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So its JK Randle whos just trying to get state burial with one foot in the grave already or that one from PDP called Domumu that does not know half of what hes talking about other than use a governorship debate as grounds to show his shallowness that he will partner with the federal government to even supply toilet roll to the government house or maybe the other baba isale from. . .look ehn @poster if you no get better thing talk and if light dey abeg GO HUG TRANSFORMER!
your yarns na pure and utter iranu.

mama-gee:
[color=deeppink]Excuse me sir but it's Jack of all Trade. [/color]

Actually, it is Jack of all trades you correctedwronged it!

The reckless use of state funds by Chief Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom to bribe the largely impoverished indigenes of the state turned bloody yesterday as five students died in a fracas that ensued at the bribery fest in public glare at the government house in Uyo.

The students died as they scampered to share the N15 million naira bribe money while several of them sustained serious injuries. The chaos was complicated by the involvement of security agents on duty as they too engaged in the struggle for free cash.

SaharaReporters gathered that the Akwa Ibom state government house has turned into a Mecca of sorts for the over 3,500 support groups engaged in praise singing for Akpabio. these hired crowds throng the seat of power for cash disbursements aimed at buying the gubernatorial election since the governor flagged off his re-election campaign recently.

Akpabio had bussed over 5000 undergraduates of tertiary institutions in the state from University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Asura and Uyo City Polytechnic to create an appearance of popularity and youth support in the April governorship election.

however, the situation got out of hand at Government House when most of the students realized that the coordinators of the bribe reserved N5 million for themselves from the N15 million booty Akpabio had made available to them for the bribe fest.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/akpabios-voters-bribery-fest-5-killed-while-sharing-n15-million-bribe-money


This same Akwa Ibom or another?

o sa mo!
Nice one Paso, i still think the guy has always been miles ahead of all the other fuji musicians. im so tuning in.
jo jo jo

^^^^^^^

SapeleGuy:
Dat nah shirt, dem dey take am cover body. De gold thing nah button, nah tailor dey sew am.
Before you ask, nah cap e wear for head. Aproko.

God laughter don nearly kill me for this

Kobojunkie:
Again, a Vote for Ribadu is a definite vote for Tinubu and his clan. Denying that is denying the fact that Ribadu would not have gotten the ACN mandate if Tinubu had not handed him the chance. In much the same way Jonathan would not have gotten the PDP mandate if Obasanjo had not essentially signed off on it. So, again, I am not voting Ribadu because the man has no proven record, except people flaunt the job he was able to do while he was tethered to Obasanjo(I doubt he would have been able to do as much if he was not Obasanjo's boy) as evidence of his capability. But most of all because a vote for him will be construed a yes for people like Tinubu to continue in the path that they are taking the Nigerian people.

Kai i just love it when i see people use their heads! kobojunkie and all the guys who made this obvious thanks for this. not that i was ever going to vote the guy in the first place but you just added another arrow to my quiver i really dont know when it became ok to start trusting police men especially when their last job was instrument of witch-hunting. The whole story of how Ribadu even rose to the post and them rubbing it in our faces.
Then now under the influence of Tinubu? No bleeping way!

ONEMEGE:
This is my unbeatable list
*1* R-kelly
*2* Usher
*3* Akon
*4* Emenim
*5* MI

Over correct dey worry this list spot on!

^^^you forgot to add . . .'and jaws is a goldfish'
lol

^^^^^^^ rotflmfao! ;d

mikeansy:
100% correct. The man does not have the heart of a leader. He stubbornly believes he is the only one qualified to lead. He has failed in 2 elections and yet chooses to change party just to remain a candidate instead of supporting one of those who supported him in 2 elections.
The man is not a democrat. It is not all about him you know? He is just muscle and Noise, no brains at all.

You need to have an open mind to succeed and sometimes in life in the interest of a larger strategic common good you can see things you don't approve of and look the other way just to achieve that larger good. this is where Buhari will fail as a leader. He is just noise, not smart at all.

