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Ekiti: The fountain of weird characters!!!!


When you think the news coming from Nigeria is getting weirder.


Governor thief money finish begin thief meat too.

[size=14pt]Panel invites ex-Gov Oni over ‘missing’ 593 cows[/size]
NewsDec 27, 2010
By Gbenga Ariyibi


Ado-Ekiti—A panel recently raised by Ekiti State Government to assess abandoned and ongoing projects has invited the ousted government led by Engr Segun Oni in the state to come and explain the whereabout of 593 cows out of the 700 cows imported to the state’s dairy farm at Ikun Ekiti during his regime.
The Oni led administration had in early 2009 imported 700 cows at N1 million each from South Africa amidst fanfare claiming that the cows were imported to produce milk for pupils in public schools and provide beef for the people of the state at cheaper rates.


Briefing newsmen weekend in Ado Ekiti shortly after the end of the visit to the dairy farm , the chairman of the panel, Mr Ranti Adebisi, said his panel was able to see just 107 out of the 700 cows in the farm, noting that the ousted administration may have mismanaged the farm.
The RATF Chairman, said if Oni was unable to give a satisfactory answer to the whereabout of the cows that he would be compelled to pay damages over the alleged mismanagement of the dairy over which his administration spent hundreds of millions of naira without a tin of milk to show for their importation.
The panel boss said Oni and other officials connected with the importation of the cows must be made to explain why only 107 cows are left in the dairy farm out of the 700 imported from South Africa early 2009.
Adebisi also disclosed that the state governor, Engr Kayode Fayemi, has ordered that the remaining 107 cows be sold out to interested buyers to save them from dying of starvation.


Besides, Adebisi also demanded that all contractors and consultants of the dairy farm project be summoned to come and explain their roles in the importation of the cows which were brought to the site to be starved to death.
While expressing deep regrets about the state of health of the remaining 107 cows, Adebisi maintained that all the officials of the sacked administration must be called to question to prevent a repeat of such mismanagement and waste of public funds.
The massive death of the cows has heightened fears of epidemic and other heath hazards in Ikun community which is now overtaken with horrible odour emanating from the decomposing cows.


The supervisor in charge of the farm, Mr Yaya Idris was said to have explained to the team that the Oni_led government abandoned the farm to the extent that some time, throughout a month, the cow would not be fed while no medication for them.
All these, Idris explained, resulted in their untimely death saying there was a time that the death of the cows became a daily occurrence owing to the neglect of the ousted administration.
“We have invited the former governor to come and see things for himself, but he has refused to come. He did not bother about how this place was being run” Idris said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/12/panel-invites-ex-gov-oni-over-%E2%80%98missing-593-cows/

What events around the world and Nairaland threads do you find memorable in 2010?.

londoner:
@Aloy-Emeka, why is it that in your many female comaprisons you seem to MAKE SURE one of them is IGBO?

You are comparing the winner of a TALENT competition to the winner of a BEAUTY competition (former Miss kenya), why is that? It seems to me you would like the result to go in a particular direction.

Wharreva .

م
هبحأ هولأس : لحريأ
وهو كبحي, تمص يبلق
ةظحل ثحبي نع
ةباجا
مهيضرت مهتكستو مث
لاق هفورظ هتربجأ
ىلع ليحرلا مل
مهضرت
ةباجالا ملو

Translation: Love muslims as you love yourself.

Interesting poll so far.

No it is not bad, it is terrible. There should be a law that should be able to restrain Nigerian men from doing things of this nature. laws like giving women the authority to evict and lock their husbands up if they raise a finger on them or even abuse them verbally. We need those laws so as to bring sanity back to our society and hope for God's mercies.

Mai Suya:
^^^nothing. just wondering. . .you sound familiar 

How can I sound familiar when you are yet to hear my voice?.

A latter day ‘Coming to America'
By Jayne Usen
December 19, 2010 12:17AM



On a first encounter, quiet and unassuming Joy Dickson does not cut the picture of a filmmaker. However after spending a few minutes with her, you are enraptured by her passion for movie making. Born in Aba, Abia State, Dickson had a brief stint in Nollywood producing and directing two Nollywood films, ‘African Lily' and ‘Mission to Africa' before relocating to the US where she is currently based.

After a seven-year hiatus, she makes her directorial debut in America with B'etween Kings and Queens'. Although many have likened the storyline to that of a latter day ‘Coming to America', Dickson thinks otherwise. She insists that ‘Between Kings and Queens' simply is the story of a young West African prince who seeks to escape royal duties by fleeing to America. He is later torn between love and free will, and his adventure in the land of liberty quickly unravels as he finds himself running for his life and love. The movie features Nigeria's Jim Iyke starring alongside an all-American cast.

