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[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091797#msg8091797 date=1302408958]Do not try to patronize me, EzeUche. Don't go there.

We make a deal. . . . right here about tribal threads.[/quote]I am not patronizing you. Why such hostility my dear?

I am simply stating my opinion.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091789#msg8091789 date=1302408438]Ugh, what happened to encouraging female empowerment? [/quote]I am in full support of female empowerment. But the fact remains, we are of two different groups and such topics can bring out the worse in people. Do not sully yourself in such a tribal affiliated topic.

^^^

Stay out of this my dear. Do not sully yourself with such conversations. We have other things to worry about.

I cannot even defend Ebonyi State. These Afikpo and Abakaliki need to do something about this travesty. You rarely see Igbos from Ebonyi posting on Nairaland. I wonder why?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091727#msg8091727 date=1302406008]Break out of your shell and explore the world.

-Gators.
[/quote]Touche!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091709#msg8091709 date=1302405421]c'mon! A mighty turtle? Weird! The turtle that goes 1mile/hr.  An alligator will eat it up by the time it even moves one terpy leg.[/quote]"Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell." -Bill Copeland

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091668#msg8091668 date=1302404065]Yes.[/quote]Enough of this blasphemous talk. We all know the truth.

Court Grants el-Rufai Bail in Corruption Case


By Gowon Emakpe
April 8, 2011 08:45AM

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday re-arraigned former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir el-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of fraudulent allocation of land and abuse of office during his tenure as minister.

The court however granted him bail in self-recognition.

The Court had recently ruled that an application by Mr. el-Rufai, seeking to stop his arraignment by the Commission, lacked merit and that he should make himself available for trial.

The trial judge, Sadiq Umar ruling on a preliminary objection by Akin Olujimi, lawyer to Mr el-Rufai, said the trial of the former minister should go ahead.

Mr. Olujimi, in the preliminary objections, argued that the charges levelled against his client had no legal bases, having been filed under a repealed law, the ICPC Act 2003. He said under the repealed law, the FCT High Court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter and urged the court to quash the charges and discharge the accused persons.

But Justice Umar held that the EFCC had filed fresh charges based on the ICPC Act of 2000, and held that under the Act, the EFCC had the powers to amend the charges against an accused before judgment is delivered.

“In this case, the accused have yet to be arraigned to take their plea, so the court can grant the EFCC leave to amend the charge as contained in the provisions of the ICPC Act 2000,” he said.

The judge also held that the EFCC, under provisions of section 46 of the act setting it up, has the responsibility to investigate all economic and financial crimes in the country.

A Federal High Court in Abuja had, last year, thrown out the suit filed against the former minister on the same issue. The presiding judge, Adamu Bello, ruled that the charges had no legal basis, having been filed under the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act of 2000, a law that has since been repealed.

The judge quashed the charges and discharged El Rufai.

The Federal Government however responded to the dismissal of the charges by filing fresh charges at the Abuja High Court. Mr El-Rufai and two others were accused by the EFCC of illegally allocating land in the FCT to friends and relatives, some of whom included: Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the daughter of former president Olusegun Obasanjo.

The other accused persons are Altine Jubrin, former director general of the Abuja Geographical Information System, and Ismail Iro, former general manager of the agency. All three men pleaded not guilty.

Liberal bail condition

At yesterday’s sitting, Mr Umar granted bail to El Rufai in self-recognition after the former minister pleaded not guilty to the eight count charge, saying that given El Rufai’s past service as a minister and his compliance with the bail conditions previously imposed by the EFCC and the Federal High Court, the court decided to exercise its discretion by granting him bail in self-recognition.

He adjourned the matter till May 17, 2011.

El Rufai and two others were arraigned on charges relating to the allocation of plots of land in the federal capital. After the pleas were taken, Mr Olujimi moved the application for bail, urging the court to grant it in very liberal terms.

But counsel to the EFCC did not oppose the application, citing the antecedents of the case and the compliance of the accused persons to previous bail conditions.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5688078-147/story.csp

If this is true, then the whole ministry needs to be probed. We must deal with corruption with a heavy hand. I like the way China handles corrupt officials. It is a capital punishment and they are not afraid to send corrupt government officials to the firing squad.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=641673.msg8091633#msg8091633 date=1302403314]UMD's logo is so lame. To be honest. Great school, lame logo.

Terp or twerp?[/quote]Whoa! Calm down Ekiti babe.

You think this is better?

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chic2pimp:
Make up your mind nah. UPENN OR UMD? Which one is it?

Never said I went to UPENN. Always stated that I go to the University of Maryland.

I do not know where you heard that from. Most people on the politics section know that I REP College Park.

So try again. I have never changed my school and shall remain a Terp. And I guess the burden of proof is on you to show where I said that I went to UPENN.

