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1st of all i think he did not understand the question. and he answered it in two parts thus: that those who massively voted for him will beefit more....secondly that the constitution forbade him from marginalizing any region. so therefore, he believe its a genuine mistake on his part...none issue i had say!!!

lazinc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paLHi4ieE7A

FOR THOSE THAT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND PLS READ HERE:

"(Going by election results), constituencies that gave me 97% can not in all honesty be treated, on some issues, with constituencies that gave me 5%. I think these are political realities. While, certainly there will be justice for everybody but the people who voted, and made their votes count, they must feel the government has appreciated the effort they put in putting the government in place. I think this is really fair."

my guy 3.6m and you want to resign? i say no!! dont even dare.1st off, what biz u wanna go into? is it a kid of biz u can exert part time control? save for 2 years ad start bthe biz. get some1 trust worthy to run it and then you supervise when time permits...do not resign now, me.

francababy:
hello house,

A colleague of mine resigned from the company I work and he was paid around N8.4m. This is really tempting. We resumed the same year and I even resumed 5 months before him. My annual take home is N3.6m before taxes. I don't know how much mine will be, but I'm tempted to resign and collect one lump sum to start my own business. I'm confused now. Please advise.

i still believe these so called exporters are rent seekers ad not business men i the real sense. more or less paddy paddy business men and not necessaryly that they know anything on business...talk less of international business or export.





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nduchucks:
It is refreshing to see that some people like you posting on this thread. The condition of the naira should benefit exporters just like the intentional devaluation of the Chinese Yuan makes Chinese products very cheap vis-à-vis those of their competitors, hence giving Chinese exporters great advantages.

If exporters are closing their businesses in Nigeria, it should not be because the naira is weak - that is counter intuitive. This is why I suggested that those exporters closing shop should reexamine their business models in order to find ways to maintain profitability. I myself am involved in some export/import activities and business could not be better at this time; particularly the export aspect.

If the topic had been "We are going bankrupt, Exporters of prostitutes to Italy Cry Out", the thread would have been 10 pages long by now. SMH

nduchucks i understand the points you are making. its rather unfortunate the thread does not seem to be moving..if it were tonto dike unclad, u for see guy men talking. but something about business and income generation they shy away!!! anyways, i am no economics but i still maintain that exporters should be rejoicing as the price of the naira will mean they now have competitive products i the international market and as such, the volumes they ship out rises due to increase demand!!!

nduchucks:
Pricing decisions are made according to various factors; exchange rates are just one of those factors. As I said, serious exporters do not have to use the black market for their legitimate import purchases as the CBN will make the official exchange rates available to them through their banks as they obtain Import Letters of Credit from those banks or cash in via Export Letters of Credit.

I think people need to read up on International Business models to understand these issues. Without an understanding of facilities such as Import/Export letters of credit, Documentary collections,Sstandby Letters of credits...etc, analyzing the current topic would be equivalent to a cell phone street hawker, arguing with Seun about Python or some other highly technical software concepts.

i dont understand this. i thought that when your currency is too low, your products become competitive i the iterational market?? why is our own different? these exporters sef...they should be rent seekers and not genuine exporters. the mere fact that the naira has fallen should boost our exports; as they are now cheaper in the global market.....

i dont know if i am to lauph or cry at the irony of most nigerians. here is a man who is doing something wrong and right or good and bad at the same time (symontaneously) and we are here praising him. A case of the more things change the more they stay the same!!!
See guys, he is giving financial autonomy to the local government (which is good); and at the same time he is appointing the chairmen!!!.....
now, are they ot going to do his bidding? he will still control them. he should have let the people elect them and give them autonomy. our politicians tend to act as lucifer, they give you something with one hand and collect it back with the other hand. a classic case of a ponzi fraud sceme......

repogirl:
Now here is a man that thinks, I would gladly vote him for president!

my guy you talk of a matter of weeks? it was last week that they suddely said elections will be held this past sunday.....it was not even a time frame of up to 7 days of makig the decision and conducting the elections!!!

anonimi:
How long does it take to conduct elections for a man "working at a speed of light"

- One week
- One month
- One year


Why do we like to DECEIVE ourselves so?

So you know what we are talking about- Greece just organised a nationwide referendum in a matter of weeks.
I looked at all the Greek people and did not see a single one that had TWO heads! Not even anyone with one & a half heads!

somebody must be there before elections are conducted? who was there last year or even last week.....we are the future mate; forget any affiliations. lets call a fraud a fraud or these dinosaurs go spoil our future for us. give it a thought mate

bettercreature:
Somebody must be there before the local government election,he is not doing anything wrong,he is working at a speed of light am sure he will conduct LG election in coming months

i dont know if i am to lauph or cry at the irony of most nigerians. here is a man who is doing something wrong and right or good and bad at the same time (symontaneously) and we are here praising him. A case of the more things change the more they stay the same!!!
See guys, he is giving financial autonomy to the local government (which is good); and at the same time he is appointing the chairmen!!!.....
now, are they ot going to do his bidding? he will still control them. he should have let the people elect them and give them autonomy. our politicians tend to act as lucifer, they give you something with one hand and collect it back with the other hand. a classic case of a ponzi fraud sceme......

bettercreature:
imagine! He is on a rescue mission,what a man

Wow! This is a MUST read story guys! Came across this piece online and not sure who wrote it, but it’s a great story with a solid lesson to teach and a reminder to every woman. Please continue reading and don’t forget to share…..someone out there might need this!




