THE CONFLICTS OF THE MIND, is a deep mind cogitations over our bogus national and personal issues that do conflict with our everyday thinking and understandings, with all the problem that comes with such mind-conflicts, both the psychological struggles that arises from its opposing demands and their impulses, this platform is to report such conflicts and offer the best ways, we can resolve such with factual information, public awareness, mind dialogues,open discourse plus exchanges of ideas.
Sunday 29 November 2015
Politics - Kogi: What Audu Said About His Replacement Before He Died - Audu Camp | Nigerian Bulletin
Politics - Kogi: What Audu Said About His Replacement Before He Died - Audu Camp | Nigerian Bulletin
Saturday 28 November 2015
The man behind the curtain: Israeli colonel caught among ISIS forces in Iraq -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net
The man behind the curtain: Israeli colonel caught among ISIS forces in Iraq -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net: http://www.sott.net/article/307170-The-man-behind-the-curtain-Israeli-colonel-captured-among-ISIL-terrorist-forces-in-Iraq
Friday 27 November 2015
Thursday 26 November 2015
A LETTER FROM FORMER PRESIDENT SHEHU SHAGARI TO THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN
Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, has described immediate-past President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as a ‘rare breed’ whose actions strengthened democracy in Africa and made the continent proud.
Shagari’s observations were contained in a letter to Dr Jonathan dated November 20, 2015 bearing the caption: ‘Happy 58th Birthday’, personally signed by him.
Dear Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
With all sincerity of the heart, “Your birthday deserves to be celebrated both at home and abroad given to your selfless services to our beloved fatherland. Your spectacular commitment in the development of our cherished values of democracy in Nigeria and Africa is legendary.
On the African political landscape, you are, indeed, a rare breed. Your name shall always be written in gold whenever the history of Nigeria is being dispassionately studied or analyzed.”
I watched with keen interest when a few days ago, my friend, the former US President, Mr Jimmy Carter, showered praises on Your Excellency, Your incredible achievements have done pride to both Nigeria and Africa.
President Good luck Jonathan you are the symbol of democracy in Africa, You set an example that African leaders should follow’.
Mr. Jimmy Carter’s my noble friend with abiding love and faith in our country Nigeria, Africa and humanity in general is not in doubt. He was the first US President to visit our beloved nation. I had the privilege of visiting him in the White House when I was President of our country.
This equally credible testimony from such a global political figure has done lasting honor on you, our nation and Africa as a whole, his remarks has endeared you to all and has also assured your deserved place in the annals of nations.
Your name shall always be written in gold whenever the history of Nigeria is being dispassionately studied or analyzed”, opined the former President.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest brotherly considerations, my prayers and my very best wishes at all times.”
Yours sincerely
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Wednesday 25 November 2015
THE STORY OF A LADY THAT IS IN LOVE WITH A TREE...
A tabloid from NEW YORK states that a 31-year-old woman is
actually finding happiness with a poplar tree, after a series of failed
relationships with human men.
Not only that, according to reports, the woman is quoted in the
magazine claiming that sex with the tree is the best she’s ever had.
But the questions in everybody mouth is how possibly can it be?
Some known health specialist
said that such act is indeed a psychological disorder called dendrophilia – when asked further on what can encouraged such
sexual attraction to a tree.
Dr. Chloe Carmichael, a
clinical psychologist, also says: “It could be a form of exhibitionism, in
which a person will go to any length to enjoy the focus of others on his/her
sexuality, or a form of acting out, in which a person might even have a minor
break with reality to act out a fantasy that assuages a particular upset. In
this case, rather than feeling rejected or betrayed by men, she feels powerful by
rejecting men in favor of something else that cannot leave her or betray her as
she says men have done.”
Just follow the link below and watch the documentary and
comments ……..
Tuesday 24 November 2015
FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS ALERTS ON THE RECKLESS USE OF THE ROADS AND BAD DRIVING...............
While addressing the general public and looking at the road safety problems objectively, has this to say, that it is might not be fair to completely attribute road crashes to the state of Nigerian roads alone because the human factor remains a prevailing variable as well,
Corps Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Commander Imoh Etuk, further said that is the wrong usage of the roads that causes most of the crashes and not always the poor road condition.
This factor, he said, explains why the FRSC invest heavily on awareness campaigns and other forms of advocacy to engender best road practices from road users across the country.
