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Sery777: don't mind them,instead of saying their area they said ph.
pls i have not seen light for upto 1hr let alone 20hrs and am in ph town.for the past one month,we just get the light that is enough to pump water after dat ,they take it.
liarsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

what part of port harcourt town. Tell me, so that we'll know who the real lair is.

Power is not 24/7 but it has greatly improved and significantly in some parts. The areas not experiencing this are undergoing some work.
Governor ameachi is working.

The political complexion of passengers
aboard the presidential jet, 5N-FGS, which
landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in
Lagos Sunday evening is stoking fresh
concerns that the River State mission team,
plotting the ouster of Governor Rotimi
Amaechi, has moved into new drive.
At about 5:30 P.M. in the wet Sunday
ambience of Lagos, the Presidential jet from
Abuja taxied to a stop revealing a velvet rank
of well-known anti-Amaechi political
juggernauts, comprising of former Governor
of River State, Celestine Omehia; Minister of
State for Education, Nyesom Wike; PDP
Chairman Rivers State, Felix Obuah: and
Abiye Sekibo, impeccable aviation sources
told PREMIUM TIMES.
Details of what appeared to be a Lagos visit
for a meeting were unavailable but by 7:45
P.M, Sunday night, according to the sources,
the meeting was held and the flight, with its
passengers, was airborne again, heading
towards Abuja.
The leader of the team, Mr. Nyesom, could
not be reached to comment for this story. He
did not answer or return calls made to his
telephone Monday morning.
Special Adviser to the President, Reuben
Abati, wouldn’t also comment for this story.
He told our reporter Monday morning he
was rushing to catch a flight but would
investigate the allegation and revert as soon
as he was able.
But another adviser to the president, who
asked not to be named because he was not
authorised to speak on the matter, said the
anti-Amaechi team could have hired the
presidential jet.
“I’m aware there is a unit that does
commercial operations so people can
actually pay and use the presidential jet,” he
said. “So, if indeed they used a presidential
jet, it does not necessarily mean that the
president knows about it.”
The meeting is coming two days after the
Thursday, October 4, decision by the
Supreme Court to hear the appeal, filed by
the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi,
seeking to nullify a ruling of a Court of
Appeal which gave Celestine Omehia, as the
All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
governorship candidate for the state, the
right to challenge a judgment of the Federal
High Court that held that Amaechi’s tenure
ended on May 29, 2011.
The opposition to Mr. Amaechi, unable to
oust him so far on many fronts, appears to
see providence in the legal understanding of
the question of the governor’s tenure.
Three years ago, a member of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Cyprian Chukwu,
asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to
interpret the Supreme Court judgment that
in 2007 removed Mr. Omehia from office
and declared Mr. Amaechi as the governor.
Since Mr. Amaechi took the oath of office in
October 2007 and not May 29, as other
governors in the country, Mr. Chukwu
wanted the court to determine whether,
specifically, governorship election should be
held in Rivers at the April general election
date.
After Justice Abdul Kafarati ruled that the
governorship elections in Rivers State would
hold during the general election of April, Mr.
Omehia, unhappy about it, and not even a
party to the high court suit, applied to the
Court of Appeal to join him to enable him
appeal against the judgment.
“I am dissatisfied with the judgment of the
lower court and wish to appeal against
same as a person interested in the matter,
and in the office of governor of Rivers State
which forms the basis of my interest as well
as a person interested in the interpretation
of a judgment in which I was a principal
party,” Mr. Omehia said in his affidavit.
The Court of Appeal granted Mr. Omehia the
right to appeal the high court judgment, and
a dissatisfied Mr. Amaechi filed an appeal at
the Supreme Court claiming that in granting
Mr. Omehia’s prayers, the court of appeal
erred in law.
PREMIUM TIMES legal analyst, Jiti Ogunye,
said late Sunday in Lagos that the anti-
Amaechi group was investing in a false
hope adding, “in so far as they are looking
to benefit from the strategy of tenure, the
Supreme Court has resolved the matter in
the case of Obi Vs. INEC where it was
decided that it is when an elected person is
sworn in that his tenure commences.”
Mr. Ogunye said if the mission team that
visited Lagos with the Presidential Jet
thought they could expect something
tangible, “on grounds of the politics of
tenure, I am sorry for them because it is a
failed strategy.”
He said they were confusing two inter-
related but nevertheless distinct cases. Obi
Vs. INEC on the one hand, and Amaechi Vs.
PDP on the other hand.
In the case of Obi Vs. INEC, Governor Obi
challenged INEC’s decision to peg his tenure
to 10 months on the ground that then
Governor Ngige who had spent 3 years and
2 months, before the electoral court ousted
Ngige and installed him, Obi. The Supreme
Court decision on this has become the
classic authority on the contention on
tenure.
However in the case of Amaechi Vs. PDP, Mr.
Amaechi who had won the party primary
was arbitrarily substituted for Mr. Omehia
who then went ahead to win the election.
But Mr. Amaechi challenged his substitution,
and the Supreme Court decided by
mandatory injunction to oust Mr. Omehia,
who had been governor for about four
months, and install Mr. Amaechi. The
question then was whether Mr. Amaechi
who was sworn in in October rather than
May was completing Mr. Omehia’s tenure.
Mr. Ogunye said “while the cases appeared
to be similar, they really are not.” The case
before the court in Amaechi vs PDP was on
the status of a flag bearer for the party, he
said.
“The effort to rid Amaechi on this legal
ground is unlikely to succeed because the
Supreme Court would have had to reverse
itself and that typically requires an
exceptional circumstance,” Mr. Ogunye said.

