President Mohammadu Buhari; A man of words and not of deeds.

  A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. I could still remember clearly after six months , President Mohammadu Buhari's promises to Nigerians during his campaign for election, I could remember his promise on Chibok girls, I could still remember how he promised on his performance after 100days in office, I could still remember clearly the echo of change everywhere like Buhari is the messaih, the heaven sent. And after six months he has brought nothing but deceitful change to Nigeria. The promises he made are no where to be found
  They said Goodluck Jonathan was competent but lacked experience. He was a Governor, before   becoming the president, that sounds like enough experience, because Bill Clinton was also a Governor becoming the president. So by experience they mean he must have been a Head of State in the past. Are you kidding me? Well, the man with an experience is here and he is currently showing us the negative side of change
  After six months the only tremendous achievements of Mr president are lies, disobedience of court order, Economic instability, minimum security, and blaming of predecessor after six months.
  Sen Bukola Saraki on the 19th of September 2015 disobeyed court order, a whole senate president of the Federation. He refused to declare His full asset as required by the constitution, and the court gave him order and he refused, I thought a leader is suppose to lead by example, and that doesn't sound like a good example to me
  18 Dec 2015 marks a day of bad memory in the history of Nigeria, Naira Crashes To #280 Against Dollar. The worst exchange rate in the history of Nigeria, and as a result there has been inflation in the prices of virtually everything in the country. Mr president haven't taken any step in diversifying the country's economy as promised. Government can no longer pay salaries. The 36 state governors said they could no longer pay the N18,000 minimum wage that was signed into law in March 2011 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, owing to the poor state of the economy. Fortunately this was rejected was rejected by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Even World Bank said that Nigerians are growing poorer for the first time since 1999. The economic sector is so close to collapse. And yet the President still has plan to borrow 2 trillion naira, and if he does this will be the highest amount of money the country has ever borrowed.
  The issue of security in Nigeria is something no one is proud of. The killings in the northwestern by Boko Haram is still very much on, though Buhari claimed to have technically won the battle against Boko Haram, and yet on Christmas day Boko Haram killed 14, injured several, and burned down an entire village in northeastern part of the country. Boko Haram terrorists on the of Dec 27 2015 evening arrived at a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station in the outskirts of Maiduguiri, Borno State on vehicles and opened fire on motorists queueing for fuel. All these happended just days after Mr President's statement. And before these attacks our so called Minister of information also supported Mr president, and he said "Though there are still cases of suicide bombings, it is necessary to note that such is the nature of insurgency globally", so sucide attacks and killing of innocent people is is a nature of insurgency globally. What a big shame on him. I love Gov. Fayose's reply to him, asking him to relocate to Yola or Borno if he is so sure about his statement.
   President Buhari's appointments is in no way representing ethnic diversity, Comptroller general of customs, DSS Director general,  Chief of staff, INEC chairman, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), NSA chairman they're all from the Northern part of the country.
  Mr President's fight on corruption is done selectively, if he really wants to fight corruption, he should start with his party leader. At least everyone knows him to be one of the most corrupt politicians in the country.
  Fuel Scarcity is a topic on its own, as it has been that way for over a month now. No attempts on bad roads.
  Hopefully Nigeria haven't gone beyond repair. Mr President should find a better solution to the country's situation and stop travelling all around in the name of cheap international recognition.

Floyd Mayweather lies on a bed of money in new photo

The retired boxing champion shared a photo of him lying on a pile of cash with the caption: "They go to the strip club. I bring the strip club to me wherever whenever"

Frank Lampard And Christine Bleakley Are Married

Congratulations to Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard, who both said 'I do' in London yesterday.
The pair, who have been engaged since the summer of 2011, wed at St Paul's in Knightsbridge and the bride looked amazing in her Suzanne Neville wedding dress, complete with a long lace veil.
Frank looked handsome as ever, and completely smitten with his new wife.
For the swish, glamorous reception the pair partied the night away at the Arts Club - a fave hotspot with the celebrity folk. The wedding singer was someone you might know - Mr Ed Sheeran - and the star guests included John Terry, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Louise and Jamie Redknapp, Ant and Dec and Piers Morgan.
The pair met at the Pride of Britain Awards in 2009 after being introduced by Piers Morgan and England cricketer Kevin Pietersen.
Christine Bleakley looked absolutely stunning as she married Frank Lampard in front of family and friends - less than a week before Christmas. The bride wore a Suzanne Neville dress as the couple made their vows at St Paul's, and Ed Sheeran performed at the reception.

