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euphorbia:
Na so I join team may.gave birth few hour ago to a BBB.birthstoy later pls.I just ve to tell you my faily members

Congratulations! May God bless and keep your little one.

sayoberry:
My mum died yesterday evening.

How sad. Please take heart, and may God strengthen you and all those she left behind. Surround yourself with loved ones this trying period. I'll be praying for you.

Ideal gift? Let's start with jail time.

Nothing should make a daughter in law go as far as engaging her mother in law or any elderly person for that matter, in fisticuffs. Should my mother in law slap me, the best I can do is walk away temporarily and call my hubby to intervene.

While the mother in law was wrong as well, I lay the blame entirely at the DIL's feet. Sometimes, its best to stoop to conquer. Married women need to be wise and have great people management skills.

@OP: I agree with your list with the exception of number 6. What's good for the goose, is good for the gander. If you say a married woman shouldn't hide anything (number 4), then the husband should also have nothing to hide, be it on his phone or computer.

By the way, in reference to your last line, God does not listen to women better than men. Our dear father operates an equal opportunity system, so don't go accusing him of playing favorites.

urchbarbie:
Awww! Are u a christain?

Yep. Why do you ask?

You guys can ask the most trivial questions here. Nairaland is on a serious nose dive.

urchbarbie:
Wow. So cool. We many sha. Uld be celebrating right?

Nah, I don't think so. Just spent a bundle on my little girl's birthday.

Wow! Just noticed there are more of us. Isn't this nice?

urchbarbie:
It feels awesome to have my birthday on d resurrection morning. It signifies d era of greater tinx in my life. Just pop in and say hi if we share dates.

My birthday is on the 5th of April. Fancy meeting a birthday mate here. I've only met one before now. We were classmates in secondary school.

Dollarjunkie:
Its like these guys are insane to think that second Niger Bridge is all Ndi-Igbo wants. They should first of all give Lagos residents toll free roads before talking of toll free bridge for the South Easterners. One thing I can swear with my life is that APC can never never never ever talk about 2nd Niger bridge if elected (future impossible tense) not to talk of revoking already awarded one... Jhorr.... Tell that to the mumu APSHITS! You can't buy us with that BULLSHIT! Even if una like, promise us heaven on earth, Buhari can never never never ever smell Aso Rock again.

GEJ TILL Tinubu/FASH-OLE stop collecting toll fee from Lagosians.

Don't mind them. As far as they are concerned, that's the carrot. They dangle the 2nd Niger Bridge in our faces and we come running. It irks me to think that they think us that simple minded.

;DDelusions of grandiosity- an affliction you seem to share with your oga (Buhari).

What say you guys of this one?

Chuckle Hounds! The pancake episode comes to mind.

Is this what politics has reduced us to? Unsympathetic, cold blooded fellows? I can't believe some people here are actually rejoicing at the misfortune of others. This bitterness and hatred is unhealthy. I support Jonathan but I can never wish any oppsition member ill.

okoyemike:
Lion is Agu

Leopard is Odum. not the other way round

Nope. The OP got it right. Lion is odum while tigers and leopards are agu.

This is probably the most juvenile piece of crap I ever read. @OP: how old are you?

I support Jonathan's re election bid, but PEJ's statement was rude and uncalled for. I think GEJ should call her to order. She needs to exhibit more decorum. That's one of the qualities of a classy lady.

Grime:
But what have I done to deserve this mention?

sorry. But why would you call yourself 'grime'?

Sometimes, emotional abuse stems from the abuser's own insecurities and psychological issues which end up making him/her feel the need to put others down in order to feel better.

That said, I am a strong believer in prayer. There is NOTHING prayer cannot change.

Afromano:
Just that first reason

@op this better be a rhetorical question

Ok, thanks for the education. The second was just guesswork on my part.

To get the grime and sweat off you, so that you don't share these 'gifts' with other pool users. Sometimes, it also helps your body adjust to the temperature of the water in the pool easier/faster.

Cool facts. We live in a wonderful world.

Isn't it interesting to note that whenever FFK comes out with these allegations, all APC supporters can do is call him names?

The allegations are never denied outrightly, instead we are told the man is a lunatic. Why? The truth stings, that's why.

Let Tinubu come out and tell us he wasn't involved in drugs and money laundering in the U.S. Chikena!

Once again I reiterate: I find it shocking that anyone would even in a jocular manner consider voting an unread, 73 year old in as president. Like a friend of mine said, "Aso villa is not a retirement home".

And I found the last one. Its 40! Yipee! Somebody please tell me why I am so interested in this thing?

BY MALIK SHABBAZZ

Fashola claims he spent the sum of N1.5Billion of un-appropriated funds, without approval in demolishing and planting grass at Oshodi.

No newspaper reported this.

Between January and June 2009, Fashola’s Chief of Staff and PAs spent N290 million in sending TEXT Messages and making phone CALLS on their lines.

Of course, no newspaper reported this.

P.S: Please, someone, kindly remind me – what did Stella Oduah do again? SMH.

