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OliverPin: Selling EUR/AUD at "markit open" for a 80pips tp.

taharqa: SHUT that your sillly mouth there, you NITWIT. Which USA? Some of you are so stu.pid and damn Ignorant to booth. GOSH!!!

US Presidents have routinely given Pardons to more people with crimes far greater than those of Thief Alams, and in a few instance, in more morally periled circumstances. Hardly any of them have not given Pardons to less than a 100 CRIMINALS (Spies, tax cheats, fraudsters, corrupt persons, murderers, etc, including 'Prisoners of Conscience' of course). How many times has Nigeria, or any country for that matter, expressed 'disappointment' over such pardons??

Bill Clinton's last Executive action in Office (Jan 20, 2001) was to grant Pardon to a former Business partner of his who was linked to the (in)famous WhiteWaters Scandal ( a corruption case which even somehow roped Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary) and also to his own Brother, who had been convicted of Cocaine Possession. Bill Clinton ended up granting I think almost 500 Presidential Pardons.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1318811/Clinton-grants-pardon-for-his-drug-offending-brother.html

President Gerald Ford also granted Pardon to his immediate Boss and preceding President ( Richard Nixon) after the (in)famous WaterGate Scandal (a grand scheme that involved Perjury, Corruption etc at the highest levels of the US Govt); as a matter of fact, he granted the ex-President 'Unconditional Pardon' to prevent him from even been tried in the US Courts for his crimes!! Yea, that right: unlike Thief Alams that was even convicted in our own court, ex-President Nixon was 'forgiven of ALL his sins, known and unknown' by President Ford's Pardon which ensured that he couldn't even be prosecuted. These examples are in no way Exceptional in the history of the granting of Presidential Pardons in the USA. Is this the same country you are 'happy' is criticizing your own country for doing way less than what they have done at various times, including recently??

There is NOTHING wrong ordinarily in granting pardons to CRIMINALS, afterall, Pardons are meant for Sinners and not Saints. GEJ's Pardon to Thief Alams is only wrong to the extent of the peculiar situation of Nigeria ie the Perception it gives about the ongoing 'Fight on Corruption'; and I agree completely on this grounds with people who have criticized this particular decision of GEJ, esp as Perception could often times be as powerful as Reality. However, I insist that we can criticize the decision without further 'foooling' ourselves and taking thrash from HYPOCRITES who do even 'worse' in this respect.

The USA should keep SHUT on this issue; if they dont, then we ought to remind them to so do.

taharqa: SHUT that your sillly mouth there, you NITWIT. Which USA? Some of you are so stu.pid and damn Ignorant to booth. GOSH!!!

US Presidents have routinely given Pardons to more people with crimes far greater than those of Thief Alams, and in a few instance, in more morally periled circumstances. Hardly any of them have not given Pardons to less than a 100 CRIMINALS (Spies, tax cheats, fraudsters, corrupt persons, murderers, etc, including 'Prisoners of Conscience' of course). How many times has Nigeria, or any country for that matter, expressed 'disappointment' over such pardons??

Bill Clinton's last Executive action in Office (Jan 20, 2001) was to grant Pardon to a former Business partner of his who was linked to the (in)famous WhiteWaters Scandal ( a corruption case which even somehow roped Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary) and also to his own Brother, who had been convicted of Cocaine Possession. Bill Clinton ended up granting I think almost 500 Presidential Pardons.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1318811/Clinton-grants-pardon-for-his-drug-offending-brother.html

President Gerald Ford also granted Pardon to his immediate Boss and preceding President ( Richard Nixon) after the (in)famous WaterGate Scandal (a grand scheme that involved Perjury, Corruption etc at the highest levels of the US Govt); as a matter of fact, he granted the ex-President 'Unconditional Pardon' to prevent him from even been tried in the US Courts for his crimes!! Yea, that right: unlike Thief Alams that was even convicted in our own court, ex-President Nixon was 'forgiven of ALL his sins, known and unknown' by President Ford's Pardon which ensured that he couldn't even be prosecuted. These examples are in no way Exceptional in the history of the granting of Presidential Pardons in the USA. Is this the same country you are 'happy' is criticizing your own country for doing way less than what they have done at various times, including recently??