Etuk said from empirical studies conducted, speed limit violation remains a prevailing factor for road traffic crashes in the country. He said this informed the FRSC collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Automotive Council (NAC) and other relevant stakeholders to initiate the speed limiting device as part of measures to address the menace of speed-related road crashes.
There is also the re-certification of commercial drivers including routine medical checks and other proactive strategies towards addressing the menace of road crashes involving heavy duty vehicles.
Etuk, who spoke on the need to ensure safety especially as Yuletide approaches, said the FRSC has started its campaign for this period with: “Operation Sanity: Drive Safely into 2016,” as its theme. According to him, it is part of FRSC resolve to drastically reduce the spate of road traffic crashes during the Ember season.
Also, the introduction of the Driving School Standardisation Programme (DSSP) by the FRSC, Etuk further explained, is a further step at ensuring safety. The DSSP is a programme aimed at evolving minimum uniform standards for driving schools in Nigeria. DSSP seeks to regulate the establishment of Driving Schools in Nigeria, in line with Section 5 (f) of the FRSC Establishment Act 2007.
Monday 23 November 2015
Sunday 22 November 2015
Breaking News: Abubakar Audu feared dead, NOVEMBER 22, 2015
There are fears that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s Kogi State governorship election, Abubakar Audu, is dead.
Audu, according to a report on Sahara Reporters, died shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the election inconclusive.
Though the credible online news medium said it could not determine the cause of death as at press time, sources told it Audu died shortly after INEC said a date for fresh election in areas with nullified votes would soon be fixed.
Channels Television is also reporting the death of Audu.
However, his aides did not respond to calls by The Eagle Online, fuelling the suspicion that the report could be true.
At the conclusion of collation of results from the 21 local government areas of the state, Audu polled 240,867 votes, while the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Captain Idris Wada, came second with 199,514 votes.
The Returning Officer for the election. Prof Emmanuel Kucha, said 49,953 votes were cancelled and this was more than the margin between the votes of Audu and Wada.
INEC, Kucha said, will fix a date for the supplementary election in areas that had their votes canceled.
lists of what you always hear when a vagabond is in power , quotes from IDI AMIN DADA, former military president & detector of Ugada, who siezed power in 1971, and ruled till 1979
1. "I am not a politician but a professional
soldier. I am, therefore, a man of few
words and I have been brief through my
professional career."
2. If we knew the meaning to
everything that is happening to
us, then there would be no
meaning.
3. In any country there must be
people who have to die. They
are the sacrifices any nation has
to make to achieve law and
order.
4. I am the hero of Africa.
5. My mission is to lead the country
out of a bad situation of
corruption, depression and
slavery. After I rid the country of
these vices, I will then organize
and supervise a general election
of a genuinely democratic civilian
government.
6. Politics is like boxing — you try to
knock out your opponents.
7. I'm a good Muslim and I'm only
interested in Islam.
8. It's not for me. I tried human
flesh and it's too salty for my
taste.
9. I myself consider myself the most
powerful figure in the world
10. Although some people felt Adolf
Hitler was bad, he was a great
man and a real conqueror whose
name would never be forgotten.
11. You cannot run faster than a
bullet
12. I do not want to be controlled by any
superpower. I myself consider myself the
most powerful figure in the world, and
that is why I do not let any superpower
control me.
13. I want your heart. I want to eat your
children.
(Idi Amin to an adviser just before
dinner)
I ate them before they ate me
14. We Africans used to carry
Europeans, but now Europeans are
carrying us. We are now the masters …
They came from Britian and wanted to
show that they really have power in my
country.”
soldier. I am, therefore, a man of few
words and I have been brief through my
professional career."
2. If we knew the meaning to
everything that is happening to
us, then there would be no
meaning.
3. In any country there must be
people who have to die. They
are the sacrifices any nation has
to make to achieve law and
order.
4. I am the hero of Africa.
5. My mission is to lead the country
out of a bad situation of
corruption, depression and
slavery. After I rid the country of
these vices, I will then organize
and supervise a general election
of a genuinely democratic civilian
government.
6. Politics is like boxing — you try to
knock out your opponents.
7. I'm a good Muslim and I'm only
interested in Islam.
8. It's not for me. I tried human
flesh and it's too salty for my
taste.
9. I myself consider myself the most
powerful figure in the world
10. Although some people felt Adolf
Hitler was bad, he was a great
man and a real conqueror whose
name would never be forgotten.
11. You cannot run faster than a
bullet
12. I do not want to be controlled by any
superpower. I myself consider myself the
most powerful figure in the world, and
that is why I do not let any superpower
control me.
