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so many hates in the country: hates of ideology, hates of trying to do the right thing while being castigated at the same time...

NtoAkwaIbom:
now you can rest.
from this accursed Nation you were birthed into.
where you started feeling the pains we all feel at advance age, at ur very tender age.

we sufer from so much hate.
hate based on religion
hate based on ethnicity
hate based on circumstance of birth
hate based on Family
hate based on never wanting to see one go forward.

so sorry dat u were a victim of these hates at such a tender age. Some of us are cursed to fight against these hates all our lives, but then we are strong, we are impervious to it, but bhro, u were just a lil bady, merely months old, you never even got to kill a fly, never even got to utter a coherent word, You didn't deserve that much pain broda, You didn't deserve all that pain..
Sorry Bhro.. Now you can rest, because you are free, from all the Pains, from all the hates... do pray for us over there, that as we waddling into confronting these hates.. that we never be overpowered to be the thing we fight..

Hmm time will tell.
Fayose to say the least lack the qualities of a leader. His is a leadership of hatred, demeaning his own people to a mere "1KGrice-N200-per quarter" beggars. Which govt pride itself in sharing largess to a handful of citizens and call that infrastructure?
His style of governance has made his state the least developed state in South West and among the least states in Nigeria that witness real developments in the past 5 years.

Wao. Well said.

higherpower:
Joe Igbokwe wrote

NNAMDI KANU CALLED ME A HUNGRY SLAVE RESIDING IN LAGOS AND I HAVE FOUND THE NEED TO TELL MY STORY AGAIN FOR RECORD PURPOSES. I WANT NNAMDI TO TELL HIS OWN STORY TOO. PLEASE READ THIS:

In 1971, after my primary school education, poverty drove me to Lagos to find something to do to help my poor mother and siblings. Civil War devastated my father’s thriving business in Onitsha and we all suffered from 1966 to 1970 when the war ended.

With four wives and 34 children, my parents could not cope any more. My brothers and sisters dropped out of school to learn a trade. Because I was a little ‘sharp’ in school, my father encouraged me to finish primary school. It is needless here to recall how I and few of my siblings survived to finish our primary education. Consequently when my mates were taking Common Entrance Examination, I did not because there was no need to do so. No money, no three square meals a day, no good clothing, just nothing.

My mother encouraged me to travel with friends to Lagos. We landed at Sawmill Ebute Metta where I worked as a sawdust carrier at seven Shilling, six Pence a day. My job was to pack sawdust from the Machines to the Lagoon from 7am to 5 pm daily. I did this for nearly two years and later I became a danfo conductor plying Idioro/Ajegunle axis. From there I joined my brother in a supermarket business at Ijesha Road, Surulere. I did this until I returned home during Christmas in December 1973. I came home to meet my friends I was beating academically in school trying to make me feel and look inferior. Again I also noticed while in Lagos that if I fail to go to school, I may end up doing menial jobs meant for illiterates till the end of age. I decided to go back to school to add values to my life. But where are the school fees? There was nothing. How I managed to get the first school fee to start and what happened thereafter will take a book to do the narrative.

In 1979 I left Okongwu Memorial Grammar School Nnewi with Division One and was the school Head Boy. I taught in the same school as an Auxiliary Teacher from 1979 – 1980. In 1980 I got admission to read Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nigeria Nsukka and graduated in 1985. I did my Youth Service in Ogun State and thereafter I returned to Lagos in 1986 to begin a journey to where I am today. I walked the streets of Lagos from 1986 – 1988 until the then military government headed by Gen Ibrahim Babangida set up the National Directorate of Employment, (NDE) to encourage graduates to start their own businesses. I got a loan of N27,500, using my NYSC discharge Certificate and my Degree Certificate as collateral at 9% interest rate. I set up a Restaurant Business in Western Avenue, Lagos and hit an instant success. While doing this business, I spread my nets also to the auto spare parts market in Lawanson, Surulere where my brother thrives as a very successful importer. I opened a shop there and got a boy to take charge of the business. From there, I entered into Auto dealership in Western Avenue Surulere. I paid back that loan in full and collected back my certificates.

