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kobojunky:
You talk well.

my people tell me say, fuel is now big wahala for our naija.

Impostor. The kobo we know is spelt "kobojunk[b]ie[/b] and has like 3 million plus posts.

[size=14pt]Edevbie stuck in Dubai[/size]
By Idris Akinbajo

President Umaru Yar ‘Adua’s Principal Secretary, David Edevbie, is stuck in Dubai, striving hard, but unable to get clearance to see his boss in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, Presidency sources have said.

He left Abuja en-route Jeddah, via Dubai, early last week but got a rude shock when he called Presidential aides in Jeddah to inform them that he was on a stopover in Dubai but was immediately told not to bother himself.

One of his colleagues said in Abuja that, “David brought this on himself, he had no one to impress, he should not have gotten into this thing.” He however dismissed mounting rumours in Abuja that Mr. Edevbie has fled the country, and jumped boat in the face of a sinking Yar’Adua Presidency, describing that as, “all wicked and totally irresponsible lies.”

Stopped in his tracks

Mr. Edevbie’s trip was reportedly aborted by the First Lady, Turai Yar ‘Adua, who also turned down a proposal from Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, to visit the president. Mrs. Yar ‘Adua has lately grown grouchy and anxious, according to knowledgeable presidency sources.

Against the background of the Edevbie-Sultan rebuff, it is unclear what fate lies ahead for three other planned trips to visit the President on his sick bed this week.

The National Working Committee of the ruling People’s Democratic Party [PDP] made up of the principal officers of the party, who are about the most loyal Yar’Adua people in the political arena today, say they are also sending a delegation this week. They took time to plead with an increasingly irritated senate bent on impeaching Mr. Yar’Adua last Thursday, and asked for a one-week window to obtain a letter from him to transmit power to his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan.

The President’s adviser on National Assembly Matters, Mohammed Abba-Aji, also told the Senate last week that although he lacked access to the president, he believed that Mr. Yar’Adua will transmit his letter of vacation to the Senate in the week.

Presidency sources were emphatic at the weekend that the letter Mr. Aji spoke about was unrelated and had nothing to with Mr. Edevbie’s trip.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5523049-146/edevbie_stuck_in_dubai__.csp

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=394216.msg5463448#msg5463448 date=1265497544]Are you African American or are you just someone ignorant that has never read a history book? [/quote]There is no history book that say's anything different from what I mentioned, except its a fairy tale. The truth is sad.

Mandingo's methods are crude, but the door was left open centuries ago and it's still open today.

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=394216.msg5463299#msg5463299 date=1265495606]Ever since they have been liberated, What have they gained?
If they are not in jail for drug use, It's robbery, they are a big disgrace. . .I tell you.[/quote]Coming from slavery means you have to fight your way up from a long way down, deep below the sewer's. Not easy, but its not like our part of black Africa is doing anything stellar. [size=5pt]Where is Yar Adua?[/size]

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=394216.msg5462851#msg5462851 date=1265491131]Do Africans feel connected to them?

Anyway, they are a big disgrace to the black race, so who cares?[/quote]Yes, they are a "disgrace" to those who sold them to strangers.

AjanleKoko:
Beaf,
You ever been to China? I was there recently.
Not that there's no poverty there, mind you. But it's not any different from what I've seen elsewhere, in Europe, and the US, and even in some 'affluent' Middle East cities like Dubai.
Of course I did not see everywhere in China, as that is humanly impossible. But I saw enough to conclude that most of what we know and say about them is just Western bullcrap propaganda.
Nigerians no even get mouth where poverty is concerned. We're all about poverty.

This is just some Western media crap story.

I'm not saying China is poor, far from it. It's strictly about the wretched circumstances of the guy in question and a system that allows a child to be chained. I certainly agree with you that we are all about poverty; the funny thing is that the average Nigerian doesn't realise just how poor he or she is. I posted this link elsewhere; "View the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_African_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita]list of African countries by GDP per capita at Purchasing Power Parity (Zimbabwe is an eye popping 18 places above us, Ghana is 20)[/url] ."

coldhearts:
Move this to a western forum,  perhaps you'd find more commentators that will stoop to your level there . Poverty affects almost every nation now, what's new.

JJC.

[quote author=tpia. link=topic=393822.msg5458712#msg5458712 date=1265423671]i have gas and low sparm count- can you help me

just kidding- na Jesus be my own healer.


others may be interested though

**na sparm them turn to spermatozoa? **[/quote]

www.nairaland.com/attachments/229503_ROFLMAODog_gif3fa44b12f55ba64fc785c3a5794ba92e

Afam:
Dead ke? Would his family be that mean to do so? Who will benefit from such? His family or the political hawks at Aso Rock?

