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PoliticsRe: Nigerian States From Richest To Poorest (ppp) by 13volts(m): 5:50pm On Aug 20, 2010
occam:
The top 5 are all southern states; and of the top 10 only 2 (Kano & Kaduna) are Northern states
Those northern polilticians should focus on getting their people to work, instead of trying to grab power by al means
The same applicable to all state governors, the current GDP is a far cry if prudent management of resources is enforced. is not a northern southern thing TRIBALIST
PoliticsRe: State By State Progress Chart. by 13volts(m): 5:25pm On Aug 17, 2010
Beaf:
Jigawa, I believe it is the foremost state in the country in that regard.
Yah Jigawa should be white, while Abia should be black.
PoliticsWhy is SouthWest the most dominant in NURTW crises? by 13volts(op): 3:41pm On Aug 11, 2010
Any time there seem to be any news about NURTW it is always from the southwest. Be it clashes between various factions of NURTW sometimes assuming a fatal dimension or death resulting from disputed election of their members. Go to the north or east Yoruba people are well represented in NURTW.Nigeria Tribune 11th August, 2010: Hoodlums throw Ibadan into confusion •As NURTW members clash over motor parks

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Written by Emmanuel Adeniyi, Dare Adekanbi and Adebayo Waheed Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Residents of Ibadan were on Tuesday, thrown into confusion, as they scampered for safety when pandemonium broke out and another orgy of violence was brazenly displayed by some road transport workers in the city.

The hoodlums, who went to Molete, Oja-Oba, Sango, Challenge, Eleyele and many other places in the metropolis threatened to take over motor parks in Ibadan allegedly to enforce a court order.

It will be recalled that Oyo State government recently proscribed the union in the state and directed chairmen of local governments to take over the existing motor parks in the state in a bid to maintain peace and prevent breakdown of law and order in the parks.

According to an eyewitness, the hoodlums shot sporadically into the air, while some of them went about brandishing dangerous weapons, apparently to ward off possible attacks from their opponents and create an impression of their readiness to take over the motor parks in the metropolis.

The Oyo State police commissioner, Alhaji Baba Adisa Bolanta, who confirmed the arrest of 17 persons, said that 24 vehicles and 12 motorcycles which they used to terrorised members of the public were also impounded, while dangerous weapons were recovered from them.

Meanwhile, an Ibadan-based youth organisation, the Oluyole Vanguard has warned the union against turning the Ibadan metropolis into a battlefield over the leadership crisis rocking the state chapter of the NURTW.

In a statement signed by its secretary, Miss Abimbola Alabi, and made available to the Nigerian Tribune, the group called on Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, the state commissioner of police, Alhaji Adisa Bolanta and other stakeholders to curb the “violent activities” of the union in the interest of law-abiding residents of Ibadanland.


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IslamRe: Nairalanders Iftaar - Season 7 by 13volts(m): 3:17pm On Aug 11, 2010
Salam Alaekum to all Muslims in Jos only, this is an example of what to expect during this holiy month of ramadan if we could get together

PoliticsRe: The Trouble With The Yoruba by 13volts(m): 11:53am On Jul 17, 2010
At least we now know who the monkeys are and who the Gorrilas are. Nice trend am beginning to enjoy the action. How good it is to be a spectator as oppose be on the defensive.

PoliticsRe: The Trouble With The Yoruba by 13volts(m): 11:36am On Jul 17, 2010
This is the first time the Igbo’s & Yoruba on nairaland are not blaming the north for their woes.
PoliticsRe: Christian Youths Attack Muslims In Taraba, Demolish Mosque! by 13volts(m): 5:01pm On Jul 15, 2010
usbcable:
so if your belonging e.g residence,office is demolished or destroyed by fellow citizens, you have not yet been attacked.
, some people sha.
instead of condemning such acts and repraisals you say irrelevancies and unsoothing statements.
Na mumu.
PoliticsRe: Are Northern Christians As Uncompromising, Antagonistic To Muslims as Muslims? by 13volts(m): 5:19pm On Jul 14, 2010
Cohomology:
I don't know why we can't just divide the motherforker!
Either side of the divide the same problem of kidnapping & Armed Robbery in the south and entho - religious crisis in the north will not vanish.
Mr Fire:
Why take the laws into your own hands? Looks like muslims are not always the aggressors in the recurrent religious upheavels in northern nigeria
Thats a fact that is hard to believe. is like the norther christiain seem understand violence way.
PoliticsRe: New Attacks On Christians In Kaduna State by 13volts(m): 12:38pm On Jul 13, 2010
truly:
Do you honestly believe that this Release International will report any attack by Christians on Muslims?
you are damn right Not at all
CrimeRe: Man Caught With Over 70 Dead Babies In Nigeria by 13volts(m): 4:51pm On Jul 09, 2010
70 babies from 70 hookers.
SportsRe: Jonathan Bans Nigeria From International Football For Two Years by 13volts(m): 7:20pm On Jun 30, 2010
Ban ke he must be kidding huh huh huh
SportsThe Loser Awards: The Best And Worst: World Cup 2010 by 13volts(op): 5:46pm On Jun 27, 2010
The Loser Awards: The best and worst of the teams already out of World Cup 2010

