celeron40: Don't be a fool...I pasted the link of the news....and no..its not SaharaReporters...its Vanguard Nigeria..what source can be better than that? You xpect the DHQ to admit losing 30 soldiers? ..Relax your pe.nis.

celeron40: Kingsley Omonobi, Ndahi Marama
MAIDUGURI — No fewer than 50 Boko Haram members and over 30 soldiers were feared killed in an encounter around Pilka, Kirawa and Gwoza communities of Borno State in the last one week, reliable security source has confirmed.
It will be recalled that following the military take-over of Damboa Council Headquarters which was captured by terrorists, suspected Boko Haram gunmen in their hundreds escaped from Damboa and Sambisa Forest where they invaded and captured Gwoza town in Borno State, following last Wednesday=s multiple attacks on several houses, a police station, secretariat complex, and the Emir=s place.
One of the vehicle used by the insurgents on Friday
In the latest Gwoza attacks, even the new Emir, who took over from his late father, who was killed by Boko Haram, Alhaji Muhammed Idrisa Timta narrowly escaped being killed.
A top security source confirmed to our correspondent in Maiduguri that “the deployment of military to Gwoza, weekend, led to serious casualties from both sides, as more than 30 soldiers were ambushed and killed by terrorists in Pilka, Kirawa and other villages on the Maiduguri Bama Gwoza troubled road.
“Also, over 50 of the insurgents were killed in the encounter, but unfortunately, military troops in Kirawa withdrew and returned to Bama where they were reunited with their colleagues at the military barracks following the fire-power from the insurgents. They could not go to Gwoza as directed by their commanders.
AAt T Junction on Banki Road, the terrorists also ambushed the military post where both sides suffered several casualties, although I don’t have details of those killed yet,” the source said.
He added that it was difficult for security operatives to enter Gwoza town where terrorists had a field day, because, most of the villages along the road leading to Gwoza where its inhabitants were sacked, were occupied by terrorists who climbed on trees and opened fire on military operational vehicles.
A text message sent to Director, Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade to confirm the incident was not replied.
Meanwhile, following months of making strategies on the best ways of rescuing the over 200 abducted girls of the Government Seconday School, Chibok, the Defence headquarters, yesterday, disclosed that Nigerian soldiers have infiltrated and taken positions in Sambisa forest, the den where the girls and several other hostages were being kept.
Director of Defence Information, Major General Olukolade, who made the disclosure, said that Sambisa Forest is a wide expanse of land covering over 6,000 square kilometres with several communities living inside, noting that this explained why the military could not just go into the forest and bomb the whole place.
Explaining that the armed forces were not relenting in a bid to bring back the girls, General Olukolade said the military wanted to avoid collateral damage in the process of rescuing the Chibok girls, insisting that the foreign collaboration in efforts at achieving this goal was assisting in this regard.
On the take-over of Gwoza town by Boko Haram and the subsequent hoisting of their flags, and counter attacks by soldiers to re-take the town, he said that no portion of Nigeria was available for terrorists to occupy, adding that “if they (terrorists) appear to be doing so now, it was only a joke.”
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/50-bharam-30-soldiers-killed-pilka-gwoza-one-week/&sa=U&ei=uCHtU9f6MKyY0QW4y4HIAQ&ved=0CBoQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEuUoZZvMJsckkKXj3jqFDeQjwRUQ

bossladyMo: Stale news!

simp: cow wey no get tail,na God dey help am chase flies.

KingsleyAni1993: Here are a list of little foods that you eat and love which you don't know are killing you and depleting your life force. Here goes.

1. Coke, fanta, sprite; those sugar loaded soft drinks.
2. Excess red meat.
3. Too much carbs and saturated fats you eat in your foods
4. Fast foods.


Now which of these are you guilty of?

Mcbussy: ^^^....does this mean d 1st strain of Ebola virus was cultured with Merlin's clothes?

