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Education / Re: What Could This Little Boy Be Thinking? (photo ) by fako1(m): 12:42pm On Nov 09, 2015
The boy be like "Hmmmm Asan Laiye ooooo"
Phones / Re: Five Blackberry Priv Features That Android Users Will Fall In Love With. by fako1(m): 12:06pm On Nov 08, 2015
Na person wey never reach another person papa farm land dey sey na him papa get the biggest farmland. OP! please, battery level compare to android is second to none. Blackberry still dey learn, other features inclusive.

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Politics / On The Trail Of Madame Diezani By Dele Momodu by fako1(m): 8:59am On Nov 08, 2015
Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you about my James Bond stunts in this season of the sensational SPECTRE movie. Yes. The news of the arrest of former strong woman of Nigeria’s Petroleum Ministry, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke in London had hit the airwaves like thunderbolt. No member of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government held the nation spellbound like Madame Diezani. Controversy dogged her every step just as she spawned loads of salacious gossip. She is a newsmaker per excellence.


For starters, Madame Diezani is a paragon of beauty. She’s also very simple but chic and elegant in dressing and appearance. At 54, she would give our much younger ladies a run for their money in the prettiness stakes. She is intelligent to boot and boasts a decent academic pedigree. She is that hot and even her most vociferous critics agree that she combines brains with beauty. Add to that is her marriage to retired Rear Admiral Allison Amaechina Madueke, a former Chief of Naval Staff which boosted her national and political profile.


The only problem was the almost unanimous belief that she had abused her privileged position and appurtenances of office in the discharge of her ministerial duties. It was reported that billions of dollars literally disappeared under her watch. She was under intense heat and scrutiny throughout her reign but seemed unrattled and unfazed by the deluge of dirt splashed at her from every direction. She stayed invincible and definitely unshakeable to the end.


Her firm grip on the President was palpable. It was a subject of discussions everywhere. There were rumours of constant clashes with the former First Lady, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan. No one really knew the true story. Mrs Alison Madueke did not help matters by studiously ignoring the lurid pictures painted of her. She rarely granted interviews and when she did, hardly responded to the monumental gist from unrelenting talebearers.


I always wished to have a one-on-one interview with our own Alice in Wonderland or Cleopatra, if you like. Such is the nature of gargantuan fables around this mythical lady. She is the dream of every celebrity reporter. A nice interview and some photo-shoot as icing would be no mean achievement. There are few women in her mould anywhere at any time.


I had studied her trajectory to determine what makes her tick. She was born with silver spoon to the family of Chief Frederick Abiye and Mrs Beatrice Oyete Agama in the garden city of Port Harcourt and grew up in the Shell Camp where she schooled and learnt to speak both English and Dutch. She wasn’t a regular kid like most of us. The way her life was suddenly disrupted at Shell Camp she says would later inform her philosophy during her time as Petroleum Minister. Her family was unceremoniously evicted from the Shell Camp because her father dared to question the promotion process of Nigerians by Shell. She believes that Nigerians must occupy and enjoy the resources God has blessed us with and accordingly she sought to empower Nigerians as a principle, she claims.


The young Miss Agama studied Architecture in England and then at the renowned Howard University in the United States where she graduated. She later obtained an MBA from Cambridge University. She worked at Shell, following in her father’s footsteps, and rose to become its first female Director. The first part of her life story ends there.


The second part begins with her stint in the government of Nigeria where she managed several important ministries including Mines, Works and Transport and finally Petroleum, the chicken that lays the golden eggs. Once she got the juiciest portfolio in the land she was transformed from an Angel to being labelled a femme fatale, a nomenclature that has stuck to her like flies to palmwine. Political opponents of President Jonathan blamed her for all the sins of omission and commission of that Government and she really never was able to keep her head under the parapet. This is why she is in hot demand by reporters, local and international, alike.


Anything about Madame Diezani makes news and goes viral. We met only once at a public function hosted by Alhaji Aliko Dangote in Abuja. We spoke very briefly and she was going to give me her telephone contact but a personal aide intervened and promised to send it to me but never did. So I missed interviewing her. I had loads of satanic questions to ask her and was unsure of how she would have reacted, with calm or fury, but I would have thoroughly enjoyed that auspicious moment as I am sure would have been my readers.


