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RomanceRe: After Dating For 7 Years, He Called Off Our Engagement. by Urukpe: 7:15am On May 10, 2017
PatriotTemidayo:
Every piece of advice am about to give is curled out of your write-up. First, I think you think too highly of yourself and less about him. Secondly, picking a fight over him watching porn describe you as Naive and close-minded cus like you've said, you're in the US and he's in Nigeria, how else did you think he survived? Thirdly, you do not appreciate the fact that while you're busy pursuing you personal educational agendas, he was very understanding for waiting for you, that was a big sacrifice.
Lastly, you live in the US and called Nigeria's Item inferior? That's absolute ignorance. I think your parents and family are top used to very expensive and imported items that they forgot that stuffs in Nigeria ain't exactly the same quality as that of the US, and I am sure your people just wanna make an issue for this. I think they got another hidden suitor someone and I think they suddenly think your man of 7 years is not worthy of their heavy investment who is now a PhD in-making.

Think.

You said they dont wanna sell you so why should box of gold matter?

If they don't wanna collect so much money from his family, so how much does a box of gold cost?

As far as am concerned, he has the right to break up with your ass cuz you've been so carried away with the word "YOU" that you forget you're trying to build a relationship, and not a factory.

Don't blame him, but make amend. And make it humbly. Your doctorate degree, your Green card and your family and stuffs wouldn't help you get a man. He was your man b4 you got to this level, be wise.
best advice, between me and u I think the gal family is against the marriage secretly.
PoliticsRe: Man Compares Buhari To President Bouteflika Who Rules Algeria On Wheelchair by Urukpe: 7:21pm On May 09, 2017
ewigmee:
I had a lecturer who was crippled but very intelligent. At the same time, my grandma was not crippled but very I'll that she wasn't in touch with reality some time. Wheel chair doesn't depicts mental weakness.
Guy u too much
CelebritiesRe: Lanre Gentry Remanded In Prison For Battering Mercy Aigbe by Urukpe: 7:01pm On May 09, 2017
Zane2point4:
See as a whole full man land for prison all blc of woman wey full everywhere.

I recently went to visit a friend he introduced his wife to me and honestly i looked in amazement blc i know the class of women this dude goes for when we were schooling.
He simply noticed my dissapointed and whispered to me "THAS THE PERSON I CAN MANAGE"

I learnt honsetly, fine girls are problem, i will soon go for the one i can manage sef.
Guy na the best be that oh. Rest of mind is priceless
SportsPinnick Takes Over Hayatou Role by Urukpe(op): 7:59am On May 09, 2017
President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick has been appointed the President of the Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations, a position previously occupied by ex-Confederation of African Football president, Issa Hayatou.

The appointment was announced on Monday at the inaugural meeting of the new CAF Executive Committee in Manama, Bahrain, where the 67th FIFA Congress begins on Tuesday.



It is the first time in CAF’s 60-year history that a Nigerian would head AFCON’s LOC.

Pinnick was also named the president of CAF’s Media Committee, which was vacated by Benin Republic FA boss, Anjorin Moucharafou, who the Nigerian floored at the CAF elections in Ethiopia in March to become a CAF Executive Committee member.

President of the Zimbabwe Football Federation, Philip Chiyangwa, is the deputy president of the AFCON committee.

Also on Monday, Ghana FA boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi, was named CAF Executive Committee’s 1st vice-president, with Omani Constant Selemani (DR Congo) the 2nd vice-president.

President, South Africa Football Association, Danny Jordaan, was appointed chairman of the Marketing and TV Committee, while 1988 African Player of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya, heads the Technical and Development Committee.

http://punchng.com/pinnick-takes-over-hayatou-role/

CrimeTeenage Lover Dies After Stab By Manfriend In Hotel Room by Urukpe(op): 7:49am On May 09, 2017
A 26-year-old man has reportedly stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend in a hotel room in Yenagoa.
The man took to his heels when the wailing of the victim attracted the attention of other guests in the guest house who came to her rescue.
The victim was identified as Faith Pius
The guest house is located at Biogbolo area of Yenagoa.
One of the guests told NAN that the suspect escaped when other guests and residents in the neighbourhood rushed to the scene.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said the incident happened on Friday night.
NAN gathered that Ms. Pius was rushed to a private clinic where she was treated and the wounds stitched.
“But she developed complications on Saturday and she died on Sunday morning,’’ the source said.