Sacked Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho seen taking a stroll in London

FG probes Aero’s use of ladder in Bauchi

The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika yesterday gave a direction to an immediate investigation into the use of ladder by Aero Contractors Airlines on its chartered flight at the Bauchi Airport which went viral on Saturday.

He said: “Several reports received by the Minister have indicated the airline used a ladder to disembark passengers from a Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport on Saturday December 19th 2015.

"The act is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, NCAR and International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, Standards and Recommended Practices, SARPS.
“The investigation will determine the immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to developing and implementing measures that will prevent a re-occurrence of the unsafe and unacceptable procedure that exposed passengers to high risk of serious injury.

List of the poorest states in Nigeria

According to the National Bureau of
Statistics, Sokoto is the poorest state in
Nigeria with an 81.2% poverty rate.
Furthermore, a 2012 information
posted on the bureau’s website listed
the top 10 poorest states in the
country:
10. Zamfara – 70.8%
Formed from the Old Sokoto state in
1996 and located in northwestern
Nigeria, Zamfara is governed by
Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, a member
of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
Agriculture is the most important
occupation of the people of the state,
hence its slogan “farming is our
pride”
Recently the governor was blasted for
the “alarming scope of economic
dangers and its potential threat to the
economic development of the state,”
by the Zamfara Budget Working
Group.
9. Kebbi – 72%
Kebbi State is a north-western
Nigeria state formed from part of
Sokoto State in 1991. It is bordered by
Sokoto State,Niger State,Dosso
Regionin the Republic of Niger and
the nation of Benin.
There isn’t much to be written about
the state’s economy but things are
looking up. The recently concluded
Sir Ahmadu Bello International
Airport (SABIA), stands out as one of
Nigeria’s most sophisticated airports
and is expected to boost the state’s
economy.
8. Bauchi – 73%
Bauchi is a Northern Nigerian state
formed in 1976 when the former
North-Eastern Stat ewas broken up.
In Hausa the word Bauchi meansthe
land of freedom and tourism.
However recent Boko Haram
adventures in the area, though few,
have driven tourists away from the
area.
Last year Gov. Isa Juguda told Arewa
that economies of Northern states is
finished due to the Boko Haram
insurgency.
7. Ebonyi – 73.6%
Created by Gen. Sanni Abacha in
1996, Ebonyi is the only south eastern
state among the top 9 poorest
country. It is governed by Martin
Elechi who currently claims his
enemies have set aside N3bn for his
impeachment.
The state is besieged by corrupt office
holders and the EFCC recently froze
accounts of the state’s local
governments.
6. Plateau – 74.1%
Plateau State is the twelfth largest
state of Nigeria, and is roughly
located in the center of the country.
Governored by Jonah Jang of the
Peoples’ Democratic Party, Plateau
has naturally col climate and a wide
range of tourist attractions and boasts
of a bubbling state capital, Jos.
The state is haunted by some terrorist
attacks and tribal clashes from time
to time, especially clashes between
Fulani herdsmen and its inhabitants.
5. Jigawa – 74.1%
Jigawa, carved out of the old Kano
state is located in North central
Nigeria and is under the leadership
of Alhaji Sule lamido.
Kano State and Katsina State border
Jigawa to the west, Bauchi State to the
east and Yobe State to the northeast.
To the north, Jigawa shares an
international border with Zinder
Region in The Republic of Niger,
which is a unique opportunity for
cross-border trading activities.
Government readily took advantage
of this by initiating and establishing a
Free-Trade Zone at the Border town
of Maigatari of country of Niger.
4. Gombe – 74.2%
Gombe is another North eastern state
which shares common borders with
the states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba,
Adamawa and Bauchi. It suffers
sporadic attacks from terrorists and
is governed by rIbrahim Hassan
Dankwambo of the Peoples’
Democratic Party.
3. Adamawa – 74.2%
Formed in 1991 from the extinct
Gongola state, Adamawa has of late
been terrorized by the islamist Boko
Haram terrorist group, disrupting it’s
economic development and growth.
However Yola, the state capital under
its current governor Bala Ngillari is
fast being transformed with new
roads, street lights, traffic lights and
other prerequisites of a modern city
being built. However things are far
from being rosy as other parts of the
state remain underdeveloped.
2. Katsina – 74.5%
Katsina is a state in North central
Nigeria and is governed by Ibrahim
Shettima of the Peoples’ Democratic
Party.
The state has the highest poverty
prevalence amongst all states in the
region.
Under the economic sector there is a
paltry capital allocation of only N276
million (0.2%) to manufacturing, a
paltry N214,019,000 (0.1%) capital
provision for Women Empowerment
under the Ministry of Women Affairs
and only N100 million (0.08%) under
the Ministry of Youth and Sports for
the states Youth Empowerment
Program (Youth Action Plan).
1. Sokoto – 81.2%
Sokoto is located in the extreme
Northwest of Nigeria. It has
unfriendly climate conditions with
temperature going as high as 45C on
a normal day.
Most part of the state are rural areas
and over eighty percent (80%) of the
inhabitants of Sokoto practice one
form of agriculture or another.

