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Sports / Re: Lessons Learnt From Super Eagles Match Against Ivory Coast by bankoleben(m): 3:37pm On Feb 04, 2013
Super Eagles are a bunch of disappointments. Everyone expected them to lose against the Elephants yet they still disappointed us!

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Sports / Re: Moses Begged Mikel Before Taking The Penalty Against Ethiopia by bankoleben(m): 5:57pm On Feb 01, 2013
Phrankve1: Everything that has mikels name on it people will come with their negative insight. This guy has been one of our best players in this tournament, I dont know why he is getting unnecessary hatred from Nigerians. Is there any nigerian player that has been able to play for a top club for 7 years and still counting.

Mikel was a better creative player before going to chelsea,due to the numbers in the midfield position he was converted to a holding midfielder. My question to all the haters... If you were in mikel's shoes and you were ask to become a keeper for chelsea with 20-30 million naira as your weekly wages would you refute the offer?

This guy has wiped poverty from his generation and you guys are here hating on him.

He might not be jay jay,but he is the best midfielder Nigeria has now .

Even some babes wey no understand football self dey talk,if there bf or hubby hate mikel dey don hate em be that..

Ferreira and Hilario have been playing for that club for those years, that doesn't make them great!
Sports / Re: Ethiopia Vs Nigeria - AFCON 2013 (0 - 2) On 29th January 2013 by bankoleben(m): 9:08am On Jan 29, 2013
Let's hope Burkina Faso beats Zambia so that we can qualify with a 1-1 draw (as usual).
Politics / Re: $67B Reserves: Ezekwesili Challenges Maku To Public Debate by bankoleben(m): 8:56am On Jan 29, 2013
Eziachi: Over to you Maku. This is not a play ground bullying tactic of calling name to deflect the real issues front the front burner.
Since you believe that Mrs Ezekwesili should be judged by her ten months stay in the education ministry,but everyday you kept reminding us that 3 years of your boss at the helm is too little to measure anything.
Politics / Re: How GEJ/Yaradua Spent $67Billion by bankoleben(m): 11:23am On Jan 25, 2013
taharqa: Yes OBJ left more than $60billion in our Foreign Reserves b4 he left (though he had negotiatd d removal of $10billion for the NIPP projects just b4 leaving). [b]A huge chunck of d money (more than $20billions was removd during d 3 yrs of Yar'adua who didnt do much during his time as I hv always said here); to be fair to Yar'adua, it was during his time dat d 2008-2009 World economic crisis happend such that parts of d fund was usd to augment d Money shard by d Federation and also to defend d Naira by Sanusi's CBN, although he also allowd State Governors to pressurise him to 'share' out sm of d moneys for their own 'urgent state projects'. This trend continued unfortunately briefly unda GEJ [/b]until middle of 2011 when d decline in d Reserve's value was reversd and it began to increase again. The Reserves and the Excess Crude fund for instance both increasd from about $32billion and $4.5billion at d beginning of 2012 to about $44.6billion and $9.6billion respectively within dat one yr period and is still increasing ($1billion was also set aside for d critical SWF fund within d same period). Questns needs to be askd about what ALL d monies drawn from d Account during d 3 yrs of Yar'adua and the 1st yr of GEJ were usd for both in d Federal but also in d State and LGA levels, still this is d FULLER stori...

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Politics / Re: How GEJ/Yaradua Spent $67Billion by bankoleben(m): 11:07am On Jan 25, 2013
taharqa: Yes OBJ left more than $60billion in our Foreign Reserves b4 he left (though he had negotiatd d removal of $10billion for the NIPP projects just b4 leaving). A huge chunck of d money (more than $20billions was removd during d 3 yrs of Yar'adua who didnt do much during his time as I hv always said here); to be fair to Yar'adua, it was during his time dat d 2008-2009 World economic crisis happend such that parts of d fund was usd to augment d Money shard by d Federation and also to defend d Naira by Sanusi's CBN, although he also allowd State Governors to pressurise him to 'share' out sm of d moneys for their own 'urgent state projects'. This trend continued unfortunately briefly unda GEJ until middle of 2011 when d decline in d Reserve's value was reversd and it began to increase again. The Reserves and the Excess Crude fund for instance both increasd from about $32billion and $4.5billion at d beginning of 2012 to about $44.6billion and $9.6billion respectively within dat one yr period and is still increasing ($1billion was also set aside for d critical SWF fund within d same period). Questns needs to be askd about what ALL d monies drawn from d Account during d 3 yrs of Yar'adua and the 1st yr of GEJ were usd for both in d Federal but also in d State and LGA levels, still this is d FULLER stori...

