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Have nothing else to add.

Kind of relevant: http://www.theroot.com/views/what-single-women-can-learn-michelle

If Obama spent half the energy he uses sucking up to the Middle-East leaders, the most pointless of charades ever embarked on, to get on the good side of the real allies of the US, he will have a chance of ensuring major foreign policy victories.

No point in genuflecting to the Saudi leader while treating Merkel, Sarkozy and Brown with disdain.

It's a bit of a stretch to conclude from sexual activity with anything other than the opposite sex that such sexual activity is innate.

If examples of animals humping signposts are found, does that mean humping signposts is acceptable?

If you look hard enough, you will find an astonishing array of sexual oddities within the animal kingdom. It doesn't prove anything either way

This Platinumnk na quintessential chavette

No be the same Barca wey beat una like say na BDSM?

Why Dayo no do one on Bayern's failure to win the Bundesliga?

Nairalanders organise a BBQ at which less than a score of people attend. 2/3rds of the male attendants came with a partner whilst 3/5ths of the female attendants also came with a partner. What is the number of people who came without a partner?

This thread is pathetic on so many levels. I guess it's the puritan Naija culture we were brought up in.

Anybody heard about the sexual escapades involving Osisi and Olabowale? Heard from a very reliable source that those 2 have been seeing each other for almost a year.

Any juicy revelations? Come on guys, entertain me.

Heard this shocker today. Is it really true that Tope dey carry belle for MrCrackles?  

See womanisers full here. Their leader no dey, Debosky. Obsessive compulsive womanising disorder

Discussion about the Niger Delta governors is apt in this situation. The constant explanation for the rise of millitancy in ND is the lack of development. Ergo, it becomes extremely important to identify the reasons why there's a lack of development. Simple!

Out of curiosity, what would you guys have the JTF do, after the bloody ambush that killed 8 soldiers in cold blood? Resort to prayers, eh?

@texazzpete

Chronology belies your argument. These uber-corrupt Governors(no more corrupt than other regional governors)came into power in 1999. Doesn't the problem of lack of development pre-date '99 and the ushering in of these Governors?

The problem is a parasitic state that insists on transferring at least 87% of their wealth out of their land and responds to legitimate demands with force.

The solution? Implement full resource control and then the military would have a chance of defeating the militants. Let's not fool ourselves, the Nigerian military won't win this conflict. We have been using military force since at least the early 90s and the problems keeps growing and metastasizing.

This is not the Cold War era of the 60s. If you can't get the West on your side or to acquiesce to your military campaign, neither of which will happen here, Nigeria is pretty much wasting its time implementing a military solution.

ilugunboy:
And their behaviour is making them to lose the sympathy of other Nigerians everyday

It's very ''sad'' indeed, the people whose wealth is being plundered are losing the sympathy of their plunderers.

Sagamite:
I agree it is a lot of money for the pile of shites that pack the legislative arm.

But putting it into context it is not that horrible (apart from the constituency allowance that no one monitors). Everything is monetised, so there is increased transparency. When you compare with the MP cost of UK, it is not that horrible.

Here is a brief cost of the average UK MP:

Salary: £63,291
London Allowance for non-London MPs: Up to £24,000
London Supplement for London MPs: £2,812
Food Allowance: £25-a-day (no need for receipt)
Staff Allowance: £90,505
Communications Allowance: £10,000
Stationary and IT Allowance: Up to £3,000
Severance Gratuity: Between 50% and 100% of Salary
Incidental Expenses: £21,339
Travel Expenses: Unlimited (receipt needed except it is less than £25)

Total allowance claimable: about £185K

Average claim by MPs: £135K

Typical Nigerian, apples to oranges comparison. Imagine justifying the remuneration of third world legislators by comparing it to that of the legislators of a $2 trillion economy.

biina:
There is nothing wrong with the land use act, which essentially allocates the supreme land rights to the federal government, as it is in almost every country. The alternative is to have the federal government being subject to the state, a recipe for chaos and disintegration.

As long as the ND is part of Nigeria, they would have to haggle and debate for proceeds from oil or any other income to the federation. This is applicable to every part of Nigeria. A region should not be allowed to pursue its own selfish interests without the consent of the majority of the nation.

That is why major conflict looms, because of such moronic thinking. When revenues wasn't slanted inordinately from Niger-Delta oil, the regions were keeping the bulk of their proceeds. Once the oil boom took off, mirabile dictu, it becomes ''selfish'' to keep the bulk.

In reality, it's moronic to think we can maintain this parasitic arrangement for long. You simply cannot have the rest of the country bilking one region.

ahf:
The manner in which 13% derivation was gotten is not in doubt. But dont you think we should still ask GOVERNORS to account for current state allocations to better help us understand
where shortfall in funds exhisit and how to solve them?

It's a red herring. If we recognise in principle that oil proceeds should not be transferred out of the source regions, the Federal Govt(Mother of all Misnomers) should commit itself to spending the bulk of the proceeds within the Niger-Delta region, thereby, bypassing the State Govts. This excuse of corrupt Niger-Delta Governors is nauseating.

People keep yapping that the Niger-Delta region is getting a fair share of the revenues. That share of revenues had to be extricated from the rest of Nigeria after much haggling, with the occasional outbursts of violence.  

The idea that these people have to haggle with the rest of Nigeria over the proceeds of oil from their territory is ridiculous.  The irony is that they are being bombed with weapons purchased from oil proceeds. What most short-sighted folks don't realise is that we are slowly gearing up for a much larger conflict in the future.

[quote author=TOPE2000! link=topic=271190.msg3892002#msg3892002 date=1242762794]Its because of u that im coming sef
We dont know where yet [/quote]Don't mind these lot.

If you are coming, I'm definitely coming.

edoyad:
Dude, there's such athing as taking a joke too far ?
Do you think winning the Dutch league compares to winning the English championship. Yes i mean chapionship.?

You beat the opposition in front of you. Winning the Dutch League and, thus, joining such greats as Ajax and PSV is much better than finishing 4th in the EPL.

Tope is the only reason I will meet this sorry lot.

Where is the party at?

edoyad:
Please can any one help me with what i should put on the first page of my new AZ Alkmaar thread ?

AZ Alkmaar wins trophies these days. Unlike those bumpkins at the Emirates.

I'm definitely coming for this thing if Tope comes.

This una pseudo-charity, it seems it only applys to young women.

I'm very much interested in knowing why anybody wants to meet up with vermins.

Who really wants to meet up with these vermins?

nateevs:
There's actually no problem choosing to be 4th . . except finishing in style, especially against your rivals makes a lot of sense. . . not losing 3-1 n the week and 4-1 at the weekend . . and then citing insignificance. . .

You think West Brom want to lose 4-1 even when it's certain they are going down?

All that is a red herring. Before the game, it was described as one Arsenal must win. By the time Kolo Toure had scored into his own net, it metamorphosed into a meaningless game.

debosky:
Gibbs skies it after a goalmouth scramble. . . .

With 3 games to go and a six point lead by Chelski, it is UNLIKELY we will make third - given we are playing UTD next. Is that too hard for you nitwits to comprehend?   It is a meaningless game because we won't get the automatic spot.

I think you have to be a consummate idiot to suggest that the potential of reducing a lead to 3 points with 2 games remaining is not really worth giving a fuss about.