Anyway, the dream never materialised. I simply shrugged my shoulders and moved on. After the demise of the Jonathan government, I assumed it was goodbye to a good story but man proposes and God disposes. I was sitting quietly at home when the news of Mrs Alison-Madueke’s arrest exploded like a bomb. Social media instantly caught fire. We were regaled with tales of how she was captured at home by the London Metropolitan Police for money laundering running into atrocious and unimaginable sums of cash. Some reports said she was planning to buy a property worth billions of pounds in London and even gave a famous address. Those who know London fairly well immediately doubted the veracity of such claims but anything is believable in this season of anomie.


We were later informed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) that arrested her, that only £27,000 pounds was recovered and that she had been released on bail. Then came reports that the energetic EFCC in Nigeria had also invaded her home in Abuja and we imagined this invasion must have been well choreographed and perfectly co-ordinated by the governments of Nigeria and Britain only for NCA to tell us this wasn’t so.


My interest in speaking to Madame Diezani by all means was re-ignited. I was greatly saddened by the dearth of investigative journalism in our clime. I remembered with nostalgia our days at Concord Press of Nigeria, owned by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. I had a flashback to the Weekend Concord days when that paper broke all records by publishing endless scoops and I earned repeated accolades from my Editor, and boss for life, Mr Mike Awoyinfa, for the manner I gained incredible access to very important personalities and topical news.


My dream is for Nigerian media to return to those halcyon days and it is not too difficult to achieve. What it takes is for us to have credible journalists who can manage stories responsibly without using media power to terrorise or witch-hunt anyone no matter their personal views or political ideology. A seasoned journalist knows that facts are sacred! Proper investigative reporters have access to even terrorists and rabid insurgents for this reason. However in Nigeria, we tend to reflect our prejudices in the stories we write. Such bias should be reserved for opinions and editorial pages.


Back to Mrs Alison-Madueke, the more I read the conflicting and contradictory reports the more I wished someone could penetrate the seemingly impregnable wall erected by our leaders to get the news behind the news. There were reports that Madame Diezani was battling with the much dreaded breast cancer. Not a few said she was merely pretending in order to escape justice. I wondered aloud how nice it would be to find a journalist who could be trusted with this massive story and bring us face to face with one of Africa’s biggest newsmakers.


About the same period, I was spending sometime seeking treatment for cataracts in London and this gave me the opportunity to investigate the Diezani conundrum myself. I made calls to several credible sources including a close lawyer friend who has a solid reputation in such matters. First, I confirmed that, contrary to the belief that she was feigning her illness, she was actually receiving treatment for a most chronic and aggressive form of breast cancer. She had undergone surgery and chemotherapy on several occasions and was being prepared for radiotherapy. Indeed, she had slipped into both natural and induced coma which lasted five days on July 28, as steroids she was receiving had inadvertently raised her sugar level abysmally. Her doctors declared her condition a near-miss. All my sources said it would be unfair and unthinkable for a reporter to invade her privacy in that state.


I believed the world deserves to hear from her, for good or for bad, and so never gave up my dream of getting exclusive access to Nigeria’s most talked about woman. My tenacity paid off two nights ago as I came face to face with Mrs Alison-Madueke at a secret location in London. My bosom friend had called to say someone had mentioned to her that I was critically on her case. Madame Diezani had wondered why a known and certified critic of the Jonathan Administration would want to interview her but was told that despite my opposition to their regime I remained one of the most objective writers in Nigeria. She told my female contact that she reads Pendulum and was impressed at the level of maturity often displayed even when she disagreed with my views. However, Madame Diezani was particularly worried that even in the throes of a most debilitating ailment, she was still being virulently attacked by her fellow citizens.


I told my source that without being judgmental, I think she should understand that many Nigerians believe she and the government she served had brought untold hardship upon the generality of Nigerians especially through the mismanagement of the main source of revenue in our country. She may know better than the rest of us but it is up to her to tell her story. Those who will believe are waiting to hear while those who won’t may never subscribe to her defence. What is important is for her to purge her soul and where necessary offer sincere apologies and penitence.


I was stunned when I got a call from my contact: “are you available to meet Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke on Thursday evening at a private location in London?” I don’t know how many reporters would miss such humongous opportunity. My response was an instant, yes. I was told the location would be communicated to me one hour to the appointed time. That was fine by me.
The only one I could trust to drive me on such a mission was my wife accompanied by her younger sister. We got to the venue almost dead on time and scanned the vicinity. Having read too many James Hadley Chase novels in my school days, I expected to see some unobtrusive bodyguards around if I looked well. I imagined I was right when I saw a dark stocky man in suit prancing about furtively and restlessly. I pressed a buzzer as instructed and the main door swung open. I approached one of the elevators as directed and headed to a particular apartment where my contact opened the door even before I knocked, and ushered me in.
I didn’t see my interviewee but only a fair lady, who looked vaguely familiar. I took a comfortable position and waited with bated breath. I was undergoing a stream of consciousness at supersonic speed. Where is Madame Diezani? Will she meet me or chicken out? Would she open up or just whet my appetite for nothing? How will I ask my satanic questions and in what order? What can I do to make her relax and pour out her heart? Can she trust anyone with her story in her present condition and state of mind?