Dickson talked to NEXT about her work, and the new film.

Tell us about your background?

I studied Theatre-Arts at the University of Port Harcourt, then dabbled into filmmaking. All my life I have always loved telling stories on stage and I laid my hands on a camera after the whole ‘Living in Bondage' success. Then I suggested to my husband, who was my then boyfriend, that we should go ahead and do a movie - we eventually did but it never saw the light of day. I didn't know what I was doing but I knew I had a story. I shot a film in 2003 here in Nigeria titled ‘Mission to Africa' starring Olu Jacobs and other stars. After then I just tried to get better and this movie, ‘Between Kings and Queens', has been a huge step for me.

Why the hiatus after ‘Mission to Africa'?

To start with, I have always had this perception of trying to do movies, the right way. I know in Nollywood, a director can produce two movies in a month (I don't know if I am exaggerating but that was what I heard). I was having my child and trying to raise funds for my movie ‘Between Kings and Queens'.

Did you go back to film school?

Yes I am actually taking courses at the New York Film Academy.

The trailer appears to have quite a lot in common with Coming to America. Do you agree?

I don't know why everyone is saying that because the only similarity was the fact that the guy was from a royal family. It has a little bit of action and police chasing him around and a little bit of comic relief. So, for some funny reason, people are tagging it as ‘Coming to America' - so let's say it's modern day ‘Coming to America'.


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Joy Dickson

What inspired the screenplay and why that story?

We had a friend at that time that was rounding up his studies at the University of Texas film school who said a classmate of his said to him: ‘I hear in Africa you guys live in trees?' And he in return replied saying ‘yeah the poor ones live in small trees while the big ones live in tall trees'. Then the white guy said: ‘Really?' And he said: ‘Yes, remember when Clinton came to Africa? We kept him in one of the tallest trees'. And the guy still believed it! When he told us the story, we laughed and that was how we took the story and this film came about. We wanted to elaborate more about how we are being perceived as Africans. Most times [whites] think we live in bushes with no clothes on, so that was how 'Between Kings and Queens' was born.

Jim Iyke is the only African and Nigerian in the movie; is this deliberate?
I just wanted to tell a story and it was a conscious move. I just wanted to have one Nollywood actor in the film. The guy who played Kalu is pure American and you couldn't tell because he had to work on his accent. I wasn't targeting just Africans but everyone. Jim Iyke was the best person for the role and people really loved him and kept asking about him.

How were you able to get DaJuan Johnson (Kalu) to speak like an African?

He had to work with the acting coach who helped him with the accent. I also had to help him too. I would talk with him over the phone, since he was in California at that time. And I also gave him some materials and links to go to see how Africans talk.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/TheatreDance/5655094-147/story.csp

[size=14pt]Muslims targeted as racist violence rises in Europe[/size]
FRIDAY, 09 JULY 2010 07:26   
Today's Zaman
[size=14pt]VOTE PLZ [/size]
The European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has announced that racist violence grew in Europe in 2009, leading to strong warnings from human rights organizations.

The annual ECRI report covering January-December 2009 was announced yesterday and examined the main trends in the fields of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance in Europe. An economic crisis accompanied by uncertainty in many European countries has contributed to the increase of racial violence, according to the ECRI. One of the main findings of the ECRI report underlines that Muslims continue to be discriminated against in employment, law enforcement, town planning, immigration and education, and that they were lately targeted by specific legal restrictions.

ECRI Chair Nils Muiznieks announced he was alarmed by the general rise in racist violence in Europe. "In the last year there has been a hardening of the immigration debate and a rise in xenophobic and intolerant attitudes in general, including virulent verbal attacks and violent incidents," he said.

In the report, the ECRI expressed its concern about the effects of the economic crisis on vulnerable groups -- in particular the rise in unemployment and cuts to social services. The negative climate of public opinion, fuelled by increasingly xenophobic political speech, has led to immigrants being held responsible for unemployment and the deterioration of security.

The annual report frequently criticized in its pages politicians who used anti-immigration and anti-Islam rhetoric for electoral purposes. The ECRI strongly makes the point on human rights abuses while combating terrorism. "Other issues of concern for the ECRI are the persistence of the widespread police practice of racial profiling, abuses in the fight against terrorism and police brutality against vulnerable groups," said the ECRI in a written statement on the occasion of the publication of its annual report.

The main topics the ECRI has highlighted are as follows:

Roma and Travelers continue to experience open hostility and social exclusion, as well as raids against their settlements and murders.

Anti-black racism persists in Europe, often translated into attacks against this community, and color-related insults are frequent at sports events.