“Biyi hasn’t worked for that long?” Dayo’s voice drips with resentment. “For real?” “He’s been trying,” I say in feeble attempt to defend my husband. “You know how the economy is.”

…My husband and I had vowed never to bring in a third party into our relationship but with a bank account screaming for revival, I need to share my burden with someone else. I grip the phone. Dayo is unusually quiet. “You still there?” I ask. “Hello?” “I am here,” she says. “I just didn’t know things were this bad. And all this while, I thought Biyi was providing for the home.” But he is, I argue silently. Well, maybe not financially for now, but in every way else, Biyi is a rock. “It’s not that bad.” My words sound frail. Dayo clucks her tongue. “You might as well be a widow.”
The words hit me like a fist. “Na you I blame,” she continues, oblivious to the damage her words have caused.

“Me? Why?” She is blaming me for this? Seriously?
“Why do you keep paying the bills?”
“Because there is no one else to do it,” I protest, upset.
“For real? He drives your car too?”
“He needs it,” I mutter. “To attend job interviews and stuff. He gets back late sometimes.”
“How late are you talking?
“Nine, ten…ish.”

Dayo pauses for a second. “I hate to say this gurl, but your husband spending your money on another woman.” Whoa! Hang on. Where did that come from? “Haba, Dayo. Biyi would never—” “Look, I know men,” she slices in. “You are his moneybag and he will take you for a ride as long as it takes. Where is your dignity, gurl?” Ride. Dignity. Moneybag. Ouch. “But he’s a good guy,” I manage. Can my husband be using me? It had never crossed my mind in the past, but I now wonder if Biyi is actually having an affair.

“I trust my wonderful Dennis…,” Dayo is saying. I barely listen. My eyes are on the clock. It’s almost midnight and Biyi isn’t home. I force myself to hear what Dayo is saying about Dennis Ono, her multimillionaire-oil- company-golden-husband. Gosh I envy her life, her perfect marriage. “My marriage is wonderful,” Dayo says, as if in affirmation to my undeclared words. “But only because I show Dennis who the boss is. He cannot try nonsense with me. Abi, you think it’s easy to get ten thousand pounds a month as pocket money?” She really gets ten grand a month? That’s like, my entire annual salary in my crappy job plus bonuses. Life is unfair. Honestly. “I am Biyi’s wife,” I say. “I cannot just desert him.” Or can I? At this rate… “In that case,” there is an edge to her voice now, “give him an ultimatum. He gets a job in two weeks or you are out of that marriage.”

“I—”
“Look, I know his type,” she says with conviction. “He conveniently won’t get a job as long as you keep dishing out your money.”
“But—”
“Starve him,” she adds. “No sex. Make life hell. You are not an ATM machine.”

Keys jangle in the hallway. Biyi is home. “Talk later,” I say to Dayo. “He’s back.” “Stand your ground,” Dayo whispers menacingly. “Ultimatum. Two weeks.” I hang up with a sigh. My husband is leaning against the door frame. For a second my heart falters. He looks tired, drawn. But Dayo’s words punctuate my compassion. “Where have you been?” Biyi gives me a side smile. “No hug?” I jerk my head at the wall clock.” Its midnight.” “I had a job interview in Birmingham,” he says. “I called you tell you I was stuck in traffic but I kept getting your voicemail. What’s wrong?” I cock my head. Is that a whiff of female perfume? It is. Dayo is right. He has been with another woman. With my car. Spending my money. My head spins. “Biyi,” I glare at him, “Where are you coming from?” He steps back, surprised. “I went to Birmingham—”
“Did you get it?” I screech. “The job?”
Biyi shakes his head. “I didn’t—”
This is the last straw. I wrench my hand out. “My car keys.”
He gives me a hard level stare. “What is wrong with you, Toni? Did I offend you?”
“Pass my keys!”

He thrusts the car keys to into my palm. I push past him, grab my duffel bag and stuff my overnight things into it. I know I am acting crazy but I have to show him that I would not be taken for a ride. That I am not a moneybag. That I have dignity. I zip the bag up and spin around. My husband is staring at me. “Is everything all right with you, sweetheart?”
“Get out of my way.”
“Where are you going with that bag?”
“I need to clear my head.” I am still yelling.
“Can we talk first?” Biyi suggests.
“I don’t want to talk. Get out of my way.”
He moves out of my path. I swipe a hand across my face, smearing my cheeks with mascara. “Don’t look for me. I will be back when my head clears.” I rush out of the house, jump into my car. My rage doubles as the feminine scent permeates the car. He has been with a woman in my car. I feel like an idiot.

* * *

I pull up in front of Dayo’s mansion. Her husband’s Porsche is in the driveway, and the porch lights illuminate my dreary form as I reach the door. I ball my fists to knock, but a scream freezes the motion.
“Kill me!” I hear Dayo scream. “Good for nothing idiot. Womaniser of the century!” Whoa. Momentarily, I am unable to move. My hand hovers in the air. Dull thuds, muffled screams. Dennis curses. “I warned you never to serve me stew that is not freshly cooked!” “Am I your slave?” Dayo yells back. “If you want fresh stew, get your PA to cook it for you. Or you think I don’t know about her? You think…”
Dayo’s words are silenced by another thump. My hands fall to my side as a flurry of blows stifle her cries. I want call the police, do something…anything. But I cannot move. And so I shut my eyes tight and listen as my friend is pummelled by her husband. The beating stops. I should dash to my car, but something holds me back. “I am sorry I got you upset darling,” Dayo finally says. Her voice is laced with pain. “It is my fault. I should have cooked for you. I…Toni wouldn’t let me get off the phone…its her fault.”
“Next time you talk to me like that, I will tattoo a punch on your forehead,” Dennis growls. “Get into the kitchen and make me fresh stew. And do something about that leech you call a friend.”
That is enough for me. I sprint back to my car and drive home.

