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It is wrong to wish anybody dead. Yar Adua's main crime was being sluggish, the real criminals are still hanging around the place like a foul smell, lets concentrate on those people.

becomricch:
Mr Pakistan, if you dont like white people why dont you go back home.  Beaf.

The USA is not against Nigeria  for we are removing the Yorubas, edo, delta and bayelsa state into Benin republic or forming a new country. The USA is not against it. As long as it is for peaceful purpose. Quote me on this.

As long as we peacefully work out an agreement to remove the yorubas, edo, delta and bayelsa , an not civil war, the USA is not against us.

My friend Pakistani's are not white people and I never said the USA is against us. The fact is that they have 20,000 troops on standby for any contingency in Nigeria to "secure the oil". They will never allow the oil producing areas be enveloped in chaos, with oil areas secured, they can very easily project across Nigeria, because we have nothing else. The country is too big to fail, the effects on the rest of Africa will be like a tsunami. 1 + 1 = 2.

Maybe you can use yourself better by producing maps of Africom positions.

Fhemmmy:
Looking for ?

. . .Materials that implicate the cabal in corruption (remember Jonathan blocked an illegal round of oil block allocations amongst others).

Are we hearing that a General is taking orders from a colonel?
Damn!

beanos:
. . .Let us pray for him ok.He is just a man of action,just because he is not dancing to their tune they went to the spirit world to remote him,he is just there lifeless.

Whats all the spiritual rubbish for?

I agree that Yar Adua needs our prayers in what is a very trying period for him. Not because he is (was?) the president, but because he is a flesh and blood human.
While we pray for him, we must not be blind to the fact that there are 150 million nigerians being led in circles by a cut thoat cabal. This must not be allowed. More than anything, Yar Adua is clearly in no state to lead the nation; therefore, as a mark of loyalty to one who attained the position of president, all effort, monies, expertise and equipment required must be made available by the nation for his recuperation. In order for this to happen, he must make a clean break from affairs of state and turn his day to day efforts toward his health; he must show leadership qualities and his love for Nigeria by demonstrating that the nation must not be left adrift, neither should any other Nigerian life be endangered because of the greed and wickedness of jobbers and vultures that have taken advantage of his misfortune.

Yar Adua will certainly be remembered as one of the the worst rulers Nigeria ever had.

[size=14pt]Senators ‘Unaware of Yar’Adua’s Return’[/size]
From Sufuyan Ojeifo in Abuja, 02.25.2010

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East) said yesterday that the Senate was not aware that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is back in the country to resume his duties.

He stated: “We will not act on rumours because there have been so many rumours in the country and our resolution (empowering Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan to step in as Acting President, pending the return of Yar’Adua from his medical vacation) is very clear.”

The Senate had, in its January 27, 2010 resolution, required Yar’Adua to transmit or inform it via a written declaration whenever he was back in the country from his vacation.

Senator Festus Olabode Ola (AC, Ekiti Central) said that the National Assembly was still expecting a formal letter from Yar’Adua.
He said: “We saw that in the newspapers that the President is back but we did not do anything about that because it is expected that if he comes back we should be officially informed by a letter to the National Assembly.”

Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Mohammed Bello (ANPP, Kano Central), declared that the Senate resolution was not ambiguous.
According to him, “Our resolution is clear and non-ambiguous; it was clear that when he returns (and) he transmits a letter to the National Assembly that he is ready to resume work.  We are yet to receive any such letter.”

Chairman of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Affairs, Sahabi Alhaji Yau (ANPP, Zamfara North), said: “We are not aware that Yar’Adua is back.”
Smart Adeyemi (PDP, Kogi West) said: “I am not aware that the President is back because as a Senator I know that there are procedures and if the President is back it should be announced on the floor of the Senate that the President is back. I am not aware that the President is back.

“I want to believe that there must be a procedure for us to know that the President is back; so, I don’t know if the President is back. 
“But you are telling me that the President is back; we are happy that our President is back and we hope that he will follow all the provisions that are required in getting the Senate to know.”

Adeyemi added: “There is a President in place now and as far as the Senate is concerned, we had a resolution; we have an Acting President in place and if the President is back and he is to take over the mantle of leadership, we are happy but we should know the procedure.

