC alleged that the facility was leased to a
private firm with interest to the outgoing Aliyu
administration.
APC said it would have disregarded the outgoing
government’s last-minute moves but needed to
lay everything before the people to promote
accountability and fight corruption.
It said: “We feel that the people of the state
should be aware before our party takes over
government.”
The statement warned that “all MoU and
agreements signed at rush hours that are outright
rip-off of the state’s scarce resources and/or
against the interest of the state will be duly
revisited”.
It added: “We will not allow few individuals to
make the majority of Niger residents to suffer.
Rather, it will be that the few will suffer for the
good of the majority of the people of Niger State.
This is even divine. We will, by the grace of God,
restore the glory of Niger State, even if few people
are to suffer for it.
“The era of digital charades aimed at benefiting
the few is over. We shall not be party to
unrealistic agenda in the name of setting the
state on the path of development. Wwe know we
cannot do it alone. As such, we will carry along
all Niger residents on the path of change for
restoration.”
Also, the party expressed concern over the re-
absorbtion of some retired top civil servants into
the civil service – all aimed at creating problems
for the incoming government.
Benue State Governor-elect, Samuel Ortom
warned those wishing to work with his
administration to focus on service rather than
money.
Speaking with our reporter ahead of May 29
inauguration in his Makurdi home, Ortom said his
administration would not condone “primitive
accumulation of wealth by political appointees
and public office holders”.
The governor-elect said it is morally wrong for a
Level Seven officer in the civil service to acquire
expensive property and live an ostentatious
lifestyle.
He said such a government official would arouse
questions about where he or she got the funds for
such a lifestyle.
Ortom said his administration would fight
corruption and flush out corrupt officials so that
the people could enjoy quality living.
The governor-elect urged those planning to use
his administration to make money to go into
private businesses and become richer.
He said he had a vision in 1992 to become the
governor of Benue State.
According to him, his coming to the Government
House in Makurdi is a divine arrangement.
Ortom promised not disappoint the people and
God, who made his dream come true.
The governor-elect also promised to rule with the
fear of God, eradicate poverty, ensure fairness to
all, run a transparent government and promote
love and unity.
His priorities, he said, include the creation of
wealth, restoring peace, growing micro-industries
and promoting massive trading so that people
would not depend on government alone.
“I have been around for a while and I’m
conversant with the challenges. I will do things
that will add value to the people and put smiles
on their face,” Ortom said.
TarabaState Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai
has packed his personal effects from the
Government House in Jalingo, ahead of Friday’s
handover.
Suntai has been recuperating at the Government
House as a ceremonial figure, following the
injuries he sustained when a plane he piloted
crashed near Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on
October 25, 2012.
The governor started packing his belongings on
Monday and continued yesterday.
His wife, Hauwa, held a “strictly by invitation”
farewell party last week with 30 women in
attendance.
Suntai will complete two terms of eight years on
Friday without building a personal house.
His deputy, Abubakar Sani Danladi, who has been
acting, bought a house for him in Jalingo, where
his belongings were packed to.
Taraba residents called for “special prayers” for
him and his successor, Governor-elect Darius
Dickson Ishaku, for a peaceful transition.
The prayers, offered in churches, began last
Sunday.
Scores were killed when the March 28 election
was declared as inconclusive by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), even as
Ishaku, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
was leading the only woman candidate and flag
bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Senator Aisha Alhassan.
Ishaku’s supporters did not throw a party to
celebrate when he won by a runoff with an
aggregate of 369,318 votes.
“Now, we want to celebrate. People should be
allowed to jubilate and celebrate when they
triumph in an election.
“We were not allowed to celebrate the victory.
Rather a curfew was imposed for a week.
“Before the rerun election, our supporters were
killed because they were celebrating victory. The
inauguration should not be the same, Peter Ada, a
trader, told The Nation yesterday.
Ada urged the Acting Governor Abubakar Sani
Danladi to strengthen security to protect lives and
property during the inauguration.
PoliticsOmg:power Supply Collapses by smsshola(op): 6:51am On May 26, 2015
Over 2,000MW lost
Gas shortage cripples 18 power plants
Blackout in Lagos, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun,
Abuja, Niger, others
NIGERIANS were yesterday told to brace for more
hardship – power supply will get worse.
A terrible fuel shortage has shut down cities and
businesses, forcing many who cannot afford the
high transport fares to trek.
As the government and fuel marketers battled
yesterday in Abuja to resolve the problem, the
news was broken that power supply had fallen to
727 Mega Watts (MW) – no thanks to the
Sunday system collapse at the Shiroro Power
Plant. Power Supply was 1,327 Mega Watts (MW)
last week – a far cry from the 200,000MW Nigeria
requires.
Shiroro is a 600MW hydro electric plant on River
Kaduna in Shiroro, Niger State.
Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger states are
experiencing an unprecedented load shedding. The
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)
has only 15 Mega Watts (MW). Residents are
grumbling.
“Up to about 18.50hours (or 6.50pm), only
