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Re: 8 Places Where Men Can Get A Wife Material In Nigeria. by Omegachild(f) : 3:27 am On Nov 09 |
nurses too.
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Born again child of GOD. by Omegachild(f) : 6:42 am On Dec 16 |
As a genuine born again child of God,knowing full well that s*x before marriage is a sin,and you are in a relationship with some one who can wait for marriage and is same faith with you.what will you do?
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Marriage is for the matured. by Omegachild(f) : 7:12 am On Dec 16 |
Most marriages end up in divorce,separation and the likes cos most pipi prepare for the wedding only few prepare for marriage.wedding is one day and marriage is for a life time.the first criteria for marriage is maturity.Maturity bring the best in you.There are different kind of maturity.(1)MATURITY in PREPARATION;marriage is not accidental,you must consciously walk into it by preparing ahead.(2)DOMENSTIC maturity;constantly maintain a good personal and environmental hygiene.{3)Maturity in ASSOCIATION:He that walketh with the wise shall be wise,but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.prov 13:20.
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Re: THIS IS FOR THE WISE GIRLS AND FOR THOSE WHO CAN BE ABLE TO DISCERN THE TRUE COLOUR OF ANYTHING by Omegachild(f) : 7:16 am On Dec 16 |
Yes oooo.you are very correct.
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Re: Meet Wife Material Ladies on ECHOnigeria(Ladies Profiles) by Omegachild(f) : 7:36 am On Dec 16 |
MY name is Edi,from Edo state.Have background in Nursing.my ideal man should be God-fearing,genuinely born again christian, educated,hardworking,loving and caring.
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FG lift ban on 41 iterms by Omegachild(f) : 6:02 am On Dec 17 |
The National Association of Government Approved
Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Friday lauded the Federal Government’s plans to lift foreign exchange restriction on 41 imported items. Mr Stanley Ezenga, the National Publicity Secretary of the association, gave the commendation in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. The Federal Government had indicated its readiness to lift the forex ban it placed on some 41 items in 2015. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, had in the 2017 Fiscal Policy Roadmap, said Federal Government “will replace administrative measures on list of 41 items with fiscal measures to reduce demand pressure in the parallel market. Ezenga said that the plan would boost importation activities at the nation’s ports. He said that lifting of ban on the items would not solve the declining value of the naira, urging government to come up with a more result-oriented forex policy. “The plan by the government to lift foreign exchange restriction on some 41 imported items is good news for import. “We can now have more import activities at the ports and the various jobs lost to the restriction can now come back. “However, the unbanning alone will not solve the problem of the naira. “Government should come with a more workable policy to boost value of the naira,“ Ezenga said. He said that freight forwarders had lost 50 per cent jobs to the restriction, hoping that the lifting would address the situation.
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How DSS report made senate to reject Magu. by Omegachild(f) : 6:13 am On Dec 17 |
The Department of State Services has said
the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has failed integrity test, warning that he will hinder President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. The Senate had on Thursday rejected the nomination of Magu by Buhari as the Chairman of the EFCC. The upper chamber of the National Assembly cited “security reports†as the reason for the rejection. The PUNCH, however, sighted a copy of the “security report†by the DSS in which Magu’s activities were alleged to have made him ineligible to hold the office. The letter, dated October 3, was addressed to the Clerk of the Senate, in reference to a letter by the Senate, dated September 21, 2016, asking for Magu’s security check. The report, which listed several alleged malpractices against the EFCC boss, said his confirmation would frustrate the anti-graft drive of the Buhari-led administration. Part of the allegations against Magu was his being in possession of EFCC documents in his private residence during the chairmanship of Farida Waziri. The DSS also made reference to the circumstances surrounding Magu’s arrest, detention and suspension by the Nigeria Police. The secret service also alleged that the sum of N40m was paid for the rented apartment, which costs N20m per annum, where the acting EFCC chairman currently resides. It added that the accommodation was not paid for from the commission’s account but by a presidential appointee, who had been under investigation. The DSS alleged that after renting the apartment for Magu, the friend awarded a N43m contract for the furnishing of the accommodation. The appointee, who is a retired Air Commodore, was said to be a close associate and ally of Magu, allegedly and “runs questionable business†and was once arrested by the service. The report, which cleared the other four EFCC appointees, said Magu, flew a private jet owned by the retired military officer. The service also claimed that the EFCC boss was once in the same flight to Maiduguri with a Managing Director of one of the new generation banks, who it alleged was under investigation. It added that the bank chief had been linked with a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The DSS stated that after the arrest of service chiefs by the EFCC, including Badeh, Umar and Amosu, Magu’s ally, while under interrogation by the service, had confessed that he didn’t want Amosu to be probed, the reason why the EFCC arraigned Amosu after his friend’s interrogation. The acting EFCC boss was also accused in the report of making false allegations against individuals “for personal reasons.†The report said, “The circumstances surrounding the return of Magu to the EFCC and the role played by Lamorde and their close relationship are clear indications of his culpability in the allegation of corruption tendencies of the Lamorde-led EFCC.†The DSS also alleged that “Magu uses only his police cronies to execute operations,†adding that the fact that the cronies had acquired landed properties “led credence to the questions about his integrity.†The report added, “In this light, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption drive of the present administration.†In rejecting Magu, the upper chamber of the National Assembly had cited “security reports†as the reason for the rejection. The screening had been listed on the Order Paper as part of the activities at the chamber for the day. The lawmakers were to conduct a confirmatory screening for Magu and four members of the EFCC on their nomination. The plan to conduct the confirmatory screening had allegedly divided the senators. It was reliably learnt that at the usual pre- session meeting by the principal officers on Thursday, which held at the Senate President’s office, the lawmakers engaged themselves in a shouting match. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, before the end of the closed-door session, announced that the lawmakers had rejected Magu’s nomination and would not screen him. Abdullahi, who read from a statement while addressing journalists, said, “The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public that based on security reports available to the Senate, the Senate cannot proceed and confirm the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC. “Accordingly, the Senate hereby rejects the said nomination and has returned the said nomination to Mr. President for further action.†In an attempt by journalists to ask Abdullahi questions, especially on the reported power play involving Magu, individuals and the Presidency and the Senate leadership, the Senator said, “There’s no confusion here. We have said it is based on security reports. Please, all of us – public officers – go for security screening. Everybody! And we are saying based on security reports, we cannot proceed and confirm (Magu) and we are rejecting it (the nomination) and returning it to Mr. President for further action. That is just the statement.’’ The report, it was gathered, had been with Senate President Bukola Saraki since October. Saraki, who presided over the plenary, referred the other nominees to the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes for screening. Magu, who was appointed by the President as acting Chairman of the EFCC in November, 2015, following the removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, has remained in the acting capacity for over one year. Apart from Magu, the confirmation of four members of the commission was also delayed. The affected appointees are Moses Nda Sule, Mamman Lawan, Imam Najib Galadanchi and Adebayo Adeleke. The letter for Magu’s confirmation was dated June 17, 2016, and signed by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was then the acting President while Buhari was in the United Kingdom on a 10-day medical vacation. Sagay, others accuse lawmakers of fighting corruption war Reacting to the rejection of Magu on Thursday, Sagay berated the Senate for refusing to confirm the acting EFCC chairman. Sagay told The PUNCH during a telephone interview that the Senate acted for selfish reasons and not in the general interest of Nigerians. He said, “The Senate doesn’t appoint a chairman of the EFCC; what it does is to confirm an appointment. If it doesn’t confirm, then, he will remain acting, he doesn’t become substantive but the powers of acting or substantive chairman are the same; it is just a difference in nomenclature. “So, any act of bad faith to slow down the corruption war is misplaced and it won’t work. It is sad that people will go to that extent of rejecting what is good for the country for their selfish reasons because they think it is not convenient for them. So this is preference for self-preservation at the expense of the nation and the people of the country.†He asked Nigerians to rise up and join the fight against corruption and condemn the action of the Senate. “They must show that they are interested and affected by the misery and poverty that have been caused by looting. They must come out and fight and join in the struggle; otherwise, they will wake up one day and realise that there is no country again.†Also, human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), believed the Senate had not rejected Magu officially. He said, “What the law says is that the Senate shall confirm an EFCC chairman; not an executive session, not a committee and the Senate has not done this. “So, the Senate has not rejected him and if you look at what has been done, they are saying they received a security report for which reason they are not considering his nomination.†Also, a group of lawyers, under the aegis of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers, demanded the disclosure of the nature and content of the “security reportâ€, which the Senate relied on to reject the nomination of Magu. In a statement on Thursday by its President, Mr. Luke Aghanenu, NADL said it was curious that the Senate would reject Magu in spite of the good performance of the EFCC under his watch as acting chairman. The group said, “Perhaps it is to save its face from what obviously seems to be outright bias that it embarked on this rejection by invoking unexplained security reasons. “As the power to confirm or reject a nominee for the Chairman of the EFCC is a constitutional duty, we demand that the Senate should immediately disclose to Nigerians what the ‘security report’ on Mr. Ibrahim Magu, is to justify the announced rejection of his nomination. Groups condemn EFCC boss rejection Also, civil rights groups, in separate interviews with The PUNCH condemned the rejection of the EFCC acting chairman by the Senate. The President of the Nigeria Voters Assembly, Mashood Erubami, said there was a context in which the Senate had been reluctant to accede to the confirmation of the EFCC Chairman before the rejection. He stated, “The context is that corruption is strongly fighting back albeit vindictively. The rejection is not only targeted at stepping on the toes of the executive in its dogged fight against corruption but also to pull down the institutions being used and to rubbish the President’s efforts to strongly put up a good fight against unethical practices. “Indeed, the direction in which the legislators are going to either end the fight against corruption or crush its fighting legs is well known to Nigerians but it will be left to Nigerians to rise to bail themselves from the menacing acts of their tormentors.†A member of the House of Representatives in the Second Republic, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, described the Senate’s rejection of the nomination of Magu as a blow to democracy. Mohammed said, “I find the whole development rather curious. I do not accept that in a democracy, the legislature should presume and deliberately delay the confirmation of such an important position in the government, and now, belatedly, advance some funny reasons such as adverse security report. “My suspicion is that some members of the cabal around the President and their friends in the Senate, who are determined to make sure that Magu does not get confirmed, are responsible for this situation. “Secondly, since Magu has served in this capacity for six months and has not been found wanting, the normal routine is to confirm his appointment. The government of the day, in conjunction with Senators, has refused to confirm him. I feel this is a blow to democracy.†The President, Campaign for Democracy, Bako Usman, said the lawmakers might have rejected Magu for being too close to the Presidency. “The irony behind the tragedy of not confirming (Magu) may not be far away from the fact that Magu has been seen by the majority, not just the Senate, as being selective in his quest for bringing citizens to justice. “The romance that exists between Magu and the Presidency is glaring, the National assembly will rather want a different person in that position,†he added. But a lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, said the action of the Senate re-asserted the independence of the legislative arm of government. He stated, “It is wrong to build our institutions, especially the anti -corruption agencies, around individuals. We should strengthen the institutions rather than the individuals. “In this regard, the rejection of Mr. Magu should have no impact on the work of the EFCC, ordinarily. In a country of about 180 million people, the President should shop for a replacement that can perform the job as much or even better than Mr. Magu.†Magu will not be removed –PACAC boss Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said Magu will not be replaced by any other person. Sagay, who stated this in the current edition of The Interview, said Magu’s appointment would be renewed whether he was confirmed or not. In the interview conducted by The Interview before Magu’s rejection on Thursday, Sagay said, “Corruption is fighting back. The people who are supposed to confirm him, many of them are under investigation and, somehow, they think if they don’t confirm him, the investigation will gradually fade away, forgetting that an acting chairman is a chairman. There is no difference in powers. He is going to be there. “Whether they like it or not, he will be there. His chairmanship will keep on being renewed. “Since Nuhu Ribadu left, we have not had a man with such sterling qualities as Ibrahim Magu, and whether they like it or not, Magu is going to be there until he completes all the terms he is supposed to under the law.â€
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CBN looking into digital currency in Nigeria. by Omegachild(f) : 7:11 am On Dec 17 |
