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olusolaj:
Gej must go and that your illiterate messiah must come to stabilize world oil price hmmmn?

young man. no insults pls. advance ur points ad reasons y u tink he is fit to be president rather than insults.

Furthermore it was under his administration that the value of the Naira got to its lowest ebb.

In as much as i would want somebody from the South South region to be the President of this
country i must say that the Jonathan government has failed abysmally in all facet.Since the
history of Nigeria, no administration has been more plagued with series of strike,blood shed
and insecurity. recently it was RATTAWU, JOHESU and now JUSUN. It was under his
administration that Nigeria witnessed its longest strike in the educational sector.(ASUU and
ASUP STRIKE). The privitisation of the power sector coupled with the flimsy promises that
power will improve is a serious fallacy.He has failed and will always fail. We have heard of the
Creation of over one million jobs for the youths. Jobs that even the blind cannot see or feel.
Jobs that have been shared by the politicians. How long shall we continue deceiving
ourselves. If it were to be in the developed countries such a President would have resigned.
Integrity demands resignation in these circumstances as his administration has failed
woefully. it pains me that so many Nigerians have been blinded by religious ethnic and
political sentiments such that they canot see what has befallen us.Indeed We need fresh air
but not the fresh air that GEJ has brought.

Haywhymido:
R u sure dis is nt a scene in dose silly nollywood movies??

yes it is cos those sitting around him.are nt putting on theirs.if a judge is sitting every lawyer must be properly robed. however that wig shows he has been in the profession for long.it helps to identify seniors in the profession.

lolzzz

dapotemi:
If i may ask,did u guys applied online or u were given forms to fill and u submit with ur cv/passport photo/all ur certificates.....I just left FCSC now.

we applied online

Crownofwealth:
itubo

booobi to boobi na

Crownofwealth:
happy new year.... avware ru ukpe kpokpor.

mi sia aghware.

is nairaland boring to u guys?

no hard feelings o

nigeria has become a place where criminals are celebrated.too bad

this woman no get joy at all.

BENIN CITY—THERE was pandemonium, weekend, in Benin City, Edo State, after a middle
aged man (name withheld) lost his life following a fight with a lady, who chopped off his
private part
The incident which occurred around Isihor area of the city shocked the residents,
considering the way and manner the heated argument between the lady and the deceased
resulted to bloodshed.
It was learned that the lady ran her SUV car into the deceased Honda SUV, a development
which led to a shouting bout. The deceased, who was said to be in the company of his
brother, reportedly slapped the woman several times which led to the fracas.
An eyewitness informed Vanguard: “After the slap, the woman went straight to the man’s
trousers and bite his private off and spat it on the tarred road to our greatest shock.”
Vanguard learned that the man gave up the ghost while he was being rushed to the
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH.
Contacted, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Joseph Edoigiawerie, said the
command was yet to be briefed on the incident.

Few weeks ago, a survey surfaced, listing countries with most unfaithful wives in the
world. To the chagrin of Nigerian women, the survey conducted by condom manufacturer,
Durex, had them topping the list and beating 35 other countries, including Western
countries, sampled in the marital infidelity test.
Controversy has since continued to trail that judgement, with Nigerian women crying foul.
This outcry is understandable though, as these are women popularly reputed for their
solemn reverence for religion, more than their counterparts in any part of the world.
“We have more Nigerian women that are faithful to their marriages than other nations. Ours
can be attributed to various factors like religion, which has become the standard for most
of us, and then tradition.
“Despite our exposure and enlightenment, a typical Nigerian woman still holds firm to the
dictates of tradition, either of her background or that of her husband’s. That aside, our
men are even too egocentric to allow their wives that liberty. A man can kill any woman
suspected of infidelity, whether true or not. It’s seen as a slap on the man’s face and not
an emotional slip,” Rosemary Duamlong, an entrepreneur and mother of two argued firmly
in defence of Nigerian women when presented with the outcome of Durex’s survey.
The survey claims that regardless of marital status, sexual orientation, or a committed
relationship, Nigerian women still in the real sense tend to be unfaithful, giving a 62%
prevalence of unfaithfulness, with Thailand following.
Admitting though that some women could be extremely unfaithful, some male folks
debunked the percentage put forward by the survey.
“I have been married for 20 years and my wife has not cheated on me. In every way, she
has been very faithful even despite my unfaithfulness,” a middle-aged Nigerian who simply
identified himself as Monye said.
Another man said of his wife: “While we were still dating, I could say she kept other men,
but as soon as she became certain that I was serious about her, she personally dropped
them and has since then been more than faithful to me.”
Nigeria is not a society where adultery is treated with impunity, unlike places like Britain
where married couples jointly patronize so-called ‘Elite Sex Clubs’ where they have sex
with other men and women. Here, family values are cherished and women who cheat do
so mostly in secret. Hence, it remains a puzzle how the country managed to top the list of
unfaithful wives.
“Nigerian women are generally family-centred and conscious of society approval. Only a
few would therefore risk rubbishing the integrity of their families, especially that of their
children, for a moment of pleasure. Our society is yet to liberate women to the level of
equal rights with men. Thus, no Nigerian woman will be applauded for cheating on her
husband socially. To this end, the stigma it attracts is a deterrent. Besides, what a man
can do and get away with in Nigeria, a woman cannot try it and get away and this
includes being unfaithful in marriage,” said a lady who’s been married for nine years.
“We’ve had instances where women commit adultery with no sense of secrecy but the
percentage cannot be said to be as high as claimed by Durex’s survey. We’ve also had
women getting pregnant for other men in their husband’s house but yet, the percentage is
minute, compared to what obtains in other countries.
If Durex’s claims were true, why do most Nigerian men in diaspora come back home to
Nigeria to pick a wife? If you ask them, they will tell you our women are more faithful in
marriage than their counterparts abroad. They have lived both in Nigeria and abroad but
still prefer our women.
Funny enough, foreigners are not exempted in this search for Nigerian wives. Just last
year, a friend’s daughter had an Italian coming to seek her hand in marriage. They both
met in Italy but this young man in his early thirties came down here with this girl to marry
her traditionally and legally. I learned the man had vowed not to marry from his country
because of the high rate of infidelity amongst their women,” argued another woman in her
fifties.

