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Jega is creating a bizarre scene with this response to Akume's question
He said as for INEC they are absolutely ready but for other factors like security, he cant speak for them. Does that Security Chiefs can still force him to postpone. I think he should be more definite

Burger01:
Oh my God!! Senator Odion, Edo Central, asked if the card reader is an electronic gadget or electronic machine

and after his long and funny presentation, he ended by saying "I dont know how you are going to answer these questions" Do you have to care abi you leave answering to him to. Naija Legislators hsa

Order of poll - He said it is logical to have the presidential poll first and best to follow it since it has been decided over a year ago after stakeholders' meeting.
Time for accreditation especially for large voting populace - There will be splitting into manageable size so that the accreditation can be done faster
He confirmed that there is no court case against INEC as at now that can derail/delay/postpone election in response to Sen. Gbenga Ashafa's question

pardon my report. He said it will not be possible not reduced as I posted earlier

luvmijeje:
I thought he said with the card reader multiple voting will not be possible.

deputy senate leader Sen Ningi asking on the issue of having presidential poll before governorship poll. But did I hear him say Does You?

On politicians buying PVC, he said it is useless because it wont be verified by the card reader

he is answering question on whether voting & accreditation can take place at the same time. He said even though it is inconvenient for people, it helps in reducing multiple voting where people vote in one polling unit & leave for another. I quite agree

even the suspected financier of BH Ali Nduwe is addressing the house. That can only happen in Naija

why the rowdiness?

http://www.nta.ng/live/

watching live

The last time I checked, Mimiko defected to PDP from Labour Party, PDP didn't advise him to do the needful by resigning neither were his security personnel removed . Talk of double-sided. This can only happen in Naija. Naija I hail theee oooooooooooo. OMG I love this country

"9ice - "she can't stop calling her phone ring tone is in my memory, since the first time we met she has been like this, that's why I treat her like a queen ..... I cant deny that I lover her die

Kehi v Uche - Series 2
But I thought the same Keshi once said after final selection of his squad for world cup that IK Uche begged and apologised to him but it was rather too late to be picked. What would have led the same player to demand for begging before playing for Naija. While not holding forth for Uche, he is mostly seen by Nigerians as a very dedicated, calm and humble guy, But Keshi is saying otherwise. Until we hear from Uche's side, let's not cast aspersion on him, there are always two sides to a story

jobsat34: did yu know that any top team that win his first game on monday night game has been winning the league for the past 4 years?..

Blatant lie except you want to say Man U is not a top team because they lost their first Monday night game to Everton 2012/13 season through Felaini's header for Everton

I hate the messenger but the message is fact. The fact that he had erred in the past doesn't mean he should not speak when things are going wrong. Most of today were once drug addicts in past but today they have changed and are changing lives. Most people don't know OBJ, he is the sort that speak even after eating your foood and among all our past leaders, he seems to be the only one that can bear the bring and speak.
About making this public, he said in the first page that he had written 4 different letters without GEJ acknowledging nor replying any.

He didnt say GEj will be the last from Ijaw to lead the nation,read 1st paragraph of page 17 again.

I think what we should dwell on is whether all or any of what he raised in the letter is true.
Most people belief OBJ should not criticize GEJ because he himself is a crook. Does that mean we should just leave GEJ to continue his atrocities because those that preceded him are unworthy to criticize him. It started with Sanusi, followed by Tambuwal and now OBJ. After reading from them and most Nigerians, I think 80% belief GEJ is not bad but the people surrounding him are the ones misleading him but as the leader he should know when to caution them. That's one thing OBJ was known for in his time, he doesn't wait for aid to respond on his behalf before responding to any issue and when they did, he is quick to reprimand the aid and give his own version of the issue.

The bottom line, should we throw away the baby and the bath water, OBJ may be bad but the message can hardly be faulted

hydrazone: And which sector will supply the required manpower for those sectors you listed?
As they say, if you feel education is expensive,try ignorance!

