Aggrippa: so people still defeacate in the public on LAGOS?

YES!! I was in VI a couple of months ago on adetokunbo ademola st and one dude decides to squat and shit in in a bag on the pavement!! With pedestrians having to avoid him as he was doing his business. This is in the midst of billion naira real estate

PROUD-IGBO:
Given his rise from nothing to where he is today, i hold him in high esteem, but i think what we need in Anambra is a proven technocrat, an intellectual and a leader.....you don't have to be governor b/4 you can help take Anambra to the next level. I think if he wants to help his state, he should join in the search for someone with the aforementioned qualities, as such a person -given the nature of politicking in Nigeria- would need the support of highly placed Anambrans like Uba.

Please noooooo!!!!!! Not for my mama's state. The man is seriously shady, he's still owing the company I work for. If he becomes Governor he will sell the state to China and abscond with the loot.

Remember what he did to Cosmas

Don't know about who wore it better, but Tracy's my girl, with her African boodilicious body

HNosegbe: His first act when he returns should be to FIRE those aides of his. People cannot tell such barefaced lies to Nigerians and be allowed to keep their jobs.

Who do you think told those aides to lie in the first place

~Bluetooth:


And these are the same useless security forces that are paid with taxpayers' money to protect Nigerians? No wonder boko haram is having a nice time in Northern Nigeria bombing everywhere because of the laxity of Nigeria security forces.

And this is the face of our military, the people who are charged with the task of defending our nation and who are supposed to uphold the highest levels of discipline. If this is how they treat the rest of us (in this case the police) with such disdain, how are they expected to fight for us??

These people are just bully's, people who pick on those they think they are stronger than. Police, military, customs area boys etc are all just armed gangs. They do what they want, extort and fight to show they are harder.

And this just goes to show how the police are pussies (excuse my language)!! You're in an ARMOURED Personnel Carrier (emphasis on armoured) and your running away When soldiers burned down the police HQ in surulere police did nothing, when they killed a whole DPO and his deputy (and many other policemen) in cold blood last year they did nothing.

Again, after the Navy has damaged their vehicles and assaulted their personnel, for doing their job, the police will do nothing. Actually, they may set up a committee but that's about it.

Afam4eva: These SE leader really don't know how much these people are making sure that the presidency never goes to that part of the country.

Which people and why??

~Bluetooth:
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Now this is funny

It's too small, I can't read it. Don't u have a bigger one?

ifihearam: Where are the waterways unit?

No fuel in their boats probably

Decryptor:
These were extra-judicial killings carried out by the police whose members are mostly made up of people from the northern and western part of 9igeria. The people from these zones hate the easterners so much for no apparent reason.

Firstly, where do you get your statistics on the police from?

Secondly, it absolutely untrue that people from the North and West hate Igbos. I can't understand why you would say that and you can not just generalise. Here in Lagos I don't see people hating Igbos, if that was the case, then Igbo people would live in special communities for protection. Igbo people move freely and settle in all parts of the country without being attacked or molested.

The only exception is in the core North where all Christians are targeted by fundamentalists because they are Christian. These people hate and want to kill yoruba, Igbo and even hausa Christians. This is why you have the sabon gari (or whatever it's called) where non-hausa non-muslims live for fear of attack.

I think you're the one who hates people from other regions BTW, I feel strongly about this issue because my immediate family is made up of yoruba, igbo and calabar.

chima12: And we have idioots like alex ekwueme parading themselves as Igbo leaders but they will not utter a word when their people are being killed by fulani policemen and soldiers in Igbo land;rather the fo0l prefers to host arewa people for selfish gains.it is high time all security agents are posted to they geographical zones of origin.the killers of these people must be brought to book.these killings are an act of genecide against the Igbo race,the united nations must be made aware of this.

I very much doubt it's genocide against igbo people, because there is no way you can be a hausa or yoruba (or any other tribe) group in the middle of igbo land and just be killing igbos and nobody will know??

Its quite simply murder, you know what politicians and police are like so chill. Your igbo police/military/politicians are no different to the ones in the rest of the country

These bodies are obviously people who have been murdered at various times and dumped in the river. Quite possibly they were dumped in a certain part where there is little human activity and due to nature may have been swept from their original places down the river to the point where they appeared in a populated area.

I will bet anything that the police are complicit. SARS is basically a hit squad for politicians and wealthy crooked businessmen. Remember they are the ones who killed that Ogun politician (Dipa Dina) in broad daylight.

taharqa:

Yo dey craze ni? You no det fear?

I say Power increase yo dey tell me tales about your house. So? Like yo count. Anyways, even if it improves in your area I can SWEAR that yo would NEVER say it.