In 1995, I wrote my first book, Igbos: 25 Years After Biafra. I also established National Vision Newspapers in 1997. In 1999, I wrote my second book: Heroes of Democracy. In 2004 I co-authored 2007: The IBB Option with my good friend, Peter Claver Oparah. One thing led to another. I became an opinion molder, a public commentator, political analyst, writer and an advocate of the peoples’ cause. I bought my first car in 1990 and became a millionaire in 1995 after launching of my first book.

In 2006, the then Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made me the pioneer General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure & Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) and I was there for almost 10 years. I served Asiwaju’s government for the remainder of his days as Lagos Governor. I served His Excellency Governor Babatunde Fashola for 8years. In September 2015, His Excellency Governor Akinwunmi Ambode moved me to Wharf Landing Fees Collecting Authority Apapa as Chairman. I became the Publicity Secretary AC, ACN, and APC since late 2006 till date. By the grace of God I have been the Chairman of Conference of APC Publicity Secretaries (CAPS) in Nigeria since 2014.

These positions and exploits have put me in the limelight in Lagos and Nigeria since the early 90s, and God has been kind to me. These offices have opened the doors of the rich and poor to me. They have opened the inner ways,byways, subways, expressways and highways to the corridors of power in Nigeria. I have been connected to the pace setters, policy makers, the movers and shakers of blue chip companies, newsmakers and the powers that be in Lagos. The magic of Lagos, the beauty of Lagos, the dynamics of Lagos, the glory of Lagos, the momentum of Lagos, the capacity, capability and the strength of Lagos touched me in no uncertain terms since 1986 (32years ago) till date…..and still counting.

My sojourn in Lagos for 32 years has also opened my eyes as a historian as to what Lagos has done for my people from South East. Today as I write this Igbo do not have a quarter of what they have in Lagos in the South East in terms of investments. As I write this book, Igbo are the second most populous ethnic group in Lagos. Today, Igbo exert tremendous influence and capacity in Lagos and its success story. Few years back two prominent sons of Nnewi told me in confidence that they did not know they have been wasting their time in Nnewi until they came to Lagos. They said Lagos opened doors for limitless opportunities and endless possibilities. I have seen people come from other parts of Nigeria to hit gold mine in Lagos.

I got married in 1990 and all my five kids are all Lagosians and so are millions of Igbo kids born in Lagos. They have lived most of their lives in Lagos, schooled in Lagos, worked in Lagos, made friends in Lagos and have keyed to the Lagos success story. They know any other place except Lagos. Lagos is their home. This is not limited to Igbo alone but all other ethnic groups and of course Yoruba from outside Lagos. Lagos is a melting pot, a mega city, a cosmopolitan beehive. Lagos controls the heartbeat of Nigeria, its wealth, its influence and its strategic socio-economic and political hub. Lagos changed my thinking and original thoughts, Lagos emboldened me, Lagos motivated me, Lagos challenged me and Lagos made me. I can say no less. This is the story of Lagos, my Lagos. It is still unraveling, not for me alone but millions of other Nigerians, to the glory of God."

A house divided against itself cannot stand. You are agitating for a sovereign state for your people and yet you do not want to respect the culture of the same people on whose behalf you are agitating..
If you dont secure 100% support of your people especially the elders, how will the outsiders see you and rate your seriousness?

The same way Nigeria castigate Denrele Edun, who doesnt give a damn but smile to the bank with his weird look/dressing.

Randyhot:
And yet tony is far richer and famous than most if not their entire generations put together!!

Stupid fools!! Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well..if its looking like a mad man or whatever keeps fetching him the money and recognitions then let him take the mad looks to a whole new level..

I wouldnt mind doing same to escape not having, ignorance and stupidity that most of you are so trapped in.

Are we ever going to reach 5000 megawatt generation at all in this country? . If OBJ did not squandered almost 16 billion USD on non-existing electricity, we should have reached nothing less than 20,000 megawatt by now. But he squandered it and shared it among his cronies. Nobody is talking, nobody is holding OBJ responsible for this monumental fraud he was part of.......

the guy is so witty and always on point.. EFCC can as well retain him...

If Fayose govt, a suppose friend of the SE can commit this human right abuse by arresting and detaining people for more than 7 months without a trial, then he will be worst than Buhari if he ever get to power...

Be mindful of what you say and dont be so mean. God alone determine our exit time when it pleases Him.

NwaAmaikpe:


Onagoruwa down,
Buhari next!


Cleansing in progress

good for him

k

what is the average cost of drilling the two types of borehole you mentioned in Lagos?
Thank you.