Rikidony:
bros u d exepect video for war front
i be jack buer

Rikidony: NIGERIAN MILITARY RECAPTURED DAMBOA TOWN AND GWOZA HILLS JUST HEARD IT ON THE BBC AFRICA. ACCORDING TO REPORT AFTER BEING CHASE OUT OF DAMBOA THE TERRORIST INVADED GWOZA HILL AND OVER RAN THE VILLAGE BUT THE MILITARY WENT ON PURSUIT AND WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THEM FROM GWOZA.......MORE TO FOLLOW


SOURCE.... BBC AFRICA

Rikidony:
the military have recatured gwoza chek this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1845999/military-recaptured-damboa-gwoza-hills

Rikidony:

DIES......


sha GEJ TILL 2019

UPDATED

MILITARY RECAPTURES DAMBOA TOWN AND GWOZA FROM BOKOHARAM

ANY BODY THAT BROUGHT THIS TO FRONT PAGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED

CHEK IT HERE


https://www.nairaland.com/1845999/military-recaptured-damboa-gwoza-hills

Eldavido1:

www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-captures-another-borno-town/185541/

mitchyy: GISTville



Its just a few days to your big day. Venue, check! Dress, check! Husband, check check!!

Everything seems to be in order but do you have your list of beauty blunders and donts? If you really want to look your absolute best on your wedding day, here are 6 things to avoid one week before you say ‘I Do’.

1. Drastic Haircuts

Your big day is just days away, this isn’t the time to experiment with drastic hair cuts. You should have done that three months or more before during consultations. Its very important for you to maintain same hairstyle throughout this process because the texture and style of your hair change if you get it chopped. Don’t forget also that something drastic may not look right with your weave, dress’s neckline, veil, or wedding day jewelry.
The closer you get to the big day, the more stressed and emotional you’ll be. You want to make all of these preparations and decisions with a clear, calm head.

2. Alcohol

This is extremely important. Alcohol carries a ton of extra calories, so you may want to cut back or even avoid it like a plague at least a month before your wedding. Alcohol weakens can give you that puffy look and feel instantly. It also weakens your digestive system. Remember we want to look great in the wedding photos right?

3. A New Workout

By all means, stick to the routine you’ve been doing. This isn’t the time for new moves. When you strain your muscles, it can take weeks to heal and you definitely don’t want to be too sore to get down on the dance floor. If your goal is to lose weight, make sure to start a new fitness program well before your dress fittings. And if you simply want to relieve stress, then try taking long walks or a 5-minute run.



4. Changing Up Your Makeup

According to a makeup artiste Jodie Hazlewood, “Sometimes brides panic at the last minute that they’ve got too much or too little makeup on. That’s why during the trial—when they’re in a much more rational state of mind—I give brides a chance to try out different looks. Modern bridal makeup is a little like red carpet makeup,” says Hazlewood. “It needs to look good on HD video cameras, professional cameras, personal camera phones, in bright light and candle light, as well as last for hours.” My advice to you is to trust in your makeup artist, who takes your skin type, age, hairstyle, wedding color palette, and the time, location, and style of your day into consideration when designing your look. Take lots and lots of water and get enough sleep to ensure your skin is perfect on that day.

5. Peels & Microdermabrasion

Going for a peel or microdermabrasion session is a no-go the week before you wedding. Some chemical peel or microdermabrasion can peel off your skin afterwards, leaving dead skin on the surface that can ball up under makeup. It can also leave your skin irritated and wearing makeup will only anger that irritation. Ensure you give at least 2 weeks span before your wedding when you schedule that appointment for any of such treatments.

6. Trying on new Skincare Products

You should only change your skincare regimen months before your wedding. I guess this is self-explanatory. Swapping in a new product could lead to allergic reaction, dryness or oiliness that takes time to correct. Make sure you see a dermatologist or skin specialist who can give you a personalized pre-wedding skin care routine which works for you.

Got any other donts you think brides should avoid few days to their big day? Please share in the comment section below.

Photo Credit: bridalmusings

SOURCE: http://gistville.com/2014/07/5-things-avoid-one-week-wedding-day/

Nnachi404: with big dish you can get sky UK and others but with 1.8m well with that you can add Jake to it to move your dish. For q-sat use at your own risk