GEJ met Power spply at less than 2400MW, it is a little above 4500MW today and increasing. That is improvement enough for me apart from the fact that I feel it at home .....

He did not meet power at 2,400MW. Obj left it around 3,000MW and by 2009/2010 when the NIPP's had come on stream it had increased to between 3,900MW and 4,000MW. The peak this year was just above 4,500MW like you said. Also, remember that the extra capacity is due to the NIPP's that were started long before GEJ came into power. I'm not saying Obj did anything as those who built IPP's did so as business investments, while the $16bn the Government spent seemed to have vanished into thin air.

@ifihearam and taharqa,

Must you insult people?? You have your view, others have a different view, stick to the facts to make your points without calling people all sorts of names. The same goes for those opposing you, there is no need to hurl insults at the President. Lets keep this objective!

Some people are saying that GEJ is working, power is improving, corruption is reducing, security is better etc But do not forget that he is a product of the PDP who has ruled Nigeria for almost 14 years.

POWER - it is a great idea to privatise the genco's and disco's but our transmission infrastructure has a maximum capacity of less than 6,000MW and covers less than 40% of the country with no plans to invest in and upgrade it. Manitoba are to operate it only, without significant investment. We talk of going from just under 4,000MW in 2009/2010 to a peak of 4,500MW this year

OIL THEFT - Til date, NNPC/the Federal Government do not know how much oil is extracted from the ground, they rely on the IOC's to give account to them. Put in meters at all flow stations and monitor them. Otherwise do not complain about oil theft. Pipeline stealing accounts for only a fraction of what is stolen. Politicians in collusion with NNPC and the IOC's fill VLCC's with crude they do not pay for. The real problem is at the terminals.

CORRUPTION - According to Transparency International, in 2011 we were 143 out of 183, in 2012 we were 139 out of 174, which is slightly worse. In our history as a nation the longest prison sentence served for corruption is 18 months (Bode George and Alams). Both of whom are PDP top shots with regular access to the President and other officials who have a duty to fight and abhor corruption. The $12bn oil windfall, $16bn spent on power, the pensions scandal, Halliburton, Siemens, the subsidy scandal and Farook and Otedola, the list goes on and on.

SECURITY - At least those of us on Nairaland are well informed of the extra judicial killings carried out by the Police and the Military in the South alone. Just read Metro section of Punch and every other day you will count another victim. I don't live in the North but is it not the same military and police? Also, there is no clear plan to deal with BH - dialogue one day, no dialogue the next. The "BH are in my Government" statement and the links that have been established between Government figures and BH show that there is clearly some level of Government complicity. My President needs to put me and the rest of us first and chase out those in his Govt who are involved in this complicity.

Now I'm not saying GEJ is responsible for all of this but with the way the country is, the President can not just say "we are working and things will get better". He owes it to the people to firstly admit the flaws, then decisively deal with them.

I don't know why you guys are arguing over naming 20 presidents and insulting each other. The fact remains we have serious problems in this country and it does not seem like much is being done to address them. There's no plan, no agenda! Under Yaradua we had the 7 point plan (even though it was not followed) now we don't have any plan.

GEJ's intelligence is irrelevant for now as he is there for the next couple of years still, if he likes let him name every world leader, but we still have the menace of BH which does not seem to be going away. We've been told over and over again that BH's days are numbered, that they will be eradicated by June 2012, that they are in retreat etc. But the bombings and the killings go on. Do you know what would have happened if the Emir had been killed? We could well have had a war on our hands when the Imams tell the hungry and poor Northern youth that its the south or christians who were responsible.

And we haven't even got to the economy yet. The West are putting in place austerity measures while Nigeria is spending more. Our number one revenue earner (NNPC) can't even meet its debt obligations (can anyone say insolvent?). We're borrowing hundreds of billions of Naira to fund a budget deficit based on a budget that is flawed (recurrent expenditure is way too high). IOC's are no longer investing in the upstream oil sector, which means production is reducing. The US is increasing their production which means oil prices will be coming down. Less production + lower oil prices will be catastrophic for Nigeria.

So who cares whether GEJ can recite names of presidents or not, something needs to be done because if we continue along this path we will soon get to the stage where we start defaulting on our loans.....

If the interview is focused on terrorism then GEJ is finished. All she has to do is quote his previous statement about BH sponsors being in his government or Azazi's statement about how PDP is responsible for the violence or how BH members who have been arrested have been linked to the Vice President and other senior government officials.