Tweet of the day..Is Buhari really losing it??(photo)

Mikel Obi, Kanu Nwankwo & Okocha make Africa's top 10 richest footballers of all time

Nigeria's Mikel Obi alongside retired players Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo are among the top 10 highest earning African players of all time according to a study conducted & published by French publication, Footendirect. With a cumulative take-home of $50 million, John Mikel Obi is now the best paid among the current generation of Nigerian players.
According to Footendirect, Mikel who earns about £75,000 per week at Chelsea has a total earnings estimate of $50m while Kanu Nwankwo and Jay Jay Okocha who have since retired made $100m and $150m respectively from their career. See the full list after the jump.
1. Samuel Eto'o/Antalyaspor : 202 millions de dollars
2. Yaya Touré/Manchester City : 170 millions de dollars
3. Didier Drogba/Montreal : 155 millions de dollars
4. Jay-Jay Okocha : 150 millions de dollars
5. Nwankwo Kanu : 100 millions de dollars
6. Michaël Essien/Panathinaïkos : 70 millions de dollars
7. Emmanuel Adebayor/Libre : 57 millions de dollars
8. Obi Mikel/Chelsea : 50 millions de dollars
9. Kolo Touré/Liverpool : 43 millions de dollars
10. Sulley Muntari/Al-Ittihad : 40 millions de dollars

Source: LIB

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Davido on suit for the first time.. Looks good

COCOA REVOLUTION ‘Ondo will soon be richer than Lagos!’

By Dayo Johnson, Akure
WITH the resuscitation of the 1,744 hectares of Oda Cocoa Farm Estate at Oda village, in Akure South area of Ondo State by the Mimiko administration after its neglect by successive administrations in the state since it’s  creation in 1976, the state is now on the verge of becoming one of the leading producers of cocoa in Africa.
Nigeria produces 240,000 metric tonnes of cocoa per annum out of which Ondo accounts for over 40 percent. So the revamping of the Oda Farm Estate is seen as a feat on the part of the state administration.

