What are you hiding?

proudly9ja:

Yes! I am celebrating the fact that a few Nigerians have dipped into their pockets to save lives rather than sit down and condemn eofforts of others.
I am celebrating that 22 lives have been saved so far based on this effort!

Which Nigerians built that surgical hut?

pureminded:

thought gideon was a model  now acting 

Yes, he is in Nollywood now.

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CHISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE, SALT N' LIGHT[/size]
written by:
Onyinye Oyedele
precious.words@yahoo.com
Ontario, Canada

Christmas is a special season for family reunions. People travel from far and near to share joy, laughter, and warmth with loved ones. Some family members certainly make a grand entrance and you know Christmas is not the same without them. As we count down to Christmas, with traveling plans and recipes in place, treasure this season and the laughter and joy that it holds.



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"Aunty Abuja" arrived in the village that afternoon on the 24th, with loaves of bread and crunchy chin chin. When the children ran to welcome her it was the soft and succulent bread that they held onto. Aunty Abuja's laughter was rapturous and infectious! Her arrival was the sound of "jingle bells." She was also the "Christmas chef," so with her catering expertise, it was going to be a mouth watering holiday. The journey from Abuja to the village was long and exhausting, so cooking delicacies would come later. That evening she was going to make a huge pot of Milo to go with the bread. The children sat down on benches with their "yanked" chunks of bread waiting for aunty to pour the beverage into their plastic cups with handles.

There was no "light" so things were moving "slowly". Candles and kerosene lamps accompanied her from her room to the make shift kitchen. The children waited and chatted, no one was in a hurry to go to bed. Nice and slow, yes that is Christmas in the village. Finally the Milo was ready and the children dipped their bread. Their tiny faces turned sour immediately, something was wrong. The bread melted on their tongue but also "slapped" it. Instead of sugar, aunty put salt! It was a mistake but her rapturous laughter saved the night, Ah, memories of Christmas in the village!

On Christmas morning, the 25th, we woke up to the smell of goats roasting. Aunty Abuja was "commanding" the cooking crew. The pot of stew cooked with firewood, had to be ready before we went to church. Oh my! Those huge pots of rice and stew, and basins of fried meat that would "disappear" before night fall. Oh yes, people trooping in and out after church to say, "Merry Christmas" and to tell long stories. Or rub your head and say how big you have grown! Well, for the children, the fun part was wearing the Christmas dress and shoe, and the latest hairstyle! If you came from the "city" it was a time to show off your dress to the village people! Your dress was the gift you unwrapped, in fact, it was not wrapped…you knew it was in your mother's box! Christmas in the village was simple and ordinary. You are just happy to be with family, throw some "bisco" and run away from knock out and banga! But wherever you find yourself this season, enjoy the moment.

Finally, Christmas is the season of lights. Malls, department stores and government houses have special Christmas tree lighting ceremonies. Rooftops, lawns and doorways are shining like twinkle twinkle little stars! In fact, decorating for Christmas is a silent competition of lights. It is a beautiful sight to behold and it certainly affirms the truth that "light" is attractive. Christmas is not only a season of lights. It also brings hope and joy. As you light up your home and surrounding this season, let Jesus light up your path so that you can be like "salt", adding flavour to the lives of people around you. With His light in your heart, you can step into the New Year with a sense of direction.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sun Man of the year: Fashola: The new face of leadership
By FEMI ADESINA

Sunday, December 20, 2009
It was a unanimous judgment as the Board of Editors of The Sun Newspapers sat early last week to deliberate on who wins the Man of the Year diadem for 2009. Who succeeds Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, who won the laurel in 2008 for his single-minded commitment to the rule of law, which saw him wresting his purloined gubernatorial victory through the courts?
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Fashola



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This year, The Sun added a new dimension to the prestigious award. One person each should emerge from both the public and private sectors. And by the time a careful appraisal of those on the shortlist was done, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola towered above all others. He is, therefore, The Sun Man of the Year 2009, for his giant strides in the governance of Lagos State. And for the private sector, Mr Tayo Aderinokun, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) coasts home with the prize.

Why Fashola? The answer may well be, if not Fashola, who else? The Lagos State governor was first runner-up in the awards last year, as most of his initiatives were then still in embryonic stages. Now, the chrysalis has burst forth. You see his fingerprints, his footprints in all the areas, touching lives of the citizenry in diverse positive ways – security, roads, healthcare delivery, revenue generation, ability to motivate, devotion to duty, the environment, and many others. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say Babatunde Fashola is the new face of leadership. The face of inspiration.

The face of commitment to public good. The face of not only a man of the moment, but a man for all seasons. A reference point for performance.

When people now talk of Lagos, it goes beyond partisan considerations. Even governors elected on the platform of other parties doff their hats for the man in Lagos. Fashola, they say, makes them proud. He is the quintessential governor, the governor of governors.

Quite representative of the general opinion is the view of Dr Segun Ogundimu, a leader of the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos. He says not even his rampaging party would be able to unseat Fashola in 2011. His words: “At times, he does things that are against his party. That’s my own man. When I talk about Fashola, people sometimes say I am an AC (Action Congress) man. If not for what is going on now, I am sure that I would have been summoned by our disciplinary committee that I am supporting AC. No.”

