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Jellita: Meaning. . .their fingers may be tiny. . .but theirs grip are as strong like when death grabs your azze.
MEANING NO ESCAPE!

Them go win you for arm wrestling. . . AMAZING POWER THEY HAVE IN THOSE FINGERS I TELLYA!

Thanks for asking for 'clarifications'. . . not many can understand my post AT FIRST READING!

*opportunity to show of my well-shellacked' natural nails!

Is this Blazay aka Callotti?

@topic, nice shot there.

its.me:
For me, Gej planning to contest or betterstill contesting in 2015 is not whats bothering me, what bothers me actually is the lack of any credible opposition candidate 4 nw. And please dont bring up Buhari and d likes (dis country is not that bereft of resourceful ppl - i blv). We dont always have to be stuck with choosin between clueless candidates or 'rulers'. E tire me o!

Gbam!

I don't believe this crap.

Why was the story not brought up when Azazi was alive? Why is it now that he is dead that the story is coming out? Can the dead defend itself? No! So, it's just a wast of time.

manny4life: SO MUCH HATE AND ANGER,

My goodness, all becos Afam is a mod... People will definitely give themselves HBP if they don't exercise caution. At times, people above us may not make good decision, or maybe they do, there are two things one can do. 1) Do something about it and challenge that decision, or 2) bicker and then keep quiet. This is dragged on for too long.

You said well.

I see people rupturing the arteries cuz Afam has become a Mod.
Gosh! Pathetic losers!

Ain't you people tired of this back and forth? Smh!

Your obsession for bigotry and ethnocentrism is becoming palpable.

@Poster a thread has already been open months back concerning this, see below:

https://www.nairaland.com/1048262/worlds-tallest-dog-zeus-7-foot

After spending 20 years in Egyptian prisons over "trumped-up and drug-related charges," Ganiyu Ishola, who was in North Africa to study, is happy to breathe the air of freedom again, writes 'TANA AIYEJINA

Ganiyu Ishola was asleep on a fateful day in Cairo, Egypt, in 1992 when Egyptian policemen visited him. As he managed to get back to his senses, he was arrested amidst pleas, which fell on deaf ears.

Still unaware of his offence, he was taken to a police station. Thus began his long battle to regain his freedom in a faraway land.

Suddenly, what looked like a child's play turned into a fight for freedom, which took the Lagos-born man 20 tortuous years to achieve.

Imprisonment

Before he knew it, he had been charged with drug-related offences and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.

"I first came to Egypt in 1991 through London, but I returned to Nigeria in 1992. Same year, I returned to Egypt again in March. That was when my problem started," Ishola tells Saturday PUNCH in his Lagos home.

"My motive of returning to Egypt was to study Arabic language and I was staying in a Nigerian's house - who was studying Arabic and Islamic Law - when I was picked up by the police. I was sleeping when they came. They claimed that they had arrested the Nigerian I was living with, with hard drugs in a hotel.

"So, they came to search his house and they picked me and a little boy, who was later released because of his age. That was how they grouped me with other Nigerians already arrested, in the police station. The problem was that I didn't understand Arabic; I couldn't explain myself or ask questions."

More anguish awaited Ishola as he was tried under bizarre circumstances before being convicted.

"In my case, there was no proper hearing. I was charged with the others for drug-related offences. We were first kept as Awaiting Trial Men for two years before we were sentenced in 1994," he recalls.

"The judge didn't tell us the number of years that we would serve. It was inside the prison that we were told that we had been sentenced to 20 years each. After spending 10 years behind bars, we were again told that we no longer had a date of release because of a new law enacted by the Egyptian government. They said we would serve the rest of our lives there."

Deadly prison conditions

Ishola said life inside Kanater Prison, where he was incarcerated, was horrible. Egypt is known worldwide for poor living conditions in its prisons, which are often overcrowded, offering poor quality food, little medical care, leading to a high rate of infectious diseases. Prison officials there are also known for their brutality and torture of inmates.

The average width of a cell in most Egyptian prisons is about 4x6m with an average number of prisoners of 15 per cell. A cell in most prisons has 1×0.5m small ventilation window, which does not allow for sufficient sunray or fresh air.

The Kanater Prison is located on the outskirts of Cairo and houses men and women, Egyptians and foreigners alike. The prison authorities just about provide the inmates' needs with most of the prisoners having to rely on their families to support them.

It was learnt that the prison sits on about eight plots of land: four plots of land houses two buildings for the prisoners, while the remaining four is used for administrative purposes.