The plantation was established by the Premier of the defunct Western Region, the late Obafemi Awolowo, in 1954, and had since been abandoned before it was taken over by the Mimiko administration through its Cocoa Revolution Project, CRP.
Conducting journalists round the farm, the Chairman of the CRP, Dr Samuel Jibayo Oyebade, who is also a former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, said that the objective of the project was to revamp the cocoa industry, make it a catalyst for employment generation and source of revenue for Ondo.
Oyebade added: “The governor approved the establishment of the CRP in June 2013 to mitigate the challenges of cocoa production and bring about increased production, good agricultural practices and sustainable standard beans processing amidst improving the economy of the state and making life worth living for peasant farmers.
“The initial plan of the CRP was to establish and rehabilitate 100ha each of old and new cocoa farms for farmers at one ha/ farmer, as a model for adoption. However, with the governors intervention, the CRP has since taken over the management and rehabilitation of the 1744ha Oda Farm Estate which has become the centre of CRP activities hitherto.
“ The Oda Cocoa Plantation is the source of Ondo State’s Premium Cocoa Beans used in the production of the award-winning Oda 70 percent SPAGnVOLA Chocolate”.
Oyebade said the CRP had achieved the following: Establishment of over 60ha new cocoa farm as pilot at Oda, establishment of 12ha new far at Agangan camp, rehabilitation of 80ha Cocoa at Oda, revamping of 300ha also at Oda Cocoa Farm Estate, rehabilitation of voluntee farms at Obada 10ha, Igbado 2ha, Aganhan camp 4ha and 4ha at Owena Elesin.
Others, according to him, include production of 1.5million hybrid cocoa seedlings, fabricating a tractor high powered water pump for provision of water for irrigation and application of cocoa chemical yearly, production of ideal cocoa fermentation boxes and sun drying mechanisms for the production of premium (high quality) cocoa beans for chocolate production and the production of 62.7 metric tonnes of farmers cooca beans last year.
Oyebade added that the CRP produced 4.7 metric tones of premium cocoa beans last year, partnered the Federal Ministry of Agricultures and Rural Development, IITA, IFAD, USAID, French Association for the International Development of Exchange of Food and Agricultural Produce and Techniques, ADEPTA, and Isreali Fertilizer Production Groups, among others.
Part of the feat achieved include the silver award for Ondo State by the London Academy on Chocolate with the Oda 70 percent single Estate Chocolate in April this year. He said: “We have demonstrated that in Oda Farm, our cocoa revolution project is a high capacity tractor-water-pump-driven which collects water from the river and small streams that will be close to the farmers’ farms. Irrigation will change the face of agriculture.
“In a matter of few years, Ondo State shall be richer than Lagos State. The cocoa revolution will enhance the revenue profile of the state and the monthly allocation from the Federation Account will be mere peanut. While planting our 100 hectares of cocoa, we planted about 200,000 stands of plantain as a shield; that also will generate funds later”.
Oyebade explained that if the country wants a breakthrough in revenue through agriculture, the Federal Government should follow the Ondo State template and make cocoa production a source of employment generation for the country’s teeming population. He noted that with two year into the project, it has recorded tremendous achievements which include sensitizing the youths to embrace cocoa farming and production.

Spanish Prime Minister punched in the face by teen at campaign event

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was dealt an eye-watering sucker punch by a teenager during a campaign event Wednesday.
The young man got up close to the Prime Minister, reportedly asking to take a photograph, before unleashing his left fist into the side of Rajoy's head.
The punch knocked Rajoy's glasses off of his face, leaving the leader of the People's Party bruised but otherwise "feeling good," he later said in a tweet.
The 17-year-old attacker was later shown being taken away in handcuffs by security guards.
Rajoy had been speaking to a large crowd in the northwestern city of Pontevedra, ahead of the country's general election on Sunday.

SSANU Threatens To Embark On Indefinite Strike Action

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to declare an indefinite strike over a directive by the Federal Government for universities to retrench workers of University Staff Schools.
The National President of the association, Mr Samson Ugwoke made the plan known at a news conference in Abuja on Friday.
He said that failure by the government to honour the agreement between it and SSANU on the schools would compel the association to declare an indefinite strike
“SSANU wishes to notify the Federal Government of our intention to resume our national industrial action on rejection of the directive to Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities, by the National Salaries, income and wages Commission to retrench over 2,000 workers.
“This set of people has been employed by the universities councils for upward of decades and productively contributing their quotas to the development of the Nigerian education system”, he said.
He said that the directive to retrench the workers emanated from a circular written on behalf of the minister of Education.
According to him, the implication of this directive is that this category of workers from over 30 universities will be thrown into the unemployment market.
Ugwoke said that University Staff Schools were an integral part of the university system, established as welfare and municipal services for scholars and staff.
He said the children of university workers should have access to subsidised elementary education and that education should be considered a matter of right and not favour.
Ugwoke said that the implementation of such directive would be a gross violation and breach of the 2009 agreement between the association and government.
According to him, the agreement is that the university shall bear full capital and recurrent cost of University Staff Primary schools.
“Having engaged the government in prolonged negotiations which culminated in the signing of the 2009 agreement, we hereby declare that we will defend the sanctity of every part of that agreement”, he said.
The association president said that if the motive was to curb wastage in governance, then government should beam its searchlight on other areas of the sector.
Ugwoke said although it was the desire of the association that industrial peace be maintained in the universities, such situation should not be at the cost of its

