₦airaland Forum

Can we all ponder on d guy that attempted bombing Christ embassy church in d same building housing Superscreen TV somewhat last 2yrs ago if am correct?

Unfortunately for Ms. Otteh,her soft part is still allowing her to attend such kangaroo trial. if I were to b in her shoes,d simplest n easiest thing i wld hv done is 2 get an injunction 4rm d court questioning d morality n integrity of Hon. Hembe to b part of d Probe committee wrt d transaction dat took place btw him & Ms. Otteh.As she will not get a fair hearing.

logica: I don't think they need the token to be able to withdraw money from your account. All they need is to get your ATM card number and pin and they are good to go. With those 2 they can create a copy of your card and then the ATM beckons.

I diagree wt u there. when u 'log in' into ur online profile/account, d pin u used is not necessary dsame as d one u use wt ur ATM Card. Also,d token is another last end of security,but we failed to forget another factor,ur 'Security answer' field which must b filled before u r asked to use ur token.
For d website,correct gtbank website is: gtbank.com
So,go through dis website if don't want ur information 2 b compromised if dat is even possible.

afam4eva: Owerri is more sane, and well planned but port-hacourt has more value.

d first law of increase is order(well planned). hw can their b 'actual' development whn things r not well planned.

gist4real: Mr President has to take care of his kinsmen.

Typical of a clueless President dat is even afraid of his own shadow njust in govt. 4 wat 2 grab.
Instead of initializing typical true federalism so dat dis mundane clamor 4 more states will stop n d rest of d lazy northern Governors will sit up 2 stop dis daily mad rush to Abuja by our governors.

iykak47: Segun Arinze another sharp shooter.

I thought 2face Baba is d only knwn culprit in dis type of act?

Uche2005: some of you look you are funny people. how can an Azikiwe Goodluck finish and hand over to  Okorocha both from the east.  So that possible.  No. The east is in power. And Jonathan is using the east term.

My advise to u is to study d map of nigeria well. ok?

tpia@:
anything that reduces my time on nairaland should be met with applause by you folks.


una no even appreciate seun's efforts sef.

I appreciate some of d changes made,but d web developer need to tone down d color theme or reverse back to d previous color theme.
and make use of 00:00:00,as time of post.
I like d 'quote post' feature on indivual members' post.
i like

The exact time(00:00:00) of post is important,rather than indicating when d post was made(xhrs ymins zsecs ago)

@Patriot2,i dey feel u die!

I am not poor and not too rich. I have someone that I wish to marry but the problem (I guess) is that she will soon become a Lawyer. Please, any advice can be helpful. I heard that Lady Barristers can become troubles when married - according to a lawman.

@op thx 4 dis post,my case is similar 2 urs.

I am a christain 4rm d SE,but Buhari has only bn my ideal president because i hv never 4 once had any faith in GEJ. my advice 2 nigerians, form mini groups n table ur mandate 2 politicians aspiring 4 public post n pls,let nigerians stop dis nauseating n unnecessary regard towards public office holders. they r meant 2 b ur servant n not d other way round. d reason 2 dis attitude is dat most nigerians dont have honour or integrity.

Whateva name it has been called now,let no one bother as will b reversed by d NA. This is d height of administrative recklessness and abuse of office.

News of bomb blast in d north is NO NEWS pls! Rather,I think credit shld b given 2 dis BH guys,for trying to reduce d excess population of d north dat gave rise to over 9m Alhmajaris dat came into dis contraption called nigeria either by birth,nationalization or by migration all in d name of fulfilling d tenets of their religion,dat says a muslim man can hv up to 4 wives,even when itz glaring dat d man lives 4rm hand to mouth. And also no thanks 2 our past northern presidents & both past n present LAZY Governors in d north dat has help in deceiving their pple and improvished them.
And dis BH guys,if u want peace and like ur fellow muslims,dont even think of trying any stunt in d SE,cos it will not b funny at all. But,I must give kudos to GEJ,though i've never been his fan even before he became d president since I knew he wasnt going 2 b better dan OBJ,for trying to rehabilitate dis miserable 9m Ahlmajaris.