13. I want your heart. I want to eat your
children.
(Idi Amin to an adviser just before
dinner)
I ate them before they ate me
14. We Africans used to carry
Europeans, but now Europeans are
carrying us. We are now the masters …
They came from Britian and wanted to
show that they really have power in my
country.”
Saturday 21 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MY GOOD PEOPLE OF NIGERIA, After stumbling on the Cuban constitution and envisaging of its straightforwardne...
LET THE CHANGE BEGINS.......
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND MY GOOD PEOPLE OF NIGERIA, After stumbling on the Cuban constitution and envisaging of its straightforwardness and sincerity in encapsulating all the humanitarian issues concerning all the whole segments of their societies ,its benevolent , compassionate expressions really over-wind me especially the chapter I, Article 9b, c , and chapter IV for family values and protections running from Article 35 to down Article 38, chapter V and chapter VI of which all explicit more on the power of the people by guaranteeing
- That every man or woman who is able to work, have the opportunity to have a job with to -contribute to the good of the society and to be satisfaction of individual needs;
-that no disabled person be left without adequate mean of subsistence
-that no sick person be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without schooling, food and clothing;
-that no young person be left without opportunity to study;
-that no one be left without access to studies, culture and sports;
C-works to achieve that no family be left without a comfortable place to live
Chapter IV
Article 35. The state protects the family, motherhood and matrimony.
The state recognizes the family as the main nucleus of society and attributes to it the important responsibilities and functions in the education and formation of the new generations.
ARTICLE 36. Marriage is the voluntarily established union between a man and a woman, who are legally fit to marry, in order to live together. It is based on full equality of rights and duties for the partners, who must see to the support of the home and the integral education of their children through a joint effort compatible with the social activities of both.
The law regulates the formalization, recognition and dissolution of marriage and the rights and obligations deriving from such acts.
ARTICLE 37. All children have the same rights, regardless of being born in or out of wedlock.
Any qualification concerning the nature of the filiation is abolished.
No statement shall be made either with to the difference in birth or the civil status of the parents in the registration of the children’s birth or in any other documents that mention parenthood.
The state guarantees, through adequate legal mean, the determination and recognition of paternity.
ARTICLE 38. The parents have the duty to provide nourishment for their children; to help them to defend their legitimate interests and in the realization of their just aspirations; and to contribute actively to their education and integral development as useful and well-prepared citizens for life in a socialist society.
It is the children’s duty, in turn, to respect and help their parents.
CHAPTER V
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
ARTICLE 39. The state orients, foments and promotes education, culture and science in all their manifestations.
Its educational and cultural policy is based on the following principles:
a) the state bases its educational and cultural policy on the progress made in science and technology, the ideology of Marx and Marti, and universal and Cuban progressive pedagogical tradition;
b) Education is a function of the state and is free of charge. It is based on the conclusions and contributions made by science and on the close relationship between study and life, work and production.
The state maintains a broad scholarship system for students and provides the workers with multiple opportunities to study to be able to attain the highest possible of knowledge and skills.
The law established the integration and structure of the national system of education and the extent of compulsory education and defines the minimum level of general education that every citizen should acquire;
c) The state promotes the patriotic and communist education of the new generations and the training of children, young people and adults for social life.
In order to make this principle a reality, general education and specialized scientific, technical or artistic education are combined with work, development research, physical education, sports, participation in political and social activities and military training;
d) There is freedom of artistic creation as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution. There is freedom of artistic expression;
e) In order to raise the level of culture of the people, the state foments and develops artistic education, the vocation for creation and the cultivation and appreciation of art;
f) There is freedom of creation and research in science. The state encourages and facilitates research and gives priority to that which is aimed at solving the problems related to the interests of society and the well-being of the people;
g) The state makes it possible for the workers to engage in scientific work and to contribute to the development of science;
h) The state promotes, foments and develops all forms of physical education and sports as a means of education and of contribution to the integral development of citizens;
I) the state defends Cuban culture’s identity and sees to the conservation of the nation’s cultural heritage and artistic and historic wealth. The state protects national monuments and places known for their natural beauty or their artistic or historic values;
j) The state promotes the participation of the citizens, through the country’s social and mass organizations, in the development of its educational and cultural policy.
ARTICLE 40. The state and society give special protection to children and young people.
It is the duty of the family, the schools, the state agencies and the social and mass organizations to pay special attention to the integral development of children and young people.
CHAPTER VI
EQUALITY
ARTICLE 41. All citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties.