sensitive installations within the Central Business
District of Abuja are on electricity supply,” a
source said.
The electricity supply became critical in Ogun,
Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states in the last one week.
In the last four days, electricity supply in Ibadan,
the Oyo State capital, has been at the lowest ebb.
The city has been in total darkness.
The scarcity of petroleum products also
compounded the crisis as virtually all petrol
stations have closed down.
In some parts of the city including Apata and
Odo-Ona, residents said there has been no
electricity supply for over two weeks
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company
(BEDC) which supplies power to Edo, Ondo and
Ekiti states, has been running a jingle on Adaba
FM, urging the people to bear with it. According
to the jingle, the low supply from the national grid
is responsible for the problem.
Spokesman of BEDC in Ekiti State Mr. Ilori Brown
could not be reached on telephone last night.
Last Thursday, the Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Power, Ambassador Godknows Igali,
was reported to have said that power generation
nationwide had dropped from 4,800MW to
1,327MW, leading to the massive load shedding
across the country.
The AEDC has been sending sms to its customers
to apologise for the colossal drop in supply.
The source added: “ You may also have received
my company’s apology via a Bulk SMS we sent
out to GSM subscribers in FCT, Kogi, Nasarawa
and Niger states, in which we explained the cause
of the huge drop in supply to our customers, in
view of the heavy drop in allocation to AEDC from
the national grid, from about 450MW daily to less
than 200MW in recent times.
“In fact, our allocation for Friday, May 22, 2015
was 145MW, while both Saturday and Sunday,
May 23 and 24, 2015, was 115.6MW. And the
situation has been worsened by the system
collapse at Shiroro this evening, which brought
our supply down to 15MW.”
Also yesterday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
Commission (NERC) said 18 of the 23 power
plants in the country are unable to produce
electricity due to shortage of gas supply for the
thermal plants.
NERC chairman Dr. Sam Amadi said : “At present,
18 of the 23 power plants in the country are
unable to generate electricity due to shortage of
gas supply to the thermal plants with one of the
hydro stations faced with water management
issue. This has led to loss of over 2,000
megawatts in the national grid.”
According to him, in the last couple of months,
electricity supply has been generally poor on
account of increase in vandalism in the run-up to
the April 2015 elections.
But this bad supply condition, he said, has
worsened in the last few days.
The chairman noted that the situation is
compounded by the recent industrial actions
embarked upon by workers in the oil and gas
industry, a development which is taking a toll on
other sectors of the economy.
He said gas supplies to the thermal plants had
been further constrained by the industrial action
in the oil and gas sector.
The statement reads in part: “The Commission
had proactively engaged the gas supply
companies and its licencees when two weeks ago
discussion was held on how to firm up gas supply
in order to increase power supply.
Unfortunately, not much progress was made
through this meeting as NNPC and its subsidiary
Nigeria Gas Company, disclosed of high incidence
of vandalism in some areas that were relatively
peaceful along its pipeline networks.
“That meeting was told of the damage done to
Trans-Forcados pipeline in the western axis and
elps gas pipeline in the eastern axis. Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation had explained at
the meeting that repair works are being intensified
even as it expressed worry on the integrity of the
pipelines on account of incessant damage it has
sustained.
“In essence, what has brought about this
development is the increased incidence of
vandalism which is beyond the control of the
regulator and the industry operators. This
situation is further compounded by the industry
actions declared by the oil and gas workers.
“However, we have continued to engage with
relevant authorities on how fast we can address
shortage of gas supply to the thermal plants. We
are also engaging with the industry operators on
how to improve electricity supply.
“The Commission regrets the hardship which
Nigerians are being subjected to on account of
this development as we intensify efforts to bring
the situation under control in the shortest
possible time.”
Banks in the North and GSM companies sent
messages on either likely disruption of service or
early closure of operations.
Some of the banks which shut out customers at
about 1pm are GTB, Skye and Fidelity.
But the Board and Management of Jos Electricity
Distribution company attributed the outage to
zero allocation of power from the Grid.
Of the 19 states in the North, , about 10 and the
FCT are experiencing outage.
But some of the worst-hit states are Niger,
Plateau, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Gombe, Benue and the
FCT.
As of 8pm, both the transmission and distribution
companies managing some parts of the North
attributed the outage to a system collapse which
has resulted in zero allocation of power from the
Grid.
The Board and Management of Jos Electricity
Distribution Plc (JED PLC) and the Mainstream
Energy Solutions Limited, Concessionaires of
Kainji and Jebba Power Plants have, however,
called for calm.
The Board and Management of Jos Electricity
Distribution Plc (JED PLC) said: “We would like to
appeal to our valued customers to remain calm in
the face of the dwindling power supply currently
experienced all over the country.
“The Company is doing everything possible to
ensure quality service and customer satisfaction
in the delivery of electricity to the customers.
“The company in the last few days has
experienced total blackout throughout the
Distribution Network following a system collapse