We had a teacher we called "Chopper" because he was rumoured to have had a vasectomy.

ypzilanti: When I first the documentary on the police college, I told myself "if this was America, shebi Obama would immediately visit or have a high official do so?"

I was pleasantly surprised that GEJ visited. Kudos.

Now, remember that Deziani Maduekwe visited ore road and cried like a baby about the sad state of the road when she was transport minister. Nothing was done on the road thereafter... and she has now become a minister of petroleum very divorced from the suffering of the masses and severally indicted in many probes.

I hope GEJ makes many more visits like this, so that he can see firsthand why people abuse him when he allocates astronomic sums for his personal enjoyment. Maybe he feels that he has also allocated enough to the agencies and ministries .

Truth is that if the money is trickling down to the people, they really don't care what the president spends. In the oil rich UAE, the citizens are all enjoying...who cares if the Emir buys another private jet? But when your citizens are plying through bad roads, have bad hospitals and schools and you live like an Arab prince, it is a problem. Christianity is a practical religion-going to church conventions is not the proof of Christianity. You need to emulate Jesus compassion for the long suffering masses because few people have the opportunity to affect the lives of 150 million people like Mr. President has.

Well said!

Kudos to the soldiers, it takes a lot to risk your life for your country.[size=10pt][/size] but they do not have the kind of training, discipline and kit to represent the N1 trillion the country is spending on Defence.

1- Being transported by road rather than military plane
2- No real special forces - US has the Navy Seals, UK has the the SAS, even countries like Poland and Bangladesh have their respective special forces. Please don't say Navy SBS, because they don't go on missions (I stand to be corrected).
3- Indiscipline in peace time can only lead to indiscipline in the field.
4- With the level of corruption going on in the country and within the top hierarchy of the military, you can not expect to have a stellar armed forces, even if the soldiers are good and courageous men.
5- Our military has been unable to put a stop to the BH problem (they just attacked one of the most important men in the North).
6- The Motive - the army commanders are alleged to chop most of the UN allowance the soldiers get, this is allegedly the reason they send out as many troops as possible. A retired General who very knowledgeable said that approximately 70% of Nigeria's army is abroad on peace keeping missions.

The Nigerian military like all other public institutions (police, customs, civil service etc) needs an overhaul

I'm so tired of this rubbish!!

"i had no interest in running for Governor/President/Chairman of Party until the people begged me and I just couldn't let them down. I'm doing it for the people and not for the opportunity to line my pockets and become stupendously wealthy at the detriment of these same people"

Politicians lie lie and lie!!! His wife said "no" She would turn down the opportunity to join the first lady's club??

[size=16pt]Don't you get it

Stella wants to CHOP!! Now that she doesn't have access to subsidy money, she needs to get creative:

Ban importation of private jets and issue waivers to those who are ready to part with substantial amounts of moolah!

How else can you explain banning import of jets because you want to come up with a new policy and you say you don't know how long it will take

Remember, this woman was one of GEJ's chief fund raisers in the last election.[/size]

P.s. before tribalists come and start defending "their own", the Yoruba, Hausa, Ijaw, Efik, Fulani, Kanuri etc politicians are just as corrupt as the Igbo ones.

Noblechyk:
Stop talking rubish friend. American soldiers are ambushed & killed severally in both afganistan & iran. Maybe u don't understand d word, "ambush". D best u can do in an ambush situation is to resist & it takes only strong military formation & strategy 2 resist an ambush jus d way our gallant soldiers did. D only casualties recorded according 2 d report was as a result of I.E.D dat went off. Let's stop all these trash we always say about our country. No matter how bad it becomes, it remains our country. Happy sunday.

Are American soldiers ambushed in their own country on their way to the airport before they even get to Afghanistan or Iraq??

If you say Nigerian soldiers ambushed in Mali, that's quite understandable because it's enemy territory, but not on your own soil

Clerverly:
That is what corruption can reduce us to. That over 1 trillion naira was budgeted for defense alone in the current fiscal year, and our military of 21st century will still be traveling in an Ifesinachi kind of luxury buses beggars belief What happens to the so called transport planes, war planes and the likes. I have completely lost faith in this entity called Nigeria.

Traveling by road to Mali

I'm sure all our C-whatever Hercules planes are grounded due to lack of service/maintenance SMDH

Heartstopping moment would-be assassin aims gun at Bulgarian opposition leader's head and pulls the trigger... but victim survives after weapon misfires

A Bulgarian politician today survived an extraordinary assassination attempt when a man stormed the stage and held a gun to his head as he was giving a speech.

Fortunately for Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the weapon misfired giving him time to react and hit the would-be assassin's hand out of the way.