I was in this interior monologue when Madame Diezani herself sauntered in. I stood up to greet her as she stretched out her hand. “My name is Diezani, the most misunderstood and abused Nigerian…” I didn’t know whether to say yes or no. I was perturbed and disturbed. The Diezani before me was not the ebullient woman I used to see on television and in newspapers. Her head had become a Sahara desert of sorts almost totally bald with a sprinkle of freshly growing hair all grey. She requested to sit on a classroom chair as her back was hurting badly and she could not sit so low. Wow, what a terrible time she must be having, I almost screamed out but cautioned myself. Sitting across from me was a woman who was a shadow of herself, almost like an apparition or ghost. I’m sure she saw the horror in my face.


I knew I had to tread gingerly so as not to ignite trouble. I expressed sympathy about her battle with cancer. I told her I was one of the doubting Thomases and wished her God’s mercy and miracle having seen her shocking state. She summarised how her ordeal started and that moment when her worst nightmare was diagnosed. As she spoke she belched and gasped intermittently, a by-product of the aggressive treatment she’s been receiving. I was visibly worried at a point thinking she may end up in an ambulance if care was not taken. The other lady I met earlier soon came out from wherever and insisted we must stop but Madame Diezani was just getting into the flow of our chit-chat. We were told to round up in five minutes by this chaperone.


I fired shots at her in staccato fashion and raced through my questions. I wanted to cover enough grounds before she returns to hospital after this weekend. I asked about Jonathan, Chris Aire, Kola Aluko and others linked to her in business transactions and otherwise. She said as much as she possibly could in the little time available and promised to say more later. The fair lady soon returned to stop our session. I would have been atrociously wicked to ask for more time though I felt she was in the mood to talk. She stood up delicately and she and the two ladies with her disappeared into the cold night…


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/on-the-trail-of-madame-diezani/224952/

Business / Re: On Going BVN Scam-even The Most Cautious Person Will Fall For This One. BEWARE by fako1(m): 10:27am On Nov 02, 2015
Its a simple logic. Its just ignorance. If you have been using your ATM to buy things or credit things online via Quickteller, Nairabet and even sending of money online. You shud know OTP is the final stage whr code will be sent to your number and when you imput it. The transanction will complete. I guess the guys dat did dat job are insiders (someone very close to you). because before if you can get to dat OTP stage. you must have fill d ffg details

The card number (dat long number on your card)
Expiry date
CCV2 (dat 3 code at the back) and finally
Your pin

Becareful with you atm card information ftom leaking out. Even if it leaks out. once you get OTP and you know you aint buying anytin online or you not doing any transanction. pls just ignore the message. ONE LOVE!!!

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Business / Re: Malta Guinness Stuns Lagos With Amazing New Concept (Photos) by fako1(m): 12:38pm On Oct 29, 2015
After dey will say Nigerian graduate are not employable. nobi one MOD for NL catch our attention with malta guiness so. #MarketingStrategy
Politics / Re: We Won’t Present Candidate Against Wike In Rerun – IPAC by fako1(m): 12:33pm On Oct 29, 2015
Let me quickly give a theory to this post. Its left for who has common sense to decode it.

While in rivers state as a corp member, i was the presiding officer for my unit in last election. when the election started, i noticed my unit has siblings as party agent for different party. Toward d end of the process, i asked one of them (PDP agent precisely) how his brother is an agent for another party (CDP) and his mother is also another agent for another party (PDP). he responded with "You no fit understand, we be the same".

