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If anyone is to apologize, it should be PDP. They should apologise to Nigerians for (1) For not being able to take Nigerians to the promised land. (2) For producing the most corrupt politicians. (3) For letting mass corruption, looting, insecurity and lawlessness thrive under their watch. I also give them 14 days to apologise or else...

Just a paltry £11.7 million for Song? That's bullshit! Toure- £15m, Adebayor- £25m, Fabregas- £35m, Nasri-£24m and Van Persie, despite him having only 1 year left on his contract and he is almost 29 years old, will never leave for anything less than £20m. Trust Arsene Wenger, never sells his players cheaply not to talk of important squad members mentioned above including Song.

chiover: some shameless graduates will foolishly apply, y on earth must a man of his status bring down graduates to earth He shd be quest by d senate for dis

questioned by the senate for what? For offering people employment? Though employing graduates as drivers in Nigeria may be demeaning but how about if the pay is double what an average/fresh graduate earns?

gp66: there r stil lots of sea pirates, militants well equipt in d creeks. If northernerns feel they have distabilized GEJ govt, i will tell dem dat boiz in d creek ar watching. Any attempt 4 d North to take over power 2015 wil either cause division of this nation or Nig will be producing 1ltr of crude per day. Lets watch and see.

What are they watching? We are talking about pirates/militants being a menace (killing and kidnapping innocent people) on our waterways and you are trying to justify and not condemn their actions. They should be flushed out like Boko haram.

This is the 1st time in my life that i will see someone on an anonymous internet site proposing a get-together. The only time you can organise a get-together is if you share a similar interest with a group of people or are bound together by something e.g family, school, profession, association etc. Don't you realize that we are different beings so therefore, we can never think alike? And You can't even be friends with everyone nor please everyone. If you want a get-together, The highest you can do is seek out people that share similar views and opinions (you can tell by their comments) with you, go ahead to ask for their contact information and make friends with them if they wish.

When somebody is dozing on duty, the best way to wake him is to light fire to his a.s.s. Lets deal with the Presidency first, then the National Assembly next.

Go to work from Mondays to Fridays. In between work, i steal company time to log unto Nairaland.com. After work on some nights when i come back early or not tired, i visit MAULAGUNILAG and act as sugar daddy. On Weekends (saturdays & sundays), i either sleep all day or attend owambe parties (weddings, get togethers, birthdays, burial ceremonies). I am somebody that likes knowledge so i love reading newspapers & books ( motivational, developmental, espionage, detective and mystery novels) so i ensure i always find time to read when i am not working or partying, sleeping.

Lobolintin: Nah aboki born u,dnt change d topic,olosi nie,ki lo kan e,kan biafra...oponu gerout.

Yoruba wanna be! Your brain seems to be somewhere else apart from your skull/head. Wetin concern ibo with Lagos Governor and Deputy Governor position? Ori e ti daru for cursing me! Mo ran eyin biafra nise o!

WHO MENTIONED BIAFRA IN THIS THREAD? Whatever! Those that have seccession agenda should take it elsewhere.

[quote author=U.Cyril]PDP shld look for a credible,wealthy and popular igbo man as deputy governor if d want to win lagos state in 2015.[/quote]We are not denying Ibos of the fact that they are Nigerians and should be eligible to represent where they may be born but Please don't bring biafra to Lagos. We are satisfied with the current arrangement. Thanks but no thanks!

Double post

illiest: we have a good president and a great one indeed.He had what it takes to rig the elections and also win in court.But rather he allowed the people of Edo state to decide.

The North have just used bokoharam to make his tenure a bad one. Ill ask every one to support GEJ as he continues to lead and only criticize with facts

Because PDP didn't and were not allowed to rig, we should start praising GEJ? Isn't he paid to ensure we have fair elections?

sharubutu: Which people vote 4 pdp sef? Are they really from Edo state? abi dem dey craze?

The small votes PDP managed to rig + PDP sycophants + those waiting in the wings to loot Edo's treasury + people that are still living in the dark + those that collected N70 agege bread with N100 note tucked in the middle of the bread as butter= Those that voted for People Deceiving People! They better quickly release themselves from the shackles of PDP!

Oshiomole- 477,478 . Oshiomole has been re-elected.

VoodooDoll: Have all the results been announced? PDP's overnight voting is about to start.

with PDP's calculator, 100 + 100= 100100

**Dancing azonto to Michael jackson's BEAT IT because of this piece of news** i don't care even if EFCC, INEC, LASTMA or CPC wins Edo elections. So far PDP doesn't win, im okay!

dejyx: My friend please come to Barkin Ladi to be thinking strategically if Fulani people will not wipe you out of existence. So you can think better than the thousands that have lost their lives to Fulani insurgence. You can even think better than late Senator Dantong and Honourable Fulani Gyang.

