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omenka:
Okay.. I believe you aren't an illiterate- so, let's do a little math.

You say I'm "always online" right?

Now:

You, Ada, have these stats:

Time registered: November 24, 2015.

Time spent online: 1 month & 13 days.

It means you have spent an average of 1/8 months of your time since registering on the forum online.

In terms of percentage, that is approximately 13% of your time ONLINE.

Me on the other hand, here are my stats:

Time registered: March 24, 2008.

Time spent online: 6 months & 13 days.

This means I've spent an average of 6/100 months of my time since registering on the forum online.

In terms of percentage, that is simply 6% of my time ONLINE!



Now Ada, place those figures side by side and think about your life for a second. Tell yourself the truth about who "spends all day on the forum" and needs the "5,000 stipend".

To put it simply, you have spent over twice as much time as I have online!

Can you see how smart you appear now?

Na so una go just carry anger dey embarrass unaselves upandan.

Pele.



Errrm, back to the matter, do you have any info on Game of Thrones S7 my dear?

Amicable09 won't change your mind?

MeAboki:
Is she a Calabar girl?
Walahi I like that girl for the few of her posts I came across.

Aboki, ask her mbok...

By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE Like Soud Qbeilat, an artist, would say, “When there is no freedom, there is no creativity”. No doubt, press freedom in Nigeria has become increasingly worrisome as cases of journalists who were murdered remain unresolved and the list continues to grow. This disturbing development negates the provisions of the Constitution which guarantees press freedom. Section 39 (1) of the 1999 constitution (as amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides that: “Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.” According to Subsection 2: “Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, every person shall be entitled to own, establish and operate any medium for the dissemination of information, ideas and opinions.” However, 13 Nigerian journalists were killed in 2012 alone in active service, making it the highest in the history of the country since independence in 1960. Thus, this year’s World Press Freedom Day celebration provided another opportunity to take stock on the lot of journalists globally, especially as it affects the performance of their duty. *Harassed journalist The event which took place at the United Nation Information Center, in Ikoyi, Lagos, attracted participants from the human right community, the media and the police, among others. Participants took turns to express their views on the need to ensure a safe environment for journalists in Nigeria to practice their profession unhindered. Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr Ban Ki-Moon, in his message, called on governments, societies and individuals to do their utmost to protect the safety of all journalists. He noted that the United Nations system has established a Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the issue of impunity, adding “the plan aims to raise awareness and to support practical steps to create a free and safe working environment for journalists. On this World Press Freedom Day, we call on Governments, societies and individuals to do their utmost to protect the safety of all journalists, offline and online. Everyone has a voice; all must be able to speak freely and in safety.” Ban Ki-Moon noted that over the past decade, more than 600 journalists have been killed and at least 120 in the past year alone. He further pointed out that hundreds of journalists have been detained. Expressing concern that so many of the perpetrators escape any form of punishment, the UN Secretary General stressed that assault on journalists is an assault on the right of all people to the truth. He said: “The dangers are not only physical: from cyber-attacks to bullying, the powerful are deploying numerous tools to try to stop the media from shedding light on misrule and misdeeds. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a cornerstone of good governance, sustainable development, and lasting peace and security. “Yet every day around the world, journalists and media workers are under attack. They face intimidation, threats and violence from governments, corporations, criminals or other forces that wish to silence or censor them.” The theme of the 2013 World Press Freedom Day, “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media”, highlighted the need for action to upholding the right of journalists to carry out their vital work. Anti-press violence absolutely negates the freedom of journalists, and killings of reporters continue to haunt the country. Meanwhile, a media advocacy organization known as Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) in an open letter to the Chairperson of African Union, Mr Nkosazana Zuma, called for the release of all imprisoned journalists in the continent. CPJ stated: “Nigeria and Somalia are among the worst nations in the world in combating deadly anti-press violence, our 2013 Impunity Index has found. Five journalists have been killed with impunity in Nigeria since 2009. In Somalia, more than twenty murders have gone unsolved over the past decade. These killings are often politically motivated.” Explaining some major problems the Nigeria police seem to have with the media, Deputy Force PRO, Mr Frank Mba, said an average journalist sees an average policemen as lawless, corrupt, unfriendly, liar, drunk, thief, killer, unsympathetic and incompetent. He noted that unprofessionalism, blackmail and falsehood kills the Nigerian journalist, adding that lifestyle, dictatorial government, unsafe work environment, level of security consciousness and other environmental and sociological factors also hamper effective journalism. Mba, who represented the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, at the event further said: “ The legal basis for journalism practice in Nigeria is enshrined in section 39 (1) and (2) of the 1999 constitution; the subsection 1 says: ‘Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference.’ “It is this word ‘every person’ that actually makes it possible to sit in the confine of your home and begin to impart information, begin to receive information and begin to spread information. So that word ‘every person’ is very key, it is a huge advantage to the business of journalism. But it is also one of the things that have become like an albatross on the core media people. “We find out that consistently associations like the Guild of Editors, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ and others are not able to embody everyone on the line of their business because the trade is such a liberal one. Unlike policing for instance, there is so much restriction on who can actually call himself a police officer. “And that is why it is difficult to say that this man is a fake journalist. The only way you can say he is a fake journalist is if he says that he works with a particular media organization and he is not working there, you can then accuse him of impersonation. Otherwise there are a lot of people out there that are actually practicing journalism and it is so difficult holding them down to any media organization. “Subsection 2 also goes on to say that: ‘Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, every person shall be entitled to own, establish and operate any medium for the dissemination of information, ideas and opinions.’ “ Journalism is a practice that is so encompassing. Unlike a farmer, for example, who would not have anywhere to operate outside his farm, journalists operate practically from everywhere” Mba added. However, President of Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr Femi Adeshina, asserted that the security agencies believe that the media contribute to the negative image most members of the public have about them, noting that it characterizes the relationship of the media and the law enforcement agencies. Adeshina pointed out that in order to move forward the police and the media need to engage one another by setting up a partnership that must be cultivated, adding that there must be a new thinking with mutual respect between the two parties. “I call on journalists to be ethical and also call on the law enforcement agencies to be ethical too. The mindset of the Nigerian media has to change from being adversary to law enforcement agencies. The media has a history of crusade in Nigeria” he said. Campaigns Director of Media Rights Agenda, Mr Tive Denedo, who also spoke at the occasion lamented that the specter of violence over journalism has changed the dynamics of the practice, noting that truth, fairness, objectivity and a host of other values of the profession have become casualties. He said: “Deaths, threat to lives and, beatings have become recurring decimals in journalism while fear is not too far away anymore form the news room. There is nothing in the history of journalism that can demand more of our collective efforts than providing a safe and secured environment for the practice of journalism. Our past experiences insist on it, our present realities demand it and our future requires it. “When men and women who are not party to conflicts are gruesomely murdered for reporting the events and affairs of people, it only stands to reason that truth is more than endangered. The specter of the danger against journalists and journalism has even been raised much higher to include those sharing information on-line. “Extending the boundaries of intimidation and harassment to include online reports is stretching it so that a lot of the liberties that are available online would also be trampled upon. The statistics all over the world for the murder of journalists in 2012 and broken down showed that sixty three percent of journalists covering politics were murdered, while fifty one percent covering war were murdered. In countries where politics is practiced as war, the death figures hardly come as a surprise. The other beats showing percentages of journalists murdered include: 9% of those covering Business, 13% of those covering Corruption, 16% of those covering Crime,14% of those covering Culture, 40% of those covering Human Rights, and 3% of those covering Sports. “With the war within Syria, the country has the highest number of journalists killed in 2012, 22 journalists were killed there. Nigeria was among the countries listed for the death of journalists with Channels reporter, Enenche Akogwu who was shot on January 20, 2012 in Kano. But there has been more before that and hopefully there will not be any more after the death of Enenche. The wasteful death of one of us diminishes the value of our lives, impairs the sanctity and the dignity of the human race.” VANGUARD.