The state police commissioner, Amba Asuquo, who confirmed the incident, said it was first considered as a case of assault occasioned by harm.
“Initially, it was treated purely as a case of assault occasioned by harm but now that the girl has died, we are now treating a case of murder against one suspect.
“We are in the process of ensuring that the suspect is arrested because after committing the crime he ran away.
“I know some people are associating it to ritual killing but we cannot conclude,” he said.
Youths of Biogbolo community took to the streets to protest the death of the girl from knife cuts allegedly inflicted on her by her lover boy.
The youth were said to have attacked shops and vandalised vehicles reportedly owned by the kinsmen of the lover boy along some streets in the area.
It took the intervention of detachments of riot police officers to disperse the aggrieved youth.
The incident caused panic as residents ran in different directions while operators of business outfits closed shop and fled.
Stephen Pius, an elder brother of the victim, alleged that the suspect cut his younger sister twice each in her stomach and her heart region.

PoliticsSouth West Leaders Not Sincere On Restructuring by Urukpe(op): 7:42am On May 09, 2017
ABUJA—FORMER Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has taken a swipe at South West leaders, accusing them of insincerity in the call for restructuring of Nigeria. Reacting to a particular reference to last week’s opposition by the Leader, House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, to a motion, which urged companies operating in oil producing areas to relocate, Essien noted that leaders of the South only support restructuring when it favoured them and kick against it when it didn’t. Essien, a former member of the House of Representatives and a delegate to the 2014 National Conference, said: “I begin to wonder whether the South-West is sincere about its agitation for restructuring. ‘’South West leaders, at every forum, over the years, propagated the restructuring of the Nigerian federation but each time an opportunity comes, they renege on restructuring. ‘’When their son, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was the President of the country for eight years, the clamour for restructuring went dead. That is because they were in control of the unstructured federation, with its attendant benefits to them. “As soon as they lost control of the Federal Government, the restructuring jingles came alive throughout the period of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The jingle sounded so loud that a national conference was convened in 2014.” “A good number of delegates supported restructuring. We ended up recommending that the country should be restructured. Luckily for us, after the conference, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, revived the call. “Last week, South West leaders all spoke in favour of restructuring. But when the opportunity came on the floor of the House of Representatives to commence the process of restructuring, another leader from the area, Gbajabiamila, kicked against it.” On Femi Gbajabiamila, the former Minister said: “I was surprised to hear the House of Representatives last week reject a motion which had asked oil companies to relocate to their areas of operation. The argument by the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, was that the oil producing areas are unsafe for the oil companies to relocate. “He said that probably because

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/south-west-leaders-not-sincere-restructuring/
PoliticsRe: School Forces Female Students To Remove Bras Over Exam Malpractice by Urukpe(op): 7:37pm On May 08, 2017
Khd95:
picture of the Lady with her bra offhuh
hahahahahahaha
PoliticsRe: Deepening Uncertainty Over Buhari’s Health - Punch Editorial by Urukpe(op): 7:35pm On May 08, 2017
doctokwus:
What's your point?
So your type wud av preferred a GEJ to Buhari?
As much as one detests what PMB has made of d presidency and how he has wholly failed this health based resignation option challenge of his leadership,the devils are those that wud av wanted that we stick to a disastrous GEJ.
With GEJ still at d saddle,by now your likes wud av been seeking refuge in a poor African country as a victim of war and Boko Harams rampaging army.
Buhari has disappointed big time,but a semi healthy Buhari is far better than a younger,healthier Jonathan.
You did not seek refuse in his 6 yrs in power, so y assuming it will happen when he continue? Don't forget our recession is not 100% as a result of oil price but due to policies, action and inaction of this government.
PoliticsRe: School Forces Female Students To Remove Bras Over Exam Malpractice by Urukpe(op): 5:40pm On May 08, 2017
Tolexander:
I clicked on this thread, thinking I'm going to see the pictures of the incidence.

***Leaving the thread feeling disappointed***
hahahahahahaha. Guess u are president of vaseline crew
RomanceRe: My Pastor Hurried Me To Marry Wrong Man, Woman Tells Court by Urukpe(op): 5:39pm On May 08, 2017
paybak:
I don't trust igbo pastors jare.. Only on their vigil poster would you find tag theme like "who stole the meat" "i no come lagos come play" "bros, na you dey do me, abi you wan craze?" and so many funny theme.. Its all to make money.. Lol

just kidding, before you ipobians will start bashing Nnamdi Kanu..
So this woman talk say pastor force am marry.. Shey na the pastor dey enjoy all the preek and jollyment all these days? Now wey something no gather again, na en you know say na pastor force you, why you no talk when you dey enjoy the marriage ooooo?
U Really think fake pastors are only limited to the igbos?