Now u get! Nigeria has just 2 party......... PDP and APC.

back to the matter, @OP we don hear. GBAM!!!
Culture / The Ile-ife And Yoruba Of My Dream, By Ooni-elect Adeyeye Ogunwusi. by fako1(m): 7:17pm On Oct 28, 2015
I have a story to tell the world and most importantly the people of Ile-Ife. About 40 years ago, I was born into the Giesi Ruling House, Ojaja Royal Compound in the ancient city of Ile-Ife.
From birth, my life has been a journey; one that I embarked on, saddled with great conscientiousness when I became a responsible father at the age of 19, which shaped and groomed me for greater challenges ahead.
To cater for my family as a young father, I became very enterprising with the knack of building something out of nothing. This certainly increased my temperament for being successful in all my endeavours, as well as towing the right path as a responsible father.
Thus, in the following years, I was able to build a consortia of companies with a team of well-versed, highly skilled and unskilled professionals from scratch and with hard work and God’s providence. This has made me a huge employer of labour and a captain of industries. The story of Ile-Ife begins as the cradle of civilization and has spread its tentacles beyond Black Africa.
The Ooni stool is highly revered and exalted and as the world looks on; our strength and emphasis need to be injected into the development of Ile-Ife as a beacon of hope and enviable city.
Spiritual home of all Yoruba
Suffices to say that Ile-Ife is the ancestral and spiritual home of all Yorubas, bona fide, in Nigeria and the Diaspora, and the World Headquarters of the House of Oduduwa, which comprises people resident in nearly all the continents of the world.
Thus, the Ooni, as the head of the vast Oduduwa family, must be no less versatile and resourceful. Available evidences from the curatorial community and archaeological discoveries have put the origin of Ile-Ife around 2000 years BC.
Around this time, the people of Ile-Ife have distinguished themselves in technology and cultural advancement. A notable fact in this direction is Ori-Olokun: though purportedly ‘discovered’ by the famous German archaeologist Leo Frobenius in 1910, but had been in existence for thousands of years.
Discovery: The pure-copper sculpture took the entire arts world by storm at the time of its discovery that experts from the West argued that the artefact was a mystery that was too sophisticated to have been created by African hands. However, after careful examinations of other works, profusely located in and around the city and bearing striking resemblance, the world accepted the truth that the advanced people of Ile-Ife had, not only wielded the technology to turn iron to alloy but also of moulding abstract artworks out of the product. Consequently, it is now accepted by the curatorial community that the advanced artistic techniques used to create the sculpture were more advanced than those of Renaissance Italy, and comparable to those of [the artist] Donatello.
Yet, Ile-Ife has not taken its rightful position as the ‘source’ of civilization despite her wealth of history, culture and tradition.
Having found ourselves in such state of affairs where the potential of the land remains untapped and its people lacking economic and social emancipation, we should all take it upon ourselves to redress this situation.
Redressing the situation
The Ile-Ife of ‘my dream’ will be strategically positioned to empower its people socially, economically and culturally to bring about the desired developments. Now, with our resolve to transform Ile-Ife we are ‘SET’ to leave no stone unturned, in the drive to put Ile-Ife on the map of the world. Our ultimate goal is to reposition the House of Oduduwa as a worthy example of successful inward-looking community.
At this juncture, I consider it pertinent to share with everyone the account of how Nigeria as a nation came to be. The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company charter by the British government in the nineteenth century. It was formed in 1879 as the United African Company and became the Royal Niger Company in 1886. By 1900 it went through several name changes and in 1914 a merger occurred between the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate to become the independent Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1960. It suffices to say our beloved nation developed through a corporation of technocrats and quality mind input. Arguably, this is one of the several ways cities and communities are built; through large corporations. The ethos of this account goes to prove that any geographic setting can undergo boundless growth through clusters of companies which invariably can lead to the creation of settlements and human capital development.
Consequently, there is a huge possibility for Ile-Ife to experience tremendous growth through industrialization and developmental projects like a company managed by dedicated sons and daughters of Ife and all Ife enthusiasts. I have no doubt, Ife will be great again due to its economic dexterity. Ife has one of the largest land mass in the South-west beaming with natural resources including three out of the four factors of production; ‘land’, ‘labour’ and ‘entrepreneurship’ and with our great resolve we shall work towards ‘capital’ creation.
I am very passionate about my roots with the determination of bringing Ile-Ife to the forefront of economic and social affairs. In my private life, I have for a while been involved in many philanthropic gestures in Ile-Ife and its environs. The progressiveness of the youths of Ile-Ife is at the core of my philosophy and I have been instilling hope to thousands of youths through the various ongoing reciprocity Programmes I established a while ago.
It is within the dictates of our culture that the young shall provide for the old and for this reason our youths need to be nurtured and engaged positively hence they can attain financial independence and in return provide for their parents, families and dependants. This is not to say that the old and elderly will be left out. There will be various empowerment Programmes for the elderly and the widowed to learn new trades and acquire new skills that will help stamp out redundancy and at the same time be financially rewarding to them.
Many might argue that the tasks before me are incredibly monumental and impossible. However, I do not get easily swayed by the idea of impossibilities. In every challenging situation what I see is a speck of possibility which I build on till the task at hand is completed. I have done this time over time and I have defied the rules of men to follow my gut instincts. I have excelled where, people had predicted failure and I derived the most joy where others have said emphatically “it is not possible.”
A recent classic example of turning impossibilities to possibilities took place at ‘Parakin’ in Ile-Ife where I converted a sizeable piece of thick forest land into a beautiful castle within a month. The land hitherto, was a garbage dump and an escape route for men of the underworld in the vicinity which constituted a social menace to the inhabitants of ‘Parakin’.
In recent history one cannot mention Ile-Ife without acknowledging the Ife and Modakeke conflict. It’s unfortunate that lives were lost during the war between Ife and Modakeke; a war that had no economic value and displaced many lives. I paid a courtesy visit to the youths affected by the war and implored them to be proactive. Furthermore I urged them to be on the straight and narrow path and propagated the tenets of hard work as the only way to make it in life.
Touching experiences
