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ifytrik:
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Sonnobax15:

Op, you'll live long...

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Jennyclay:
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EzegeNdiigbo:
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Shortyy:
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FERNANDEZISBACK:
You think if your pops acted in such a rude manner to your mom@ you would be here spewing this garbage?
ninito you ain't gat no experience you are just speaking from some nonsense theory your fellow kids told you..

Now little boy pick up yourself and swallow this nonsense you posted up there..
chico no eres inteligente..

Olunmercy56:
Husband is a Yahoo and the wife is a ritualist, how would their son be?

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday, urged indigenes of the town resident in Lagos to return home and bring about the development to Ile Ife saying there are untapped potentials in the town.

He spoke at a summit of all Ife sons and daughters in Lagos and environs which was held at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island in Lagos.

The summit was themed: Ife development agenda: Issues, aims and strategy for development.

Oba Ogunwusi, who noted that there are untapped potentials in Ile Ife, urged indigenes of the town to return home to tap into the potentials.

He said: “If we do not meet regularly like this, where do we want to place Ife in the scheme of things?

“I want to urge you to meet regularly, we need to know ourselves, rub minds and bring about development of Ife. I want us to know that Ife is making progress, those of you resident in Lagos need to return home and ensure there is development in Ile Ife.

“A lot of people do not know that there are investment opportunities in Ifr and that is why I urge you all to return home and invest in Ife.

I am also happy to inform you that we now have made in Ife products like the adire attire. It is a big business opportunity in Ife; we also have tourism potentials in Life which must be tapped into and that is why I want to urge those of you making headway in Lagos to return home.”

Delivering a paper titled: The place of Ife in the scheme of contemporary Yoruba/Nigeria affairs, the guest speaker, Professor Adisa Ogunfolakan, urged Ife indigenes to return home and help the town bring about development and progress.

It’s a watershed movement–Awogbade

Earlier in his welcome address, chairman of the Organising Committee for the summit, Mr Soji Awogbade described the summit as historic and a watershed movement.

Awogbade said: “Some say this event is historic, I agree with them. Others say it is a landmark, I agree with them also, in my humble view, it is a watershed movement.

“By tradition and hallowed, the Ooni of Ife seldom went to meet people even his people. All roads lead to the Aafin and everybody, high and low had to make their way there and if granted audience, saw the Ooni.

“So, that the Ooni has come today to meet his son’s and daughters in Lagos, in the modest setting of this hall, is in my humble view a watershed movement of its own. Another watershed element is the fact that some elders in their wisdom, conceived this idea that it is high time Ifes got together at a summit to deliberate on the affairs of our fatherland. Let me not be understood to mean that this is the first time something like this has ever happened, it is not.

“However, it is the first time the initiative has come to assemble under the auspices of the throne to a collegiate setting, to collectively device a plan, the implementation of which, will not only lead to the development but by the same token, forge unity among all Ifes wherever they may find themselves.”

Ife indigenes must be united– Aderemi

Also, in his keynote address, Prince Aderounmu Aderemi said: “From a long time back, I have ruminated on what keeps Ife away from it’s rightful place in Yorubaland and Nigeria in general. I have concluded that it is not politics, not religion and not even lack of economic resources. My further insight based on discussions with our son’s and daughters both at home and elsewhere, has led me to the conclusion that the problem is that most of the time, the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.

“So while like other metropolis we have age grade groups, town associations, clubs and other such organisations, there is no aggregation of Ife centrally charged with thinking for life, looking out for Life, protecting our interest and building internal structures for effective participation and contribution. It appears we have left it all to the Ooni’s palace.”

“That is why today’s gathering is exclusively for Ifes. When we are ready, we will invite our development partners to join us, we will also call on resources outside our domain as deemed necessary”, he added.

Those present at the summit are Senator Iyioola Omisore, President of Ife Development Board, Laurence Awowoyin; Obalufe of Ife, Oba Idowu Adediwura; Managing Director of Ecobank, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan; General Manager, Editor-in-chief of Vanguard Media limited, Mr Gbenga Adefaye; former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr Qasim Akinreti; Chief Alex Duduyemi, Mr Popoola Omisore, Mrs Sola Ibidapo-Obe, Professor Abiola Sanni, chairman Ogun-Osun River Basin, Mr Sola Lawal; former Information Commissioner for Lagos State, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan; chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr Akintoye Hassan.

Some Ex-agitators have begged companies that left the Niger Delta region following militancy to return to the region, while promising uninterrupted peace.
The former warlords also called on interventionist agencies to work together to sustain the peace and ensure development of the region.