GOD BLESS HER MAJESTY!! I really hope her brittanic majesty has mercy on her former nigerian colony and take us back. It won't be so bad, nobody apart from the fat cat leaders will revolt. Because life is so bad, people will hardly notice the difference. We will glady abide by all your gracious rules and norms. GOD BLESS NIGERIA, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN OF NIGERIA. ELIZABETH II.

frankyychiji: . Nobody is denying anything here. The rubbish article was meant for u and thats why you are consuming it with relish!!! Eediot!

animal. You and your fellow vultures are in denial.

Being in denial is a very bad thing. Ignoring the truth just makes you ignorant, it does'nt change or negate the facts. The article clearly articulates a position and even went as far as mentioning an address....if you don't belive then go check it out. Ignoring the message and attacking the messanger. Is just outright pathetic.

A plot by President Goodluck
Jonathan's henchman to pull down
Akwai Ibom State Governor Godswill
Akpabio's political structures has
been uncovered.
LEADERSHIP exclusively gathered that
the former Secretary to the Akwai
Ibom State Government (SSG) Mr
Umana Okon Umana, has opened an
office at Wuse 2 in Abuja to
effectively execute his plan.
The office, which is at 39 Durban
Street, Wuse 2, is to used for the
political engineering on how Mr
Umana can take over the political
structures of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) in the state from Akpabio.
Mr Umana Okon Umana is believed to
be enjoying the backing of President
Goodluck Jonathan who currently
doubtful of Akpabio's loyalty,
especially as it concerns 2015.
Jonathan is not ready to take
chances on 2015, hence he has
contracted Mr Umana to dislodge
Akpabio.
The Abuja office is to be run by one
Mike Bush and a Northern political
mobiliser with a large following,
Mallam Usman.
But in a swift reaction to the plot, the
Akwai Ibom State government,
through the Commissioner for
Information and Communication, Mr
Aniekan Umana, said Akpabio was
unmoved by the plot, saying Umana
had no political relevance in the
state.
The commissioner further said it was
laughable for Umana to think that he
could fight Akpabio from Abuja,
assuring that President Jonathan
was confident of the governor's
loyalty to him.
It would be recalled that Governor
Akpabio forced Mr. Umana to resign
as SSG in July this year.
Umana, it was gathered then, dared
the governor, saying he would spill
the beans on Akpabio if he
attempted to stop him from
becoming governor in 2015.

http://leadership.ng/news/061013/plot-pull-down-akpabios-political-structures-uncovered

Billyonaire: The British Prime minister is not a paradigm of what should be. What makes you rationalize the use of Britain as a yardstick to measure Nigeria ?