Yes o! I only have 1% doubt.

It's my belief that Yar Adua was never in control. We are talking about a man who could neither climb stairs or walk 50 metres. Special ramps had to be put up at the NASS for supplementary budget 2009, he still didn't make it as we know. Yar Adua has always been too ill to be in charge. The supplementary budget itself, ended up as a four page document; strangely, the one he "signed" had blossomed to 300 pages.

The cabal has always been in charge and saw no reason to give that up, simply because the figurehead fell ill.

. . .The sudden support being gained by the vice president from unusual quarters of late, findings have revealed, was not unconnected with the stark reality that even if President Yar’Adua returns to Nigeria, he may not muster the full strength to resume work immediately as he earlier assured in his interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). . .

I am 99% certain that the BBC interview was a fraud and Yar Adua (RIP?) is long dead.

Tsiys: [size=14pt]This is just to show that KoboJunkie is an inspiration even after his/her death[/size]

So true. You guy's please knock it off.

^
In the meantime, the ordinary Nigerian citizen is spending nights at filling stations. Those ministers are bastar'ds.

Thats what these FEC theives are all about.

[size=14pt]Presidency Suspends Oil Blocks Allocation[/size]
02.06.2010

The Federal Government has ordered an immediate suspension of all actions regarding fresh allocations of oil blocks or marginal fields until President Umaru Yar’Adua returns to the country. It was gathered that the directive was sequel to a recent interview granted to some international media by the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum Matters, Dr. Emmanuel Egboga to the effect that the federal government was planning new oil licensing round this year. Egboga in the interview said oil blocks holding an estimated two billion barrels of reserves would be offered to prospective investors. It was learnt that the Presidency considered these disclosures ‘embarrassing’, as issues of acreage allocation licences are not within Egboga’s schedule of responsibility. Sources said if the directive would stand, it meant that current negotiations with potential investors with the Petroleum Ministry regarding new investments in the oil and gas sector would also have to be put on hold. Presidency sources confirmed last night that a memo may have been written by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan barring the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman from going ahead with all issues regarding fresh allocations or dealings with respect to oil blocks or marginal fields pending Yar’Adua’s return. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Odein Ajumogobia and Egboga were also copied in the memo. Sources said the VP in the memo directed that express clearance must be obtained from him “should there be any compelling need for allocation of oil blocks or any such dealing.” The directive by the Presidency, sources further hinted, is an indication that the planned oil licensing round announced by the Presidential Adviser might not have received the final endorsement of the President or Ajumogobia, the minister in charge. Yar’Adua had last October approved a new schedule of responsibilities for Lukman and Ajumogobia. The new job schedule, which was communicated to the ministers in a memo written by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, dated October 13, 2009, puts Lukman in charge of the Gas Master Plan Transition Implementation, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, the alternative fuels, and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund. Ajumogobia, under the schedule of duties was to oversee the Directorate of Petroleum Resources, including responsibility for all acreage allocation licenses, lease awards, renewals, assignments and all other approvals relating to regulatory matters. He is also to oversee the Petroleum Training Institute and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency. The President also directed Ajumogobia to assist Lukman in the formulation and implementation of policies within his scheduled areas in a manner to support the realisation of the mandates of the ministry. Under the new schedule of responsibilities Lukman takes overall charge in the formulation and implementation of policies necessary for the realisation of the mandate of the ministry. In addition, he will oversee the implementation of the oil industry reform programme and Petroleum Industry Bill, the Incorporated Joint Venture (IJV) negotiation and rollout, the fiscal terms transition and implementation, the new organisation implementation and transition, and stakeholder management. Lukman is also to supervise the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, including the Petroleum Technology Deve-lopment Fund, Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Autho-rity, the National Petroleum Investments Management Services, College of Petroleum Studies, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries/African Petroleum Producers Association and the University of Petroleum. Contrary to insinuations that the prolonged absence of Yar’Adua had crippled oil and gas projects and renewal of oil block licenses, it was revealed that the projects were stalled due to the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill by the National Assembly. A highly placed industry source said last night that the Petroleum Act conferred on the Minister of State for Petroleum, in this case, Ajumogobia, the power to handle issues regarding acreage allocations. They contended that by that provision, the minister would not require any written permission from the president before exercising his constitutional powers. Efforts to reach the two ministers for comments last night proved abortive.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=165900

bashdecash:
if the US can sponsor the mujahiddin in Afhganistan, what makes u think that they cannot sponsor Boko Haram in Nigeria?

the man was ready to talk but he was silenced cos of the little info the police got from him was implicative. i stay in Maiduguri and i know and saw the kind of weapons and kits dey had.

hmmm,

So the US supplied them with the daggers, hammers, catapults and cutlasses they employed in their suicidal attacks on the police?
Were the pictures of their "weapons" not published?