@ hydrazone; thumb up. What a parochial thinking. I fear for the way our people dey reason

Jenams: ASUU it will neva be well wit u people! I'm a young guy of 26, sponsorin myself for Msc in uniben, I used my hard earned money to rent a self contain in benin, around january dis year, wit d hope to round up my course work by october and leave d apartment, cos I can start doin project frm delta where I reside. But now una don waste my rent, my landlord is waitin for anoda 1year rentage frm me. So annoyin.

I feel your pain but your curse and anger should be directed at the FG not ASUU. ASUU may be fighting for their interest and pocket, politicians are fighting for their account towards 2015. ASUU personal interest can still impact on the generality of the students,; but can you say the same thing about the politicians' interest?

This shows everything still come down to 2015, I fear for Nigeria in the next election with Jonathan's militants ready to unleash horror if he doesn't win and the opposition ready to try all dirty tricks to upstage Jonathan. Jonathan understands this and this is why he has Dokubo, Tompolo, Ateke and the rest on his payroll. Let's see how it will go in 2015

something is definitely wrong somewhere.
I want to believe he should be criticizing the medical staff and not Osaze unless he thinks he is not really injured and question his commitment because I hardly see a coach criticizing his player for being injured and unavailable. The fact that he collects record 55k for the club seems to annoy the coach. that alone gives pressure and I think Osaze should concentrate on getting back to form and silence his coach.

Posted by: godman01

Couldn't he have been injured, remember he was withdrawn before the second half started.

He wasn't substituted becos of injury but because of his performance on the field. There were other options for AVB if Mikel couldn't play. Mikel was only trying to warm his ways into AVB's heart just like all average players do with a new coach so as to feature in the coach's plan. Becos a very good player will only be neglected at his own peril for no good reason by a coach. So having known that he's not in that league of Lampard, Mata etc, he believes staying behind will help him achieve first team status but that should not be at the detriment of your National team that launched you into fame & popularity

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Ca anybody please upload or give a download site where i can download
MAGIC MOMENT (FUNKY JUJU) BY DELE TAIWO - his first album

You should know that teams dont like loosing against their fiercest local rival embarrassingly. If Arsenal had lost 8-2 to Tottenhams, it would have considered more disgraceful.
Consider that Arsenal was the most incomplete team in the premiership when they lost to Man U away who was playing his best 11 at home
I want to believe Man U loss at home to a local rival they have always taunted was more disgraceful and embarrassing.

Thank Nowal

here is the comment by Olusegun Adeniyi of THISDAY in his column

The foregoing is an abridged version of the text messages between Niger Delta Minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe and renowned boxing champion, Bash Ali beginning from April until the first week of this month. It was first published last Thursday in The Nation newspaper with an accompanying interview by my friend and one of Nigeria’s best reporters, Yusuf Alli, who spoke with both Orubebe and Bash Ali. The text messages speak volume about the character and temperament of our senior public office holders and help to explain why Wikileaks reports (of US diplomatic cables) about our country have been so damaging.

Now, what is the story behind this altercation? Even without any investigation, I have an idea about what happened because it is a familiar tale. Since the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Bash Ali has been writing any and every Nigerian president that he wants to stage a Guinness book of World Record fight in the country on the basis of the old age which he touts. Whenever a president gets that letter, he minutes it to an appropriate ministry while a standard courtesy letter is written to Bash Ali to liaise with the ministry. With that letter, woe betides whoever he is directed to meet. Of course most officials who get the letter don’t place much premium on it but once you have been unlucky to have given audience to Bash Ali, then you are in trouble. I know many officials who have unpleasant tales to tell after meeting him.