There is NOTHING wrong ordinarily in granting pardons to CRIMINALS, afterall, Pardons are meant for Sinners and not Saints. GEJ's Pardon to Thief Alams is only wrong to the extent of the peculiar situation of Nigeria ie the Perception it gives about the ongoing 'Fight on Corruption'; and I agree completely on this grounds with people who have criticized this particular decision of GEJ, esp as Perception could often times be as powerful as Reality. However, I insist that we can criticize the decision without further 'foooling' ourselves and taking thrash from HYPOCRITES who do even 'worse' in this respect.

The USA should keep SHUT on this issue; if they dont, then we ought to remind them to so do.

moderatorr: APC is finally fighting back.
With their own propaganda.

Goldie20: Correction... It I Feel Like Dying..

thelastPope: In 2015, he will still win again because what he was voted to do was not to pardon or not pardon Alams. Once the power becomes stables by next year, the agric and rails enter second gear and roads and second Niger bridge takes off, he will win again. What you think about Alams is inconsequential to his reelection and GEJ knows that. Voting is not done on NL!

taharqa: Guy, cool down. Comments from whom rili? US citizens maybe? Same US where a sitting President grantd 'Unconditional Pardon' to d immediate pass President (who was his immediate boss) for crimes even worse than those Thief Alams was convictd for; and what was worse, d pardon was grantd to even prevent Nixon from even bn prosecutd in court. Is dat d citizens of a country who are commenting. Read tru how Presidents the world ova grant pardons almost indiscremently. Virtuali all past US Presidents (except 2 and dats even cos they die early in office) hv grantd Pardon to an average of 100 persons (spys, tax cheats, corrupt officials, murderers, prisoners of conscience, etc), sm of dem very controversial; hell, even Bill Clinton grantd pardon to his own Brother who was convictd of Possession of concaine. Guy, they are all POLITICIANS. GEJ is d 1st politician i hv eva supportd, and i did it wit d knowledge dat he wud disappointe me at times. This is one of those times, and except it becomes a pattern and d bad overwhelmes d good Or i no longa see a clear path to where he's taking us, i wud not withdraw support...

taharqa: Guy, cool down. Comments from whom rili? US citizens maybe? Same US where a sitting President grantd 'Unconditional Pardon' to d immediate pass President (who was his immediate boss) for crimes even worse than those Thief Alams was convictd for; and what was worse, d pardon was grantd to even prevent Nixon from even bn prosecutd in court. Is dat d citizens of a country who are commenting. Read tru how Presidents the world ova grant pardons almost indiscremently. Virtuali all past US Presidents (except 2 and dats even cos they die early in office) hv grantd Pardon to an average of 100 persons (spys, tax cheats, corrupt officials, murderers, prisoners of conscience, etc), sm of dem very controversial; hell, even Bill Clinton grantd pardon to his own Brother who was convictd of Possession of concaine. Guy, they are all POLITICIANS. GEJ is d 1st politician i hv eva supportd, and i did it wit d knowledge dat he wud disappointe me at times. This is one of those times, and except it becomes a pattern and d bad overwhelmes d good Or i no longa see a clear path to where he's taking us, i wud not withdraw support...

ifihearam: Children!!!!
What waterloo?
Why havn't Buhari,obasanjo,Ibb,abdusalami met theirs?
Keep dreaming

Billyonaire: There are 2 entities you can not fight and win; God & Government - Alamieyeseigha after ordeals from powers that be.

jadakiss213: 'Nigeria pardons a criminal'.So?who then needs a Pardon?

S2kluv: GEJ Administration is d worst admin Nigeria ever had, how can a criminal be pardon because of baseless excuse. GEJ 4 LIFE, i salute ooooo

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Galaxy S3: What's changed?

By Luke Westaway on 14 March 2013, 11:40pm


After months of sleepless nights and anxious waiting, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is finally a real device that you'll soon be able to acquire in exchange for precious, precious money. But how is the Galaxy S4 different from the Galaxy S3?

Similar design, but subtle tweaks

Not a lot has changed from the S3 in design terms, and Samsung has stuck with the rounded, pebble-shaped style that it debuted last year. Visually the S4 looks a lot like its predecessor, but has a flatter back and a neater, more uniform shape.