Gbam!
Gbam!
. . . and oh yeah, gbam!

The best thing Jonathan can do for himself and re-election bid is for him and his wife to keep quiet. Each time Goodluck OR Patience talks, they spew out trash! (pardon my irreverence!)

The Jonathan's are only fit to lead a village and Patience cuts the image of the wife of a local motor park chief.


OMG!
funny enough i actually share your views.
. . .lead a village . . . local motor park chiefs wife
lol

Thats it!
im not voting this guy anymore! so technically now he sees us as what? If he was serious he should have used this period he was in charge to take decisive steps instead of trying to believe he can open office on our heads.
He really should be ashamed of himself!
Is this an issue we should still be deliberating at this stage of our lives?

Even if a frog contests against GEJ thats what i'll vote for
arrant nonsense!

, and this.


This could be one of the most anticipated rap albums this year if not the. I have been waiting very patiently for that last couple of months now since DOA first surfaced. I will attempt to give a critique of this album without being bias because you all know that I really adore Jay.

Before the entire album leaked 5 songs somehow leaked into the net and gave everyone a glimpse if what is to be expect from the album. Many people including myself were disappointed by the production of the Timbaland songs “Reminder”, “Off That”, and “Venus vs. Mars” They did not meet the expectations because many people were expecting songs on the level of “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and “Izzo”. I still remained optimistic and hoped that rest of the album would provide us with substance.


1. What We Talking About (5/5 stars) – Jay-Z has always synthesized great introductions in is past and he continues the streak with this one. Kanye provided productions on this one and produced a futuristic fast paced tempo with a sample from Mr. Hudson. Kanye set a great foundation for Hova with one. Jay uses his three verses to discuss the present, past, and future respectively. In his fist verse he addresses his critics and reminds them of who he is. He then proceeds into the second verse and explains the past situation with Dame and Jaz-O; seems that he is still concerned with these two since he already talked about them on previous albums. After his second verse he transitions into the third verse and tries to put an end to internet thugs and their hypocrisy, and also discusses the significance of Obama’s election.

2. Thank you (2.5/5 stars) – This is another Kanye/NO ID production, but this one is going to have to grow on me. The beat is confusing and makes it hard for the listener to focus on the lyrics. For the most part Hova seems to be bragging about his estates.

3. D.O.A (4/5 stars) - This track has been out for sometime now and the majority of music lovers seems to be happy with it. Hova really did succeed in ending auto-tune and I applaud him for that. This has proved that he is still a very powerful man in the music industry. I really cannot think of any other rapper that has his capabilities and credibility. If another rapper were to have come out with this track I don’t think it would have had the same effect.

4. Run this town (3.5/5 stars) – This is a great song and the only reason it did not get 4 stars is because Jay got murdered on this track. He allowed Kanye to end the song and gave him 30 bars. That was a bad idea because it seemed like Kanye was the grad finale and Jay was just featured on the song.

5. Empire State of Mind (5/5 stars) - I predict this track to be liked by most people. Jay himself stated that this is favorite track on the entire album. The beat is amazing, the hook is great, and Alicia Keys killed it. All New Yorkers will be proud of this one. This could be the best track on the album.

6. Real As It Gets – (3/5 stars) – This one is featuring Young Jeezy and it is just OK. There really isn’t any substance or an actual intriguing topic that has not been discussed in the past by either one of them. They both seem to brag on this one, and boost their egos. The beat is great and different for both Jay and Jeezy. It seems to blind the classic southern melody with an up north tempo. This is just one of tracks you vibe to, but not really pay attention to.