While I am almost certain that is also the experience of Orubebe, what the exchanges show is the immaturity of our officials because not only is the language deployed by the Minister in his text messages shameful, he also should have seen how Bash Ali was cleverly leading him on in the conversation. Consistently, Bash Ali was reinforcing the charge of corruption against Orubebe who was all the while abusing the man oblivious to the fact that in this information age, he was unwittingly putting himself on record without even dismissing the allegation. Now that Ali has put the text messages in the public domain I will not be surprised if one Polsec (whatever that means) at the American embassy writes a despatch to say Nigerian Minister demands bribe to stage boxing tournament!

In their piece, ‘How Public Officials Can Avoid E-Mail and Texting Liability Landmines’, Patrick J. Harvey and Ballard Spahr warned that public officials should always assume that all e-mails and mobile telephone text messages will eventually become public and that they should never use a text message to rant unless the person is ‘comfortable with it being printed in his/her local newspaper or enlarged on a poster board in court as a litigation exhibit’.

But our public officials have not learnt any lesson in what they put down in writing and what they say some of which is now coming back to haunt many of them given the expose of the United States diplomatic cables that Wikileaks has put in the public arena. The more I read the cables emanating from the American embassy in Nigeria the more I realise the damage that our officials have done to the image of the country. Now, there are two variants to the cables published by Wikileaks. Some despatches were based on the ‘information’ independently sourced by the officials which were not credited to any sources and then there were those based on the subtle debriefing of our important personalities and public officials. The latter is what I am concerned about because from what transpired in most cases, it would seem these officials just let loose without realising they were being recorded.

The main reason why many of our officials become unguarded and irresponsible when discussing corruption in our country with foreign dignatories is to put on a self-righteous image so as to present themselves as saints. It is then no surprise that whenever you see a top Nigerian official in the midst of Western diplomats and he or she is asked a simple question as to what challenge our nation is facing, the instant response would be ‘corruption’. It doesn’t matter that the person speaking could have houses all over the world and be sitting atop stupendous wealth that cannot be explained. As we can glimpse from the wikileak reports, almost all the officials encountered by the diplomats pointed the finger of corruption at others except themselves.

Incidentally, we are a nation where every official from local government to the presidency is ‘fighting corruption’ yet questions remain as to who actually is doing the corruption. In my piece published on October 1 last year to mark Nigeria’s 50th Independence anniversary, I made allusion to this disposition by Nigerian officials and to illustrate my point I used the African folklore of three famished brothers eating from the same plate of food not enough to satiate their hunger. Apparently losing out in the game of greed, the first brother remarked but to no one in particular: ‘you are eating too fast’. To this the second brother responded: ‘so you saw him’. The third brother completed the farce: ‘That was exactly what I wanted to say’!

That kind of posture accounts for most of the negative things we now read about our country based on Wikileaks reports but if there is any lesson that we can learn it is that officials can no longer afford to be careless with information, and that goes with what they say and what they put down in writing. Letting down their guards and allowing themselves to be used as spies just because they were invited to a cocktail by a clerical staff at the American embassy just shows the character of most of our public officials. But the reason many sold themselves and the nation cheap was because they never in their wildest imagination thought that what they said in secret would ever be out in the open. How naïve they were!

I hope we have all learnt sufficient lessons from the Wikileaks saga as to how we should comport ourselves when discussing with foreigners just as I believe Orubebe would also have taken note that in this information age, every careless and irresponsible text message will one day be accounted for. And the price for that could be very high.

Ali: Godsday, why did you prefer staging a music concert in the Niger Delta region to the 9 FREE OF CHARGE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPORTS ACADEMIES WITH OLYMPIC SIZED SWIMMING POOL AND A SPORTS MANUFACTURING FACTORY? Why do you hate to see development in our region? Why? April 23,2011. 03:34:22am