Newspapers Owners Condemn,
Govt Defends Siege by Nigerian
Army
Nigerian media owners have
condemned as an "attack on free
speech" the military confiscation
of the country's leading
newspapers. On Friday and
Saturday, soldiers harassed
newspaper distributors and
vendors and seized copies of at
least four newspapers -
Leadership, Daily Trust, the Nation
and Punch. A statement issued
after an emergency meeting
Saturday, Newspaper Proprietors
Association called for an
immediate end to the seige and
welcomes assurance by "senior
security officials to end this
unnecessary siege." In a
statement late on Saturday, the
Presidency denied responsibility
for the military's action adding
that security measures in "'trying
times" requires "that some section
or sectors of the society might
experience some temporary
discomfort." The opposition APC
has condemned the military's
actions.

Nigeria: NBA - Clampdown On
Newspapers Undemocratic
THIS DAY, 10 JUNE 2014
The Nigerian Bar Association
has condemned in strong
terms the recent clampdown on
some media houses in Nigeria.
Read more »
Nigeria: Soldiers Seize
Leadership, Daily Trust, the
Nation Newspapers in Minna
LEADERSHIP, 10 JUNE 2014
Despite the claim by military
authorities that the siege on
some selected newspapers
was partially over, armed
soldiers in Niger State have
continued to intimidate and
confiscate… Read more »

Nigeria: Clampdown On
Newspapers: Serap Seeks UN
Measures Against Nigerian
Government
PREMIUM TIMES, 9 JUNE 2014
The Socio-Economic Rights
and Accountability Project
(SERAP) has asked Frank LA
RUE, UN Special Rapporteur on
the promotion and protection
of the right to freedom of
opinion and… Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyer Wants Judicial
Commission to Investigate
Seizure of Newspapers
DAILY TRUST, 10 JUNE 2014
Human rights lawyer Barrister
Femi Aborishade has implored
the Judicial Commission of
Inquiry to investigate and bring
to justice those involved in the
ongoing onslaught against…
Read more »

Nigeria: NBA Calls for Probe
Over Media Clampdown
INDEPENDENT (LAGOS), 10
JUNE 2014
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
on Monday condemned the
weekend military clampdown
on newspapers distribution in
some parts of the country, and
called for investigation to
unravel… Read more »

Nigeria: Igbo Leaders Condemn
Attack On Enugu Broadcasting
House
VANGUARD, 10 JUNE 2014
IGBO leaders, yesterday,
condemned last week's attack
on broadcasting houses in
Enugu by some Igbo youths,
who wanted to announce a
new republic. Read more »
Nigeria: Outrage As Military
Clamps Down On Newspapers
Distribution
DAILY TRUST, 8 JUNE 2014
Outrage and condemnation
have continued to trail the
action of the Nigerian military
which, since Friday last week,
has laid siege to the roads in
the country to forcefully
seize… Read more »

omenka:
Atiku, bury that ambition of yours and don't instigate unnecessary strife in the party over your insistence on becoming the president.

A good businessman you are- but I'd trust a Gabrial Suswam over someone like you any day, any time regardless of where your loyalty lies.

who will trust Atiku with power again? especially after planting saratif to disrupt this present democratic arrangement.... well he has lost at least my vote. n I'm sure that of my family too.

NgeneUkwenu:

Ndi ara Ka Ha bu!

hehehehe ....Casket committee

mtchew!

sweetlemon where are you? food is ready for Calabar!

yes sir . we are waiting for transparency on Dambazau ,Buratai and co sir.......wailers please keep off!

omenka:
See this criminal oo!!

Them complain to you?? Shooo!!

no strategy this criminal won't employ.....

herbie27:
Vote wisely. for a better tomorrow, and not for stomach infrastructure.

OK we shall tell ekiti people...

so, what are you suggesting?

eyeview:
Valid instances have been raised here and no single poster above said anything in reference to the points,instead they are attacking the Dino.
I am disgusted by this blind sycophancy.