Despite rumours to the contrary, Samsung hasn't ditched the home button, opting to keep a mechanical key nestled 'neath the S4's screen. The bezel surrounding the screen has been slimmed down, meaning you'll be looking at more screen and less plastic. The S4 is also both slimmer and lighter than its forebear, despite being larger overall.

Available colours have been given a shake-up, and while the S3 originally came in blue and white, the S4 comes in more traditional black and white -- or 'black mist' and 'white frost', if you prefer Samsung's daft colour conventions.

Bigger, higher-res screen

The S3 was no slouch in the display department, but the S4 takes things to the next level with a 5-inch, 1080p Super AMOLED display. Pixel density is dramatically increased from 306ppi on the S3 to 441ppi on the S4, meaning onscreen text and images should look razor-sharp.

Eye-control and hover gestures

Samsung always goes big on bespoke software, and has crammed the S4 with eye-control features such as Smart Pause which pauses video when you look away, and resumes the clip when you look back. Eye-tracking gestures are in place, while you can scroll through content by tilting up or down.

As if that's not oddly futuristic enough, you can control the S4 by hovering your hand over the screen. This works in the browser as a magnifier, or you can wave your hand in front of the phone to accept a call -- handy if you're driving as it goes into speakerphone automatically. You don't have to hold your hand too close to the phone to make this hovering tech work.

It remains to be seen whether Samsung will update the Galaxy S3 to bring these new features to its older mobile. Fingers crossed though. The S4 contains even more bizarre apps -- check our in-depth preview for more.

Tonnes of camera features

Samsung has followed the lead of HTC and Nokia, pumping its new smart phone full of camera tricks, including a dual-shot model that takes a shot with both the rear and front-facing cameras, combining the two shots into one image. The front-facing snap will be placed as an inset, so you can see your reaction to taking a photo as well as your subject. Useful... maybe.

Sound and Shot takes a picture with 9 seconds of accompanying audio, while Drama Shot combines burst shots into one image, giving you multi-stage action photos, handy for capturing pets or feats of sporting prowess.

Cinema Photo creates a static image with specified bits of the picture continuing to move (think Cinemagram) and exports this picture as a .gif, while Eraser Shot removes people from your photos. Yikes.

The camera itself has a 13-megapixel sensor, up from 8 megapixels on the S3. Pixel count alone doesn't necessarily indicate better quality snaps, but rest assured we'll be putting the S4's snapper through its paces during the full review.

Faster processor and 4G

Exactly what kind of processor you find in the Galaxy S4 will vary depending on your region, with some countries getting a quad-core Qualcomm processor and some getting Samsung's own-brand Exynos 5 octa-core processor.

We'll need to perform our own tests before we know how much more powerful these chips are than the S3's quad-core processor, but as there's still very little out there that can push the Galaxy S3 to its limits, I'm confident this will be one of the snappiest smart phones out there. You get 2GB of RAM thrown in for good measure.

The S4 is LTE-capable, so you'll be able to hook onto the 4G networks that are starting to spring up. This is something the S3 didn't manage, but its sort-of-sequel Galaxy S3 LTE could handle.

Different enough?

So, a host of crazy apps, a slightly bigger screen and more power under the bonnet -- but is that enough new tech? For the most part, the software on board both the S3 and S4 will be broadly the same, as both mobiles are running versions of Android Jelly Bean that have been smothered in Samsung's own TouchWiz interface.

The design is very similar, which could prove divisive, as many Android fans weren't too chuffed with the plastic casing that ensconced the Galaxy S3

Sincere 9gerian: So saint Buhari committed all these atrocities? Smh

Sincere 9gerian: ‎​

Some of you guys are heartless and wicked.

ojuu4u: i dnt blame him at all i hv to blame our man frm sw .(mr no all) dt imposed him on us, OBJ shame on u. U will never die well

Onlytruth: If it were someone else now complaining about Obasanjo's wasted years in office, some people will say he is whining.
Is this not the height of whining?
The Senator knows that his party has already lost 2015 elections.

Oya go impeach am na. lol

jtmoneyjt: long tyme bro! u sure this cable don short enough to sell