Now, permit me to introduce Dr. Tunji Olowolafe. He is the owner of DEUX PROJECT LIMITED. He is Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola’s crony. He is also their biggest proxy. Most contracts that Fashola awards to himself are done using DEUX PROJECT LIMITED. For instance, between January and August 2009, 11 out of 19 contracts in the Lagos State Ministry of health were awarded to this company. Out of N5.6Billion contract in the Ministry of Health, Olowolafe alone collected N5.1Billion worth and was paid 70 percent upfront in cash.

No newspaper or other news media reported this.

For a State that earns averagely N360Billion, annually, from taxes, isn’t it befuddling that its state-own University, LASU, cannot boast of a hostel facility? Yet, Fashola had the temerity to increase school fees from N25k to N250K.

No newspaper has ever written a report or editorial about this.

Remember the Bank of Industry (BOI) building at Lagos Island that partially collapsed in March, 2006?

On the 21st of September, 2008 the building was eventually demolished. Now guess how much Fashola spent to demolish it? A whooping N1.5Billion! Please, be reminded that this amount is just to demolish a building. Not to build one. Anyway, that isn’t the end of the story. The government of Lagos, a.k.a Fashola administration, later acquired the land (Layeni’s compound) adjacent to the demolished building in the “public interest”. He later resold it to his proxy Tunji Olowolafe.

No newspaper has ever reported this.

During the Bola Tinubu administration, he awarded the construction of City Hall for N2.3Billion. When Fashola later came on board, he increased the contract sum to N5.2Billion. This project was increased by 126%. The only input he eventually made to City Hall was to change the floor tiles to marble tiles.

The news media conveniently missed this news item.

The SSA (Media) to Fashola spends approximately N200million quarterly on press coverage and on news media editors. In other words, it is from this money that news media editors are paid to gag them from reporting anything unsavoury about Fashola or his administration. Note that this fund is outside the approved budget, but funded directly from the Governor’s Office. Now, you know why no news media outlets broadcast or publish anything negative about Fashola and his administration. Also, propaganda against their political adversaries is fuelled by this largesse to the media authorities.

Of course, this is not the sort of news that Sahara Reporters report about.

The Critical Care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, built and equipped with state funds, is now owned personally by Fashola’s god-father, BolaTinubu. He put one Dr. Sikiru Tinubu, (a supposed cousin of his) to run the outfit. It is run as a private unit and the proceeds are pocketed by the duo. The unit charges its users exorbitantly and most Lagosians can hardly afford to pay its high charges. Most of the revenue is derived from fees paid by the State Government for patients referred there by its General Hospitals.

Oddly, this news item evaded all news media.

Fashola’s god-father, Bola Tinubu, converted all the plots of land where Lagos Polytechnic was located at Ikosi, near the old toll gate. He chased away the Polytechnic in 2006 and went ahead to allocate the choice plots to himself. The headquarters of Television Continental (TVC) and Radio Continental, which is owned by him, is currently located there. He deprived the youths of Lagos of decent education because of his primitive desire to acquire every real estate that he can lay his hands on in Lagos.

As to be expected,Television Continental (TVC) and Radio Continental did not report this.

Lagos State generates an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of an average of N25Billion to N30Billion Monthly (At least, that is what they declare. It could be more). The company that is contracted to collect IGR is Alpha Beta Consultants (ABC). The company is owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The company collects 10% commission of taxes collected in Lagos. This amounts to between N2.5Billion to N3Billion monthly. On what basis is this 10% commission when the same work can be done by the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue?

No newspaper has ever written a report or editorial about this.

Fashola administration once spent N1Billion Naira on “bangers” and fireworks during the New Year Crossover Night. This is a state that its university – Lagos State University (LASU) – cannot boast of a hostel facility.

No newspaper reported this.

Between January and June 2009, now guess how much Fashola claimed to have used to fuel the fleet of vehicles attached to his office alone?

Please, brace up for the figure.

N135 million!

This amounts to about N800, 000 per day. Interestingly, this was at a time that petrol was sold for N65 per litre, and we all know that government always gets it cheaper. But Fashola claimed to have bought it at N85 per litre

During the Bola Tinubu administration, the LASU IBA road was awarded for N6.2Billion. In less than two weeks when Fashola came on board, the amount was jerked up to N10 Billion. The reason for this reckless increase was never stated.

No newspaper reported this

Fashola awarded a contract to construct a road and drainage inside Gbagada General Hospital. Of course, the contract was awarded to his usual proxy, Dr. Tunji Olowolafe’s company (DEUX Projects Limited). Now, guess the contract amount? Over N1.8 billion!

In a State where pipe-borne water is almost non-existent, Fashola spent over N13Billion on planting grass and flowers in just a few places that constitute less than 1% of Lagos land mass. According to them, most of the money was spent in importing palm trees from Niger Republic, a sahel region belt, when Lagos is in the rain forest. This explains why most of the trees have dried up.

The news media conveniently didn’t get a hint of this news item.

Fashola’s god-father, Bola Tinubu, while he was the governor, allocated to himself the former Strabag yard that is located beside the Lagos State Secretariat at Alausa, Ikeja. The land has now been developed to bear one of his investments – The Ikeja Shopping Mall (Ikeja Shoprite).

