….The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important. We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy … Continue reading Remarks by the President Of The USA in State of the Union Address
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Text Of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Condolence Message To Victims of Kano Bomb Blast
It is with a heart full of sadness and pain that I convey my condolences on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to the families, friends, associates and relatives of all those who lost their lives in the acts of violence in Kano on Friday. These are honest and patriotic Nigerians who were brutally … Continue reading Text Of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Condolence Message To Victims of Kano Bomb Blast
So I got this in my email this morning…
They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still call it “the dark continent” for the light that flickers under the tunnel is not that of hope, but an approaching train. And because countless keep waiting in the way of the train, millions die and many more remain decapitated by the day.
“It’s amazing how you all sit there and watch yourselves die,” the man next to me said. “Get up and do something about it.”
Brawny, fully bald-headed, with intense, steely eyes, he was as cold as they come. When I first discovered…
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The Mathematics Behind the Subsidy Fraud.
From a final price of N140.85 /pms litre at which it is sold in the Nigerian market, it means that between 63.2%-75% of the total value paid for each litre of pms by Nigerians goes to foreigners. This is a sabotage of the Nigerian economy and a mortgage of the futures of her people. Adebayo … Continue reading The Mathematics Behind the Subsidy Fraud.
Understanding the subsidy fraud
Common sense suggests that using 20-40 percent of earnings to pay for subsidies is unsustainable and is a sellout of the future of the Nigerian people to other nations. Adebayo Alonge ( Public Affairs Analyst) What should come to your mind after this, is what business government has with these subsidies to start with. … Continue reading Understanding the subsidy fraud
Why Occupuynigeria May Fail.
''Young Nigerians rushed into protests, organized labour was unprepared for what hit it and there was no scale up of national economic shutdown because of ethnic divisions and improper coordination. This was the government’s game plan and like fools, the rest of society played its script’’ Adebayo Alonge (Public Affairs Analyst) On January 1, 2012, … Continue reading Why Occupuynigeria May Fail.
Wikileaks Report-The fraud Nigerians are subsidizing.
Reproduced below is a secret cable of the United States Government on the fraud in the oil sector in Nigeria as published by Wikileaks. C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000767 SIPDIS NOFORN E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2014 TAGS: EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI SUBJECT: … Continue reading Wikileaks Report-The fraud Nigerians are subsidizing.
Off The Precipice And Into Blood.
"The regime of subsidy on petrol has come to an end. This is a bold stance I have taken and the international community has applauded me while some misinformed Nigerians are playing politics with it. I will not back down, I will not resign, and nothing will happen.” President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (President, Federal Republic … Continue reading Off The Precipice And Into Blood.
New Document Released By Okonjo-Iweala To The Public On 09/01/2012 At 2.24p.m
Fuel Subsidy Protester Shot In Ogba, Ikeja 09/01/2012
(Body of Ademola Aderinto, 25 years old) Reports say that Police attacked protesters at Ogba,Ikeja, Lagos. One person has been confirmed dead and three others i.e. Alimi Abubakar, Ela Bujor Samuel and Idera were wounded. (Ademola Aderinto as he was being assaulted, moments before his death) Please share let us honour their memory. The … Continue reading Fuel Subsidy Protester Shot In Ogba, Ikeja 09/01/2012