In the course of my life I have had many touching experiences. However, my most compelling experience till date involves two young boys namely Demola Adewole and Taye Fayemi. Demola and thousands of others energetic youths visit work sites on a daily basis to solicit for money. I took it upon myself to get to know these young boys and found that all they wanted was to earn a decent living. We got acquainted with Demola and found out he was a welder. Without hesitation, we helped to re-orientate him and got him involved in construction work in ‘Parakin’. Demola Adewole has turned out to be one of the best welders I have been privileged to work with till date.
Another set of energetic youths on one of the days I visited Ife chased after my car, many of them climbed onto the fast moving car and during the tussle to stay latched on to the car, one of them got injured. I got out of the car and addressed all of them and asked why they would want to hurt themselves and with no care in the world, Taye replied “death means nothing to me”; I shed tears, there is no hope for the youths and no one to rebuild their dashed hopes or future.
Taye Fayemi was simply desperate to make a living for himself and today, to the glory of God I personally supervise Taye’s rehabilitation, his personal development and wellbeing.
Destinies: Similar to the story of Demola and Taye, are thousands of youths with different expertise that need our help to find their feet, many whose destinies would have been cut short like the others lost the war. I cannot but emphasize that the development and well being of our youths is paramount to our future and one that is very close to my heart.
This area needs to be properly addressed to ensure our youths are well engaged in various professional and vocational pursuits.
Today, and to the glory of God, I have been energized to rehabilitate and take off the streets several thousands of youths by providing them with gainful employment. Furthermore, we shall set up a foundation that will support post war effects and the rebuilding of war torn Ife and Modakeke.
Thereafter there shall NEVER be war again. I stand firmly for peace and unity between Ife and Modakeke and I guarantee that this peace and unity will transcend into economic and social benefits for everyone.
Similarly, we shall use this stool to unify the entire Yoruba race; there shall be no division, no supremacy or animosity amongst us, we are all from the one and the same source-God Almighty.
Coming to the throne is a clarion call to heed my selfless desire to serve the people of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba race and all of humanity. We will use the stool to provide a lot of opportunities to invest in the youths through mentor-ship and empowerment programs that will further take thousands off the streets on a gradual basis. Youths all over the country will be eligible for the mentor-ship programme and Ife will be the pilot model. We will use the stool to transpose Ile-Ife into the twenty-first century and with the use and influence of social media we are ‘set’ for his transformation. Sons and daughters of Ife and Ife enthusiasts around the world will have an input in the building of the New Ife City, ‘NIC’ through constructive feedback. ‘Socially’, we are ‘set’ to revive and promote Ile-Ife as a tourist destination.
‘Economically’ we are ‘set’ to increase our industrial footprints to give Ife the much desired facelift and ‘Traditionally’ we are ‘set’ to redefine the kingship system by blending modernity into our cultural values and practices and our tradition of thousands of years will stand.
Plans are well under-way to revitalize Ife in the areas of Sports, Mining, Agriculture, Real Estate, Tourism and rapid industrialization. To achieve this transformation, a brand new platform named ‘House Of Oduduwa Resources Limited’ has been established to stimulate the entire economy of Ile-Ife with a positive impact on the entire Yoruba race and our nation as a whole. ‘House Of Oduduwa Resources Limited’ will be tasked with rebuilding Ife into the ‘New Ife city’, NIC.
However, this is a herculean task which can only be achieved with the support of all well-meaning technocrats, sons and daughters of Ile-Ife in Nigeria and in the Diaspora and all lovers of Ife. My fervent desire is to grow ‘House Of Oduduwa Resources Limited’ into one of the biggest corporations out of Africa, likewise uniting all lovers of Ife with the people of Ife. Earlier this year, I acquainted the youths of Ile-Ife of my plans to replicate the truly Nigerian project, Inagbe Grand Resorts Lagos, Nigeria (almost hundred percent of raw materials used are locally sourced) in Ile-Ife. Inagbe Grand Resorts is the first of its kind and will soon be the most sought after resort destination in all of West Africa. I have developed an incredible master plan for the proposed ‘Ife Grand Resorts’ which will be an off shoot of ‘Inagbe Grand Resorts Lagos’. The ‘Ife Grand Resort’ project and the ‘NIC’ initiative was conceived to attract young men and women, businesses, corporate organization, investors, holiday makers, lovers of Ife and Ife in Diaspora to a comfortable ambience to stay when they are away from home. This will continually put Ile-Ife, the cradle of black civilization on the map likewise showcasing many artefacts about the Yoruba race, hence creating a steady influx of people into Ile-Ife.
The time has come for us to embrace our true heritage as the progeny of Oduduwa and the task of modernizing Ile-Ife is yours and mine. I am highly honoured to have been chosen to fill the stool that great men once occupied; history and I will forever remember this day. I use this opportunity to pay tribute to Oba Adesoji Aderemi and Oba Okunade Sijuwade; these monarchs were colossus that redefined the monarchy with touch of diligence, elegance and gravitas that traversed so many cultural boundaries. They were great fathers to me and I will forever miss and honour them.
I am not coming to the throne to pass judgment on those that have maliciously wronged me. But then, I should think that a bid to be enthroned as the foremost Oba in Yoruba race should be healthy and ordained of God. There is also the Ifa divination that also synthesizes the process, just in case human beings are partial.
Rather, some people resorted to dangerous attacks, wicked lies, malicious insinuations and vigorous campaign of calumny. Why would I fail to forgive them when all came to nought and the good people and governments of Ife and State of Osun saw through these unfair games and chose me as the prestigious Ooni of Ife.
Therefore, I am coming to set a good example and show the world that I am truly called by God to lead Ile-Ife into a state of tranquillity, conscientiousness and prosperity. It is my fervent prayer that the Lord will continue to guide us all and bestow us with great wisdom to carry out our incumbent tasks. I use this opportunity to call on all the sons of Ile-Ife that were alongside me in the race for the stool to heed to my call and let’s work harmoniously to align our goals for the sake of posterity and Ile-Ife. Together we shall not lose sight of the values and tradition that have made us the greatest nation of black people on earth. I come before you all today as a man pledging his unwavering commitment to his Kingdom and his people that I cannot do this alone; without you all there is no me “I will serve you all with everything I have”. Long live Ile-Ife; long live the Yoruba race, long live the House of Oduduwa, and God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Prince Ogunwusi is the Ooni-elect. The process of his coronation begins on Wednesday (today).