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Basseti:
Whomever the shoe fits, let him shove it up his nose. I have very little patience for "supremacists" be it racial or tribal.

Do not listen to that annoying little flea. She or he still has a problem with me, because I will not entertain her/him circular arguments.

RevMallam:
I believe most responders to the well articulated question posed by the author seem to have either chosen to interject tribal jingoisms or simply ignored the  question and drifted to expected responses based on tribal sentiments.
I am of the opinion that what the author was trying to say are these:
(1) Igbo women have done well and continue to excel in whatever they do. They should be emulated by others.
(2) Yoruba women, "it's time to catch up. Your primary competitors are leaving you". This is a call to arms for you.
(3) The northern women, though huge in numbers have very little to show. (but same can be said of the men, sadly)
(4) Finally I think, he is saying, Igbo women, don’t get complacent, your competitors are watching.

Love or hate the Igbos, they are an enigma that should be copied and  emulated. The fact that they are where they are today after a devastating war tells a lot about them. In my opinion, what other should be doing is trying to find out what makes the Igbos tick and  attempt to beat them at their own game. The Japanese did same to Americans and the Chinese are now doing same. So don't bash the  Igbos, rather attempt to out do them if you can.

I believe, the Igbos for whatever reason believe they are born with their backs against the wall. This may help explain why they are hell bent on succeeding and excelling. In fact, Ojukwu used this to lead his folks to fight to the last man standing.
There was a guy on Radio Biafra  Okon Okon Ndem, who used to begin his broadcasts by reminding the Igbos that "he who is surrounded by enemies is on perpetual guard , " (Maybe Igbo folks on this trade can speak more on this).
As for those that are defending the subjugation of women and in fact the entire populace by a few elite from the core North, I think we are doing a great dis-service to ourselves.

The fact that Imo State in the East produces more University Graduates than the entire North should be a cause for worry and shame. In fact, left alone, 2 Igbo states, Imo and Abia can fill the the entire University allocations in the country.
Instead of building Universities and colleges, we build Koranic schools and what have you. Even the universities that we have are populated and filled with,  surprise, children of people with Igbo ancestry. While the majority of our kids are out begging, the Igbos are out getting education and what have you.
We should praise our women no matter where they come from in Nigeria if they are doing well, and it just happens that they are Igbo, fine and well. The question we should be asking is, what are the others going to do to dethrone the Igbos if we can, or catch up with them? But it must also be remembered that Igbo women have been at the forefront from the get go. It was Igbo women who started the independence drive in Aba by engaging the mighty British army in what they derisively call, Aba women’s riot. So their  over-achieving is nothing new.
But the Igbos should not be beating their chest, because this is a global phenomenon. Even  in the America, women are out-performing men in many fields. If the playing fields are leveled in America, women will take over. Despite all their chest beating, women in America still remain second class citizens and only gained the rights to vote not too long ago.
So, find a woman who has done well and encourage your daughters to strive to be like them, I think that is the best gift you can give them and if they happen to be igbo, so be it.

Great post. Igbo women will continue to succeed. Let us continue to support them.

Kobojunkie:
That there sounds alot like @EzeUche too  . . . ROFLMAO!!

Explain yourself stranger.

chic2pimp:
How you dey nah my fellow Wharton Business School graduate?

Smith School of Business to be exact.

https://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/02/0210_mba_pay/image/027_maryland.jpg

UMD I hail thee.

Basseti:
The likes of that dude and their yappings are like fleas in the grand political scheme of things. He is akin to one of those rednecks in the South that always screams "they took our jobs". Pay him no attention he will go away

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I will do that from now on.

Anything congratulating the Ndigbo and some of these Igbo haters start committing seppuku. Even when the author of the article is one of their own.

14 pages and counting and they continue to make a fool of themselves. Foreigners can see the level of "haterism."

Let fstranger continue to talk. I hope Igbos listen and see how his type lurks in Yorubaland.

However, this shows Igbos are not tribalistic. That we even vote for ACN.

fstranger3:
Hmmmmm, holding brief for another man? Nuff said.

Do not use my words against me. You were playing the herald of PhysicsMHD earlier. Do you understand what I mean?

Aigbofa:
Where is the PoorlyBlack fellow. I guess he is no longer an intellectual titan anymore.

You are not even worth the dirt beneath his shoes.

NO!!!

ACN has moved into the East. 

Justcash:
My brother, don't be deceived by what Nairalanders say. ACN is being voted because of individuals. If Ngige was in labour party or CPC, he would still win. ACN is not a Yoruba party as purported. Tinubu could control Fashola, can he control Ngige? What has been his influence over Oshimole?
ACN is a national party. The more they win in other regions, the more national ACN becomes.  APGA is also winning in some states. I heard that they took Imo state.
If ACN doesn't deliver, they will be voted out too in the nearest future. It is healthy for Nigeria's politics. My only fear is that ACN may actually become worse than PDP in terms of rigging.