GEJ's agent is answering already. Please tell us more!

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Politics / Re: How GEJ/Yaradua Spent $67Billion by bankoleben(m): 11:04am On Jan 25, 2013
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Politics / Re: How GEJ/Yaradua Spent $67Billion by bankoleben(m): 11:04am On Jan 25, 2013
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Politics / Asiwaju Goes To Charlotte by bankoleben(m): 12:54am On Sep 08, 2012
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was at the just-concluded convention of the Democratic Party held in Charlotte. Glossy pictures are already circulating in social media. There is one of him clapping excitedly in the audience. There is another of him in an outside pose with one of his men Friday, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state. On the surface, this is a good development. When a man of such enormous influence decides to come and observe and learn from the best democratic practices, the idea – only the idea – should be lauded. But observing and learning from the best practices in the world is an area in which Nigerian leaders and socio-political élite are not in good standing. Therefore, we need to know what Asiwaju and his entourage saw, heard, and learnt in Charlotte.
Indeed, Nigerians are eternally perplexed that the reproduction of modernity and postmodernity has remained rocket science for our political and social élite. Let me explain. If your understanding of the concrete expression of modernity and postmodernity lies in democracy, 21st century infrastructure, advancements in science and technology, and the creation of opportunities and a level playing field for the pursuit of happiness for the citizenry, you will discover that most non- Western societies – Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Dubai – that have achieved parity with or surpassed the West (especially in modern and postmodern infrastructure) have done so in great part by observing and copying.
Indeed, the spread of the developmental and infrastructural aspects of modernity and postmodernity beyond the West is a study in the ability of the excluded to observe, copy, and adapt the end product to local-cultural conditions and circumstances. Aware of the existence of such things in the West, the élite of these societies spent much of the 19th and 20th centuries copying and reproducing them for their own peoples.
A Japanese official sees the French TGV or German ICE (super rapid trains) and begins to think of how to out-perform the French and the Germans by producing a more modern Japanese version of the trains but a Nigerian official sees the same trains in Germany or France and begins to think of how to buy homes in Germany or France in order to spend summer enjoying those trains; a Dubai crown prince sees an architectural wonder in New York (it could be a mall) and rushes back home to the task of constructing something bigger for the people of Dubai but a Nigerian official sees the same mall in New York and hurries home to steal money to come and shop in that mall next summer; a Chinese official sees the German autobahn and hurries home in nationalistic anticipation because better roads must be constructed in China but a Nigerian Governor sees the same autobahn in Germany and begins to make discreet inquiries into how to buy shares in the German company that constructed the said autobahn. If German financial regulations allow him, he will return to Berlin next year with his entire security vote to buy shares in that German company.
The Nigerian élite is incapable of replicating anything they see abroad. What they take back to Nigeria are the worst aspects of Western behaviour. Hence they return to Asokoro or Lekki with their fake amala, akpu, or gworo-coated accents, supercilious airs, and acquired Western consumption patterns. I’ve been in high-end restaurants in Lagos while folks who don’t know the difference between Merlot and Rosé would come in, order wine and cuisine from a menu they can barely read, and discuss their last European vacation loud enough for everybody to hear.
This is all our élite take back to Nigeria when they come here and that is why Nigerians should be very interested in what Asiwaju saw in Charlotte and what he took back home. What did he learn about internal party democracy? What did he learn about the power of ideas over money? What did he learn from the zero violence in back to back conventions? What are his concrete plans to translate such lessons into concrete, verifiable results in his southwest fief in particular and in Nigeria at large? In the same vein, Nigerians should also be interested in the things Asiwaju did not see and did not hear in Charlotte. The list is endless but I’ll limit myself to three:
1. Asiwaju did not hear that any Governor of the states controlled by the Democratic Party is in permanent financial bondage to Bill Clinton.
2. Asiwaju did not hear that Governors of the Democratic Party have ever collectively used taxpayers’ money to fund Bill Clinton’s birthday celebrations.
3. Asiwaju did not hear that companies owned by Bill Clinton or in which Bill Clinton has substantial interest somehow manage to corner most of the contracts in states controlled by Governors of the Democratic Party. He did not hear that Bill Clinton’s companies are operating concessions and toll gates in any state controlled by the Democrats.
Now, over to you. What else do you think Asiwaju did not see or hear in Charlotte?