theeagleonline.com.ng/the-ile-ife-and-yoruba-of-my-dream-by-ooni-elect-adeyeye-ogunwusi/

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Travel / Re: Street Slangs You Must Know When You Are In Lagos by fako1(m): 2:16pm On Oct 28, 2015
Mtseeeeew! All dz butty OPs sef. I was hoping to open the thread and see slangs like

gboju (commot face).

ajuwaya (leave it)

buate (respect)

shandy or wazo (#50)

10 fiber (#100)

You get mouth (well connected)

Omo get Inside (Rich kid)

Alaye or Ogbeni (Mr man)

Owo epo (gate-crash party)

Odeku or 1759 (guiness stout)

Ashy (prostitute)

G (Advance free fraud).

Zanga (neigbhourhood).

Igbin (clitoris)

C.V (Computer village).

Eke (police)

Sojo (Soilder)

Sa mi je (kiss)

Leg (footwear)

Ike (Trophy)

Omo Indomie & Egg (A forming but cheap lady)

I better pass my neighbour (smallest generator).

Shanawaole (fireworks)

Toko-taya (key $ padlock)

Sule (Absurd).

Buga (proud)

O'gara (loaded)

Efiwe (Brilliant)

Champey (champion/champion's league)

Abeg i no fit shout, slangs yampian.

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Sports / Re: Ayodele Ikuesan Wants To Run For Nigeria After Winning Medals For France by fako1(m): 11:08am On Oct 23, 2015
sum ppl dnt knw just a little statement can ruin all the good you have been doing/saying.......... after all the good things she has said, we shud av considered her o, dats how she ruined it all with being "A full-blooded Nigerian".