Nnachi404: all you need to know about qsat is here on nairaland but all I can say is that for you to enjoy satellite TV you need a big dish but if you can't get a big dish well you can get qsat but qsat have it's ups and down

ibkgab001: It meant strength, accomplishment,’ he said when he finally was made a captain in 1991 and traveled the world for various shipping firms. With a wife, eventually three children and boat to lead, Capt. Wren Thomas had achieved his piece of the American dream. “I wanted to be in charge of my own destiny,” he recalled during an interview in his attorney’s Houston office. All of that came crashing down on October 23, 2013 when Thomas was piloting his supply boat, the C-Retriever off the coast of Nigeria towards a Chevron-owned oil field. Over the next six hours, he would huddle with his crew in an incredibly hot, water-sealed tank room as a half-dozen pirates stormed his boat and began their siege looking for their prize: the American captain and his American-born engineer. Thomas reluctantly gave up when the pirates started firing guns through a hole in the room door. He told his engineer they had no choice if the rest of the 13-member crew, still in hiding, was to be spared. “I told him, ‘Look I think it’s time we give up. If we don’t give up we are either going to die or somebody is going to get killed from ricocheting bullets.’” Thomas and his engineer were the only ones to be kidnapped by the pirates, driven away in a speed boat and held in Nigerian swamps and jungles for 18 days. The experience was so horrific that even today Thomas is unable to bring himself to reveal all details of his captivity. “We weren’t being punched or kicked or anything like that but just I’ve told people that I would have rather been punched then went through what I went through,” Thomas said. “The mental abuse of it with the guns pointing at you. And knowing how unstable these guys are.” Thomas said there were about 18 Nigerian kidnappers, some chain-smoked marijuana or crack incessantly, constantly waving their weapons and making threats. Food consisted of instant noodles — on days the negotiations were going well — and maybe a bottle of water. And his captors blared their music constantly, fixated on, of all things, country singer Dolly Parton’s song, “Coat of Many Colors,” and the music of hip hop artist 50 Cent. “I knew I was going to die. We knew it every day, every night,” he said. Despite the chaos in the jungle, Thomas said the leaders were organized, using satellite phones to negotiate, first demanding a $2 million ransom. Thomas believes the payoff was eventually whittled down to several hundred thousand dollars, though CNN cannot confirm who paid the ransom or who received it. Thomas said one evening he and his engineer were told to get in a small boat with six pirates. They motored for about two hours to reach a village. There, four of the pirates got out and met some other men who handed them backpacks, Thomas told CNN. They returned to the boat and counted the cash stuffed into the bags. After a dispute, Thomas says he and the engineer were taken to the other men and told to lie on the ground until the pirates left. Then they were put in a car and driven off. Later they were transferred to a second car, where a representative from the shipping company was waiting for them. At that point they were finally free, 18 days after being seized at gunpoint. After a debriefing by his ship managers, then a similar one by the FBI in Lagos, Nigeria, Thomas returned to the United States last November, days after his release. He has been seeing mental health advisers and other medical professionals since. But his hostage-taking and the negotiations that freed him have raised alarm bells in counterterrorism circles and elsewhere for numerous reasons; not the least is Thomas’ claim that the FBI told him the money paid for his freedom may eventually have wound up in the hands of the notorious terror group Boko Haram. That is the same group that in April kidnapped nearly 300 Nigerian girls. They’re also blamed for laying waste to multiple villages in the northern part of the country, burning them down and killing many people in bomb attacks. Thomas said during his debriefing in Lagos the FBI indicated that the money paid for his freedom may have been funneled through other groups before making its way to Boko Haram. The FBI would not comment. CNN cannot independently confirm whether Boko Haram received any money from the kidnapping. Yan St-Pierre, CEO of Modern Security Consulting Group, said his contacts believe Boko Haram, once confined strictly to the