* * *
A knock sounds on the window. Biyi. I wind down and he gives me a smile. “Head clear now?” he asks. “Leave me alone,” I mutter. Dayo’s wonderful Denis beats her up? And she never mentioned?
“I will leave you alone in two seconds,” Biyi says. There is a twinkle in his eyes. “But first, get out of the car.” I oblige, grudgingly. “What?” He reaches under the car seat and pulls out a small basket. “I didn’t come home straight from the interview. I stopped over at the Perfume shop to get you this.” He hands the basket over. Inside is a range of exotic feminine perfumes and a small card. I pull the card open, read the words: “Thank you for your support during the hardest times of my life! I love you.”

“That’s why I was late,” he explains as he pulls me into a warm embrace. “You have been so good to me, Toni. I couldn’t have asked for a better wife.” I can’t reply. My throat is lumpy.
“When you left the house to clear your head, I got a call back from the recruiter,” he says with a beam. “God answers prayers, babe. I got the job. It’s a package you won’t believe. Let’s go in. I’ll tuck you into bed and you can tell me what’s bothering you?”

* * *
I awaken to a text message from Dayo. “Denis is flying me to Seychelles this weekend. This is what you get when you stand your ground. You have to be a no nonsense gurl! Don’t you just love my life? Ciao sweetheart Bleep.”

I type a quick response back: “Ciao! and i deleted her number right away.

Now, this is one story every woman should read. The grass is never greener on the other side, best believe that. No matter how good a friend’s marriage it, NEVER EVER compare with yours. It’s DEADLY and could cost you so much!

by Abimbola Dare

There is something i dot understand about APC as a perty. There seems to be no cordination from he elders; be it ward, town,state,region,or nationally!! How can they not know what the law says about submission of forms? what are the lawyers there for? You se what happenes when you appoint someone due to political considerations? i believe if the lawyer merited his position, he would have informed them of the illegality of the action. I am sad as the change that was promised is being truncated due to an 'i dont care for details' attitude by APC officials. See the house of assembly elections? i wont be surprised it was a defeated memeber of the APC who brought this to the knowledge of PDPeeee.





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The Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin on Friday upturned the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Yakubu Gowon, as the lawmaker representing Etsako West II Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly.

Gowon had been declared the winner of the April 11 state assembly poll and returned elected to represent the constituency, where Governor Adams Oshiomhole hails from, by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

But in the judgement, Justice E. Abuua held that the APC candidate was not duly nominated by his party.

The tribunal explained that the APC’s notice of intention to hold party primaries, which he sent to INEC, was less than the mandatory 21 days.

It said the notice was given on November 13, 2014, while the primaries was conducted on December 1, 2014.

The tribunal, therefore, held that all the votes cast for the APC candidate were wasted and that the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Sylvanus Eriagha, who was the first runner up with 4,001 votes was the rightful person to be declared winner of the poll.

Reacting to the judgement, the State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, described the decision of the tribunal as a ”sweet victory” for the party which, he said, would keep “hope alive for the people.”

But the State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Godwin Erhahon, said all the candidates of the party were duly nominated.

He, however, added that the party’s legal team would look into the judgement.

Erhahon said, “We will leave the turnout for our legal teams. For now we do not have the details.

“All our candidates were duly nominated. So whatever somebody at that level may have adduced is left for our lawyers to look into.

“I cannot comment authoritatively because I do not have the details.”


http://odili.net/news/source/2015/jun/26/852.html

saraki is a gambari pretending to be yoruba with a yoruba name to annex kwara..a yoruba state. go and see the appoiuntments in and from kwara, 80 % are fulani.

VirginFinder:
You are a confirmed dullard!
The position of Chief Whip has been reserved for the SW.

Also, the HoR may not be able to sit successfully if Gbaja is not given the position of house leader.

Mind you, Tinubu's loss is NOT equivalent to Yorubas' loss.
Isnt Saraki Yoruba himself?

what if all the military guys are 20 something years old from daura? i ,mean from the presido's kindred??

IdiAmin1:
Gej wasn't the most clueless afterall because from what I've seen so far, PMB is a true definition of cluelessness.

Gej's cluelessness only cost him second term in office which I'm sure he wasn't much interested in but PMB's cluelessness may cause an easy military take over.

Even in the Western world, the Secret Service are used to secure Presidents once in a democratic setting.

Gej, with all the threats of BH, was safely guarded by DSS. Why has Buhari sworn never to change his mentality

u r a fool...infact, i love the way yorubas do things..they dot celebrate criminal like easterners

OREMUSSANCTUS:
South west why
Why sell ya own
Stop being "slave" to d wite cum not

please mods, do the needful and send this post to the front page!! i believe it pertinent; though it might not be well structured as i am angry while writing this!!!