Petrol May Sell For less Than N 87/Litre By First Quarter Of 2016

The pump price of petrol may sell for less than the current official price of N87 per litre before the end of the first quarter of 2016, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has revealed.
The announcement is coming on the heels of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, resuming production of petroleum products beginning from today (Saturday).
According to the NNPC, the current pricing template for petrol, which was prepared by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, contains glaring inefficiencies that deserve to be looked into.
The Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy of the NNPC, Mr. Bello Rabiu, who made this known at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, argued that going by the fall in the price of crude oil, it was important to consult relevant stakeholders in order to produce an adjusted template.
This consultation with stakeholders, he explained, was necessary to negotiate and reduce some of the costs associated with the importation of petroleum products.
Mr. Rabiu added that government had the target of reducing the amount charged for logistics and distribution margin on every litre of premium motor spirit consumed in Nigeria.
He was optimistic that the adjusted template would surely have a considerable reduction in the pump price of petrol when it is completed before the end of the first quarter of next year.
Rabiu said, “We are engaging industry stakeholders to review the PPPRA template that actually drives the cost of importation. This is because the actual cost of PMS minus the retail price of the product is subsidy. So if the cost falls to N80 per litre today, then where will the need be for subsidy? If the cost is less than the current retail price of N87 then it means there is no subsidy.
“So we are looking at the template to have it reviewed considering the realities on the ground now in the sector. What if after the review we are able to take away about N10 from this current template, which today puts the cost of petrol at N91.52 litre, then it means the cost may come down to around N82 per litre.
“That is why we said there is no need for subsidy in the 2016 budget. We say this because we know that the price of crude oil will not go so high in the next 12 months because of the high level of saturation in the market. So as soon as it is appropriate, we will announce a new price for PMS”.
The GGM stressed that the adjusted template would be used subsequently to modulate prices down or up on a periodic basis if required, adding that if oil prices continue to fall and inefficiencies are eliminated within the template, there will surely be negative subsidy.
The negative subsidy, he said, shall be remitted to the Petroleum Support Fund in line with the current PPPRA guidelines.
“The savings under such a regime could be domiciled in the PSF as a buffer for future subsidy (if any) that may arise during high oil price regime or invested by the industry in supply and distribution efficiency improvement projects such as decongestion of Apapa area, Single Point Monitoring in Port Harcourt and Warri, complimentary rail services, inland waterways, etc”, Bello said.
On the commencement of production at the KRPC, the Managing Director, Pipelines Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, said crude oil had been pumped to the facility from Warri.
Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue further stated that some pipelines had started pumping crude oil and refined products, adding that petrol had been pumped from Atlas Cove to Mosimi depot using the pipelines connecting both facilities pipelines.
The PPMC boss also said that between now and the end of the month, there are 12 vessels of products coming in with at least 30,000 metric tonnes each, stressing that there will be a ‘queueless’ Yuletide, and urged motorists and petrol seekers to avoid panic buying.

Beautiful piece written by Dr Ben Carson.. So Inspiring

Dr. Ben Carson (Retired world renowned neurosurgeon, and Republican Presidential Aspirant) wrote this beautiful piece.
Read and be blessed.

Sometimes you are unsatisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life.
A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of flying. But, a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home. That's life!! Enjoy yours.
If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets. But only poor kids do that.
If power ensures security, then officials should walk unguarded. But those who live simply, sleep soundly.
If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages. But those who live simply, walk humbly and love genuinely!
All good will come back to you!!!
Man asks, “Where was God when Myles Munroe, wife and his associates were killed in a crash? He answers, "The same place I
sat when John the Baptist my servant was beheaded. When Stephen my servant was stoned to death. When Paul my servant was murdered in Rome. The same place I sat when my only Son was brutally crucified, wounded, bruised and killed. I
have not moved from my position."
I am the same. It is not the means of exit from earth that matters but the
destination. Live simply. It's all about God!!