ARTICLE 42. Discrimination because of race, skin color, sex, national origin, religious beliefs and any other form of discrimination harmful to human dignity is forbidden and will be punished by law.
The institutions of the state educate everyone from the earliest possible age in the principle of equality among human beings.
ARTICLE 43. The state consecrates the right achieved by the Revolution that all citizens, regardless of race, skin color, sex, religious belief, national origin and any situation that may be harmful to human dignity:
- have access, in keeping with their merits and abilities, to all state, public administration, and production services positions and jobs;
- can reach any rank in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and in Security and internal order, in keeping with their merits and abilities;
- be given equal pay for equal work;
- have a right to education at all national educational institutions, ranging from elementary schools to the universities, which are the same for all;
- be given health care in all medical institutions;
- live in any sector, zone or area and stay in any hotel;
- be served at all restaurants and other public service establishments;
- use, without any separations, all means of transportation by sea, land and air;
- enjoy the same resorts, beaches, parks, social centers and other centers of culture, sports, recreation and rest.
ARTICLE 44. Women and men have the same rights in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.
The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country.
The state organizes such institutions as children’s day-care centers, semi-boarding schools and boarding schools, homes for the elderly and services to make it easier for the working family to carry out its responsibilities.
The state looks after women’s health as well as that of their offspring, giving working women paid maternity leave before and after giving birth and temporary work options compatible with their maternal activities.
The state strives to create all the conditions which help make real the principle of equality
-that no disabled person be left without adequate mean of subsistence
-that no sick person be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without medical care;
-that no child be left without schooling, food and clothing;
-that no young person be left without opportunity to study;
-that no one be left without access to studies, culture and sports;
C-works to achieve that no family be left without a comfortable place to live
Chapter IV
Article 35. The state protects the family, motherhood and matrimony.
The state recognizes the family as the main nucleus of society and attributes to it the important responsibilities and functions in the education and formation of the new generations.
ARTICLE 36. Marriage is the voluntarily established union between a man and a woman, who are legally fit to marry, in order to live together. It is based on full equality of rights and duties for the partners, who must see to the support of the home and the integral education of their children through a joint effort compatible with the social activities of both.
The law regulates the formalization, recognition and dissolution of marriage and the rights and obligations deriving from such acts.
ARTICLE 37. All children have the same rights, regardless of being born in or out of wedlock.
Any qualification concerning the nature of the filiation is abolished.
No statement shall be made either with to the difference in birth or the civil status of the parents in the registration of the children’s birth or in any other documents that mention parenthood.
The state guarantees, through adequate legal mean, the determination and recognition of paternity.
ARTICLE 38. The parents have the duty to provide nourishment for their children; to help them to defend their legitimate interests and in the realization of their just aspirations; and to contribute actively to their education and integral development as useful and well-prepared citizens for life in a socialist society.
It is the children’s duty, in turn, to respect and help their parents.
CHAPTER V
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
ARTICLE 39. The state orients, foments and promotes education, culture and science in all their manifestations.
Its educational and cultural policy is based on the following principles:
a) the state bases its educational and cultural policy on the progress made in science and technology, the ideology of Marx and Marti, and universal and Cuban progressive pedagogical tradition;
b) Education is a function of the state and is free of charge. It is based on the conclusions and contributions made by science and on the close relationship between study and life, work and production.
The state maintains a broad scholarship system for students and provides the workers with multiple opportunities to study to be able to attain the highest possible of knowledge and skills.
The law established the integration and structure of the national system of education and the extent of compulsory education and defines the minimum level of general education that every citizen should acquire;
c) The state promotes the patriotic and communist education of the new generations and the training of children, young people and adults for social life.
In order to make this principle a reality, general education and specialized scientific, technical or artistic education are combined with work, development research, physical education, sports, participation in political and social activities and military training;
d) There is freedom of artistic creation as long as its content is not contrary to the Revolution. There is freedom of artistic expression;
e) In order to raise the level of culture of the people, the state foments and develops artistic education, the vocation for creation and the cultivation and appreciation of art;
f) There is freedom of creation and research in science. The state encourages and facilitates research and gives priority to that which is aimed at solving the problems related to the interests of society and the well-being of the people;
g) The state makes it possible for the workers to engage in scientific work and to contribute to the development of science;
h) The state promotes, foments and develops all forms of physical education and sports as a means of education and of contribution to the integral development of citizens;
I) the state defends Cuban culture’s identity and sees to the conservation of the nation’s cultural heritage and artistic and historic wealth. The state protects national monuments and places known for their natural beauty or their artistic or historic values;
j) The state promotes the participation of the citizens, through the country’s social and mass organizations, in the development of its educational and cultural policy.