that resulted in a zero allocation of power from
the Grid.
“Over the past few months, we have engaged the
system operator on improved power supply or at
least our entitled load allocation in the Multi-
Year Tariff Order (MYTO).
“While we thank you for your understanding and
patience in this trying period, we wish to assure
you that we are doing everything humanly
possible to improve the quality of service to our
customers.
“We further call on our esteemed customers to
ensure timely payment of their bills to enable us
discharge our obligations to the market operator
and its customers.”
Reacting, the Mainstream Energy Solutions
Limited said: “Our attention has been drawn to
reports by a section of the media to the effect
that the Power System Collapse which occurred
around 4pm on Sunday, 24th May, 2015
occasioning outage in Abuja and other parts of
the country was caused by a breakdown at Jebba
Hydro Electric Power Station.
“It has become necessary to enlighten the
Nigerian public and to set the records straight.
“Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited,
Concessionaires of Kainji and Jebba Power Plants,
wish to state clearly that there has been no
breakdown at Kainji and Jebba plants.
“Precisely, Jebba Plant has 5nos. Generating Units
with combined available capacity of 400MW, while
Kainji has 4nos. Generating Units with combined
available capacity of 305 MW.
“As at the time the system collapse occurred, the
generating Units were on the National Grid. The
Units Separated due to the National Grid failure.
“It should also be noted that effort has been
made by the National Control Center to Black
Start the System using Kainji Power Plant. Kainji
and Jebba Power Plants remain available to
supply power as soon as the National grid is
restored.
“Finally, since Mainstream Energy Solutions
Limited took over Kainji and Jebba plants in
November, 2013, the company has not only
stabilised operations of the power plants but has
also increased generation capacity of the plants
despite various frustrations.”
PoliticsBuhari To Inherit N8.1b Presidential Villa Debts by smsshola(op): 10:19pm On May 25, 2015
When President-elect Muhammau Buhari moves
into the State House after the May 29 handover,
he will be confronted with N8.185,575,211.50
debts.
President Goodluck Jonathan will on May 28
conduct Buhari round the Villa – the seat of
power in Abuja where facilities are said to be
ageing.
About N3,647,793, 305.76 is needed to fix the
infrastructure at the Villa.
These highlights are contained in a report
submitted to the Federal Government Transition
Committee, which is headed by Vice President
Namadi Sambo.
The committee is expected to submit its report
today to the Ahmed Joda-led APC Transition
Committee.
The liabilities include contracts/service providers
(N1,234,913,628.92), staff claims
(N1,238,876,080.16), local contracts
commitments and liabilities, including Julius
Berger Nigeria (N6, 946,699, 131.34).
The report said: “The President had on December
3 last year approved the release of
N3,394,168,460.95 for the payment of recurrent/
overhead debts and capital debts due to other
contractors, consultants and service providers.
This is yet to be released by the Federal Ministry
of Finance, it said.
President Jonathan, according to the report, on
April 15 directed the Coordinating Minister for the
Economy/Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala, to look into the State House appeal for
the release of at least N4billion to make part-
payments out of the total outstanding debts of
N8,185,575,2111.50 “to sustain the existing
mutual and cordial relationships with the owed
firms. This is still being awaited”.
The report said the N8.1b liabilities are outside
the expenses on the renovation of the Defence
House, the main residence/ president’s office,
Aguda House/ Vice President’s office and other
guest houses under the transition programme.
“The bills for these transition programme works
are yet to be received and will be additional to
the 2015 annual Service Level Agreement for the
State House Facilities with an annual average
commitment of N3,531,793,631.77 certified for
2014,” the report added.
Facilities at the State House have started aging
and the budgetary provision increasingly
becoming inadequate.
The report said: “The primary challenge facing the
State House has been the inadequacy of
successive budgetary appropriations. The State
House annual appropriations do not match its
actual activities, thereby leading to regular
recourse to additional funding from Intervention
Fund from the Federal Ministry of Finance.
“About 283 of the temporary staff not found
eligible for regularisation were with the approval
of His Excellency, the President given contract.
appointments renewable annually based on
performance and fitness.
“ However, payment of their salaries(an average
of N8million per month) is from State House
overheads provision, which remains a huge
challenge to State House.
“The existing infrastructure for mechanical,
electrical and associated components have aged
and are performing well beyond their design lives.
“The proposal for their replacement/ upgrade has
been reviewed and certified by the Bureau of
Public Procurement in the total sum of
N3,647,793, 305.76. However due to paucity of
funds, phased implementation is being adopted for
the most vital and critical works, starting with
Phase I in the sum of N693, 119,509.55
“Inadequate office space to accommodate staff of
the State House and inadequate operational
vehicles for the efficient discharge of the activities
of the various departments and units of the State
House, including shuttle buses within the State
House Complex and between the State House and
the State House Medical Centre.”
RomanceRe: My Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 8:16am On May 25, 2015
Tallesty1:
You got it wrong there. He has okayed someone already. If I were in the poster's situation I will forget marriage for now and get busy with other things because there's trouble already.

