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glorina:
Goal!!!!!

This forum was made for adults. It is disheartening to find childish characters who cannot make their opinion known without insulting others.
If we were all talking face-to-face, they would have been ostracised without much ado for they would most likely have started a fight. If you can't control your temper or language, you are definitely antisocial and not fit to be even in the midst of toddlers. Try to convince others on the superiority of your arguments. Nobody holds the monopoly to insults. Unfortunately, even common sense is not so common.

These replies only reaffirm that Nigerians while sceptical of their elite (particularly the political leaders), are deeply nationalistic and patriotic. Caveat Emptor!

EzeUche:
My Eastern brothers, this can be a blessing in disguise!  

Since no one trust the Igbos in Nigeria, why not join forces with Cameroon to gain our independence. That takes away 30 million of the population of Nigeria just by our support. It will be hard for them to even face the Cameroonian army if the Igbos rise up with our Ibibio allies!

Who stands to lose most if Nigeria disintegrates? Where would you go in 9ja and not find Igbos? I was in my home town in June and stopped to say to a family I didn't know, "Ke kwa nu? Kedu maka business?" (Pardon my spelling errors). As for the matter of trust, just take your mind back to some peculiar events of Jan 1966. They would help explain the mistrust still felt in some quarters.

And why should govt do the registration? Is it not the duty of the companies to that? Or have they turned to govt agencies?

GAR3TH:
the only reason they want obudu is because the cross-rivers state gov had developed the area into a modern state.

Click for Pictures of obudu

Cameroon wont even dare touch this one. . .unless they want war   do they even have a decent military?

YEEPA!!! The place fine no be small. Na dia I go do my honeymoon!

The matter is unsubstantiated. Let's not lose sleep over it.

^^^^
So, it's not yet uhuru. No wonder Hon (?) Nafada is still insinuating that the matter has not been finally put to rest.

If we are to believe Donald Duke on how elections are rigged by governors, this talk about the independence of INEC should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Quote from 234next.com


N6.1bn SIM registration sparks another Reps brawl
Ini Ekott
July 29, 2010 12:24AM


The controversial spending of N6.1billion on SIM card registration by the federal government yesterday stirred a near-violent sitting of the House of Representatives, where members verbally attacked each other, and nearly engaged in physical assault.

The long-drawn plan, which the lawmakers have refused to approve on grounds that registrations should be done by phone companies, sparked off a row during the final consideration of the Nigeria Communications Commission’s budget, after renewed attempts by the House leadership to secure approval for the exercise.

Many members had during past meetings, opposed the use of N6.1billion for the registration of the phone cards by the NCC, arguing that the responsibility is that of the phone companies-operators, and not the commission as the regulator.

The House communication committee chairman, Dave Salako, was accused by his colleagues of fronting for the phone companies, and leading effort to secure the approval of the House for the project.

Members overwhelmingly brought down the huge allocation last week during the commission’s budget consideration, although the Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, promised it may be revisited.

The controversy widened on Tuesday after lawmakers noticed a huge N12billion “error” in the budget of the commission, pushed for by Mr. Salako.

Early Wednesday, some members, discussing unofficially with journalists, vowed to press further and ensure that the N6.1billion was dropped. “That is a clear fraud,” a member said.

The presiding deputy speaker, Usman Nafada, who said on Tuesday that he was briefed about the project, delayed the consideration of the report till Wednesday afternoon, although the item was listed first, in what was viewed as an attempt to have some members leave the chambers before the matter will be hastily approved.

Mr. Nafada looked shocked at how members challenged Ita Enang, the House business and rules committee chairman, and other supporters of the project who attempted to cajole the House into rescinding the earlier decision.

Mr. Enang was angrily shouted down by the protesting members, who broke into riotous groups similar to those formed during the recent brawl in the House over allegation of corruption against the Speaker, Mr. Bankole.

Mr. Nafada put the N6.1billion to repeated voice votes in which members overwhelmingly rejected with a deafening “nay”.

At the final vote, after more than 30 minutes disruption of proceedings, the budget was finally defeated and a helpless Mr. Nafada announced once more, that the matter is still open to considerations, even though house rule opposes such repetitions.
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These people, don't they have conscience?

Maybe na d GUS money wey him win na im dey pepper them. On the other hand maybe that's what's making him arrogant. Either way the vicious cycle has started.

The poor driver's family has been cut off from its source of livelihood. They should sue the Nigerian Police for millions. Maybe such an action would begin to bring the police to reason since money seems to be the only thing in their minds. And will any IGP resign because of this tragedy? WHO SAI!!!

Let's see if he will use his money to arrange for freelancing protesters to go to London to protest for the release of their 'brother' since it was 'their' money he stole - just as they did in Kaduna.

The first person to report a case always seems right.
Wish Gloaded would comment on this matter in order to prevent
NLers from making presumptions and jumping to conclusions.

Poster,
It should be obvious that your question would not be easy to answer.
I think your employer determines your income.
Imagine engineers working for SPDC, Fed Govt, State Govt, Lebanese-owned company.
They may all have the same skills but their remunerations would most likely be decreasing in the order presented.
Let's appreciate our cynics. They make NL tick!

A situation in which a party designates a candidate as flag bearer without the peoples' consent/blessings could also explain low voters turnout.

Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop. Some of the states do not a add even a kobo to the national treasury yet their governors are busy clamouring for money to be shared as if it's their birthright. To them that's all '1 9ja' stands for.

When a coward meets one he thinks he can beat, he itches for a fight! Maybe Alao-Akala is truly (or partly) innocent of the allegations which explains his utterances!

^^^^
If I get you right, since talk is cheap we should just keep on saying the right stuff?

