₦airaland Forum

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The background of the picture taya me. At least they should have made it look more professional. Is she supposed to be a journalist or po/rn star?. Nigerians and copying oyinbos sef and the magazine is claiming that she turned down a job at CNN too. CNN is surely looking for serious journalists and not bum-bastic behind showgirls.  I laugh in Libyan 

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People get liver o. Who climbs this bridge for God's sake?

Flood: Ajimobi gives 7-day demolition notice to landlords of illegal structures
on AUGUST 31, 2011 · in NEWS
   
By Ola Ajayi
Ibadan – GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi has given a seven-day notice to owners of buildings built on waterways in Ibadan metropolis to relocate as demolition of all the illegal structures would start to prevent future re occurrence of the flood disaster that claimed scores of lives in the city last Friday.

He said this while on the spot assessment visit to all the areas affected by the disaster Wednesday.
his stance was supported by the Governor of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who brought some relief materials to cushion the effects of the destructive flood.

Ajimobi, who braved the rain went round all the areas which included Oke Ayo, Odo Ona Elewe, Agbowo, said his government would not tolerate illegality which would endanger lives of other people in the state.

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Ajimobi bridge Ibadan  


The governor stated that the causes of the flood disaster was a man made because many residents in the city built houses on water ways and obstructed the pathway that the river should follow.

He did not mince words as he said his administration would not pay any compensation to those who violated building procedure of leaving at least 500 meters setback from the river.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/flood-ajimobi-gives-7-day-demolition-notice-to-landlords-of-illegal-structures/

[size=14pt], MASSOB raises alarm over plot to bomb S’East Economic Summit[/size]
From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha
Thursday, September 01, 2011

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the Boko Haram sect to bomb the South-East Economic Summit holding in Enugu today.
MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Comrade Uchenna Madu, in a text message yesterday, said that the plot was aimed at instilling fears into the people of the South-East.

“In defence of Igboland from bloodshed, MASSOB wishes to alert the organizers and the guests of the South-East Economic summit about a secret plot by the Boko Haram to unleash terror at the venue of the event today.

According to MASSOB, “information reaching us through some Biafra Intelligence Agency (BIA) in Bauchi State confirms that the primary aim of the attack was to instill fears in the eastern region which would pave way for future onslaught on the region. According to our trained intelligence unit, the chief initiators of the Igboland terror attack are some Northern political/religious leaders, who are not comfortable with the unity of purpose, co-operation and the spirit of oneness in Igboland.”

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/newsonthehour/2011/sept/01/newsbreak-01-09-2011-001.html

[size=14pt]Policeman brutalised me because my wife refused to date him , it's a lie - Policeman[/size]
By Eniola Akinkuotu
Thursday, 1 Sep 2011

With an injury at the back of his head and bruises on his body, Afolabi Ojediran cut the picture of a man who was attacked by hoodlums. But he was not. Rather, he was beaten up by a riot policeman and a soldier.


He was not only beaten, his clothes were torn and he was detained for two days at the Ikotun Police Divisional Headquarters, Lagos. To compound his woes, his niece and her children were arrested and detained, including an eight-month-old baby. He was told to cough up N25,000 before he could be released.


PUNCH METRO gathered that Ojediran’s predicament was as a result of a friction between the policeman, who was later identified simply as Vincent and Ojediran’s wife, Florence. It was learnt that Vincent had been making sexual advances to Florence but had been turned down on several occasions which caused the friction between the two.


Things however reached the peak on Saturday, when Vincent dragged Ojediran into the problem.


Narrating how it all happened, Florence said the policeman had been on her neck to be his lover. She added that the fact that both of them were married did not dissuade Vincent who seemed bent to have his way at all costs.


She said, “Vincent has always been making advances at me even though he has a wife but I never gave in. On several occasions, he had threatened to arrest me.


“I sell recharge cards, kerosene, soft drinks and I’m also a tailor. I have a lot of customers who patronise me.”


She said she first had a minor problem with Vincent on August 12, 2011. “That day, Vincent’s wife came to my shop and she met an old friend of hers whom she greeted warmly before they parted.


“Later that day, Vincent, came to my shop accusing me of trying to destroy his marriage by looking for a man-friend for his wife. He dragged me and the man in question to the Ikotun police station that day. We paid N15,000 as bail.”


