I have nothing to lose again, buhari already revoked my oil and gas logistics contracts- ATIKU

I’m sorry to hear that. According to The Whistler Newspaper, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, has said that he lost all the oil and gas logistics contracts held by his company, Integrated Logistic Services (INTELS), after President Muhammadu Buhari’s government came into power 1. Atiku made this comment while responding to questions on whether he feels threatened that President Bola Tinubu may revoke all his business dealings with the Nigerian government over his role in the controversy surrounding the president’s university certificate 1.

INTELS had signed a contract with the Nigerian Ports Authority which allowed the company to collect revenues for the government in some of the operations of the ports. However, in 2017, the Nigerian Government revoked the boat pilotage contract with INTELS with the then Attorney General of the Federation saying the contract violated the constitution. The company was accused in 2017 of not paying taxes. The company was also accused by the NPA of not remitting an outstanding boat pilotage revenue in the firm’s custody which was $207.6m as at September 30, 2019 1.

Why we must occupyCBN-Nigerian wailers

A group - Nigerian Wailers has condemned in what it termed, " conflicting and unclear monetary policies , '' by the central bank of Nigeria

thereby unleashing severe hardship and misery on the people.
It said, the policy which involves sharp practices in Forex tradings sees the apex bank selling the Dollar at a cheaper rate to the Federal government, some few politicians and some rich cabals who in turn sell at the black market at highly exorbitant rates of N500 to $1 , a development among others, it said have led to inflation in the country.
In a statement signed by both its convener, Adeyanju Deji and co-Convener, Adeoye Adelaja it said that its members and other well-meaning Nigerians would be embarking on a peaceful procession tagged, OCCUPYCBN, on Friday the 13th of January 2017 to condemn the illegalities at the apex bank which have dealt a heavy blow to the Naira, bringing it to an all-time knee-level of exchanging at N500 to $1, a situation that has further impoverished especially the poor citizens of this country.

Debate on budget to be commence by the senate nextweek

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has revealed that the Red Chamber will commence debate on the 2017 budget document next week.
Saraki who spoke on Tuesday when the Senate reconvened after a 3-week Christmas break, also revealed that the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) will be passed Thursday.
Saraki assured that Nigerians will be carried along throughout the process of budget consideration by the relevant committees of the Senate.
He noted: “It is therefore imperative that we immediately begin work earnestly on the MTEF to ensure passage by the end of the week. In this way, consideration and debate on the 2017 budget will immediately follow in the 3 “sitting days” of the next week.
“It is our hope that we will with this budget begin the implementation of the report of the Committee on Budget Reforms, which has since submitted its report. This will enable more Nigerians participate in the budget consideration process, deepen the review and create the necessary efficiencies we expect from our budget implementation.”
The Senate President reiterated the need to ensure that the 2017 budget is well scrutinized in order to pass the most successful budget in the history of the National Assembly.
He said: “The National Assembly will not tolerate agencies of government not submitting their budgets within the budget period. This is why I urge all agencies yet to submit their budgets to do so quickly as budgets not received within time may have to wait for the next budget circle.”
Decrying the hardship in the country, Saraki urged his colleagues to double their efforts in ensuring that economic reforms bills currently before the Senate are given speedy passage.
“Distinguished colleagues, as long as our economy is still in recession, our work is not done. Because our people are still being laid off; so long as factories are closing shop, for as the hardship in the land continues to bite harder, investment continues to dwindle and the foreign exchange market remains fragmented, I will be demanding even much more from us to get all our economic reform bills passed.
“Ideally we would like to see them pass together with the 2017 budget. Let me therefore urge all our committees involved with our priority bills to double efforts to ensure that by the end of the first quarter of this year we will have these bills ready,” Saraki added.

5,140 Tourists visited first storey building in Nigeria in 2016

The tourists that visited 171-year old structure in 2016 were higher than the corresponding years
The facility manager of the site, Mr Hodonu Daniel, said in Badagry that the tourists that visited the 171-year-old- structure in 2016 were higher than the corresponding years. 
The foundation of the building was laid in 1842 and construction work on the building was completed in 1845.
“We have been able to attract more tourists to this site because of the proper maintenance of the place and we have been able to preserve its originality.
“In year 2015, those that visited the site were 3,457 but we were able to increase the number due to the historic nature of this site.
“The peak period is usually during Christmas, New Year, Easter, Sallah and whenever students are in session.
He said that Nigerians should be more patriotic in visiting the various monuments in the country.
“Nigerians should imbibe the habit of visiting the various museums and monuments in the country in order to boost tourism development in the country.
“Students patronise the building more than others and that isn’t good enough,” he said.
He urged the Federal Government to support the management in giving the building a facelift noting that it was only the Anglican Church that had been carrying out that task.

What Nigerians Should expect from N'ASSemble in 2017

The senate president said the federal law makers would focus on making more laws that will promote the economy. Ehance the budget process and suport the fight against corruption

Saraki gave this indication while speaking with State House correspondents after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja yesterday.
Saraki said: “ In 2017, our attention will be on the economy because that is really a major issue for us as a country. We want to see some of the economic bills put forward passed, to see that there is greater improvement in the budget process in 2017, and to see that the government implements the budget early.”
“Also, one of our pet projects is made-in-Nigeria products. We want to see that government continues to support Nigerians in this area so that we can begin to cushion the difficult times Nigerians are going through.”
“So, next year is very important to us and I think, on the part of National Assembly, we will continue to give our support to ensure that the right things are done,” he said.
He further noted that the senators achieved more in the last three months than they did in the entire year, adding that the National Assembly is settling down and, as such, Nigerians would see many more bills passed for the president to assent, as reported by Today.
On the president’s signing of 17 bills into law, Saraki said,
“It shows, in part, what we have been able to do in the National Assembly and there are many more bills to come and the president is also responding to them. You are going to see more of that in 2017; there are a lot of bills lined up.”

