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Education / Re: Nine Courses That Can Make You Cry In Nigerian University by ewepeters(m): 2:15pm On Mar 18, 2016
i can see nobodi is talking about one course... I present to u nursing course....study nursing is soo dificult dat u may want to opt out during process

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Politics / Tribute To Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by ewepeters(m): 9:08am On Jul 16, 2015
I do not admire Tinubu because he is a saint.
I do not admire Tinubu because he is from the south.
I do not admire Tinubu because he is a Yoruba.
If I want saints, I will proceed to heaven not on earth. Every human is fallible.
I admire Tinubu because he saved Nigeria from the danger of falling into “one party state”. He has nurtured many renowned National successors.
He listened to the voice of the masses to surrender his personal ambition at the most critical moment.
He strategically terminated the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) 60 year’s life spam in 16 years.
The robust critic and critique we are enjoying today is because Tinubu aligned himself to the masses to return the power to them.
Tinubu has the option of joining the PDP elites to hold us hostage for another decade but he gave his all to the masses to dethrone the elites.
Political juveniles believed that APC won because of the votes from the North. No!!! APC victory was cemented the day PMB and Asiwaju resolved to work together.
Asiwaju and PMB almost became a Nomadic by visiting every human that can help midwife Nigeria salvation. Those Nomadic Almajiri walk later brought salvation to us.
God willing, PMB is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Anybody, any cabal, any Viju milk activist, attempting to humiliate Asiwaju must have me to contend with.
An average PDP man is sad with Asiwaju because he brought them to their knee.
If anyone thinks that bringing down Asiwaju is his project, that mission will not only crash but it will boomerang.
Don’t tell me he is overbearing, your “underbearing” mentors were nowhere to be found when this country was lying critically at the intensive care of the universe.
Recall my first line, Asiwaju is not a saint. Stop demonising what you admire out of envy. Even your mentors admire him.
He owns Lagos! I hear you! Ask your grand father and parents how they acquired your so called “familyland”. Is it God that allocated it to them?
You are terrorising your neighbours and village with your kpof-kpof kobo yet you criticise a man that is naturally addicted to technocrats irrespective of their tribe or Religion.
Hmmmmm. I don talk am ooo , Asiwaju is not a political office holder ooo . Please let him be.
He is evil, I agree, but we need more of him than your saintly specie.
Dear Asiwaju,
Good Morning!
The gentle stride of a tiger is not a symbol of cowardice.
Politics / WHY Service Chiefs Were Sacked by ewepeters(m): 10:44am On Jul 14, 2015
Not a few security observers saw the above changes coming, especially since the president and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have consistently condemned the failure of the military to tame the monster of terrorism under the watch of the last administration.
A former military officer, who did not want his name published, said: “The only surprise about the appointment of the new service chiefs is that it came later than expected. We all know that General Buhari was not happy with the way and manner the terrorists have been killing and maiming the people and what people were expecting was the immediate sack of the service chiefs on the day he was inaugurated, but that did not happen until today (yesterday). Buhari may have been biding his time in doing so.”
Interestingly, the inherited service chiefs, too, had been expecting the hammer. A personal aide to one of them had told our correspondent three weeks ago that his boss was ready to go but was waiting for the president to act.
He had said: “My principal and other service chiefs know that President Buhari will sack them but they are only waiting for him to do so in order to prevent a situation where they could be accused of walking out on him. We all know what he said about them during the campaign.
“He came and ordered them to relocate to Borno State. Have you ever heard the military top hierarchy relocating to the heart of the battle? Maybe this man wanted to humiliate them. Some of us are even thinking they would submit their papers but we were told it is not done that way.”
LEADRSHIP reports that since the emergence of President Buhari, there had been renewed onslaught by the deadly sect Boko Haram and no fewer than 500 innocent people have been killed by suicide bombers and gunmen in some states in the Northern part of the country. They include:
July 12 – two IEDs planted at ECWA Church, Jos, were uncovered but there was no casualty.
July 7 – A teenage suicide bomber killed 2-year-old, 25 others in Zaria.
July 5 – 52 persons killed in twin explosions in Jos, Plateau State. The police said the attacks were carried out by two female suicide bombers.
July 5 – Six persons killed in an explosion at a Redeemed Christian Church of God parish in Potiskum, Yobe State.