They spoke in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, during a regional peace summit to sensitise people to the need to advance the peace currently enjoyed in the region.
The ex-agitators also condemned proliferation of illegal refineries and lamented its adverse effects on development.
One of the participants at the summit and ex-freedom fighter, Pastor Nature Dumale Kieghe said as ex-agitators, who keyed into the vision of the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), they had resolved to work for a new and better Niger Delta.
He said: "It is important to sensitise our people to a peaceful Niger Delta and create a friendly environment that will attract development, Multinational companies and other foreign investors to the region.
“We, who once carried guns, are now here to preach the message of peace to our people in the region. Peace is the only way we can have the developed environment that we dream of. Peace is the only way to attract the multinationals, investors and also be gainfully employed".
Nature maintained that peace remained a vital tool to attract investors to the region which would in turn create business and job opportunities for the people.
He said, "Companies that have left the Niger Delta because of insecurity need to return; this is the purpose for sensitisation. We are blessed with an environment that is supposed to prosper us; we can only enjoy our natural resources if there is a peaceful environment.”
He said that a major setback to the development of the Niger Delta was the absence of proper coordination among key stakeholders.
He said with the right synergy, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Presidential Amnesty office, could hasten the needed development of the region.
He said beyond hampering the development of the region, illegal refining of petroleum products was life threatening and dangerous to the ecosystem.
The sensitisation programme commenced in Bayelsa State with 150 Niger Delta youths in attendance and would be held across the nine states of the region to create adequate awareness.

Beremx:
how was it made up when the voice was clearly that of Tinubu?

LasgidyPort:
If you have your PVC there is no need for any registration either online or physically. I dont even think there is any online INEC registration. Whatever is done online if any, must still be physically completed.

DenreleDave:
Pls guys, is Twitter still working on your phone.... Mine is not working unless I use VPN...... To think Dt I almost uninstall my VPN when I heard Dt it has been unban baffles me..

I used it without VPN and it worked, after that time, it wunt work again unless I use VPN


Pls is ur twitter still working without VPN pls

Politicians and govons .., ...... when de oga we ask his boy what we u eat....

De big ,,oga I no get money... .....
(Even da never pay me for 6months..

Hmmmm
Ago go say ...ago on de top never pay...
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You no waiting that car we go hold am last last
Nothing go happen

Dexpro:
I'm not going to get into mindless and childish arguments with a kid.

Remember, sooner or later, be you a male or female, you'll grow old enough to have your seeds scattered around the country.

Then, you'll look down at your folly and realize all you've been doing all along is foolishness.

The earlier we collectively attack this head long without being tribalistic, the better.

My last response to you.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the Nigerian Diaspora Investment Trust Fund (NDITF), a private sector window, to support direct investments into the country.

[b]Speaking at the presentation of a compendium entitled, +600 Diaspora Icons @ 60, published by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), [/b]the President said Nigeria “is open to welcoming the Diaspora Direct Investment by compatriots abroad.”

Buhari, who also pledged support for the floating of the Diaspora Intervention Fund to support the commission to fulfil its mandate, noted that foreign exchange remittances by Nigerians abroad have not only helped families, but also enhanced the development index of Nigeria.

He described the 327-page compendium as a “historical record of the worth of our compatriots globally,” adding that the distinguished list in the publication is a reminder of what Nigerians “are capable of doing to the delight of the global community.”

Buhari went on: “Irrespective of the few bad eggs among us, and every nation has such bad eggs, Nigeria remains a great country, populated by great people, living at home or abroad, making us proud.

“This compendium attests to that fact and the names of people and the fields they have excelled, speaks about their resilience and how exceptional Nigerians, both at home and abroad, have become.”

The President reminded Nigerians that it is their duty to extol and celebrate compatriots that excel in their chosen careers and professions.

He added: “No one else will do so for us. Rather, other people will tend to capitalise on the few bad eggs and characterise us in their own narratives, narratives that seek to characterise us in bad light. We must not allow that to happen.

“As we launch the compendium of excellent Nigerians today, we are also celebrating some of our best, nationally and globally.

“I call on every Nigerian, irrespective of where they may be, to continue to be of exemplary behaviour and with determination to offer quality services that contribute to the progress of humanity.”

While congratulating those whose names made it to this first edition, the Nigerian leader encouraged others to work more conscientiously to make the list in the subsequent editions.

Recounting his engagements with Nigerians in Diaspora during his official travels, the President said his Diaspora’s threefold agenda remains unchanged.

“Nigerians in the Diaspora are our Ambassadors-at-Large by their character, comportment and daily actions.

“They should be the best and excel in all their endeavours, and they should ‘give back’ by contributing to the development of Nigeria,” he added.

The President commended the Abike Dabiri-Erewa-led NiDCOM for the energy and innovative steps it has put together to ensure better engagements with the Diaspora community.