My candid advice to any1 dat cares to read,is dat dont expect anytin extra-ordinary 4rm GEJ,cos is not possible 4 corruption to b fighting corruption. d mere fact dat GEJ knws what 2 do but ignored it, is an indication dat he is just out there 2 c what 2 grab while in office. This efcc will b worse than when Waziri was d head,cos i dont c anytin good coming out dis commission. y? u may ask there was a petition against Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on mis-application/appropriation of N500m for a State contract,dat was submitted 2 efcc of which till now d matter is as good as dead. My advice to Bayelsans,ur present Governor will not take u 2 d promise land.
while d North strategize for Presidency come 2015 to enjoy d oil money dat flows 4rm d blood n sweat of d SE & SS people, while their lazy governors pretend to feign ignorance of d masterminds of d BOKO HARAM insurgencies to make GEJ's tenure un-governorable. Let d truth b told, itz will b easier 4 a camel to pass through d eye of a needle than any Malam dat comes 4rm d North 2 become d president of nigeria while d oil resides in SE & SS. Shikina!

From my own pt. of view,d best way 2 hit d SA Govt. & their pple by d balls is 2 ask GLO,ETISALAT & AIRTEL to buy up d assets of MTN in Naija while Hi TV,My TV & other Cable Networks to buy up d assets of DSTV. With these actions,they will knw dey have me$$ed up wt d wrong country. Itz about time d Nigerian government realize dat our population is an assets 4 both foreign & local investors,dat 4rm own calculation,d SA Govt. failed to appreciate. Now,I am beggining to admire Robert Mugabe.

Today,4rm Makurdi to Enugu is a clear example of the violation of IGP's orderg. where there is joint road block or check point,the soldier now engage in shameless collection of 'toll fee' with reckless abandon.
I think every Nigerian needs total reformation,inclusive the unborn baby in womb.

Until whn d nigerian govt & we d pple wake up 4rm dis fire brigade approach to issues & develope dis attitude of nipping calamity in d bud we'll continue going round & round in circles. why?
1. what is d govt. doing about d gas platform in Bayelsa dat has bn burning 4 over 3wks now?
2. what about d lead poison calamity in Adamawa?
3. what about d countless Oil spillage problems dat has come to stay in d Niger Delta region?
4. d desertification in d Northern part of Nigeria dat has been ravaging fertile lands even till now?
5. d issue of bad governance & corruption dat has pervaded d whole facet of our lives?
6. stealing d Oil 4rm d Niger Delta to service other states & FCT?
7. Not to forget our porous borders,dat our govt. & security agents had accepted to be our fate?
d list is endless.
Back to d BH problem,what was our intelligence & security agencies doing when it was in d news dat heavily armed Gadahfi's son & some fleeing Libyan generals in convoy of over 50 vehicles where transversing d borders of Chad & Niger during d fall of Gadahfi while seeking for a refuge? As usual,d general notion comes into play,nothing can happen to us,while our elected/public office holders steal dis country blind in broad daylight.
Now we r feeling d menace bad governance & no-regard for human life has brought to us.
God bless Nigeria.

teskyg:
Boko Haram getting Desperate.Your days are number.They have taken to propaganda.I blame the Nigeria press of giving them much publicity.They have also lost considerable amount of their members to the JTF onslaught.

They have ran away from Maiduguri after the intense operation carried out by JTF.I read so many post on Nairaland since these Boko Haram senseless killings began.I saw a lot of comments.I also understood that most of the posters are shadows of CPC and Northern Islamic idiots who have failed to realized that Christians who are more blessed by God with more Natural resources have waken up to claimed what the Islamic Idiots think is their Birth right.The Killings is rather worsening their chances of ever ruling this country again.

It is pathetic to note that why the Elites  from the North who have plunder the resources accrual to them continue to mislead them.They are yet to realized the consequences  of their action.