Florence said since the incident, she tried as much as possible to avoid Vincent and his wife. But the measure was not enough to stop the Saturday incident from happening.


She said, “On Saturday, Vincent came to my shop and started making a nuisance of himself. I shouted at him to go away. Instead, he grabbed a 25-litre keg of kerosene which was for sale, and emptied it on the floor.”


PUNCH METRO learnt that when Ojediran returned from work, his wife reported the incident to him and in the course of trying to settle the matter, he got into trouble.

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Ojediran told PUNCH METRO that he went to Vincent’s house to ask him to let his wife be. He said, “After my wife told me what Vincent had done, I went to his house to see how I could lay the issue between him and my wife to rest. But I was told by his wife that he was not around. I went to his landlord and told him about the matter before going back home.”


http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201109012262126

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The bomb plotters

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An official SSS Press release concerning the August 26th bombing of the UN building
Owing to various speculations and misrepresentations in the media arising from the bomb attack on the United Nations (UN) building on 26th August, 2011 in Abuja. The Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of other security agencies wishes to state as follows:
a. On 18th August, 2011, precise intelligence was obtained by this Service that some Boko Haram elements were on a mission to attack unspecified targets in Abuja in an ash-coloured Toyota Camry vehicle with registration number AA539GBL


b.    On 21st August, 2011 about 1300 hours a joint operations by all security services led to the arrest of two (2) notorious leaders of the Boko Haram extremists sect, namely,
i.    Babagana Ismail KWALJIMA (a.k.a Abu SUMMAYA);
ii.    Babagana MALI (a.k.a Bulama).
2.    Following their arrests, security was further beefed up in Abuja and its environs. Meanwhile the suspects have made valuable statements and are being held at a military facility.


3.    Investigation has revealed that one Mamman NUR, a notorious Boko Haram element with Al-Qaeda links who returned recently from Somalia, working in concert with the two (2) suspects masterminded the attack on the United Nations (UN) building in Abuja.
4.    Further investigation has also revealed that the car used for the attack was a Honda car with Kano State registration number AV38NSR. It was purchased on 3rd September, 2002 and registered on 3rd December, 2002. The vehicle identification number is 1HGCBA7400A100748, Engine number, F22A72000540.
5.    The security services wish to reiterate their commitments to ensuring that we have a safe, peaceful and secure environment. We want to reassure Nigerians that we have no other country and we must all strive to maintain its unity which is currently being threatened.
6.    We implore all Nigerians to be more security conscious and vigilant, while urging the general public to cooperate with security agencies by providing useful information that could lead to the arrest of Mamman NUR who is hereby declared WANTED. Any person with useful information which could lead to the arrest of the suspect and other accomplices should report to the nearest Police station, military formations or any other security agency.

Marilyn OGAR, msi
AD Public Relations
DSS
31st August, 2011

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/09/sss-press-release-concerning-august.html

Thursday, September 1, 2011
[size=14pt]Ijaw National Council urges Pre. Jonathan to relocate seat of government to Niger Delta[/size]

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The Ijaw National Council has urged President Jonathan to relocate the seat of government to Niger Delta over insecurity in Abuja. They claimed that having the nation's capital in a Niger Delta state would stop the incessant strikes of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who have turned their attention to Abuja.

I even heard that the British High Commission may soon relocate from Abuja to Lagos state over the insecurity in Abuja.

Do you think a relocation to a Niger Delta State can stop Boko Haram?

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/09/ijaw-national-council-urges-pre.html

Thursday, September 1, 2011
[size=14pt]Barbaric! Hope he's caught![/size]

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From Sunday Times SA
This is the Facebook picture that has sparked a police investigation. The police are asking members of the public who can identify the man in this picture - which may have been manipulated - to come forward to assist them in their investigation. We have obscured the child's face to protect his identity, but child advocacy groups are concerned about the youngster's well being.
Poor child. This happened in South Africa

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/09/barbaric-hope-hes-caught.html

Thursday, September 1, 2011
[size=14pt]School Fees of Church-owned Universities in Nigeria[/size]

My younger sister said to me the other day 'Linda, now that you're making money, why don't you start paying tithe? I didn't respond to her. Some of you know my stance on tithe offering, it hasn't changed.