In her remarks, Dabiri-Erewa explained that the commission plans to publish the compendium at regular intervals, with a view to changing the negative stereotypes typified by the activities of a few Nigerians, who do not represent the country well.

Managing Director of Saipem Contracting, Mr. Walter Peviana (left) and Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe (right) ordered by the Rivers State High Court to be remanded at Port Harcourt Correctional Centre on Tuesday

Issues warrant of arrest for 3 expats, Zingali, Testaguzza, and Anelli
A Rivers State High Court has remanded the Managing Director of Saipem Contracting, Mr. Walter Peviana and Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre over an alleged conspiracy to cheat and with intent to defraud the Government of Rivers State of the sum of $130 million USD, being advanced payment for the construction of the OCGT power plant in Port Harcourt.

The court, presided over by Justice Okogbule Gbasam, has also issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three expatriates staff of Saipem namely, Giandomenico Zingali, Vitto Testaguzza and Davide Anelli.

At the resumed hearing in court to take pleas, after the case was adjoined last December 2021 in the lawsuit No. PHC/3106/CR/2021, Justice Gbasam ordered that the 3rd defendant, Walter Peviana and the 4th defendant, Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe be remanded at the Port Harcourt Correctional Service until the next hearing date.

The prosecution is the Government of Rivers State, while the defendants are: Saipem SPA (1st defendant), Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited (2nd defendant), Mr. Walter Peviana (3rd defendant), Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe (4th defendant), Giandomenico Zingali (5th defendant), Vitto Testaguzza (6th defendant) and Davide Anelli (7th defendant).

The judge, who was observed with dismay the continual absence from court of three defendants, Giandomenico Zingali, Vitto Testaguzza and Davide Anelli, issued a bench warrant and placed the State Police Commissioner and other security agencies on notice to arrest and produce the aforementioned persons in court to face their trial having been duly served notice by the Government of Rivers State.

The lead counsel to the Rivers State Government, Chief Godwin Obla, SAN, relied on section 195 of the Rivers State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2015 to pray that those absent be tried in absentia since they have been duly served court processes.

Opposed to that stance, the lead counsel to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th defendants, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, explained that though court processes have been served on his clients, the 6th defendant was absent in court on health grounds.

Addressing the issue of absenteeism of defendants in court, Justice Gbasam noted that at the preliminary hearing stages, the court, on December 14, 2021, ordered that all parties should be in court since it is a criminal case.

Justice Gbasam, who adjourned the next hearing and taking of pleas to Tuesday, 18th January 2022 said this will enable the counsels to the defendants including Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, and K. Akinwole (for the 4th defendant) to study the charges, other affidavits and complementary documents properly.

Speaking to journalists after the court session, Obla explained that some years ago, the Rivers State Government had a contract with Saipem SPA and Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd in respect of Turbines and their building in Afam 11 in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers State.

According to him, the Rivers State Government had paid Saipem a total of $130m (One Hundred and Thirty million Dollars) and N7 billion (Seven billion Naira.)

He explained that despite such payment, the work did not progress beyond about 40 percent of the contract sum even when the total contract sum has been collected with the company still asking for additional $97m (Ninety-Seven billion Dollars) to be able to complete the contract.

“So forensic analysis of entire contractual agreement as done and the amount spent so far revealed that there were criminal infractions in respect of this contract.

“It is in relation of the criminal infractions that charges have now been brought against the company and individuals working with the company who were complicit in all those activities.”

Obla spoke further saying that “trial has commenced after about two previous delays.”

“The defendants asked for an adjournment, the state was ready to proceed, the matter has now been adjourned to Tuesday next week and the managing director of the 2nd defendant in Nigeria and the other accused person have been remanded in prison custody till Tuesday next week.

“They are Mr. Walter Peviana and one Nigerian employee with the company, Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe, the 3rd and 4th defendants respectively on the charge sheet.”

Expatiating further, Obla said the 5th, 6th and 7th defendants are non- Nigerians who have all been served with the court processes in accordance with the order of court.

According to him, because they have refused not to be present, the court has exercised its power under sections 195 Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Rivers State to try them in absentia.

“Under the criminal laws of Lagos State, criminal infractions are penal offence. In addition to the penal offences, there are provisions in the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Rivers State that provides for restitution.

“So, after the trial, persons will serve their terms and restitutions will be made in respect of this monies. The total monies requested for restitution is about $59m (Fifty-Nine million U.S. dollars) and about N7.4 billion (Seven-Point-Four billion Naira)” he added.

Plans second phase of Occupy Nigeria
A Labour and socialist movement, The People’s Alternative Political Movement (TPAP-M), has rejected the planned hike in the prices of gas and petrol as well as electricity tariff.

It also demanded the reversal of the power sector privatisation done by the previous administration.