Guys, this fuel thingy is no more funny.....i can see some persons smiling at this trauma taking place. how can one buy fuel at 300 or even 400 naira a liter? check these few questions out, and let the experts put heads together and explain to us laymen and ladies these abnormalities:

--are we going to have stability in this sector if the fuel subsidy is removed??
--will it ever be possible for us to be self sufficient in fuel/petrol as we are ow in cement production?
--what does it take to build a refinery that we dont have? money?man power? intelligence? dedication? i have lived in europe, i discovered that when a whiteman notices you are nigerian he thinks before talking you you!!(not being boastful, just my observations)
--does not the minister of petroleum feel shameful that we are importing fuel?
--following the above, even if we are to import fuel, cant the government do the importation by herself? what does it take to import a resource as refined fuel, that a bunch of marauders will hold us to ransom? (i mean, why not give shell or texaco 20 ship loads of unrefined petroleum products and mandate them to refine it ad transport back for a fee)

How can we as a nation depend on the likes of ifeanyi ubah to have stable fuel? i would not bother writing this if not that i am still seething from the mere fact that john fashanu had ambitions of becoming the minister of sports had jonathan won!!! incredulous, i had say. why do we allow crooks to determine our present, future and even past look at kashamu? lawan? orji?nwobodo?
what is wrong with us as a people? cameroun has not had scarcity in the past 30 years? do you know this is a tiny country; i terms of population? india with 1.3 billion person has not had scarcity in 15 years.......

men, whenever i come across this crook, i dont get why nigerians tend to adore him. i remember back then in england when this crook was almost sent to jail for match fixing!!! i dont get why we seem to admire crooks...i do believe the guy has mental issues and is suffering from kleptomania. is he an ambassador?? since 1999 when he was made honorary by that crook obasanjo

Iamsynord:
he don settle with him wife

guy i believe we can learn from such stories...especially those family members outside naija..u might thik your family problems are the most dire; till you hear the next person's own.
Also, the sudden change in dynamics of a formerly close family is incomprehesible....

why is it that once a family member goes outside the shores, the other family members stop every work they do/are doing ad depend on this one person??
i have come across a man who in 1982 set 100,000 USD to his bro back in naija to build a house for him, only to come back and be warned by this brother not to disturb him?

CountDracula:
I cudnt give a flying fvck wat ur story is bro

i pity this guy...make him kuku ma settle him siblings and divorce them jor



SEA, if I decide to bring out the Part 3 today, it is because my brother @Kola Adebayor and my other siblings have decided to talk about our family issues on social medias, through letters to my club, radios…I could write an autobiography and sell it but I decided to share with you here.
25 years ago, my big older brother Kola went to Germany and he became the hope of our family. We all thought he could change the way we were living. Years after he left Togo, we still had no electricity and no phones. If he wanted to talk to us, he would call the Atlantic Hotel that was very close to our house. We would then run to the hotel reception and talk to him.
When I got the opportunity to go play football in France for the first time, we needed money to for the flight tickets and other expenses. My brother was nowhere to be found. Only God knows what he was doing in Germany.
When I arrived in France, I did all the paperwork with my team and they allowed me to stay in the academy. A few months later, my brother wanted to come visit me. I was running out of money and I was living at the academy. Therefore, I had to borrow money so I could pay for his hotel. At that time, my teammate Sega N’diaye from Cameroon was kind enough to lend me some money. I also had to borrow some more money because I had to give my brother some money for his trip back to Germany. Keep in mind he is my older brother.
A couple years later, things started to get better. Thank God, I signed a contract with Metz. Since then, my brother would contact me whenever it was time to pay his bills. Sometimes, he would say his son is sick… I had to get used to all this.
Again, I was lucky enough to get an offer from Monaco and I signed for the football club. One day, Kola and the late Peter Adebayor came to visit me in Monaco. My two brothers did not let me know they were coming. Someone said “blood is thicker than water” so I took them in. They arrived early in the morning and I was on my way to training. When I came back home, we had a discussion and they wanted to start a car business. Obviously, it involves a lot of money. I told them that I could help them out as soon as I get paid next. At that time, Thierry Mangwa was staying in my apartment because he was struggling with some personal issues and needed a place to stay. One day, I came back from training and he was crying. He never told me why. My brothers could also not explain. Another day, one of my friends Padjoe came to visit me and as he was leaving the house, I believe I offered him about €500. My brother Kola noticed that and was very upset. He was trying to understand why I gave my friend some money right away but not him. My reason was very simple; the money he (Kola) needed was a huge amount of money that I did not carry in my house. We went on and had an argument about it.
Another day, after training…I was very tired and decided to go take a nap. I woke up and a knife was held to my throat. As I opened my eyes, both of my brothers were there. They were shouting and they claimed that I was wasting their time. Peter was going mad and Kola was supporting. I asked them: “Is this the only way to solve this issue? I yes, then kill me and take the money”. It’s only at that moment that he put the knife down. After all this, I found a way out of my own apartment and I called my parents. My mom suggested that I call the police. That was the only way for me to get back into my house safely… I had training the next day, by the way. So I did what my mom said. Police came and they settled down. Again, “blood is thicker than water”, so I let it go. A few days after, Peter went to visit one of Kola’s friends in Paris. That means I was left in the house with Kola; for my own safety, I found a way to get him the money as soon as I could. Only God knows how much I gave him that day.
A few months after all this, I went back to Togo and I was surprised when my mom started to ask me why I called the police on my brothers, she continued and said I am the bad person in the family. That is another story I will leave for later…
Every time I went back home, everyone kept asking me why my brother never visited after all these years. Immediately, I organized a flight for him and he came back to visit the family, at my own expenses.
On April 22nd 2005, we received some bad news. I received a call and they announced that my father passed away. I was devastated. I called my big brother and told him that we all have to be there. Again I made sure there was a flight ticket ready for him. We all went back home and I took care of everything. A long time before my dad died, he was in the hospital one day and he asked me to make sure his funeral is not a moment of sadness. He wanted us to celebrate his life. I leave it to God to decide if the funeral I organized for my dad was what he wanted. The man who calls himself the “big man” in the family did not contribute to anything. But he still has the boldness to say I do not take care of this family.
In 2006, I had another big opportunity to go play for Arsenal. Since then, my brother has started to come up with series of false accusations against me.
On July 22nd, 2013 sad news hit us in the family. My brother Peter Adebayor passed away. His death was sad and I was affected by it. One thing I find difficult to swallow today is that Kola was accusing me of Peter’s death. He is saying that the shop I opened for Peter was not good enough. He kept texting saying that my career would be destroyed. I did everything for Peter when he was alive, I brought him to Metz, and Monaco with me. What can Kola say that he has done for Peter? Nothing. The man did not even show up at the funeral even after all the money I sent for the trip back home.
He is saying that I also made my mom suffer, but he forgot that when he was in Germany, at some point I was the one always by my mom’s side. As soon as I started to make a living with football, I did everything you could imagine for our mom. That is normal. But my brother is never satisfied. He said I bought a shitty car for my mom. Why can’t he buy a better one? All I want from him is to take his responsibilities. Since I am not doing it right, he should show the example as a big brother. He has been in Germany for more than 20 years, but he never brought our mother there to visit. Even to go back home for a visit is another struggle. All he keeps saying is that my father said I should build a house for each one of them. I don’t think my father said that. Does that even make sense for him or anyone? As a big brother, he is supposed to be doing all that I am doing for the family. He should stop hiding and take his responsibilities. When he came to Europe, he was young enough to become a football player too. Anyways, some people are drivers here but they are able to take care of their families. They even bring their parents and other family members. Why has he not done anything like that but he keeps talking? As a matter fact, he should at least bring Rotimi, Bidemi or his own son Aziz here before talking about “taking care of the family”. Actions are louder than speeches.
A lot of people are saying that I never went to school, but they forget that it is because we could not afford it. I never blamed my parents for that. But thank God, today I am able to speak more than 3 languages and I can send my daughter to school. I am proud of that. People can accuse me for not going to school, but in the end it is all about who you become and what you teach yourself. It is also about what life teaches you and what you learn from it.
Many times I wanted to give up. Ask my sister Iyabo Adebayor how many times I have called and was ready to commit suicide? I kept these stories for years… But If I die, no one would know my story, no one would learn from it… Some people say I should keep these stories private, but someone has to sacrifice himself; someone has to talk about it. I know people would relate to my story and others would learn from it. For every one who knows me, I’d do anything for my country and my people.
Final message from the younger brother to the older brother: Quit Smoking and Quit Drinking. That was my story.

