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It's not just one house. It's a big studio that has a lot of building inside. Some are used for the production of different south african soaps, and the others for big brother house and the live eviction show studio.

The one that got burnt might not be the big brother studio.

South Africans are just a different Species of of human. May God Bless Them.

Smooyis: [b][/b]I hope the state govt has done a thorough job in the award of this contract. It is a commendable move worthy of emulation by other states across the federation.

Only if the state Gov is not trying to loot the states fund or putting the state in debt.

Billyonaire: Thats the problem we have. They just have their surrogates to register a western sounding foreign name as company and finance projects 100% with state money only to convert 80% purpotedly for surrogate company that is owned by them. I wouldnt care much if and if this IPP can actually come online at stipulated time so the citizens can empower themselves. Humans needs are happiness and a few millions for a life time, but our greed has made us steal much more than we need. Most of Nigerian politicians are not humans, they are less than humanoid species and I pity them.

They should all be deployed to Iraq

karpentar: Just because, elections are few months away doesn't mean development should cease. My concern is, where is the firing gas for the turbines coming from? The report didn't say that and I find that strange.

Are you insinuating that Governor was sleeping before now? This peak period should be meant for putting finishing touches on projects and not starting what he should have done a very long time ago.

Okijajuju1: [size=20pt]There is no evidence of the existence of a Hodges and Bakers Field Electric or anything else Company online anywhere in the world.. [/size]



So... Basically, Nigerians are clapping there hands as the Politicians just signed away our money to nobody.


Who is Hodges and Bakers Field?!

Where did they come from?!

What is their website?

Whats there experience history?

How did the Ebonyi State government enter into this deal?!

What are the terms and conditions of this deal?!



I suspect a big fraud here!

Some of our leaders are meant to spend the rest of their lives in Kirikiri

ABAKALIKI — EBONYI State government, yesterday, signed $1.14 billion contract with foreign partners for the construction of the state’s Independent Power Plant, IPP.

The project, with the capacity of 2,700 megawatts, is expected to be completed within two years. At the ceremony which took place at the State Executive Council meeting at Government House, Abakaliki, the Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, said the project would boost industrial revolution of the state and the South East and enhance the development of other sectors of the economy.

The proposed power plant, which is jointly owned by Hodges and Bakers Field and Ebonyi State government at 80, 20 per cent share, would be constructed by a Korean firm.
The plant is to be located at West Bank of Cross River in Oferekpe/Akahuwhu Inyimegu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, described the plant as the single largest power plant in the country.

Professor Nebo promised that the Federal Government would give the state necessary assistance to ensure that the project was actualised and commended Ebonyi State government for its visionary leadership.

Governor Martin Elechi said the project would increase the income stream of the state by N40 billion every year to accelerate the development of the state.
He commended the Minister of Power and development partners for their cooperation to ensure the realisation of the project.
Chief Executive Officer, Ebonyi Independent Plant, Mr. Terry Moreland, and the representative of the firm constructing the project, Mr. KES Sion, assured of their commitment to ensure the completion of the plant.






Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/ebonyi-signs-1-14bn-contract-construction-ipp/#sthash.C68kyhS5.dpuf

Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the presidential and governorship elections to a foreign firm at the cost of N6 billion.

Although the Commission is yet to award the controversial contract to any of the foreign firms, it has, however, set in motion the process that will lead to the award of the pricey job to either an American or European firm any moment from now.

To ascertain which firm should be given the job, top officials of INEC are set to depart Nigeria this week for the United States of America, Germany, Italy and Ukraine in the first leg of the move to inspect elite printing companies, which can handle the job, classified as ‘security documents’ by the commission.
Under the plan, which has already been wrapped up by the commission, the sum of N6 billion is to be used in printing ballot papers meant for the presidential and governorship election slated for February next year.

Similarly, the commission has set aside the sum of N3 billion to be paid to local printers to produce the ballot papers to be used for the National Assembly and House of Assembly elections in Nigeria next year.

In all the commission will spend a whopping N9 billion for the printing of ballot papers for the five set of elections, which the electoral body has decided to stagger because of its claim that it does not have adequate logistics to run it simultaneously.
A competent source in INEC told Vanguard that many officials, who were uncomfortable with the decision of the management to farm out the job to outsiders, have made their opposition known to INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega.