northern parts of Nigeria, is benefiting from the increase in piracy along the west coast of Africa. But the group is perhaps not directly carrying out the kidnappings itself. “So when people are asking, is there a link between Boko Haram and piracy in Nigeria, it’s not the one they usually expect it to be,” said St-Pierre, whose firm was not involved in the Thomas case. “It’s one that is not necessarily logistical and operational. It’s one that is more subtle. Essentially they will probably provide personnel every now and then, but it’s not a fixed structure. So we are talking more (about) providing means to wash the money, to clean it. To make sure the smuggling routes, personnel, sex slaves, drugs, weapons above all else, these pirates need weapons. “So if Boko Haram provided the weapons in advance for example and said, ‘Well we will get a cut of the ransom,’ which is standard policy within these groups within the region in general, this would make absolute sense to say, well the ransom money that was paid for the captain ended up at the very least partially into Boko Haram’s hands, quite probably as a payment for services delivered.” Major oil companies have an official policy of not paying ransom for personnel or the thefts of fuel and ships on the high seas. And subsidiary companies, like Capt. Thomas’ employer Edison Chouest, aren’t talking, so it is unclear if they, too, have the same policy. It is against U.S. law to deal with terrorists but that issue becomes murky when dealing with ransoms for captives because so many middle men are involved, counterterrorism sources said; it is hard to say who is a terrorist and who is just a common criminal. Piracy off the coast of Nigeria is on the rise, according to one study published by Oceans Beyond Piracy, a project of the One Earth Foundation. By contrast, piracy off Somalia — on the other side of the African continent — dropped dramatically in 2013 to only 23 vessels attacked from 237 ships attacked in 2011, the same group reported. In West Africa, the group estimates there were at least 100 total piracy attacks and characterized them as more violent and frequent. Thomas, in a series of emails, says he warned his company, Edison Chouset, that security was deteriorating and he feared some of his own Nigerian crew members. His attorney shared two of the emails with CNN. In one email to his operations coordinator, Thomas, summing up his fear of the security situation, wrote “I am also asking to not to return to Nigeria.” Thomas said company officials told him things would improve but never did. On the day he set out on his fateful trip, Thomas said dock workers announced over two-way radio where the ship was going and what supplies it was carrying. He said those communications left them doomed before they ever got to their destination. “The pirates (later) told me they knew where we was going … they knew my cargo, they knew my position, they knew the track I was taking.” CNN made multiple attempts to contact Edison Chouest for comment but the company refused to return multiple calls or an email. Thomas said two representatives from the company stayed near his wife in their hometown during his ordeal and the FBI was also in contact. But once he was freed, the communications virtually ended. It wasn’t until January that someone from the company offered to assist in his medical care and other financial needs, he said. Thomas is now consulting with a Houston attorney on his next move as he says he is medically unable to return to his overseas duties as a ship captain. “Life is hell for me now,” Thomas said. “Life will never be the same again. The man that my wife married is not the same anymore….I walk around all day paranoid. I’m sad. I can’t sleep. My family is hurt.” Earlier this year, Thomas finally broke his silence, giving an in-depth interview to a shipping newsletter gCaptain. He is talking now, he says, so others don’t face the same fate. His attorney, Brian Beckcom, represented members of the Maersk Alabama crew that served with Capt. Richard Philips, whose capture by Somali pirates was made into a movie starring Tom Hanks. He said he believes these companies owe crew members, like Thomas, the same level of protection now provided to crews off the Somalian coast. “Now all the ships in East Africa have armed guard, or most do, and piracy has plummeted in East Africa. West Africa is now the hotspot and there is no question that these companies are making hundreds of millions in (oil) profits should do something more than they’re doing to protect the men that work over there,” Beckcom said. SOURCE: Watch Video