July 3 – 29 killed in Mussa Village in Askira-Uba LGA, Borno
July 2 – 11 killed at Malari Village along Bama/Konduga Highway, Borno
July 1 – 98 killed in Kukawa village, Borno
June 30 – 48 killed in Mussaram I and Mussaram II in Monguno LGA, Borno
June 27 – Five killed at Molai General Hospital, Borno State
June 23 – 20 killed in Debiro, Hawul LGA, Borno
June 23 – 15 killed in suicide attack in Gujba LGA, Borno
June 22 – Eight killed in twin bombings at the Baga fish market, Maiduguri
June 17 – 63 people died in Monguno after accidental explosion
June 15 – 11 persons killed in twin suicide bombings in Potiskum
June 11 – 37 killed as Boko Haram attacks Borno communities
June 7 – Three dead in suicide bombing on Baga/Monguno highway
June 5 – 40 dead in suicide attack on Jimeta Modern Market, Yola
June 4 – Two die in suicide bombing near military checkpoint in Maiduguri
June 3 – Four killed in Baga attack
June 2 – 50 killed in Maiduguri abattoir bombing
May 31 – Four killed at Gamboru market, Maiduguri
May 30 – 26 killed in Borno mosque explosion
May 30 – 13 killed in attempted attack on Maiduguri.
Politics / Ongoing Fight In The NASS(HOUSE OF REPS) by ewepeters(m): 11:30am On Jun 25, 2015
[color=#990000][/color] there is an ongoing rancor in the house of reps over who occupy the remaining principal officies in the NASS. Details soon
Politics / Re: See What Dele Momodu Tells The National Assembly by ewepeters(m): 1:15pm On Jun 22, 2015
leader of tomorrow find it difficult to read....what a shame
Politics / See What Dele Momodu Tells The National Assembly by ewepeters(m): 12:35pm On Jun 22, 2015
PENDULUM BY DELE MOMODU, Email:
dele.momodu@thisdaylive.com
Our dear Federal Legislators, let me start by congratulating
you all on your recent victories in the elections of the
various Senatorial Districts as well as Federal
Constituencies of this great nation. As you know, your
election is not just a private victory and the fulfilment of a
personal ambition, but it is most importantly a call to
national service and duty by your dear countrty.
I must also commend the peaceful and democratic manner
you conducted the elections of your principal officers and
how you managed the aftermath of the fallout from the
controversial way the Senate President and his Deputy, as
well as the Speaker and his Deputy, pulled some veritably
mysterious stunts to out-manoeuvre other gladiators. I’m a
firm believer in, and an ardent advocate for, an Independent
Legislature that is totally unencumbered by subterranean
forces.
As you must have noticed in the past, our fellow citizens
had always believed that our National Assembly has failed
to live up to expectations for very obvious reasons. The
first is that it is populated by an ill-assortment of
politicians who may know little or nothing about what the
job entails, and are just there to decorate and warm their
seats, while receiving stupendous salaries and
unexplainable perks of office. The second is that your
predecessors spent more time away from the Chambers
and devoted less time to what they were handsomely paid
for. This is why many have argued and suggested that your
work should be part-time, at a reduced cost. The third is
that even when they were at work, your erstwhile
colleagues wasted most of the time in session, to promote
jejune and primordial bills and resolutions rather than the
serious business of the development of the country in all its
facets.
You may also not blame those who view the National
Assembly as a gathering of anti-people elements who
merely act as rubber-stamps to the Executive recklessness
that has become the boom and bane of our long-suffering
nation. We’ve watched in wonderment and amazement how
so many investigative panels set up by your distinguished
and honourable selves have failed to unravel and exorcise
the daredevil demons milking our dear country dry. Rather
many of your colleagues have become predators and
accomplices to the daylight robberies with little or no
attempt to curtail the malfeasance.
Indeed, as if to perpetrate the notion that being a politician
in government service is a licence to plunder our
haemorrhaging treasury, past legislators had budgeted
mind-boggling amounts for themselves outside of that
earmarked for them by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) which has led some to
describe this as legitimated brigandage. What is more, the
National Assembly is regarded as home to some of the
most outlandishly flamboyant politicians. These
personages however were far from distinguished prior to
taking up their seat in the Federal legislature.