But the former commissioner in Lagos, under the military, has merely expressed a sentiment that is common to people round the country. Round the country? Even beyond, as Nigerians in the Diaspora hear of what Fashola does back home, and have a sense of pride. Hope is kindled in their hearts that it is not over for their motherland, a nation long sentenced to decrepit, rickety, unimaginative leadership.

This man of small frame does big things. His lean shoulders carry heavy burdens, far above his physical strength. But when you are a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), like Fashola is, you need more of brain than brawn to get things done. Let’s amend that statement. You need a combination of brain and brawn, but then more of the former than the latter. Consider what happened in Oshodi.

Oshodi had been the sore of a city for many decades. It was the nation’s capital of chaos, of violence, of crime, of all that was vile and despicable. In Oshodi, you had the petty thief; you also had the big timers. You had the love-vendor; you also had the prostitute. You had the drug pusher; you had the addict. If you needed to buy anything, from cow’s dung to human head, Oshodi was the place. It was a monument to larceny, corruption, crime, and all that was ignoble, craven and degenerate.

Then came this intrepid young man who calls himself Raji Fashola. In the twinkle of an eye, Oshodi was down. Reduced to rubble. Demolished. Bulldozed. Overthrown. And from its womb came a new settlement, worthy of any mega-city in any other part of the world. A dream? No, it is reality staring Lagosians, nay, Nigerians straight in the face.

Lagos, according to Fashola, under the old order was losing at least N120 billion annually to the traffic jam and congestion in Oshodi. He added: “Though the demolition is painful, the interest of the few who have constituted a law unto themselves cannot override the general interest of the people of Lagos State.”

Talk of a man with guts, with spunk, and Fashola is it.

Leadership is all about touching lives and making a difference. Our Man of the Year was bold enough to publicly say he would resign as governor if adjudged a non-performer. According to him, the essence of holding power in trust for the people is to make visible contributions to their lives. True.

Lagos is now one huge construction site. From Alausa, to Surulere, to Lagos-Badagry route, to Victoria Island, Ajah/Lekki axis, it is new road projects everywhere. In fact, you can safely say Fashola has gone roadwire. Barrister Opeyemi Bamidele, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, describes the pace of the administration as “frenetic,” adding that in the months to come, “the temperature will certainly get hotter in the kitchen of governance in Lagos State.” Oh, who says interesting days are not ahead!

But what really is this man’s vision for Lagos, that makes him work at such “frenetic” pace, like the biblical galloping Jehu? Hear Fashola: “I want to leave behind a city where life is safe, businesses will thrive, families can be raised and children can grow up comfortably; a city where people would want to invest their life savings and call home.” We believe him.

When you have crusaders like the man in Lagos at the helm of affairs, and they receive such effusive accolades, they soon lose sense of balance and go overboard. Not Fashola. Though his head may be in the clouds, his feet are firmly planted on terra firma, the solid earth. So, he says he is not a messiah, and would not fix all the problems of Lagos.

“As a government, we are under no illusion at all that our tenure is time-bound, and that, therefore, we cannot fix all the problems of the state, despite all our best wishes. But the responsibility that we have set for ourselves is to lay a foundation that you can build on and further our efforts. That is our hope, that is our dream, and will be our fulfilment – that the generations after us achieved our dreams.”

Humility, no doubt, from an accomplished leader. But then, the Nigerian Constitution allows Fashola to go for a second term of another four years in office. Though he has not indicated interest to run, Lagosians are saying he can take their votes for granted. It’s a cinch, as sure as death, that he would win clean and clear if he runs.

The Black Book

The Black Book is supposed to be the book of perdition, the book that consigns sinners to hell. But in Lagos, Fashola has re-invented The Black Book. That is where he wrote all his campaign pledges and promises, and he consults the book from time to time, to ensure that he is still on the right track. Hear him at a lecture delivered in Cambridge University, United Kingdom, last December. “I kept notes of every promise I made at those rallies (2007 election campaigns) in a book that a friend and I call the Black Book, and I have recordings of each rally on my i-pod, which I carry with me everywhere I go. I read those notes regularly to remind me of what I may have forgotten.”

The award ceremony

The official award ceremony of The Sun Man of the Year holds in February, every year. So, two months hence, Fashola and Aderinokun will stand inches taller as they enter the Hall of Fame earlier occupied by their predecessors. The maiden edition of the award was won in 2003 by Otunba Mike Adenuga, chairman, Globacom, for his strides in making telephones available to Nigerians at very cheap rates.

In 2004, the diadem went to Professor Charles Soludo, the then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for envisioning a new banking order, while Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, then Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) won in 2005, for his gallant fight against corruption.

In 2006, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, the then Minister of Education, was the awardee, for her far-reaching reforms in the sector, while the 2007 edition was jointly won by Governors Peter Obi of Anambra and Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, for their belief in the rule of law in the quest to regain their seas in their respective states. Governor Adams Oshiomhole won last year’s edition.

All hail Fashola and Aderinokun, joint winners of The Sun Man of the Year award for 2009.