There are about 18 rooms for sentenced prisoners, while the others are for immigrant prisoners and Egyptians.

"Kanater Prison is like a jungle," he says. "I spent 13 years there. When I was there, I was always sick; I was always on medication. I was on injection everyday for five years. Some of us almost lost our eyesight. The place is crowded and not conducive for human habitation. We had about 20 people in a small room. Apart from the poor environment, the security guards turned prisoners to money-making machines.

"You must produce money for them every day. We had to do all sorts of work like cleaning, laundry and cooking to pay them. It was a few months ago that they brought iron beds. The beds are meant for one person, but they insist two people must sleep on it.

"The intimidation and harassment was even more than the torture. Adam Jubril - one of the Nigerian prisoners still languishing behind bars after spending his jail term of 20 years - was sent in November to a prison which is like hell because he had a misunderstanding with a security guard called Hassan. Hassan takes money forcefully from inmates and he is ready to harm you if you don't give him. He nearly stopped my release.

"I was in that prison for 85 days and I nearly died. I lost all my flesh; I wore the same dress for 85 days and I did not have a shower throughout. I only ate bread and beans and a small bottle of water per day. It was a horrible experience, so I know what Jubril will be passing through now."

Our correspondent first learnt about the plight of Ishola and 16 other Nigerians in Kanater Prison while he was in Egypt to cover the FIFA U-20 World Championship three years ago.

Seven of these prisoners: Yusuf Okechukwu, Ishola, Fitzgerald Onyekaba, Mumini Rufai, Adam Abubakar, Nosa Osagiede and Owolabi Talabi were serving 20-year jail terms then.

After Sunday PUNCH published the story of the prisoners in 2010, it was learnt that the Egyptian authorities piled more misery on the Nigerians.

But the report brought the issue to the knowledge of the Federal Government and helped in the release of three of the aforementioned seven, namely Ishola, Onyekaba and Osagiede.

Chairman, House Committee on Nigerians in Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, went to work with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to try to ensure the release of the Nigerian inmates, whose cry for freedom was earlier ignored.

Freedom at last

Freedom eventually came at a price after 20 years and seven months behind bars, but Ishola was the better for it.

He says, "During (Hosni) Mubarak's time, things were okay. When the revolution took place, we were hoping for better tidings but now there is total confusion in Egypt. I'm just lucky to be free. With the confusion in that country, nobody is thinking of the people behind bars.

"My release was by divine intervention. God stood by us. I learnt that when a man reaches a helpless point, that is when God takes over. Most of us gave our lives completely to God and that is why we were able to pass through the hardship and still remained alive.

"We spent most of our time reading the Bible, praying and helping the helpless prisoners. All this was possible through God's help. I kept listening to God's voice inside me despite the chaos in Egypt. He told me to continue to press those in administration for my release.

"I did it by embarking on a week-long hunger strike. I didn't eat anything. They took me to hospital to check if I was lying but it was confirmed that I had not eaten for a week. The prison officials didn't want the higher authorities to know because they thought I would expose them, so they agreed to help me.

"They asked me to provide some official documents, which I did through the Nigerian Embassy and I submitted it to them. With the help of a lawyer, my file was forwarded to the prison headquarters in Cairo and within two weeks, my release was approved on Oct. 25. I was released on Oct. 26.

"When they announced that I was free, I couldn't sleep. I was imagining if it was a dream or reality. I'd put in a lot of efforts in the last five years for my freedom but nothing happened. So it was like a dream. I didn't believe I was free until they called me on Oct. 26 to join the bus that would take me away from the prison."

Post-release challenges

I was first taken to the police headquarters where they checked if I had another case or not. I was taken to the police station in the area I was arrested in 1992. I stayed in the cell there for four days," Ishola adds.

"After that they took me to the prosecuting office, state security, drug department before I was returned again to the prosecuting office and finally to immigration. This took another three days.

"Sometimes they release an inmate and then change their mind again. I remember the case of IK, who died from shock after he was released and about to go home before he was informed that he had to serve a life sentence. He didn't recover from the shock and died. We had to arrange to bury him there."

Home at last

Ishola finally made the long trip home to the warm embrace of his family members amidst wild jubilations. He was like a gallant soldier, who had just won a hard-fought battle.

"The most precious thing in life is freedom," he says. "To be in the midst of my family members is like heaven. My last daughter was just a year old when I left Nigeria, but now I'm back as a grandfather."