Boko Haram  according to Sanusi Lamido arises because of Poverty Marginalization and Employment.It is worthy to mentioned that none of their elite has been targeted since they began their Reign of terror.Most of the places where these bombs explodes are abode of the struggling poor.No bomb has exploded at the GRA where those people responsible for their woes reside.

I see so many jumped to condemn GEJ after any bomb blast and they always tell us to wait for 2015.We know who they are and we cant be mislead by all those shadow Buhari supporters.It is time they realized that power will never go back to the North again, Never,

U took d wind out my sail

Come 2015,it will be the turn of the Igbos(hitherto Christians) to take this country to the path of seriousness it deserves. Muslims(BH,Hausa-fulanis),U will need to wait a little longer,unless u want us to divide this country,while ur camels/cows/rams continue to struggle wt thesame pond where most of ur pple drink water from. Thanks to almost 40yrs of mis-rule of this country by Rulers/leaders from the North who use religion,ethnicity,covert deprivation to blind ur sense of reasoning & emancipation,with the exception of some few individuals.
Pls,no insults when responding cos my eyes & that of the pple of SE are fixed on 2015,so all hands are on deck to protect GEJ presidency.

Can anyone tell us the types & quantity derived from 1barrel of Crude Oil,having in mind there are three types of Crude oil sold at the international market?

velo10:
I've never heard of a firtst lady commisioning a naval ship before. For goodness sake, a first lady's priorities are on family, children, women and health affair, etc. What concerns this woman with the military that she can never handle. Jonathan really doesn't understand some people's roles in government, including that of his so-called first lady.

I cant just agree wt u more. U spoke my mind QED.
Itz only in a country of d absurd such personnality will b @ d center stage of such event.
Dis is wat Nigerians will get when dey vote for mediocres instead of pple who r hungry to kick some ass.es & perform surgical ops. on dis false entity called Nigeria.

Dont b fooled fellas. Every nigerian president will continue buying aircrafts. These aircrafts r 4 discreet freighting of cargo(€,$ & £) in disguise of presidential trip while his cronies & family members make dis deposits in overseas bank accounts.
Hv u guyz forgotten so quickly how OBJ was embarking on oversea trips as if he was visiting his backyard.

MerryPlus:
The article is reproduced below:

"Budget 2012 - Broke Country, Expensive Leaders

The attempt by President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw the 'fuel subsidy' largely to raise revenues for a wasteful government united Nigerians across ethnic, religious and social strata for over a week. One of the unintended consequences of the administration's unilateral action was bringing to the front-burner questions about the size of government, the excessive cost of governance, and the fraud and corruption in the oil sector.

Nigerians now know that their president would rather impose an overnight tax on them than undertake an orderly deregulation of the petroleum sector. They also know the difference between an isolated fuel price hike (for immediate revenue) and the policy review-legislation-independent regulation-competitive markets path that was implemented in the telecoms sector deregulation between 2000 and 2001. Nigeria will be the better for it, as we are now unanimous on seeing that some of the spending items like the near N1 billion for food in the Villa are justified and put in context.

For this reason, over the ensuing weeks, this column will undertake a detailed sectoral analysis of the 2012 budget proposal submitted by the president to the National Assembly in December 2011. Our objective is to enlighten all stakeholders on the provisions contained in the budget and suggest areas to reduce waste, question spending priorities and cut out what appears dysfunctional. Our hope is that the National Assembly will in the end make the budget work for the people of Nigeria. Today, we will look at the revenue profile for 2012 and issues arising there from, and then throw a searchlight on the much-headlined expenditure for the security sector. Details of the budget are available online onhttp://budgetoffice.gov.ng/2012_budget_proposal.html or if for any reason unavailable, http://el-rufai.org/2012/01/full-access-to-2012-budget-proposal/