ARTICLE 40. The state and society give special protection to children and young people.
It is the duty of the family, the schools, the state agencies and the social and mass organizations to pay special attention to the integral development of children and young people.
CHAPTER VI
EQUALITY
ARTICLE 41. All citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties.
ARTICLE 42. Discrimination because of race, skin color, sex, national origin, religious beliefs and any other form of discrimination harmful to human dignity is forbidden and will be punished by law.
The institutions of the state educate everyone from the earliest possible age in the principle of equality among human beings.
ARTICLE 43. The state consecrates the right achieved by the Revolution that all citizens, regardless of race, skin color, sex, religious belief, national origin and any situation that may be harmful to human dignity:
- have access, in keeping with their merits and abilities, to all state, public administration, and production services positions and jobs;
- can reach any rank in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and in Security and internal order, in keeping with their merits and abilities;
- be given equal pay for equal work;
- have a right to education at all national educational institutions, ranging from elementary schools to the universities, which are the same for all;
- be given health care in all medical institutions;
- live in any sector, zone or area and stay in any hotel;
- be served at all restaurants and other public service establishments;
- use, without any separations, all means of transportation by sea, land and air;
- enjoy the same resorts, beaches, parks, social centers and other centers of culture, sports, recreation and rest.
ARTICLE 44. Women and men have the same rights in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.
The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country.
The state organizes such institutions as children’s day-care centers, semi-boarding schools and boarding schools, homes for the elderly and services to make it easier for the working family to carry out its responsibilities.
The state looks after women’s health as well as that of their offspring, giving working women paid maternity leave before and after giving birth and temporary work options compatible with their maternal activities.
The state strives to create all the conditions which help make real the principle of equality
I honestly and sincerely believes that this very kind of constitution can be practicable in our present day Nigeria, I know that some people will argue me that Cuba is a communist state thereby any social-socialist achievement they have attained is very impossible in our present society , I totally disagree and that is not the theme for my writing , that even in the impossible, I still sees i'm possible ,my call is for human altruism , self-sacrifice that will improve our society, a crony call for patriotism and good rational reasoning and judgement, that will project outwardly our nation wellbeing through a healthy dialogue via government of national unity that will finally faction out Nigerian peoples constitution that will take care all the whole segments of our society like the Cuban constitution , let us now call for a referendum that will discussed how our people can rightful be the owners of our political powers, let it be known that any community, no matter Where, in which any citizen is not allowed to have his voice in the Making of the laws he must obey, that community is a tyranny.
It is a matter of astonishment to me that the Nigerian leaders who are deliberately avoiding the call for open-dialogue that will be able to chat a new cause for a better Nigeria should now rethink their actions.
It is a matter of astonishment to me that the Nigerian leaders who are deliberately avoiding the call for open-dialogue that will be able to chat a new cause for a better Nigeria should now rethink their actions.
If they citizens vote can’t count and they are not allowed to vote for the person of their choice or allow govern themselves in peace then I fear for the tribulation that will follow such, there is no sound reason why we must not have a national dialogue that will allow us to fashion out better ways we can stay together in peace as one nation, if not then the American idea of democracy we are coping is obvious a failure on our side , upon this very ground am supporting the call for the government of national unity and regional- dialogue that will address our numerous problems as a people, from a refined view point, let the referendum start now , where my right to vote and be voted for, will count because I am a man and a citizen of Nigeria, and that right I should and willing to demonstrate............................................
RE-ECHOING THE RED RIBBON DAY
This is a poetic expressions, in line with the remembrance of all the law enforcement officers whom have paid the ultimate price of death in the line of duty while fighting and defending our society, especially for all the NDLEA officers whom lost their lives while fighting for a drug free society ………………..