Read More at liveofofo.com/63339/fbi-reveals-how-boko-haram-and-niger-delta-militants-collaborate-cnn/ © Nigerian Celebrity News Online Magazine

Chuukwudi: .

nickz: is it me or wass PEJ doing "shoki" while that picture was taken

Big4wig: Our pasts and present president sure married beautiful wives, but some of them are just too fine.
To me I dont know who to choose.. Just a Long list of Pretty Wives.
Mariam has a glittering ebony complexion and so beautiful, Turai is just too beautiful, when I saw one of her pix on newspaper, I have to cut the pix and place it on my room wall. *lol* Stella is Amazing, Madam Patience is Wow.

Who do you think is the most beautiful out of all?

juman: Mariam Babangida = most beautiful of them.

bloodykiIler: PEJ is elegant unbiased mind will see that

Haters Go and die

CFCfan: The Nigeria coach saw his current deal lapsed at the end of the World Cup, and with no new offer on the table, announced he was leaving his position after the Super Eagles were eliminated at the round of 16.

But on Thursday, the executive committee led by a Acting President Mike Umeh, directed its Technical Sub committee to "open channels of communication with Mr. Stephen Keshi with a view to extending his contract, as the NFF is still interested in working with him."

The committee is expected to report back within one week.

Furthermore, it was resolve that all financial issues must be thoroughly deliberate and agreed on ahead of major competitions to avoid incidents of player training boycotts which happened at the World Cup finals on Brazil.
http://www.kickoff.com/news/47047/nff-have-moved-to-extend-stephen-keshis-contract

rattlesnake: Let declare the rest of the year na

koastar: Nigerian military uncooperative, slow to learn –
US
The human rights abuse record and
uncooperative attitude of the Federal Government
and its military authorities have been identified
as factors hindering United States of America
offering Nigeria effective security assistance.
Speaking on Thursday before the US House
Foreign Affairs Sub-committee on Africa’s
hearing entitled, ‘Human Rights Vetting: Nigeria
and Beyond’, the Specialist at African Affairs
Congressional Research Service, Lauren
Blanchard, said the Nigerian government and its
military had not been yielding to America’s
suggestions.
The Congress heard that the main impediment to
America’s efforts to support Nigeria’s broader
response to Boko Haram is “gross violations
committed by the Nigerian forces, the Nigerian
government’s resistance to adopting a more
comprehensive approach to Boko Haram, and the
continued lack of political will” within the
government to investigate allegations of human
rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable.
Blanchard told the Congress, “The Nigerian
government also has appeared reticent in some
cases to allow its security forces to participate in
US training programmes. The State Department
indicates that there are currently 187 Nigerian
military units and 173 police units that have
been vetted and cleared to receive U.S.
assistance and training.
“It is unclear whether the Nigerian government
has given approval for such training to occur. A
2013 State Department audit report noted that,
in addition to human rights concerns, Nigeria’s
late submission of names of candidates for
assistance was a ‘recurring problem’ for the US
embassy.
“Multiple systemic factors further constrain the
effectiveness of the Nigerian security force’s
response to Boko Haram, notably security sector
corruption and mismanagement, and some of
these factors impede US support even for units
that have been cleared for assistance”.
Among the cleared units, she revealed, were
Nigeria’s Speed Boat Service commando and the
101st Infantry Battalion, which the ACRS
specialist said were best positioned to conduct
hostage rescue operations, but “both reportedly
require significant additional training”.
She added that the security relationship between
Nigeria and the US was hampered by the lack of
cooperation and systemic failure in Nigeria.
“The security relationship also has been
hampered at times by a lack of cooperation from
Nigerian officials and by systemic problems in
the Nigerian military. Political and human rights
concerns have been a prominent factor in
shaping US-Nigeria relations for decades.
“State Department human rights reports have
continued to highlight serious human rights
violations by the Nigerian security forces every
year. These violations include politically
motivated and extrajudicial killings, excessive
use of force, and torture,” Blanchard said at the
hearing.
Despite about N1trn ($5.8b) security budget, the
ACRS specialist said the “Nigerian troops are not
adequately resourced or equipped” to counter
Boko Haram insurgency. During the hearing, the
American disclosed that the troops were “slow to
adapt with new strategies, new doctrines and
new tactics,” and described Nigeria as “an
extremely challenging partner to work with.”