The National Assembly has become a place where a motley
crowd of politicians fight tooth and nail to get appointed
into lucrative committees while lacking the pre-requisite
knowledge or legislative experience to work in those
committees, and what that means is an open invitation to
treat. I plead with you to change this perception that will
simply belittle your great efforts and onerous tasks as
patriotic citizens.
Our country has indeed come a long way and as we enter
the seventeenth year of our latest democratic adventure
more would be expected from you. This is why I’m excited
that you have well educated and widely exposed leaders at
the helm of affairs. Any cursory observer would have
noticed the body language of the international community
who seem determined to lend support to you and ensure
that you do not fail your country this time around. This
renewed hope and expectation, built on the singular efforts
of patriotic Nigerian Citizens who set out their stall for
change, must be upheld and sustained by all means.
I have a few suggestions to make with all due respect.
Please, make yours an open Legislature. You may want to
tune in to the British Parliament, my favourite in the world,
and watch how their affairs are conducted publicly. I love
the way the Prime Minister is made to explain policies
without thinking he is Lord of the Manor. A public servant is
elected or appointed to serve and can never be allowed to
turn his fellow citizens to slaves as seems to have been our
case in times gone past. Whilst there is no possibility of
replication of the weekly Prime Minister’s Question Time
because of our Presidential system of government, there is
ample opportunity to insist on monthly question time for
Ministers and heads of important executive bodies like the
NNPC, Central Bank, Security Agencies, Customs, Ports and
NDDC amongst others. Nothing also stops you from
engaging the President and/or his Vice periodically to
asking questions similar to the media chat to which you
expect that they will provide cogent answers. In essence,
you must make serious and not pecuniary demands from
the Executive arm of government. Anything other than this
would cost you so much in terms of how you are perceived
or treated, whether with disdain or deference. The choice
would be yours ultimately.
You will achieve much if you are able to carry the people
you represent along. They should never be kept in the dark
because they sent you to Abuja to protect their interests by
making laws that uphold equity and justice. Your road is
going to be rough and bumpy as you can sense already.
Nigeria is currently in dire straits and the people are
desperately seeking ways to ameliorate the intense
suffering and deprivation in the midst of plenty. This is the
reason for the hullaballoo over your so-called wardrobe
allowance. You seriously need to consider having a
committee dedicated to feeling the pulse of the nation and
responding weekly to those matters that Nigerians are
complaining about, particularly those that concern the way
and manner that you conduct yourselves.
I do not envy you at all as Nigerians are currently not in the
mood for profligacy. You are likely to be victimised for the
sins of the past and you should understand why. The past
regimes frittered away the goodwill that should have
accrued to you and succeeded in amassing enemies who
can never see any good you do other than that you are
being parasitic and sucking the nation’s resources with
impunity. You would have to rebrand urgently and this
won’t be easy unless you are willing to make the necessary
sacrifice for the sake of Nigeria. I suggest that you borrow
a leaf from what has been happening in the Presidency and
some state governments. As you may have heard the
President has just ordered that 9 aircraft in the Presidential
Fleet should be sold. In some States like Kaduna and Oyo,
the Governors cut the number of Commissioners from 22 to
13 to ensure visible and viable trimming of their finances.
However, if you insist you want to live in the past and
continue the mistakes and misdeeds of your predecessors,
heavens may fall on us all.
Our youths have become too frustrated and disillusioned.
They have been empowered by the social media and can
communicate and mobilise at the speed of light. They can
cause so much havoc before you know it and you should
therefore not treat my admonition with levity. Our country
may be thrown into chaos and confusion if we do not
change how politicians live larger than life. God has given
you the biggest opportunity to help rebuild this nation and it
can only begin when we jointly reduce the cost of
governance. Anything that would exacerbate the present
tension and terror in the land must be avoided at all costs.
I quite sympathise with your situation. I have friends
amongst you and appreciate what they went through to win
the costliest elections probably in the world. Some sold
properties because we do not have a culture of receiving
donations. Elections here are mostly self-financed. This is
why most politicians tend to become anxious to recoup
their huge investments lest they end up in bankruptcy. Also,
I’m aware of the demands of your constituents and
supporters who see you as their cash cows. You are forced
to pay school fees, fund weddings and donate at funerals.