7. On To the Next One (3.75/5 stars) - I might get a lot of heat for giving this one 3.75 stars, but let me explain. When I first heard it, I did exactly what the song said and went on to the next track. I just was not feeling the track because there was just too much going on. But I decided to give it another chance because it reminded me of “Lupe Fiasco – Gold Watch”. I hated “Gold Watch” at first but then I fell in love with it. After hearing “On to the Next One” several times I found out that it was actually a good song. It seems that Swizz Beats uses the same instrumentals for every single track he produces, and this one is no different. Jay’s lyrics made this track worth while. He did not have a serious topic but some how all that bragging he did was motivating. He illustrates his lifestyle and his close relationship with Obama.

8. Off that (2.5/5 stars) - Everyone was really looking forward to this one because it was featuring Drake. Hova fooled everyone and did NOT give Drake a verse. I don’t know he might have been scared of the new guy because Drake does have more to prove than Jay, and he could have crucified Jay on this one. I think Jay realized that and only put Drake on the hook. Timbaland gave poor production on this one, but Jay picked the beat so the blame falls on both. The song is super futuristic; it could be too futuristic for many people. The lyrics are very simple here, but Jay does do a good thing and tell people to get off of over sized clothes, Cristal, and other old fads.

9. A Star is Born (2/5 stars) – This could be the second most disappointing track of all. The beat is very weak, the hook does not vibe with the beat, and Jay just did not deliver on this one. Jay gives props to other rappers and allows his new protégé J.Cole to shine.

10. Venus vs. Mars (3/5 stars) - This is the best Timbaland produced song. The lyrics are very cleaver. The song loses points because the hook is weak and could have been better. It is overall a smooth track that will please people.

11. Already Home (4/5 stars) – This song features Kid Cudi on the hook and is produced by Kanye. At first I did not like it but it quickly grew on me. I wish he would have let Cudi spit, but I guess Hova did not want to be outshined, similar situation with Drake I guess.

12. Hate (3.75/5 stars) – This is another cleaver song, and the subject is long over due. The weakest point is the semi-auto-tuned voice in the background. It is overall a great track, Kanye did a good job.

13. Reminder (1.5/5 stars) – This is the worst track period. The beat is extremely annoying. The lyrics are super weak. This could be Hova’s worst subliminal diss record. Timbaland again did not give Jay his best effort. I do not understand how this one made the cut.

14. So Ambitious (3.5/5 stars) – The Neptunes came through on this one. This is a smooth track with some substance. Jay talks about his past, how people doubted him, and how he overcame obstacles.

15. Young Forever (4/5 stars) – People that think they are hardcore are not going to like this one. I think it is very smooth and a hit. It is a good way to end the album.

Tallying up everything the album scored 51/75 68% which is very mediocre when you are talking about Jay-Z. He averaged 3.4 on the songs, but that doesn’t say much. I think he failed at providing legit substance. People expected him to talk about mature subjects and not just brag on every track. After listening to his album I think Jay could be the most conceded rapper. He doesn’t have any serious problems to talk about anymore, and this could be why the album is not as great as Blueprint I.


***quietly picks up BP3 CD from the dustbin, walks outside and looks for one of the refuse cart pushers. . .and tosses the CD into the cart, paying the man N20 to dispose of it properly. . .turns around hisses heavily, waves hand over his head three times and says 'God forbid!' ***

Fans seeking the feel of the original Blueprint soul samples can experience that same vibe on “Empire State of Mind.” With a boisterous but fitting Alicia Keys chorus, Shawn Carter encapsulates his love for NYC and incorporates name drops of everyone from Afrika Bambaatta to Bob Marley. The chemistry then extends to Young Jeezy on “Real As It Gets.” Although the Inkredibles’ production is undeniably tailored to Jeezy, Jay has no issues making the track his own by complimenting his younger colleague’s refrain duties with his trademark wit.



Unfortunately, the LP’s second half is not as cohesive and in some cases stumbles badly. The issues stem not from Jay-Z himself, but some questionable production choices and guest appearances. “Off That” falls flat because of Timbo’s unimaginative production, and a complete waste of Drake who simply delivers a forgettable, by the numbers chorus. Things don’t improve much on “Venus vs. Mars.” Jay retains the listener’s interest with a couplet-centered flow filled with rich allusions of everything from “Ether” to Star Wars’ C-3PO, but Timbaland’s production and arrangements leave you feeling this was better served for a Roc Nation mixtape.