Just think wide and see it cut across every tribe and country
RomanceRe: My Pastor Hurried Me To Marry Wrong Man, Woman Tells Court by Urukpe(op): 5:37pm On May 08, 2017
Cholls:
my brother's fear woman cuz...What a woman wills, God wills.
hahahahahahaha
PoliticsSchool Forces Female Students To Remove Bras Over Exam Malpractice by Urukpe(op): 5:11pm On May 08, 2017
An Indian student said Monday she was made to remove her bra in public by school authorities over exam cheating fears, minutes before sitting a crucial test.

Authorities issue strict dress codes to tackle widespread cheating on the entrance test for India’s prestigious medical colleges.

But there is no mention of bras on this year’s prohibited articles list which includes dark clothes, long sleeves, brooches, badges, closed shoes and socks.



The student, who has not been identified, told media she was at the test centre in Kerala state on Sunday when a metal detector started to beep during a security check.

“At that time, they told that without removing my innerwear I cannot enter the exam hall since they (bra hooks) are made of metal. So, I took off my bra there itself and gave it to my mom, she was waiting outside,” the student told NDTV news network.

The girl was quoted in The Times of India as saying that she lost all her “confidence and composure when I was asked to remove it in front of everybody”.

Another student’s parent said his daughter was forced to remove the button on her jeans after it set off the metal detector.

“She was sent back, she came back and told me ‘Papa, the jeans button has to be removed, the button is an objectionable item’. Promptly I removed the button,” the father told NDTV.

“Then I went to a shop about three kilometres from the exam centre and bought a new dress for her after getting the shop opened.”

The school principal said he was unaware of the student’s underwear ordeal but admitted his school stuck to the rules.

“We have clear instructions that if the metal detector beeps, no one can be allowed inside. Whenever it beeped, we told students to remove what they have,” Jalaluddin K. told NDTV.

Cheating in exams is common in India including paying large bribes to buy test papers, although there have been more elaborate ruses.

Hundreds of people were arrested in eastern Bihar state in 2015 for scaling the walls of schools and providing crib sheets and study materials to their relatives during exams.


http://punchng.com/school-forces-female-students-to-remove-bras-at-exam-centre-over-cheating/

RomanceMy Pastor Hurried Me To Marry Wrong Man, Woman Tells Court by Urukpe(op): 4:58pm On May 08, 2017
A civil servant, Victoria Igbo, on Monday told a Nyanya Customary Court, Abuja, that her pastor hurried her into marring the wrong man. Victoria, who filed a petition seeking dissolution of marriage her, said that her pastor did not give her enough time to make up her mind before marriage. “My husband proposed to marry me the same time he met my pastor and asked my hand in marriage. “I told my pastor that he should give me three months to think about it. “But my pastor said that three months was too long to think about it. He then gave me only two weeks to pray over it which I did; after which I told my pastor that I agreed,” she said. Victoria said that since she married her husband, it has been one trouble or the other. “My husband keeps acquiring debts and most times when he gets into trouble as a result of that, I have no other option than to pay,” the petitioner said. She also said that she was not aware that her husband had several children before the marriage. “My pastor told me that he had only one child out of wedlock, but after the marriage, I realised that myhusband had several children “One of the women came to our house one day, dropped one of his children and absconded, I went through stress taking care of the child,” she said. The petitioner also told the court that her husband beats her always. She said that she had to move out of the house because she was tired of the marriage. She also begged the court to dissolve the marriage. Joseph Igbo, the respondent, who was present in court, denied all the allegations, and begged the court not to dissolve the marriage. The judge, Jemilu Jega, advised the couple to go back home and try to reconcile. He adjourned the case until May 16, for hearing.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/pastor-hurried-marry-wrong-man-woman-tells-court/
TravelRe: E-passport Booklets: Scarcity To Persist As FG, Vendor Disagree On Pricing by Urukpe(op): 1:03pm On May 06, 2017
coolzeal:
I went for 32 pages of Epassport renewal in Abuja, and my collection date is on April 4th, 2017. Although, I've not gone to get mine because of the scarcity. It sucks really.
Terrible situation, ordinary passport.