double0seven:
So since when do militants become defence or military contractors? So Tompolo is now a defense contactor with expertise in procuring war ships for the Navy? The guy is talking nonsense.

not only nonsense bt gibbrish.

hmmm

I weep for nigeria.

Alaowei Broderick Bozimo, a renowned lawyer and elder statesman from Delta State was
Minister of Police Affairs during the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. In this
interview in his Warri country home, he discusses the politics surrounding the recent
acquisition of warships by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo for a
government agency, says President Goodluck Jonathan is in good position to win the
presidential election, ethnic relations in the Niger Delta among other issues. Excerpts
By Akpokona Omafuaire
As a former minister of police affairs with insight into security matters, are you worried by
insinuations that the recent purchase of warships for NIMASA by Chief Government
Ekpemupolo’s company could be a cover for ethnic and other political battles in the Niger
Delta?
First of all, military or security equipment are always procured through contractors. The
army or police, whenever they want to purchase equipment, put out tender for it and
acquisition is made through contractors and the supply is delivered to the police, army,
navy as the case may be.
So the mere fact that on this occasion, the contractor is Tompolo makes people feel
jittery.
Let me also say that people, that is the former militants you know were on ground in the
creeks, they know where the bunkerers go through and where security breaches can
happen, so the moment the NIMASA or navy seek assistance to police these areas, they
are the persons best suited for the kind of gadgets, the kind of boat that can assist in
arresting this kind of bunkering and that explains why you have people like Tompolo
assisting in the West and the likes of Asari Dokubo assisting in the East because they
know the terrain and what the issues are so they assist government and NIMASA.
I think that the whole thing is politically structured to demonize people like Tompolo and
then distract attention from the real issues.
In any event, this thing has been there for over two years, how come that on the eve of
the elections this matter resurfaces and Tompolo is being presented as a general who can
take on the Nigerian Army or indeed the whole world? I think it is mischievous and
politically motivated.
Now, I want you to draw
a parallel with what is
happening in the North
East, remember on one
occasion I had advised
that we should have
community soldiering as
we had community
policing and that was the
strategy that was
virtually adopted and
you can see the results
with local hunters and
vigilante who know the
terrain. They are able to
take on the Boko Haram
and more effectively than
soldiers who are well trained but who don’t seem to have the stomach to want to fight.
If Nigerian soldiers really want to fight, Boko Haram is no match but we all know that we
have fifth columnists, people who are half hearted about the battle run away when they see
the insurgents because they don’t want to engage them but the vigilante groups and the
hunters who are committed to defend their territory, do.
You see the result, they are very effective. So drawing a parallel, that is why I say that
when you have militants and young men who were fighting in the creeks to redeem
themselves of the oppression of oil companies and the injustices in the Niger Delta, these
people know the terrain and what the challenges are, so it was only natural for them to
assist the authorities the way they have done.
Somebody talks about the vessels having guns installed on them, that is the standard
practice, as Minister of Police Affairs, when we got boats from contractors and we gave
them to police, the police will always adapt them for their own use, they will mount guns
on these boat for their purposes, so it is no big deal for what we are seeing with NIMASA
and the patrols.
Now, you find out that because the patrols have been very successful, the bunkerers have
resorted to going into the high seas where they go to establish their taps virtually on the
bed of the river to get crude oil out.
So, we must be careful, we politicians, let us not politicize this issue. I read in the media
where someone said Tompolo has acquired warships and wonders what will happen, bla
bla bla an all that.
Re-establishing peace in Warri
We have re-established peace in Warri and we want it to stay that way, we don’t want
people inciting the various tribes against each other. For one reason or the other we want
peace to endure because without peace certainly development will continue to elude us
and our people will not be happy. We know what we went through during the last episode
of war between the Ijaws and Itsekiris or indeed the Urhobos and Ijaws, we have had
enough of that, we want to live our lives in peace and politicians should stay away from
these places and not incite the various tribes against each other.
What is your reaction to the decision of the House of Representatives to investigate the
purchases of the warships?
Well, I don’t have any quagmire about that at all, well if in exercise of their oversight
functions they want to investigate, why not?
But don’t you think the Itsekiri people should really be afraid of the warships given the
friction occasioned by the EPZ disagreement?
I think the fears are unjustified, and let me also say quickly that if you look at the
undercurrent or the underlying factors that gave birth to these fears, you find out again
that it is all politics.
You know that there are allegations that Tompolo influenced the coming about of the local
government Chairman of Warri South West Council Area. So where anything doesn’t go
right in Warri South West Council, Tompolo is the chap you batter.
The EPZ project seems to have strained the relationship that existed between the Ijaws of
Gbaramatu and their Itsekiri neighbours, what is your opinion?
Well, as you know, I am an Ijaw man and therefore I don’t want to say anything that will
give the impression that I am biased, so I move on from all that. But what concerns me is
that I was involved in the sense that we felt the full brunt of the Itsekiri/Ijaw war that
occurred several years ago. I remember, we had to relocate form Warri every time the
bombs and bullets were flying to our various villages.