“There are procedures of taking over and if the President is back we should know that the President is back; I don’t want to believe as a Senator that the President is back and I will read on the pages of newspapers; there are procedures that should be respected that our President is back.

“We are happy he is back, but I don’t know in concrete terms that the President is back until there is a communication to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. For now there is no communication to us that the President is back.”

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=167263

Jonathan desperately needs a smart way to counter any rogue elements in the army. A reshuffle might be the logical first step. . . But there are other really creative things he could do. . .

netotse:
they dont have a power shortage, so they have the time. . .they're trying to reduce emissions and all that at the same time. . .we're not in the same league, its not yet time to start taking panadol for that headache. . .i'm sure if they had our gas and fuel reserves they wont be singing that song. . .

That is true for the short term in urban and industrial areas. However, I'm thinking not just of our immediate 6,000 MW needs, but of our mid to long term energy policies as well as rapid electrification / industrilisation of rural area's.

I'm preaching that we broaden our resource horizon where power is concerned. So that we harness those things that are peculiar to our environment (whether its heat, bright sunshine, humidity etc). For instance, if you ever attempted playing barefoot soccer on tarmac while growing up, you'll know it is impossible; it gets really hot and can even buckle the road surface. . . Thats energy wasting along each and every one of our roads. It is very low quality heat, but it can be harvested and will pay for both the transport surface and energy harvesting equipment. I have drawn plans for such a scheme, although it still needs some work. Crazy idea (and more on the extreme end, I know), but it will work for us (although it won't be feasible in say, Europe).
We can generate electricity in a thousand and one ways in addition to conventional gas and coal means if we look around our environment and harness what we have.

Turai might be drawing that day of US intervention nearer. . .
Jonathan is their man.

[size=14pt]Could Nigeria be the next Pakistan?[/size]

If we then accept that the US' main concern in Africa is counterterrorism, but that other strategic and energetic considerations play also an important role, then we must note how, slowly but surely, Nigeria appears to have placed itself at the centre of numerous US concerns, and thus has gained an extreordinry importance for US foreign policy. There is no need to repeat here how important Nigeria is for the stability of West Africa, and its influence on the whole of the continent, nor its strategic value for the US energy requirement, with 10% of US oil imports coming from this country. For the past few years, oil extraction however, has been by the instability of the Niger Delta. During her visit to Nigeria last August, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked what the US government intended to do to help the Nigerian government establish stability and security in the Niger Delta. Her answer was the "(Nigerian) defense minister, had some very specific suggestions, which we think are very promising, to try to bring peace and stability to the Niger Delta. We will be following up on those, we will through our joint efforts, determine what Nigeria would want from us for help". In fact, some of AFRICOM's actions to secure maritime security, have not been limited to the Horn and Somali pirates. Thus, the Africa Partnership Station, launched in November 2007, has been carrying out "a rolling 5-6 month tour of the Gulf of Guinea by warships with about 400 crew", to prevent both pirate attacks and oil bunkering (AC 53,3). To these activities, ones needs to add the growing concern with drug smuggling accross West Africa and the fact that the security situation in the Gulf appears to be worsening.

If last summer the US' Secretary of State could be hinting at a possible collaboration between Nigeria and the US to deal with these matters of strategic concern, then this need for close co-operation is more than likely to have increased following the failed Christmas Day bombing of an airplane in Detroir by the Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Furthermore, this whole episode took place among a serious leadership crisis - or rather power-vacuum - in Nigeria which still continues given President Yar'Adua's continued absence form the country for over two months (although it may be coming to an end as Nigeria's National Assembly has just passed a motion demanding Yar'Adua to hand over power to his deputy) . Initially the bomb plot, and no doubt the lack of leadership from Nigeria, moved the US to list the country on the terror watch-list - although, according to some, there are signs that the country will be de-listed.

This growing concern has even led an "intelligence oficial in AFRICOM" to affirm "that Northern Nigeria could become like Western Pakistan" (AC 53,3), which in my mind leads to the follow-up question: Could Nigeria be the next Pakistan? I am totally ignorant about the specifics of US foreign policy decision-making or about the details of US-Nigeria collaboration, but given the growing strategic weight of Nigeria on both the energetic and counterterrorism fields, could this country - like Pakistan - become a (borrowing a fashionable economic term): a country "too-big-to-fail", which will require closer attention, and intervention from the US?

