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The real fact here is negative publicity from or about ghana tends to be suppressed while any negative thing concerning nigeria is trumpeted and broadcast on cnn and bbc.

Who is fooling who here? Huh


What real facts are you talking about? A comparison is based on two known conditions. Tell us KM of all Fashola's tarred roads in Lagos and that of Ghana and Sierra Leone. Seems you dont know the difference between statements with facts and statements with conjectures?

The problem with nigerians is when they're suffering and smiling in foreign countries they'd keep their big mouths shut out of fear of embarassment and also low self esteem aka self hating syndrome. So they paint everything rosy and try to convince themselves it is so. Forgetting there's such a thing as relativity.

The way most of these people talk, one would assume they've reached paradise.

This is about holding a politician accountable. So it's better to accept lies from our politicians than to accept the stark reality that some countries like Ghana and RSA are ahead of us in some areas of human development? Why do Nigerians deserve less in the name of patriotism?

It is your governor and your state of origin is pitiable. At least Peter has done far more better and excellently than your mushroom and rural governor and state

Are you Peter Obi's spokesperson? Where is his excellent performance?

Anambra state civil service is on strike and this stupid governor is asking people to be like Steve Jobs. Why cant he be like governor of California- Jobs' home state where teachers and healthcare workers are not on strike.

[b]Na lie, very BIG lie brother. Most roads in Accra are in very bad condition with massive pot holes that causes hours of traffic jams daily, CAN YOU SAY THE SAME ABOUT OUR FEDERAL CAPITAL ABUJA

I would love Nigerians to say what they know instead of siting in their house and talking rubbish. This is the problem with Nigerians, you stay in Nigeria and say what is happening in Somalia without even setting your foot in the country. Sadly you are not alone, before I ever visited Ghana I was told Ghana has steady power supply and have enjoyed 10 years uninterrupted power supply wow?Huh But the same day i arrived Ghana that was total BLACKOUT in the entire city of Accra that lasted two whole days? I thought it was a joke but this is a daily occurrence in Ghana. Ghana DOES NOT have steady power supply just like in Nigeria. Light goes on and off daily in Ghana just like in Nigeria. Ghana does not have good road network, Ivory Coast has the best road network in west Africa followed by Nigeria, Check all available data online. Even with the war in Ivory Coast, that country is still miles ahead of Ghana in development and everything. Abidjan looks like Paris, very well developed with sku scrappers everywhere, as we speak there is no single 7 story building in the entire Ghana, Pls people should stop talking about Ghana bc they are still infants[/b]

Another loud mouth who enjoys being deceived by Nigerian politicians.

Ghana generates about 2000 MW with 24 million people while Nigeria generates about 4000MW with 150 million. Ghanians have more access to electricity per capita: Simple math; 24 million people sharing 2000 USD dollars VS 150 million sharing 4000 US dollars.
Have you ever wondered why Michelin, Dunlop, Unilever and Co left Nigeria for Ghana? Power.
Keep thinking that Ghana is behind Nigeria in all facets of human development.
A simple trip to their airport- Kotoka International Airport . Elevator is working, air conditioned waiting lounge and baggage claim area, come to MMA Lagos, elevator is not working, malfunctioning AC, no water to flush bathrooms.

NB: This article will be very helpful . pages 5 and 10.
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/energyecon/IDA/USAID/RC/Guide_to_Electric%20Power_in_Ghana.pdf

Where is the source  for  the  "numbers "  he cited? Is he making unsubstantiated claims? Are Surulere/Aguda area roads - where he grew up not part of this " Dubai of Africa" transformation? By the way, Ghana has better road network than Naija in terms of quality and maintenance . Did he ever think like that?

I know of quite a number of people who had given birth without a womb

With God My dear norrin is impossible,  Its a testimony they share a lot in my church

Shear idiocy and stupidity brought to you by FAKE PASTORS in Naija.

Hello Mr Fashola,
How about all the bad roads in Aguda/Surulere area where you grew up?

Nigerian lawlessness outshines all our public conduct no matter where we go. Unlawful politicians disguised as diplomats being held accountable in a law abiding society.

david west is for corruption then! So trials of Lucky Igbinedion, James Ibori, Chimaroke Nnamani and Co are/were bad for Nigeria? Stupid political jobber is talking again!

Common sense is different from PHD sense. Fix refineries and remove the subsidies

The English Premier League is considering a proposal to implement its very own “Rooney Rule” – and it has absolutely nothing to do with Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney.

Civil rights lawyer Cyrus Mehri, a driving force behind the National Football League’s regulation that enforces coaching and front-office opportunities for minority candidates, has launched a campaign aimed at ending English soccer’s most striking racial imbalance.

Countless black players having starred in both the EPL and for the England national team over the past 30 years, yet there has been a dearth of black head coaches. There are currently only two black head coaches among the 92 clubs in England’s top four divisions, and none in the EPL. The only black English head coach to take charge of an EPL team was Paul Ince, who was appointed by Blackburn Rovers in 2008 but lasted only 177 days before being fired.

Back in 2002, Mehri was the leading proponent of the NFL’s “Rooney Rule” – named after Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney – which stipulated that every team filling an opening for a head coach must interview at least one black candidate. Since then, the rule has been expanded to include all ethnic minority groups and all senior football operations positions.

Mehri believes an urgent need exists for a similar rule in English soccer.

“There has been a lost generation of potential black managers in English soccer,” Mehri told Yahoo! Sports. “There has been a huge discrepancy there and this is the best approach to fix it. I sense there is a willingness and an opportunity for England to put this right. It is up to them to put the ball in the net and I think they will.

“In some ways it should be easier now that there is a precedent for it after the progress that has been made in the NFL and this could be a wonderfully positive move for English football and a real turning point.”

