PHCN/NEPA, over to you, charging an ordinary phone to full battery on NEPA supply is a challenge talkless 5 Heavy duty batteries.

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,
With grammar, and nonsense, and learning;
Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,
Gives genius a better discerning.
Oliver Goldsmith

Since Niger means darkness, Lumen has to do with light, then Lumen Area=Lumeria

Was at the scene around after the accident at the Onitsha end of the bridge. Have to park at Asaba end and trek accross the Niger bridge because of the seriuos hold up. Will post some pix soon from my phone.

Nothern Muslims corpers only! Let dogs start eating dogs

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Arraigned in a court headed by a wife of a PDP governor, na paddy,paddy, arrangee na ni. It is either to free him or to nail him for good.it is not about justice but politics.

This marketers sef, Too much money than brain or common sense. You are under probe and sending gifts to those probing you, it will only lead to widening of the scope of the probe or confirm suspicions held.

is this recklessness or stupidity? he just put his family into problem.


Are these not Police of a country?

Have u heard that 17 candidates only were able to make 5 credits including english and maths in Gombe state out of 18,000 that sat for the last SSCE exam, ratio of private to public schools candidates is yet to be known but it will not even matter if known.

Steal billions,get national award medallion,steal pittance,get burning tire medallion.

World class Medical facilities like Mayo CLinic,Cedars-Sinai in US are biult and supported through private capital and philantrophy. Typical rich Nigerians lacks spirit of given without expecting anything in return and where they give,it is mere tokenism.Same applies to universities,goverment cannot do it all.

Which one is Ippis? Na dat one market women go take from you for foodstuffs?

Re: Ribadu May Dump Acn To Return To Pdp(acn!i Dey Laugh Ooooooo Hahahahahah!)

Was he a member of PDP before?

Julius Ceasar might as well be complaining of Sanusi to Anthony instead of Cassiuss


CEASAR
Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights:
Yond Cassius Sanusi has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
ANTONY
Fear him not, Caesar; he's not dangerous;
He is a noble Roman  Prince and well given.

Anybody has idea of the price range of the minibus, have to put my plan B into motion.

The words in italics were excerpts from the book by Samuel Johnson when the Ibadan army are complaining of the undue advantage from the expertriate shooters. The complete ebook can be downloaded here, http://www.archive.org/details/historyofyorubas00john

We know that this is not the
actual white man of Ijaye, whom we often saw in the battlefield
:
this one only entered the town a few days ago, hence you have
such easy terms, otherwise we should have killed him right out,
for he fought us, and we had our eyes on him." Mr. Mann we know
did not fight, but reHeved the wounded men; however, there were
two " Afro American " sharp-shooters,^ who harassed the Ibadans
a good deal with their rifles.

@ Tony Spike
Ijaiye, with several other towns and villages, were completely destroyed and wiped out of the SW map by the long 16 years war. Infact, many of such settlements can no longer be precisely located again.

Ijaiye town still exists though without the former glory. it is located about 20mins drive from Moniya on the way to Iseyin. The battle ground nearby is barren till today.

this link can be useful too     http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/YorubaT/yt1.html

Calm now, but saw some northerners led by MOPOLS and market security men out of Main market and New Market to avoid attacks.

El Rufai is begining to sound like a dog in the manger, cannot eat hay,will not allow those that can eat hay do so. What does he want really? Those in govt are not good,those trying to proffer solution are fools, he is the only one that is perfect.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Must Resign – Prof. Tam David West
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A virologist n a historian heading the petroluem ministry n cbn, what dyu expect if not a dumb argument, naija funny sha


For your information,current oil minister is an architect and when in Shell, she is mostly in support service not core
operations.Though at that level,qualification hardly matters since they function mostly as administrators with core professionals reporting to the minister,but self interest and corruption is their bane.check her cv below,

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Nigeria: South West, Edo Move to Rebuild Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
BY SHERIFF BALOGUN, 3 FEBRUARY 2012
Governors of the South-west states and their Edo State counterpart have initiated moves to take over the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as well as the Shagamu-Benin Highway.

They are also planning to pull resources together to construct a rail line traversing Lagos through Asaba, Delta State.

These were the highlights of the communiqué they issued at the end of their meeting at the Government House, Abeokuta, Ogun State Thursday.