I find this an extremely interesting question, and I would welcome more informed comments and feedback of whether this possibility is feasible, or whether I am way off the mark, and the US has more than enough commitments in the Horn and the Sahel?


http://onafrica.maneno.org/eng/articles/zix1265727758/

sweet9ja:
[b][/b]US Dumps Yar'Adua

Signs that America has moved beyond the era of President Umaru Yar’Adua unfolded in Washington yesterday as its top African diplomat called for full international support for Acting President Jonathan Goodluck. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Affairs, Jonnie Carson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on relations with Nigeria that while the administration hopes for a speedy recovery for President Yar’Adua, it was time to move on.

He said the administration supports the action of the lawmakers to resolve the country’s constitutional crisis by elevating the former Vice President. “Mr. Yar’Adua’s absence has generated political uncertainty and has challenged Nigeria’s young democratic institutions.

The National Assembly’s resolution that officially designated Vice President Goodluck Jonathan acting president demonstrated Nigeria’s resolve to find a peaceful solution to the country’s leadership vacum,” he said.
Mr. Carson who just returned from a trip to Abuja said Mr. Jonathan has done remarkably well in the saddle and assured that the administration would continue to provide assistance to the country.

He, however, warned that the future of the country remains in doubt until the government can hold free and fair elections.
“In my meetings with a broad range of political, religious and civil society across Nigeria, I discussed the important role that elections play in democracy. I stressed that Nigeria’s next presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for April 11, (2011), must be credible,” he stated. Carson said despite adding the country on the list of sponsors of terror, the administration remained committed to the progress of Nigeria as a critical ally in a host of international issues.

“We seek to enhance Nigeria’s role as a US partner on regional security but we also seek to bolster its ability to combat violent extremism within its own borders. He says Nigeria has a role to play in dismantling terror groups and that the government should do more to discourage such groups from operating in its territory.
“Nigeria is a partner in counter-terrorism efforts and it is in this context that Nigerians have expressed dissatisfaction with their inclusion in the Transportation and Security Administration’s countries of interest list,” he stated. The White House said the administration would only review Nigeria’s listing as a terror nation after the installation of airport screeners and an audit of the nation’s main airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

I have posted the full article the above was extracted from twice and twice it has been deleted.
It is from a US senate hearing on Nigeria (I believe yesterday).
The US is bound to act very firmly if any id!ot thinks they can destabilise this country. They were able to make serious diplomatic inroads with Jonathan.

[size=14pt]Carson Examines U.S. - Nigeria Relationship [/size]

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 23, 2010 - Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, expressed support for the Nigerian people as they "work through their democratic institutions to resolve the challenges facing their nation," during a testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, February 23, 2010.

"Our bilateral relationship with Nigeria remains strong and we can continue to press forward our mutual strategic goals," said Carson.

He identified the following mutual goals -- achieving free and fair elections, building the capacity and commitment to fight corruption, promoting economic development, resolving internal conflict and enhancing Nigeria's role as a regional leader in conflict mitigation, and developing other influential actors in Nigeria such as the state governments and faith communities."

The complete testimony is available below:

"Examining the U.S.-Nigeria Relationship in a Time of Transition"

Mr. Chairman, Ranking member Isakson, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on Nigeria -- one of the most important countries in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the United States' most strategic partners. I particularly appreciate the abiding interest of the African Affairs Subcommittee in Nigeria. I have just returned from a visit there and am pleased to share my insights on the evolving situation as well as the U.S.-Nigeria bilateral relationship.

First, let me express our shared hope that President Yar'Adua, who remains absent from the country for medical treatment, will fully recover. His absence over the last few months challenged Nigeria to find a path forward consistent with its constitution and in line with democratic principles. The National Assembly's resolution that officially designated Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President demonstrated Nigeria's resolve, and we commend the commitment of all elements of Nigerian society to constitutional process and the rule of law. We will continue to support the Nigerian people as they work through their democratic institutions to resolve the challenges facing their great nation.