We claim to have personal hygiene while neglecting the sanitation of our environment. If we could all stop 'shot putting', wouldn't that greatly help in curbing disease vectors?

From the majority of the replies to this thread, it is obvious that SLS is not to blame for HiTV's woes.

@sology
I believe you meant to say God rather than Adam.
You've also whet my appetite regarding Enyimba's salaries. How much na?

Beaf:
Oh! You now realise it is a ceremonial post? Wonders!
So why, in your foolishness have you assumed that Nigeria can change the UN Security Council agenda to include the price of gbegiri and other assorted stupidities?
Your position is incredibly daft, but strangely, like the village !diot, you can't see it.

Go and carry placards at UN headquarters in New York, because they aren't discussing yam's and NEPA. Olodo! Mumu!

I am not just realising it now - the fact has been the basis of my posts. The ME crisis started way before 9ja got her independence. The point is simple. It is ludicrous for someone whose house is on fire to speak about quenching the fire in somebody's house. It feels good being in the spotlight. In our own case it is self-deceit. What makes you think the UNSC's agenda does not include crises within countries? No one is a depository of knowledge. Certainly not those with vanity and quick tempers. NL is a forum. Everyone's free to state his/her opinion. The day all opinions merge, it would be the beginning of the demise of the forum. One more thing: the price of gbegiri is not a security issue!

Na wa o! See how SA wicked us! 47 people deported! Back in 9ja, we love each other too much!
This brotherly love must have been responsible for the Boko Haram and Jos crises, incessant kidnappings and the wrestling bouts at the House of Reps.

Seriously though, I met a fellow 9jarian in Monrovia back in 2007. His job: pushing wheelbarrow! It got me intrigued - why would he spend money to move to Liberia just to push wheelbarrow as if all the wheelbarrows in Ogbete and Bodija markets had finished. I learned from other 9jarians that the guy was a wanted armed robber in 9ja and the picture became clearer. The guy was eager to get my phone number! Him don see mugu! I was also shown one who was a drug peddler. So shameful.

Beaf:
You must be even dafter than you write.
Nigeria holds the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council and you expect they should change the UN agenda to discuss Nigerian issues. How hoplessly foolish can one get?

Pardon me sir; We are not the first to hold this ceremonial position which carries no weight. How delusional can one get? What does that add to our national prestige?

^^^^^^^^^
That's the idea. The hypocrite who is looking at the speck in his neighbour's eye while having a beam in his eye. Anyway, it is common knowledge that those who live in the presidential villa are so comfortable that they are out of touch with reality. UN ke?

Beaf:
Damn! It just gets worse! The amount of ignorance expressed by some NLer's is bloody shocking!
How do you understand the process of setting up the UN Security Councils agenda?
International security matters do not include the price of garri or whatever else you dream up.

http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html

Some NLers are so intelligent that  they are ignorant of what is meant to be sarcasm. Simply put, we are tired of image projection abroad. Modesty is for those who are alive. Hope you get the message this time.

She could as well make a case for security in Nigeria.

This is one of the funniest threads on NL. I move that it should be moved to the jokes section. The topic was enough for me so, I jumped straight to the replies. Posters like invisible! and Aigbofa wan kill me with laf! Truly, it's like 'Ajayi' is a weakness of our national character and the cases abound: restoring democracy to Sierra Leone while being under a dictatorship; 'Ghana must go' saga while fighting against apartheid; internationally acclaimed for contributions to global peacekeeping while faced with Niger Delta and many contentious issues; bidding to host WC 2010 while having no corresponding facilities etc etc!

[quote author=Tudór link=topic=485240.msg6446955#msg6446955 date=1280087998]How much do actors in nollywood earn per movie that they expect one to cough up $2,500 per film? How is that even realistic?[/quote]It's as if you are not aware of the intrigues and manipulations going on between Ghollywood and Nollywood. I used to think of Ghanaians as our closest African brothers. The Glo and Ghollywood saga serve to remind us that we are on our own. This action by Nollywood does not make me feel good either but Ghollywood should remember the proverb about the possibility of a stone thrown in the market, to fall on a relative of the thrower.

@homerac7
your rhetorical and wise questions remind me of the questions God 'pummelled' Job with towards the end of his trials! The thought of them alone induce humility and remind us of our 'ignorance'. Another baffling issue is that of the European-Africans who have shown more commitment to the development of their adopted homeland in stark contrast to some black monkeys who only do what they know best - playing MONKEY TRICKS.

There we go again! When I got fed up with the inadequacies of FTA (there's no such thing as a free meal), I learned from the majority in this forum to go with DSTV rather than HiTV (then in its hey days). Not a everyone is an avid football fan & therein lies the secret of DSTV's success. Agreed that the coming of HiTV made DSTV to diversify its subscribing to include compact, family etc. Other than that, the customer is king! Why should I be more patriotic than a govt which has sold its very soul and that of the country to foreign interests?  Just imagine our legislooters turning the NASS into a WWE arena for mundane reasons! Is it a wonder that goods and services are relatively more expensive in 9ja considering the harsh business environment - epileptic power, death traps called roads, general insecurity (kidnappings, robbery and boko haram etc) etc? It is obvious that high production and transportation costs will result in high costs of goods and services. A house divided against itself (as seen in North vs South and Christians vs Muslims posts )would not stand. When a region tried to secede, it was not allowed at the price of war so no groups or peoples should even begin to contemplate such an action. We WOULD either all remain/perish (tufia!) in this quagmire we promoted actively or passively, or start taking ACTIONS to correct the DESPONDENCY, SELF DECEIT and TOMFOOLERY that have come to characterise our national life.