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Na wa some people just like ranting giving themselves High blood pressure

I thought kiddnapping came from South America but now it is from the East of Nigeria

Na wa o  - Everybody is after Everybody

Andokaa is after Ribabu , Ibori is after Ribabu, They want to kill me - Andokaa,

Ribabu is after me - Ibori , Anodakkaa says ibori is not off the hook, Ribabu is after Ibori , FG after my life - Ribadu,

They want to tarnish my image with Mr President - Andokaa.

Can you gurantee My Client Ribadu's life in Nigeria - Lawyer Femi Falana  and so on


One freaking merry go round

former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, on Friday in Lagos, opened up a can of worms over his sour relationship with the former Chairman of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Ibori, who addressed media executives at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, accused Ribadu of waging a campaign of calumny against him because he refused to facilitate his becoming the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

He said the ex-EFCC boss was also angry with him because he refused to be recruited by Ribadu for a planned crusade for the annulment of the 2007 presidential election won by Umaru Yar’Adua.

Ibori, who said he remained a loyal friend of Ribadu in spite of his hard stance on his person, alleged that the former anti-graft chief decided to launch a bitter campaign to humiliate him because he did not succumb to his personal ambition.

“I can say without any fear of contradiction that I have and hope I still have a good relationship with the erstwhile Chairman of the EFCC even though he now denies that he is a friend. I am a Christian and will not deny him.

“Very many times, he tried to get me to assist him in one way or the other, including his desire to become the Inspector General of Police. In his approach, he posited that in his estimation and knowledge of Nigerian politics, I was one of those who could help him achieve it.

Ibori alleged that Ribadu solicited the cooperation of judges and INEC officials to annul the 2007 presidential election, which he (Ibori) did not subscribe to.

“On another occasion, he attempted to recruit me to join a crusade to annul the presidential election of 2007. In fact, he promised that I if did, he would not file charges against me and would not prosecute me.

“I told him to give me time to reflect on it. But it would be stupid of me to have bought into his blackmail, so I ignored him. When he then realised that I was not succumbing to his cheap blackmail, he decided to go ahead with his plan of humiliating me,” Ibori alleged.

To corroborate his allegation of calumny against him, Ibori said an observer had alerted him in November 2007 while attending the United Nations session with the Nigerian delegation in New York that Ribadu planned to frame him that he attempted to give him a $15 million bribe.

Accordingly, he said he put a call through to Ribadu who, according to the former governor, denied the allegation.

“Interestingly, he himself has contradicted his statement severally with regards to the alleged bribe especially in his statement in the English court,” Ibori claimed.

He alleged that Ribadu’s grudge against him was also because he insisted on due process in the charges filed against at a Kaduna High Court but which was later transferred to Benin, Edo State.

He stated, “My lawyers challenged both the detention, the jurisdiction of the court and the seizure of my passports, all of which were vigorously argued at the lower court and at the appeal court.

“It was finally resolved at the appeal court where the court agreed with my lawyers that the jurisdiction where the alleged crime was committed is the Benin Division. The appeal court also granted the release of my passport.”

“All of this, I think, did not go down well with the erstwhile EFCC chairman. Since my arrest, detention and eventual prosecution, my team of lawyers have consistently assured me that I will be fully exonerated because there is no evidence to support the charges.”

The former governor said it was not in his character to take issue with people on the pages of newspapers but had to open up now following pressures from political associates, friends, colleagues and well-wishers to react a rash of negative publicity.

He also delved into his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, alleging that he fell out with the former leader because he opposed his bid to for a second term in office in 2003.

He stated that after PDP governors had resolved not to back Obasanjo for second term, the onus was on him to convey the decision to the hen PDP National Chairman, Chief Audu ogheh.

According to Ibori, the action of the PDP governor was because of the perceived dictatorial, vindictive and unforgiving spirit of the former president.