A former Head of Service in Osun State, Mr. Segun Akinwusi, has blamed alleged financial recklessness by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for its inability to pay workers for over six months.

Akinwusi said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Tuesday. .

He said that rather than blaming President Goodluck Jonathan, Aregbesola should blame himself for plunging the state into financial crisis.

The former HOS admitted that allocation accruing to the state had reduced, but stressed that this was not an enough reason to deny workers of their wages for more than half of a year.

Akinwusi, who contested the last governorship election against Aregbesola on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, said that the administration borrowed much more than its ability to repay.

He said, “They are quick to blame Jonathan for non-payment of workers for six months. Only the naive can believe them. Are they not getting allocation from Abuja? They are collecting allocation on monthly basis.

“They borrowed so much. They borrowed more than their capacity to repay. The governor appointed an average of two commissioners for each ministry; they called the second commissioners special advisers but they all get the same salaries with the commissioners.

“They should not blame Jonathan for their inability to pay, they should blame themselves. They are reckless. They borrowed twice the value of road projects they are executing. Work has since stopped now.”

He said that there was no hope in sight for the people of the state, alleging that the current administration in the state had mortgaged the future of the state.

According to Akinwusi, it will take the state almost 25 years to recover from the financial crisis it has been plunged into “by the recklessness of this administration.”

Efforts to speak to Aregbesola’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, proved abortive as calls put across to him were not picked and a text message sent to him was yet to be responded to at the time of filing this report.

However, the governor had blamed the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government for the dip in the oil revenue accruing to the nation. He said this was the reason the wage bill was more than the allocation received from the federal level.

Aregbesola said, “The PDP-led Federal Government has foisted double tragedy on the people through lack of transparency in oil revenues.

Copyright PUNCH.

did u read the news? or is it lack of comprehension? whats wrong with guys of today? dont we do readig and comprehesion any more in primary school??

teeowl:
So GTB has started with 419 practices.

is the 5 billio a settlement? did you read this news at all? 5 billion was withdrawn from his account and the bank ordered to repay...blabla bla...read it man!!!

lomprico:
Which kain case settlement go reach 5 billion?? I smell fraud.

my guy, u can be richer tha me but i can afford certain things you cant....

hakinze00:
D guy should be crazy,Dangote is worth more than Abrahimovitch,so ow can abrahimovitch afford chelsea nd dangote can't? If not of d xchange rates dat got bad dis yr! As at last year,dangote was in d top 50 richest people in the world

exactly my thought!! why cant he invest that money in naija. just imagine dangote saying he will invest 100,000,000 pounds in the naija league. the caveat being that 80% of those runnig the show now be sacked and that a new board of directors be voted in!!! within 5 years, our league will be one of the best in the world.....i support arsenal but lets invest in naija......taking our monies outside naija shores is getting hackneyed..