As the popular ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mudial Moneybox, MMM, has seemed to induct many Nigerians into its fold,  Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, the Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), on Friday said the commission and CBN had set up a committee to look into the trending “digital currency, ‘bitcoin’. Ibrahim said this at the ongoing 2016 Workshop for Financial Correspondents in Kaduna. The theme of the workshop is †Economic Recession and the Nigerians Banking Sector: Opportunities,Challenges and the way Forwardâ€. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele “On our part, we have constituted a committee together with the central bank to have an in debt study of this phenomenal bitcoin. “We will look at it’s advantages and disadvantages, what it means for the payment system and what it means for safety and security of customers. “We will also look at what it means for money laundering, anti curruption, crime and measurement of money /near money instrument for the economy. “But we need a lot of education to do this and I’m calling on you (media) to educate yourselves about all of this so you can educate the public,†he said. Ibrahim said ‘bitcoin’ included what is being called block chain technology based products in the market. He said that a lot of Nigerians had already started patronising bitcoin, stressing that ‘it had started to creep in and nobody could stop it. He said that in Europe and the United States, it had gained currency and some of the leading banks in Europe had also adopted their own versions of bitcoins. “Some of the central banks have also adopted it and are seriously doing everything possible to bring in the emergence of this invisible products. “The owners do not need any central bank; they do not need any physical bank. “If you are a subscriber, you only know yourselves and they give you a bit of the bitcoin and in some countries you can convert it to cash. “You can make payments with it because it has been recognised and one of the famous ex-chief executive of Barclays PLC, Antony Jenkins, have joined the groups board of directors,â€Ibrahim said. He explained that the financial service industry is not spared in all of this. On the issue of “MMMâ€, he said it had been pronounced that it was not recognised and was illegal. “It is a very serious matter and all hands must be on deck to educate the public against things like this. On the current problems regarding the emergence of wonder banks, Ibrahim said NDIC would not relent in calling on Nigerians, educating and sensitising Nigerians on the dangers of patronising wonder banks. He urged the media to help and continue to educate the public not to in anyway patronise institutions that were not licenced by the Central Bank or insured by the NDIC. On financial inclusion, he said although the success recorded was not much but there had been improvement in the area of financial inclusion in the country. “The successes recorded is not much, but it is a good start given the prevailing number if Nigerians excluded financially, “I think if you check the statistics that has been rolled out you will appreciate that we have recorded tremendous successes in the last three years. “This is since the introduction of cashless policy and mobile banking to the extent that more Nigerians are getting involved. “But we have a very long way to go and it is your responsibility, as journalists, to continue to help educate Nigerians on the advantages of not keeping their money under their pillows and matrasses or in some cases in soak aways and ceilings. “We know that people fear electronic fraud, but I can assure you that CBN and the banking community are doing everything possible to block all loop holes associated with mobile banking. “And the advantages far out ways the disadvantages,†he said.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/mmm-ndiccbn-looking-digital-currency-official/
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CBN looking into digital currency in Nigeria. by Omegachild(f) : 7:11 am On Dec 17 |
As the popular ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mudial Moneybox, MMM, has seemed to induct many Nigerians into its fold,  Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, the Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), on Friday said the commission and CBN had set up a committee to look into the trending “digital currency, ‘bitcoin’. Ibrahim said this at the ongoing 2016 Workshop for Financial Correspondents in Kaduna. The theme of the workshop is †Economic Recession and the Nigerians Banking Sector: Opportunities,Challenges and the way Forwardâ€. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele “On our part, we have constituted a committee together with the central bank to have an in debt study of this phenomenal bitcoin. “We will look at it’s advantages and disadvantages, what it means for the payment system and what it means for safety and security of customers. “We will also look at what it means for money laundering, anti curruption, crime and measurement of money /near money instrument for the economy. “But we need a lot of education to do this and I’m calling on you (media) to educate yourselves about all of this so you can educate the public,†he said. Ibrahim said ‘bitcoin’ included what is being called block chain technology based products in the market. He said that a lot of Nigerians had already started patronising bitcoin, stressing that ‘it had started to creep in and nobody could stop it. He said that in Europe and the United States, it had gained currency and some of the leading banks in Europe had also adopted their own versions of bitcoins. “Some of the central banks have also adopted it and are seriously doing everything possible to bring in the emergence of this invisible products. “The owners do not need any central bank; they do not need any physical bank. “If you are a subscriber, you only know yourselves and they give you a bit of the bitcoin and in some countries you can convert it to cash. “You can make payments with it because it has been recognised and one of the famous ex-chief executive of Barclays PLC, Antony Jenkins, have joined the groups board of directors,â€Ibrahim said. He explained that the financial service industry is not spared in all of this. On the issue of “MMMâ€, he said it had been pronounced that it was not recognised and was illegal. “It is a very serious matter and all hands must be on deck to educate the public against things like this. On the current problems regarding the emergence of wonder banks, Ibrahim said NDIC would not relent in calling on Nigerians, educating and sensitising Nigerians on the dangers of patronising wonder banks. He urged the media to help and continue to educate the public not to in anyway patronise institutions that were not licenced by the Central Bank or insured by the NDIC. On financial inclusion, he said although the success recorded was not much but there had been improvement in the area of financial inclusion in the country. “The successes recorded is not much, but it is a good start given the prevailing number if Nigerians excluded financially, “I think if you check the statistics that has been rolled out you will appreciate that we have recorded tremendous successes in the last three years. “This is since the introduction of cashless policy and mobile banking to the extent that more Nigerians are getting involved. “But we have a very long way to go and it is your responsibility, as journalists, to continue to help educate Nigerians on the advantages of not keeping their money under their pillows and matrasses or in some cases in soak aways and ceilings. “We know that people fear electronic fraud, but I can assure you that CBN and the banking community are doing everything possible to block all loop holes associated with mobile banking. “And the advantages far out ways the disadvantages,†he said.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/mmm-ndiccbn-looking-digital-currency-official/
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MMM didnt crash. by Omegachild(f) : 7:24 pm On Dec 17 |
As anxieties continue to mount over the