You can think strategically thats why you are where you are.

My friend, i served in Jos South (just 10 mins from Barkin ladi) and i was opportuned to visit Barkin Ladi on some occasion. Muslims/Fulanis were chased out of TCNN area in bukuru (i have forgotten the exact name of the area) but during my stay in Jos South, they started reappearing in handfuls before i left there. In as much as i want peace returning to the plateau, ordering fulani settlers out of BL won't stop the killings permanently but temporarily. If Fulanis are known to move from place, when won't they come back?

Force is not the solution to every critical issue but strategic thinking and action. We lack strategy to tackle basic developmental problems in Nigeria but if its to rig elections, loot the treasury or cheat we are always on point!

honeric01: What relationship connects the Igbos to Lagos state and other states in Nigeria in the first place? what would you say if soldiers say Igbos should vacate Lagos and other states within 48hrs? especially the igbos that were born and grew up there?

Can you show me any documents stating that Fulanis were never living in Plateau in the first place?

exactly! Your head is correct! This decision will cause more problems than solutions. The STF should increase surveillance in both local governments then dialogue between both tribes should be employed not outright sacking of these Nigerians just because they aren't indigenes in the states they reside.

Nothing must happen to him o.. He is my most favourite comedian. Check his movie "UDOH" released sometime in 2001. You will piss in your pants!

Going by the ANPP candidate's professionalism, track record and after watching the Governorship debate where he displayed a high level of intelligence and he seemed to have a good knowledge of what governance should be. I can't help but conclude that he is the best candidate amongst the others suited for the task in helping Edo state surmount all her developmental challenges. Unfortunately he can't win because of the state of our politics in Nigeria. When candidates like Edebiri who appear intelligent but from unknown political parties start to win elections, that is when Nigeria will start experiencing true and visible development. I wish Edebiri all the best in his political career and i hope he realises his dreams someday.

I believe wit the passage of this bill into law, correct directional signs will be erected. And if they are not, let me repeat myself. If you take a One-way route unknowingly because a No-entry sign wasn't erected, point that out to the officers when accosted and then refuse to be arrested or pay. Where there is no law, there is no sin!.

@ O.D.B. I can attest to the fact that some streets in shomolu local government don't have One-way signs like you mentioned but Just because a few streets in Lagos state don't have One-way signs, should we now make One-way driving legal? That particular street you are talking about is Isaac John Str. If you're coming from Morocco rd and you're trying to link Ikorodu road (the right street is Oyebajo str. and not Isaac John str.) and truly it hasn't got a No entry sign when you reach the middle of Isaac John street. Let me give you an example of a road that has a One-way sign that some motorists don,t obey. Assuming you're on Ikorodu road and you're going to Igbobi college, another route is by Fadeyi bus stop via Kalejaiye str (its the right turning before Orthopaedic hospital). The street before it is Oyebajo str. which has got a VISIBLE NO-ENTRY SIGN but despite the sign, some motorists still go through the street. To enlighten you, That road has been One-way for motorists coming from Ikorodu rd. even before i was born. And even up till this moment im typing this, some motorist are still passing the One-way route. One-way is absolute lawlessness, madness and its wrong. Its having no respect for other road users and it causes accidents. Where there is no law, there is no sin. Next time you take a road that is One-way unknowingly because there is no One-way sign there, point it out to the officers (remember where there is no law, there is no sin) that may accost you and refuse to be arrested or pay because in that case you have committed no offence. But if you join them and take a recognised One-way route, these new laws should serve as a deterrent. Until we have tough laws that are applicable to everyone; Be it rich or poor, old or young Nigerians will never do what is right even when they are aware that its wrong.

Billyonaire: Smoking is smoking....

this should be directed at O.D.B.[quote author=O.D.B.]When has weed become synonymous with tobacco. Thats like saying snuff is cocaine or heroine injected intravenously is the same as a vaccine


and for your info ciggerates have the same effect as coffee, they keep you alert[/quote]

[quote author=O.D.B.]^^^what people are complaining of is not the law but the penalities. They are too extreme and can as always be subjected to abuse[/quote]i understand their point but if it isn't harsh, trust Nigerians to always flout the rules because of our mentality. What we should be clamouring for is for the law to be applicable to The Governor, House of Assembly members, Police, Army, Navy, Banks, Government Officials e.t.c

Paentera: Which one is smoking while driving? Na wa for these our LASG headed by Fashola, a known smoker. Does smoking while driving impede the quality of driving? BTW, I don't even smoke, but believe that clause or part of the law is absurd.

smoking in this sense is not only cigarette but includes indian hemp/marijuana e.t.c And it has been reported that, cigarette/indian hemp can trigger severe mental disturbance and it can affect performance. I guesr you haven't seen a motorist smoking indian hemp while driving because i have seen.

nakedall: This really show that Fashola is a failed Lawyer and a disgrace to the Law profession. how he became SAN? only God know how?