saharareporters.com/column/asiwaju-goes-charlotte-pius-adesanmi
Celebrities / Re: Cossy Orjiakor - I'm A Born Again Anglican by bankoleben(m): 6:34pm On Sep 07, 2012
What does it take to be a born again ANGLICAN, anybody?
Politics / Re: Mimiko Formally Declares Second Term Bid by bankoleben(m): 11:02pm On Jul 26, 2012
sunky644:
Hello Mr, of what good is the 22k? If the scale and take home of workers in state( eg Ogun ) paying 18k minimum is more than that of our ondo state paying 22k. I know that the monthly salary of a level 16 step 15 officer in teaching line in Ogun state is #51,000 more than that of his counterpart in Ondo (whose Governor pays 22k). For how long will he continue to deceive us?
One of those ridiculous lies being peddled by a disgruntled ACN!
Religion / Re: “ GEJ To Bankrupt Nigeria” Sermon: Police Looking For Pastor Bakare by bankoleben(m): 5:24pm On Jun 28, 2012
oyb: these newly minted gej noisemakers must be some of the new jobs aganaga was blathering about

if you can't make a coherent argument - spam with noise

I was just wondering where they came from!
Politics / Re: Bomb Blast At Wuse II Abuja (Crystal Lounge) by bankoleben(m): 8:07am On Jun 23, 2012
Francuiz: Really guys. I don't knw why whenever there's a blast we keep on insulting d president. If you were to b in his shoe's wat wil u do
How could I be in his shoes when he is SHOEless!

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Politics / Re: Intrigues As ACN Picks Akeredolu As Ondo Governorship Candidate by bankoleben(m): 8:18pm On Jun 21, 2012
Delafruita:
well if my inaccuracy is the only part of my post you choose to correct,then i give myself a pass mark for my assessment
Well, I intentionally focussed on that part of your post because ACN's candidates have continually repeated that. What you hear from them is "One governor, one term"
Politics / Re: Intrigues As ACN Picks Akeredolu As Ondo Governorship Candidate by bankoleben(m): 7:48pm On Jun 21, 2012
Delafruita: i like mimiko.he started well and has done well for his people.my fiancee lives in akure and over the past four years,i have noticed the transformation.however,based on the knowledge that ondo is an oil producing state and gets 13% derivation which shoots it allocation through the ceiling,i am inclined to analyse mimiko's administration beyond road construction,market face-lift and mother&child.i am of the belief that if mimiko had sustained the tempo he began with,he would have been unbeatable.even now,he still seems to have the people's support and as a politician,he would highlight the projects he has embarked upon and would most likely not reveal what % of his budget he accomplished.i see a fierce battle ahead and history isnt on mimiko's side.no governor has ever won election twice in ondo and the peope of ondo take pride in their power to dethrone the presumably powerful.lets see how this pans out
Only people who know nothing about history or intentionally distort history go about claiming no one has ever won a second term in Ondo. Adekunle Ajasin did, only that his second term was cut short by the military coup of 1983.
Politics / Re: Intrigues As ACN Picks Akeredolu As Ondo Governorship Candidate by bankoleben(m): 7:37pm On Jun 21, 2012
dayokanu:

Going by antecedents We can trust the ACN vs other parties

We knew how the regime of Alao Akala was, How that of Gbenda Daniels was, How that of Oyinlola was, How that of Lucky Igbinedion was

And we can see those of the ACN counterparts

So in the SW, you are better off in the hands of the ACN over PDP
You see, that's exactly what the problem is. How on earth will you use PDP as a standard? Comparing ACN with PDP makes them look good when, in fact, several shortcomings abound!
Politics / Re: Intrigues As ACN Picks Akeredolu As Ondo Governorship Candidate by bankoleben(m): 6:20pm On Jun 21, 2012
dayokanu:

Ondo State is in good hands as long as they vote the ACN candidate Akeredolu
So being controlled by ACN simply puts Ondo State in good hands, this shows your hypocrisy! Have you ever been to Ondo State?
Sports / Re: Official French Open ( Rolland Garros ) 2012 Thread by bankoleben(m): 3:12pm On Jun 08, 2012
fredoooooo:

i'm sure every Nadal fan now , are ready to giv full support to federer against djokovic grin grin grin grin
It doesn't matter who Nadal plays in the final. NADAL RULES ON CLAY; ANYTIME, ANY DAY!
Sports / Re: Official French Open ( Rolland Garros ) 2012 Thread by bankoleben(m): 2:53pm On Jun 08, 2012
Looking at what Nadal is doing to Ferrer, Lord alone knows what he might have done to Andy Murray, this is just bullying as entertainment.
Phones / ::: by bankoleben(m): 3:11pm On May 31, 2009
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