Source: Fb

Tinubu Calls For Urgent Removal Of Fuel Subsidy

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ex-governor of Lagos state and chieftain of the leading All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the Buhari-led government to eradicate the fuel subsidy exercise.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu calls for the removal of subsidy.
According to Tinubu, the fuel subsidy exercise came with “many demons”. He said: “In a perfect world, I wish we could sanitize the subsidy regime and thus continue with it.
“However, I have reached the conclusion that there are too many demons in the system for that hell to be turned into heaven
“It is better that we remove it, not for the austere purpose of saving money but to use the money more wisely that we might better save the people. Let us begin a process of a thoughtful, but decisive subsidy phase-out.
“While this is occurring, we should simultaneously phase in social programs benefiting the poorest, most vulnerable among us.
“Programs such as transportation subsidies, school feeding, improved basic medical care and coverage for the poor, and potable water projects are some of the things that can be done with the same funds.
“This way we can undertake this massive expenditure confident that the fruits will go to the hungry, not the already too well fed.
“End the fuel subsidy. Subsidize the people instead – Subsidize the people instead!,” Tinubu stressed.
The APC national leader made the demand while speaking in Kaduna on Friday, December 18, at the 10th memorial anniversary of late Dr Bala Usman, a politician, and former lecturer with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.
There have been speculation regarding the likely stoppage of subsidy payments by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the rumours are based on the fact that subsidy does not reflect in the government’s budget for next year.
This Day reports that the federal government on Monday, December 14, said it would begin a gradual withdrawal of fuel subsidy next year. Experts say if the subsidy is removed eventually, queues will disappear from the fuel stations.
Analysis by Business Day shows that, if the move to remove subsidy scales through, then petrol will retail at about N97 per litre, going by the current landing price of between N77 – N79 per litre , in addition to transport to pumphead, marketers and other margins for about N18.


Source:Naij

10 funny pics of the week. Lol! Still laughing

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President Buhari ;the issue of petroleum in Nigeria

Being the president of our prestigious country is already enough burden for a man to carry, already enough food on one man's plate,  let alone being the Minister for the highest source of income in the country alongside. 
From the southern part of the country the issue of the Biafra movement is still on, the northern part on the other hand is faced with the menace of Bokoharam, the country in general is faced with armed robbery and kidnapping. On 21st September 2015 Olu Falae ( Former
secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF)
January 1986 – January 1990 and a one time minster of finance) was
kidnapped on his farm on his 77th birthday,
with the kidnappers demanding 100 million
Naira ($500,000) ransom for his release. Falae
was released on 24th September 2015 after
paying ransom and returned to his home in
Akure. This is an issue of security the president have to deal with. 
The economy sector of the country is nothing to write about. Just on the 5th November 2015 NNPC reported a loss of 120 Billion in 2
months. This is due to the decrease in International oil price, and the devalue in Nigeria's currency. 
  On November 25 Mr president said it himself that Nigerian roads are dead, meaning he has really got a lot of work to do in the transport sector, dealing with the liquid black gold is not just it. 
I'm not against the government or anything, President Buhari is good, even though I haven't seen His impact after over 120 days in office, and handling the petroleum sector is just making it worst.
For me, I don't think it's possible for a president going for summits here and there in different countries to be in personal negotiation with oil marketers at the same time. 
If Nigeria as a country is ever going to have a petroleum industry that will make sense,  I would advise President Buhari to resign from being the petroleum minster. Because every aspect of Nigeria needs urgent attention. 


Written by: Stephen Femi Ohuche 

I didn’t say petrol will sell for N97/litre - Minster for state petroleum resources

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu has refuted media reports quoting him as saying that the gradual phasing out of the Subsidy scheme in 2016 will give rise to the increase in petroleum product to N97. Ibe was quoted to have said this during a meeting with the Senate this week. However at a media briefing in Abuja yesterday, Ibe said the federal government has no plans to raise the price of petrol from N87 to N97 per litre in 2016.