How is this funny to you? People are probably dead or will be disabled for life from this accident and you see it as laughing matter? Too bad.

ChangetheChange:



Container fall on you

was he a venerable?

Nne5:
The President’s letter reads thus: “I have heard this morning, the death of the venerable Alhaji Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano,

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/breaking-maitama-sules-remains-arrives-abuja-received-abba-kyari/

Kennitrust:
First u set a target
second, start the move toward the goal
thirdly, u must expect a lot of obstacles.
if u give up, it mean u didn't have a target.
Success is not prophecy
success is not what u achieve with a fable determination
nothing good come easy.
if u must be in school, enter through the main gate
meaning; through the papers u achieved by hard reading and studies.
don't enter school through the window
meaning; by exam malpractice

determined to succeed and u will surely succeed .

expect ur own congratulations soon.

well said

Then what are you doing on a platform created by a Yoruba man

deedeedee1:
Yoruba man, should you be in biafra thread? Why are some Yorubas so obsessed with biafra? There is a thread about oodua republic, but you will never make any contribution. Instead na biafra thread una go dey masturbate on top.
Na wa oo

To be candid with you your father is a short-sighted man because his perception of death at age 50 is so awkward. Many people have live till 80 and beyond and have left enduring legacies behind!!! So why should he be expecting death at age 50, thereby leaving his parental duties undone?
At 50, he should really be consolidating his energy on training his children educationally, providing for those who are still living in his house and are unemployed. With this, his memory will be cherished and will not really matter if he actually died at 50 or lived till 90! Maybe you need to talk to other family members to let your dad see reasons on why he shouldnt abdicate his parental responsibilities for a flimsy and unfounded excuses. The consequences of not doing his parental duties are grave and irreparable. And as a matter of urgency he should make efforts to contact your elder siblings who has left the house for a no destination and bring them back before they are negatively influenced outside.

olafunny:
Have you ever, in one time of your life, been duped by known or unknown person(s)? Share your experience so others could learn.


Mine:
I met this guy on Facebook who claimed he could run admission stuff for me. As a credulous human being, i believed he could. We eventually became online friends and started chatting on whatsapp. He shared me with some of the people he had successfully gotten the admission for. I didn't know they were his accomplices. They played the game so well that i was made to pay 20000 upfront and 30000 would be paid after the admission is secured. After i made the payment, they stayed online for few days and gone thereafter. I was blocked on whatsapp by all of then and they wouldn't pick my calls again. That was in 2009 though.

Share yours!

there is no WhatsApp in 2009 though

fraudster aiye

This is a welcome development that will boost our economy..

BTW, first to comment.......

Item 24 though..

op stop misleading us. The last Cowbell competition in December 2016, winners in both senior and junior category went home with N1 million each

Moreoffaith:
See the Latest Common Madness

Big Brother Africa $300000 (N48m)
Big brother Nigeria N25m
Maltina DanceAll N10M
MTN Project Fame N7.5M plus SUV
Etisalat's Nigeria Idol N5m with a multi million Naira contract
GLO Naija Sings N5M PLUS SUV
Gulder Ultimate Search N10M PLUS Endorsement plus SUV

BUT
Cowbell Maths Competitn N100K
Lagos Spelling Bee N50K
Who Wants to Be A Millionnaire, you can hardly go beyond N250,000

Later they'll say Education is the key. . while the padlock has been changed to ENTERTAINMENT...

We need sense in this country, Walai talai

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emekaeneh:
TRIBUTE TO A HERO BY UA SIDI

THE EXIT OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY DISTINGUSHED ADMIRAL ( Rear Admiral TD IKOLI)
Our ships are dressed overall, our pennants are fluttering at half-mast, boatswain mates are piping the side, our right palms are aligned to right edges of our headgears, we are at attention.

Sir, your name had something extraordinary about it, it was like single musical instrument with multiple pleasing effects, like the Kora in the hands of the griot Toumani Diabate. In the naval community, the name IKOLI signifies; INCORRUPTIBILITY, COURAGE, SELFLESS SERVICE, RUTHLESS DETERMINATION, EXAMPLARY LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, HARDWORK, UNWAVERING LOYALTY AND VALOUR.
With these sterling qualities, we were not surprised when you were selected to serve on the Presidential Investigation Committee on Arms Procurement. We were also not surprised with the fantastic result the committee provided. We were not surprised when against the norm, the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, singled you out and promoted you to the enviable rank of REAR ADMIRAL, the peak any naval officer can aspire to reach. No, we were not surprised at all; we were only reminded that you were truly exceptional.