My visit to Nigeria underscored the continuing importance of Nigeria to U.S. national interests and the value of our bilateral relationship. It also provided an opportunity to discuss areas where the United States can engage with Nigeria on issues of importance to both countries. My meetings with a broad spectrum of political, religious, and civil society leaders across Nigeria focused on our shared values and goals, including efforts on governance, elections, anti-corruption, countering violent extremism and regional security. I stressed that the elections scheduled for April 2011 must be credible -- Nigeria cannot afford a repeat of 2007. The February 6 elections in Anambra state, while deemed credible, suffered from poor logistics and administration, and as little as a 16 percent voter turnout. This is one area where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which is in need of improved leadership, must do better.

Our bilateral relationship with Nigeria remains strong and we continue to press forward our mutual strategic goals -- achieving free and fair elections, building the capacity and commitment to fight corruption, promoting economic development, resolving internal conflict and enhancing Nigeria's role as a regional leader in conflict mitigation, and developing other influential actors in Nigeria such as the State Governments and faith communities.

Elections: While Nigeria has accomplished much in the past 10 years, it still faces many challenges to meet its full potential. Nigeria's 2007 elections were marred by poor organization, widespread fraud, and numerous incidents of voter intimidation and violence resulting in the deaths of more than 300 people. The 2011 elections must be better. As such, I have urged Nigeria's leaders to make electoral reform one of Nigeria's highest priorities. I have stressed the importance of achieving peaceful transition of civilian rule through transparent, free, and fair elections. We have supported Nigerian organizations by printing Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) recommendations in English, Hausa and Yoruba, as well as organizing symposiums, seminars, and other venues to educate stakeholders.

A U.S. Agency for International Development and United Kingdom's Department for International Development team just completed a joint electoral assessment in Nigeria. We continue to urge Nigeria to implement the reforms needed to move closer to credible election processes and a peaceful transition of civilian rule through transparent, free, and fair elections. We are prepared to provide technical assistance to Nigeria's election commission provided they demonstrate a willingness to fulfill their primary role of strengthening election administration.

Good Governance: The challenges Nigeria faces are principally ones of governance. As Secretary Clinton said clearly, "The most immediate source of the disconnect between Nigeria's resource wealth and its population's poverty is a failure of governance at the federal, state and local level." Endemic corruption is a known culprit, but so is the failure to hold political leaders accountable to the people. Improving governance is the foundation of U.S. efforts in Nigeria at the federal, state and local levels where we seek to improve transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. There can be little progress in reducing child mortality, fighting poverty, creating jobs, and improving the business climate without improved governance.

Economic Development: We seek to support economic development in Nigeria by advocating for improved business climate, increased power generation, and transparency in the extractive industries. Endemic corruption is a major factor behind Nigeria's consistently low ranking (125 of 183) in the World Bank's "Doing Business" report. U.S. companies have to follow the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the USG has been aggressive in pursuing companies that violate it. We will support those Nigerian institutions and organizations that fight corruption and inefficiencies that hinder economic growth.

We welcome Nigeria's efforts to reform its energy sector. We are actively engaged in seeing that Nigeria's reforms advance its own energy security and provide the income the nation needs to invest in development. We applaud Nigeria's participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and encourage Nigeria to finalize implementation of EITI's revenue transparency methodology and independent validation.

We embraced President Yar'Adua's commitment to increase power generation to 6000 megawatts by the end of the year and we hope Acting President Jonathan takes on this pledge. Major infrastructure improvements are critical to developing manufacturing and other non-oil sector industries. This is a real challenge for Nigeria and absolutely essential for the progress and development of Nigeria and its people. The decline in the country's infrastructure -- from poor roads to power shortages to reduced health and education spending -- has led to a decline in social indices, reduced manufacturing and food insecurity. Regional Security Cooperation: Nigeria's commitment to regional peace and security remains exemplary in a troubled continent. Nigeria has provided the largest number of peacekeeping troops in Africa. It has fielded troops to trouble spots in West Africa and to Darfur, and played an important role in returning stability to Sierra Leone and Liberia.