Before he could attempt a second shot the unidentified suspect was tackled to the ground by security guards and delegates attending the conference in Sofia.

Television footage showed the man jumping out of the audience and interrupting a speech by 58-year-old Dogan, who has led the party for almost a quarter of a century.

In a split second, he raises the gun to Mr Dogan's head but it appeared to misfire.

The politician then knocked the gun away and fell to the floor as he attempted to flee.

Security guards and delegates rushed onto the stage where they wrestled the attacker to the ground.

A separate group surrounded a shocked Mr Dogan in a protective shield.

Politicians then appeared from the audience and begin rained blows on the suspect as he was pinned to the ground.

He was later pictured being taken away by police bloodied and bruised.

'Ahmed Dogan is in good health. Everything is under control,' Movement for Rights and Freedoms official Ceyhan Ibryamov told journalists.

Police said they arrested a 25-year-old man from the Black Sea town of Burgas who was also carrying two knives.

The liberal MRF party represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims who make up about 12 per cent of Bulgaria's 7.3 million-strong population.

Dogan is seen as one of Balkan country's most influential political figures.

Two years ago he was acquitted after a high-profile corruption trial into payments he received as a consultant for a hydro power project.

The MRF was a junior partner in the previous Socialist-led cabinet before switching to the opposition following the 2009 elections.

In 1996, former Prime Minister Andrei Lukanov was found shot dead near his home in Sofia, though attacks on politicians are rare.

Click the link below to watch the video:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265002/Ahmed-Dogan-Heart-stopping-moment-man-pulls-gun-Bulgarian-opposition-leader-makes-speech-live-TV.html

Smart jeezy: At idumota,there was this gang called"EGBE BOYS"...They almost robbed me that day,but due to God intervention and my newly accuired russian barreta 22rounds revolver...i managed to escaped to nearby police station.Dont ask me how i got that gun,dual citizen stuff.

Berreta is an Italian brand and they don't make revolvers and their magazines don't hold nearly up to 22 rounds. #justsayin

ubcandid: i think the next time oil blocks are being allocated, indigenes of the nigerdelta should have an upperhand in the bidding.

The guy is from the Niger Delta, or at least the oil producing region of Ondo.

And Ozumba Mbadiwe. The contractor has completely abandoned what they were doing for months now. But I'm sure it's hi-tech, therefore nothing will happen!

Very good Nollywood!

Start focusing on quality rather than quantity

nuclearboy:

Please explain what "emotion" you want me to show! Someone says herself that she's fine yet you are praying for her to recover - from what? Should she recover from good health and become sick?

Some of you people are really funny! Because at the end of the day, its you that's calling her a sick liar, not me!

He's got a point, Patience has always denied ever being sick or going for treatment, so how can you pray for her or wish her a speedy recovery?

Someone said to me the other day that he thinks all these people are suffering from aids (patience, chime, imoke, diezani etc), cause the way those people sleep around is crazy!

1stCitizen: Africa can solve its problems itself and we do not need those that caused the problems in the first place to come to our aid. All we need to eliminate the Boko-Haram problem is a strong, honest and purposeful leader willing to take the bull by the horns, not minding whose ox is gored. Not the laggard we have in Aso Rock presently.

Nigerians! Are you tired of Boko-Haram? If yes,then vote with your heads and not your hearts.Vote out these "nest of killers" from your local council to the Presidency.

EXACTLY!!!

This is why I fear for our country!

The US is saying drone strikes may extend to Nigeria and our Government are silent. Are we at war with the US If we're not, they have no business sending drones into our airspace. Are we a country at war If we're not, then nobody whether US or Nigeria should be carrying out aerial bombing.

I can just imagine now, the US will be bombing indiscriminately and GEJ and Sambo will be thanking them!

Okija_juju: NA wah o!!

Cellphones for farmers?!! Why not also buy them Laptops as well. Atleast they can all add themselves on facebook and 'LIKE' each others crops....

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't believe for one second that 70% of farmers do not have mobile fones. I don't even believe they would have done any serious research. All this Government cares about now is getting ready for 2015. SO be prepared for more grandiose and seemingly ridiculous proposals over the next couple of years.

With the level of corruption going on, the country is heading for a disaster. With all the money NNPC is making, why do they have to take loans to pay debts? Remember NNPC is where the majority of our money comes from. If we're unae to pay our debts by next year, do you think there will still be a Federal Government?

Election can come next year if the President and VP are both impeached or both resign. It can also happen if there is military intervention. Major civil unreast/revolution can lead to the Govt resigning and a caretaker Govt taking over until elections.