Muslims continue to be discriminated against in employment, law enforcement, town planning, immigration and education, and lately they have been targeted by specific legal restrictions. States need to do more to encourage tolerance of religious diversity.

Anti-Semitism persists in Europe. Attacks on synagogues and Jewish cemeteries and Holocaust denial continue to be issues of concern.

http://www.khilafah.com/index.php/news-watch/europe/9825-muslims-targeted-as-racist-violence-rises-in-europe

[quote author=D-sense link=topic=574385.msg7408796#msg7408796 date=1293313611]You nau [/quote]I wish, I wish, I wish.

The inhumanity and wickedness shown to Nigerian women by their men cannot be fathomed.

Mai Suya:
@Aloy emeka, are you a male or female?

How is my gender related to the story?.

Thursday, December 23, 2010
[size=14pt]Jumbo pay, attraction for ladies
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Agency Reporter


When Pat (not real name) set out for Abuja in 2007, she had just one thing on her mind-to get ajob and possibly hook one of the Abuja big boys who she had heard so much about. Her friends who lived in the Federal Capital City Territory had regaled her with tales of big boys whose pockets seemed bottomless. So, after working in a research company in Lagos for 18 months with almost nothing to show for it, she had packed her clothes into one bag and boarded a luxury bus to Abuja.


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FCT gate






She didn't get a job, but after two weeks; she was lucky to have been invited to an "exclusive" party organised by an Abuja "happening babe." That what all she needed. The right guy noticed her and she moved into the "Senior girls" league.

Today, she lives in a very comfortable flat in Gwarimpa and has two cars to her name. The lucky man in the life of the lucky lady is said to be a lawmaker from the Niger Delta, with sources noting that the relationship is now that of a husband and wife.

Really, apart from the tall buildings, beautifully tarred roads and fancy cars, the promise of a better life attracts many to Nigeria's capital city, Abuja.

Money and power, which, for some time, have been a near exclusive preserve of the male gender in a patriarchal society like ours, attract women like bees to honey.

Since the transfer of the seat of government from Lagos to Abuja in the early 1990's, men (and some say women) of power and influence have found a home in the nation's capital.

The fairer sex, as women are often referred to, are aplenty on the streets of the federal capital.

Engage many girls on the street, and you will find out that beneath the calmness and finesse is an unmistaken desire to "make it, no matter what."

Since the Nigerian economy sadly revolves around government business, those who find themselves in or around the corridors of power control access to the vast resources therein.

Back in the days when the military held sway, the ladies made it big. Stories abound about women owning choice property in Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse and Garki.

Men of power across the three tiers of government at the federal, state and local government levels attract the highest number of damsels who are desperate to get their hands, at the till.

In Abuja, top government functionaries in the executive, legislative and the Judiciary are the most highly prized targets among women.

For a few lucky ones, a steady relationship or even a fling with men in any of these levels of power could very well be a ticket to the easy life they covet.

It is commonplace to see teenage girls behind the wheels in flashy cars and living in houses many Nigerians can only afford in their dreams.

Chances are that they have the right connections in the executive or the judicial arm of government, or simply enjoy "legislative backing."

This does not, however, mean that there are no women who genuinely work for whatever they have achieved.

Among members of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, our lawmakers appear to have replaced the top military brass as choice target among women.

The pressure on lawmakers was so intense, that it prompted a senator to cry out on the floor of the Senate that "Our telephone lines are being sold to women."

He explained that he and his colleagues receive "strange calls" from all kinds of women seeking for one favour or another.

The reason is not farfetched. The public display of affluence by members of Nigeria's legislature fuels public perception.

This became more pronounced during the Obasanjo/National Assembly faceoff. Millions of naira in liquid cash of (alleged) bribe money was laid on the table in the House of Representatives - while Ghali Na'abba was speaker.

It was no different in the Senate. Senators were alleged to have collected N50m each in order to support Obasanjo's botched third term agenda.

The recent furore generated by the pecks of office enjoyed by legislators, whether real or imagined, has not helped matters.

The Central Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi stirred the hornets' nest when he laid bare a fraction of the cost of maintaining our law makers.

A member of the House of Representatives, Patrick Obahiagbon, had this response to the question, "What about women and politicians in Abuja?" in an interview published by one of The Punch titles.

He responded after a bout of laughter, "I don't think women flock around you because you are a legislator. It is not exclusive to the political class. It is a general phenomenon and such disposition only conforms to the law of duality. I mean the law of opposites.

"There is man, there is a woman. But given the materialistic propensity that we have been sunk into, there is a tendency for women to agglutinate to those in the upper class of the society.