Igbayi l'aro e?

We sef don get sense.
Sports / Re: ‘Mikel Rejected Eagles Vice Captainship’ by fako1(m): 4:12pm On Oct 14, 2015
Some people are very funny.

I remember while in secondary school, losing the senior boy post because i usually dont wear socks (after so much lecturng) despite being the best candidate. #brokelaws #nooffense #myfreedom

Even mikel wont be expecting the captaincy. He already knows himself and knows he doesnt honour call-up. Rejecting the assistant sef is to his own advantage.

Nevertheless, Mikel was fantastic and outstanding during the friendlies. I was overwhelmed watching him. Rabiu Ibrahim just disappointed me after believing in him and felt its time for him to take over the midfield.
Celebrities / Re: Charly Boy Meets With Governor Obiano In Anambra Government House (Photos) by fako1(m): 3:50pm On Oct 14, 2015
Who will ever think that charlie pompey is 4yrs older dan the governor?
Celebrities / Re: Kate Henshaw Flaunts Hourglass Figure In Sports Polo And Black Leggings by fako1(m): 9:29am On Oct 13, 2015
kate kate!!!! calabar loni shan
Celebrities / Re: Yemi Alade To Sue UK Telecoms Company Lebara Mobile For Using Her Photos by fako1(m): 11:47am On Oct 12, 2015
NAIJA!!! scoping too much.........see FMT

"A fan spotted it". yimu!!!

By the tym she gets the alert, even the fan wey spot am no go hear (dats if that "fan" exists)
Politics / Re: No Asset Forms, No Screening, Senate Tells Ministerial Nominees by fako1(m): 8:57am On Oct 09, 2015
See senators forming KING KONG. The (senators) shud lead by example.

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Family / Re: A Sad Story Of A Virgin Married Woman - Ladies Learn by fako1(m): 10:52pm On Oct 05, 2015
@OP! am sure wen d woman was giving testimony, u were busy on NL. Kindly go back to sum1 dat was attentive and hear the story well. Habaaaa! make una atleast dey fear God............. 20years in marriage and devil was so restless he didnt push the man to make a move.

Nollywood sef don advance small.

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Food / Re: A Glass Of Which Of The Drinks Would You Take? Why? by fako1(m): 10:46pm On Oct 05, 2015
Mogidi:
I won't pick any of the above, I prefer Buhari's favourite drink.....Fura da nono, hopefully kunu and fura da nono would make me a dullard and Nigerians would vote me for president in 2044.

Heyya! see person pikin.
Politics / Re: Fashola’s Trouble Deepens As Group Lists His Sins In Petition To Senate-Naij.com by fako1(m): 5:43pm On Oct 05, 2015
Just imagine dat awkward moment you hear the names on the list and BRF's name is not there. wetin dis group go do?
Celebrities / Re: Toolz Flaunts Curves In New Photos by fako1(m): 3:26pm On Oct 05, 2015
Toolz.........in yoruba means "irin ise".

This "irin ise" is too much sef and wen sumtin is too much, e dey kill person. I like it moderately.
Politics / Re: Checkout This Atiku's Daughter, Rukaiya's Tweet (Snapshot) by fako1(m): 3:19pm On Oct 05, 2015
In my language, a saying close to that tweet goes thus; olowo s'oro, talika n'owun ni adewun

In the actual sense, she is right.

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Religion / Re: The Married Women That Respect Their Spiritual Leaders More Than Their Husbands. by fako1(m): 2:44pm On Oct 05, 2015
Annoying one is some women will take der marriage issues to their pastor not knowing pastor too is facing his own at home without coming to meet you or anybody wenever he has ish. Before anytin, he is a man just like ur husband. If the pastor can solve his problem at home. why not solve urs too with ur spouse on ur own?

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: I Am Ashamed To Call My Self A Chelsea Fan. by fako1(m): 2:19am On Oct 04, 2015
walterenahoro:
when Chelsea won the epl and fa cup last season with class and pure dominance over other clubs most Chelsea fans like my self wld have thought YES! this is the moment. YES! England has produced a "barca".YES! we can win it back to back.YES! THE BLUES FOR LIFE......but No!!!.its all gone instead I c a Chelsea with no pedigree, no spirit and no zeal.
This stupid chelsea should better wake up cos if they don't its gonna b doom.......WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHELSEA?