The federation expects to generate about N9.4 trillion in revenues in 2012, consisting of about N6.4 trillion from oil and gas, N2.7 trillion from personal income and company taxes, custom duties, and value-added tax (VAT). Another N250 billion is expected from special levies and taxes like the Education Tax. Out of this total, the Federal Government share amounts to about N3.6 trillion. This is because the Federal Government gets about 48.5 per cent of the oil and non-oil revenues and taxes, about 14 per cent of VAT and gets to keep all of its independent revenue. Omitted from the budget is an additional 7.5 per cent of the total - special funds that include the ecological fund, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and mineral resources fund. Also omitted is how much is deducted from the gross oil revenue as our contribution to the Joint Venture Cash Calls. All these need to be detailed out for the National Assembly to do its constitutional duty and ensure accountability, but they are missing from both the Budget and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework for 2012-2015.

Starting with projected revenue of about N3.6 trillion, the budget envisages a total spend of N4.7 trillion, meaning that we intend to spend about N1.1 trillion more than we expect to earn this year. Where is the extra cash coming from? It is not from 'fuel subsidy'. The 2012 budget already assumed that not a penny will be deducted to subsidise petrol. The Federal Government hopes to finance the deficit by borrowing some N794 billion this year, and get some windfall from privatisation (N10 billion), signature bonus (N75 billion) and the now-depleted excess crude account (N225 billion). No provision has been made in the budget to transfer any amounts to the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). Once again, these are items that need to be detailed for us as citizens to know, and for the National Assembly to decide upon.

What are the implications of these pieces of information? How does the plan to borrow an additional N794 billion sit with the administration's desire to ‘reduce’ our borrowing from the current levels nearing 20 per cent of GDP? What does the projected medium term expenditure framework reveal about our revenue and spending patterns? Are these consistent with the desire of Nigerians to see a smaller, less expensive and more efficient Federal Government? We ask our readers to bear these in mind as they reflect on the numbers presented herein.

We should also note that with the 'fuel subsidy' not fully gone, the Federal Government's assumption of zero-subsidy-deduction is off the table, and the hole in the budget will increase by at least half of the 'expected N400+ billion' to N1.3 trillion, so further borrowing is necessary to fund this gap. And as I wrote last week, there is not a single kobo anywhere for the so-called SURE-P programme unless the National Assembly raises the benchmark price of crude oil by at least another $20 with the risks attendant to that.

Looking closely at the spending proposals, commendable efforts have been made to reduce the level of statutory transfers to INEC, UBEC, NDDC and the National Judicial Council (NJC). Sadly, the transfer to the National Assembly remains at the 2011 level of N150 billion. Unless this is reduced, we will spend an average of N320 million per legislator in 2012 at a time when Nigerians are clearly disgusted at the very high quarterly allowances they draw, over and above what the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved for them. The National Assembly should listen to the voice of Nigerians and reduce this provision substantially. The provision for the salaries and allowances of public servants has risen by about N150 billion from the 2011 levels to N1.655 trillion. This increase cannot be due to the usual annual salary increment. There is something more and it contradicts the stated goal of the administration to reduce the cost of governance. The National Assembly should scrutinise this more closely with a very sharp knife!

Other items of expenditure that need closer review are the overheads - the N11 billion for international travel, more than N30 billion for ‘research and development’, maintenance of vehicles, furniture, etc., over N20 billion, stationery, magazines and newspapers at over N5 billion, and nearly N17 billion (more than $110 million) to purchase yet another plane for the president, at a time when we are being asked to sacrifice and pay more for petrol, transportation, food and rent. There are other items we will highlight in each sector but these broad areas are indicative for the time being of the need for close scrutiny by the citizens.
We will now briefly look at the provisions for the security sector. The president announced that the sector got allocated some N922 billion for 2011. This number is the sum of the budgetary allocations of the ministries of defence, police affairs, and interior plus police commands and formations and the intelligence community (NSA's office). The president forgot to add the following - (1) Amnesty Programme (N74 billion), (2) Military Pensions N60 billion, (3) Army Internal Operations (N17 billion), (5) Police Service Commission (N2.5bn), (6) Customs, Immigration & Pensions (N8.6bn), (7) SSS/NIA Pensions (N11.2bn), (9) Death Benefits - Army & Police (N5.4bn), (10) Federal Road Safety Commission (N28.9bn), (11) Maritime Security (N4bn) and Police Reform Fund (N15bn). Adding all these up brings the total of our spending on the security sector to N1.145 trillion, not the N922 billion highlighted. The equivalent tally for 2011 was N1.174 trillion, about N30 billion higher than this year.