"For me, that is no problem at all. This is because I'm very busy and I still have up to 50 books in my library that I have not read.

"I have been buying at least five Nigerian newspapers daily for over 12 years, which I read as if I am preparing for an examination. That takes my time. I'm not saying that I'm an angel, but I don't see women as a problem."

His counterpart in the Senate, Sylvester Anyanwu, dispels the notion that Senators are under worked and over paid.

He said, "The stereotype Senator is rich and has all the money to give everyone.

http://odili.net/news/source/2010/dec/23/800.html

[size=14pt]Osun State is bankrupt, says Governor Rauf Aregbesola [/size]
From AKEEB ALARAPE, Osogbo

Thursday, December 23, 2010
…State needs N1 bn loan to pay workers’ salary


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…Osun can’t be bankrupt –Oyinlola

The reality of the parlous financial status of Osun State came to the open yesterday as the state governor Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed that he met not only an empty treasury but an insolvent state.

The governor, who spoke during a meeting with leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), disclosed that the state needs N360 million to service its debts every month and a loan of N1 billion for payment of workers’ salary and other statutory obligations.

But in a swift reaction, former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola in a statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Lasisi Olagunju, dismissed Governor Aregbesola’s claim. According to him, “government is a continuum. Osun is not and cannot be bankrupt. When you take over a government, you take over both assets and liabilities.

Oyinlola did not leave just liabilities, he left about N7 billion in government coffers from the loan approved by the House of Assembly. He did not leave any salary arrears unlike when he came in 2003 and inherited a lot of debts including three months unpaid salaries and N2.5 billion unpaid gratuities of workers retrenched by his predecessor. Oyinlola paid all. The new government is advised to also look for ways to generate funds to fulfil its pledge to those who elected it.”

Aregbesola, who described the financial situation of Osun State as ‘disturbing and unacceptable’, pleaded with CAN leaders to appeal to their congregation to be patient with his government in view of the situation he met on ground.

The governor frowned at the mountain of debts he inherited from his predecessor and lamented the level of poverty prevailing in the state due to lack of vision of previous administration in the state. His words: “The simple truth is that our state has been badly managed. I am not running anybody down. With the level of poverty here, it is unacceptable for anybody to make the building of stadia as priority.”


http://odili.net/news/source/2010/dec/23/512.html

Ekiti boils again *Violence, malpractices mar by-election *One feared dead, many injured *It's a shame -Oni *Cancel results outright -Fayose *The election was peaceful -

Written by Stephen Gbadamosi, Ado-Ekiti
Thursday, December 23, 2010


WIDESPREAD violence and allegations of ballot snatching characterised Wednesday's by-election into the seat of Moba Constituency 1 of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, with a man reportedly beaten to death, while many others sustained varying degrees of injury.






http://odili.net/news/source/2010/dec/23/601.html



The identity of the man who was said to have been beaten to death could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

But contrary reports had it that the man was only beaten into a state of coma, but was revived at an unnamed clinic later.


The policemen in the convoy of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olayinka Balogun, were said to have arrested some thugs, numbering 15, with guns and whisked them to the headquarters of the state police command, Ado-Ekiti.


But the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Mohammed Jimoh, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said three thugs had been brought to the command headquarters for snatching ballot boxes and causing violence in the election at the time he spoke with our reporter.


INEC Returning Officer, Mr David Arabambi, who announced the result said ACN candidate, Olajide Olaniyi, scored 4,837 votes to defeat PDP and LP candidates.


PDP candidate, Mr Gboyega Afilaka, scored 2,568 votes while LP candidate, Mr Babatunde Yinka, scored 239 votes.


Twenty-five thousand, seven hundred and fifty-three voters registered for the election in the five wards.


The development led to widespread condemnation of the poll, with former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor, Chief Olusegun Oni, describing the exercise as a disgrace to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Nigeria, while the senator representing Ekiti North senatorial district, Mr Ayo Arise; Labour Party (LP) financier and former governor of ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and a former commissioner in the state, who is also an LP member, Chief Segun Akinwumi, called for its outright cancellation.


However, Special Adviser, (Media) to Governor Fayemi, Alhaji Mojeed Jamiu, said former Governor Oni said so because the PDP lost. He said "the election was peaceful, except those who were not supposed to be in Ekiti, like Senator Iyiola Omisore, [Caleb] Olubolade and [Ayo] Arise, but who were chased away by the people."


The election, which started at about 8.00 a.m., saw many voters trooping out at Imayan Unit 001, believed to be the stronghold of former deputy speaker of the state, Mr Saliu Adeoti, whose demise led to the by-election, but there was a heavy presence of mobile policemen and men of the State Security Service (SSS).