I believe that the establishment of the EPZ is a very healthy thing, it is good for Ijaw,
Itsekiri and Nigeria, there must be a way where we dialogue and resolve it. My personal
view is that if acquisitions have been made and the engineers are there they can start,
every other outstanding issue can be addressed later. This country is in a hurry for
development, our crude oil prices have dramatically dropped, the economy is getting
knocks here and there, so anything we should do to prop up the economy, we must do
instantly. It mustn’t be dragged down with these arguments.
As far as I am concerned, a rose still smells as a rose, it doesn’t matter what name you
gave to it. So naming of the EPZ and quarrel here and there to stop the project from going
on I don’t subscribe to it.
Sufficient wars
I believe that we the Ijaws and Itsekiris can strike a balance along the way, whether we like
it or not eventually we must jaw-jaw. Nobody can take on war now between the Itsekiris
and Ijaws, I know that the Ijaws don’t want war; I dare say too that the Itsekiris don’t want
war because we have had sufficient wars. So these so-called people instigating this thing
when the bullets will fly they will take off, some to America, Europe, some of them to the
villages and disappear and Warri will be left in ashes. We have had enough of that that is
my personal view.
The EPZ naming has degenerated to the matter of land ownership; don’t you fret that this
can lead to war?
I don’t think so, as I have already said, none of these tribes have the stomach for any more
wars that is the first point. But, you will see people posturing, trying to impress the
various tribal group saying I spoke loudest, I defended our people more, it is all
politicking, that is my view on that. Let me also add that of course land is always at the
bottom of these things, but I know also that by virtue of the land use act, all lands within
the territory of Delta State is vested on the governor on behalf of all the people of the
state. So when you come to the bottom of it all, you see land is important but my view is
that it must never obstruct the development of our area because at the end of it we will
suffer, the land will be there, all of us will die and go away but the land will be there.
Since the emergence of Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa as the PDP governorship flag bearer in the
coming election, there has been stern bickering amongst ethnic group on who will
produce the Deputy Governor, with some ethnic insistent to dump the party if they are not
given the slot, what is your view?
Well, I suppose that is what politics and democracy is all about, people get into politics o
win power that is all they are there for.
Strongest and biggest party
Politicians want to win power to do good for their people hopefully, at times they even do
bad for their people, so that is the to be expected but what one is finding now, it is
becoming almost obscene, everybody threatening to leave one party for the other
especially the PDP being the strongest and biggest party. People tend to blackmail the
PDP for all sorts of reasons, it is very unfortunate, I don’t want to mention tribes but we
all know that most of the tribes, their trump card is that it either goes this way or we are
going to vote that way en mass, this is the trend and is very unfortunate.
Because I thought that the whole idea of a free and fair playing field was for Nigerians to
study the programmes of the parties and vote convinced one way or the other. But the way
it is going, it seems as if nobody is interested in the programmes of the parties, all they
do is this is what I want if you don’t give it to my tribe then all hell will break lose. I think
it is high time honesty and I dare say somebody like Jonathan -he may be smiling all the
time but I think the man may surprise everybody – might just say, I will finish and go to
my creek and stay.
The man is not that desperate that he will do anything to win power, he has said so, he
said he won’t shed any blood of any Nigerian to win power.
And I think that he is honestly and genuinely doing his best for this country but this sort
of blackmail from the tribes and all kinds of groups. If I were he, I will just call everybody’s
bluff and say okay let’s see, if you cut our nose to spite your face, that is your business,
that will be my attitude but it is very unfortunate.
Do you suppose that Jonathan has performed adequately to win re-election as President?
Of course, that is what I am really saying, but for his performance all these blackmails from
former heads of state, from all kinds of quarters, from even friends who he ought to trust,
from Boko Haram , from this group, from that group, from every possible person wouldn’t
be there.
I believe very strongly that at the end of it, truth will prevail and by the time people get to
vote they will think carefully that it is not by shouting or grandstanding nor blackmail or
threats. At the sober moment, Nigerians will vote right because God is a Nigerian.
What counsel do you have for Deltans as we progress towards the elections?
I must say this to Deltans, I myself and some of us believed that power should shift
towards Delta North, from day one that is the position I took, and I am quite happy that the
shift has produced a solid person that is Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa.
You know he is very humble, resourceful, intelligent and calm, I believe that he deserves
to be voted for as governor. So I advise that all of us, my father’s people the Ijaws, my
mother’s people the Urhobos will join hands and deliver Okowa, at the end of it, we will all
be happy.
Anything short of genuine decision to vote on the records of the acceptability of the
candidate, anything short on that in the long run will spell disaster for us as a state.
Lastly, was it true that it was Tompolo who arm twisted the governor to back down on his
senatorial ambition?
Tompolo! how?, Well I don’t know about that, I think you should ask Tompolo, the
governor and the deputy governor, but I don’t know that. The governor is a young friend of
mine, very sensible man I don’t think he is a kind of man that you just threatened like that,
after all Tompolo has been in this state all the while with the governor, so how would he
threaten him, that he will kill the Governor or what, I don’t think that is the real thing, I am
sure that the real thing is somewhere else I don’t know, I can’t help you there, perhaps
you ask them yourself.