We seek to enhance Nigeria's role as a U.S. partner on regional security, but we also seek to bolster its ability to combat violent extremism within its borders. Nigeria is a partner in counterterrorism efforts, and it is in this context that Nigerians have expressed dissatisfaction with their inclusion on the Transportation Security Administration's "Countries of Interest" list. Nigerians perceive this as collective punishment for the actions of a wayward son, when in fact they shared our outrage at the attack and have been providing assistance to the ongoing investigation. Let me be clear, our friendship and relationship with Nigeria is strong and continues to be based on a wide range of important bilateral issues.

We condemn the chronic politically- motivated, inter-religious violence in Plateau State, especially around Jos. The conflict flared again in recent weeks, resulting in the killings of more than 100 civilians. We urge all parties to address the hostility between religious and ethnic groups and bring perpetrators of such acts to justice. The tensions in the north have religious overtones and are perceived by outsiders as fighting between Christians and Muslims; in fact, the real conflict is one of politics. Political leaders in Nigeria must recognize this and with the help and support of national religious leaders promote a dialogue between groups to resolve issues peacefully.

President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo last year called for mutual understanding and partnership across gender, religious, ethnic, and nationality lines. To meet this call, we seek to expand our diplomatic presence in key African countries, most critically, in northern Nigeria. Having representation in northern Nigeria will allow us to engage key Christian and Muslim leaders in the north, support the vibrant civil society, and report on political, economic and social issues.

Niger Delta: While we are currently experiencing relative calm in the Niger Delta, this region remains at the forefront of our bilateral agenda. By October 2009, the Nigerian Government persuaded all major militant leaders to renounce violence and surrender arms in exchange for amnesty, government stipends, training opportunities, and pledges of greater development for the Delta. Nigerian officials followed up the amnesty program with a series of consultations with Delta stakeholders, including ex- militants. To date, security has improved considerably in most areas of the Delta, but ex-militants have staged protests in Bayelsa, Rivers, and Delta States over lack of progress on rehabilitation and reintegration.

We commend the Government of Nigeria for initiating the amnesty process and urge the implementation of the post-amnesty programs. We support efforts to establish mechanisms for positive changes in governance, curb activities of criminal elements operating with impunity in the Delta, and provide economic opportunity and needed services for residents of the Niger Delta. We have coordinated closely with the international partners and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to identify opportunities to assist the Nigerian Government in this endeavor. The UNDP sent a letter to Minister of Defense and Amnesty Committee Chairperson Retired General Godwin Abbe in December 2009 offering to engage on the Niger Delta.

During her August 2009 visit to Abuja, Secretary Clinton agreed to establish a U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission that would allow the United States and Nigeria to engage on key bilateral issues including regional security and counterterrorism, and advance discussions on governance and transparency issues, Niger Delta post-amnesty progress, and economic development.

Mr. Chairman, we are enhancing our bilateral engagement with Nigeria, despite the enormous challenges we face. We remain encouraged by the Nigerian people's commitment to their country's democratic foundation and Acting President Jonathan's public and private commitments to reform. We will seize the opportunity to work with the Government of Nigeria in these efforts. Our goal is to help Nigeria fulfill its potential as a regional leader, but the Government of Nigeria must first address the need of its citizens.

Thank you again for the opportunity to discuss our bilateral relationship with Nigeria. I look forward to answering your questions.


Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relation


http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5531738-146/carson_examines_u.s._-_nigeria_relationship.csp

Funny thing is, I'm listening to news on TV right now and the Tory party in the UK is proposing almost exactly the same as I've mentioned here so far. They are talking microgeneration, about folk generating their own power. Thats the future, we shouldn't be behind the curve this time.

netotse:
o ok. . .thing with that is that solar, and all the others when compared on a $/watt basis are absolutely no match for fossil and hydro power, i have a report somewhere on my computer(i'll search for it) that shows that solar is not actually cheaper than utility supply(in the us).

but govt planned(twas during OBJs tenurem dont know about yar adua's ppl) to use decentralised generation for places where the cost would be less than builing a network and connecting to the grid.

another major problem in nigeria is that ppl are so used to govt subsidies that if they were asked to pay the proper price for electricity they wont agree. . .6.40 per Kwh is not in anyway a true reflection of what it costs to produce electricity(yep. . .esp in this our inefficient grid system) somewhere arnd 20 per Kwh should be good, but do you think nigerians will agree to pay?