Do you really watch football? and who told you that chelsea won last season with class and pure dominance? Who you beat last season handicap? Chelsea dat struggled from the middle of season till end, any game won na by maybe one goal to nil. Their problem started last season. The ones that doesnt know football are just knowing. You had better go check dictionary to know the meaning of CLASS and DOMINANCE.

PSG, JUVE, BAYERN won der league with class and dominance. Awon eleyi, frm beginning of season till end, if u go ffg dem draw match sef...........u go know sey kaaki nobi leather.

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Celebrities / Re: DJ Xclusive & His Bride On Their Traditional Wedding Day by fako1(m): 5:03pm On Oct 01, 2015
debris:
Thank God

No more oloshos for him


As for them guys wey no wan marry certified na so God go take handle una case tongue


so married men no dey carry olosho?
Celebrities / Re: See The Guys Behind The Success Of Most Of PSQUARE'S SONGS by fako1(m): 11:09pm On Sep 30, 2015
wont they give shout-out to their producer "VTek"
Phones / Re: Some Places Where Use Of Phone Is Prohibited But People Dont Obey by fako1(m): 3:10pm On Sep 28, 2015
Hospitals
Celebrities / Re: Mimz-Lounge, Ini Edo's Night Club (Photos) by fako1(m): 12:46pm On Sep 28, 2015
which one is "or" in the address?
TV/Movies / Re: Jeffrey Akoh Is The Winner Of Mtn Project Fame 8.0(photos) by fako1(m): 1:18am On Sep 27, 2015
joywendy:


GBAM!!!! I talk nw they will say am wailing.

Abeg pls what's the name of the musical video abeg...


Oyinkanade's newest video. OYIN i guess is the title.
TV/Movies / Re: Jeffrey Akoh Is The Winner Of Mtn Project Fame 8.0(photos) by fako1(m): 1:02am On Sep 27, 2015
20pounds:
Wow! First project fame that I have really picked interest in.

Jeff is good, but I think Anderson is the most talented. He is just an unserious and shy person. When he was evicted, I called it quits with watching the programme before they had to bring him back.


were dey suppose to call back Anderson irrespective of anytin? Those judges and faculty have der fav candidate. They protected der fav. I noticed the judges and faculty didnt like Deinde (initially, i didn't too) even T.Y mix and ben shows it ooenly but when dey noticed d whole "gragra" tin of his has created a brand for him, dey kinda accepted d style.

If it were to be about people's choice and vote. Ibinu (Deinde) has fans and also Ada.

Now! few days back i was watching a musical video of one artiste under T.Y mix's record label and i saw jeff in the video. Sharply, I did my 1+1. The other day i saw lil kesh canvassing vote for Deinde and with d way he posted it on IG. Dem go close.

TOO MUCH SCAM!!!

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Celebrities / Re: Top Five Producers/artistes Collaborations We Miss - Iamsynord by fako1(m): 2:58pm On Sep 24, 2015
@Op u didnt do your research well.

ID cabasa still produced for 9ice. songs like Agbawabura, ogara and so many all in 2015 (second quarter sef).


I was expecting to see OJB/2face.
Politics / Re: Nigeria To Celebrate Oct 1 With 70 Million Naira Only by fako1(m): 2:16pm On Sep 22, 2015
saintopus:
This amount is even on the high side. What will they eat or drink that will raise the amount to such outrageous sum.?
The highest will be N5million at most.

Basketmouth (the comedian) once said Nigerians shout "Halleluyah" atimes for the wrong purpose. In a hospital, after a test, you are told you dont have HIV but you have gonorrhea and you shout "HALLELUYAH".

Now apply that to that news posted.

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Politics / Re: The Truth About The Second Niger Bridge-Chibuzo N. Ziggy Azike by fako1(m): 2:34pm On Sep 16, 2015
Abeg make una suffre dey call this billion dollars with respect na. Habaaa! bin calling billions anyhow like kobo.

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Crime / Re: Buhari Having Breakfast With French And Nigerian CEOs At MEDEF (Photos) by fako1(m): 12:59pm On Sep 15, 2015
ladyF:
Once upon a time, there was a respected Leader in our country kiss

It's [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again grin grin grin


Arugbo s'oge ri (an old woman was once a pretty lady).
Akisa logba ri (a rag was once a fine cloth).


your FTC time don pass. Remain humble!!!
Crime / Re: Police Parade ‘fake Soldiers And Car Thieves’ In Lagos (Pictured) by fako1(m): 8:32am On Sep 15, 2015
Those fake soldiers be thanking their star that it wasnt the real sojo dat nabbed dem. We for no even dey see the news read here for NL because by now.......................

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