Best goal: Fabio Quagliarella (Italy v. Slovakia)
The Italian narrowly edges out Siphiwe Tshabalala’s opening day strike against Mexico, which got the tournament off to the best possible start.
But the Napoli man’s 25-yard chipped effort steals it, despite its ultimate irrelevance, for it's undeniable quality.

Worst blunder: Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Serbia v. Ghana)
The Stuttgart man proved himself a pillock of the highest order when he — after only just coming on as a substitute — palmed the ball away inside his box under no direct pressure to hand (geddit?) Ghana all three points in the two countries' opening game.

Zinedine Zidane sponsored award for best random act of violence: Sani Kaita (Nigeria v. Greece)

The midfielder catered his country’s World Cup downfall with an inexplicable moment of madness in the first half of the game against Greece.
Already 1-0 up, Kaita’s push and kick on the undeserving Vassilis Torosidis earned him his marching orders, and changed the face of the game — and his country’s tournament.

Best manager: Ricki Herberts (New Zealand)
Widely expected to be the tournament’s whipping boys, the All Whites — complete with a number of amateurs who have full-time jobs as bankers and the like — proved themselves to be a disciplined and effective unit who did themselves and their country proud (unlike the bankers of many countries in recent times, ironically).

Never beaten, they were just a bit of luck away from an astonishing second round appearance. And not one of them even tried to pick up the ball and run with it.

Worst manager: Raymond Domenech (France)
Edging out the equally mundane Paul le Guen (what is it with French managers?), Domenech steals the crown through the small matter of managing to inspire a full-on squad revolt.
The French agonised for months over whether Domenech should have been sacked before the tournament — they have their answer now.

Best hosts: South Africa
At least they will always win this award. Bafana Bafana might not have made it to the knockout rounds, the first time a host has made such a failure, but they acquitted themselves and set up the remainder of the tournament to be an overwhelming success.

Best display of synchronised dejection: Italy

Also picked up the award for worst defence of the title, a prize they had been pencilled in for nearly four years, the Azzurri really wowed audiences with the ability to defend in harmony, as Cannavaro and De Rossi demonstrate (right).
From early on it was clear they were all ready to take whatever abuse was going to come their way. And with positioning like that, is it any wonder they struggled — even against teams of the quality of New Zealand and Slovakia?

The Chris Iwelumo award for worst miss: Yakubu (Nigeria v. South Korea)
The forward enjoys a decent reputation in English football, but he didn’t do his worldwide reputation any good with a glaring miss from all of three yards against South Korea in a game his side needed to win to progress.
In other circumstances, how the Nigerian managed to divert a well-weighted pass wide of the near post might have been mock celebrated. But in a World Cup, it was unforgivably bad.

Best start: North Korea (v. Brazil)
Narrowly edging out Switzerland’s defeat of Spain (which might be more deserving because, y’know, they won), North Korea’s performance against Brazil was something of a joy to behold. No one quite knew what to expect ahead of the tournament, but they surprised with their work ethic and ability.
They worked diligently against the best side in the world, and were frustrating them successfully until finally beaten by a goal that may or may not have been deliberate (let's go with not, if only because Maicon is insufferably good).
They even scored a goal of their own, a memorable achievement. If somehow Kim Jong-Il didn't see the rest of their games, they might even return as heroes,

Worst start: Australia
The Socceroos were somewhat unlucky to come against a vibrant and prepared German side in the opening game, and went down 2-0 pretty quickly without doing too much wrong. Then Tim Cahill was sent off for a soft challenge — not the first or last time a ridiculous refereeing decision was made in the group stages — and things went from bad to worst.
A 4-0 defeat left then firmly on the ropes, it’s a credit to the team that they almost (but only almost) got back up. Like it's a credit to Craig Moore that he only looked ten years past his best.