For our sake, I hope you are right. I will still wave the APGA banner, because I believe in regional parties. Sorry, but I cannot trust ACN. It may be good for democracy, but it may not be good for Igbo interest. And since my people's interest is what I hold close to my heart, then that is what I shall do.

^^^

The North has CPC, the West has ACN, what does the East have? Nothing. . .

Justcash:
No, ACN is no threat. It is also a national party. So, how is it a threat? I want PDP to be voted out in the NASS, and some Governorship posts e.g IMO, ABIA. I want GEJ to win the presidential elections. It will provide a balance for the equation.

It is a tribal aligned party. That is why I call it a threat. PDP is a national party for all of its problems. I will never be aligned with a tribal party that follows the path that Awolowo set for them. And yes, I want PDP voted out locally, especially in Abia, but I don't want to see ACN in my backyard.

ACN is a threat.

APGA needs to get itself together, before we see ACN on our very gates.

^^^

So Goodluck has to lose in order for people to sing his praises? The man has widespread support if you like it or not.

If this is true, then chase him down. If not, then shame on the OP.

[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=641673.msg8090760#msg8090760 date=1302389254]A little too fawning of Dan Fodio. But overall, it seems that he isn't the villain some in this thread have portrayed him to be. Seems to be far better than the guys he replaced.[/quote]Who cares about Uthman Dan Fodio? His militant brand of Islam was used to usurp the power of the traditional Hausa kings found in the region. The Fulani jihads also allowed the Fulani to become overlords of the Hausa and many Northern groups in Nigeria. We must not forget that many lives were lost, because of these Fulani jihads not only in Nigeria, but the jihads he inspired in countries like modern day Niger, Mali and Senegal.

ACN leads in Ogun polls


By Kolade Larewaju, Abeokuta

EARLY results coming in from polling units after Saturday’s election in Ogun State indicate a sharp lead by the Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] across the state with the Peoples Democratic party [PDP] and the Peoples Party of Nigeria [PPN] trailing behind with a huge difference.

Results from polling units in former President Olusegun Obasanjo ward 11, indicate that he lost woefully. Indication also emerged that while Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello may have lost her seat to Gbenga Obadara of the ACN, the Speaker of the House of Representatives; Mr. Dimeji Bankole may also be on his way out for the ACN candidate; Segun Williams with the early results.

At the African Church Grammar School, Ita Iyalode in Abeokuta where the former President and his daughter  Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello voted for the Senatorial election, the ACN polled 167 votes while the PDP polled 64 and PPN; 5 votes. At the Agbeloba polling unit, directly opposite the head office of Obasanjo Holdings; ACN 191, PDP 36 and PPN 10 while at the African Church Primary school where Senator Ibikunle Amosun of the ACN voted, his party scored 259 votes as against PDP’s 40 and PPN’s 9 votes respectively.

At Ita Elega also in Abeokuta North of Obasanjo, the ACN polled 305 as against PDP’s 110 and PPN’s 97 while at Obafemi Owode Local Government Primary School in Adigbe the ACN polled 482, the PDP polled 143 and PPN 123.
In Abeokuta South where both the Senatorial and House of Representatives took place, early result showed that the ACN was leading for the two seats. In Ago-Oba ward 13 where Chief Osoba voted, the CAN had 159 for the House of Rep and 182 for Senate while PDP had 38 for Rep and 40 for Senate while the PPN had five for Rep and nine for Senate.

Also at the African Church primary school Idi-Aba in ward 9, for the House of Representatives, ACN had 152 votes, PDP 83 votes, PPN 12 votes and CPC 3 votes while in the Senate polls, ACN scored 177 as against PDP’s 57 and PPN’s 19.

At the Isote Ward in Sagamu where Governor Olugbenga Daniel voted, the ACN was also victorious with 121 votes as against PPN’s 118, PDP’s 90 and Labor Party’s 27 In ward 3 of Ifo Local Government Area where only the Senatorial election took place; ACN polled 335 votes in the senate as against 75 by PDP and 75 for PPN while in the House of Representatives; ACN polled 326 as against PDP’s 58 and PPN’s 65.

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/acn-sweeps-ogun-polls/

Hausa or Kanuri, they are predominately part of one religion and the region often sees the most violence. I am starting to see a trend.

Thank you President Jonathan. May he live long and prosper.

I don't support PDP, but I definitely support Goodluck Jonathan. Personality over party is my motto.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/396240_JonathanNigeria_jpge7a36aa6bc0c2d1c59341bf005b3e97c

I shall take the side of [b]RichyBlacK [/b]in this battle of intellectual titans.