True, conventional solar energy power is more expensive than gas or coal, that is why I mention thermoacoustics. It is both cheaper and more efficient than solar cell. They are so simple to construct that our local artisans would find it well within their grasp; that not only creating the tech for some of our power generation, its also creating rewarding jobs.
Industrial power supply would continue to be by conventional means (except firms can be given incentives to build biogas / biodiesel plants and renewable energy plants).

Nigerians are used to low electricity costs, but we aren't even getting any and we pay over the odds for candles, petrol and diesel for self help. Providing a regular supply will guarantee greater economic production, so there are quite a few things to balance in that regard.

We could genuinely improve our power situation by leaps and bounds, way beyond 6000 MW if we plan and mix right. Coupled with my vision for power generation, I believe we can lower domestic energy use drasticall; eg  there was a device that a lecturer, a Northerner, I think from Ahmadu Bello uni (or Minna, can't remember off cuff) invented some years back; it was about using traditional methods for refrigeration (read airconditioning) without electricity. He won the Rolex award.

@larrymilla

Why you deh threaten us wit EFCC na?

This is what I mean by decentralisation;

In a decentralised energy (DE) system, electricity would be generated close to or at the point of use. Buildings, instead of being passive consumers of energy, would become power stations, constituent parts of local energy networks. They would have solar photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters, micro wind turbines, heat pumps for extracting energy from the earth. They might also be linked to commercial or domestic operated combined heat and power systems. The massive expansion in renewable capacity that this would represent, and the fact that when fossil fuels were burnt the heat would be captured and used, would lead to dramatic reductions in overall carbon emissions – at least half of all emissions from the power sector, or 15% of total UK emissions.

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003182.html

It is a wholly different concept from our current distribution structure, which I suggest should be used for industrial supply, while the generator / candle masses should move toward self / communal generation.
In the above scenario, PHCN can become the power overseer, setting out policies and standards for generation, distribution and transmission.

^
You have captured my vision almost a 100%, but not quite. I will prefer much more atomisation in the distribution and generation sectors (I'll be back to explain).

Now, please go check ya door (Jomo Gbomo is knocking ).

netotse:
and i take it you two are still going to argue like children simply cos u cant agree with each other on issues that wont put food on either of your tables?. . .SMH nigerians

Don't vex jare, I tried to hug the guy and let bygones be bygones, he rejected it and started waxing holy. . .Thats why I'm here giving him a black eye .

^
You exposed nothing (aside from your being a glorified name dropper / dinosaur).

biina:
A statement that I agree with in its entirety. Its just sad that you lack the needed introspection to make optimal use of it.
Thanks for the link, but I 'll pass. I have no intention of mastering yukawa interaction nor particulate physics in genral. I am content with my 'little' area of expertise.

A bit earlier on in this exchange, I pointed out your mistakes to you. They are the mistakes of a loudmouth, you start talking about the speed of light when we are discussing gas, coal, solar, wind and wave energy; trying to look smart by name dropping and achieving high stup!dity instead. Chai!!!!!!

Do you need the speed of light and Einstein to do your NEPA work, taking light these days? Cow.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Keep to the topic at hand or sharap. Einstein my foot. Ode.

[quote author=ndu_chucks link=topic=402020.msg5578000#msg5578000 date=1267030762]Beaf, so olodo now means fullstop to you, ko? Who be the copy copy now? Wait make I read una posts finish, I suspect say biina get stronger points. I dey go come.[/quote]ndu_chucks, I didn't mean to infringe on your copyright, but I'm a fast learner.

biina:
Again with the enlarged fonts - you need to learn that it doesnt improve your dilapidated credibility.
Academic papers in physics? now that is the funniest thing I have heard in years. Someone, that doesnt appreciate the contributions of Einstein, claims he has academic papers in physics.
Where and when were they published - in the Biafran Science Group journal?

BTW you are right, while i have heard of Hideki Yukawa's contributions in particulate physics, I have no idea what the Yukawa's constant is. I am not a practicing physicist. Unlike you I don't claim to know what I dont know. People that think they know what they dont know are semi-illiterates.

There is nothing worse than talking stup!dly with those who know more than you. Yes, academic papers. Die!
Help yourself here http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Yukawa+constant&hl=en&rlz=1I7ADSA_en&sa=2.