I hate building good things on bad foundation, already there's fear in his heart and fear is a dangerous weapon than can tear any stronghold.

If the op should marry this girl he loves, there's problem and there will always be problem. Humans are very fond of putting the blames for our misdeeds on something or somebody.

Should the girl misbehave tomorrow the op will say my mom warned me instead of looking for solution to the problem. Every little thing the girl does will remind him of his mom's warnings and that will make him to hate the girl with time.

If he should go ahead to marry the one her mom likes, there will be problem too because for every little mistake she makes, he will put the blame on his mom. He's likely to call her to tell her that the wife she chose for him is not good. All these will happen because his heart is not with her.


So my opinion is, op, leave marriage for now and study these two ladies well to know the one that her life styles suits him...........

Forget love, it blinds people just like religion, it doesn't allow one to notice the intolerable flaws of their partner so Bleep it for the moment and use your brain to discern which is which.


Ogwu ka oham n'onu
Thank you so much.
PoliticsRe: National Assembly Leadership: We Won’t Sacrifice Quality For Zoning – Tinubu by smsshola(op): 8:12am On May 25, 2015
preciousMI1:
Lol..... my dear n.a. my pics oh... I be person mama nah.... contesting is not my thing
Aii...but nice one sha,why not think of giving it a try one day who u might jus wake d giant within you.
RomanceRe: My Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 1:14am On May 25, 2015
MizMyColi:
Hi there Shola.
I can't sleep too. Though mine's because I drugged myself to sleep earlier (health reasons).
smiley

About your story, I can relate.
I can relate because I have an inkling what it means to live your life, subjected to prophecies and worth nots.

I'd like to know though?
Are you a Christian?
A firm God believer?

If you are, then I'd like a remind you, that while the supernatural and divine is as real as the air we breathe...