Tenim47:
I dnt c d reason y he cnt buy kano pillar, nd buy foreign players to play here

personally, i believe he should call a kindred meeting with elsders i the family; and settle his family once and for all. afterall the private jet alone can build houses (duplexes) for his family per person, and change go even remain. settle them and let the swear before the elders that they will not hate on him or antagoise him......that rolls royce alone is about 160,000 dollars!!! close to 30 million naira. now, times that by 3? now thats 90milla!!! he can build 3 duplexes with one month's pay...since he earns 100,000 pounds a week!! whic is 27,000,000!!! he can close his eyes and dedicate 3 months wages on his family, uncles and auts and cousins...settle them for life. 3 months pay
they betrayed him, so let him settle them and move forward!!!

MahatmaGhandi:
You for just change e name to Federal Government na. Even Dangote no fit do wetin you talk. Footballers work very hard for the money they earn, do you know what it is to run on a football pitch for ninety minutes and you expect him to spend his hard earned money in trying to set up a no - good and ungrateful family members? They are not thinking that he plans on having a family of his and he needs the money to take care of his wife and send his kids to the best schools In the world. As far as I am concerned, family members should work out their own survival, the good book said let him that cannot work not eat.

i say no to migration..they might be easterners claiming yoruba names!!






Eight gunmen have ambushed a fuel station manager in the Morogbo area of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

They reportedly stole N6.8m, which was the proceeds from fuel sale for the day.

Our correspondent learnt that the assailants also shot their victim, identified only as Adewale, in the left arm before making away with the money.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the manager was attacked inside his Toyota Camry while taking the money to a bank.

According to the police, Adewale was the manager of De-Sholly Petroleum in the Morogbo area.

It was gathered that the gang, which came on four motorcycles, armed themselves with four locally-made cut-to-size double-barrelled guns.

Our correspondent learnt that a worker in the petrol station, who had been arrested by the police, was the informant for the gang.

The gunmen were said to have converged on a motor park in the Agbara area, where they planned the operation.

They were also said to have driven their motorcycles to a place near the filling station, disguising as commercial motorcyclists.

Our correspondent gathered that when Adewale drove out of the filling station, they waylaid and shot him.

In a bid to escape from his attackers, the manager reportedly knocked down two of the motorcycles and the riders.

But the money, kept in a schoolbag, was eventually snatched by the others who swooped on him.

It was learnt that the matter was reported at the Morogbo Police Division before it was transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

Our correspondent gathered that two suspected members of the gang, Ayodele Ogunbiyi and Olalekan Oladipupo, had been arrested by the police.

They were reportedly arrested from their hideout in the Iyana Oba area on Wednesday, April 7.

Ogunbiyi, 30, told PUNCH Metro that he was invited for the operation by Webo, who he claimed to be the gang’s leader.

Ogunbiyi, who hails from Badagry, Lagos State, added that he got N430,000 as his share and used it for his son’s naming ceremony.

He said, “Webo is a notorious robber. He was the one who called me on the phone that he had a job for us. He was the one who knew the informant.

“He brought the four guns that we used. When we finished the operation, he took us to a hideout in the Igando area. He gave me N430, 000.

“I used the money for my child’s naming ceremony. My wife had put to bed a few days to the time we robbed. It was when I called Webo to borrow some money that he suggested the operation to me.”

Our correspondent learnt that Ogunbiyi, when he learnt that the police were on his trail, fled from home to evade arrest. He was eventually arrested in Iyana Iba.

Oladipupo, 28, from the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos, said he got N410, 000 from Webo.

He added that he was given a gun and three cartridges for the operation.

He said, “I was one of the two robbers that the manager knocked down. When I stood up, I shot at the windscreen of his car, but not at his body.

“I was the one who took the schoolbag containing the cash and two blackberry phones.”

Our correspondent learnt that the police were intensifying efforts to apprehend other fleeing gang members.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, promised to get back to our correspondent. He, however, had yet to do so as of press time.

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is this where you expect me to pay N90,000 a month? r u f kidding me? even if you ask for 20,000 i o go gree

a list without emperor bokassa of central african republic? he and idi amin are the worst despots ever in africa....go read abouy emperor bokassa man!!!

Borrussia:
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Macias Nguema

Macias Nguema was the son of a witch
doctor. Nguema was the first president of
Guinea. Though not as brutal as some other
dictators, he managed to do some of the
weirdest crimes out there. Some of his
crimes include stalking his mistresses’
former lovers. Other crimes he committed
were intellectual murder by killing the
intellectuals of his country. According to
reports , more than a third of Equatorial
Guinea’s population had to flee to other
countries to escape his brutal reign. It was
also reported that he ordered execution of
entire families and villages, during the time
of his reign, the country had neither a
development plan nor proper accounting
system for government funds. Macias
Nguema trusted no one, he spent most of
his time in his ancestral village of Mongomo,
where he kept the national treasury right
under his bed or in suitcases in his hut, but
on the 18th of August in 1979, he met his
end by his own nephew who sentenced him
to death. His nephew Teodoro Obiang
Nguema is still in power to this day.

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Said Barre

Siad Barre was a man who seized power
and stayed in power from October 21 1969
to January 26 1991. He adopted socialism
to the so called needs of Somalia. His
influences came from countries such as
China and Russia. Though he attempted a
lot of good, Barre committed a significant
amount of human rights violations such as
jailing dissidents. Barre was also very well
known for using his power to remove all
opposition or people who just didn’t like.
Barre died in political exile in 1995, but was
returned to Somalia for burial in his home
region.

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Omar Al-Bashir

Omar Al-bashir is a more recent case of
dictators. His biggest call to fame was in
March 4 2009 when he was issued an arrest
warrant. Omar has been charged with seven
crimes against humanity. Omar planned to
commit genocide against several ethnic
groups such as the Massalit and Zaghawa
groups, Omar is regarded by many today as
one of the worst dictators of Africa.