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Here's one of the reasons,
This is the school fees of Church-owned Universities in Nigeria
Bowen University - N650,000
Covenant University - N640,000
Benson Idahosa - N500, 000
Babcock University - N450, 000
Redeemers University - N375, 000
Ajayi Crowther University - N350, 000

What's the church highest source of income? Let me answer that; tithes, offerings, donations. So the thing is, I pay my tithe, my church builds a school, but I can't afford to send my child to that school? And here's the irony, no Nigerian University is in the top 15 Universities in Africa and only one university in Africa is among the 150 best universities in the world, and no, it's not a Nigerian university, it's University of Cairo.

So someone please explain to me why I should change my mind on tithe offering? How does it change and affect my world? Why are these church-owned universities unaffordable to the common man?


http://lindaikeji..com/2011/09/school-fees-of-church-owned.html

[size=14pt]The 40 Most Influential Celebrities In Africa: Nominate Now[/size]

In September, I will publish a definitive list of the 40 most influential celebrities in contemporary Africa. The list will include actors, musicians, producers, authors, models, TV personalities, athletes and comedians by measuring their media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online), social media power, number of web references on Google, TV/Radio mentions –all intended to measure these people’s influence on contemporary African pop culture.


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But I’m asking for your help with nominations.

In your opinion, who are the most popular and influential people in Africa’s entertainment landscape? Who are the celebrities whose talents, actions and ideas excite, inspire, and uplift you the most?

Vote for your favorite stars by sending me your nominations. The nominations will be sifted, and the celebrities with the highest votes will be the focus of a rigorous research process, from where we’ll come up with an authoritative list.

Vote for your favorite stars by sending me your nominations on Twitter @EmperorDIV, via email on mnsehe (at) forbes.com, or by commenting below on or before the 20th of September.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/09/01/the-40-most-influential-celebrities-in-africa-nominate-now/

So lessbians have gigs in Naija now?

OIL POLITICS: Fighting nature at Eko Atlantic
Nnimmo Bassey
May 19, 2011 05:47AM



Many people frown when it comes to calls for the holistic respect of the rights of nature. By respecting the rights of nature and understanding that we can do well to work with it and not against it, we will be on the road to achieving the systemic changes needed to halt humanity’s march to the cliff-edge.

We shall be paying some attention in this piece to the challenges and opportunities for action presented by climate change. The rising tide of impacts demand that attention be paid to public participation and local knowledge in decision-making processes. The situation in which policy makers move from idea to implementation in a rather top-down manner often fails to effect real and wise contributions to the public good.

With crazy weather patterns and disruptive events, the risk of non-action to tackle global warming becomes more perilous by the day. Unusual floods and freak weather conditions are more or less turning to be the norm. Nigeria is peculiarly challenged by climate change in ways we may think are distant. The threat of desertification attracts attention and we witness annual tree planting exercises in the eleven “frontline” states. Whether the trees are natured to survive is an ongoing challenge to local peoples as well as to both government and non-governmental agencies.

On the southern belt of Nigeria coastal erosion is a major problem. A lack of shoreline protection leaves gapping areas where land loss to the lapping sea is huge. The Bar Beach in Lagos has attracted much attention because it is in the public view. It has swallowed huge sums in disappearing sandbags and in other efforts to halt the surge of the ocean that has proved rather difficult to handle over the years.

The Lagos State government has pressed on with the idea of building an extension of Lagos into the Atlantic Ocean in a bid that is promoted as the ultimate solution to the encroachment of the ocean on parts of the shorelines of the state.

Environmental and social impact studies have obviously been made and examples have been shown on how the so-called Eko Atlantic will not have negative impacts and will withstand the results of sea level rise and other related risks.

Particularly attractive may be the fact that the new city, if eventually completed, will be the new playground for the big boys and girls with deep pockets and perhaps helicopters with which they can hop away if the ocean decides to go into rage mode. This is going on at a time when degraded settlements in this mega city are crying for upgrading.

Recent weather events in countries like the United States and Australia with extensive shoreline defences should inform our leaders that the Eko Atlantic adventure is a clear example of working against nature in a manner that would not likely have the same ending as the story of David and Goliath.

We have not forgotten the impacts of the Katrina floods. If anyone forgets that, we do well to pay attention to the current Mississippi floods.