He said his decision to convey the resolution of his former colleages, coupled with his uncompromising stand on resource control caused him a hitherto cordial relationship with Obasanjo.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/26092009/news/news2.html

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Spain 8 tahiti 0



basketball ball scores

Redman44:
We've suffered a painful loss. The Venezuelans are not going to go far in this tourney. Our boys just gave them the chance to express themselves. We played better in the second half and could have scored up to 5 goals. I'm not going to spare Siasia here. Though he's a good coach, his team was technically deficient in the first half. I knew the Venezuelans would score because of their constant forays into our box eighteen. We gave them too much space to pass and shoot the ball. Our defenders also looked timid. They need to gear up for the onslaught of the Spaniards. Here are my suggestions for Siasia:

1. The Flying Eagles need to beat Spain at all costs. We can do it if we tidy up our defence line and take the game to the Spaniards.
2. Talk to your strikers to stop wasting chances. Tell them to shoot from outside the box eighteen instead of dribbling into the goal area.
3. Let Gbolahan Salami start the next match as a striker.
4. Tell the boys not to be afraid of Spain.

Cheers.

Just wish it is that simple - we probably lift the senior world cup

Spain 4 tahiti 0


4 goals in 25 mins

Goal Number 4 for spain

Tahiti no sabi football at all - how did they qualify

3 goals in 18 minutes



4th goal disallowed

The commentators on Eurosports are predicting an avalanche of Goals - the game might turn to basketball match

2 goals in fifteen minutes

I doubt if  the flying eagles can beat spain

tell me all about it

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was
not in their bed.

She puts on her dressing gown and goes downstairs to look for him.
She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall.

She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip
of his coffee.

'What's the matter, dear?' she whispers as she steps into the room,
'Why are you down here at this time of night?'

The husband looks up from his coffee, 'I am just remembering
when we first met 20 years ago and started dating. You were only almost 16.
Do you remember back then?' he says solemnly.

The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so
caring and so sensitive.

'Yes, I do' she replies.

The husband pauses. The words were not coming easily.

'Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?'

'Yes, I remember!' said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside
him.

The husband continues. 'Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in
my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will make sure you're sent to jail for 20 years?'

'I remember that too' she replies softly.

He wipes another tear from his cheek and says,

'I would have been released today.'

blame yar adua

na him bring bad luck

when the others dey their who send venuzuela

this edet  guy don get three chances  but looks useless

this prayer thing really annoys me

can some one please explain

like somebody said

na Yara adua bring bad luck

why do Nigerians players like praying before and after games


are they praying for a miracle

bunch of Jokers

Shakky defence

is it the super eagles that is playing

I await further instrcuctions

KunleOshob:
Well Soludo is not a politician even though he as now delved into politics. He is first and foremost a trie, tested and proven technocrat. I really don't understand this pull him down attitude of Nigerians. Soludo is certainly one of the best brains in this country and we should actually be begging his likes to rule us.

He might have been one of the best brains but was corrupted to extent that he almost single handed ruined Nigeria. The man was a failure towards the end of the tenure

Wake up all Yoruba Tigers. Wake up to the reality

blackspade:
How many Nigerians live in Saudi?

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The question should be how many Nigerians are in saudi jail

Dubai is probably the size Anambra it took the well focused sheikh 25 years and still ongoing to make dubai what it is today and Soludo wants to do it in 4 years

Enjoyment1:
"As I destroyed Nigerian Banks while at CBN, I will do same in Anambra Govt House". That should have been his Manifesto!

He who has failed with little is about to destroy much

udezue:
ONE NIGERIA!!!!
IDIOTS KEEP SHARING A UNION WITH HAUSA - FULANI NORTH.

since you know all  - how do we break this union

emyah:
The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage, as well as other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. In accordance with his conviction, Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island but  today black  south Africa are singing a new song

Please tell me how many people in Nigeria can compare to Mandela who  was determined and dedicated to the one cause of liberation.  Gani was the last man standing and he is gone to rest.

it is not going to happen in Nigeria.  The love of Money overrides everything else.  Until Igbo's stop splitting votes nobody is going to take them serious

More losers on the prowl

"A Clause that prohibits Airport Developement for 36 years" Wonders shall never end

Nigeria is truly a great Nation

A fool in his heart says their is no God.