You really are wacky.

^
They claim to have directly influenced the FEC. So, NASS might not feature in the equation.
Next roll of the dice is Tuesday, when the FEC next meets.

bashdecash:
@edoyad,

many people have been trying to enlighten you but it seems like,

1. illiteracy does not mean u cant read and write in English OK? (so northerners are not illiterates else China, India, saudi etc are all illiterates)

2. what makes u think that Northerners are as poor as u think, 70% (i think u know where an average guy cannot eat 3 square meal but certainly not in the north)

3.No body is sure if US is behind all the mayhems in Nigeria, but u can answer your self if only u know these:

a. operation Northwoods
b. creation of Taliban in Afhganistan
c. How Al-qaeda came into existance
d. How does MEND get their arms?
e.How does Boko Haram got their arms and Kit?
f. who sponsored Charles Taylor?
g. who sponsored Saddam during Iran and Iraq war

abeg i no fit shout. when u know better than what u c in d news and come out of your shell, u will know better.

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

Edoyad is a Northerner.
. . .But not all Northerners are Hausa / Fulani (like the kid in the last pic above).

The rest of what you've written sounds really wacky. US now sponsors Boko Haram? . . .Strange dude.

May kobojunkie never return from Yemen. Amen!

kobojunkie was a poster who talked very foolishly with incredible confidence. Good riddance.

^
Don't mind that lovely woman jare!

Me, I tink say dis one na anoda PDP trick to keep us quiet for anoda week. Last two weeks, it was "Yar Adua will return anytime soon".

Lets beware.

^
Thanks for that. I was just gonna post that piccy below the main article.

It might come as early as Tuesday.

Govs Want Jonathan Sworn In As Acting President On Tuesday
From Madu Onuorah, Abuja

GOVERNORS of the 36 states of the federation, under the Governors' Forum, were at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday for a solidarity visit to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan over the ongoing constitutional crisis.

The governors also announced plans to visit the National Assembly next week to press home their resolve that the lawmakers pass a resolution that would enable the Vice President assume the power of an Acting President, pending the return of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.

A source at the Villa told The Guardian that the governors discussed with Jonathan the possibility of his being sworn in late on Tuesday, with the understanding that they would have persuaded the National Assembly to pass the resolution earlier that day.

Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Godswill Akpabio, said the position being canvassed by the governors was a unanimous one.

According to Saraki: "We associate ourselves with the court ruling that has been given, concerning the President and the Vice President, and that we also agreed to meet with the leadership of the National Assembly to urge them to pass a resolution recognising the Vice President as the Acting President of the nation.

"Under the circumstances, we believe that the Vice President has been acting in that way. And in order to further give more force on that, the National Assembly as well should pass an order."

Akpabio added: "We unanimously resolved that all arms of government should support the Vice President to discharge his duties as Acting President of the country. It is not true that Northern governors said Jonathan should not act as President. The Northern governors are part of the Governors' Forum, and there was no dissenting voice."

Asked the response of Vice President to their position, Akpabio explained: "He was happy with the decision of the governors that yes, while he is praying for the President to recover, there is need for a more assertive action and for us to bring all these publications in Nigeria to an end.

"This is because we must re-emphasise that the constitution made it clear that there is no vacuum and in order to give teeth to the fact, that there must not be vacuum."

Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke, on his part, stressed the need not to allow any vacuum in the Presidency, especially when President Yar'Adua and Vice President Jonathan share a joint mandate from the electorate.

He said: "As the Governors Forum, we have taken a position, and we all stand by that position. We believe that at this point in time, it is necessary that appropriate actions be taken and solutions be found to what appears to be a problem of the existence of a vacuum.

"I don't share the view of the existence of a vacuum, because the Vice President clearly has the same number of votes as the President. They enjoy a joint mandate."

He also pointed out that the governors intend to go along with court pronouncements on the position and abilities of Jonathan in the absence of Yar'Adua.

"Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution is subject to interpretation and it has recently been interpreted in the court and what we cannot do is to question the judgment until such a time another judgment is obtained. That remains the position, and until that time, the Vice President can act. I think that is very clear.

"It is also very clear now that Section 145 starts with whenever, it does not start with any other word, other than the word whenever. In the event that the transmission does not occur, certain actions can be taken to guarantee the stability of the nation," he stated.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/article02/indexn2_html?pdate=060210&ptitle=Govs%20Want%20Jonathan%20Sworn%20In%20As%20Acting%20President%20On%20Tuesday