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Politicians and their ways.

I will face oshobaba one on one and beat him up along airport road. Yea, that's how real G roll. Mess me up and get messed up big time.

Obaseki in spotlight

So contrary to the impression created by Egypt, Nigeria's nominated candidate for WTO Director General post, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala won't be disqualified though her candidacy may cause some distortions in the usual Africa solidarity in things like this. There are suspicions that some developed countries may be behind Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala candidacy.

General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand informed members on 20 May 2020 the appointment process for the next Director-General would formally commence on 8 June with nominations accepted from that date until 8 July.

The Chair will inform WTO members of nominations as soon as they are received. After 8 July, Chair Walker will issue to members a consolidated list of all candidates. Shortly after the nomination period has closed, candidates will be invited to meet with members at a special General Council meeting, present their views and take questions from the membership.

https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm&hl=en-NG

This na hate speech

No time. Trump dey bunker!

Start by lobbying to sweep the road leading to Tinubu's Bourdillon mansion. From there, once he noticed you and likes you, you will not only enter the mainstream politics but you will drink from the stream big time.

Gbos Gbas talk!

Yeleh Yeleh Yeleh Leh Leh Leh
Caus' nobody is perfect (Oh yeah)
Nobody's perfect
You know where I dey go


You dey de find a perfect wife
Searching for a perfect one
The life you live is it a perfect life ?
You know the place where I dey go
Can't believe my eyes could see
The day I found my missing rib
She invested her best in me
Yes I know na so we dey grow


If you dey find this woman
Pretty woman
That perfect woman wey go dey by your side
That God fearing woman
That kind of woman
Brother go build am yourself


If you dey find this woman
Pretty woman
That perfect woman wey go dey by your side
That God fearing woman
That kind of woman
Brother go build am yourself


Caus' nobody is perfect (Oh yeah)
Yeleh Yeleh Yeleh Leh Leh Leh
Nobody's perfect (no Oh yeah)
Yeleh Yeleh Yeleh Leh Leh Leh


Relationship is a compromise
Paid in full with the perfect price
Unstable like a waving flag
You know the place where I dey go
So many people dey break
To justify their hidden pain
But you can't take thee love out of the way
Yes I know na so we dey grow


If you dey find this woman
Pretty woman
That perfect woman wey go dey by your side
That God fearing woman
That kind of woman
Brother go build am yourself


If you dey find this woman
Pretty woman
That perfect woman wey go dey by your side
That God fearing woman
That kind of woman
Brother go build am yourself


Caus' nobody is perfect (Oh yeah)
Yeleh Yeleh Yeleh Leh Leh Leh
Nobody's perfect (no Oh yeah)
Yeleh Yeleh Yeleh Leh Leh Leh
Ahah Rrrude!!
Eh eh .... Nawah
If you dey find that rich man (rich man)
Sister go build am yourself
Eh eh eh eh ...

Slimpotter:
Why should he pack and go, what's that why can't we defend our own.
Why should the US and their fellow western imperialists be dictating to us?

The other time they were giving us terms on how to spend the recovered abacha loot, what's sort of overreaching is that.
Whether you like buhari or not that's nonsense and neocolonialism.
Only US will be accusing every country of doing wrong.

US 'big brotherness' is real, bro.

The Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has officially confirmed that a new deal has been reached with Gernot Rohr to continue as the Super Eagles coach.

While announcing the development on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, the NFF boss also added that qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup are two sacrosanct expectations Rohr is fully aware of.

Pinnick wrote: “I’m happy to announce that the NFF and Coach Gernot Rohr have concluded all contractual discussions and he will stay on as Coach of the Super Eagles.

“We have always had confidence in his abilities and we are confident that the national team can only go higher from here.”

He continued: “We can now focus on qualifying for the World Cup and winning the Nations Cup. In truth, these are sacrosanct and Coach Rohr is aware of these conditions.

“Like the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development has rightly noted; we are uncompromising in these goals.

Rohr has been in charge of the Super Eagles since 2016 but he is yet to win any silverware.

The German tactician qualified Nigeria for the Russia 2018 World Cup but the Super Eagles did not go beyond the first round; a development which was partly blamed on Rohr’s misjudgments in the crucial final group game against Argentina.

At the AFCON tournament in Egypt, the Super Eagles settled for Bronze having been denied a place in the final by eventual champions Algeria.

The Super Eagles are three-time African champion having won the continental title first on home soil in 1980 and then 24 years later in Tunisia before emerging tops again in South Africa in 2013 under the tutelage of late Stephen Keshi.

Rohr has now been handed a new two-and-half-year deal in which his past mistakes can be corrected.

To retain his position with the Super Eagles, Rohr among other things had to agree to a pay-cut, to be paid in Naira and also reside in Nigeria.

Several coaches including ex-Valencia manager Hector Cuper and former Tottenham Hostpur boss, Harry Redknapp, were reportedly waiting in the wings in the event Rohr failed to agree to a new deal with the NFF.