The truth remains that Mrs Tinubu has turned herself into an abuser and fighter which the men had tried to avoid. A picture surfaced online sometime back where she had her hands on a fellow senator's face but none of the disgusting sycophants told her to apologise. You can't keep throwing mud and expect not to receive mud yourself.

Am not a fan of either but I had hoped for more balanced and objective criticism

you are an ugly liar! prove to us that the picture you posted is Remi Tinubu...
whether u folks like it or not Saraki is going.

hmmm..

Dasuki Paid Me N10m Monthly, Says Okupe Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe, has admitted he was being paid N10m monthly by the detained former National Security Adviser, Lt. Col. Sabo Dasuki (Rtd.). In a statement on Sunday, the former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission commented on issues the anti- graft body has asked him to explain. BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK JUL 17, 2016 F ormer presidential aide Doyin Okupe, has admitted he was being paid N10m monthly by the detained former National Security Adviser, Lt. Col. Sabo Dasuki (Rtd.). In a statement on Sunday, the former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission commented on issues the anti- graft body has asked him to explain. Saying he was acting in response to certain publications in some national dailies in connection with the EFCC summons, he said he received the monthly N10m to run his office, which had 23 staff, including 11 university graduates and above. He confirmed he received N50m from the office of the NSA at the onset of his appointment, and another N50m from the NSA in October 2014. That second N50m, he explained, was approved when he reported to Mr. Jonathan that the monthly allowance has been cut from N10m to N5m and that he was no longer in a position to keep running a 1hr NTA network program called INSIGHT which was aired 9-10am every Friday and some other days of the week.” Okupe said that he has been in public service in more than 20years, during which, on account of what he described as his pedigree, he has deliberately avoided anything that would bring shame to him and his family. “In spite of my high-level involvement in politics and government, I have never done directly or indirectly any federal government contracts,” he said. “In the whole of this world, I have only two houses. One in Lagos and another in my hometown. I have no house elsewhere including Abuja.” The former presidential adviser was appointed in mid-2012 by Mr. Jonathan at a time it was felt that presidential spokesman Reuben Abati was not sufficiently combative with critics of the then First Lady, Patience Jonathan. It is, however, unclear at what point, between 2012 and 2015, that new office grew to as many as 23 persons, including five Masters degrees holders, or exactly what it did to warrant such huge expenditures. While Okupe was categorical in Sunday’s statement that he has never taken federal government contracts, that clarification may have been deliberate, as it is on record that he obtained massive contracts from the governments of Imo and Benue during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, that he did not honor. In 2005 in Imo State, for instance, he obtained from the government of Governor Achike Udenwa, a contract involving the construction of four kilometers of road in each of the 27 local government areas, at N14 million per km. He was twice paid a mobilization fee of N400 million twice, totaling N800m, and then another N350 million at a time that only about 8km of the 108km involved in the contract. In effect, he received N1.2billion for the contract, with very little implemented. Similarly, in Benue State was similar, using another company, Okupe secured another road construction contract valued at N2.303 billion, with up to N886.8m paid to the company by 2006. In that year, he was detained by the EFCC for up to one month. In his statement on Sunday, Okupe expressed regret that the situation in Nigeria is so bad that everybody believes that there are no men with honor in politics or government, saying it was untrue, and that he has submitted his personal and company accounts to the EFCC and has nothing to hide. I am proud of who I am and how far the Lord has taken me. My present travails and trial will become a good testimony for my family and me in Jesus Name. We paid NTA about N1.2m monthly for airtime. Two presenters were paid N600,000 monthly. We paid for tapes and Editing per program. Besides we also pay honorarium for guests either directly or inform of hotel bills for those outside Abuja, or transportation. This cost averagely N500,000 weekly or about N 2m monthly. All in all, we spent about N4m monthly on the program. Mr. President promised to help with the expenses. About a few months later when we had incurred some debts, the NSA sent me a sum of N50m which was to cover the cost of the program for 12 months(12×N4m=N48m) The Newspaper Trial I saw strange figures like N 162m fraud, N85m fraud in the Media. Also, mention was made of some alleged dubious payments of N13m and N65m from contracts supposedly obtained from chachanga LGA in Niger state. The fact, however, is that my company Romix soilfix was one of the over 20 construction companies who were duly awarded contracts for rural roads some 5yrs ago by the Niger state govt. Due to lack of funds, contractors were paid irregularly thus making the job to drag on for long. The job is still ongoing. The relationship of this to my service as Senior Special assistant to President is still not clear. My Health status. I confided in the officers of the commission about my health situation for them to understand why where and how I sleep was important to my overall well- being. Without clearance or authorization by me this information was revealed to the media. I woke up to hear it on radio broadcast nationwide and was published in many newspapers. This is a sad development and a definite breach of the confidence I reposed on the commission as an institution of government. I was born with sinus bradycardia, a non-disease based slowness of the heart. It precluded me from vigorous exercise from childhood but I have by God's Grace been able to live a normal and active life. With age the slowness grew worse and life threatening. I sought medical help and went through a procedure at the Arrhythmia cardiac Research center in Atlanta, where this defect was corrected. Its just a year ago and I am still under satellite monitor from the USA. This is what I revealed to the EFCC and they made it a public issue. Dr Doyin Okupe Former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs ( 2012-2015)