www.nigerianeye.com/2014/07/nigerian-military-uncooperative-slow-to.html?m=1

irvingia: It is difficult to say if Igbo and Yoruba are friends
or enemies or merely tolerating each other. On the
surface, they seem to be friends, because you
rarely hear of any clashes or killings between the
two in over 100 years. People from the two ethnic
groups work together, live together, laugh together,
worship together, and play together. Everything
seems all right. Nobody wants to be seen as
publicly making any comment seen as tribalistic or
intolerant.
But if you look deeper, there seems to be
something you cannot truly place a finger on. It’s
like a volcano waiting for the least provocation to
erupt. It only needs an excerpt from Chinua
Achebe’s There Was a Country to be made public,
or for Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos to
“deport” some Igbo to Onitsha for hell to be let
loose. Commentators immediately line up behind
their ethnic groups, releasing venom against the
other side. Luckily, such altercations usually end
in words and not in violent acts.
But on Nigerian online sites like the punchng.com
and others, where commentators can use
anonymous names, such fights are a daily affair,
and they always get embarrassingly nasty. At such
times, combatants throw caution to the wind and
rake up gut-wrenching jibes dripping of hate and
bordering on insanity. You wonder if the purveyors
of such vitriol would feel at ease afterwards
interacting with someone from the ethnic group
they have maligned so viciously. Some see it as
fun, but many don’t. They see it as a war that
must be won at all costs.
Regrettably, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi
Azikiwe and Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-
Ojukwu, whose direct and indirect action and
inaction sowed the seed of hate and distrust
between the Igbo and the Yoruba, have died
without uprooting that dangerous plant or even
denying it water and nutrients. Therefore, till this
day, the Igbo and Yoruba still enjoy shooting at
each other with accusations of betrayal,
expansionism, hate, ingratitude, greed, as well as
trying to prove that each ethnic group is superior
to the other.
And it seems the contest for superiority is at the
root of that frosty relationship. The Igbo and
Yoruba are unarguably the most competitive in
Nigeria. They are the ethnic groups that easily and
forcefully ask for the removal of quota system in all
national life. They believe that if things are done
on merit, they will excel. The Igbo think that the
Yoruba are the major competitors they have in
Nigeria, while the Yoruba think that the Igbo are
the key competitors they have in Nigeria.
This shows in almost all spheres of life. The
Yoruba had a head-start in western education
because the British colonialists and missionaries
arrived on their land first. The Igbo, who resisted
and rejected the British initially, eventually
accepted them and thereby began a sprint to catch
up with the Yoruba. And they succeeded.
Whatever the Igbo achieve, the Yoruba have an
answer to it, and whatever the Yoruba achieve the
Igbo have a response. So, if you have a Wole
Soyinka from the South-West winning the first
Nobel Prize for Literature in Africa, you have a
Chinua Achebe from the South-East holding the
record of the most popular and most-selling
literary writer in Africa. If you have a Rangers
International Football Club of Enugu shaking the
Nigerian football scene in the 1970s and early 80s,
you have the Shooting Stars Football Club of
Ibadan shining brightly at the same period. If
Rashidi Yekini is noted for scoring Nigeria’s first
World Cup goal and being Nigeria’s all-time
highest goal scorer, then Nwankwo Kanu boasts of
being Nigeria’s most decorated footballer, while
Austin Jay-Jay Okocha flaunts his status as
Nigeria’s most glamorous and mesmerising
footballer. If Genevieve Nnaji boasts of being
named by Oprah Winfrey in 2009 among the most
popular people in the world, Omotola Jalade-
Ekeinde will show off her name in TIME magazine’s
most influential people of 2013. If P-Square and
Flavour think they rock the music scene, D’Banj
and Davido smash the charts.
So, in all areas of life, the Igbo and the Yoruba are
competing, and in the process boosting the
nation’s economy and bringing glory to the nation.
Yet, some inferiority-complex-afflicted people who
feel threatened within each of the ethnic groups
look for every excuse to spread hate among the
two peoples.
My close study of the Igbo and the Yoruba makes
me see them as the Germans and the French of
Nigeria respectively. Even the Igbo language is like
the German language in many respects. In German
and Igbo, there are no silent words. Excluding a
few words in Germans which are sounded
differently from the way the English sound theirs
(like “j” which is pronounced like “y,” “w” which is
pronounced as “v,” etc), whatever you say in both
languages is what you write. For example, the “g”
is always pronounced /g/ in Igbo and German and
never as “j.” “Danke” and “obante” are pronounced
as written.
But in French and Yoruba, what you say may be
different from how you write it. Some letters are
either silent or semi-silent. For example, the
Yoruba and the French would pronounce “san” as
if it were “saw,” or “son,” but the Igbo and
Germans would pronounce it /san/: exactly the
way it is spelt. Also, the “h” is usually silent or
glossed over in French and Yoruba: Hospital or
Kehinde.
The Igbo and the German are bullish and
technology-minded. They have fought and lost
wars but staged successful comebacks in a short
time. Conversely, the Yoruba and the French are
subtle and supercilious, with good administrative
skills, regaling in their years of history and culture.
A country that has such two success-driven ethnic
groups should be at a great advantage. The
Yoruba have been great hosts to the Igbo; and the
Igbo have reciprocated by contributing immensely
to the building of Yoruba land, especially Lagos
State, including buying swamps at a high price and
turning such places to residential or commercial
estates. The sleepiness of Lagos during the
Christmas-New Year period, when the Igbo usually
travel home en masse, bears testimony to their
contribution to making Lagos lively.
Just like the French always wish they could cut the
Germans to size, so do the Yoruba to the Igbo, but
it will never work. And just as the Germans always
try to flaunt their success at the French, so do the
Igbo do to the Yoruba, but it is completely
pointless. The Yoruba can never be like the Igbo,
and the Igbo can never be like the Yoruba. There is
nothing the Yoruba can do to suppress the Igbo,
neither is there anything the Igbo can do to
suppress the Yoruba. Both of them can actually
succeed without the other, but working closely
together will be very beneficial to each of them as
well as the nation.
The younger generations are forging greater ties,
despite the baggage of enmity the older
generations handed over to them. Working
together, attending church together and living
together seem to have increased the rate of
marriage between the two people. Most Sundays
when I look at the church bulletin, I see increasing
higher number of banns of marriage between
Yoruba and Igbo people. These days, it is common
to see women whose names are Temilade Amadi
or Ngozi Adesanya because of marriage. The
ethnic barriers are being broken, even though
ethnic jingoists continue to spread hate. Such hate
speech and thoughts need to be stopped, for
ethnic bloodshed or xenophobia does not burst
out in one day.
Since the older generations are passing away
without bringing these two great ethnic groups
together, the onus is on those born after the Civil
War to consciously take steps to bring the two
ethnic groups together for their own good and for
the good of the nation. It is high time this Tom and
Jerry relationship between the two ethnic groups
ended, for the good of both and the nation at large.
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DeeMain: I think Nigeria should use this transition period to find a great coach who can fit into our system.