The next AFCON is scheduled to hold in Cameroon, in January 2021 but could be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/394850-nff-renews-rohrs-contract-says-nigeria-must-win-next-afcon.html

If US is serious about removing Akinwunmi Adesina, then he should park his stuff and come back home. In no time another African Economist will be picked by US and all of a sudden the African leaders will throw under Adesina under the bus and go for that US candidate. No African leader will sacrifice annual grants from US or UK for Adesina's candidacy.

I may be wrong but let's watch and see.

With all these office equipment LOCKED UP by Pantani, it means that the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission is currently on LOCKDOWN declared by Pantani.

Talented singer, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy returns with an impressive single dubbed “Woman”. The production of this new smashing Afrobeat/pop record comes from Chrisstringz.

https://rudeboy./Woman

“Woman” is a popping record and at the same time a conscious music. King Rudy on this new jam talks to the men who are still single because they are hunting for that perfect woman, someone who is Holy (God Fearing), pretty, hardworking and would never disappoint. His message is no woman is perfect, you just have to build one to your taste. Even we the men that want the perfect lady/wife do not have a perfect lifestyle, we are all with flaws.

Relationships are like a waving flag, which is a lot of compromise, Nigerian record producer and singer.

Rudy further stressed that if you see the one that you love your missing rib, invest in him or her and build your life together. Don’t look for ReadyMade, Accept the one you heart wants and manage the Flaws cos humans are unstable.

Rudeboy
@rudeboypsquare
Brand new song #woman OUT NOW ���� link rudeboy./Woman Musically Rude � pic.twitter.com/DofUhajGhY

Brand new song #woman OUT NOW 🔥🔥🚒🚒 link https://t.co/gO75MT5dxy Musically Rude 😎 pic.twitter.com/DofUhajGhY

— Rudeboy (@rudeboypsquare) May 25, 2020

Rudeboy
@rudeboypsquare
Any music that is not making sense ��‍♂️��‍♂️��‍♂️��‍♂️ count me out ���� now you know why I’m musically Rude
https://mobile.twitter.com/rudeboypsquare/status/1264860070552231937?p=v

Hahaha the Emoney hands no heavy again.

Chief of Staff is President's Personal Assistant (PA)

It’s often said that a lie told so many times, if unchallenged, may - in course of time - begin to pass for the truth. One of such is the terrible lie, institutionally purveyed since the end of the Civil War, to the effect that Igboland is landlocked or that it has no access to the sea. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is to debunk that lie with some simple historical and topographical evidence that are even in plain view, if you care to dig or do some physical exploration of your own.


Suffice it to say that it is a profound tragedy that entire generations of the immediate post-War Igbos never bordered to check but seemingly accepted this brazen institutional falsehood, largely intended to taunt the Igbo and put them down. A few that knew it to be false just didn’t care anymore. That History was banned since the end of the Civil War made it worse, plus the fact that most people don’t take physical Geography that serious anymore, otherwise they would have known that Abia, Imo and Anambra States have varying short-distance paths to the Atlantic Ocean through Imo, Azumiri and Niger Rivers. It’s not really rocket science, as you can easily confirm this if you know how to read Google Earth; or conquer your fear of swamp snakes and walk through these areas on foot.

There are also many other hardly explored waterways and slithering tributaries, including the remote reaches of Oguta Lake and Oseakwa River in Ihiala (Imo State) that meandered through Igbo-delta wetlands to the Southeastern ends of the Atlantic waterfront. These rivers have varying lengths of short navigational paths to the Atlantic, and in some cases, are far shorter nautically (and even on footpath) than the Portharcourt, Calabar and Ibaka seaports are to their side of the Atlantic.

Many of these pathways, including particularly the ones from the outer reaches of Imo and Azumiri Rivers terminate at the Atlantic at no more than 15 to 30 Nautical miles to the beachhead. To put it in lay language, one nautical mile equals 1.8 kilometers. Thus, the contiguity of Southeast (not even the greater Igboland) to the Atlantic is less nautical miles than the Atlantic is to the seaports in Calabar, Onne, Ibaka, Lagos and Portharcourt. If you discount the territories excised from Igboland during State creations and the damnable boundary adjustments, it will be far less.

To be sure, Ikwerre land or Igweocha which bears the greater portions of the Portharcourt seaport was dredged up to 50 miles to the Atlantic front through the Bonny River. Onne seaport was dredged up to 60 Miles to the Atlantic and Calabar seaport was dredged 45 nautical miles to the Atlantic. Ibaka seaport is about 30 nautical miles to the Atlantic and the Lagos seaports dredged up to about 50 nautical miles to the Atlantic.

Compare all these to Obuaku in Abia State, which is only 25 nautical miles to the Atlantic from the confluence of Imo and Azumiri River which itself separately lies not more than 30 nautical miles to the Atlantic beachfront. The less obvious one is the little-known Oseakwa River in Ihiala (Imo State) which is mere 18 nauticals to the Atlantic, all with its 65 feet of natural depth, unarguably comparable to no other River in Nigeria.