I never had the opportunity to serve directly under you, but the testimonies of those who were so lucky are astonishing. We know how you worked as a staff officer in various capacities at the Naval Headquarters; you were a ‘work-horse’ who served tirelessly and diligently to the best interest of the Nigerian Navy. We are aware of how you as the Captain, transformed NNS OBULA to become the ‘unofficial flag ship of the Warri Fleet’. And we all witnessed how you turned NNS BEECROFT around, how you restored her pride and dignity. I still recall when you came to our Base one morning, we were involved in an operation, you were the commander of that operation. You entered the briefing room in your signature dress ‘camouflage trouser and t shirt’, you greeted us and asked us if we were ready for the mission, we answered in the affirmative, then you said ‘gentlemen, I want to see those birds in the sky as soon as possible’. With these words alone, and with your presence you inspired us intensely. What I saw that morning was a commander who by his mere presence provided the needed operational guidance and motivation to his fighting force. I will always liken this to the brief but legendary pep talks of General Orde Wingate during the Burma Campaign. I also recall how you sat me down with Affi Atari and talked to us about how ‘we got it wrong as a people and what we have to do to restore our dignity and determine our destiny’.

Sir, we want you to know that, you are our own Admiral Mudimu and Admiral Higgs. You are our own Nelson, Gorkshkov and Yammamoto. We remember your fall like that of Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar. Like Nelson you fought hard and like Nelson, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUTY.

Dear ADMIRAL, your journey to Eternity via the the Immortal Oceans would be full of bliss, incandescence and music. Ancient mariners would rise from Davy Jones Lockers to accompany you, at the behest of the good Lord Neptune. There would be Flying Dutchmen, Tall Ships and Mother Cary’s chickens and Garlands of Evergreen all around. Ancestral spirits and the spirits of dead poets would enchant you with songs and sounds. Spirit-pirates would tremble at the sight of your fleet or when they catch a glimpse, through the lenses of their aged telescopes, of the immortal Admiral IKOLI standing firm in the bridge of HMS VICTORY (Nelson’s flag ship at Trafalgar). Sail on, Admiral, ride the waves and command the Immortal Seas, your sails would be full of wind, and your fleet would witness poetry and colour.

Sir, permit me to end this with a quatrain form Samuel Taylor Coledridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The future followed free.
We were the first that ever burst
The silent sea.

Our pennants are fluttering at half-mast, my right palm is aligned to right edge of my beret, I am at attention

SAIL ON FLEET COMMANDER AND LOR

may his soul rest in peace and May assailants be found!

hmmm

hmmmm. She tried if truly she gave birth to all of them. But the odd seem so impossible as the oldest kid in the pics is about 5 year old or less. so she must have been giving birth yearly plus at least two set of twins.

Happy birthday to a living Legend!! Your musical prowess is second to none and your songs indeed a source of inspiration to many. Enjoy a long life in great health and prosperity sir. My dad was your greatest fan ever, but death took him away in 2007 before I could buy all your collections for him as I promised him.

where is it stated in the NCS constitution that he must wear a uniform before he can function A political appointee are not bounded to wear the uniform of establishments they are heading. Do the work as is expected and move on....

eph123:
There are rules in every society and organisation. If he cannot abide by the stated rules (which have existed before him by the way), he should feel free to step down.

Well said bro. You said my mind exactly. Is it about wearing uniform? Or discharging his duties effectively and as expected?? Come to think of it, which institution is more corrupt than the senate? Shameless people, they are running the most expensive senate in the whole world where the least of them earn more than the American president and they have mouth to talk about someone not wearing a uniform...

Toketimt:

Wellsaid. The senators can't do anything to him. He remains the custom boss on mufti no matter what. Besides it's all about ethics. That one idiot chose to wear one at FRSC doesn't make it right.

Law makers leaving the real issues untouched and hammering in irrelevance. The simple question they should ask themselves is if the DG is delivering on its mandate or not instead of hinging on hate-induced uniform matter.
Fela the great once said: "Uniform na cloth, na tailor dey sow am"

How many children can speak the indigenous languages very well?