Use USA as a Yardstick, please give this comparison a break, because as far as I am concerned, our realities and destinies are different as a people. When you compare Nigeria to Britain, have you realized that you are comparing a father to a son ?

What happened in 1914 ? Do you remember that Britain was here ruling us from 1900 and Amalgamated us in 1914 and went ahead to rule us until 1960 ? You are comparing a baby to his grandfather ? Give me a break this Sunday morning young man. As a matter of fact, a Nigerian President needs more Security than a British "Prime Minister". Should be comparing Nigerian President to the Queen.

with all due respect sir, you just said nothing. The fact remains that a fleet of jets is the least of nigeria's problems. The country has serious problems and we need every penny to solve them. Is'nt the son suppose to learn from the father to better himself? Britain is miles richer than nigeria but it says it can't afford the frivolity of a plane for their head of state and head of government. If i should'nt compare nigeria with britain then tell me another country, that spends so much on trivial things while a majority of it's citizens suffer, should i compare nigeria with north korea, or zimbabwe? Call out wrong when you see the:. Not everything is defensible.

ACM10: How this despot managed to hold on to power in Europe in this era is a mystery to me.

easy, ally yourself with the russians.

Billyonaire: Irrespective of what we think individually, the safety of the President of Nigeria is paramount, I suggest that the Presidential Fleet should always have the best of nextgen Aircraft fortified with missile defense system.

I do not care who is President at any point in time, but Presidents work too hard and need the very best care that we can afford, loss of any President brings rounds of turmoil on uncertainties, and we do not want that. Do we ?

the british prime minister and the president of nigeria, who needs more security? But the british prime minister has no plane. He hires british airway for he and his staff to travel.

Nikolia and his father, meeting with pope benedict at the vatican.

Nikolia with his gun at his waist with his suit covering it.

Nikolia pays homage at the casket of his good friends and uncle figure, hugo chavez, his father and the iranian president joins him.

NAME: NIKOLAI LUKASHENKO
POSITION: PROSPECTIVE PRESIDENT OF BELARUS.
AGE: 7
There are but a few dictators in the world and only one on the continent of europe and nikolai lukashenko is in training to assume that position. Nikolai is the son of alexander lukashenko, the president of belarus. Nikolai is the last child of the dictator, he was born out of wedlock as his father had him with his personal doctor. Alexander lukashenko has two other kids from his legal wife but nickolia has proven to be his favourite and he is currently in training to be the next commander in chief of belarus.

The boy is just 7 years old but has access to his farmily billions of dollars fortune. He has an impecable security detail and he is home schooled. At the age of 5, he learnt how to use a gun and he was presented with a golden pistol from his father. Which he carries around incase of a would be assasin. He is second in command to his father and attends all government and military meetings. All senoir generals are expected to salute him: he accompanies his father to major overseas trips and have met with some of the biggest world leaders. At only 7 nikolai has proven to be as ruthless as his father and might suceed him pretty soon as there are chatter of the dictator having a terminal illness.

PICS:
nikolia in army camouflage during a belarus military parade day( note his guns strapped to his waist).

Nickolia and his father meeting with hugo chavez in caracas.

Russian president, dimitry medvedev admires nikolia's golden gun.

Nikolia with his father recieving salutes as second in commande at belarus independence day military parade.

CAMEROONPRIDE: meanwhile your drunkard ,clueless and shoeless fisherman you guys call president is busy licking Obama azz . Anuofia

ha..ha..ha! The federal republic of nigeria has diplomatic ties with the u.s and other western nations. They are not lords over us that is why our country openely defy the u.s and commonwealth on many issues, when has cameroon ever stood up to france? Does'nt france control cameroon. Can you president stand up to francois holland. Drop this arguement before you're disgraced.