You have to begin to reconstruct your mind to believe that Life is what we make it.
It is not God's will for you to suffer calamity in marriage.
You have to be aware too, that not all spirits of prophecy work in tandem with God's.

The spirit in you gives you understanding Shola, of what is right, of what is wrong. Of what to do, of what not to do. Of who to marry and who not to marry.

If it gives you peace, why not consult with other Men of God? In the end, if they are true MOGs, you will find that they will say what you have been perceiving in your deepest feelings.

If your Mom has no issues with her, other than what Alfa or Pastor said, and you think you can overcome those, please carry on.

A life lived mostly in fear is equivalent to a non existent one.

On a flip side, has it occurred to you, someone might be playing on your mom's intelligence?
Because the moment he okays a particular girl to your mom, then that day, he or she would have lost a "good customer?"

My dear....all I wish you is clarity of intent and purpose.
May you never miss it.
Amen.
Thanks so much I really appreciate and wish u a better health recovery. To your question am a Christian and attend RCCG nd there doctrine is ur family member must support especially ones mother so hw will I convince my mum to consent.
RomanceRe: My Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 1:00am On May 25, 2015
Ay92:
I actually have the same problem too and don't know what to do. My parents' over-dependence on these pastors really baffles me. If I leave this girl, she may even commit suicide because I'm like all she's got and she's also all I've got. But if I disobey my parents, won't I be sinning against God? And God forbid that I encounter a problem with her in the future, my parents will simply say they've warned me.
This is the dilemma am in...
RomanceRe: My Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 12:56am On May 25, 2015
italkpass:
"The lady that loves me" Do you love her too? Sounds like you don't love her that much, If you love her enough to marry her, then you'll understand that your happiness is all that matters not what an Imam or pastor tells your mother.
yes I do...but as we all kno challenges must com nd trials if I go ahead marry d lady I love and we started facing challenges of life don't u think my ppu we said dey warned me? This and more thought ar d nightmare dt i av bn facing.
RomanceRe: My Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 12:52am On May 25, 2015
nairation:
hmmmmm..

tough one... i know u cant just disrespect your mum after everything she has done...

so what is left for you to do is.. consult ur uncles or something..

let them talk to your mum and see her reasons...

All your mum is doin is what every mother does..Protect her child..but it doesnt mean she is always right though.

So. just consult ur uncles and let them talk to her...
Thanks Broz but I av done that.
RomanceMy Mother Or My Finace? by smsshola(op): 12:37am On May 25, 2015
Please I need a mature advice am really confuse as u can c I can't sleep because of d problem am going tru Btw my finance and my mother. Read my story and give ur advice:

I was born in a family of 5 my two sis, my mum and my dad..lost my dad few yrs ago so all ds while it has bn tru d struggle of my mum wt pain and hard labor she was able to c me tru uni days..

Today am working wt one of d oil company and relatively doing well and ok, though still praying fo better height. Now my problem start wen I brought a lady home fo my marriage and my mum opposed to d affairs wt reason she won't say;I also came wt anoda lady nd she said there is no way cos she has gone for prayer and dey told her it won't work.

The bone of contention is d current lady am dating;a lady dt we both love our selves and to be truthful to u guys she loves me more dn I do fo her and am also ready to settle down wt her;but after introducing her to my mum she said she wl go nd pray abt our future together as Hus and wify;she came back saying our early days together wl b okay but at old age we won't b compatible nd dt many dangers wl emerge.

Nairalander's am so confuse dt i don't kno what to do this state of mine led mi to ask one of my colleague out wh she consented and we av started dating,she even introduce me to her mum and her family I took a dangerous step and tell my mum abt her after two days she called me dt she has prayed and dt my colleague is my real wife...According to her d imam or pastor confirmed we ar okay to marry.

This her statement throw me into disarray cos the real lady dt love me wt all her might is not taking things lightly she is not ready to believe my mum tale dt we are not meant fo each other:while my colleague dt I just try my luck on her is now d one my mother is saying she is my wife even though she is not from my tribe,but d first one is from our tribe.