LAGOS — Judicial workers, under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN,
yesterday, shut down courts across the country as they commenced an industrial action.
In Abuja, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, and other
Justices of the Supreme Court were locked out of their respective offices by protesting
judiciary workers, while all the courts were barricaded by the strikers who used heavy
chains and padlocks to block entrance and exit gates to all courts.
In Lagos, the Federal High Court and National Industrial Court as well as Lagos State High
Court in all its divisions in Ikeja, Igbosere, Ikorodu and Badagry were also shut.
At the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, the entrances were padlocked. Also, the Appeal
Court in Lagos had its gates padlocked. The magistrate’s court in Igbosere, Lagos, was
also under lock and key.
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, was also under lock and key, including the
National Industrial Court in Ikoyi.
Courts in Lagos were initially scheduled to resume yesterday after the Christmas vacation,
but JUSUN had directed all its members to embark on the strike from January 2.
The strike is based on the failure of state governments to implement the orders of an
Abuja Federal High Court, which granted financial autonomy for state judiciaries.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola had on January 14, 2014, following a suit by JUSUN, restrained
the Federal Government and the 36 state governors from holding on to funds meant for the
judiciary.
Ademola held that funds meant for the judiciary should instead be disbursed directly to
the heads of court and not to the executive arm of government.
In Abuja, yesterday, all the Justices of the Supreme Court, who intended to access their
offices, including the CJN, were forced to turn back as the workers, through their National
President, Mr. Adamu Marwa, maintained that they would not bow down until the Federal
Government complied and implemented the Federal High Court judgment that declared
financial autonomy for the judiciary.
Addressing journalists yesterday, JUSUN President, Marwa, said the office of the
Accountant General of the Federation was to be blamed for the failure of the Federal
Government to implement the court judgment.
He lamented that the union had held meetings with representatives of the various
governments 20 times since the verdict was delivered as well as signed seven Memoranda
of Understanding, MoU.
He said: “There is no going back until they respect the court judgment. This strike is
indefinite.”

holyboss:
Nah Nah Nah!

Is a big lie.

I use all those stuffs listed here in china

Sorry I mean chinese village in lagos Nigeria

lolzzz funny dude

Alot of people like nairaland for various reasons.as for me i like nairaland cos it keeps me informed abt current happenings.furthermore, i always smile wheneva i see certain funny pictures and upates posted by fellow nairalanders. Nairaland is fun. wot are ur reasons for liking nairaland.

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pls how can i use glo 3gig on my g9.

evidence is key.datz all

may i refer my learned friends to dis case https://www.nairaland.com/2073757/7-ways-avoid-bans-e-fights

DancingSkeleton:
Biological or adopted daughter

adpoted daughter.she is my course mate at the law school.abuja

communist tendencies

easy guys