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who read the communiqué, said: "The governors resolved to explore the possibility of taking over the reconstruction and management of the roads. They also considered and agreed on the need to create alternative road and rail lines from Lagos to Asaba."

The governors said their decision to venture into the reconstruction bid for the affected roads was informed by the national impact of the gridlock witnessed daily on the roads.

Apart from the gridlock, they also said there were the issues of job losses, insecurity, and economic wastage, "which have considerable impact on the socio-economic development of the nation in general and the affected states in particular".

Fayemi said the governors also demanded an immediate review of the existing concession agreement on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, adding that the position of the road as the artery linking Lagos to other parts of the country made the review imperative.

Speaking on the state of security in the country, Fayemi said the meeting resolved that states must play a more active role in protecting lives and property of the citizenry beyond mere provision of equipment and logistics to security agencies.

"The governors resolved to continue to protect all residents and visitors within their jurisdiction," he added.

On power, he said: "The management of the distribution assets is what is militating against efficient power supply. The meeting therefore noted that it has become necessary to take ownership of the distribution assets in order to facilitate required partnerships' for effective power supply."

On stakeholders' forum, he said: ", whilst the governors are mindful of the fact that they are popularly elected representatives of the people, the precarious situation in the country requires convening of a broad-based stakeholders forum consisting of legislators at the national and state levels as well as other revered elders and leaders in Ibadan in the shortest possible time."

On resource allocation, he said: ", the governors further deplored the imbalance in resource allocation to states that make up the old Western Region given their contributions to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The governors reaffirmed their determination to ensure that justice is done on the revenue allocation framework in the country."

The governors, who also deliberated on devolution of power, said in the communiqué that: "The Federal Government is holding on to too many responsibilities and power that are supposed to be within the purview of the federating states. The governors considered it expedient to review the existing arrangement and devolve more power to the states."

Fayemi added that there would be a full-fledged secretariat to be established for effective coordination of the goal to fully integrate the states in the old Western Region, stating that "the meeting of the governors should hold more frequently at least, a bi-monthly schedule was agreed on."

In attendance were: host Governor Ibikunle Amosun, his Lagos State counterpart, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN); Fayemi; Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola; and Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

Others were the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Alli Olanusi, and his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Pius Odubu.

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Help! Niger Bridge falling down
•The politics, pains of the second bridge
By ORI MARTINS
Wednesday February 01, 2012


A section of the Niger bridge
Photo: Sun News Publishing
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It is a tragedy waiting to happen. The Niger Bridge at Onitsha, Anambra State, has dangerously deteriorated and its collapse eminent. The bridge was built in 1965. It serves as a link between the old Eastern block and the then Western Nigeria through Asaba.

But the 46-year-old bridge is now old, weak and in a pathetic sight. Buffeted by rain, scorched by sun and weighed down by heavy traffic, the bridge is overdue for repairs.
A new one has been in the pipeline since 1992. That was when former military president, General Ibrahim Babanginda, muted the idea of a Second Niger Bridge. The design was undertaken by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), via its subsidiary, NSE PREMS. Despite continued promises and pledges by successive governments, the bridge has remained a pipedream thereby causing untold pains and frustrations to the South-Eastern region.

Dilapidated bridge
A public affairs commentator, Pius Okigbo, noted that the Niger Bridge had reached an advance stage of dilapidation: “Many experts have warned that the Niger Bridge may not withstand for much longer the stress on it from the overwhelming flow of traffic that has placed dangerous strain on its frame.”

The question is: Why has been the bridge so neglected? Observers believe what the bridge suffers as neglect is not different from the plight of the South–East and South-South zones. An All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), chieftain, Chief Chekwas Okorie insisted that the dilapidation of the Niger Bridge was a manifestation of the Federal Government’s crass negligence of the old Eastern Region especially the South-East:

“The bridge was constructed in 1965 by the Balewa/Zik regime. It was blown up in 1968 during the civil war but was repaired after Biafra surrendered. That was the last time any meaningful work was carried out on the bridge. Right now, there are noticeable cracks on the bridge. Anybody that applies that bridge will confirm that the link between the South-East and the rest of the country is in total ruins, just as the entire former Eastern Nigeria has been completely neglected by successive federal governments.”

Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has continued to plead with the Federal Government to fast track its promise of repairing the existing bridge as well as constructing a second one. He argued that it was no longer in doubt that the Niger Bridge was decrepit and there was an urgent need for a second bridge. He regretted until the administration of President Jonathan Goodluck came, there was no substantial evidence to prove that any contract was really awarded on the Second Niger Bridge. He maintained that the assumption that a contract was awarded was a hoax.

EX-Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development Hassan Lawal, confirmed that there was no plan by the Federal Government to build a second Niger Bridge in Onitsha. Ugochukwu Ejinkonye, another public affairs analyst made it clear that the bridge was a giant living on its glorious past: “Thank God, the Niger Bridge, though now a death trap, is still standing there like a well beaten warrior, still faithfully shouldering heavy vehicular and human traffic between Asaba and Onitsha. But experts are warning that if nothing is urgently done, that bridge would soon cave in and crash down.”

Second Niger bridge
The main objective of the Second Niger Bridge is to take pressure off the still in use Niger Bridge. At the time Babangida made the move to erect the Second Niger Bridge, the people of the South- East jubilated, believing that a major aspect of their numerous plights was to be solved. But they were wrong. Twenty years after, the Second Niger Bridge is still not in sight.

In the last April 2010 presidential elections, almost all the candidates promised to build the second bridge if elected. Even some South-East politicians who sought elections either to the Senate or House of Representatives pledged to work assiduously towards the realisation of the much-trumpeted Second Niger Bridge.
One bad feature about the second bridge is that the two regimes that have given it thought pretended to have done a good job just few days to the expiration of their respective tenures. For example, the Banbagida regime concluded all it could ever afford to offer on the bridge in July 1993 and by August he left office. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo claimed that he awarded the contract at the cost of N60billion. He rolled out red carpet to celebrate the foundation laying ceremony on May 24, 2007, five days to the end of his second term tenure. Can these late minute arrangements and approaches be the reason for its perennial take off delay?

Meanwhile, Daily Sun reliably gathered that a French firm recently sealed a contract deal with the Federal Government to construct the Second Niger Bridge. As at press time the details of the deal were still not clear. The dealed was allegedly concretised during a recent trip to France invovlving the President, Minister of Finance Ngozi Oknjo-Iwela and Obi.

Some Nigerian entrepreneurs had earlier made moves to partner the Federal Government on the construction of the second bridge. The old Niger Bridge was one of the national assignments the late Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa performed in December 1965, before he was killed on January 15, 1966.

Cost and contract firm
Babangida had wanted the Second Niger Brigde executed through the Public Private Partnership [PPP]. Under Obasanjo arrangement in 2007, when the estimated cost was put at N60b, the Federal Government would contribute 20 percent, Anambra and Delta states 10 percent each, while Diamond Bank agreed to bring forward the rest 60 percent. Obasanjo, however, hinged the failure of the Second Niger Bridge to take off on non availability of funds, explaining that his regime, was tackling so many issues that required urgent financial attention. Measuring 1,760 metres, the Second Niger Bridge is designed to have a six lane carriage way and a toll plaza meant for the quick recovery of its cost of construction.

Bridges that collapsed elsewhere
The history of the world is replete with cases of bridges that collapsed due to negligence. There was the Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed in Germany on December 12, 1940. The collapse was caused by poor construction work. Also, so many Germans who were adults in 1945 would forever remember the fatal collapse of the bridge at Ramanam on December 17, 1945 due to previous damage on the bridge. Structural failure was the reason the Duplessis Bridge in Canada failed on January 31, 1951. In America, the Kanas Bridge caved in on July 2, 1965, and experts blamed structural deterioration for that ugly incident. There were other bridge failures in Hakawa, Japan in 1967 caused by lack of inspection.

God forbid bad thing, I ply this bridge every monrning, on it right now in heavy traffic snarl!

Slow pace of work or what??!!!! Work that is yet to start and you are complaining of being slow.

Principle IV derived from Nuremberg Trails of Military officers that served under Adolf Hitler states as follows,

The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

Since we claim to be in a democracy where there is separation of power between Execuive,Legislatives and Judiciary arms of government, why should any right thinking person blaim the President for an action of the Judiciary or expect the President to interfere directly in the affairs of Judiciary when he is not exercising his Power of Prerogative of Mercy. Divisive statements should be avoided,

Old soldier IBB, can you jump from a moving tank after sowing the uniform.

Cant picture GEJ listening to FELA to relax from stress in his school days, what he will be listening to now.