Nairalanders help me, wish shu I go for?Shu I neglect my mum advice and marry d lady dt loves me so much or I Shu leave her and marry my colleague based on my mother advicehuh? Pls help a confuse fellow.
PoliticsRe: National Assembly Leadership: We Won’t Sacrifice Quality For Zoning – Tinubu by smsshola(op): 12:02am On May 25, 2015
preciousMI1:
what's tinubu's own? is he the stakeholder of Nigeria. ....
Because he is also a statesman of d country.
Is dt urpix? Nice one wonder y u did not contest fo miss nairaland.
PoliticsPray More For Buhari, Jonathan Urges Nigerians by smsshola(op): 11:37pm On May 24, 2015
Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday urged Nigerians to pray more for the success of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and the incoming government to ensure that they do not make costly mistakes that could adversely impact on the citizens.

Speaking during the 2015 Presidential Thanksgiving and Inauguration Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, Jonathan said when he came on board in 2007, he similarly called for prayers from Nigerians as there were little he could achieve as a mere mortal.

"I thank you for the support and I will call on you to pray for us who are leaving, because probably today is the last day I will speak to you here as the President of Nigeria," he said.

"But you should even pray more for the incoming government because we are now trying to manage our private businesses while they are coming to manage the whole country.

"So they require more prayers because I can make a mistake and it will affect me, but if they make a mistake it will affect the whole nation. So I call on all of you and all religious bodies to pray for the incoming government to succeed because all what we want as a nation, both Nigerians at home and abroad, is for good government, prosperity, unity and peace. We cannot achieve that without the help of God.

"I am quite please today we are here not to celebrate disintegration of this country, but we are celebrating the unity of this country. We are here not for service for mass burial, but we are here having service to inaugurate the new incoming government.

"This being possible because of men and women like you who have been here praying for the country. God has designed everything."

He noted that the nation has many reasons to thank God despite some challenges it has faced since amalgamation and independence times.

Recalling that he was in the same church by this period in 2007 as the new Vice President elect under late President Umaru Yar'Adua, he pointed out that the only difference was that then was transition from PDP to PDP government while now is from PDP to APC government.

In his message, the Anglican Primate, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh noted that the thanksgiving and praises on behalf of the first family and the incoming government was a period for counting their blessings and give thanks to God like David did in the Holy Bible in Psalm 103.

According to him, God protected and guided Jonathan throughout his tenure.

He said: "It is the privilege of God that you are going home younger, in good health and with gratitude."

"As you leave office, you are leaving behind a new political attitude that no one's political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian."

He urged Jonathan and the first family to continue to trust in the Lord as the global stage now becomes his jurisdiction for peace promotion.

Okoh called on Jonathan and all Nigerians to forgive all those who have offended them especially in the campaigns and elections period.

He urged Nigerians to thank God for saving the country from evil predictions.

He said: "How many times in this country have we come to a hedge as if the country was going to break up and somehow we come out of it.

"Nigerians also rejoice because we are not running helter-skelter.

"God saved our country from the prophesy of doom. God saved us. The prophets of doom have been disappointed."

He said that even though Nigeria lacks some basic infrastructure, Nigerians are not hungry.

Stressing that peace is an essential ingredient for development, he urged Nigerians to properly manage the present peace in the country.

He also urged Nigerians to be patient with the incoming government as it takes time to build anything that will endure.

"And so, we appeal to Nigerians to avoid the syndrome of 'hossana' today, 'crucify' him tomorrow." He advised

He also appealed to the incoming government to complete all good projects of the outgoing government for the benefit of Nigerians.

Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who attended the service with his wife Dolapo, thanked God and sang praises to God in Igbo, Delta, Hausa, and Yoruba languages when invited to the podium.

Stressing that CAN had said all that needs to be said, he prayed for God's mercy, compassion, peace, joy, strength and long life for President Jonathan and his family as they leave office.

He also prayed that God will make Nigeria what He has promised it to be.

Scripture Reading 1 was read by the Senate President, Sen. David Mark, from Isaiah 62: 1-7, while the Scripture Reading 2 was taken by Prof. Osinbajo from Luke 17: 11-19.

An award and two Holy Bibles were presented by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to President Jonathan and his wife for his outstanding Christian humility in public service, especially conceding defeat after the 2015 presidential election for the sake of peace.

Two Holy Bibles were also given to Osinbajo and his wife by CAN.