The story tell you how everything is wrong with nigeria right now
TravelRe: E-passport Booklets: Scarcity To Persist As FG, Vendor Disagree On Pricing by Urukpe(op): 1:02pm On May 06, 2017
coolzeal:
I went for 32 pages of Epassport renewal in Abuja, and my collection date is on April 4th, 2017. Although, I've not gone to get mine because of the scarcity. It sucks really.
Terrible situation, ordinary passport.
SportsRe: Stephen Odey In Age Falsification Scandal, Kicked Out By Danish Club by Urukpe: 11:35am On May 06, 2017
Ralphlauren:
The agent is very foolish and must have pushed him into this mess.

He left his club MFM without permission and the club has actually declared him AWOL.

MFM knew nothing about his deal with the danish club and there were talks as at yesterday of reporting both him and the club to FIFA for breaking transfer rules.
Imagine. No proper arrangement. He want to move without his parent club permission
TravelE-passport Booklets: Scarcity To Persist As FG, Vendor Disagree On Pricing by Urukpe(op): 11:33am On May 06, 2017
The scarcity of the e-passport booklets may not abate soon as the Federal Government has yet to reach an agreement on the new pricing of the travel document with the vendor, Iris Smart Technology Saturday PUNCH learnt that ISTL had reduced the production and supply of the 32-page passports since last year following the foreign exchange crisis in the country which had reportedly increased the production cost of the booklets.

This is as investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Interior revealed that the Federal Government made arrangements for the production of just 10 million passport booklets for the country in the past 10 years.

It was also discovered that the e-passport project had gulped over N25bn in the past 10 years.

The first contract awarded to ISTL, a Malaysian firm, on March 1, 2007, was for the production of three million passports and embedded substrates under a public-private-partnership agreement at the cost of $138.4m.

The production agreement between ISTL and the Ministry of Interior for the e-passport project was due to expire on May 7, 2017 (tomorrow).

In addition, the Federal Executive Council on April 20, 2011 approved the award of another contract to ISTL for the supply of additional six million passport booklets at a cost of N4.2bn.

On May 27, 2014, a second addendum to the 2007 agreement was signed for the production of one million 64-page Machine Readable Passport booklets and embedding of substrates.

But investigations by the House of Representatives Committee on Interior could not establish whether the firm supplied the first set of three million passport booklets as stipulated in the first contract before the subsequent contracts for supply of additional seven million passports were awarded to the firm.

The report of the investigation into the outsourcing of travel documents, international passports, residence permits and border surveillance and patrol by the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service dated September 2016 was obtained exclusively by our correspondent on Thursday.

The committee, led by Adams Jagaba, had held a two-day public investigative hearing on March 23 and 24, 2016 into the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Control, e-passport project, payment platforms and border management.

The probe found a number of security breaches including the fact that the passport database containing the biometric information of all Nigerian passport holders was still under the firm control of the Malaysian company.

The committee described this as a serious national security breach.

It was learnt that the e-passport booklet is produced in South Africa, the chip by a Netherland-based company while the lamination of the data page is done in Malaysia.

It said, “The database which contains the biographical and biometric information of the holders of e-passports is still domiciled with the vendor and controlled by Iris Smart Technologies, the vendor. This has serious security implications.

“The Country Signing Certificate Authority and the public key infrastructure is also domiciled with the vendor. With this situation, the vendor can issue passports and alter biographical and biometric information of passport holders without the knowledge of the Nigeria Immigration Service.”

It noted that the project cost of $138.4m was divided into three phases with phase one costing $62,881,800; phase two, $53,337,470 and phase three, $62,881,800.

The House probe found that the e-passport project also included provision of 5.5 million wafers and laminates to be supplied over three phases for incorporation into the back cover of booklets, System Architecture of Electronic Passport Management.

The scope of the project also covered the Architecture of Electronic Passport Management System which consists passport enrolment and issuance system, automated fingerprint identification system, passport personalisation system, immigration border control system and immigration reporting system.

The committee found that the agreement between ISTL and the Interior ministry stipulated that the company shall bear, pay and shall thereafter be reimbursed by the ministry for all withholding taxes, VAT, duties and levies connected with the execution of the agreement.

It also found that the 2007 agreement, which was for 10 years, did not contain any clause for subsequent renewal.

The passport booklets, the report said, were to be supplied at a unit price of N6,900 for three million copies totalling N2.070bn.