I have issues with Keshi. Keshi is not tactically savvy. Yes, he has won us the Nation's Cup, but we shouldn't allow that to cloud our judgement. His team has no shape, his team lacks basic organization (they are all over the place). The commentators were even alarmed and made fun at how poorly organized we were. His substitutions and choices are mediocre (remember Reuben Gabriel for Onazi). What of his choices of players to the WC? How can an ambitious coach go to the World Cup without a bench? And yes, he sacrifices merit (remember Chigozie Agbim, etc). His awareness and proactiveness is low. France hounded us for all of 25 minutes before they scored without a reaction from Keshi. Save for Enyeama it would have been another tale. Lastly, Keshi has poor man-management skills.

I believe we had a bad World Cup. If the Ref had allowed Dzeko's goal maybe we wouldn't have qualified for the 2nd round. 1 draw, 1 ref assisted win, 2 losses and a bad team is not good enough 4 me. Keshi should not be rewarded for his mediocrity.

What's our vision for our team? Where are we going? These questions should inform our decisions not sympathy or emotional interest.

We house a quarter of all black people on earth. We are a giant. We are the hope of Africa. Let's raise our standards. Africa is looking up to us.

My submission

homesteady: Hey! come and see Nigerians all over the world, holding Oputa Panel on top of my fathers burial. Kassala deyooooo.

My father's burial may have come and gone, but tongues are still wagging about all the drama that went down. No be The CharlyBoy Show? I must confess that my pop's burial was the biggest show I ever put together in all my years as an event organizer; it also turned out the biggest burial show across the Niger. Who wan try. Abegi! 3Gbosa for the man wey sabi. C

From New York to London, Sweden to Helsinki, India to China, the trending topic was how "CharlyBoy snatched the microphone from Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of the state of Imo".
Comments flying in different directions about what happened, the people involved, the controversies, the virgins...Kai.

People ask why CharlyBoy is who he is. Why have two days of musical concerts after the death of his iconic father? Why argue or fight a sitting governor – doesn’t he fear the veto venom of a man in power? Why walk around with 6 feet tall, provocatively clad girls wearing bizarre wigs in public, even in the presence of God, his wife and the dearly departed? For some reason, the last one elicits more provocation than most questions about my dear alter ego, CharlyBoy.

Funny how envy, anger, timidity, mongopark mentality, hypocrisy and sycophancy have crippled the minds of many of my brothers and sisters. Oh my God!

A lot of people in Nigeria live in fear and express it through anger, jealousy and spite – everything acceptable; than actually having the courage to face that fear and be the person they really were made to be. Me I no send. The CharlyBoy brand is me doing my job well – it’s an image, a character invented to shake monotonous minds from their daily doldrums and pull them away from the comforts of the familiar, just for a while. All we have seen from pictures and videos from the weeklong event is more than enough to stir excitement and controversy – good and bad.
Let me warn: those who are easily shocked should be prepared to be shocked even more and more often.

I have been called everything from a cheap publicity monger to a cult leader. Those "Charlys Virgins" whose tests are yet to be confirmed have been identified by busybodies as my grand-daughters, spiritual wives, satan’s handmaidens. Hummmmmm! Big deal. I have always known that insecure people put up boundaries but confident ones tear them down. Spiritual people have church picnics.
The kind of ass-licking and shit-eating that goes on in Imo State is for lack of a better word, infuriating and obnoxious. Chai there is Godooooo.