suspension of the popular Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox, MMM, by its administrators; promoters, consultants and subscribers have assured both the participants and prospective participants that there is no better time to make more money than now. Some of those who spoke to Saturday Vanguard maintained that the fear of the scheme crashing was misplaced, adding that other activities such as pledging to get help and registering for providing help were ongoing. An unofficial consultant, analyst and participant in the scheme, Osa Amadi said despite the misconception of the suspension, it is the best time time to make money as all it is required is to pledge to give help of a certain amount of money while the money remains in the pocket pending the lifting of the suspension and maturity date. According to him, “the fear of MMM crashing is misplaced. I know a lot of people were stampeded into withdrawing their money from the scheme, just like it happens in the conventional banks when there are rumors of distress and people begin to lose confidence. So, the MMM administrators got wind of that fears and moved to stem the impending catastrophe. So, they stopped withdrawal, while all other activities of the scheme are still going on such as the Mavrod growth. As at today, December 15, 2016, people are still getting orders to be matched with participants. By January, the scheme will open up fully and people will start receiving money again. There is no better time to make money in MMM than now. He explained that: “if you offer to provide help, nobody will receive your money now based on the suspension of withdrawal. Your money will stay in your pocket for 30 days which is incidentally the maturity period in MMM. So, while your money is still in your pocket, it has matured for interest. The day you will be paying, the following day you will be collecting. Unlike before your money will have to be in the system for three weeks or more before you withdraw. It is a rare opportunity and experienced brokers like me will know that there is no better time to make money than now.†The problem was caused by the panic and remember that people are going on holidays, so everybody wanted their money for the Yuletide, and there was this mass withdrawal and the administrators had to stop the trend. He maintained that some top members of the scheme who are called Guiders have been directed to pump money into the scheme in order to respond promptly to any shortfall in withdrawal request so as to keep the scheme going. “The Guiders are the leaders in MMM and they have received matching orders to move fund into the scheme. They are the highly rich participants in MMM. So, with this order, there will be excess fund to pay people in January. A participant in the scheme, who does not want his name in print said: “Don’t panic, it’s all for good. Recently, MMM started a promo called holiday bonus in which they were giving 20% extra on top of the 30%. They instructed that the bonus would only go for new money not money that is already in the system. But participants as stubborn as they are wanted to withdraw money from the system and reinvest it to get the holiday bonus. If this was allowed, the withdrawal level will rise so high that it will surpass the donation level and finally crash the system. The bonus was meant for new money not old money in the MMM system already. “Remember, PH still continues only that people will be matched by January. Their Mavro will be growing but it won’t be matched till January when GH starts. If this measure wasn’t taken, MMM would have crashed last week. So, as the case is now, money will keep growing till January. Please don’t panic, MMM did this to ensure that the system is sustained and that it doesn’t crash. A promoter known in the scheme as a Guider, who is believed to have benefited immensely from the scheme rationalised the move on the social media saying that it was meant to strengthen the scheme for continuity. “I want to say that this new message that seems to be causing panic out there in the hearts of all MMM participants, does not say that nobody will be able to Get Help, GH until January, instead the message is saying that you will not be able to GH until after 30days that you actually made the payment of your PH and the recipient confirms. Meaning that your money must actually spend minimum of 30days outside. So, for example, if you are Providing Help PH of 100K on 5th November, and you are matched to pay on 10th November, assuming that you made the payment but the recipient does not confirm your order until 15th November when he finally confirms receipt of your payment, from that instant (15th November), your Mavros will change status to “confirmed†( irrespective of colour Blue or Green ), so you will only be able to request for help (GH) on that particular 100k + 30% growth as from 15th December. It is not that you can’t GH before January.
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Crude oil discovered in Borno state by Omegachild(f) : 8:58 pm On Dec 17 |
ABUJA— After several months of exploration
activities, Borno State has joined the league of oil-producing states in Nigeria, as the Federal Government, yesterday, said crude oil had been discovered in the state. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Jamila Shua’ra, disclosed this during the agreement signing ceremony for joint venture, JV, cash call exit and presentation of the petroleum sector score card in Abuja. Shua’ra, however, failed to state the particular area in Borno State where oil was discovered and if the discovery was in commercial quantity. She attributed the discovery of oil in Borno and Lagos states to the doggedness of the present administration. In the scorecard presented to stakeholders, the ministry also noted that the introduction of Price Modulation Mechanism and Appropriate Pricing Framework had helped the Federal Government to save N1.4 trillion that would have been expended on subsidy payment between May and November. Also, the ministry announced that the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, would in 2017 conduct bid rounds for open blocks and conclude the previously aborted marginal fields bid round to enhance the entry of new players, stimulate competition and generate revenue for the government. Osinbajo Osinbajo on gains of subsidy removal Commenting on the scorecard, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed that the elimination of petroleum subsidy had removed a huge financial burden from the Federal Government. According to him, the Federal Government had commenced moves to raise the country’s domestic refining capacity for petroleum products by repairing the existing refineries, licensing modular refineries and supporting the development of private-led refineries. He said: “Recently, the Federal Executive Council approved new measures and strategies aimed at eliminating the burden of joint venture cash calls arrears and easing future payments in the upstream sector. The measures will boost additional investments and raise daily production levels to about 2.8 million barrels per day, mbpd.†Speaking in the same vein, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, stated that prior to the removal of fuel subsidy, the country was losing over N1.2 trillion annually, while the issue of fuel scarcity was rampant. According to him, the elimination had led to a situation where refined petroleum consumption had gone down from an all-time high of 40 million litres a day to about 28 million litres a day. Commenting on the JV cash call exit, Kachikwu expressed optimism that the arrangement would bring about a flurry of investments in the oil and gas industry, while it would also ensure that projects that were earlier abandoned by international oil companies were revived. The companies involved in the new cash call funding model are Shell, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, Chevron, Total and ExxonMobil. Kachikwu challenged the oil companies to put their money where their mouth is and increase their investments in the country. Also speaking, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed that the cash call exit arrangement would help address the longstanding issues of unpaid cash call arrears, underfunding of the joint venture and the burden of monthly cash call payments by the Federal Government.