“I did not say that refined product will sell for N97 next year that is not what I said. I said that between the band of N87 and N97 we are going to look at prices. Today the prices are largely close to N87 so there might be no need to change prices. By January oil may well go up slightly, by February it may go slightly, by April it may come down. It is all a dynamics of what the price of crude is. I have not put a certain figure. Myself and PPPRA we will sit down and do those calculations and be able to announce what price PMS will sell for in January. We do not anticipate any shift in the price of crude today.”he said

Father of 2 slumps and dies while queuing for fuel in Abuja

A commercial motorcyclist simply identified as Ishaya slumped and died while on a queue at the NNPC petrol station in Kubwa, Abuja yesterday December 17th. Eyewitnesses say the father of two had been standing for hours and it was almost about to get to his turn to buy fuel when he slumped. It is believed he slumped due to exhaustion. He was rushed to the Kubwa General Hospital where he was confirmed dead.

We missed the opportunity to diversify; Now Nigeria has collied into a wall - Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says Nigeria’s economy has hit a wall because the country did not plan for times like this.

“For decades, Nigeria danced in close confines with economic disaster. In the past, higher oil prices allowed us to dodge the worst. We have survived but not thrived. Improvised but not planned. Spent but not invested. Laughed, drank and feasted but did not build, construct or maintain. Now, Nigeria has collided into a wall, merciless and immovable. The present downturn in oil prices may be more than just a transient slump in the business cycle,” Per Second News quoted Tinubu to have said in a statement by his media office on Thursday.
The APC chieftain said that it was unfortunate that Nigeria wasted the opportunity it had to diversify its economy when oil prices were at an all-time high, noting that Nigeria is now bearing the brunt of its past mistakes, with the naira slumping to its lowest level in Nigerian history on the parallel market at N280 against the dollar on Thursday.

EFCC seals off Dasuki's mansion in Kaduna

This is allegedly former NSA Sambo Dasuki's uncompleted mansion in Kaduna...it's been sealed by EFCC. See another photo after the cut...

Happy birthday ZAHRA BUHARI

Happy birthday ZAHRA BUHARI
The president's daughter is a year older today. Just a day after her dad's birthday.. *so sweet*

Read on the lady on the N20 note, Ladi Kwali, an extremely talented potter with a Doctorate who was made an MBE in 1963.

Ladi Kwali (c.1925-1984) was a
Nigerian potter.

She was born in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was a common occupation among women. She learned to make pottery as a child using the traditional method of coiling. She made large pots for use as water jars and cooking pots from coils of clay, beaten from the inside with a flat wooden paddle. They were decorated with incised geometric and stylised figurative patterns. Following the traditional African method, they were fired in a bonfire of dry vegetation
Her pots were noted for their beauty of form and decoration. Several were acquired by the Emir of Abuja , in whose home they were seen by
Michael Cardew in 1950. In 1954, she joined Cardew's pottery training centre in Abuja, its only woman potter, where she learned to throw pots on the wheel. She made dishes, bowls and beakers with sgraffito decoration but also continued to produce pots using her traditional hand building and decorating techniques. Most of these were glazed and fired in a high-temperature kiln and therefore represent an interesting hybrid of traditional African with western studio pottery
Through Kwali's contact with Cardew, she and her work became known in Europe, Britain and America. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, her work was shown to great acclaim in London at the Berkeley Galleries. She became Nigeria's best-known potter, was awarded a doctorate and was made
MBE in 1963. The Abuja Pottery was renamed the Ladi Kwali Pottery and a major street in Abuja is called Ladi Kwali Road.
Her picture appears at the back of the Nigerian 20 Naira bill. 

Naira falls to 280 to a dollar

The Naira weakened on Thursday to 280 to a dollar following a directive by the central bank that commercial banks should limit how much customers can spend abroad using their debits cards.
The CBN has for months defended the naira employing varying measures to stabilize the falling currency, including shoring it up with forex reserves. But with reserves dwindling, the bank is not left with a better choice than curbing dollar demand. This, in turn, is hurting the naira.
“The central bank is not providing us with dollars to settle those trades and local banks are limited in their ability to source dollars, so we don’t want to end up with a settlement risk,” Reuters quoted a senior banker to have said.
In adherence to the central bank’s directive, commercial banks in Nigeria announced new limits. Individuals can now spend $100 to $150 abroad daily or $12,000 annually, down from the $50,000 set by the central bank in April. Before the April move, the limit was $150,000.
Analysts expect the naira’s struggle to continue as U.S. Federal Reserves interest rates increase is expected to exert more pressure as the economy witnesses capital flight and dollar cost of borrowing increases for emerging markets. From all indications, oil prices may not happen soon; this is also not good for the naira. The commodity accounts for more than 80 percent of government revenue and over 90 percent of foreign exchange earnings.