Mehri was invited last week to the United Kingdom by Gordon Taylor, head of the Professional Footballers Association players’ union, and met with representatives from the EPL, the Football Association, the League Managers Association and delegates from the lower leagues.

He was greeted by a positive response from those in positions of power and from the British media. Given that the Rooney Rule, which has been repeatedly praised by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, took only three months from inception to approval in 2002, it may not be long before the EPL has a firm policy in place.

Some involved in English soccer have been embarrassed by the lack of black managers in recent years and there is little doubt that many accomplished soccer minds were lost to the game because former players believed they would find limited coaching opportunities because of the color of their skin.

If a new rule goes through, it could be a significant step for minorities. In the NFL, there were only two black head coaches when the rule was passed. Today there are seven among the 32 teams.

Mike Tomlin of the Steelers and former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy have both won Super Bowls.

“This is a test of leadership for soccer but it is one which I believe they will pass,” Mehri said. “When I had the meetings in England the thing that struck me was that there seem to be a collective mindset that this was needed – and it is.

“It is time for change and there is a chance here to make that change in a proven and structured way.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ro-rogers_mehri_rooney_rule_epl_091911&print=1

Okonjo Iweala school of economics brought to you by IMF and WorldBank!

Let the woman do 40hrs a week and split every chore in the house equally with the man so that he will not have any more excuses.

When The New York Times was getting ready to publish material from the 250,000 State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks, the newspaper worked with the government to avoid publishing material particularly sensitive to national security and diplomatic efforts. Among the facts redacted? That Muammar Qaddafi's son is bisexual, Gawker's John Cook reports.

Most of them made sense -- the names of State Department sources in autocratic regimes, for instance, were routinely removed. But many of them seemed arbitrary and difficult to justify.

For instance: Muammar Qaddafi's son Saadi, a hard-partying former pro-soccer player and movie producer, is bisexual, according to former U.S. ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz.

Although the Zuwara Free Trade Zone is an ambitious and expensive project, Muammar al-Qadhafi likely views it as a relatively small price to pay if it helps occupy the notoriously ill-behaved Saadi and lend a patina of useful engagement to his otherwise less than sterling reputation. Saadi has a troubled past, including scuffles with police in Europe (especially Italy), abuse of drugs and alcohol, excessive partying, travel abroad in contravention of his father's wishes and profligate affairs with men and women. His bisexuality is reportedly a point of extreme contention with his father and partly prompted the decision to arrange his marriage to al-Khweildi al-Hmeidi's daughter. Creating the appearance of useful employment for al-Qadhafi's offspring has been an important objective for the regime.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/09/times-kept-qaddafis-sons-bisexuality-quiet-governments-request/42597/

I'd think that BG is like LC in which the seller of the goods will ultimately like to be paid. I wanted to buy something from a company and I was asked to get a BG, then I told my bank which explained to me that it basically means money in the bank guaranteed. Your bank is putting up a surety that they will pay if you default and it's up to your bank to determine what type of collateral they will take in consideration for the BG.
Another point to remember is that BG is fluid. ie if another banking crisis hits, there is a likelihood of a stressed bank not honoring all contractual obligations involved in securing a BG, while a loan is money in your hand guaranteed, unless you blow it on strippers and ashewos.

In Naija, rich and educated people are always FAT , while poor people are fit !

The most corrupt criminal enterprise in Nigeria- NDDC after his twin brother- NNPC

My daddy stopped giving me money when I was little, my mum's  purse became a conduit for survival and my siblings helped me thru secondary school. Yes, it was last year that elder brother told me that he had been paying more for my boarding school and other expenses than what he had been paying for my elder sister's  higher education back then. I  later got 2 jobs when I was in school and  started bringing home some goodies and ever since then, I have not looked back. Just remembered all the money I stole from my mum's purse,it was not an "investment" gone awry, but I'm paying back a million-fold,  it never ends MUM! It's a work in progress

Sorry about your situation.  Guys who are looking for imports from Naija, better tell your finders/mums  that SEX is a must and  a BJ is a plus as well

Could he be sent to Texas where capital punishment is still allowed?

If my man doesn't invest in US - I don't want him in my life.

I am in his corner and he is in my corner
Sometimes, a man decides to invest wisely in gold and diamond instead of investing  in Washington Mutual Bank. If man knows that the relationship is premised on material benefits, he will be a STINGY  investor. Just call it  PAY AS YOU GO

because that is what they want to let you know, except the exceptionally rich people.

And I asked him

When is it going to be drilled into your brain that not everyone Naija girl needs a sugar-daddy as her BF?

Naija loves fake and borrowed things. Tell me if any those presenters can speak like this guy? Odein Ajumugobia
http://www.france24.com/en/20110422-goodluck-jonathan-ajumogobia-nigeria-conflict-muslims-buhari-election-christians-vote-ethnic

Where are those preachers of 50/50 relationships? Why is that it's only financial burden that most Naija women do not want to share equally with their men?

OP. Hope your stingy boyfriend is getting some sex as well.

Nigeria is always planning. From Visions 2000 to 2010 to 2020 2025.

If marriage is going to be a subtraction instead of a great addition from your life,  then it's not worth it. Come to think of it, you can do well or bad by your only self.

Nigeria is not serious. chrome energy and oil services that got the contract for turn-around maintenance of NNPC was also rewarded with another IPP project , even though it has not delivered on NNPC on job.

Why dont you legally divorce your husband and get some alimony/settlement to rent your OWN house

Julius Berger did 50% of the road. They did a very good job, while CCC is still working on their portion. I'd say 40% completion. Naija journalists don't even ask relevant questions,

Onitsha Owerri road is near 100% completion by CCC awarded by OBJ. Why do we keep doing the same thing after every tenure?