BabaAlabi: Are you saying that if I send one missile to the president's plane nothing will happen?

that is the funny thing. One missle and it is drop from the sky like a ball. If they think there're so sorphisticated, why does'nt it have flare deployers,escape pod,etc

sergio-zlatan:
Very good. I like this

keep liking it. The money spent on this would have kept some kids in nigeria from dying of hunger.

What a bloody waste. Who are you impressing abroad with all this nonesense when they know a majority of your people are poor. Says alot about our disfuctional nation when our president owns a multitude of aircraft, meanwhile when tony blair wanted to buy a boeing for him and the queen to use for international travels, parliament struck it down saying they can't afford it. Wastefull nation!

mickyarams: Dude, Australia is one of the most racist/ Xenophobic countries in the world especially if you are not white skinned. They blame migrants for all the problems in that country. Anybody that wants to emigrate out of Nigeria for genuine reasons should avoid countries such as UK and Australia, Canada is much better especially if you are highly skilled.

not all australians are racist. It is stupid for any australian or american to be racist against immigrants because that land is'nt theirs. Their ancestors were also immigrants who stole the lands from their native owners. The only reason why anti-immigrant feeling are creeping up in australia is because they are starting to feel to pinch of umemployment and they blame foreigners for stealing jobs meant for them.

dr dams: So Abacha wasnt human enough to av loved ones? Wud u plz respect my emotion and sympathize wit me.

yeah, i guess you're right. Even adolf hitler had loved once.

What this survey won't tell you is the level of racism in countries like switzerland. Denmark, norway,etc...these countries are very white countries with a low birth rate. Right now, they can be comfortable with a few blacks in their country. But when the blacks start growing and reproducing. Catastrophy will set in. They feel that their country is being taken away from them. I would not advise any black to migrate to any scandinavian country or the others mentioned. It's gonna be hell. Stick to the u.s,canada and australia. They have a more diverse populations and you can fit in better.

This man is sick...nothing he says surprises me again. I shutter at the reality that this nut job was an aviation minister. He and i have had many encounters on twitter. He once twitted the link to an article which suggested barack obama is the antichrist. And i'm expected to take this gap toothed fool serious? You can disagree with other people's politics but going as far as ochestrating conspiracy theories to slander them is utterly unacceptable. Talk like this in nigeria is like dangling a gallon of gasoline on a burning fire. One day, this man will have to be dealt with because freedom of speech does not give you to right to shout fire in a crowded theater.

dr dams: D death of my dearest Gen. Sanni Abacha smtyms in 1998.. And Fela AnIKUlapo Kuti a year Earlier..

It was so painful. # sobs #

sanni abacha? You need help.

I would'nt call this the most painfull but it surely haunts me till today. On 10th december 2005, i lost my childhood friend to the sosoliso plane crash. She was coming home for vacation from school in abuja. She and i were so so close...not until now that i'm a little grown up that i realize that i actually loved her. Those our childhood fondness was actually love. I will never know if she felt the same way but she will forever be in my heart.

Commissioners of finance from the
36 states of the federation were in
Abuja twice in the course of last
month for their statutory Federation
Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC)
meeting. On both occasions, they left
empty-handed.
The meeting chaired by finance
minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ended
in a deadlock because the federal
government was unable to put on
the table N140 billion the states said
was in arrears and due for payment
to them. In fact, the commissioners
staged a walkout from the second
meeting in protest against being
“treated with contempt”, according
to their chairman, Mr Timothy Odaah.
In a face-saving reaction, the Office
of the Accountant-General of the
Federation quickly said government
was making efforts to get N75 billion
from the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) to pay the states.
While making strenuous efforts to
deny that it has run out of cash to
share to the states, the government
has, curiously, admitted that the
nation has been losing billions of
naira every day to grand oil theft
going on in the Niger Delta. To mask
the precarious situation further, the
federal government has unilaterally
decreed that revenues would, from
this month, be shared on the basis of
the actual amount earned by the
country rather than what was
budgeted. For a clincher, minister of
finance Okonjo-Iweala later declared
that the federal government could no
longer implement the 2013 budget
as passed by the National Assembly.
From the foregoing, only a rabid
optimist would still insist that all is
well with the country’s revenue flow.
There are firm grounds to believe
that revenues accruing to the
federation account have taken a
significant nosedive, setting the
federal economic team scrabbling to
meet the statutory dues of the
federating units. The immediate
cause of this should be the huge
theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta,
and of course corruption in
government circles. Both of these
reasons are untenable. A
government that cannot secure the
human and natural resources in its
domain or rein in grand larceny in
official quarters has no legal or moral
grounds to continue in office.
The President Goodluck Jonathan
administration will therefore be on
the brink of losing its moral mandate
to rule if it cannot stop the brazen
raid on the country’s main source of
revenue – crude oil – by oil thieves in
the Niger Delta. The administration’s
natural wish to see off its last two
years in office would also become
indefensible if it failed to crack down
on corruption in government.
Bankruptcy seems to be starring
Nigeria in the face. It is quite
incomprehensible, just as it is
alarming. There must be decisive
action against it from the federal
government without delay.