Intercessory prayers were said for the first family, the executive, legislature and judiciary arms of government, the President-elect and his family, the Vice President-elect, the church and the nation.

Among those who attended the service include former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd.), National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie, First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, CAN President, Ayo Oritsejafor,Service chiefs, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and many cabinet members.
http://www.m.worldstagegroup.com/readnews.php?&id=22477&active=news
PoliticsRe: "Governance 101" By Raji Fashola ...i Think Prof Oshinbanjo Should Read This by smsshola(m): 11:11pm On May 21, 2015
Not borrow to enriched others..but fo development I think dt is whr GEJ nd his men miss it. What can we point to as a meaningful dev dt GEJ nd his men achieved dt wl warrant dem leaving $60billion debt?
PoliticsRe: National Assembly Leadership: We Won’t Sacrifice Quality For Zoning – Tinubu by smsshola(op): 8:19pm On May 21, 2015
raumdeuter:
Asiwaju of Lagos
Kingmaker of Nigeria
Jagaban of Africa
The Lion of Bourdillon
Killer of PDP
Nemesis of Jonathan
Choose one
Nightmares to TAN
Threat to doubters
PoliticsRe: FG Misunderstood Transition Committee’s Brief – Buhari by smsshola(op): 8:03pm On May 21, 2015
dustmalik:
OP, source?
the nation newspaper.
PoliticsFG Misunderstood Transition Committee’s Brief – Buhari by smsshola(op): 7:47pm On May 21, 2015
President- elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on
Thursday said the Federal Government
misunderstood his intention to set up a transition
committee and refused to provide the committee
with necessary information to operate.
Buhari spoke just as the Chairman of the All
Progressive Congress Transition Committee,
Ahmed Joda complained that the federal
government committee headed by Vice President
Namadi Sambo refused to provide them
information to work with and therefore had to rely
on its own initiative.
Receiving the interim report of the committee at
the Defence House, Abuja, the President-elect
said he was disappointed that “the incoming
government was misunderstood,” adding that “it
is not that we are preparing for indictment. “
“What we are trying to get is a starting point,
where exactly we are going to start from.”
He continued: “We have seen the debt profile now
and the performance of the economy. The
question is what can we so about it, especially
the urgent ones like social security and lack of
fuel in the country and fraud.
“The list is endless. I thank you for what you have
done and I hope that the subsequent submission
by the government will make your job easier and
more efficient and tell us where to begin from.
“What we expected was for the outgoing
government to make a presentation to this
committee and for this committee to study the
document and make submission to the incoming
government.
“For your simple mindedness, you went to work.
But unfortunately, this committee is accused of
being a federal government. From then on, this
committee was constraint to take this initiative
and breaking into various sub-committees and
assigned various task to study the most
important issues nationwide and see what they
can put on record.
“I thank you very much for this efforts which you
have made and I want to assure you that we will
find time to read your initial report and when the
government decides to finally present to you their
own records, you will study them and merge with
the report of the various committees and present
to the incoming government.”
Presenting the interim report to the President-
elect, Joda said they had to prepare the first
interim report without the input from the
government, adding that they are expecting the
government to make a presentation to the
committee on Friday.
PoliticsNational Assembly Leadership: We Won’t Sacrifice Quality For Zoning – Tinubu by smsshola(op): 7:37pm On May 21, 2015
The National Leader of the All Progressives a Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said on Thursday that the party will not use the principle of zoning to compromise the quality of leadership for the National Assembly.

Speaking with journalists at the Defence House, Abuja, the ex-Lagos State governor said the party has decided to allow all those interested in the leadership of the National Assembly to contest, dismissing insinuations about his interest in who leads the legislature.

Tinubu said, “You have heard from the party, you have heard from leadership. I’m a disciplined party man and we will look at it critically.

“However the nation is expecting us to take a decisive leadership decision and make one meritoriously. Merit will not be compromised. You have to be competent, you have to posses the kind of character required from leaders. You have to be a pan Nigerian and possess a very solid character to lead the National Assembly. That is what we are talking about. It’s not zoning to compromise quality of leadership and competency of an individual.



“I believe we have a very determined party leadership and we have resolved to follow our leadership and the criteria set by that leadership, including myself. We will not use zoning to determine and compromise the credibility and the qualification of an individual.