Orubebe: I think you need to examine your head and reason beyond your fake thoughts. April 23, 2011. 06:21:14am
Ali: Godsday, we included in the budget the fight and land cost for the 9 sports academies in Nigeria with 3 of your directors at the meeting. And I have always told you that this GWR fight must be done TRANSPARENTLY because apart from the honour and glory, that it will bring to Nigeria, there is a lot of PPV fight money which we can all benefit from. Is doing a TRANSPARENT business at your ministry a fake thought that calls for the examination of my head? What happened to the money that was included in the budget? Did you divert it?
Orubebe: I thought you were reasonable but had to withdraw because I realised you are not coordinated, you have a loose and porous mind set and living in the air. Sad that I met you. April 23, 2011. 07:17:12am
Ali: You withdrew and sent me back to the NSC because I insisted on a TRANSPARENT deal and now have the audacity to insult me. This is the second time you have said am living in the air for believing a TRANSPARENT deal can be done at your ministry in particular and Nigeria in general. Do you know that out of 150 million Nigerians, I am one out of less than 5,000 Nigerians that have a national honour. Do you know that I am an officer of the Order of the Niger, OON?
Orubebe: OON, a disgrace. I will ensure that you are removed from the honours’ list. I promise you that. End of story. April 24, 2011. 03:22:34am
Ali: That is an empty talk. I got my OON on merit, so a million Godsday can not take it away. Why are you preventing me from doing more great things for Nigeria and getting the highest national honour possible? Why? Must corruption always win? Do you know what this GWR fight, the 9 Sports Academies and the sports manufacturing factory will do for Nigeria?
Orubebe: Fool, you will die complaining. April 28, 2011. 06:13am
Ali: Did you not swear to do the right thing before you were made a minister? Do you know that you are a public servant and must at all times be respectful to the people? People like you do not deserve to be in government. I truly regret meeting you and above all feel sorry for Jonathan for appointing you
Orubebe: There will be no room for your apology and begging when we set up government without you. Big fool who could not plan his life. April 28, 2011. 11:12:27am
Ali: Godsday, it is you that must apologise and beg me to forgive you for being rude and talking trash. Set up government without me? What a joke!! If I am a fool for insisting that the boxing deal must be TRANSPARENT then I don’t want to be wise and above all, I gave Jonathan my mandate, not Godsday.
Orubebe: Just saw your text and am sorry for your family that, in all their efforts they ended up having a foolish as a father, brother and a child. You will be shocked, I have started the process of withdrawing your wrongly given honour. May 4, 2011. 06:04:31am
Ali: My brother, it is a NEW DAWN for all Nigerians to come together and fight corruption. Let all of us say “NO” to corruption. Let us help Jonathan to move Nigeria forward, please. Because we are from the Niger Delta, does it mean we have to always talk like militants?
Orubebe: Big fool. Why can’t you stop deceiving yourself. Am sorry for your children and family for having a silly father, who do not understand the times. July 9, 2011. 07:01:23pm
Ali: Godsday, does understanding the times mean you have to be corrupt? I was just thinking, must corruption always WIN? Why can’t we do a TRANSPARENT business where we can all come out WINNERS? Let us contribute our quota to make Nigeria great, please. Let us help our brother, Jonathan, to succeed, please.
Orubebe: Is like you are in love with Orubebe, Remove shame and come, I will forgive you and teach you to be a responsible man like me. July 10, 2011. 07:06:23am
Ali: I cannot be in love with a man who has an arid vision for Nigeria. What shame? And forgive me for insisting on a TRANSPARENT business? Does being corrupt make a man like you responsible? I feel sorry for Nigerians, Jonathan.
Orubebe: Your foolishness has made you not to know that this is the man that can bail you out of your blindness and frustration. Time is ticking. Don’t make me change my mind again. July10, 2011. 01:47:57pm
Ali: You are the foolish and blind man who wants to continue to steal from government because you are in power. I will never again deal with you unless I get instruction from Jonathan. You are right, time is ticking so very soon, I will lead a revolution that will remove corrupt people like you from government and if I die in the process, nothing can be more redemptive.
Orubebe: How can you be afraid to die when you have nothing to offer to Nigeria. July 10, 2011. 04:12:32pm
Ali: I have contributed more to the betterment of Nigeria than you. I have spent millions of naira to promote sports and NEVER asked government for a kobo despite being frustrated by a corrupt man like you.
Orubebe: Come and take one very small contract to survive July 13, 2011. 12:16:14pm
Ali: Give the very small contract to survive to your corrupt friends in government. A few hours ago while Jonathan was swearing in new executive council that included you, he said and I quote “Our task is to address the issues which preoccupy Nigerians. We must act quickly while at the same time, working on sustainable responses to long term changes. This is the debt we owe the electorate who turned out in large numbers in April 2011 elections to make a statement with their votes. I will therefore expect the best form of conduct in the discharge of your responsibilities” why are you doing the contrary?
Orubebe: If you are a fool at this age, am sorry for your children and family. I will tell your children to deny you. Big FOOL. July 15, 2011. 01:22:05pm
Ali: From your action and text messages, you have shown Jonathan that he made a big mistake by appointing an like you as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A revolution is coming and it will sweep you out of office, Mark my word, sir.
Orubebe: Is like you have no job. Would have taken you as an aide but you don’t have the brains. Sorry, too bad. Yours is a hopeless case. July 15, 2011. 01:38:06pm
Ali: I am a world boxing champion and a national honour holder but your corrupt government has made me jobless, frustrated and hopeless but my brain is intact for a REVOLUTION that would remove you from office. Mark my word, sir
Orubebe: Some fools get small sense but your own foolishness has no measure. Big fool who do not know that Orubebe is on top. July 30, 2011. 07:24:12 pm (Sent 3 times)
Ali: I don’t blame you. I blame Jonathan for bringing you into government to corrupt it. I will remove you from office if it is the last thing I do. Mark my word, sir
Ali: Godsday, the GEJ Transformation Agenda will be successful without you. Mark my word.
Orubebe: I thought your head was getting normal. Oh sorry, have volunteered to take you to Uselu at my own cost to bring you to normalcy. Poor you, all these on you, foolish man, silly man, crazy man, nuisance to society, your children and family. Waste to our generation. Uselu is your rightful home. Sept 1, 2011: 02:56:25pm