horpe132: Hmmmm..............Waiting 4 Gej to do copy copy.......... ;DHmmmm..............Waiting 4 Gej to do copy copy..........

pres. Obama is a people person, he has this distinct ability to influence others even if they don't like him. Pres. Jonathan is a very reserved person. You can see it in him. He is not a people person.

And everybody wants to dump on ameachi. Who is the south south governor who bankrolled this farce? I have it 2 guesses,
1. The animal from bayelsa who runs an over 200 billion budget but does not have a single flyover in his state capital.
2. The fool from akwa ibom who governs one of nigeria's wealthiest states but holds more debt than it's fellow oil rich states. The animal who gets debt to pay debt.
But at last, because they are loyal lapdogs, no one calls out their filt.

POPEMOBILE
the popemobile is the famous car with which the pope drives around st. Peters square or countries he visit so he can relate better with the crowd, during his palpacy, pope benedict used a mercedes bulletproof popemobile. Embelished his his flags. Durimg his palpacy, pope francis has shunned does popemobiles and opted for a simpler and more open one without vatican or papal flags.

THRONES.
The papal thrones are famous for it's splendor. Embeded it gold and fine velvet, they are postioned in specific areas of the vatican where papal audience are held. E.g, the sixtine chapel, clementine hall,etc. Pope francis has had all those thrones removed and replaced with simple white cussioned chairs wich will serve as his thrones for his palpacy.

DRESSING.
pope benedict during his palpacy fully embraced the splendor of the palpacy. He wore the most elaborate regalia's for his masses and audiences, during his palpacy, the vatican contracted a litiny of tailors to put together the pope's vestages. He was distinct in his dressing wearing every one for an occasion. The normal cassock for overseas trips, the choir dress for audiences, golden robers and cloaks for mass, etc. But pope francis has shunned all that. He wears his white cassocks all the time. And wears subdued robes and cloaks for his mass celebrations.

Before you read it should be noted that this writeup does not aim to exault any pope against the other, or condemn any of their styles. It's just an article pointing out significant differences between the two pontiffs.

CRUCIFIX NECK PIECE.
One of the things that set apart the pope from other priest, bishops and cardinals is his golden crucifix neck piece. Every pope had one, and pope benedict's own was specially crafted by an italian blacksmith upon his papal assumption. But pope francis has departed from that tradition and has his neck piece instend, made of iron. Which is the least element of worth after gold, silver, bronze.

THE FISHERMANS RING.
At the hand of every pope is perhaps the most important item of their palpacy, the fishermans ring. It is the symbol of papal authority and seal for the pope's personal documents. Every pope has had their's made out of gold. Signifying the power and wealth of the heavenly father, but pope francis has diverted from the practise and made his fisherman's ring out of silver.

THE RED PAPAL SHOES.
it is the tradition of pope's to wear the red papal shoe. Which is a sign of their power, grandeur and somewhat royalty. During the middle ages, it was vatican protocol for visitors to the pope to kiss his red shoes upon meeting him. Pope benedict had his red shoes made specially by italain coblers, but pope francis has shunned the red papal shoes and rather gone for the normal black shoes everyone wears.

