Wike Asks Amaechi To Account For N3 Trillion

 Rivers State government has asked the Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to account for funds received in his eight years tenure as the governor of the State.
The Commissioner for Information in the State, Dr Tam George yesterday told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the State was still reeling from “the catastrophic legacy of the former governor” despite receiving over three trillion naira in revenue in 8 years.
“Amaechi left the most abandoned projects in the history of Rivers State since 1997,” he said.
“Thousands of workers were without their salaries for four months and thousands of teachers were not paid for nearly 12 months.
“We have so many abandoned projects which huge sums have been paid but projects are yet to be completed.
“We have the Mono-rail project that gulped over N60bn and it was abandoned. We have the Woji road project awarded at N3bn.
“There was a variation of the project to the upward of N14bn but it was abandoned. We inherited the project and completed it.
“There are so many of the abandoned projects. We have the Karibi George 250 bed project where huge sums of money were paid but no single block was laid at the site”, he said.
The official added that Wike’s government would deploy every legitimate means to compel those that looted the State to face the full wrath of law.

Photos:- New Ooni Ogunwusi Launches 60 Million Naira Made In Nigeria Buses For Mass Transit In Osun

His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, yesterday Thursday 28th January 2016 formally launched “Olofin Adimula Mass Transit Scheme” worth N60 million to force down transport fares.
Speaking during the launch at his Ile-Oodua palace in Ile-Ife, the Arole Oodua said that the air-conditioned 30 seater buses as an initiative in fulfillment of his developmental agenda for ameliorating the suffering of his people both within and outside Ife Kingdom would be managed by Olofin Microfinance Bank Limited.
He describing the scheme as a unique and important capable of promoting cultural tourism of Ile-Ife, he assured it would reduce travelling challenges faced by commuters.
The royal father stated that Ile-Ife is blessed with natural and human resources including Obafemi Awolowo University and teaching hospital which neighbouring towns are benefitting from.
He added that he has dialogued with other large and small scale industries to partner with him in empowering his people, ascertained that both old and young would benefit immensely from his reign.
The Ooni praised the kingmakers and Ife citizenry for chosing him as new keeper of the seal of Yoruba , promising that he would not disappoint them, but invest maximally for the development of the town.
According to him, he has just started the reformation, pledged over 20, 000 widows would be empowered, while numerous youths would be gainfully empowered.
The monarch lauded the Microfinance Bank for collaborating with him to bring down fares, charges Nigeria to patronise Nigeria made products so as to boost the economy of the country.
He assured NURTW and other transport unions that his reign will not inflict pains on them,but he is subsidizing the mass transit sector to reduce fares.
Speaking earlier, the Managing Director, Olofin Micro Finance Bank, Mr Toyin Olufolahan, commended Ooni for collaborating with the bank for promoting cultural tourism of Ife.
Olufolahan said that the process would generate thousand of jobs, assured Ile-Ife of a sustainable and robust mass transit programme.
The Bank manager said that Leyland Motor Company, Lagos made the buses which will ply Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Port- Hacourt, Onitsha and Abuja.
He urged all and sundry to use Nigeria made for this would improve Nigerian economy and also declared that Ooni and the management of Olofin Micro finance Bank have organised free health scheme for ALL.
Comrade Moses Olafare,
Director of Media and Public Affairs,

Meet NECO Best Student 2015 – Philip Toluwase Alabi From Osun State (Photos)

Here is Master Philip Toluwase Alabi, The overall best in the 2015 National Examination Council (Neco) June/July Nation wide.
He scored A1 in all Nine Subjects and to prove that the Master philip is endowed he also got A1 in all subjects in WAEC except The civil Education where he got B2.
Philip Alabi hailed form Osolo’s Compound Ika Orangun in Ejigbo Local Government received state ambassador award from State Government Yesterday in commendation of his effort to emerged the overall best in Nigeria and Osun state.
Meanwhile He has also received an award from National Examination council held in Lagos sometimes ago in commended for the overall best student.
He will resume to study medicine in the University of Ibadan in February..
See photos below:-

Photos:- Wanted Boko Haram Member Arrested In Delta State

Bukar Abacha, who is on the wanted list of the Nigerian Army, was apprehended in Sapele , Delta State, shortly after he arrived the popular Hausa quarters in Sapele, yesterday.
A member of the Arewa community was said to have given the information to the army.

Let me start off by saying at this point i believe Nigerian graduates have a lot of work to do.
Its taking a lot of effort for me to contain the level of disappointment im currently feeling towards our university leavers. I work in a multinational company and i have had the chance to partake in the interview process of some roles the company advertised. Most of the time im usually appalled at the errors and goofs i see on CV’s. So let me get to the main story.
Six graduates came into the office this morning to interview for an internship position. Which was going to pay a basic salary and also some nice commissions. All the interviewees were very disappointing despite the very easy questions which was for a very simple role. In fact none of them showed enough quality to half consider them for the job.
After the last person left, I and my colleague had already given up and hoped to do a fresh advert for the role. But 1 other person that was present at the interview was a senior staff from our foreign headquarters. And he suddenly suggested that we give the office cleaner a chance. At first i thought he was saying it out of frustration but this guy was damn serious. Long story short, we called the cleaner in and he handled our questions well and even scaled through 80% of the objection statements we threw at him! Whats more is that this guy isn’t exactly educated and he even stammers! WTF !!!! Agreed he might have had better answers because he knows some more about the company having worked with us for a while, but still on still!…to outshine 6 graduates!…ah.
Finally finally we have decided to take him on a trial role and give him the required training. Im still shocked beyond belief.
Naija graduates, please get your poo together.
Culled from Nairaland.