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/18811-minister-world-champion-in-text-message-war.html

I just called the line and somebody picked it. I told him not to bother calling me as I wont pick it

Nigerians and their crazy ways of peddling rumours. - Stupidity of the highest order.
in all these, na the network provider dey smile to the banks. you can imagine how much had been expended on text messages.

That's how politics. Move on with life and not waste time & energy. Anyway Sha lawyers must chop. Na their own time be this

werepeLeri:
Someone saw a crime being committed and stood there recording a video for 3:26mins and puts it on you tube to serve what purpose? If the recorders wasnt conniving with the setup, why werent the security agents called in to grab this person or why watch her do it and then post this video?

very stupidddd peeps.

werepeLeri:
We should call on the person who uploaded the video to take it to the police or INEC rather than slamming it on youtube.

He is an accomplice. Or the video is fake.

Period.

So if you were the one, what would you have done? It's like you are not in this country and you dont know what these criminals can do. Do you think all the security agents/Inec Official/NYSCorpers on ground are not privy to what is going on. You attempt calling a security agent and you'll be surprised the kind of beating & treatment you'll receive.
Truly, it's likely the person who recorded this is part & parcel of them but you know to catch a thief, you have to act like one. Whoever he/she is, he/she has done the best thing; it is left for the masses, INEC, JEGA and media to make good use of this because this is not a fake video

Meanwhile, what does it take to get tis type of thing to CNN, BBC or AlJazeera?

Egba re mi
Hello happy people.
It's just that events at home politically are not making ones to be happy & identifying with the state

I have not seen any defender or goalkeeper who didnt dread being in the opposite team. Ask Oliver Kahn in Final of OWrld Cup against Brazil