We will begin the analysis of the security sector with the budget of the intelligence community - the office of the NSA, the SSS (Internal Security), the National Intelligence Agency (External Counter-Intelligence) and the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF). The budget of the Defence Intelligence Agency and Directorate of Military Intelligence are under the Ministry of Defence, and are therefore excluded.
It is worth noting that the NSA is one of the 20 special advisers approved by the National Assembly for the president, but he sits in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) as a member. His office is an advisory office and his main job is coordinating the activities of the security agencies, with staff strength of about 100. Each agency is independent of the NSA and routinely reports directly to the president. It is therefore difficult to explain how the NSA has the highest budget of all in the intelligence community- higher than that of the SSS with about 15,000 staff members and the smaller but far more effective, NIA.

the NSA's budget consists of N212 million for personnel cost, N3.64 billion for overheads and a whopping N33 billion for capital projects! The respective proposals for the SSS are N17 billion, N5 billion and a paltry N1.8 billion! No wonder the SSS is handicapped in dealing with security threats within our borders! The NIA is not much better with N19.7 billion for staff costs, N3.9 billion for overheads and N2.6 billion for capital projects.

A cursory look at the NSA's capital projects is even more revealing. Over N1.1 billion will be spent on satellite communications, over N3.5 billion on something called ‘data signal centre/equipment’ and N717 million for Iridium/Thuraya Communication platform. I thought that Iridium went out of business nearly a decade ago, and Thuraya is an insecure form of communication used mainly by global companies to connect far-flung personnel. Are our agencies using this for secure communications in the 21st century? I wondered about that until I saw the provision of N78 million for a presidential communications network and N27 billion for the establishment of a ‘strategic operations centre’. We all hope that the most advanced technologies will be adopted in deploying these - and certainly not low-earth orbit satellite systems like the defunct Iridium!

The Presidential Air Fleet is under the NSA's office. Apart from modest provisions of N15.6 million for personnel costs, N969 million for overheads (spares, checks, and aviation fuel can be expensive!), there is a provision of N16.8 billion ($110 million) for a brand new plane for the presidency. This is quite an expensive plane because a fully-equipped high-end Gulfstream 5 can be acquired brand new for between $40-50 million. The plane type and specifications were not mentioned in the budget, and these should interest the citizens of Nigeria and the National Assembly.

Within the budget of the State House is a proposal to buy two brand new, bullet-proof Mercedes Benz 600E cars for the presidency at about $1 million each. I guess since our two top men are getting new cars, it makes sense for them to have an additional new aircraft as well - but in a year in which we are living above our means, spending at least N1.1 trillion we do not have, and borrowing N794 billion to make ends meet? We are broke as a nation, we now know. We will collapse if the fuel subsidy is not withdrawn, according to our president. Are our leaders not too expensive? Are they sensitive to our cries for improved electricity, affordable transportation and jobs for our youths? The ball is in the court of the National Assembly to restructure this budget."