Kanye West, who up until now was delivering some of BP 3’s best work, slips on “Hate.” Previously, West had tailored his production to Jay strengths, but here the Chicago star supplies a track that could have been an 808s & Heartbreak’s throwaway, or even worse “Drunk and Hot Girls Part 2.” Jigga gives it his best shot, even alternating vocal pitches to match the rhythm’s dirge pace and distorted vocal sample. Still, nothing can save this offering.



It’s well known that Jay-Z has been very concerned with his place among the greats since the new millennium. But another “career-recap” with “Reminder” screams overkill on several levels. Not only has it already been done better on previous albums (see Black Album, Blueprint), but the annoying, Autotune leaning chorus ironically titters close to the same formulaic music Jay vowed to eliminate on “Death of Autotune.”



With that said, there are several bright spots over the second half. Kid Cudi is another young gun reduced to chorus duties, but his vocals accentuate Kanye’s melodic, violin-centered sample loop. Jay works seamlessly with the beat, skewering crying artists who ridiculously claim he’s holding them back, and even takes a light-hearted moment to address cracks on his appearances mostly seen on message boards (“Oh they call me a camel/But I mastered the drought/What the f**k I’m animal/Half man, half mammal/My sign is a Sag/This is just what I plan to do/Oh don’t be mad”).



The Neptunes come through on “So Ambitious,” supplying Jay-Z with a jazzy, bass-heavy track reminiscent of Outkast’s Organized Noise production. Long-time fans will recognize Jay utilizing a flow similiar to his classic “In My Lifetime” single. Pharrell’s crooning doesn’t interfere, and instead listing his achievements to prove his greatness, he details his life experiences which clearly paints the same picture but without pretentiousness.



“Forever Young” closes the LP on a positive note, recapturing the vibe heard on “Beach Chair” and displaying Jay reflecting on the universal qualities of music. With all the recent digs at his age, he intuitively knows the fountain of youth is not from infantizing his music, but by creating timeless compositions that will transcend generations.



Artists with the talent of Jay-Z will always suffer from unrealistic expectations. Solid and good albums are unacceptable. Unless a classic is delivered every time, some fans will scream failure. Of course, attaching the Blueprint name to this project can do that, but on this album Jay-Z does show growth, and more importantly ambition. It’s not jaw-dropping like the first Blueprint or as succinct as the Black Album, but it’s not all over the place like BP2 and takes more risks than the “safe” lane that was American Gangster (Jay can spin street hustler tales in his sleep).


Does Jay-Z need to retire? Absolutely not, and it’s ridiculous to even suggest. Blueprint 3 shows he has more to offer as an artist, and those without unbridled hate will continue to attentively follow his already legendary musical journey.

http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2009/09/02/21921377.aspx


I just had to add this for you on a second post. Take heart dude

A-40:
Mr Stan Abeg comot for here! BP3 was way better than Recovery but as with yall Stans everything Em does gets magnified in terabytes! Its unfortunate that the folks at the Grammies are Stans like you! Jigga is still the best rapper alive and the fact is there is no rapper out there good enough to retire him

“Not Afraid” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart in May. And when Recovery hit stores on June 18, the pieces fell into place. Recovery sold 741,000 copies that first week — more than Relapse, more than anyone since AC/DC in 2008

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/08/26/eminem-recovery-sales/

Except that thing you call blueprint 3 came out before 08 dude youre barking up the wrong door, i really dont like allowing tantrums or better still like a wise man once said 'allow emotions run without the benefit of intellect'. Jay-z IMHO should have stayed retired that way he would have been regarded a legend like other greats (case in point RUN DMC). The last good thing he rapped was the black album.