The settlement of the company’s invoice were to be made from 30 per cent of the revenue generated from the sales of the passports while the Interior ministry made an advance payment of 25 per cent of the project cost.

“Also, a separate maintenance agreement was made for the booklets signed,” the report added.

The committee’s investigation also revealed that the Country Signing Certificate Authority, which is the anchor of trust for the Nigerian passport, would expire on May 31,2017 with grave implication for the integrity of the documents.

“The implication is that since Nigeria issues five-year passports, all passports issued after June 2013 will still be valid while the CSSA would have expired. There might be a need to mass recall these passports for re-issuance of new ones to the holders,” the report noted.

It explained that the International Civil Aviation Organisation required that a new Document Signer Certificate must be used every three months or after 100,000 passports, but all Nigerian passports, the report said, had the same DSC in clear violation of International Civil Aviation Organisation standards.

The lawmakers also found out that compliance auditing of the e-passport in line with ICAO security requirements had not been carried out 10 years into the project.

The probe also discovered that the auto gates that were installed and paid for at the Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt airports had never functioned since installation.

It recommended a probe of the contract by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission “with a view to taking appropriate action to recover the cost of the project.”

The committee said when ISTL was asked during its public hearing why the passports were still being produced in Malaysia, the firm claimed action had been initiated to establish a passport booklet production factory in Nigeria which would commence operations within one year.

It frowned on the contract awarded to IPTELCOM Network Ltd., for the electronic management of data generated by the NIS in the process of providing international passports.

For this contract, the INL was paid N200 per passport, but the House committee found that the services purportedly provided by the firm were part of the responsibilities of Iris Smart Technologies.

The 20-member committee stated that evidence from its investigative hearing showed that the PPP agreements did not serve public interest, noting that there was no effective project management schedule between the Interior ministry/NIS and the companies to ensure strict implementation of the agreements.

The report blamed the ministry for interfering in the NIS operations without seeking professional advice from the immigration service.

When asked to respond to the issues raised by the committee, the NIS Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, directed all inquiries to the interior ministry.

“Please, talk to the ministry in respect of all inquiries into the passport issue, they signed the agreement with the manufacturers and are in a position to give all necessary information,” he said on the telephone.

But the ministry spokesman, Willy Bassey, referred questions on the project to ISTL, saying the firm was in a better position to address all issues bordering on the e-passport production.

The ISTL Public Relations Officer, Deji Oye, declined comment, saying he was not in a position to speak on the matter.

“I am not the Managing Director of Iris Smart Technologies, so I can’t comment on it. Go to any immigration office, you would see our desk there, talk to them,” he said on Friday.

Findings revealed that many African countries print passports in their own country.

According to the Department of Home Affairs, South Africa, Permanent South African passports and travel documents are printed only in Pretoria, South Africa, from where they are dispatched to the offices of application.

Also, according to the Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana, the country prints its passports at its state-owned Daily Graphic, a printing press in Accra, the capital.
http://punchng.com/e-passport-booklets-scarcity-to-persist-as-fg-vendor-disagree-on-pricing/
SportsRe: Stephen Odey In Age Falsification Scandal, Kicked Out By Danish Club by Urukpe: 11:07am On May 06, 2017
What a big mistake by his agent and him. Both of them failed rule 101, don't be caught
CrimeRe: Nigerian Woman Pulls Off Her Cloth While Trying To Fight In India. Photos/video by Urukpe: 2:21pm On May 04, 2017
toseen7:
Yeah.... nice, but not too nice.
She shouldn't have remove her cloth...
p


Removing the cloth may not be nice, but it did the job.
extreme situation demand extreme measures sometimes. The boobs work is what end d quarrel.
CelebritiesRe: Adesua Etomi: 10 Facts About Banky W's Fiancee by Urukpe: 12:01pm On May 04, 2017
murmee:
Both parents are Oduas!
Please use Google
PoliticsDeepening Uncertainty Over Buhari’s Health - Punch Editorial by Urukpe(op): 8:30am On May 04, 2017
Punch Editorial Board

The raging controversy over the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari is a repeat nightmare Nigerians do not deserve. For the second time in eight years, inertia, uncertainty, cabalistic intrigues and primordial divisions have gripped the country as the President grapples with an illness that keeps him away from public view and raises doubts about his fitness for the job. It is also raising questions about who is really running the government. While a cabal is bent on hoodwinking the public, the President is increasingly being portrayed as one out of touch with the public. The country must rise above this dangerous swamp, compel all concerned to take the sensible steps and save Nigeria from unnecessary upheaval.