Written by Aguiyi Henry
Oh our fallen heroes, the warriors of time
The kings of the night, the prince of day
The protectors of our land
The nemesis of the underworld
The kings of the night, the prince of day
The protectors of our land
The nemesis of the underworld
The lions of the new age
The gallants and combatant officers of the seasons
The legends and myths of our history,
Our great men and women who
has scarified and lost the body and soul in order to salvage our decadent
society from the perils of the illicit drug,
Yes you died in the battle front of the drug war, but you died for us to live in a drug free society
You lives to us was full of gains,
Y our dripping bloods and agonies of sudden death, we will never allow to go vain
Your banner for a drug free society we must keep flying
To free our nation from the menace we have swear to fight against--
Yes you died in the battle front of the drug war, but you died for us to live in a drug free society
You lives to us was full of gains,
Y our dripping bloods and agonies of sudden death, we will never allow to go vain
Your banner for a drug free society we must keep flying
To free our nation from the menace we have swear to fight against--
Your death have given us
hope, the future is now well assured -
The Glory, the pride and the strong feeling, you have generated in us, will remain forever
Your honor and scarifies, we shall all imitate, for you have not die in vain,
Your are dead yet you Live forever in our hearts, cause the drug war is yet to be over
We have wept for too long, but now we are back, back to continue with the war on illicit drugs
For the journey is still long, yet the night have seized to fall
In all we are back, back to save our nation once more from the terrors drug abuse
The Glory, the pride and the strong feeling, you have generated in us, will remain forever
Your honor and scarifies, we shall all imitate, for you have not die in vain,
Your are dead yet you Live forever in our hearts, cause the drug war is yet to be over
We have wept for too long, but now we are back, back to continue with the war on illicit drugs
For the journey is still long, yet the night have seized to fall
In all we are back, back to save our nation once more from the terrors drug abuse
With bar-hands we must
fight this war,
With all the armament of time we must fight,
With pens and pencils we must fight,
With everything we have, we must fight with,
For the fear of death we all must collectively defeat and overcome,
And in the chronicle of our your names will forever remain in the hall of fame
With all the armament of time we must fight,
With pens and pencils we must fight,
With everything we have, we must fight with,
For the fear of death we all must collectively defeat and overcome,
And in the chronicle of our your names will forever remain in the hall of fame
While at the end we will say,
to all glory to God and honors to all our men and women who were all part of
the campaign for a drug free society…………………
Sunday 15 November 2015
Splitting budget planning from finance ministry risky – Ezekwesili
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, says the splitting of budget planning from the control of the Ministry of Finance by President Muhammadu Buhari has grave implications.President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma as the Minister of Budget and National Planning.
Ezekwesili further said, that in a countries where budget and finance were managed separately, it took the professional maturity of the two ministers to get anything done.
According to her, the Ministry of National Planning as presently constituted by the Buhari government might not have the required skills needed for “the kind of strategic budgeting required.”
She said, “A minister of finance without control of the tool of budget can be hampered in managing the fiscal imperatives of the economy. Seeing that budget has been moved out of the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of National Planning, there are some downsides and upshots. We have to watch out for more of the downsides.
“The movement of the Ministry of National Planning away from the Ministry of Finance is one risk to watch out for in the new structure of ministries. National planning has been rather anachronistic. With these new persons’ as managers of the budget, they need to overhaul and renew.”
Ezekwesili asked Nigerian to do effective engagement in policy debates across the sectors.
She commended President Buhari for appointing Chief Audu Ogbeh as the Minister of Agriculture, adding that the President was wise not to have wasted the skills of Ogbeh by putting him in a ministry where his skills might not be brought to the fore.
The former minister also advised the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, to make the ministry a driver of knowledge for economic development.
She added, “President Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachukwu, should bite the bullet and overhaul the distorted oil sector. Is it going to be easy (for the ministers)? A big no! Am I optimistic? Yes. Why? Some of the great assigning of talents can pull the rest up.
“The combination of Kemi Adeosun and Okey Enelamah in the Ministry of Finance must urgently face the humongous task of reversing the decline in economic growth. They will engage in structural transformation of the economy for job creation and economic growth.
“The best thing for Nigerian citizens to be doing at this time is to set up tools for effective engagement in policy debates across sectors of best interest. I pray that Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu will finally get our science and technology ministry as a knowledge driver for economic development.”
Saturday 14 November 2015
The mysteries of S120
A poetic reflects over my search for the S120 in the city of
Jos as cadet officer some years back……..