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Nigerian army went on rampage over nor payment of allowances by Omegachild(f) : 9:08 pm On Dec 17 |
The 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Borno
witnessed a complete breakdown of order and discipline yesterday as soldiers attached to the brigade to fight Boko Haram in the North East went on the rampage over unpaid allowances running into hundreds of thousands of naira, and bad treatment by their commanders. It was gathered that the troops turned against their officers and started firing gunshots in all directions threatening to kill any officer who dared them. Military Sources confirmed to Saturday Vanguard that troops of 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army who have been in the fore-front of the assault on the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno State complained of maltreatment after making so much sacrifice amidst tough conditions that seemed unappreciated despite several assurances from commanders that outstanding allowances will be paid. However, when the money was eventually said to have been released, the soldiers discovered that they were short changed by the army authorities. For instance, those who were owed between N300, 000 and N250, 000 after several months were being paid between N80, 000 and N100, 000 which they felt was unjustifiable after what they had gone through in the war on terror. According to the military source,â€The brigade is based in Bama but is currently deployed at Bula Bello in Sambisa for Operation Rescue Final. But suddenly soldiers started going on the rampage at about 6am today, (yesterday) firing in all directions and threatening to pull out of the operation. “As some of them fired gunshots, some started preparing vehicles to move out of location. They also warned officers to steer clear or they would be shot dead. They are saying their commanders have been treating them badly and telling them lies. As I speak to you, the firing is still going on, and there is confusion everywhere.†The Nigerian Army is yet to issue a statement on the incident while its spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman did not respond to calls made to him. It will be recalled that the army had experienced repeated cases of mutiny by Nigerian soldiers since the war against Boko Haram began, while the Army has tried over 100 soldiers for the offence. In May 2014 troops of 7 Division, who were angry by the circumstances leading to the death of 12 of their colleagues in a Boko Haram ambush, opened fire on the vehicle of their General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Ahmad Mohammed. The soldiers were later arrested, tried and jailed.
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Navy troops arrive Boron by Omegachild(f) : 9:12 pm On Dec 17 |
The Nigerian Military said on Wednesday that
it deployed Naval troops to Borno as part of its renewed efforts to end the Boko Haram terrorism in the North-East. The Theater Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, told newsmen in Maiduguri that the troop were inducted into the theater as the Maritime Component to strengthen its operation. “The advance party for the Maritime Component of Operation Lafiya Dole has been inducted into the theater on Sept. 8. “They will be deployed at Naval Outpost in Baga and will later operate around the fringes of Nigerian side of the Lake Chad. “However, they are now temporarily accommodated at the Federal College of Fresh Water and Fishery Technology in Baga, awaiting arrival of the main body and other logistics. “Currently, they are conducting patrols in conjunction with troops of Multi National Joint Task Force in Baga,†he said. The commander said that the troops of the theater recorded tremendous successes in the clearance of Boko Haram remnants under its “Operation KARYA GWIWA’’. “On Oct. 28, our troops commenced clearing operations on two axis to clear and destroy insurgents along Golgore, Doksa, Ajigin and environs. “The troops located a terrorist’s camp and on sighting the team, they fled the camp abandoning seven motorcycles, five bicycles, a desert camouflage and a large quantity of drugs. “All the recovered items were destroyed and during the operations, 37 terrorists were killed while two officers and five soldiers were wounded and a member of the vigilante died, during the offensive operation. “On Oct. 29, our troops continued their advance and later came under Boko Haram ambush at Ugundiri, where five soldiers sustained gunshot wounds. “Two anti-aircraft guns were recovered from the terrorists and a gun truck was destroyed,†he said. (NAN)
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Woman steals 4 years old boy to deceive boyfriend into marriage. by Omegachild(f) : 9:26 pm On Dec 17 |
She was arrested by operative of the Inspector
General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for kidnapping the boy at Masaka area of Nassarawa State. Vanguard gathered that the suspect, who is a native of Kagoma in Kaduna State and a mother of three, was said to have kidnapped the boy (names withheld) last Monday, after telling his mother that she wanted to buy clothes for the boy. Patience Benedict The suspect had two boyfriends: one in Masaka, Nassarawa State, and the other at Kubwa, Abuja, where he took the stolen boy. Police sources disclosed that Okpe’s mother was thrown into confusion when her son did not return while Patience, who took him away, refused to pick her calls. The boy’s mother reported to the police in Nassarawa State and when they could not make head way, the case was transferred to IRT. The IRT operatives trailed Patience to Kubwa area of Abuja through her mobile phone, apprehended her in the home of her boyfriend and rescued Okpe. Confession During interrogation, the suspect said she had no intention of kidnapping the boy, who she just wanted to use to f00l her boyfriend, who she claimed refused to marry her. According to her, “I have no intention to kidnap that boy, but only wanted to use him to get back my boyfriend’s attention because he abandoned me since 2014 when I had a child for him. “I was formerly married to a man in my home town, who I had two children for. But I divorced him because he was always beating me when he is drunk. “I came to Abuja and I had two boyfriends. One was at Masaka, Nassarawa State, and the other was at Kubwa, Abuja. I became pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl for my boyfriend in Kubwa, known as Itortim Iorhemen. “But he did not know when I put to bed. Two months ago, I called and told him that I had a male child for him and he was eager to see his son. He even promised to marry me if could bring him his son.†The ‘kidnapping’ She said it was then that she went to the house of the other boyfriend in Masaka, where she saw the small boy in the compound. According to her, “I told his mother that I have a sister, who has a child of same age and that I want to buy him clothes for Christmas so I would use his (victim’s) measurement to buy the clothes. “After much persuasion, the woman allowed me go with her child and I took him to my boyfriend, who was very happy. We even took group photographs and I fed the boy very well. But three days into our stay, the police showed up and arrested me.â€
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Senators protest removal of Kano by Omegachild(f) : 11:43 pm On Dec 17 |
It will be recalled that the Senate, while
passing the Bill for an Act to establish North- East Development Commission and other related matters, had included the two states as beneficiaries of the commission because they had also been negatively affected by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents. The removal of the two states was contained in the Conference Report presented by the Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume. SENATE CHAMBER Protesting the removal of Kano and Plateau states, Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano South) contended that the Senate had earlier agreed to include the states, and asked why they should be dropped. Also, Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC Zamfara), insisted that the recommendation be thrown away, arguing that the two states were affected by the activities of Boko Haram and should be included in the commission. Senate Leader, Ndume, who explained why the two states were removed, said the commission was to coordinate the development and reconstruction of the area. President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who appealed to his colleagues to accept the report, said the important thing was commitment to the development of the area.