On Wednesday, Buhari failed, for the third time in a row, to turn up for the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, deepening anxiety over his health. Lai Mohammed, the Information Minister, says Buhari has been advised to take some rest by his doctors. The disquiet that began last year when twice the President jetted to the United Kingdom ostensibly for medical check-up, only for the trips to stretch for longer than expected will not go away. Each time, rather than give an unambiguous report to Nigerians, the Presidency declined to give details of his ailment. On a recent trip that lasted weeks and led to alarming speculations, some party leaders and senior federal lawmakers had to visit him in London. Photographs of him from those meetings gave way to more frenzied speculations and ‘scoops’ on his true state of health. In the absence of real information beyond the cant of government spokesmen, rumours have triggered fear. One is that he has pancreatic cancer, another Crohn’s disease, yet another that he can no longer eat and drink, but is being fed intravenously. It is a rumour mill that will cease to be fecund once the truth is told.



We travelled this thorny road before between 2009 and 2010 when the late terminally-ill President Umaru Yar’Adua was spirited out of the country, paving the way for his close aides to capture the reins of power, ruling in his name and plunging the country into an unnecessary constitutional crisis. Mercifully, Buhari, unlike Yar’Adua, transfers power to his deputy anytime he travels.

We are worried, not because Buhari is ill, but that events are heading in a dangerous direction again. We strongly believe that presidents are human beings, too, and human beings do fall sick. Similarly, sometimes an illness does not mean a president cannot perform his job. However, when the illness is critical enough to affect the ability to govern and compromises mental faculties, then patriotism and fairness demand that urgent actions be taken. And this is exactly where we are on Buhari’s failing health as it is significant enough to have impact on critical decision-making. The public deserves to know the state of health of the President.

Public service entails sacrifices. And one of the things you sacrifice is your privacy. A former United States President, Bill Clinton, commenting on his own health disclosure, once said, “The public has a right to know the condition of the President’s health.” As Nigeria’s foremost public official, Buhari owes the public full disclosure. This is especially so because being president is a very stressful job beyond the ken of people with diminishing strength and failing faculties.

In the past, leaders with failing health had plunged their countries into avoidable crises, even wars. Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, made a mistake in dispatching British troops to Suez in 1956 because he was taking addictive, painkilling drugs that could have clouded his judgement. David Owen, a former foreign secretary, said later that “Eden would not have contemplated such an action if he had been fit and well.” According to the New York Times, some historians have blamed colon surgery in 1985, for the poor decisions Ronald Reagan made in relation to the Iran-Contra scandal while he was recuperating. Reagan transferred power briefly to Vice-President George Bush, but rushed back to work. Robert Gilbert, an emeritus professor of political science at Northeastern University, says Reagan’s aides prevented people from seeing him because he was unwell and he made decisions while hospitalised that he later did not remember.

Already, Buhari’s prolonged absence from official duties is fuelling lethargy and confusion in government. For about three weeks, the President has been absent from his desk, public functions and even religious activities; holed up instead inside the Villa from where unelected aides, accused repeatedly of pursuing their own agenda, transmit directives supposedly in his name. Some glaring acts of mischief are worrying. An attentive President would have nipped in the bud the controversy surrounding the serial extension of the tenure of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Jamila Shu’ara. She had resigned at the expiration of her tenure in 2016, but it has been extended to 2018. In a patently biased action, the State Security Service, which is headed by Lawal Daura, has just turned its recruitment programme into an ethnic bazaar.

Governance, which ran with gusto when the President was away in London for seven weeks, has slowed down, with files said to be unattended to. Infighting among operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Services has boiled over dangerously into the open with the latter accusing the former of shielding a corruption suspect and the Attorney-General of the Federation taking over the prosecution of some accused persons. The war against terrorism requires an active commander-in-chief. Inertia is also evident in the slow pace of appointing boards and heads of statutory agencies and in strange, lopsided appointments that reveal a lack of rigour in the selection process. Meanwhile, corruption is stubbornly fighting back, as lawyers, judges, political actors and compromised sections of the polity and the mass media launch ferocious attacks on the anti-corruption machinery. The firm hand that Nigerians voted for in Buhari is missing in action.