Written by Aguiyi Henry
In the city of stones, covered with the harsh cloud of smokes and cold weather, I saw it all
In the home of the Mountains, Plateaus and Rocks, I saw it
first in my quest for the S120
In the land of tins, marble, Granites and kaolin, I saw it
first
In the home of the savannah, plateaus and woodland, I saw it
first
In the cosmopolitan city of Jos, I saw it first
In the shelling hills mountain school, I saw it first
It was near and farthest edges of the lamigo dam, I saw it
first
It is great, it is massive, it is huge it is immense
It is tall, it is big, it is vast it is gigantic,
It is a mountain, it is a rock, and it is a stone
It is hidden in the jungle of Jos
It has no road leading to it
It has no sign post for directions
It can never seen by naked eyes of any advancing troopers
Nor knew by the people of the plateau whom lives around it
Yet it is inside the heart of Jos and the pride of the city
We the visiting troops of adventurers discovered it with our
compass
We climbed it to the
top
It is the highest mountain known by men in the city of Jos
On top of it was broadly written
It is called S120
Friday 13 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: Our everyday conflicts and the state of the nation...
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).
Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe ...He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?" In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school .... the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK. Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.
Thursday 12 November 2015
Sunday 1 November 2015
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
CONFLICTS OF THE MIND: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE: A fan of mine , said to me, that she is in love with the beauties of nature, that I should write something about it, I then elevat...
THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
A fan of mine , said to me, that she is in love with the beauties of nature, that I should write something about it, I then elevated my head and looked to the road leading to the south and to the north and said to my very self, yes we are all part of this infinite process called nature, we are the real brothers of the moon and the stars, the sun and the mother earth, the mountains and the seas, the trees and the flowers, animals and the birds, insects and fishes ,we were all integral partners in this beauty contest of our nature.
One does not really have to go very far to find the beauties of nature. The things of nature are spread all around us. Wherever we go, we see the beauty of nature in their shape, their colors and form, all attracts our attention. The beauty of nature is found in small object as well as in panoramic scenes. The little things are beautiful, so as the big things like the lofty snow-capped mountain.There are beauty in the quiet stream that winds its way softly among the fragrant bushes of an evergreen forest. There is beauty in the vast sandy beaches and blue water of the oceans. There is beauty in the sun, rising gloriously in the morning and then going down the horizon in the evening and fading twilight to the night, are all-beautiful.
A person who has artistic mind will always be inspired by the beautiful sense of nature.
The beauties of nature are endless, just like a garden with its flowers of so many colors and shades spreading their scent all around us, the same applies to the deserts, it grow and bloom under the scorching sun with its nature create beauty out of the barren sand.
The mountains present their own kind of natural beauty as well as the cloud that come down in the evening after the sun set. The trees turning a shade greener and the flowers becoming brighter after a drizzle are scenes that always live in one’s memory.
To me, Beauty seem to be hard to define, but easy to recognize. In nature beauty maybe discerned in all things and places, even in the most unexpected regions of the earth, there is beauty in the variety of everything; be it flowers, birds, animals and plants, many of which are vividly colorful in their own ways. There is beauty in mountain, valley and hill, and in the skies, even in rainfalls, beauty can be found in all the creations of God.
The beauty that we find in flower objects, which concealed its beautiful nature from human sight, suddenly reveal their secrets to us when we stumbles over them, the same touches often fascinates the hunter who scans the forests for a catch. The beauty of the multitudinous creatures that swarm in the seas also do the same to the fishermen who turns to the sea for their livelihood. Many of these creatures are found even on the shore.
However, the oceans often conceal the beauty that lies below their surface, and for them is a quest to catch a glimpse of the beauty of the world below the sea even at the risk of losing their lives. Even the farmer and the traveler appreciate the beauty that is found in nature. The farmer finds beauty in the variety of the plants that he grow.
The traveler is impressed with the beauty of distant hills and mountains, and the beauty of meandering rivers in large valleys. He is also appreciative of the beauty of the night as he travels in the moonlight; he looks at the landscape and is lost in admiration of it, the same applies to man who finds a wife, is always hook by the beauty in the woman.The beauty in nature are all appreciated by man, almost every one delights to see the rushing streams and the numerous birds and animals that may be found in every part of the earth, for these are part of the ornaments of nature. Even the tiniest of creatures has beauty of its’ own.
In search of the beauties of nature, men in all parts of the world are all traveling great distances and spending a great deal of money, their life savings in appreciation of the beauties of our nature . Men have also visited the islands that are spread throughout the world in search of the natural beauty. Many have seen visited the cold mountains and deserts, in the Artic as well as the hottest desert where few plants grow, in search of the beauty that may be found in these regions, despite the lack of vegetation and animal’s life.