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How we killed pregnant woman, six Fulani herdsmen in Abuja by Omegachild(f) : 11:53 pm On Dec 17 |
A couple of months ago, eight armed men
raided, Supper Cell Estate, an upscale residential estate located in Apo area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, unleashing terror on its residents, killing two persons, including a pregnant woman. Two other victims sustained life threatening injuries. Among those injured, was the husband of the pregnant woman who lost his two legs during the robbery operation, with a middle-aged woman, Glory Uzoh, who relocated recently to Abuja, from Lagos State. The robbers shot at her twice; one in her abdomen and the other, on her arm. Uzoh, could not have been luckier as the bullet which penetrated her abdomen, also damaged her intestine, before pulling out from her back. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the gang behind this carnage was led by a notorious armed robber, Denis Avaugwa, a native of Kastina Ala in Benue State. The 24-year-old who was said to have been arrested twice for armed robbery and was remanded at the Kuje Prison in Abuja, formed a new gang in 2014 after he regained his freedom. The robbers, armed with three AK47 rifles and four locally made revolver rifles, were said to have carried out several high profile armed robberies around residential estates in Abuja, where they carted away huge sums of money, exotic cars, jewelries, laptops and mobile phones. They were said to have gruesomely murdered six Fulani herdsmen who they met in a bush while escaping from a robbery scene in Lugbe area of Abuja. It was gathered that the gang, after raiding some apartments in Gold City Estate, Luge, escaped through Pyakasa. The robbers, on sighting the herdsmen sleeping by the road side, they opened fire on them and killed all of them on the spot. It was learnt further that the gang leader, Ava, as was fondly called by his colleagues, ordered the killing of the herdsmen in retaliation for their activities in his state. But after the November 2015 carnage, Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, deployed his elite operatives, from the Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, to track down the bandits and bring them to book. Sources disclosed that after gathering sufficient intelligence, the IRT operatives, led by CSP Abba Kyari stormed Nassarawa, Plateau and Bauchi States in search of these bandits and those who had links with them. Eight suspects, including the gang’s financier and also their arms supplier, were identified as Ibrahim Suleiman, a.k.a, Scorpion, Jonson Aikko, a.k.a, Stigma, Pius Gabriel, a.k.a Double Spirit, Rabo Yakubu (arms supplier), Oladimeji Ikotun, (stolen goods, vehicle receiver and financier) Umaru Nda, Matthew Ofe and Nicodemos Shittu and were all rounded up by the IRT operatives. While Ava and Ogbona Chidubem, a.k.a, Oyibo were equally arrested by men of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad, SARS, attached to the FCT Police Command. A few days ago, Saturday Vanguard had a chat with these suspects, except Ava and Chidubem as they weren’t available as at the time this interview was conducted. Stigma who told Saturday Vanguard that he was the third in command after Ava and Nautica who is yet to be arrested, narrated how the gang was formed, their robbery exploits and how they grew into a dreaded gang robbers using AK 47 rifles. “How I joined the robbery gang†Stigma said; “I am Jonson Aikko, but my friends call me Stigma. I am 30-years old from Benue State. I had only primary education and I am a bricklayer. I came to Abuja in 2009 and I was staying at Gwagalada area of Abuja and I was doing my job there. But my story changed in 2014 when I became friends with two boys from my State, Ava and Nautical. I met these boys on the same day in a bar in Masaka, Nassarawa State. They bought me drinks and we became friends. I told them that I was a bricklayer and they told me that I was strong and I could make good money if I joined their own business which I later discovered was armed robbery. I was given N4000 and a cell phone in my first operation “I accepted gleefully because of the way I saw them spending money. They took me to their first operation on the highway in Abuja and we snatched bags from people and I got N4000 and a smart phone as my share of the loot. I didn’t know how much was made from that operation. Since I was new, I accepted what I got. We also did some small robberies within Abuja and Nassarawa State and after each successful operation, Ava and Nautical usually travelled back to Benue State, where they have farms. I think they were investing more of their loot in farming. But because we were using locally made revolver rifles, we found it difficult executing big operations in Abuja.†From locally made revolver rifles to automatic AK 47 riles “In 2015, after the general elections, luckily, one of Ava’s friends who was used as a political thug, came to Abuja with two Ak 47 rifles which were given to politicians during the elections. He told us that they wanted to join our gang and he would like to work with us. Because he was new in Abuja, Ava and Nautica accepted and took the rifles from him, but one week after then, they told him that some farmers had found the rifles where they were buried in the bush and they have handed them over to the police. They also told the guy that they were going to run way from Abuja because the police were going to come after them. “The guy reluctantly left Abuja and later went back to Benue State. Ava and Nautica joined him in the village so as to make him believe their story. They came back to Abuja after two weeks and called me. Nautical said that now they were ready for big business, but they needed ammunition. Ava contacted a prison official he met during his stay at Kuje Prisons and the official linked him to a mobile police officer who started selling ammunition to us. They sold a round of the live ammunition to us for N400 each and we bought over 150 rounds for our first operation.†How we stole 12 cars from Gold City Estate Abuja “That operation was coordinated by Nautica. He was the one who picked the targets which were first at Gold City Estate, upscale residential estate in Lugbe area of Abuja and he also brought in five other guys increasing our number to eight. On the night of operation, we stormed the estate in a taxi and we scaled the fence and held the security men hostage and we started breaking into people’s houses. The first things we looked out for were keys of exotic cars parked within the estate. Four of the guys Nautica brought would drive the vehicles out of the estate to our waiting buyers in Masaka and once they arrived, trackers on the vehicles would be removed and the vehicles would be taken to Jos and other parts of the country. “The moment the vehicles left we then started ransacking their houses in search of money, jewelries and other valuables. We would only leave when we heard that the police were approaching and we would then escape through the bush in Lugbe. We murdered the herdsmen in their sleep “We robbed that estate for three consecutive times using the same pattern and on each operation we normally left with four of their cars, but in our last operation, while we were escaping through the bushes, in Lugbe, we saw about six Fulani herdsmen sleeping and as we approached them, Ava ordered we should kill them all because they were the ones killing our people in their farms in Benue State. I was carrying one of the locally made rifles and we rained bullets on them in their sleep, killing all of them. “I felt no regret killing those people, because they were also very ruthless. After that operation, I traveled home, but in November of last year, Nautica called us and said he has information that there was money in some houses in the Estate in Apo Abuja. We all met in a bar, off Airport Road and when it was almost time, we boarded a taxi that took us to Super Cell Estate, in Inumba District, Apo, and when we got into the estate, we split ourselves into two groups. “I watched helplessly as Ava murdered a pregnant woman in front of her husband. Nautica led a group while Ava and I were in the second group. That night I didn’t know what came over Ava, it was as if he was high on drugs. The first apartment we entered, we met pregnant woman and we demanded for money. She was overwhelmed by fear and we did not know what she was doing and Ava screamed at her and she brought out N150, 000 in N500 denomination and handed over to me, but before I knew what was happening Ava opened fire on the woman and shot her in her private part. I was stunned. He also shot the woman’s husband before we went into the next apartment.