[size=14pt]Olodo![/size]

[size=14pt]Live updates - Yar'Adua's return [/size]
By Elizabeth Archibong and Terfa Tiley-Gyardo

Updates as they happen

1736 - Security sources say Mr Yar'Adua was forced to relocate to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia following the decision of the Saudi government to avoid a mounting diplomatic crisis.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5531463-146/live_updates_-_yaraduas_return_.csp?CSPCHD=0010000100003tlv5XV90000007u1kSXezftkiw57agLrt0Q--

biina: Another hunt and peck job.
It is a wrong analogy, but still I will humor you. If you keep missing the target or are simply firing blanks, you definitely need the help or else be willing to stay childless. There is nothing wrong is you asking your neighbor how you can get it done, and if he is the type that does his job in public view, I advise you watch closely.

I doubt you know much about physics. Either you never took classes in physics or you were just a poor student in physics or you simply have a problem with reading and comprehension. I would suspect the last of the three.
I said laws of motion have been 'same' i.e. unchanged since the time of Einstein. The newton's laws of motion (like kepler's) are a subset applicable in classical mechanics, as they apply at low speeds (when compared to the speed of light), while the contribution of Einstein was in general and special relativity. Newton's laws of motion are inaccurate at high speeds.
Do not accuse someone of 'inventing' the history of a field when you are less knowledgeable on the subject in question.

[size=14pt]Sharap dia![/size]
I have published academic papers in physics and I can lose you forever and ever when it comes to relativity or quantum physics. Why do you make yourself look stup!d? If I ask you what the Yukawa constant is, you will think I'm speaking Efik.
Why are you even talking about speed of light, abi do you people in NEPA use nuclear physics to take light?

Abeg stop derailing this thread jare, at least we now know that you are the type that will allow strangers sleep with your woman. Damn!

@becomrich
I can see 3 Ijaw people in the satellite picture.

biina: . . .
People like you try to reinvent the wheel in a 'bound to fail' bid at innovation. If you have a problem that someone else has solved, you should learn from them, and not waste resources perambulating.

Scenario;
you get married to a pretty babe and its time to start a family. Your neighbour has ten kids (he has obviously solved the problem of impregnating women). . . So will you decide not to "waste resources perambulating" and call him in to "reveal the knowhow" to your pretty babe?

Damn! You're soooooooooooo entertaining.

PS; the laws of motion have been around since Newton. Stop "inventing" the history of physics.

Fhemmmy:
You dont seem to get what he is saying, he said, that Jonathan was not even cced in the memo to have it done.

The mistake was to have kept some of his men around and redeploying instead of firing them.

Someone in govt has assured us that Jonathan was privy to Yar Adua's return. So the question of being outside the loop of any troop deployment doesn't arise.
Yar Adua's return didn't catch Jonathan by surprise.

He might still lose out in the power play (ugly for Nigeria), lets see how it turns out.

ziddy:
Go there and tell them. Two battalions of soldiers were deployed in Abuja without the say-so of the C-in-C (Jonathan) in the run-up to Yar'adead's return.

Are you still in doubt of where the real power lies?

Don't be alarmist. The brigade of guards always deploys when the president is travelling, nothing strange about their deployment yesterday. Are they still manning the route from the airport to Aso Rock today?

Jonathan has not yet met Yar Adua and he is seeing Turai this evening. Interpretition? Yar Adua is still in a coma and the cabal is still trying to hide it.
Jonathan is the acting president, so nobody can intimidate him if he puts his foot down, and for the sake of Nigeria, he had better put that foot very firmly down. God give him strength in these trying times.

Tcrack:
when one person chop 15billion from Nasarawa, wetin wan remain.no wonder people from that state always look angry.

If na you, you no go vex?
Damn!
www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Fhemmmy:
They had the opportunity to have done that, while he was out of the nation for that long, but now that he is back in the nation, nothing can be done, dont forget that money is the password.

. . .As acting president, Jonathan controls the money, even Yar Adua can't challenge him right now.

debosky:
I doubt the stories about Goodluck's offices being 'ransacked' - for what purpose?

In any case, the President's media spokesman has said Jonathan will be in charge till Yar'adua recovers fully

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8534392.stm

For a crude display of power that hits the psyche.