The deserts are equally a beautiful place, the home of many beautiful plants, animals and birds, which find sufficient refuge .Yet there are group of people who are most appreciative of natural beauty, they are the artist ,the poet, the essayist, men of vision, character and form, they find music and beauty in the movement of the clouds and winds, the flows of the streams and sound of ocean, the deep appreciation of the beauty they find around, impels them to give the utterance to nature in the most expressive language, which in itself often imperishable beauty.
Today I say to you all, let us celebrate the beauty of Nature - the heart of Mother Earth. Let us sing the pure and simple power of love and life, and celebrate its plants, animals, colors, movements and wonders. Let us enjoy the essence of things and experience the wondrous Universe that sings through our hearts. Let us become aware of the images of reality, nature has created for us all. Let us see what happens when our consciousness changes and we reach a state without any tension, a state of deep breathing, focused on the heart, full of peace and deep stillness.
We can evoke the power of nature through a direct relationship with all its aspects, by being one with everything. Let us develop respect and appreciation for all of the aspects of Nature for the healing that they are constantly giving us. Let us move beyond the simple satisfaction of personal needs and become something greater in order to create a reality in harmony with our spiritual aspirations. Let us go green and support our disabling eco-system, Let us take responsibility for our processes, raise our consciousness and find the love and the light in each situation.
What a marvelous feeling to be in harmonious relationship with All that Is - a feeling of right participation in the Universe.
Thanks for your considerations.........
CAPTAGON another hand drug in circulation, spreading the whole of middle east
Captagon is a brand name for the widely used amphetamine phenethylline.
Although this type of amphetamine has been prescribed in the past to treat childhood and other behavioural disorders, it is now used overwhelmingly as a stimulant in the Middle East.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
It has long been banned in the West.
It is the drug of choice for front-line fighters on both sides in the Syrian war, allowing a heightened state of alertness.
DRAMA: GREAT TO BE A GUY ( CONTINUETION part 2)
so as we seated down at the CONER BAR, my lady friend phone rang , it was car mechanic telling her madam we need to buy new tyres for your car and she shouted what do mean ?, can you imagine a car I just drove yesterday myself; and I said to her easy and collected the phone from her and said to the mechanic please can I hear you well and he replies me, oga ...we just want to air the tyres and I said him, just go ahead, then she look at me said but this mechanic just lied to me now and he is saying another thing to you and replies her, is just because am a guy that is why he will always tell me the truth and she said to me... na you sabi ,there and then an old friend my RICH just boost into the same bar and first greeted her by addressing her as Mrs HENRY , she responded please for point of correction, am not Mrs henry and I said to her who cares after all, am a guy and my name will always stay put and can never be changed, Then RICH interrupted me and say guy when are you people getting married and I replied him guy, you know as guys wedding plans always take care of themselves, and what about you RICH , he replies that he just wedded last week and my lady friend interrupted again and said to RICH you are a very bad friend ,you never invited your so called friend to your wedding and here you are just saying it and I responded to her, dear we guy don’t really bother much about such things, then her mood changed and said to her again sorry that is why is great to be a guy, that we are always on one mood all the time, I quickly ordered the bar man to get us drinks, immediately she sighted the bar man coming staring at her chest she started covering her upper dress , I noticed her and laugh and then whisper to her that people never stare at my chest when am talking to them because am a guy, and I quickly turned to my friend and say guy you don’t want to change this your old funny hairstyle that is over a decade now , he replies yap I keep to my style cause that is why am a guy and it only cost me #100 a week to maintain and I use my pocket knife to take care of the rest like my nails, she then replies I think am okay with you guys for now.
The joke continues next week,
FLAKKA : the new dangerous drug, highly addictive, this is a warning that the drug is now hitting our streets
ANOTHER DANGEROUS DRUG HITTING THE STREET
THE DRAMA: GREAT TO BE A GUY
I told a friend my today, that is really great to be a guy ,and she asked me how and why am I saying that? and replied her by pointing at that my little travelling bag at the corner of my room and says to her, look at that down thing there, thus all I have here, just containing only three shirts and two pairs of pants which are enough clothes for my one month holidays , and she says what again and i reply her that with then all, I dont go around asking everybody again and again whether my pants really makes my butt look big or small and she then replies and so what ? I replies her that whether am beautiful or beast looking in my pants m-e-n i still get along with hot girls like her after all, there are no stretch marks on my body,then she says back to me, is like am taking it too personal on her and i said sorry and that is why i dont complain and only keep to myself, ok i said it again to her she is much free to join me at the corner bar, if it would take her all days and hours to get ready.Then she kept quite and I shouted it out, yes is really great to be a guy and i wish you are one.
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