†The second apartment “The owner, refused to open her doors and Ava rained bullets on it to force it open but the door refused. We then went through the kitchen and opened the door, and went in search of residents of the apartment. Ava was so angry when he saw the woman. He demanded for money and the woman gave him just N4000. This got him even angrier and he grabbed two of the woman’s children and threatened to kill them and they knelt and begged him. At that point, I said to him and held him that it was okay that we should leave and he said that he wanted to kill the woman. I told him in our language that we have collected some jewelries and that the woman may not have money in the house and that people don’t usually keep money in their houses anymore. “He then turned around and ordered all of us out of the house and said that if we refused, he was going to kill us. I obeyed him because I knew he could make good his threat because of his powerful charms. As I stepped out, I heard rounds of gun fire and I thought Ava may have killed the woman because she gave him N4000. I also heard gun shots from the other apartments Nautica was robbing and I also felt that they might have killed some of the residents who didn’t obey their orders immediately. When we left the estate, I was filled with guilt for taking part in such carnage. I sold our AK 47 rifles to a community leader in Jos. “Few days after that operation, news came in that Ava and Ogbona Chidubem have been arrested, then I sensed trouble. The Ak 47 rifles were in my possession, I quickly took two of them to Jos, plateau and sold them to a community leader who said he needed them to protect their community. I met the community leader through somebody introduced to me by one Ola, who received some of our stolen cars. I sold the rifles to the community leader for N600, 000 and I also bought 50 live ammunition from one Rabo who was supplying arms and ammunition to people in Jos. I didn’t know how the police knew where I was, they stormed my house and apprehended meâ€. Rabo’s Confessions Meanwhile, when Saturday Vanguard spoke with Rabo Yakubu, a native of Bauchi State, he denied being an arms dealer, stating that he got the arms he sold to Stigma during a Boko Haram raid in his State. He narrated that some Boko Haram insurgents attacked his home town in February 2015 and while they were being repelled by the military and local group, he stumbled on a bag containing ammunition. “I had the ammunition with me for a long time and I didn’t know what to do with them and when Small called to say that he had someone who wanted to buy ammunition, I took it to him and sold it at N300 per one. I didn’t know that he was an armed robber. I thought he was going to use them to protect his farm,†he stated.
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UK adopts new visa application process for Nigerians by Omegachild(f) : 12:02 am On Dec 18 |
The UK Embassy in Nigeria has adopted a new
visa application process, the British High Commission said yesterday, in a statement. The spokesperson of the commission, Joe Abuku, described the new process as a slight change in which “Visa staff now only need electronic versions of support documents.†The new process, which takes effect from December 5 for customers applying for a UK visa in Lagos, Victoria Island and Ikeja, would bring applicants benefits from digital improvements to the UK visa application process. “TLSContact (responsible for UK Visa Application Centres in Nigeria) will scan your supporting documents whilst you’re at the visa application centre, and then return your original documents to you,†the statement said. “They will then send these (electronic) documents to UKVI, with your passport and application form, and visa officers will consider your application in the usual way.†In order to avoid delays in the visa application centre, the Commission requested applicants to ensure they complied with requirement to provide all documents in A4 size, while any other documents smaller or larger than A4 should be photocopied onto A4 sized paper. While advising all customers to remove any clips or pins from documents before submitting their application, the Commission warned that any torn, crumpled or heavily creased documents, which is difficult to photocopy, should be photocopied onto A4 sized paper before submitted, as they can’t be scanned in this condition.
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Mavrodi, MMM founder writes FG; lists benefits by Omegachild(f) : 12:08 am On Dec 18 |
Ponzi scheme company (MMM) Founder,
Sergey Mavrodi has allegedly written an open letter to the Federal Government of Nigeria explaining the benefits of the scheme. According to www.nan.ng the letter was displayed on the page of all participants of the Scheme. Recall the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had warned Nigerians against participating in the scheme which it described as a “Ponziâ€. The House of Representatives in October also ordered an investigation into the operation of the scheme. According to the letter, Mr Mavrodi implored the government to look at the benefits of the scheme rather than be against it without knowing how it was helping Nigerians. He insisted that if the government was really interested in the welfare of the Nigerian participant, then the scheme should be left alone arguing that MMM was helping the over 3 million Nigerian participants. Sergey Mavrodi of inventor MMM Read below the full script of the letter as obtained by our correspondent from the Dashboard of one of the participants. Open Letter from Sergey Mavrodi to the Nigerian Authorities Honorable authorities, So far MMM has come under a constant attack from you. In this regard, I would like to ask you a few simple questions. Since you are concerned with the interests of millions of your fellow citizens, I hope that you would be so kind to answer them. What are you trying to get? Do you want the MMM System to collapse and millions of people to suffer? Who will support them then if now MMM is their only means of livelihood? Will you? You even don’t pay wages to people? Or might you not care about them? Might you be using a trendy topic to make a good name for yourselves? What will you say to a mother who will have no money to buy food for her child? Will you let her child die for the sake of the higher interests of the economy? You say that MMM is a scam. What is the scam here, if all members are warned in advance about all the risks, the possible and impossible ones? They know there are no investments at all. The warning is a red text on a yellow background placed on most prominent place of the website. You say that MMM is bad. Why? Yes, it produces nothing, but nothing gets out of the country either. The money is just redistributed among the citizens of Nigeria. It gets from those who are richer to poorer ones, in this way restoring social justice. Whatâ€s wrong with that? You have repeatedly stated that “it should be investigated!.. researched!..†It means you know nothing about this System yet; you even haven’t understood how it works……… And finally. If you know what is right for people, why is the life so bad in the country? Sincerely yours, Sergey Mavrodi P.S. As for your statement that “everything will collapse soonâ€. The system has been working in Nigeria for a year, and according to your estimates, the total number of members now is about 3 million people. In Nigeria the population is approximately 195 million. Can you calculate? Will it be “soonâ€?