I am of d opinion that this struggle/protest has gone beyond reversal of the n141/l to n65/l. And going by my usual suspicion about NLC/TUC, this protest may be called off before Monday 16,January after GMG(Ghana Must Go) bags might has changed hands just as of previous clamour by Labour for the So-called New Minimum wage of mere addition of N900 per Grade level in the Civil Service.
What I'm saying is that in addition to reversal of the petrol price to n65/l we demand the ff:
1) Drastical reduction of an overbloated government in addition to reduction of MDAs. Must every state produce a minister? The Constitution says all states must be represented in the government.There are other areas of government states can be represented.
2) If Obama(President of World's no.1 economy) earns $400k/yr why should GEJ(President of an Underdeveloped country) earn an humongus amount of money running to millions of dollars? All public & elected office holders should earn according to status of our economy.
3) Full deregulation of the downstream Oil and Gas sector. I notice we talk about only crude oil,what about the Natural Gas reserves?
4) Complete privation of NNPC and seperation from government's influence.
5) Return to Parliamentary System of government.
6) Appointment of Attorney General of the Federation(AGF) should come from NJC and not from the Presidency.
7) An Independent Budget Assesment Committee(IBA) to be setup, comprising of members from CSOs/CLOs,Professional bodies & Labour. The Nigerian Budget has always been the license for operators of both the Executive & Legislature arm of government to engage in broad daylight looting of our common wealth. It's a public knowledge that items that have been provided for in previous budget hv been tucked in again in the 2012 Budget.

Nairalanders,whom should we follow?

I am still finding it difficult to understand, why a Pastor that was notified of a member that died outside the church premises while doing cleanup today 26/11/2011 in Lagos should be detained for more than 8hrs at the Police station.
what was his(Pastor) offence? Because he came to the Police station to report the death of his sheep(member) and required Police report so that they can transport the deceased straight to the village with the knowledge of the deceased family.

Even after the family of the deceased insisted that they don't want they dimension this issue is going,as all what they wanted was to have their brother released to them from the morgue.

After, the intervention of the church's lawyer and Senior Pastor, the said Pastor was released after parting with the sum of N10,000 to the Police.

The reasons posited by the police officer that was engaged at the Police station, was that a 'foul play was suspected'. This was after an investigation had been carried to determine the actually cause of death and activities that lead to the death of the church member.

Are they(Police) trying to tell us, if Bishop Oyedepo or Pastor Adeboye should come to the Police station to report a death case, the same ordeal will befall them?

No wonder, the families of Police officers don't look like human beings, rather they live and think like people that should be confined in the jungle and caged.

I find it annoyingly ridiculous, that majority of Nigerians can still justify the award given to Aliko Dangote as being appropriate.
Well, after having a second thought on the 'SHORT MEMORY' syndrome majority of Nigerians suffers, I was quickly to restrain myself.

To hit the nail on the head, knowing Nigerians to be smart cookies when it comes to business/trade or in any privilege position.
How can you be like Dangote? Simple, do the following:

1) Connive with the Government of the day to be the Sole importer of RICE into Nigeria and maintain the supply for years, while our over 65 varieties of rice in Nigeria are not being developed to international standards for export.
2) Connive with the Government of the day to be one of the few importers/Sole importer of CEMENT into Nigeria and maintain the supply for years
3) Connive with the Government of the day to be the Sole importer of SUGAR into Nigeria and maintain the supply for years
4) Connive with the Government of the day to buy/acquire part of our ports for direct packaging of cement and sugar into bags at the detriment of the nation's security at our port. Please correct me if I am wrong on this item.
5) Arrange with greedy CEOs/MDs of banks to get stupendous loans even when there is no well lay down road map to paying the loans on time all because they see you as 'big man' , while an average Nigerian with a good business intention asking for loan will be ask to bring the 'impossible' as collateral.
6) Support the present and incoming President/Military Ruler/Dictator in Nigeria before/during/after elections OR before/after they[Military Ruler(s)] might have usurped the powers of the constitution by coupe(s) de tat.

The list is endless.

Now, the question is this, if Bill Gates or Steve Jobs were not given award by their country's government for thinking out of the box, now why should i grudge over Aliko Dangote's being awarded GCON? Puhhhh!

Probably, next year,the number of awards will increase to 450, because in Nigeria, nothing reduces after an increased.
And our government is telling(rather deceiving themselves) us fuel subsidy will normalize the price of petrol(because kerosine and diesel have been deregulated for long and their prices are beyond the heavens till now) to internal market price when we have this crude oil at our backyard,ehhh! 

9ja, I dey laugh oohhh!