There is no end to your spending spree, as a stingy
politician is hated venomously in our clime. But you must
strike a balance between what is requested and reasonably
possible. It is thus a Catch 22 scenario for you because if
you pay, trouble, and if you don’t, wahala! The solution I
would proffer is that you make laws that would ease the
pains of our people. Once your laws create the enabling
environment for people to be in work and to be paid for
working, then, the culture of dependency, on what has
practically become alms giving, will be reduced and
eventually eliminated. A gainfully employed person is not
going to seek to fleece you.
A situation where the budget of the National Assembly
would be higher than that of Health and other physical
infrastructure Ministries would be difficult to justify and
accept. Apart from this, the employment savings
engendered by the financial prudence which you can
spearhead can be used to good effect. In the name of God
and all that is good, I beg you not to ignore the dangers
ahead. Nigeria has gone through so much, and is still going
through a lot, in the hands of local and international
terrorists, we should not add more to the volatile situation.
There is no doubt that the army of unemployed Nigerians
has grown beyond normal in the last couple of years. This
army is readily available for the use of those determined to
spread their campaign of hate and regime of fear. You can
help to reduce this abnormality by reducing the cost of
governance in Nigeria.
Please, permit me to explain what your sacrifice can do for
the unemployed citizens. My dream for the Buhari/Osinbajo
Administration is to create thousands of new entrepreneurs
in our country. This is not so difficult. I twice participated
in a television show called the Entrepreneur Series. It was
the brainchild of a young Nigerian called Mr Goke Dokun, in
2009. This guy was only 36 at the time and his vision
preceded the SURE-P project of the Jonathan
Administration which was later enmeshed in ignominious
controversy. Mr Dokun’s concept was well put together as
he drew credible people majorly from the private sector to
act as Angels and Advisors. His dream was supported and
funded by ECOBANK, VISAFONE and VITAMALT. He did not
have billions but we were able to create opportunities for so
many Nigerians with brilliant ideas.
This is where I am going. Entrepreneurship can cost
anything from as little as N50,000. Every billion you cut off
from your budget and out of the overbloated operational
costs of other arms of government would rescue many of
our youths from the brink of lunacy and annihilation. One
billion Naira would create one thousand millionaire
entrepreneurs. 50 billion Naira would create 50,000
millionaires. It is as simple as ABC. Now imagine the spin-
offs from this. We need to do all it takes to make this huge
sacrifice and make sure we can have a more accountable
SURE-P or whatever it would be called. Apart from the
unity and security of our Nation, nothing is more important
right now than employment generation and job creation for
our youths.
There are potential Mike Adenugas, Aliko Dangotes, Rasaq
Okoyas, Keem Belo-Osagies, Tony Elumelus, Abdulsamad
Rabius and other such icons in Nigeria but they need some
push to attain their heights. We must move away from the
backward reasoning that most of the unemployed
youngsters would by a stroke of miracle get sucked into
some offices one day. The truth is many would have to
come up with workable business plans and set up their
own companies. Nigerians are naturally brilliant and smart
but they need the start-up funds to energise their
superlative talents.
You can encourage these geniuses by galvanising the
much needed economic revolution that would catapult our
nation to the next level through your benevolent sacrifice.
Believe me, God will bless you and bless our nation more
through your singular vision.
The world is watching and waiting.
Romance / Re: Please Help!!!!! See What I Saw In My Gf's Bag by ewepeters(m): 3:17pm On Apr 21, 2015
no is microphone mumu....u even touch it
Religion / Re: Is Euthanasia A Sin ??? by ewepeters(m): 11:49am On Mar 15, 2015
is not a sin and it can never be a sin ...is all abt professionalism ....if u wanna tell me is a sin what abt solders killing on the war front ..as for me is not a sin wen is certain dat the person will equally die
Forum Games / Re: Which Key Leads To The Padlock? by ewepeters(m): 2:20pm On Mar 05, 2015
[color=#006600][/color]key 3
Politics / Re: AIT Replies Tinubu, Demands N100bn Damage by ewepeters(m): 1:27pm On Mar 05, 2015
it is cristal clear dar AIT is just fabricating lie with no base ...but with d back up of the ruleing party Asiwaju can not make anything frm court...all i knw is dat people av realise the truth and all ready for change...
Only 5 likes for change
Autos / Re: Registered Toyota Corolla Xli 1996 @ N420,000.00 Call 08023416552 by ewepeters(m): 9:51pm On Nov 14, 2013
I no want 1996 model if u get 2014 model let me knw

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