In Osan Ward in Osan-Ekiti, voting was said to have been disrupted when some alleged gunmen, despite the heavy presence of policemen and SSS operatives, reportedly stormed the community, fired gunshots into the air and dispersed the voters at a polling unit directly opposite the palace of the traditional ruler of the town, Oba Tajudeen Jimoh.

mykali:
the possibility of them getting raunchy is above 50 percent. . .and that's not so good.

Personally, if I see my wife/gf watching indecency. . .i'ld know something was up. . .maybe she's Hot or something.

Now imagine your Hot wife watching indecency with your friend

That's speculation.

Whose company?

Blazay:
^^^
Aloy+Emeka=omo_ngbati. . . NL Queen of all Igbotic tribalists. . . .

Who is this attention-seeking lonely old hag of a Face Book Spinster addressing?

One of those Igbo women I guess. Thank God Yoruba men are willing to save you from your wife-battering Igbo men.

Perhaps, if you had your own husband. . . you would not worry what others are doing with theirs.

Don't worry, one ugly Yoruba man will soon pity you and marry your ugly arzzzzzzzz like your fellow 'sistah'!

Unfortunately, you will have to wait a while since your skin is black like goat poop! Not as lovely as the well-endowed bride in the pic above.

No tribal threads to show off your hairy yam legs and flex your akpu muscles?

Please, knock yourself out.

hoe hoe hoe. . .merry xmas. . .Ugly NL spinster!

You have 8 days to find love on NL or Face Book.

This is not the tribalism section.

Now. . .pansy, run to the moderators and super moderators.

Mu he he he he he




Where is the insult? Please, there is a difference btw opinion and insult. . . I addressed the topic. . . not a 'lilly-livered' poster.

Thanks. Happy Holidays.

Oturugbeke

I am suspecting the real Akintola sold him his identity when he emigrated to the US. It is very unusual for this man to know his full documented identity in those days. Identity thieves practically do cyber crimes and such crimes were close to impossible 22 years ago. All these people including his wife washing their hands off him are doing so to avoid being prosecuted because they knew about his situation.

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1337.snc4/162899_10150123928900729_661120728_7973974_7521739_n.jpg

Me likey.

Wumine:

So your idea of entertainment is watching x-rated movie with a friends spouse then getting whatever comes afterwards cos i tell you it will not end on just the movie!
Aloy_Emeka Which planet are you from

Wumie, what comes afterwards please?.

ode remo:
@alloy, pls dont excuse what this kid get up to, they r aware of the crime and its consequences. no doubt.

Age matters in issues like this. You don't know jack about his childhood and whether there is anybody at home to guide him on how to become a man. It doesn't make sense for a young lad like that with a promising career to meddle with armed robbery.

xtremer:
another silly story, is the man's wife an under age?, was she forced to watch the x rated movie,u know she could easily have walked out if she was uncomfortable watching an adult movie with her husband's friend.i bet she wanted to get laid, mwshewwww

She needed entertainment. Are women not allowed to entertain themselves?.

[quote author=tayo_ast link=topic=573783.msg7398067#msg7398067 date=1293136600]That's Gross!!

Would u be happy 2 c your gf watchin pornn wt ya frd?[/quote]What does it matter if they are not having intercourse?.

[size=14pt]Ghana to build 3-Star hotel with World Cup’s cash[/size]
By Our reporter
Thursday, December 23, 2010



The financial reward of Ghana's participation in the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be channeled towards construction of a three-star hotel at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram in the Dangbe West District of Greater Accra Region.

The hotel with an Olympic-size swimming pool among other facilities will serve as a major camping base for the various national teams and also operate as an income generating venture.

Ghana reaped $11 million after taxes for reaching the last eight of the first ever Mundial on African soil, South Africa, and Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Youth and Sports, said at an interactive session with the media on Tuesday that the hotel facility was among the consideration of a legacy project for the country.
Ms Dansua said there were many proposals with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in respect to the legacy project and the three-Star hotel project received an almost positive response. “The parties have not finalized discussions, and the project can only take off after all parties have consented to it.

“But for the recent problems between the GFA and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), discussions would have advanced according to the minister. Ms Dansua confirmed that the cash was still in the government coffers and will be channeled to the approved project at the right time.

The project, she said, will be synonymous with Ghana's heroics at the Mundial which saw the Black Stars join Cameroon and Senegal to reach the quarters of the World Cup.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/sports/2010/dec/23/sports-23-12-2010-001.htm

dominique:
Not  illegal, just inappropriate.

What is inappropriate about it after all they were not having intercourse?.