I just dont get what this tribalistic bigot really wants, how many times before it sails between his gap tooth and into his thick skull NIGERIANS JUST DONT WANT YOU!
Abi na by force? we dont want go away!every time buhari he should just bug off abeg . . .nuisance

A-40:
They should just give Jigga his award and save us the time and energy! He shoulda won it last year if he had released BP3 before September 1st

jigga bawo?
Dude get the recovery album and listen to track after track of what it means to be a lyricist complete with the beats abeg  
Which kin jigga? In my opinion dude shoulda stayed retired, he aint done anything significant since he came out of retirement but live on past glory and be responsible for jist or fact (either one i no send) that Beyonce is pregnant
**hisses takes blue pint 3cd and tosses it in the bin and increases volume on cd player track 9 on recovery album-No love featuring lil wayne is 0:45 is playing**
All the awards na Em get am! nuff said.

love letter (the entire album) - R. Kelly
serious R&B album-best this year if you ask me

MI's sophomore album has hit the streets. . .and i hate to be the harbinger of doom to his haters, but oh my goodness!
the boy has proven his salt. whaaaat? Abeg everyone just chill, like he rightly says "standing close to the sun cant stop his shine."
Between his first album and this, i still haven't seen the rapper that was promised to come to remove his shine, he rather raised the bench mark higher. Im so proud of this dude.

cheap
lacking in wisdom
unfocused
(and as a bonus, i pray the devil sodomizes she and her father for eternity tribalistic, religious bigots. . . bastards)

jp philips:


frankly your mum has proved to be smarter than you. truth is, she doesn't like the girl. she just gave it a nod abinitio thinking its one of those guys things but when she saw things were different she re strategized.
she knows you are religious and she is scoping you with what you believe in. she already has a candidate in the waiting that she wants you to marry.

try this, tell her you have broken up with the girl and don't mention any word of her to your Mom, then tell her you cant find any other person that she should help i can bet that in less than a week she must call you to meet someone.

this religious cage is really setting us back.
what a lot of people don't know is that our mothers are still human beings and they feel whatever every human being feels. I have a friend back in the days that his Mom tells him she loves him more than their Dad being an only child, yes, seriously. there is no place her mom doesn't take him to, salon,women fellowship just name it.
Everybody likes him because he is very funny and generous. so on his 18th birthday the Mum bought him a car, so the car became his biggest treasure, then in college, only a few people have ride so the guy no dey take the ride play.
conversely, he stays less at home and has many friends the mum became worried and gave all of us visiting time table. her only fear was loosing her baby handbag that makes her happy.
She knew she cant sway him with food or anything so what she does is just to comeback in the afternoon and tell my man that armed robbers snatched someone's car in town. My man will just park for a month and so the lies continued and the Mum became happy. funny enough the woman will tell him it is a blue cressida to match his spec.lol
The guy is married twice now and still single. the last i saw him i didn't want to ask what happened cos i already know that no reasonable woman will condone his mum's excesses.

Do you ever wonder why pastors like chris okotie still have church members after seeing vision where he is sleeping in Aso rock as painted by his God? is it not the same Kwashiokor eye he is using to see vision for his church members? Is he now saying that as a professional man of God, he cant even interpret visions.
Your fiance has built a world around you so in all fairness go ahead and marry her. i am not saying you owe anybody but even the bible you believe in tells you that she has sown in your life so do not let your Mum's paranoia take away her Harvest.
your Mum simply didn't go into detail because there is none, whatever she says eventually is a fabricated fallacy. Guy woman

FOUR THINGS THAT WILL DESTROY NIGERIA

Religion
Tribalism
culture
corruption.



They don't see shi*t.

A Good mother will bring you up to make good choices and once you make those choices,they embrace it and remain proud of you. She doesn't need to see your end of semester result because she ensures that you study hard at home, she doesn't need to babysit you rather she brings you up to do things for yourself.
I guess you forgot the adage that says that a person that tours knows more than the person with gray hair.