“It must be all encompassing and that is the question, if you take zoning as discriminatory in some instances, you might compromise the quality of an individual.

“Let everybody aspire, just like we aspired. Some people predicted during our presidential primaries that we are going run into chaotic storm, we put those people to shame and we came out with the best. Expect the best from us always.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/nass-we-wont-sacrifice-quality-for-zoning-tinubu/
PoliticsPDP Moves Against Fani- Kayode, Orders Probe Of Ex- Minister by smsshola(op): 7:26pm On May 21, 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has
ordered the immediate probe of one of its
members, and former minister, Femi Fani-
Kayode, for criticising the party’s
leadership and calling for its resignation.
The party said Mr. Fani-Kayode should be
sanctioned for launching a media war against its
leadership. Mr. Fani-Kayode, alongside the Ekiti State
governor, Ayo Fayose, and some other PDP
members, have blamed the leadership of the
party for PDP’s defeat in the recent national
elections.
Mr. Fani-Kayode, who was the spokesperson for
President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential
campaign team, on Tuesday accused two
unnamed members of the party’s National
Working Committee of working for the opposition
All Progressives Congress.
In a dramatic response Wednesday, the party
ordered the PDP in Osun State, Mr. Fani-
Kayode’s home state, to immediately investigate
and punish the former minister.
In a letter signed by its National Secretary, Wale
Oladipo, the party mandated the PDP in Osun to
first establish whether Mr. Fani-Kayode has been
a “registered and financial member”.
If Mr. Fani-Kayode is a member, the party said,
he should be punished severely, otherwise, he
should be treated as a usurper.
The party also summoned its deputy national
organizing secretary, Okey Nnadozie, to explain
the whereabouts of the party’s money which was
supposed to be paid to state chairmen of the
party at the last national convention.
The party said Mr. Nnadozie should appear at
the party’s office in Abuja on Thursday.
The NWC also said it has set up a seven-man
disciplinary committee headed by Micheal Abdul.
Tony Okeke, former acting National Publicity
Secretary of the party is to serve as Secretary of
the committee.
The Committee will be inaugurated on Tuesday,
May 26, 2015 at the National Secretariat of the
party.
The NWC also expressed the party’s complete
confidence in the National Publicity Secretary,
Olisa Metuh, and commended him for his
“outstanding performance, exemplary
commitment and sacrifices”, particularly in the
ways and manner with which he conducts the
affairs of the Publicity Directorate in projecting
the positive image of the party and its
government.
Meanwhile, the NWC has said it would confirm
on Thursday whether the Chairman of its Board
of Trustees, Tony Anenih, has resigned or not.
On Wednesday, the Spokesperson of the PDP,
Olisa Metuh, announced the resignation of the
party’s Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, citing his
health as reason.
A source within the PDP had earlier informed
PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Anenih would also resign
alongside the ex-chair.
In a text of the resolution of the NWC meeting on
Wednesday, the national secretary, Wale Oladipo,
confirmed the “Voluntary resignation” of Mr.
Mu’azu.
He said “on the correct position of the status of
the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, the NWC will make its
position public tomorrow, Thursday, May 21,
2015”.
The NWC also confirmed that Mr. Muazu’s
deputy, Uche Secondus, is acting as the National
Chairman of the party, in line with the provisions
of sections 45 (2) of the PDP constitution.
It also said Mr. Secondus will serve as chairman
“pending a replacement from the North East
zone”.
RomanceRe: Ladies Funny Behavior After 5ex by smsshola(m): 7:16pm On May 21, 2015
Edwardhead:
o ga o, wetin dis one dey talk now?
Rubbish may b he jus had one.
CareerRe: How Access Bank Treated Us Unjustly by smsshola(m): 10:20am On May 21, 2015
Helkayklassic:
We've heard from UBA, FCMB and now Access...Which bank do u think is next?

Lets wait and see.
All banks my dear ar d same...is jus dos who ar aggrieved dt ar voicing out no banks is a saint. Gtbank is worse dn hell.
PoliticsRe: Impeachment Plot Against Governor Aliyu Stopped by smsshola(m): 6:49am On May 21, 2015
fpeter:
who cares??
My dear let if not things wl get worse dn d present state.

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