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jAGUAR XF


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aUDI A5

Will they stream questions from Youtube and nairaland?

Soji Bankole

Fred Ade Williams

Reginald Okoh

Gideon Okeke

Kalu ikeagwu

Another fit Nollywood hunk.


Yemi Black

This one too

This guy is very masculine and fit with a deep voice.


Emeka Okoro

nikkykay:

I guess the situation would require me to examine myself too, rather than pass judgment hastily. Fourteen mistresses? Something must be wrong with our relationship. If in the end I find it’s me that caused it, I guess I will let him go. On the other hand, if it’s just his position and money that entered his head, I guess we may have to talk things out. I feel that with all these wahala he has faced in few weeks, he won’t ever go back to it. So, I might just stand by hi[

You will find that out how?

proudly9ja:

agrgh!!! abeg, can we go back to the post. Im not much of a talker and my mind is spinning already. If you read my post to Aloy, I told him in the very first line that we should return to the post at hand and not take things out of context. Meaning that, my post with the whole somalia thingy was being taken out of context. I didn't twist anything.

And just so you know, this is an EXTREME case for Makoko people and thats why I think tpia brought the life and death issue. Most of them would probably not even have access to proper hospitals talkless of surgeries and here is someone offering them this for free or at least affordable fees??

Im not sure I want to go round in circles abeg. Forget that I responded to your post and lets move forward.

You are celebrating mediocrity. Are we supposed to have such amenities in Nigeria with our oil production record?. Why must we manage as Nigerians?

What is the comparison between that clinic under construction and this one below especially the health hazards associated with the poo water underneath?


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proudly9ja:

@Aloy,

Lets not take this out of context and return to the topic at hand. Someone said analysed that is it an excuse for someone to eat dog poo just because he or she is starving and I gave an example that it is not just an excuse, it is really happening.

Back to the topic, if you read the outline, you'l read that these people have given 20 free surgeries in this same surgery. Like I said, maybe half of those 20 people would be dead by now or permanently disabled but for those surgeries. I have also challenged anyone who has more information to tell us with facts that that surgery does not meet minimum standard.
If anyone can do that, I will keep quiet.

Same way women have gone through abortions in a chemist shop. Will you endorse a such quacks because he successfully performed 30 abortions?

Olu's house was foreclosed you slowpoke. Olu's decision was based on the terms of the loan so he can recoup his deposit. If he didn't allow them to sell it, he stands to lose everything. At least he got the N200k he deposited back.

May be you need to learn how to read :

A copy of the transfer of ownership made available to BASELINE shows that Mr. Olu had secured a loan from a new generation bank to finance the purchase of the house with the agreement to service the loan periodically. After servicing the loan for a period of time, we gathered the singer couldn’t sustain payments for the house any longer, hence his decision to allow the bank to take over the sale of the house.

As you read this, the house has been sold and Olu has been settled with the deposit he paid for the house. As for his new residence, BASELINE will surely keep you posted.

Arewe now so bad that we can draw conclusions with war torn Rwanda and Somalia?

It's world class. That is what BabaPupa said.

They are threatening his 2nd term term ticket because he is doing a good job. PDP will be happy to welcome him only that he is not made like a normal PDP stalwart.

How many men out there are better than Tiger Woods?. As long as their profession involves travelling a lot, mistresses will be trailing them.

Arab money no dey again.

~Bluetooth:

In as much as fashola is doing well in lagos,he should not forget his source which we all know.

Are you threatening him for disobeying the rules of your mafia and helping Nigerian citizens?

E get A/c ooo but if PHCN take light during surgery or mosquito fly inside your stomach from the murky water underneath, na your wahala be that.

A’ Ibom Speaker jettisons plan to use juju over missing $15000
By Tony NYONG
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Engr. Ignatius Kevin Edet, may have jettisoned plans to resort to the services of uncanny powers to reveal the pilferer of $15000 out of the about $50,000 that got missing in his room.




http://odili.net/news/source/2009/dec/19/310.html

The amount, according to an impeccable source, was part of the money from the executive arm as allowance to members of the State House of Assembly.

Saturday Vanguard also gathered that while the speaker had $50,000, principal officers of the house collected $40,000, while other members got $30,000 each.

But Edet, in a quick reaction, denied knowledge of receiving such money from the executive, let alone keeping it at home for it to be pilfered.

The speaker, who had initially taken his share of the allowance home for keeps, went to the bank to lodge the cash but was miffed to discover in the bank at the point of depositing the cash with his account officer at one of the recently rescued new generation banks that about $15000 had been pilfered from the total sum.

The infuriated speaker, who this correspondent learnt had counted the money severally for confirmation, left the remaining cash with his account officer and moved straight to where he had planned to consult the native doctor who would use his powers to kill whoever stole the money.

Edet, it was however revealed, had a rethink en route the place and remembered that the only person who saw and knew where the money was kept was a principal member of the family, and having a feeling that doing anything untoward over the missing money could cause the family a more serious damage, jettisoned the plans and went back to the bank to collect the money he had earlier left with his account officer.

It is alleged that he used the money to buy a property in a choice area in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State.