What is the minimum way to start with?

Are you educated at all? What has Fashola's law qualification and competence got to do with this law? Is it Fashola that is proposing this idea? And for your information, It is still on paper and it hasn't been signed into law by Fashola. If you live in Lagos, you will appreciate this bill. Do you know how many accidents, how many human beings have been killed, the loss of valuable time and resources driving against traffic (one way) has caused in Lagos? We Nigerians are so indisciplined & very lawless, that is why Nigeria is at the level it is. We need tough laws to check our excesses and to make us conform to rules and regulations. (pardon my harsh words but that is the reply that best fits the way you reasoned in this your post).

RICHIE BOI: Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to repeal and re-enact the road traffic law and to make provisions for road traffic and vehicle inspection in Lagos into law for Governor Babatunde Fashola’s assent.

The people responsible for this bill that hasn't even been passed into law is The Lagos House of Assembly as shown in the bolded text above and not Fashola

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pneumaticos: I go soon knack am belle.
go give am belle chap chap u be sure boy

I no pity una. The man go just pass death prophecy untop una head.

Ilu yi ti baje tan (this country is spoilt and finally rotten)!

FSU: Ondo Governor appoints brother as university VC
From Niyi Bello, Akure

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has approved the recommendation of the Governing Council of state-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, naming his younger brother, Prof. Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko, as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the institution.



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[b]Mimiko, a professor of Political Science who specialises in Political Economy and International Relations, was to be named for the position in April 2006 when he was also recommended by a panel set up by government to shop for a new head for the institution but was rejected inexplicably by the then administration of Dr. Olusegun Agagu.

Even though Prof. Mimiko emerged as the most qualified candidate in 2006, having contested the position during his tenure as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution, his brother's involvement in the race to the Ondo Government House, was manipulated as the main reason for his rejection by the Agagu administration.

The governor was reportedly swayed in the choice of Mimiko by the fact that he clearly emerged as the preferred candidate from the long list of contestants shortlisted by the panel and the need to have the best for the institution.

A statement from the Public Affairs Unit of the university signed by Mr. Bamidele Olotu stated that Prof. Mimiko, a thorough academic of international standards, was chosen purely on merits.

It added: "Following interviews conducted on campus by a joint Council and Senate Selection Board last week Thursday, 17th and Friday, 18th December, 2009, the Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University unanimously recommended the leading three of the 14 applicants to the Visitor for him to choose one of them as the university's next Vice-Chancellor in line with the University Law. (Schedule 1, Section 7).

"The Visitor has now announced through the Chairman of the Governing Council his gracious choice of Prof. Nahzeem Oluwafemi Mimiko, who was unanimously ranked number one by all the members of the Selection Board, including the consultant as the university's new Vice-Chancellor.[/b]

"Until his appointment, Professor Mimiko was the Head, Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. He holds a B.Sc. Social Sciences (Political Science) degree, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in International Relations, all from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

"He was at different times a Social Science Research Council, MacArthur Foundation; Visiting Scholar at the Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, and the Korean Foundation Visiting Fellow to the Academy of Korean Studies, Seoul, South Korea.

"He was also a Visiting Professor at the Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA. He is a Fulbright Scholar and winner of the United States Army Public Service Award.

"Professor Mimiko, 49, has more than 60 publications. He is Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Policy Initiatives; and Convener, Africa Research Initiative. He was at different times Head of Department, Acting Dean of Faculty, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Acting Vice-Chancellor at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. He is married with children."

https://www.nairaland.com/372835/governors-brother-state-university-vc

The bolded above was the reason why he was selected ahead of the other candidates. In Patience's case, when last has she been to the office has a civil servant, is she qualified to be appointed a Permanent Secretary and upon her appoinment, will she have time for the office of a Perm Sec. knowing how tasking the office of the First Lady is or she plans to absent herself from the office of the Perm Sec. whenever she pleases?

I pity this so-called biafran group because it seems they have'nt learnt their lesson. It will be easier to declare secession if they are the government (if a biafran is the president) or if they can overthrow the FGovernment, which is impossible as we speak because they are just a small and ordinary group that appear not to have the financial and military strength to carry out their agenda to fruitition. Even if Nigeria divides today; corruption, self centeredness, in -fighting amongst people of the same group/region (intra-communal clashes) which is the order of the present day Nigeria, won't just disappear. What they should be clamouring for is TRUE FEDERALISM. With that, they and their governments/leaders get to manage their human and material resources for the development of their so-called Biafra republic. If they can achieve that first, secession may become a bit easier to achieve. As for now, i hope its not in hell they actualise their ambition.

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