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Hissene Habre

Hissene Habre is one of dictators that didn’t
do too much, but still is a dictator. His rise
to power was from Libya invading Chad.
Habre and his troops defeated Libyan troops
and sent them packing in November 1981.
However, many human rights groups hold
Habre responsible for killing thousands of
people. These killings include massacres
against Hadjerai, and Zaghawa. The Human
Rights watch charged him with authorizing
the murders of tends of thousands of
humans and torturing them while under his
rule.

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General Idi Amin Dada

Ever seen that 1981 movie titled “Rise and
Fall of Idi Amin ” or 1976 “Raid on Entebee“?
– Kind of brings back some old memories,
what about “The Last King of
Scotland” (2006) that earned Forest
Whitaker Academy awards best actor, these
movies are based on the events of the brutal
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Idi Amin is
someone that doesn’t need too much
introduction, he is one of the worst dictators
of the last 20th century, also known as the
“Butcher of Uganda”. This 6 feet 4 inches
tall Ugandan boxing champion made the
highest rank possible for a Black African
serving in the British Army. This man
committed some unbelievable brutality that
only modern day Mexican drug cartels would
touch, It is belived that at least 300,000
people were killed during his regime. He was
born some time in the mid 1920s in Koboko
Uganda and died in August 18 2003. This
butcher left his mark on the world by using
his infamous killer squads to murder his
opponents and their families. He showed no
mercy to anyone. The scariest thing about
Amin was his ability to change from a
gentleman to an incredibly angry person
with no provocation. Amin is some that has
been described as erratic, unpredictable and
outspoken. After the United Kingdom broke
off all diplomatic relations with his regime in
1977, Amin declared he had defeated the
British and conferred on himself this full title:
“His Excellency, President for Life,
Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin
Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the
Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the
Seas and Conqueror of the British
Empire in Africa in General and Uganda
in Particular”


http://answersafrica.com/worst-dictators-africa.html

dont mid the fools...even criminal lebanese are called white in naija!!

Skywalker5:
You call Indians white?

you are a slowpoke...1st off the minister of health is ot igbo.

2nd the minister of petroleum, deziani is from bayelsa.

3rd, i can see just about 4 ministeres you mentiioned; they are suppose to be five going by the equality of representation act (federal character commission in mundane parlance). since every state is to get a minister, we have been short changed by one minister. so buhari, do the needful and give them igbos their five ministerial slots.

4th, head of DSS not igbo. i guess the spokesperson is igbo. that does not qualify as head of the agency.

get your facts right before hating the igbos, or any other tribe for that matter!!!

see wetin oba of south africa don do....na so our oba of eko been wan do.

astana1:
GEJ administration marginalized AND SACKED PEOPLE TO SET OUT HIS TRIBALISTIC AGENDA

Igbo man Ike Nkeremandu, Deputy Senate President

Igbo man Emeka Ihedioha, Deputy Speaker

(Imagine that in a country with 6 geopolitical zones, one occupies the two of the 4 major National Assemby leadership positions!!)

Igbo man Pius Ayim, Secretary to the Federal Government

igbo man Godwin Emefiele is the governor of the central bank of Nigeria

Igbo woman, Finance Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy

Igbo woman petroluem Minister

Igbo man Nebo, Power Minister

Igbo man Minister of aviation

Printing and Minting - Igbo

HEAD OF DSS -Igbo

MINISTER OF Health - Igbo

Jonathan removed other tribes from head of parastatals and put Igbos there but that would be addressed now. Bureau of statistics was filled up with Igbos.

Even the Hausas/Fulanis in military have never done this above show of shame and pure tribalism. And Igbos were quiet all through that administration cos others were marginalised.

to avoid tribalism, i do believe the they should make sure no president and vice are from the same tribe...even taking it further; for the 1st five positions, they should not come from same tribe...and 5 to 10, ot from same tribe. the idea of having an ibo president, ibo treasurer, ibo 2nd vice presido, ibo welfare president should be discarded. All the tribes should be represented. why not veterans who are not acting anymore??
this will go a long way to solve the tribalism. unlike the chartered institute of marketing/accountancy that has a yoruba as president and vice, as well as secretary ad public commnications person. we should avoid such monopoly

Samuel200:
Everything has turn to tribalism in nigeria,may god help us

Igbo, Yoruba rivalry killing our film industry - Adenuga

: Akeem Lasisi


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Foremost film maker, Mr. Wale Adenuga, seeks regeneration in the Nigerian film industry, AKEEM LASISI writes

It is an interesting moment in Nigeria as the current political transition has reached the peak. For many politicians, it is time to abandon the umbrella, which is the symbol of the Peoples Democratic Party, from whom the All Progressives Congress has snatched power – even if not at gun point but at ballot point. Such politicians would rather drop the umbrella and embrace the broom, the symbol of the APC.

For renowned film maker, Mr. Wale Adenuga, however, this is a time for the Nigerian film industry to embrace both the umbrella and the broom. But the acclaimed publisher of comic works that include Ikebe Super, and producer of popular dramas and films such as Papa Ajasco and Superstory, is not thinking like many of his colleagues who are eager to just sing and dance for politicians to secure crumbs of the the national cake. Instead, Adenuga is using the occasion of the envisaged national rebirth to chart a new course for the film industry.