Socially, the President’s reclusive habit has alienated him from the people. He rarely steps out of Abuja to attend to or visit the citizens whether in joy or tragedy. Some fanatics are going beyond their brief. Sectional, religious sentiments, instead of rational considerations, sway some commentators, exposing the fragility of the Nigerian state. A police officer, Saidu Biu, vowed on social media in April to kill “at least 200 people” in the event of his death. The economy is on the home stretch away from recession amid an economic recovery programme, fresh external borrowing bids and deliberate delay in passing the 2017 budget, five months into the year, by a recalcitrant National Assembly.

As a result of his failing health, Buhari appears to have lost control of his government. He should not put politics before medical attention and the quest for, and exercise of, the powers of the office of the presidency above national interest. The late Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, despite having a vice-like grip on his country and could go on and on, said “It would betray my conscience to occupy a responsibility that requires mobility and the total commitment that I am not in the physical condition to offer,” in a 2008 letter to the nation announcing his surrender of power.

Now, Buhari will have to take some urgent decisions. He should immediately declare his health status to douse the speculative game. In accordance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution, he should not hesitate any further to embark on another medical vacation and transfer power to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to act as President once more. Above all, the mélange of socio-economic challenges facing the country cannot be addressed by a Presidency in fits and starts. If President Buhari really wants what is best for the country, the most important decision of his remarkable life is before him now: resign right away without any more fuss. He should listen to his inner mind rather than the power hawks that surround him.
http://punchng.com/deepening-uncertainty-over-buharis-health/

RomanceAfter Adesua Etomi & Banky W’s Engagement: Don Jazzy Named Bachelors’ President by Urukpe(op):
FANS went out of their way, yesterday, to call on Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy, to find himself a wife, after RnB singer, Banky W, announced his engagement to adorable actress Adesua Etomi on his Instagram page. Banky W took a bold step, yesterday, to make the big announcement. He revealed that they have been dating for a while before he finally proposed to Adesua in February, this year.

However, immediately the announcement was made by Banky W, fans took to their different social media platforms; Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, to call on the Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy, to follow the footsteps of Banky W and find himself a wife. ‘DON JAZZYOne of the fans, @Shouttoyosi wrote, “Somebody said since Banky W is 36 and Don Jazzy is 34, Don Jazzy has two years to get married or he should go and adopt Korede Bello.” Another fan, On Air Parrot (OAP) @Dephatcat wrote, “Banky W has finally taken a wife. Please wherever you are, whisper a word of prayer for Uncle Don Jazzy.” DON JAZZY “Don Jazzy has been made the President Of National Association Of Nigeria Bachelors (NANB) Banky W previously held the position,”wrote Naija Boy. “Father!!!! You have done it for Banky W. Don Jazzy what are you waiting for? Marry By Fire! Marry By Fire!! Marry by Fire!!” For Cent Okoh, “That producer that cast Banky W and Adesua in a film should please cast, Linda Ikeji and Don Jazzy, Rita Dominic and D’banj ASAP”

Meanwhile, in his love letter to Adesua, which he posted via Instagram page, Banky W confessed that his path and that of the love of his life, Adesua, have crossed more than two times since 2012, “but I wasn’t paying enough attention.” Banky wrote, “I’m not sure what the future will bring, but I’m completely sure that I am ready to face it with you by my side. I pray that God continues to build me into the kind of man that you deserve. I love you Susu, I feel safe and at peace with you. You mean the world to me. Thank you for agreeing to be my lover and best friend. Thank you for agreeing to be my wife.” ”Dear Susu, We crossed paths 2 or 3 times since 2012, but I wasn’t paying enough attention. Destiny was staring me right in the face and I was too caught up in my own hustle and paper chase, to know it. In June 2015, however, God brought you my way again, and this time, I really saw you. I was smitten by your grace, aura, and beauty. So smitten in fact, that even though I didn’t get to say a word to you that day (because you were seated far across the room), I immediately called my best friend @captdemuren and told him I’d found my next girlfriend. Lol. He laughed.” Adesua replied on her page with; “Olubankole, Your heart is pure and good, to the very core. You are proof that God is real; you are proof that what’s on the inside is greater and so much more powerful than what we see on the outside and you are the evidence of what I hoped for. I bless God for entrusting my heart in your hands because I know it’s safe. You are everything I prayed for and so much more… Thank you for being who you are, my good luck charm, my King, my lover, my best friend. I love you till eternity and beyond.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/don-jazzy-named-bachelors-president/

CelebritiesRe: Adesua Etomi: 10 Facts About Banky W's Fiancee by Urukpe: 5:27am On May 04, 2017
YungMillionaire:
Is that to say she is an Edonja?
hahahahahahaha

Yemi Alade will be AfonPob
CelebritiesRe: Adesua Etomi: 10 Facts About Banky W's Fiancee by Urukpe: 7:39pm On May 03, 2017
davodyguy:
So, she's Afonja?
Noooooo. She is from Edo state.