One of the sources close to the commission said: “The INEC officials will visit the United States of America, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, among others to inspect some printing presses that will produce the ballot papers for the next general elections in 2015.
“INEC will specifically produce the presidential and governorship ballot papers abroad while those of the National Assembly and House of Assembly will be printed in Nigeria. The proposed budget for the overseas printing is put at over N6 billion.

Vanguard learnt that those opposed to the printing of the papers abroad have reportedly drawn the attention of INEC Chairman to the fact that it was against the interest of Nigeria for such action to be taken at the time when the Presidency had already made a case for the printing of the documents locally.

The antagonists of the proposal, Vanguard also gathered, had reportedly opted to report the action of the management to President Goodluck Jonathan, who only last week made a case for the printing of security documents with the Nigerian Security and Minting Printing Company, as a means of promoting national security and job creation.
The angry officials are said to have queried the rationale of taking such a huge and security-related job outside Nigeria when there were many local printing companies that could conveniently handle it. To prove their point that the papers could be printed locally, the officials cited the successful printing of the ballot papers used in the Anambra, Ekiti and Osun elections by local contractors.

According to them, the papers that were printed within the country were foul-proof and passed all INEC’s security checks.
While kicking against the foreign contract, the officials, who pleaded anonymity, called on the Federal Government to stop the commission from awarding the job to foreigners especially as the materials needed for the printing were also available in the country.

They also pointed to the fact that the 2011 election was postponed because of the non-delivery of the ballot papers sprinted abroad on time.

But a senior INEC official told Vanguard on Monday that the commission would remain focused in its honest and earnest desire to ensure the success of the 2015 election.
Defending the decision of the management to print the papers abroad, the officials, who pleaded anonymity because he had not been authorized to speak on the matter, said that no company in Nigeria had the capacity to produce the quality and quantity of paper required and be able to deliver to the commission before December this year.
“We are concerned about the capacity of printing press in Nigeria. The time available to us as a commission to conduct the election and the quality and quantity of materials to be delivered by the local contractors do matter to us,” the official said.

“If you must know, for us to conduct the election in February 2015, it means that we must take delivery of the ballot papers in December this year to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2011 when we had to postpone an election because of the late arrival of ballot papers from South Africa,” the officer added.

Reminded that the President last week made a case for the printing of such vital documents with the NSMPC of Nigeria, the officer said, “Well, as we get along and the capacity of the company to handle such assignments grow, we will patronize it. For now, there is none in the country to do such complex job for INEC,” he said.





- Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/2015-polls-trouble-brews-inec-n9bn-ballot-papers-contract/#sthash.MPWCDced.dpuf

About 500 soldiers have fled the battle front in Bama after initially overwhelming Boko Haram militants who tried to take over the city earlier today.

Bama is the second largest city in Borno State, after Maiduguri, the state capital.

Saharareporters sources said the militants arrived in Bama as early 5:30a.m.but met stiff resistance from soldiers in the city. As the battle drew into the evening, however, about 500 soldiers initially drafted in to fight the insurgents fled to Maimalari Barracks in Maid, with thousands of civilians fleeing the city.

Trouble started when an Air Force jet sent in to assist the ground troops bombed the Bama Barracks after civilians that had sought refuge there were sent away by soldiers who then abandoned their weapons and sought to flee with the civilians. A few minutes later, the jet bombed the barracks, leading to casualties on the side of soldiers.

A military source told SaharaReporters tonight that Bama has become vulnerable and may be taken by the militants, who are believed to have gone for reinforcements.

Earlier today, over 50 militants were reportedly killed in fighting in Moraraba village, near Bama. Hundreds of Bama residents were reported to have streamed into Maiduguri, where they are lodging in Mairi Day Government Secondary school on Bama Road.




Source : http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/01/soldiers-abandon-bama-battle-front-air-force-jets-bomb-barracks

lirusehn: u Ave the whole of ur Keypad so type what u like and suit ur fancy

your signature says you don't reason like human :DD:DD

lirusehn: yep he's more than a god sinz he serves a super God(Jehovah)





He NEVA lies tho

he never lies but he likes bending the truth just like the way he believes that Stealing is not corruption

Yapachinno: the government can not solve our problem because the government itself is our problem »» https://m.facebook.com/anti.badnigeria.government?

You comment is a funny truth.