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How has Obasanjo betrayed Buhari? by Omegachild(f) : 12:19 am On Dec 18 |
DURING his talk at the first Akintola Williams
Annual Lecture, former President Olusegun Obasanjo x-rayed certain aspects of governance in Nigeria. He beamed his searchlight on the state of the economy, the judiciary, the legislature and the fight against corruption. He came down hard on the legislature, specifically the National Assembly which he described as a den of unarmed robbers. On the economy, he urged Muhammadu Buhari to take concrete steps to fix it. As others have observed before now, Obasanjo does not see how the fight against corruption should hobble effort to fix the economy. In other words, he does not believe the two activities are mutually exclusive, zero sum game. Indeed, he rightly observes that failure to get the economy on an even keel could ultimately hurt whatever gains are made in the fight against corruption. Not unexpectedly Obasanjo’s remarks have elicited very passionate reactions from Nigerians. People have responded in the typical way they have always done to such periodic interventions on the state of the nation by the former president. They focused almost exclusively on the messenger, turning their nose at the message. Giving his own role in many aspects of the governance of this country, it would be hard for Obasanjo not to be put under the spotlight whenever he makes remarks critical of the country’s leaders as he has just done. People often feel obliged to criticise Obasanjo’s own record in government. While this is justified in certain instances, it cannot and should not be seen as appropriate answer to the fundamental questions of governance his lecture raised. There was too much passion in the reaction to the critical issues of the lecture than could be useful for any reasoned analysis. It was in the end a wasteful investment in emotion on the part of many of his critics especially members of the House of Representatives. The House, nettled by the lecture and no doubt smarting from the sting, was quick to respond even when its spokespersons claimed it would rather not want to join issues with Obasanjo. It nevertheless called the former president the grandfather of corruption. The response from the House is not only lame but is neither here nor there. It fails to address the question of probity raised by Obasanjo. What does the House have to say about Obasanjo’s claim that each member goes home with a princely sum of N10 Million every month while their counterparts in the Senate each goes home with N15 Million? Nothing! For many years now, the issue of what members of the National Assembly earn has been shrouded in mystery. While it is possible to say in clear terms what the president and the vice president earn as salary, the same cannot be said of our national legislators. In the name of constituency allowance and all sorts of hidden expenses this largely self-serving body of so- called law makers continues to run this country into debt. A responsible law making body which the National Assembly pretends to be would not be taking delivery of brand new fancy cars needed for so-called constituency projects at a time the rest of those in whose name they claim to serve are starving and are unsure of where their next meal would come from. The Buhari government talks of the economy being in recession, urging Nigerians to adopt belt-tightening measures and the National Assembly parrots the claim even when it reflects no evidence that it operates in an economy in recession in its grasping ways. The Academic Staff Union of Universities got the ears of the National Assembly when it embarked on a warning strike to press home its demands for improvement in the education sector. The National Assembly intervened to play the peace maker in the disagreement between the Federal Government and ASUU without acknowledging its part in the rot ASUU has taken up arms against. Nor are our legislators ready to give up any of their unearned privileges as a mark of their commitment to improving things. Other Nigerians who have responded to Obasanjo’s comments at the Akintola Williams lecture have hardly done better than the House of Representatives. Not a few have chosen to view Obasanjo’s remarks as a betrayal of the Mu hammadu Buhari administration. This note of betrayal could be heard in some of the responses to Obasanjo’s lecture from the House of Representatives. For Nigerians in this category, Obasanjo as a frequent guest of Buhari and supporter of his government has no business criticising the president or his administration’s policies in the open. Remarks such as these confuse support for a government or an individual with suspension of critical but constructive comments. This is a major flaw in the manner Nigerians tend to interpret an individual’s support for a government. We all, when it is convenient for us, claim to be open to ‘constructive criticism’ but fail to accept it when it is directed at somebody we are supposed to have supported. It’s in this same vein that some people hurl abuses at persons or groups they perceive as having played a role in installing the Buhari administration or supported the candidacy of the incumbent president. To every statement critical of the Buhari government, they respond with ‘That is the change you voted for’. Case closed. If that was ‘the change’ I voted for and that change seems not to be happening in the manner promised or envisaged, what stops me or any reasonable person from asking questions? Should one simply go on in blind support of a policy, individual or government that is not living up to expectation simply because one had lent them initial support? If your support was based on certain expectations that are not being met what is the crime in changing tack? And why should any statement by a perceived or confirmed supporter of a political leader- why should any such statement not dripping with sycophancy be read as a betrayal? Are ‘honest’ and ‘criticism’ necessarily antithetical words? Why should some Nigerians find it difficult to understand that one can be critical without being motivated by ill-will or any other base motive? Why should anyone defend an untenable position in order not to be seen as losing face? How often do we hear it said that it’s a child that their parents love that is chastised? Must chastisement mean hatred? At what point does it become an act of betrayal to ask questions? The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was established to fight corruption by Obasanjo. Obasanjo did other thngs besides fighting corruption. And so should Buhari. Nigerians are hungry and are quite justifiably getting angry. A nation that cannot feed itself but claims to be fighting corruption is lost even if it does not know it.
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Conditions given to Magu as EFCC chairman by Omegachild(f) : 12:34 am On Dec 18 |
The Senate has said it may still confirm Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), only if President Muhammadu Buhari explains why they have to. It said that the explanation by Buhari, who nominated Magu, would determine if the nominee would be considered or not.
On Thursday this week, the lawmakers rejected Magu’s nomination, because of a “security report†on him. The security report by the Department of State Services (DSS), has since entered public space. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, told Punch: “This is not an issue that is ambiguous and I will not take issue with anybody. What we have said is very straightforward and unambiguous. It is not our responsibility or in our power to tell Mr. President what to do. “It is his prerogative and for every action taken, there must be a basis. Let him take any action but, of course, he will base his action on explanations. If that happens, we will take his explanations based on their face value and see. Until then, our decision is very simple. It is unambiguous; that is what we said from the beginning and that is what we stand by.†The Senate also said Magu’s rejection would be communicated to the Presidency next week. Abdullahi said: “Allow us to do our job. This thing (rejection) just happened yesterday (Thursday). There is a procedure for the communication. We took the decision yesterday. Is the letter not going to be written? Is that the only issue that they (Presidency) have to deal with? “This thing happened yesterday and who should do the communication? Is it not the clerk? Between yesterday and today, are there not so many things to be done? Is that the only thing we have ahead of us? “We have taken our decision and the procedure for communicating it is there. Allow it to happen. Wait till next week and see whether it will be communicated (to the Presidency) or not.â€
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