Most Notable Political Quotes Of 2015

Hmm.... the year 2015 will not be forgotten in a hurry because this year 'disvirgined' the eyes and mindset of most Nigerians...You know what i mean!
This Year gave Nigerians a voice and they used it indeed!
This year also witnessed some spoken words from Notable Nigerians which cannot/should not be forgotten in a hurry.
These quotes cracked me up,I dont know about you!in

10. “Mr Orubebe, you are a former Minister of the Federal Republic .You are a statesman in your own right. You should be careful about what you say or what allegations or accusations you make. Certainly you should be careful about your public conduct” – Attahiru Jega
The former INEC chairman said this to Godsday Orubebe, after the PDP party agent created an embarrassing scene at the collation centre in Abuja, trying to disrupt announcement of results.
9. “Go and die” – Adams Oshiomhole. The incident happened as the woman knelt before Oshiomhole begging for her little means of livelihood to be saved. After which he shouted out the infamous phrase. Not funny at all, which was immediately noticed by Nigerians. The video of the great humiliation surfaced online and got people furious. Soon the governor apologized to the widow, donated N2 million to her and offered help with employment.
8. “Ojukwu is a great man, he died but his manhood lives on” – Patience Jonathan. Dame Patience put a noble meaning into the word “manhood”, however internet users did not miss the opportunity to have a good laugh upon hearing it. It is worth mentioning that the former First Lady is often attacked in social media over grammatical blunders in her speech.
7. “Stealing is not corruption” – Goodluck Jonathan. At the Presidential Media Chat on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 former President Goodluck Jonathan stated that “Stealing isn’t corruption”.
6. “I have never collected bribe in my life” – Rotimi Amaechi. The former Rivers state governor, said this when questioned on corruption charges leveled against him during his ministerial screening at the Seante.
5. “I might have ruffled a few feathers in the course of my duties, it wasn’t personal” – Lai Mohammed. Nigeria’s minister of information stated this in his speech, during his ministerial screening. Prev6 of 10Next
4. “My ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian” – Goodluck Jonathan.
The former president speaking at a special church service to mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Jonathan reminded politicians that no ambition was worth the blood of innocent Nigerians, adding that if we continued to kill ourselves, there would be no nation to govern.
3. “May our Loyalty never be tested” – Fashola The minister of power, work and housing said this in response to a question to god-fatherism during his ministerial screening.
2 . “Poverty is the problem between the mindlessly rich and hopelessly poor” – Kayode Fayemi. The former Ekiti state governor said this during his ministerial screening.
1. “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” – President Muhammadu Buhari. The president said this in his inaugural speech as he was sworn in as the 5th democratic leader which was held at the Eagles’ Square, Abuja.
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Do you remember anymore that should be counted as most notable?please step forward in the comment section!

First Lady of Bauchi state donates N8m worth of gifts to Christian women and widows

The First Lady of Bauchi State, Hajia Hadiza Abubakar donated food items and textile material worth N8 million to Christian women and Widows in the state.She said Sabon Kaura was selected for the flag off of the distribution because of the large population of Internally Displaced Persons that settled there. Flagging off the distribution of the items at ECWA Church Sabon Kaura in Bauchi yesterday, Hajia Abubakar said the gesture was part of the present Gov's efforts at helping women with the burden of taking care of their families and to enable them enjoy the Christmas celebration.

First Lady of Bauchi state donates N8m worth of gifts to Christian women and widows

The First Lady of Bauchi State, Hajia Hadiza Abubakar donated food items and textile material worth N8 million to Christian women and Widows in the state.She said Sabon Kaura was selected for the flag off of the distribution because of the large population of Internally Displaced Persons that settled there. Flagging off the distribution of the items at ECWA Church Sabon Kaura in Bauchi yesterday, Hajia Abubakar said the gesture was part of the present Gov's efforts at helping women with the burden of taking care of their families and to enable them enjoy the Christmas celebration.