MissMeiya: That's the perfect description. They've so impressed themselves with their lies, they never bother to make it come true.

They should all be deployed to sambisa

poiZon: dont compare south africa to nigeria cos na whites de run thngs for that country, they have more whites in sensitive positions of power than blacks. blacks just resumed duties not too long ago. if we really need resructuring i think what we need is recall our colonialist to help us fix d country just like they did in south africa.
hv u read abt angola with per capita income of more than 20,000 dols per citizen, but that country is still strugling, why? cos black man is cursed. we hv this mentality of superiority, being better than d next neigbour, not wanting to be competed with, n not knowng how to make good policies that will culminate to change. copying the western policies n western curricula yet still we r still backward.
why not be ourselves, use our GOD GIVEN ABILITIES TO FIX thngs than always copying, adopting western policies.


last bullet..........as am typing these rubbish i dey vex with light here for school road, uyo. i no get wetin to use am do again.

I do not really buy the mentality that the black man is cursed. have seen alot of black people out-shined the white folks in major fields . we are more brilliant than they are but the only problem is that we wouldn't just do the right thing at the right time... na u dey enjoy light o

lirusehn: come Oct,perfection shall set in

I hope so

iGeneral: I don't believe this. The minister's nose alone will consume 1 mega watt of electricity

Hahahahahahahahahaha I can't just stop laughing.

Segirl18: Abi nw?.... Hearing d same bull everyday is patethic & tiring...
Actions would do. Nt jex mere words of mouth...

True that. Action is what our Govt lack but talking and giving people false hope is their speciality.

acenazt: choi bros when I say flask I mean Gt tank ni!

Hehehe Okay o my bros lol

LadyH: Old gist. How about they do it, then announce the fact that its been done? We are tired of raising our brows in anticipation and bringing them down later in disappointment.

Most (not all) of our leaders are confused. They like celebrating their visions and not turning it into reality.

tbagjames: Na today we begin hear this long talk? Actions they say is better than words. Why not act first and let the masses do the talk of praise. I remember years ago when i used to hear of vision 20:20:20 and barely 5 years to 2020 we are still battling with the power situation in the country.

Vision 2020 is not realistic. If I could remember vividly, I think they are now pushing for 2030.

Segirl18: I believe seeing is believing......cos there's no diference btw dis and other promises we hear daily.

We are now tired of hearing thesame bull... everyday.

ElekeNtioba: How can a country of 170 million celebrate 4500 MW of power Other countries with HALF d population generate 10 times dat power to attain a steady supply for 24/7 electricity.

This is just another "Have Hope, We'll Get There" statement by politicians and bureaucrats like they have been doin since 1960.

South Africa produces almost x10 of what we are celebrating and they are still aiming to produce 40,000mw new generation by 2025. This government and the past ones are all failures in the power generation reformation.

kingdavid333: Hw dese FG guys dey see us(citizens) Sef Omo dose nigaz dey tink say we no get sense abi Na so dem dey talk of steady power since 1960 bt all dey do is promise nd fail.Dey hv betrayed our trust in den..trust is like a paper once it is crumpled,it cn neva b straight again!!!As tinz stand nw action speaks louder dan words...stp talkin bt act.

I tire for dem o my brother

StealthyMe: I was thinking of waiting till October before commenting abt this but.....
Lets see how it goes

Lol

Afrocatalyst: Be positive for once. Remember you attract what you FEEL!

When the mind wanders too much, happiness always stray. Have been trying to stay positive as far back as I could remember and the story behind our power general still remains thesame.

acenazt: d flask no gree enta

u gatz force am be dat o. use compressor

deeobserver209: Light has improved substantially in some areas. Certain areas enjoy about 18 hours of electricity a day. But a lot more still needs to be done.
God bless Nigeria.

I do not believe that October is a visible date though. we've once been promised uninterrupted power supply before the end of 2013 to mid 2014. alot of towns and villages still lives in darkness.

acenazt: mehn sorry I go Post office but dem yarn me say dem don stop business of parcel. Say make I use sms or email n d sms n email dey yarn me file to big

dropbox nko?

acenazt: where u dey. I don fetch small put for flask.

i suppose enter lag soon. so i go need the light while i'm around

am in..... this will be my first game on this forum

acenazt: I don finnish watch up to 20 seasonal film oh.

abeg pass me small light na