Additionally, what is geopolitically known as Igboland today is far smaller than what it was and legally supposed to be. As far back as 1856, Baikie - one of the earliest and credible Geographers of ancient Nigeria, had this to say - “Igbo homeland, extends east and west, from the Old Kalabar river to the banks of the Kwora, Niger River, and possesses also some territory at Aboh, an Igbo clan, to the west-ward of the latter stream. On the north it borders on Igara, Igala and A'kpoto, and it is separated from the sea only by petty tribes, all of which trace their origin to this great race" (Baikie, William Balfour, published with a sanction of Her Majesty's Government in 1856).

But with that infamous post-War abandoned property policy and the egregious institutional injustices in boundary adjustments and the widespread anti-Igbo gerrymandering, Igbos physically and psychologically lost their vested ancestral lands, all to the point of not caring anymore about their historical contiguity to the Atlantic, which their ancestors beheld and called the ‘Great Sea’. The psychological beat-down got so bad that some of the descendants of these Igbo ancestors (nearest to the Atlantic and now lying outside Southeast) are no longer sure whether they are Igbo or not.

The worst injustice was In 1976 when the Justice Nasir Boundary Adjustment Commission made a serious and targeted agenda of carving out core Igboland territories into some neighboring States of the South-South. But they didn’t quite make an absolute success of it. They missed the southernmost Southeast lands that possess Rivers that meandered through slices of Igbo-friendly South-South territories and ended up at the Atlantic, thus unwittingly placing Igboland and its right of access to the sea under the canons of customary international law.

As it stands, international law of the sea guarantees Igboland (whether it remains Nigerian territory or not) unhindered access to the nearest sea (in this case: the Atlantic) peacefully by the many short-distance rivers, waterways and tributaries that originated from Igboland but ultimately washed into the Atlantic through contiguous South-South territories. For avoidance of doubt, there’s particularly the Obuaku confluence in Ukwa West (Abia State) that flows through Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State before expanding out and washing into the near-reaches of the Atlantic. And the River Niger which ultimately joined the Atlantic through a vast network of hardly explored creeks and mangrove swamps that abut the Bight of Bonny in the South-South.

Nigeria is subject to the International Law of the Sea and is therefore bound to abide by its provisions, should the need arise in a scenario of persistent sovereign oppression of an identifiable indigenous group. The others are the United Nations Treaty of the Sea and the African Union Treaties and Conventions on the Sea, including particularly the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, which Nigeria ratified and domesticated in 1983. The pertinent provisions are mostly embedded in the copious provisions relating to the collective economic and commercial rights of indigenous peoples lying within the Treaty nations. Ndigbo are undoubtedly an indigenous people presently lying within Nigeria. So, international law will surely come into play if a conflict arises out of Nigeria’s persistent institutional resistance to granting a seaport to Igboland.

Aloy Ejimakor is a Legal Practitioner.

http://saharareporters.com/2020/05/17/it%E2%80%99s-lie-igboland-not-landlocked-aloy-ejimakor

Exc2000:
they are both members of the Kaduna Mafia.. one of the most succeful and ruthless Northern elite cult group, so no shaking they know each other so well

You sound too sure like you have seen Kaduna Mafia register.

Lalasticlala

This are good ideas policy makers.

It is interesting reading reactions on recent events in Rivers State. We still have a long way...

Wike matter don dey die small small.

We are all amazed in the same manner.

OUK my brother, there is hope.

Anything to move Nigeria forward.

OP e bi like say u dey serve tea for cabal.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has explained the continued absence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

In an interview on Wazobia Radio, Adesina insisted that Osinbajo is busy working with the Economic Sustainability Committee.

“He heads the Economic Sustainability Committee. They hold meetings and these news (items) are on the televisions,” he said.

Adesina noted that some of these meetings are now virtual or through videos, assuring that Osinbajo is hale and hearty.

He also explained that Lagos State secured a grant of N10billion from the Federal Government in the fight against the outbreak of COVID-19, because of their commitment to curb the pandemic.

“Technical support is very very important, very vey important… Lagos State got technical support before it got financial support, manpower support is very good, facility support is very good,” he added.

https://dailypost.ng/2020/05/07/covid-19-presidency-opens-up-on-osinbajos-whereabouts/

Now that CBN Bankers Committee advised banks to stay action on any plan to sack staff, has ACCESS Bank rescinded the firing its own staff?

Young Nigerians share hot ethnic hate words online among themselves.

Older Nigerians share cool looted money offline among themselves.

Sad, sad, and sad but reality.

Hahaha! It pained them no be small.

God 'safe' us!

festacman:
Dear Bukola Saraki, please be a gentleman and pay this woman this money to help her 'ministry' move to permanent site. Please Saraki, don't appeal this judgement as this N5m is mere chicken change compared to billions you and other senators earned for doing less than what most teachers in classrooms. Thank you for usual cooperation.

Hahaha! my brother forget, las las this case go reach Supreme court and the woman go don tire sef.