Best display of confidence: Jong Tae-Se (North Korea v. Brazil)
The ‘Asian Wayne Rooney’ announced himself on the world stage before the tournament not with his football, but with his proclaimation that he would definitely score against Brazil in their opening World Cup game.
So it was a surprise to see him, during the anthems before the game, crying his way through them like 1990 Paul Gascoigne on heat.
It was a move that didn't exactly scream 'confidence', more 'Oh my God what was I thinking?!?!'
Nevertheless it was a great moment of the tournament, displaying more raw emotion than we will likely see until the tournament winner is finally crowned.
Just a shame he couldn't score. On the plus side, that makes him exactly like the real Wayne Rooney,

Best fans: North Korea
Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il ruled that the entire team couldn't come home unless they won at least three of these awards, so let's throw them a bone.
And you've got to admit, their fans were pretty good. Even if they were reportedly paid Chinese actors.

Worst luck: Slovenia
Swings and roundabouts it may be (they were very fortunate to win their opener against Algeria) but Slovenia’s tournament demise was very unfortunate.
Having held England to a 1-0 defeat, Matjaz Kek’s side were scraping through to the knockout rounds (a fantastic achievement) until Landon Donovan’s last-gasp goal knocked them out.
In one moment, the Slovenes saw their glory ripped from them in the cruellest manner. To have it done by a country that doesn't even call it 'football' must make it hurt all the more.

The Sarah Palin award for worst campaign: Cameroon
Three defeats in three games from a group they might reasonably have expected to escape from, especially considering the quality of the players involved.
After their exit, manager Le Guen was quick to imply blame for the disaster was with his players, while some players were less coy in blaming their boss.
The conclusion? They’re all to blame.

Best drama: France
Usually LOST would win this category quite comfortably, but that's finished and Entourage hasn't quite started again yet so France win by default. For all their problems, at least Les Bleus can comfort themselves with the knowledge that they were involved in one of the biggest controversies in World Cup history.
Not content with failing spectacularly to live up to their potential, Nicolas Anelka was sent home after insulting Domenech (pretty comprehensively, by all accounts), which then encouraged some players to go on a training strike.
There was even talk that they would not play against South Africa, which thankfully proved unfounded — they just lost to them instead. Nice.
Mystery, intrigue and tragedy, without a smoke monster in sight. That's impressive.

Follow-on award: Martin Luther King prize for using the right to free speech: Nicolas Anelka
"I have a dream, that one day, French strikers of dubious character will be able to abuse their managers with some of the most creative swearing known to man."

Worst gamble: Ivory Coast (v. Portugal)
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the man with the managerial Midas touch. Not because everything he touches turns to gold, but rather because he seems to have the ability to earn a lot of gold for touching very little.
Taking over the African side solely for this tournament, it was clear the game against Portugal was always going to be critical to their chances of progression.
So what did the Swede do? Kept his side defensive, playing for a draw and the possibility they could beat North Korea by more (and lose to Brazil by less) than their rivals to scrape through the group stage on goal difference.
How did that work out, then?

And the Oscar goes to,

Kader Keita (Ivory Coast v. Brazil)

Played the Brazilians at their own game (remember Rivaldo in 2002?) in effective style, managing to get Kaka sent off for little more than putting his arm out to cushion against an accidental impact.
Just a shame that it was a particular pointless move, considering Ivory Coast would probably have quite liked Kaka to play in Brazil’s game against Portugal — which they rather needed the Selecao to win if they were to progress.
They didn’t, and the Africans are out. Good work, Keita.