Her mother is Yoruba and her father is from Edo State
PoliticsRe: Lai Mohammed Urges TB Joshua To Remain In Nigeria by Urukpe: 11:16am On May 03, 2017
mansakhalifa:
@Kondomatic I was talking about the story that says the FG is pleading with the pastor to stay back in the country. Of course religious tourism is a major scam. There are other forms of tourism to exploit. So why waste our time?
Potential terrorist spotted
RomanceRe: For Cheating On Her, Wife Cuts Off Husband’s joystick by Urukpe(op): 5:21pm On May 02, 2017
jericco1:
mehn that's crazy o, seriously the lady went too far!
Yeah
RomanceRe: For Cheating On Her, Wife Cuts Off Husband’s joystick by Urukpe(op): 4:25pm On May 02, 2017
Xaos:
[color=#008080] Terrible. Some women can be very wicked. sad[/color]
hahahahahahaha
RomanceRe: For Cheating On Her, Wife Cuts Off Husband’s joystick by Urukpe(op): 4:24pm On May 02, 2017
jericco1:
was the husband comatose or what?.. #noway!
The guy was drunk be4 the wife operation
SportsKenyan $2m Jackpot Winner Abisai Doubts He Will Bet Again by Urukpe(op): 4:23pm On May 02, 2017
A Kenyan punter who won a $2m (£1.6m) jackpot after correctly predicting the outcome of 17 football matches doubts he will ever bet again.
Samuel Abisai, 28, won the jackpot after placing about $2 on two separate picks, betting firm SportPesa says.
Mr Abisai plans to give some of his winnings back to society, including supporting his local football team in the western region of Kakamega.
The payout is reportedly one of the biggest ever paid in Kenya.

"I think I am not going to bet again," Samuel Abisai told journalists in Nairobi.

The company's boss Ronald Karauri led a convoy, including a stretch limousine, to pick up Mr Abisai from his home in the small town of Thika 45km (27 miles) north-east of the capital, Nairobi.
It had to navigate a large pothole just outside his home.
The father of one daughter works for a Chinese company and speaks fluent Mandarin. He has not decided whether he will quit his job.
The betting industry is rapidly growing across the African continent.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39779138

RomanceFor Cheating On Her, Wife Cuts Off Husband’s joystick by Urukpe(op): 4:03pm On May 02, 2017
A woman who suspected that her husband was cheating with the wife of their family friend took matters into her own hands by slashing off his manhood.

Thirty-two-year-old Betitta believed that her husband, Mark, was carrying out his affair at the building where he worked.

So, when the man slept off at a friend’s place after some drinks, his wife was able to find him for the sole purpose of grabbing and chopping off his penis “two inches from the base.”



She then fled, but was later apprehended and arrested.

She told Police she did not regret what she did.

“I don’t regret cutting off his penis. It’s his punishment for being a womaniser. I am ready to face the consequences of my actions,” she said, according to The Daily Mail.

“I am tired of his womanising. He got a new girlfriend lately.”

According to reports, the couple were always arguing, though they have three kids together and had been married for about 12 years.

The man’s friends rushed him to the nearest hospital, from where he was transferred to a medical centre, but surgeons were unable to reattach his penis.

The surgeons said there was nothing they could do since the major nerve had been severed, and tissue from the area that was cut off was dead.

The man vowed to press charges against his wife.

The incident happened in the Philippines.


http://punchng.com/for-cheating-on-her-wife-cuts-off-husbands-penis/

CareerRe: MTN Nigeria Sacks 280 Long-serving Workers, Others by Urukpe(op): 7:48am On May 02, 2017
mynd44 u are now behaving like APC people, anytime someone make a post be4 me u are quick to closed my post and point me to the earlier one.

However, i notice in more than 6 of my post in recent time, I am d first to post on nairaland and yet u push to front page late post from others.

Check:

mtn sack 280 workers

IPOB gave Fayose honorary governor etc

I use to think nairaland is devoid of normal nigeria wayowayo, guess I am wrong.


Mynd44

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