The way only too few practitioners bother to do nowadays, Adenuga rose above the din on Tuesday when he called a press conference in Lagos. Unlike many of such he had called in the past, where he announced the coming of new works, it was a time to propound what he summarised as the philosophy of the broom and umbrella. He took a cursory look at the industry and gave a verdict that it has failed to realise its potential due to factors that are mostly self-inflicted.

Adenuga said, "Now, we need what I would describe as the broom and umbrella philosophy. We need the broom to sweep away all the issues militating against the industry and an umbrella to accommodate us all."

He noted that as a major stakeholder, he could no more wait to inspire and rally his colleagues and other stakeholders to address factors that are holding down the sector.

In a moving speech, Adenuga said, "As someone who has been in this industry for close to four decades, I have called this meeting to share my opinion on how to make the best of our industry and lay a solid foundation for unborn generations who may be interested in the business of filmmaking.

"Seemingly, these are the best of times for Nollywood as the film making business in Nigeria has come to be known. When the national economy was rebased in April last year, Nollywood was said to have contributed 1.2 per cent to the new GDP of N80.2 tn ( US$509.9bn.). This means that Nollywood added about N1.72tn to the revised GDP for 2013.

"The business of filmmaking in Nigeria, which is among the first three in the world, has also become a major source of employment for our teeming youths, a reason for which we believe that we have a lot to celebrate."

He, however, added that a keener assessment of the situation would show that the practitioners just had a lot of glittering without substance. He identified the challenges militating against real progress to include arguments on the history of film making in Nigeria, divisions along ethnic lines, lack of an umbrella association, lack of quality control and absence of fundamental government support.

Adenuga said, "The first and most important issue that we have to contend with, in my opinion, is the silent war that is going on among producers of the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups over the history of film making in Nigeria. I imagine that this is at the root of all other problems as a house divided against itself cannot stand much less make progress.

"A corollary to the foregoing is the unhealthy situation in which we now have Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa operating separately under the aegis of Nollywood, Yorubawood and Kannywood respectively. Even within these groups, we still have in-fighting and misunderstanding over leadership. In spite of this lack of cohesion, however, each of the 'woods' has her own guild where separatism is very apparent in their dealings, especially casting."

He linked this to the inability of the film makers to come under a national umbrella, which he finds very embarrassing.

"Although the average Nigerian may find this shocking, our industry is the only one in Nigeria where you do not have a national body or association. This country cannot speak of a national association of film makers, the way doctors talk about the Nigerian Medical Association, lawyers talk about the Nigerian Bar Association the press have the Nigerian Union of Journalists. It is true that we have all manner of guilds but these are all based on the sentiments that I described earlier.

"I am persuaded to believe that our inability to come together under an umbrella is one of the reasons why we have some of the problems that detract from the development of the business in Nigeria," he explained.

To move forward, Adenuga said piracy must be circumvented, with all stakeholders having to fight it with one voice.

Acknowledging that the Jonathan administration initiated a N3bn. intervention, Adenuga believes that more needs to be done. First, he wants his colleagues to play down the issue film making history in Nigeria – the way doctors do not haggle over who started practice in the country. He wants stakeholders to work together and shun petty sentiments, while he cannot wait to see a national association of film makers formed.

Adenuga said, "I think the urgent formation of a national body of film makers is one thing that we cannot avoid if we are serious about making the best out of the industry. My suggestion is that we start with the formation of truly national guilds for all the professions that form the industry.

"These include producers, directors, makeup artistes, editors, actors, production managers, set designers, location managers, cameramen, continuity men, costumiers, lights men, sound recordists and marketers, among others. All of these guilds will elect their individual president and these presidents of guilds will come together to elect the president of the overall association of filmmakers. The association can then have a secretariat in Abuja where all the guilds would have offices.

"The national executive of the association will then be able to work with the government at all levels and corporate bodies on issues affecting the industry like piracy and funding. Such a body would be in a position to lobby for the review of laws guiding piracy and ensure that the government funding gets into the right hands through the state or zonal offices."

To stem piracy, Adenuga advocates the establishment of a cinema in each local government area in the country, so that the home video culture will become secondary. Also, he wants the governments and other relevant bodies to create funds that stakeholders can access.

Like a sage, Adenuga said, "I have a feeling that I am not the only one thinking about the urgent need for us to have a national body for film makers but this has not worked because of the interest of people who exploit the poorly constituted guilds for their personal needs. Such individuals nurse the fear that they will lose out in a democratic environment and will continue to do everything to resist change.

"Some people will also not support this initiative unless they are sure that they would emerge as leaders. They consider the leadership of any such association their birthright and would not support its establishment unless they are assured of the opportunity to lead.

"But this is the time for everyone to put all their personal ambition aside and let us all work together for an industry which would be a befitting legacy for our children. With the talents that God has endowed the industry with and the inspiring population that Nigeria is blessed with, nothing will be able to hold us back from shaking the world if only we are able to harness our resources."

source: http://odili.net/news/source/2015/apr/17/823.html

i keep telling you guys, theater is not film makig...almost everu primary school in the east get involved in theater during easter and xmas periods....those are not films, once more.

LAGrejectIBO:
What you just described is not a negative and neither is it a derogatory of Yoruba race. Nollywood and all its intrigues is new to other cultures in Nigeria but to the Yorubas we have been there, done it and saturated it.

When it comes to theater and cinema, you are not in the class or rank of those who hold pedigree to make critical contributions to the pioneering instincts of Yoruba magic and drama. Suffice to share with you an entry in Encyclopedia Brittanica which chronicles that Yoruba has been in theater since 1944 and our women have been on stage, in studios and on screen since 1946. Now beat that!


http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/425901/Hubert-Ogunde