Nigeria in trouble as kerosene price rises by 60% percent

One of the most essential commodity found in the household of majority of Nigerians, has increased by 60 percent in Kaduna as Nigerian lament over price hike.
The price of Kerosene, an essential household commodity, has increased by 60 per cent in Kaduna, from N1,100 a gallon in December, 2016 to N1,600 in first week of January 2017.
Dealers of the product told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday, that the products suddenly became scarce and expensive, which was responsible for the sharp increase in the price.
One of the dealers, Joyful Adeyemi, told NAN that she bought kerosene in December, 2016 at N47, 000 a drum and sells a gallon between N1, 100 and N1, 200.
“Only for the price to increase to N72, 000 a drum as at yesterday. This change forced me to increase the price to N1, 600 a gallon; otherwise, I will be running at a loss.
“More so, the product is scarce. I had to part with extra money to be able to get the quantity I needed,” she said.
Another dealer, Sammy Bodam, said that patronage had drastically reduced due to the hike in the price.
A consumer, Jamila Abubakar, said that the sharp increase had made life very difficult for the common man and urged government to do something about it.
“If not because we do not have an option, nobody will use kerosene again. This is because firewood is equally expensive, difficult to use and environmentally unfriendly, coupled with the accompanying health issue

Ubi Franklin Celebrates And Wish His Former Boss, Julius Agwu a quick recovery

Ubi Franklin Celebrates and wish his former boss, Julius agwu a quick recovery
C.E.O triple MG-Ubi franklin took tvo his instagram to celebrate and appreciate his former boss, Julius Agwu for teaching him everything he knows about the entertainment industry, he also wished the comedian who has been sick for a while, a quick recovery, He wrote.       from the bottom of my heart i want to appreciate this man for putting me on. I didn't  a  PA could  learn this fast from carrying your bag, running around lagos daily, setting up schedules to ubifranklin of today in our nigerian entertainment industry. Sir i am greatful and i thank  God for using you to bless me and show me the way in this industry many years ago. I remember working as your PA and had to handle people like @senatorcomedain @funnyboneofficial @dandhumourous  etc. Today i have built a particule kind of friendship that's next to none some of us are married and we still  looking  for wife @funnyboneofficial. Get well soon sir hope to see  you back on your feet. Happy new year to you and your family  i really appreciate you. Get well soon @juliusagwu

B’Haram attacks military, police bases in Borno again

  

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Thirty-five people, including two soldiers and a policeman,   have been killed  in two separate gunfights between security forces and members of the militant Islamist sect,  Boko Haram,  in  Borno State.

The killings took place  on Sunday when the sect members launched  attacks on a riot  police base in Bama, a town close to the Cameroun border,  and the Multi-National Joint Task Force base in  Malam Fatori.

A third incident in Gwoza, another Borno State community, was said to have resulted in the  death   of unspecified number of Boko Haram commanders.

They all took place just as the   prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said  that after a preliminary investigation,  she  was convinced  that acts attributed to  Boko Haram  amounted to crimes against humanity.

2015: APC takes battle to Jonathan’s stronghold •South-South, South-East to get top slots

2015: APC takes battle to Jonathan’s stronghold •South-South, South-East to get top slots

The newly registered All Progressives Congress has launched a charm offensive to woo the South-East and South-South zones, which are considered to be the strongholds of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Our source gathered on Friday that the party, having realised its weakness and President Jonathan’s strength in the two zones, has decided to revisit the zoning of its offices.

Source told our correspondents that the mega opposition party might zone its vice-presidential ticket and top party offices to the South-East and South-South. Currently, the new party has a governor in the two zones apiece.

President Jonathan is from the South-South, Vice-President Namadi Sambo (North-West); Senate President David Mark (North-Central); the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal (North-West); Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim (South-East); Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu (South-East); and Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha (South-East).

An  APC chief, who confided in one of our correspondents, said, “We believe that we should not have any problem in the North-West, North-East, North-Central and the South-East.

 “But we need to do more work in the South-East and South-South. From all indications, President Goodluck Jonathan will get the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. He has strong support in the two zones. We, therefore, need to neutralise him there.

Patience Jonathan lied against me -Amaechi,

 

The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, lied against him in her public account of the misunderstanding between him and the President’s wife a few weeks ago.

The governor spoke in Port Harcourt when clergymen of the Niger Delta Bishops Forum paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House.

He said it was important for the public to have a true picture of what transpired between him and the President’s wife.

He said, “I want to be put on record that the wife of the President said when my wife came to beg me, I pushed her away. I have never quarrelled with my wife publicly and I will never quarrel with my wife publicly.

“There was no time I pushed my wife away and there is no time I will push my wife away. I just want to correct that so that nobody goes away with the impression that somebody told my wife, ‘go and talk to your husband, she came and I pushed her away’.