CASSOCK TROUSERS.
During his palpacy, pope benedict like every other pope wore a white cassock, but he also wore a white trouser under the cassock. Signifying the overall pureness of the pope. But pope francis choose to wear a black trouser under his white cassock signifying his belief that no one is fully pure, that everyone has vestages of sin.

manny4life: My brother, it will serve you best to STOP acting that you know it all because it wouldn't help your cause. American Airlines has more than 5,000+ flights daily, the U.S. has more 85,000+ flights daily, so in your perfect wisdom, FAA inspectors inspects each flight? Who's the bigger fooll? My advice, quit saying stuff you know nothing about. Every airline has a maintenance program, from time to time, FAA will ground certain airplanes, and inspect them before putting them back to service but to claim that they inspect aircraft before each flight shows how smart you really are.

Whether I live in Nigeria or not is irrelevant, one thing about you is that you love to argue. Runway inspectors inspecting runways before takeoff, are you really this smart? Where will these inspectors be located at? On the side of the runway? Don't you know every minute wasted is translates to lost $$$? If one flight doesn't depart on time, it will miss its connecting flight?

JFK for instance clears about 10 flights (arrival and departure) every 5mins or less, this is what you claim they drive around to inspect the runway before every flight? Do you know aircraft leave streaks of small cloud/powerful wave energy upon landing and departure, that ATC doesn't clear a smaller aircraft for takeoff right after a larger one has left, then it's a truck that's besides the runway waiting to inspect the runway before every takeoff, more so, it highly dangerous to seat by the runway waiting to inspect runways and violates ALL FAA rules...indeed you're a lil kid. Go and rest.

Bros, GO AND READ the accident report again, perhaps, Nat Geo is good in annoying air accidents. There is a good reason why that case hasn't been resolved. However, if you want detailed incident of what happened, I'll be more than glad to share with you not this generic explanation.

Again, ask any pilot in the house, it is the responsibility of the pilots to perform flight checks/walk around before departure which includes checking the tires for scratches, dents, marks, and importantly has enough pressure, testing the flight controls (ailerons, flaps, etc) and making sure it's moving properly, etc. When pilots see issues, they call the mechanic on ground to inspect the problem.

Save your argument because I know you love to argue.

i love to argue sensible things, with sensible people, this should put you in your place.

http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/159488-routine-runway-inspections-active-runway.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/world/global-news/2010/0202/what-caused-the-2000-concorde-crash

manny4life: What has airport got to do with airplanes? Stick to the topic.

It's the pilots (two of them) responsibility to perform a pre-flight inspection on their aircraft before departure checking tire for scratches, dents, pressure, etc

You're asking how often are the runway cleaned? In what world do you live in? How often do you think they should be cleaned?

No that wasn't what caused the Concourse crash, it aided in it, but there was a lot if interconnected issues that led to the crash.

don't let me call you a fool. It is the responsibility of two pilots of inspect the tires, engines, gears, and everything associated with passanger jumbo jet? You see how you think? Or maybe it's because you live in nigeria where everything goes. If you actually travel, you'll realise that the in a country like the u.s and other developed countries. Agencies like the FAA, have teams of aircraft inspectors who are trained to certify every inch of a plane before it takes off.

Once again, it's because you live in nigeria, go find out how other countries manage airports. Their are teams of runway inspectors who drive along runways between flight take offs to clear it of any dirt of plastic and make sure stuff like the bird sirens are working fine.

The concord flight that too off from charles d'gaulle hit a plastic fragment on the runway which created a dent on the gas tank. The tank started leaking fuel and when the plane was in the air, it caught fire, burnt for a while and crashed.

That is why i always say that painting a airport and putting new tiles is not renovation. A lot more has to go into aircraft inspection. Are planes that take off in nigeria adequately inspected before takeoff? How often are the runways in nigerian airports cleaned? A piece of plastic the size of your pinky finger,that fell from another plane is what crashed a concord jet fron paris in 2000. These are extremely essential and i don't think the nigeria government has paid enough attention to this.