sunch:
Only those that have knowledge would be able to deduce and conclude with his statement above. However, it is clear that the oracle has spoken once again. So therefore its harmonisation and consolidation is all that we need now to move the state forward.
Edaikhen gha tokpe

isee!

oluseyioba:
Which local govt in edo isn't owing sir?good governance is not synonymous to APC,pdp did well in sum states,i am not saying oshiomole has not tried,i am against imposition n godfatherism...if oshiomole isn't to blame why will he continue to use local govt funds to pay primary skool teachers when it's suppose to be counterpart funding?

where is your evidence? which PDP record in Edo? which other state vizaviz d same allocation to Edo?

oluseyioba:
Guy calm dwn.....all d local govt in edo state r owing.....egor is d worst hit with 17months...wats ur logical thinking sir

not all local govt in Edo are owing n local govt issue is a national problem. So because of Egor issue we should throw away all the development recorded by Oshiomole n APC? maybe we should compare PDP and APC administration s in Edo?

ireneony:
i laugh in Chinese. .chi-wag
The miracle is high rate of unemployment, increment of schooe fees, shitty roads, non-payment of staff, increase in agberos ...e.t.c

are u sure you know Edo state when PDP mismanaged and raped her for 10 years? Now Oshiomole has rehabilitated her and all manner of suitors are interested.... PDP will never rule Edo again ,no matter the cost.

oluseyioba:
Local govts r owing...egor is being owed 17months..d remaining local govts r owed. Btw 4 to 14months.Wat was d gov doing?do u know dat d 1.3b bail out jus obtained from d federal govt is going to be used to pay pensions....pensioners r being owed about 12months

so Egor means the whole of Edo state? so we should throw away all the good works which Oshiomole has recorded all over the state that PDP couldn't for 10years because of the Egor debacle? your logic is legendary!

cktheluckyman:
Seriously? Were you not in Nigeria then.To think most of these emergency women rights advocates were hailing her on then.I will try and dig up the thread

ok

cktheluckyman:
I can bet you Dino's career is far from over!!! I still see him commoing back to the senate in 2019.

When Remi Tinubu sat on Ekweremadu's chair shebi you guys were the ones hailing her own.Let her continue,this one is just a tip of iceberg compared to what is to come

when did Remi sit on Ekweremadu's chair?

SmellingVagina:
Foolish Fool, Oh sorry sir I meant Gentle man, it was a slip of tongue. I'm no hatter like you Omenka , oh sorry I mean Onyeka and all your kind. Eeediot, oh sorry Oga sir I meant One love bro

just answer the question Onyemadu....
who posted that quote? you can't answer because you are coward! What is left in a man if he denies his own voice? the man is simply dead even though he is walking. sorry ,I don't talk with dead men. bye.