How did the Day of Tributes organised by the Imo State Government on behalf of the great Justice Oputa turn into a political campaign front and a seminar in ass-kissing? Why would anyone expect me to sit down and listen to politicians begging for goodwill from the governor while using the memory of my late father as an opportunity? What an insult on his name! God punish them die. The Imo State government has no shame anymore, the sycophants and megalomaniacs calling themselves leaders whose pictures litter every street corner and roundabout in Owerri begging for a second try at doing nothing who exchange naira for loyalty. Claps in the Church of God is not what would get you re-elected, my brother Rochas, bear that in mind.


The interesting thing about all this is that the people, the ordinary men and women that Imo government is supposed to, yet refuses to serve, are the ones hailing the AreaFada, why? Could it be that the poverty-stricken Imolites are hailing The AreaFada because they feel battered by the mental rape committed against them by their leaders and yet, are afraid and feel powerless to defend themselves, to fight back? I am especially referring to the men and women of Oguta who are not just powerless, timid and foolishly arrogant but refuse to seek any control of their lives from the government. They just sit there and survive, suffering and smiling sheepishly.
How can an entire town, the Blue Lake city, go without electricity for good six years and not do or say anything about it? Not six days or six months, but SIX YEARS!! After all the promises that Rochas gave of giving Oguta electricity for a few days for the Justice Oputa funeral, we did not see even a flash of electricity.
These my home-town people, in my opinion, are polluted and disillusioned by their false arrogance from being well positioned in the 1930s and 40s when they traded with the white man, when they had UAC and John Holt and did good business better than the people in the hinterland. Those were the good old days, gone with the wind. Even as an oil producing community, what do they have to show for it? Politically, they are wanting, socially they are timid; many of them inundated by fear and poverty. They may have thought themselves to be something six decades ago, but are nowhere politically in this decade, not even one Imo State cabinet member is from Oguta. Tufiakwa!

I am sure that this was one of the reasons some cousins of mine decided to go looking for Rochas Okorocha to beg for forgiveness on my behalf. Who send them? That's how they got to Imo State government house without seeing the governor. After the governor's aids sized them up, they concluded that they were only a hungry bunch of PIRATED Oputas. Shebi, they came back with their tail between their legs, shameless souls! Desperate mongrels looking for a piece of leftover rotten flesh wherever they could hound. Their plans failed, woefully. People who swallow pain killer for someone else' headache! Can you imagine, apologise for what?

Truth be told, I come from a good pedigree, trained by a great man. I know the law and can't be caught dead breaking it. Upon all my ruggedness, there was no way, I, Charles Oputa, would have snatched a microphone from someone speaking no matter how much I hate what the person does. I get sense, am cultured and I went to one of the best universities in the world. I am not a riffraff, neither am I a gutter ass like some of these so called leaders.

At the very least I’m honest about my identity (CharlyBoy), proud about my upbringing and courageous in the face of crippling doubt about my brand. I am however confident in the fact that I’m doing one thing many will never accomplish in their short time on earth: leaving a legacy, just like my father did. So park well.
There is a method to my madness only understood by deep thinkers, not sycophants and bootlickers. The difference between my darkness and yours is that I can stare my own badness in the face and accept its existence while you are busy covering your mirror with white linen sheet. The difference between my sins and yours is that when I sin I know I'm sinning while you have actually fallen prey to your own fabricated illusions.

If it makes people feel good calling me a devil worshipper and a thug, when the very great Justice Oputa trained me and finally doffed his hat for me and decided to preach the gospel of Charlyboyisim before he died, mere mortals can go hug a transformer. I have a name that is knock on wood. Anything you say, for your pocket.
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them otherwise, I break them. I am free because I know that I, alone, am morally responsible for everything I do. It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and a few by deceit.

Instead of wallowing in the bile of hypocrisy and envy, why don’t we search ourselves and consider the deeper actions beneath all the pomp and pageantry twisted and manipulated by the media? Is that prickly sensation in your heart righteous indignation over the Oputa Funeral, or just mere heartburn?
Check yourself – hypocrisy doesn't just wound, it kills permanently.

http://www.lindaikeji..com/2014/07/justice-oputas-burial-sepulchre-of.html?m=1

runzlord:
someone told me dat. fear de cash me. how e go taste?

runzlord: hello guys.
most times I have rice at home like 2days ago, I had boiled rice but no stew and no soup. but I had cash. so what can I quickly make to eat the rice?

jkendy: Enough of all these mocking of Brazil defeat.
A dead Brazilian squard is better than a living Nigeria first eleven (minus Enyeama)