TPAP-M, a coalition of individuals and organisations committed to the emergence and building of a Mass Workers’ Party, and the Socialist Transformation of Nigeria, stated this during a press conference organised at Abope Chamber, Ibadan, Oyo State.

Oyo State Chairman of TPAP-M, Ibrahim Mohammed, and Rasheedat Adesina, disclosed that it would hold Occupy Nigeria Phase II to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the first phase and to demand the reversal of the current obnoxious policies of the government.

The activists said: “We reject, in its totality, the hike in the price of gas and the impending hike in the price of petrol and electricity tariff. We insist that Nigerians cannot and must not be punished for the failures and incompetence of the ruling class and this regime in ensuring access to affordable energy and adequate security.

“We demand that past and present managements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the four moribund refineries be prosecuted for their crass incompetence that has resulted in the failure, since 2012, at least, to turn around the fortunes of the refineries and make them work at optimum capacity, thus contributing significantly to Nigeria’s inability to acquire adequate domestic refining capacity.”

According to the state secretary of the movement, who doubles as state secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ibrahim Mohammed, the national labour union cannot be trusted; hence, the emergence of the movement.

The movement also demanded total reversal of the power sector privatisation, and the re-nationalisation of the power sector, bringing it under the control and management of key stakeholders, including workers and electricity consumers.

Rejecting the estimated billing system, which it described as arbitrary, exploitative and fraudulent, TPAP-M demanded a programme and investment plan that would ensure the metering of all electricity consumers within the next 12 months.

The Guardian gathered that the movement and its allies will organise a week of mobilisation and awareness raising from Monday, January 17, culminating in mass rallies and processions to deliver protest letters on Friday, January 21.

“To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Occupy Nigeria and to build up momentum towards generalised mass protests across the country to resist the impending hikes in fuel price and electricity tariff, and the unfolding hike of the price of gas, TPAP-M and her allies will organise a public lecture on Saturday, January 15, 2022.”

says Tinubu’s presidential ambition troublemaking adventure

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja


Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, a socio-political group in the south west region has insisted that 2023 is the turn of the Igbo of the south east to produce the next president of Nigeria.

In a statement signed by its president, Mr. Akin Malaolu and made available to Vanguard in Abuja on Tuesday, the forum said they will not be tricked into supporting any other presidential aspiration other than the one from the south east region.



Recalling that the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had declared his interest, the Forum described the move as a troublemaking adventure even though it recognized the right of the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to pursue his ambition.

Titled “Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition is a Troublemaking Adventure”, the statement read thus: “It is no longer a speculation that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is interested in becoming the next president of Nigeria come 2023. It is within his right as a Nigerian to go for it. But for the purpose of further clarity, we see the move to visit the President as a troublemaking misstep purposely to create an impact that may unbalance the present drivers of the party, the progressive governor’s forum and enlarge the fault lines already visible and to midwife a division within.

This attitude is uncalled for, particularly from any democrat that is worthy of being a member of an association and at a time the Nation is looking for peace.

Moreover, It is important for us to set the record straight, that the presidential interest from any tribe other than from the IGBOS may take the nation into a deeper political trouble that may set the nation ablaze if care is not taking.

“Those who see Alhaji Abubakar Atiku’s and Tinubu’s interest as their “Right” obviously also believed that Igbo interest is a “Hope” and we can from this stage imagine what calamity we have created for 250million of lives and families and how quickly we have destroyed the bridges made by southern governors for our common struggle and to the understanding of our people in the North and South that oneness amongst ourselves and within our diversity is more important than the interest of political brigands and their fair weather helpers.

“As leaders of thought in the Southwest, we have taken inventory of conditions in our diversity and our findings convinced us that the fate of our vast people and ethnic nationalities across Nigeria can only be made well, if we rotate the office of the president amongst ourselves and in a uniform fashion. It is very important for leaders both in the South and North to put some sort of order in their feelings and form a new basis for their future actions to avoid taken 250 million of our people into near war scenarios.

“We have looked in astonishment on all of our political and religious decisions so far, and as leaders and fathers, with a mixture of pride and apprehension, watch leaders achieve a scandalous and applauded fame in political tricks.

We therefore plead with leaders mostly in the south not to play the “Traitor Role”.

We have taken a position to support IGBO presidency come 2023, the declaration we have also made and we are not going to take it back.

“On Igbo presidency we still stand.”

Omoslim26:
Nne ehn biko zukwanuike with this your rubbish attitude ��.
It's only the senseless ones amongst us that do not know the main reason the militant esn was created and people are already working with the security in Igboland to end the manace and their rubbish ipob.

We don't want your Taliban ipob and their militant esn in Igboland
Very soon a massage will be sent to the scam ipob camp.

osuofia2:

One of the problem of Nigeria after IPOB and Skull Miners