SmellingVagina:
Look at this foolish Eediotic son of a many fathers with a real monkey DNA running in you and not even ashamed to Identiy your sick looking body frame. Your mother who cant even spell common toto was always opening it at random was the major reason you brain till now still behaves like a child even at a jaw dropping old age!

I pitty you condition feeding from dustbin of life is alright for you as long as you get a chance to kiss their smelling dogs asslip.
Take a critical look at you life, is it worth living? A boring and loveless hopeless stupid, visionless, DOA life you have got.
Go and ask your moral disabled downsyndromic, mumurish dicksucking mom about your last daddy. Ask her very well, come back and tell us what we already know that he is a putty nose Monkey.
Now that you know. Pls go to that house, yes boy, the one infront of you... Dats it, the uncompleted one. You see those small boys playing on the sand with condom as football. Pls join dem. Thats where your mates are. Ediot.

coward when your madness finish, let me know . Meanwhile go continue your medication.

SmellingVagina:
My friend better mind your business, hope you are not too blind to see no woman named there? So WTF are you silly axxhole taliking about? Your
Poor mental and physical status would always allow allow you eat from their dustbin and kiss their doggy bottom self. Eeediot. Morafuckerr
abi you chop craze ni?

'

I think DINO now has got a
Great JuJu formula to have
even started a great attenpt
to snatch the Slut, sorry I
meant Wife from him.'

Mr coward ,who wrote the above quote ? and whose wife / Slut is Dino Melaye snatching? answer before I finish you...

SmellingVagina:
My friend better mind your business, hope you are not too blind to see no woman named there? So WTF are you silly axxhole taliking about? Your
Poor mental and physical status would always allow allow you eat from their dustbin and kiss their doggy bottom self. Eeediot. Morafuckerr
abi you chop craze ni?

' I think DINO now has got a
Great JuJu formula to have
even started a great attenpt
to snatch the Slut, sorry I
meant Wife from him.'







The quote above is from you? Yes or No.if you ain't a coward and a fool who are you referring to above ? I can't even mention your moniker because it easily depicts your low self esteem and disrespect for womanhood. im sure you are a disgrace to the women in your family . And no sane woman would ever allow you come close to her not when you spit on your route to planet earth as your moniker shows except a fellow mad dog like you.. how am I sure you don't even rape women as you are happy a out Melaye rabid berserk that needs to be put on leash? I'm ready for your cos sometimes you need to hit mad folks out of their delirium..... mtchew.

sammhi:
He would have been a far better President than the current incubent president..
But due to where he came from ..he won't..too bad
He main weakness is greed..and that is what Landed all of us in where we are today...greed ...

what do you mean by his main weakness is greed? for a man who made GEJ won in 2011 , who refused to join the club of thieving elite ,PDP, for 20 years even when so called men of God were falling? for a man who promoted the tax culture as a way promoting IGR; an advocate of Independent Power production, modernization, law as tool for deepening democracy and human right; a detribalized Nigeria, and even with his shortcomings which are not even visible to you, Tinubu isn't selfish but rather paying too much price for this Nigerian project. so for ensuring PMB wins mean Tinubu is greedy? pls explain make I understand.

SmellingVagina:
You know when someone wears an agbada with long juju tied inside it that is more powerful than Police + Army join together. It's simple to control whoever! It should also be among what caught that bleaching gold digger!
I think DINO now has got a Great JuJu formula to have even started a great attenpt to snatch the Slut, sorry I meant Wife from him.

Before you can take him down, you must first of all take the JuJU down, which for now its IMPOSSSIble. Except DINOs formula may try...

You call a well cultured woman of high pedigree and parentage cutting across Lagos to Delta a Slut? Jesus Christ , with all the rubbish you typed above it is obvious you can only attract and are surrounded by negative stuffs.....Juju, thugs, rogues, dirty talks and all nonsense.....as a man thinket so he is. I'm sure you have plenty Melayes in your family but doubt strongly if you can ever have anything as nice as Remi Tinubu's dog.

omenka:
Meaning

d guy dey hail ya.