It reminds me of a conversation I had with Derrick Evan in Taylor Creek, Alabama, in August 2010, in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Derrick explained the situation of living in the Mississippi delta in these words:

“The region is vulnerable because of ecology, climatology, poverty and the chosen and preferred industries that are set up here in the form of economic activity. This is the most engineered part of America. It is constantly vulnerable to disasters and over engineering. This is a very low-lying wet area. It is the delta, the bottom of the basin that drains 38 of the 50 states of the USA. It is the kidney of North America.

“Everything drains through tributaries of the great rivers that then drain through the Mississippi River and everything drains through here. The highest percentage of the lands here, naturally are wetlands and are low lying and prone to flooding. To accommodate economic growth and development, it has been over engineered.”

As the case of Mississippi, so is the case of the Niger Delta, the kidney of Nigeria. Indeed, the entire southern belt of Nigeria is low lying and it is estimated that a 1-metre aggregate sea level rise may see up to 90 kilometres from the coastline going under water. Lagos is not exempted.

Eko Atlantic is a huge investment in suspicious engineering of an already severely degraded ecosystem that will benefit from rethinking. This is the time to build resilience into existing structures and not build sand castles in the path of raging waves.

Certainly, common wisdom enjoins us to work with nature and not to fight her


http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/5702196-147/oil_politics_fighting_nature_at_eko.csp

I am using this opportunity to wish all Nairaland muslims happy Eid'l Fitr. Eat, drink, and remember the poor ones among you.






Celebrate responsibly my friends!.

Don't mind these people raining abuses on me for no just cause.

Pastor Kun:
@Aloy emeka
I am an annointed man of God and my calling is to expose false teachings, practises and churches parading themselves as followers of christ. I have spoken no evil against rccg, I only stated the facts! If you have contrary evidence present it here instead of repeating the craap false teachers have fed you with to put fear in you against questioning their unchristlike ways.

You are telling me that God anointed you specially for busting fake pastors?. Why didn't God also anoint you to bust crooked politicians since you have the EFCC anointing?.

Beaf:
^
Of course, if the FG refuses to help Lagos, the people would feel abandoned and the FG will be unpopular in lag. However, that still does not make it an obligation for the FG to intervene.
All I am saying is that the FG's help is not compulsory and thats a fact.

Says who?. Why is the FG dredging River Niger?

[size=14pt]Enugu pays minimum wage, clears arrears[/size]
on AUGUST 31, 2011 · in NEWS

THE Enugu State Government has, in addition to the payment of the minimum wage, also cleared the arrears of its civil servants in the implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage law. The above disclosure was made in a statement signed by Chuks Ugwoke, the state Commissioner for Information.

Ugwoke said the government took the decision in recognition of the harmonious relationship that has existed between her and the organized labour as well as the administration’s resolve to accord priority attention to the welfare of workers in the state.

He added: “We deem it necessary to give an update on the implementation of the minimum wage in Enugu State. The payment of the August salary of the workers reflected the full implementation of the minimum wage law by the administration of Governor Sullivan Chime. He has continued to insist that his government must accord priority attention to the welfare of workers.

“In addition to the payment of the new wage, the Enugu state government has also cleared the minimum wage arrears.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/enugu-pays-minimum-wage-clears-arrears/

[size=14pt]Woman bathed in hot water over child's custody [/size]
Written by Tunde Ogunesan
Wednesday, August 31, 2011



Rasheedat, a housewife, assaulted her 'senior' colleague for addressing their husband rudely and was arrested, and detained at Sanyo Police station. How she managed to escape has remained a mystery, reports Tunde Ogunesan

HAD Mrs Bimpe Oyewumi had the premonition of what awaited her at her husband's house on the 17th of August, 2011, maybe she would have postponed her plan of going to Nojimu Oyewumi's house to pick her daughter, Fehintola, whose siblings she said wanted to assist in processing her admission into a junior secondary school in Ibadan.

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Bimpe, the victim


On that fateful day, Bimpe had gone to her estranged husband's house, to request for the release of her daughter, Fehintola, a situation which resulted into an argument between her and her husband. But the junior wife, Rasheedat, could not withstand Bimpe's verbal assault on their husband. According to Bimpe, Rasheedat came out of the living room and interfered in a manner which was ordinarily unimaginable. It was learnt that Rasheedat, in an effort to stop Bimpe from confronting their husband, poured hot water on Bimpe.


She (Rasheedat) was promptly arrested and taken to Sanyo police station, Ibadan.