No newspaper would report this

The contract for the installation of CCTVs on the street of Lagos was awarded to one of Fashola’s relatives. The relative claimed to be acting for CISCO. The contract was awarded for $62 million dollars, while the rejected quotation for the contract was $30 million. It is important to note that this was only a pilot scheme.

No newspaper reported this.

The entire maintenance contract and management of hospital equipment at the LASUTH was solely concessioned to Olowolafe’s company by the Tinubu administration at an annual payment of N850m paid upfront. The Fashola’s government retains this arrangement

No newspaper would report this.

Fashola lambasts the federal government, consistently, for its failure to provide steady power supply.

No newspaper editorial has ever been written to ask him why he has failed, in 8 years, to provide Lagosians with pipe-borne water.

In a State where children are sitting on the floor in classrooms, where unemployment is rampant and poverty pervasive, Fashola paid the wife of a controversial pastor over N600 million, in two years, for Xmas Decorations for about six streets in Lagos.

No newspaper reported this.

In 2009, Fashola claimed to have bought two helicopters for an unbelievable N5Billion. It was purchased without a transparent bidding process. They also claimed that the helicopter was built for emergency evacuation, rescue or to even combat urban fire. This was a blatant lie. The helicopters were of generic design. Before public attention was brought to this grand heist by the Fashola administration, the seal of Lagos State was not on it. It wasn’t even in Lagos, but in the Niger-Delta making money for some private people in government. The fraudulent purported acquisition of 2 Bell 412 EP Series Helicopters from a Canadian firm constitute a flagrant violation of Section 123(1) and (2) and Section 120(4) of the 1999 Constitution.

Only ThisDay Newspaper reported this (See ThisDay December 19, 2009). However, the consequence of daring to report this, is the reason why the beautiful and imposing “ThisDay Dome”, an exquisite event place, situated along the Lekki Epe Expressway, Lekki, is no more there. Emperor Fashola literarily harassed them out of the state.

Ms. Yinka Fashola is the immediate elder sister of the Gov. Fashola. She is the one superintending over the on-going Lagos State Residents Registration exercise. Nothing less than 7 Billion Naira has been expended on the exercise thus far. Unfortunately, more than a year since the commencement of the programme, they have only succeeded in registering 164,000 people. Mathematically, it translates to N42,682, 926.82 to register one person. Pure waste of tax payers funds.

No newspaper would report this.

Fashola during his electioneering campaign of 2011, in no uncertain terms, promised that he would build the 4th Mainland Bridge. Today, there are no signs of the project kicking off.

No newspaper editorial reminded him of this campaign promise.

Fashola built a bridge to connect Lekki to Ikoyi. The bridge, the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge, is described as a “suspended bridge”. The bridge is by no means a suspended bridge. Most Lagosians are clueless of what a suspended bridge is. However, they accept it as that. The bridge costs the State a staggering N38 Billion ( they creatively skimmed off N2b from N40B, to make it N38Billion, in order to give the project amount some decency). The House of Assembly’s verification exercise rated the bridge as being not worth more than N7 billion. Whatever happened to N31Billion is best left to the imagination of the tax payers.

No newspaper has reported this.

Still on the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge. The Lekki-Ikoyi “suspended” bridge is a 1.8km bridge. It is built on low-tide (shallow) waters. It was built at an incredible cost of N38Billion. That is over $250m dollar for a 1.8km bridge! Mathematically, that translates to about N18million per meter length (over $120k per length). In other words, N420, 200 per inch ($40, 0000 per inch). Perhaps, the bridge was built with gold-plated gravel and steel.

However, this leaves one wondering how much it would then take Fashola to build the fabled 4TH Mainland bridge, a bridge that is expected to span 15km.

deb:
Don't worry that truth will land them in N20billion fine very soon. Sebi they made sensational documentary for small minds like you who don't use their brains ni? U go soon know whatzup don't worry.

Majority of Nigerians are busy procuring their PVC to chance the mot corrupt govt in our history out they re busy with Tinubu that is not contesting. Whether he is clean or not is another case but should the media degenerate this much?

The media should serve as the watchdog and conscience of society. They are doing just that. The moment the media is afraid to speak up for fear of recrimination, it ceases to be the media.

(Modified) Actually I just counted 39 now.

gists:
AIT should just apologise and do as Tinubu says.
Tinubu is not like Buhari. He will not agree to out-of-court settlement like Buhari (against Abati & The Guardian Newspaper)
I don't remember Tinubu losing any court case. N20B will cripple AIT - especially if APC wins.
A word is enough for the wise.

As a matter of fact, he lost a court case in the united states in the 90s. He was charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. He had to settle for a plea bargain and subsequently had to forfeit the huge sums he had garnered in an american bank.

So you see, he isn't superman afterall. The programme can only be defamatory if the allegations are lies. The proper and wise thing to do in this case is to provide proof that the allegations are false. But of course he can't do that, can he?

Tinubu can sue from now till thy kingdom come, but it won't change a thing. The cat is out of the bag and running free!

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time - Bob Marley.