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SportsRe: Yakubu Aiyegbeni Vs Sani Kaita: Who Caused Us More Pains? by 13volts(m): 5:55pm On Jun 23, 2010
Yakubu is Yakubated fool while Kaita is Silicoted idiot

Hope to see young and energetic lads from the north like Rabiu Ibrahim & Ahmed Musa going eagles.
PoliticsRe: Jos Crisis : 80 Cows Die Of Mango Poisoning by 13volts(m): 6:31pm On Jun 21, 2010
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PoliticsRe: Jos Crisis : 80 Cows Die Of Mango Poisoning by 13volts(m): 6:26pm On Jun 21, 2010
kobikwelu:
sorry to burst your bubble,

THEY ARE ACTUALLY HARDCORE NORTH!!!!!
they even have a hausa version (AMINYA)

they even have a muslim date grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

they just toned down their extremist views, just because they wanted to expand their market target, cos only the hausa/fulaniu/muslims were their only buyers,

try and read their editorial section and ull see enof of Israel bashing, danbazzau defending and jos fulani protectionism, nigeria (christian)media lampooning,

i mean its a sorry sight
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PoliticsRe: Killing Of 3 Fulani Sparks Tension In Jos by 13volts(op): 1:26pm On May 24, 2010
Wily+Wily:
I like what Berom people are doing to Dirty Stinking Hausa/Fulani gworo dirty Mouth.
what a waste of internet space
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Dangote To Buy Stake In Arsenal Wroth £160 Million by 13volts(op): 7:23pm On May 23, 2010
PoliticsRe: Killing Of 3 Fulani Sparks Tension In Jos by 13volts(op): 4:50pm On May 23, 2010
selingel:
I forsee a retaliatory attack soon. Very soon.
you can bet your life on this. The fulani's were beged to end attacks on the beroms. Surely when they come back, they will come in a big way. Expect a Dogo nahawa type massacre. Is like the beroms ve not learnt any lesson.

The good news is that no body was killed or any property destory in todays incident
PoliticsRe: Killing Of 3 Fulani Sparks Tension In Jos by 13volts(op): 3:27pm On May 23, 2010
selingel:
Are you sure, this tension has not gone beyond 13 volts? grin grin grin
Even .5 volts is capable of sending people to the hereafter when you take a city like jos into context. However, let me go round report updates.
PoliticsKilling Of 3 Fulani Sparks Tension In Jos by 13volts(op): 3:07pm On May 23, 2010
After a relative 3 weeks of calm in jos. Tension was önce again high as 3 fulani were killed by Beroms in Riyom L.G.A. and their cattle stolen. After their bodies were taken to the H.Q of JNI Hausa youths took laws into their hands and started attacking people returning from church. No death has been recorded yet but the whole area along Taminus, Bauchi road, Dilimi and CongoRussia ve been deserted. Riyom ve been a center stage for violence in the past, the last time 10 Hausa passengers were killed along Tahoos. All these came as pple were happy the fulani's ve finally end their war against the Beroms. Wit these death the cycle of violence continues.
As for source checkout the next day paper.
PoliticsBreaking News- Jos On Fire As 3 Fulani Killed Sparked Tension by 13volts(op): 3:07pm On May 23, 2010
After a relative 3 weeks of calm in jos. Tension was önce again high as 3 fulani were killed by Beroms in Riyom L.G.A. and their cattles stolen. After their bodies were taken to the H.Q of JNI Hausa youths took laws into their hands and started attacking people returning from church. No death has been recorded yet but the whole area along Taminus, Bauchi road, Dilimi and CongoRussia ve been deserted. Riyom ve been a center stage for violence in the past, the last time 10 Hausa passengers were killed along Tahoos. All these came as pple were happy the fulani's ve finally end their war against the Beroms. Wit these death the cycle of violence continues.
As for source checkout the next day paper.
PoliticsRe: Kaduna On Red Alert As Christian Prepares To Take Over by 13volts(m): 4:13pm On May 22, 2010
osaxx:
patrick yakowa must rule kaduna now and in 2011, what rubbish,
Thats for the people to decide
CultureRe: Pictures, Slight And Sound Of Northern Nigeria. by 13volts(m): 11:20am On May 20, 2010
Home sweet home. Nigeria is bless.
PoliticsRe: Kaduna On Red Alert As Christian Prepares To Take Over by 13volts(m): 11:42am On May 18, 2010
This is getting too funky. Is all about South East VS South South. Am out
PoliticsRe: Kaduna On Red Alert As Christian Prepares To Take Over by 13volts(m): 9:25pm On May 15, 2010
@ the last 4 posters
thanks for those constructive moments. It is true that an increase in the education level in the north and an end to the evil and outdated almajiri system would help in instilling the much needed development in the north.

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