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Great info.

blink182:
Jesus is Lord!

Meanwhile in other news....

That must be Osun state.

Bifwoli:
GMB has never even changed a tire in his life let alone change a nation.

The only change you can expect from GMB is his constant change of attire.

Lol

Naij.com’s guest author Chinedu
Rylan tries to determine if the All
Progressives Congress, headed by Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), are capable of
delivering the revolutionary “change” they
have promised in their 2015 election
campaign.

Before I delve into the nitty-gritty and crux
of this exposition, I must categorically
state that I have no overt or covert party
affiliation. I have only put this piece
together in my capacity as a concerned,
patriotic Nigerian who will never stand by
with arms crossed over his chest while a
bunch of political careerists and crooked
opportunists take this beloved country and
its loving people for a joyride.
That being said, what manner of change
can we, Nigerians, expect from the All
Progressives Congress, the APC?

It is becoming clearer even to the “mentally
blind” that the so-called “Progressives” , led
by the twosome of the retired Major-
General Muhammadu Buhari and former
Lagos state governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
are totally and pitiably incapable of
effecting the change they are promising to
deliver to Nigerians if elected into office.
Rather, the only change that can be
realistically expected of them at this point
in time is retrogressive change.

Before going further, it will be sagacious to
consult some of the world’s most reliable
and reputable dictionaries and thesauruses
to see what they have to say about the
word change . The Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) – the most
available to, trusted and cited by Nigerians
– defines change as “an act or process
through which something becomes
different”. In the same vein, the Merriam-
Webster Dictionary – considered the gold
standard by most Americans – gives a
similar description, authoritatively opining
that change is the “act, process, or result of
changing”. Likewise, an App-based mobile
dictionary gives us the definition of change
as “the process of becoming different” .

Undoubtedly, Nigeria will change under a
Muhammadu Buhari presidency. Yes, the
country will definitely become different
under the “pure” and “stainless” GMB-led
APC government, should their wishes and
cravings come to pass. This, however, begs
the question of how Nigeria will be different
under them . What kind of change will the
APC, Buhari, Tinubu and co. bring to the
table if elected? Will it be progressive or
retrogressive?

Going by the goings-on in the country
whilst simultaneously peering into the past,
it is really very easy to come at a definite
conclusion.

Despite the adjective progressive being
affixed to their name and adopted as a
party slogan, it is crystal clear to all and
sundry, Nigerian or not, that the best
anyone can expect of the APC is a reversive
change. A change for the worse. What
manner of change can a certified military
dictator, who usurped and forcibly seized
power from a democratically-elected
government, possibly offer? Buhari staged
a coup that sacked what was only
Nigeria’s second democratic dispensation
since independence – the first in 13 years.
In an ironical twist of fate deserving of a
Greek epic by Homer, it is the same
general, albeit now refined, rebooted and
baptized as the sinless “peoples general,”
who is now at the mercy of the same
democratic process he truncated 32 years
ago in order to clamber into power once
again.

What manner of change can we realistically
and dispassionately expect from a thin-
skinned ex-dictator who was intolerant of
even the slightest of criticisms during his
ultimately ill-fated military regime? This is
the same Buhari who jailed anyone who
was bold enough to speak up against his
autocracy that lasted from 31 December
1983 to 27 August 1985. Journalists, who
now enjoy unprecedented and once
unimaginable levels of freedom under the
present Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
administration, were put behind bars in
droves.

Opposing politicians and statesmen were
also not spared. It is on record that
Buhari jailed Alex Ekwueme, the Vice
President of the administration he
overthrew, for several years; its President,
Shehu Shagari , was put under house arrest.
Jim Nwobodo, a democratically elected
state governor, was unceremoniously jailed
for 301 years by a kangaroo court
sanctioned by the general. Others who
found themselves on the wrong side of the
general and ended up being jailed for their
“insubordination” include two other
democratically-elected governors, Sam
Mbakwe and Bola Ige , as well as Bisi
Akande, a fellow stalwart in the present
APC, and Obafemi Awolowo, the ideological
leader of the South-Westerners. How can
we expect the man to uphold and respect
courts of justice and the rule of law when
he had demonstrated such flagrant
disregard for them?

What manner of change does the APC have
to offer with a leader who probably believes
that a woman’s rightful place is her
husband’s house, her only duties
housekeeping and child-rearing? During his
dictatorship that lasted nearly 3 years, he
hadn’t appointed a single woman in his
Supreme Military Council. Most recently, he
has strongly indicated that women would
play a minimal role in the government he
envisions by asserting that he would
abolish the position of the country’s first
lady. He went further to declare that there
is no official role for the wife of a president.
He seems to be oblivious of the fact that
the wives of presidents, heads of state and
government all over the world are accorded
special status and assigned important
roles. That is why the First Lady of the
United States (FLOTUS) is such an
influential figure both within and outside
her country. His modus operandi reeks of
someone who is out of touch with reality,
divorced from the trends and aloof with
happenings elsewhere in the world.
I could go on and on, but it would take
more than a short news-length article to
comprehensively thrash out the laundry list
of the things that make Buhari and the
APC totally incapable to deliver the
promised “progressive change”.