At the station, Rasheedat's case was registered as Tinuke Oyewumi, number one of the 12 on the case board, dated 17th of August, 2011 and tagged 'assault or harm' with a Sergeant Folorunso, as the officer-in-charge of the case.


The case, according to Bimpe's lawyer, Barrister Ademola Taiwo, was an attempted murder, and so, in conjunction with the police, Rasheedat was charged to court.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/features/27434-woman-bathed-in-hot-water-over-childs-custody-confusion-as-accused-disappears-mysteriously-from-police-net

haryourmi:
Asking dat question is one of every pastor Addict in every union, bt i tink the pastor nd the couples really undastand best. We all knw mercy.

Lol

dayokanu:
Would it be better if those kids in the picture have their mothers around while they hawk?

No, it will be better if their fathers actually do the hawking.

abelian:
But Jonathan swore to defend the Nigerian territory from any form of aggression and as at the last time i Checked, Lagos is still in Nigeria.

If the FG doesn't want to help, let them leave apapa port revenues and Taxes paid by the companies for Lagos and let Lagos spend all the income it generates

Gbam!!!!

alj_harem:
SMH shakes my damn head

1. when did the FG spend money on bar beach etc ?

Obasanjo drafted over N30Bn to Tinubu over the same Bar Beach problem but Asiwaju-Ole ate the money and deposited sands and silts on the bank in order to wedge the water. Now, the side effects of his thievery is haunting Fashola. Tinubu used the money to buy more planes.

Can he also find the Boko Haram members who terrorize other Nigerians?. We will gladly come to Aso Rock and thank him.

Here's how Patrick Okon of Encomium mag wrote it,
The bi-monthly Lesbians Party, usually held in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom state, has been postponed. Usually it holds on the last Saturday of the month. The cancelled party was to hold on Saturday August 27, but one of the front-liners, a lawyer, is attending a legal workshop in Dominican Republic. A new date is yet to be fixed because the Matron, who incidentally is an Eket LGA-wife of one of the high and mighty in the state, will be unavoidably out of the country for the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, the babe handling the co-ordination for the next party is a certain ex-banker, turned Dubai trader.

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/august-lesbian-party-postponed-lobatan.html

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
[size=14pt]MIkel Obi Visits President Jonathan to say thank you[/size]

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Mikel, Jonathan and Zachee Orji

Super Eagles and Chelsea player, Mikel Obi, visited President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House on Monday August 29th to thank him for the way the Nigerian police responded and helped rescue his father when he was kidnapped.

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/mikel-obi-visits-president-jonathan-to.html

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
[size=14pt]Mother of 5-months old baby kidnapped in Lagos
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I've not been able to verify this, but a lot of people have been sending the info to me via twitter, FB and comments on this blog, so decided to share here.


The lady in the photo is Yanju Kusamotu Thomas. She was allegedly kidnapped on Sunday August 28 in Lagos. Yanju and her husband went to get fuel on that unfortunate day, and kidnappers double-crossed them and took Yanju. The husband managed to escape. Yanju is a 25 year old newly-wed with a 5-months old baby at home. If you have any info please call this number - 08098665589. (I've tried to call this number to get more info, but it's unavailable)

If you know more about this story and the lady in question, please share here. Thanks

http://lindaikeji..com/2011/08/mother-and-5-months-old-baby-kidnapped.html

Blue Magic:
Why open another embassy in San Fransisco  when Nigeria already has embassies in Washington, Atlanta, New York & all these embassies & its staffs are as incompetent as Nigeria & its presidents & his crew. These all shows how wasteful, incompetent & dysfunctional Nigeria is. What a joke of a country

What do you mean?. Didn't Buhari propose a Nigerian embassy in his state when he was the head of state in Nigeria?

Have you noticed that they are all female children?. That goes to show that the war on women in Nigeria starts from their childhood. These infant girls will surely have grown brothers who cannot do this job because their lives are more valuable than the lives of their female siblings.

Beaf:
The problem in Lagos is a Lagos state problem. It isn't the FG's business, if the FG does help it would only be out of kindness; Lagos state has a governor.

Bull, that means problems that emanate from Borno or Imo should be their problem. This is a natural disaster and can be controlled. Tinubu tried his best to control the ocean but it seems the FG needs to put in more resources to control the surge.