If your mother has spent 72yrs of her life in the village, go and ask her for investment advise make she tell you to plant plantain,cultivate coco yam harvest in the Rainy season from a professional point of view.

BTW, the women our men address as bad wives, don't they turn out to be mothers?

I swear i could almost swear you have access to my head, every single bit correct in every aspect
@Poster what you have right here is what should be your answer in NL lingo GBAM!

Charles Rane (Bruce Payne) from passenger 57, correct bad guy!

Rastamann:
All of them including El Rufai should go an hang themselves.

SPOT ON!

Arrant nonsense, no wonder they said he's a radiacal

So this is what he wants to be wasting our time telling us after collecting money?
Is this the job he was hired to do? Hen? Sebi he was asking for more time, obviously he has too much of it in his hands already to be having time for this kind of non sense.
Abi after INEC he wants to head the anti corruption units of the country as well,or he wants all the jobs together,no wonder he says he needs more time, he must think the 'C' in INEC stands for corruption.

Oga na election we say make you conduct, face your own work

Take a look around oga Jagajaga you sef are are a Nigerian leader now o abi you dey sleep?

This is just like that movie 'Repo-Men' Jega is a radical . . . The commissioner heading the eastern zone is a no non sense man (would come on TV most saturday mornings and talk about how the govt did this and did not do that)now they themselves became part of the govt. . . story wan begin change.
my question is this, where they aware of the job &what was expected before accepting it? Now they want to change the constitution just cos they feel theres a justifiable reason (isnt that the same thing all the other govt officials they once criticized always tried to do?)
or they feel because they are radicals they would come in like Rambo guns blazing and then just change everything over night even the constitution?

I swear the more i think of this the more i laugh, these guys just came out of the blues believing that cos theyre radicals they can do plenty things LWKMD even in nature, free radicals. . .i think i should leave that for everyone to google and see how the body deals with them or do they think this a class room where cos the title prof forebears their names the whole students will be shaking?
Three months to the election nothing has started happening except all the noise before now of how we need Billions for the election, how come they didnt raise the issue for time then, even wiser still before shouting for money?
Funds don enter hand na voicemail be the next thing, they should even be sued for trying to breach their contract
Lets keep joking, sebi Tai solarin did the same?after he was given a position in govt he started wearing trouser and then the govt was good.
Lets go there. . .
Let the radicals do their bit, then the body will take care of itself. . .

Watched Sopranos again this week, complete thing. The end of the series actually made top 10 best series of all time, left to me i think its the best end ever! God i miss Ton, Paulie, Sil and the entire crew. Cams ability to handle Tony is scary, but sincerely, its the most balanced series ever! Forget all that Jack Bauer crap, if you just dont understand the sopranos, especially the ball bursting puns, well thats your loss!

God abeg!
and my nephew asked me to describe what oju ju calabar looks like two days back,maybe i should just show him these pictures when he wakes up. . .then again i really dont think he's done anything so bad to experience that sort of thing, not at this his tender age. . .even i am scared

55Billion for an election of a population of + or - 180 million of course by the time we remove the age bracket of under that isnt entitled to vote how much does that result to?
Then we are to spend about 15minutes each to vote the thing abi?meaning 4 people in one hour. . .what schools gave these people professorships?
. . . they kuku said he was a radical.
was this what he and the 'credible' people they surrounded him with could come up with?
so my grandmum in the village gets to use the computer along with her peeps in the village who have never had cause to touch let alone use a computer to vote right.

All these common pen pushing finks. . .

. . . Long thing.
why not investigate their worths now and then declare their assets so the public can know, so after the elections we know if theres any significant change

***technically if we look at it well well o, when people get involved in nefarious activities like bribe taking. . .chopping govt money etc either them or their family members get kidnapped for a 'ransom'

so im thinking who really are the bad guys in this script?