I have absolutely nothing against the
person of General Muhammadu Buhari. As
a matter of fact, he’s a man I have an
undiminished respect for . But I still do not
believe he’s the leader that 174 million
Nigerians need at the moment, especially
considering the party he’s coming from,
how rigid and resistant to change he has
always been, and how detached from
Nigerian realia he has become.

It is my wish that Nigerians would wake up
from their slumber and disenchant
themselves from the hypnotism, fine-
sounding words and unattainably lofty
promises of the APC. There is still enough
time to avoid a big mistake.

Nigerians, vote wisely.

Mr. Rylan may be contacted via his Twitter
account, @ChineduRylan . You’re welcome
to submit your own opinion articles. Make
sure you go through our Guide for guest
contributors, and feel free to contact us at
info@naij.com!

http://www.naij.com/377150-chinedu-rylan-can-buhari-apc-deliver-the-change-theyve-promised.html

Hahahahahahaha: Comedy of Errors.

Nice tips. Big ups OP

Good list but where is Wande Coal

plane was about to crash and there was only
four parachutes in the plane. Meanwhile there
were five passengers in it.the first passenger
was CHRISTIANO RONALDO and he said am the
best footballer, i can't die now so he took one
of the parachute and jumped out of the plane.
The second was ALIKO DANGOTE and he said
am the richest man in Africa and am too young
to die" so he took the second parachute and
jumped out of the plane. The third passenger
was GEN .MUHAMMADU BUHARI ,and he said"
am the change Nigeria needs ,so i can't die
now,my people needs me , so he took one and
jumped out of the plain.then the remaining two
passengers left were PRESIDENT GOODLUCK
EBELE JONATHAN and a little school girl.the
president said to the little girl" take the last
parachute ,i will sacrifice my life for you".the
little girl replied "no need for that,there are two
parachutes left,the president asked ,how
come"the little girl replied ,GEN .MUHAMMADU
BUHARI took my school bag.

Hmmm

front page things

cc: lalasticlala

This is damn funny. Front page things.

Who organized this?

Change the "Her" to "His"

Before nko? Soyinka has always been sentimental in his criticisms.

So?

sexzskil:
These are the list of world famed and powerful people D'banj has met throughout his career.
1. Bill Gates
2. World Bank President
3. Bono of U2(Dbanj called this his second greatest archievement ever!)
4. Jay Z
4. Kanye West
5. L.A Reid( Ejanla called his meeting with world music industry boss as his greatest archievement of all time)
7. snoop Lion
8. Ludacris
9. Babyface
10. Bobby Valentino
11. Big Sean
12. 2 Chainz
13. Wycleaf
14. Pusha T
15. Akon
16. pitbul
17. Rita Ora

BUT, no leader of any Asian or Western world? No Hollywood movie legends/celebrities? No top fashion titans, models, etc?

Well, i crowned D'banj as the most bankable artist in Africa ever, after Fela and Lucky Dube. He has at least met 1.5 percent of global(American) music icons. Congratulations, Mr D'banj. But i wish you meet a Hollywood movie star, even if it is F-class, before you grow old and die, please!

When will he meet
The Pope?
Queen Elizabeth?
Barack Obama?
Ban ki-Moon?
Vladimir Putin?
Emperor of Japan?
Angela Merkel?
Mtscheeeew! Rubbish, irrelevant thread.

Abia 2015: Battle of the heavyweights.

Otti vs Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika vs ex-minister Emeka Wogu vs Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe vs Senator Nkechi Nwaogu.

Amaechi has totally lost Rivers State. Why is every kidnapping in Nigeria happening in Rivers State and Port Harcourt in particular? Last week it was Okechukwu Wali, former NBA president, today it is the minister's sister.

itstpia1:
Who coined the phrase and why did they choose " stomach" in particular as the slogan?

Lol

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omanifrank:
ve u seen one b4...or na tv own

I have.

My Genevieve. Natural beauty.

Mr. UNN all the way. I sight you my guy.

Is that a yatch? That looks more like a canoe when compared with Roman Abramovich's superyatch the Eclipse.

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mrofficial:
Well, our people are gullible. Hungry people.

Somehow but you can't blame them. Food comes first. It's a priority.

Nigerians are very gullible

lol