Hard Egypt life

Ishola adds, "To God be the glory. Without God's help, nobody can survive Egypt; even those not in prison. Some of those outside looked up to us for help. Ninety-nine per cent of Nigerians there don't have jobs and there are thousands of them there.

"Some of them are ashamed to come back because they have not made it. The only people who get jobs are the ladies and they are either employed as house cleaners of babysitters to Egyptians. So I don't see any reason why people run to a place where they can't enjoy a good life."

Plea

If you think Ishola is 100 per cent happy after his release, you are mistaken. He is sad that Okechukwu, Rufai, Jubril and Talabi are still behind bars after serving their jail terms.

He says, "We don't understand why they are still keeping the four behind bars, especially Yusuf, who completed his original sentence of 20 years three years ago. He shouldn't even be in prison for 20 years because he was on transit in Cairo when he was arrested.

"Those arrested with him for same offence were given six-year sentences. They have been released, while he has spent extra 17 years in prison. The other three have also spent their 20 years. Citizens of other countries have been released, why not Nigerians? We're treated like people without a country."

Stranded Nigerians

Ishola sheds light on the plight of other Nigerians, who though not in prison, are stranded in camps across Egypt in a bid to 'crossover to Europe.'

"Apart from the prisoners' cases, there are other issues concerning Nigerians in Egypt that the government must look into," says Ishola.

"Egyptians lure our people telling them they will help them cross to Israel from Sinai. You will weep if you see the way they package these Nigerians from Cairo to Sinai. They are laid inside a truck like sardine and they cover the top and sides of the truck with faeces so that the police won't know what they are doing.

"Many of our girls have been impregnated there, some have given birth and the children don't have fathers. Sinai is a border town between Egypt and Israel, so you can use an Israel line there. These Egyptians make the Nigerians call their people back home telling them that they are now in Israel and that others can join them.

"The issue is that even if they succeed in crossing, only one out of 10 probably survives because immediately, Israel will pick them and deport them to Nigeria. But if they are not lucky, Egyptian soldiers will fire them. They are sentenced to jail terms of up to two years.

"In international law, it is not right to imprison an immigrant; you either accept them or deport them to their countries. But Egypt flouts this law. Most of the people arrested are between 15 and 20 years. How can you put a 15-year-old in prison?"

Integration

Ishola is still basking in the euphoria of freedom, but hopes to get back on track immediately. After acquiring several certificates in theology while in prison, he hopes to set up a prison gospel ministry soon.

He says, "It has not been easy; a lot has changed since I came back. I'm hoping to rehabilitate myself and get back to the society. All I'm doing now is get acquainted with my family and friends and after that get something doing to earn a living."

Non-governmental organisation

I've the desire to set up a non-governmental organisation, but it might take some time because of the finance involved. Most of my projects will be directed towards the youth and the community," Ishola says.

"I'll also like to go into prison ministry to impact on the lives of Nigerians behind bars. The prison should be a place for correction, not a place to destroy people. The inmates need to realise the need to adjust to their new environment and how to make use of the wasted time while in prison. These are part of the things I want to teach them. I did many courses; I didn't stay there lamenting or making people have pity on me. I tried to upgrade myself spiritually and mentally; I read a lot. Now I'm back to play my quota as a Nigerian."

Advice to youths

For Ishola, his advice to the youth is 'look before you leap.'

"Most of us travelled out with the intention to look for greener pastures. A majority travelled without having people over there. For anybody young or old who wants to travel for survival, the truth is that they must identify where they are going. The idea that they are going to Egypt to cross to Europe is total nonsense because there is no road there," he says.

"The amount people used in travelling could be used to establish a small-scale business here. Our people spend as much as $10, 000 to travel abroad to wash plates and clean toilets. Since I came back, I observed that a lot of foreigners are working in Nigeria but the Nigerians don't have jobs. In other countries, the citizens get jobs first before the foreigners."


http://odili.net/news/source/2012/dec/22/834.html

One of the reasons QPR are looking at relagation!

Oh dear, dear me, what on earth does he look like?


Each to his own but his dressing leaves a lot to be desired.

Siena: Again, like the Karen Igho thread, this is another eye opener. I just find it so shocking how Nigerians can rejoice in the misfortunes of others. Going by the majority of negative comments on this thread, lots of people are actually pleased Nkiru Sylvanus has been kidnapped, they feel she deserves it.

How can anyone be so heartless, and uncaring of their fellow human in distress? There's just so much hate and bile on this thread, it's frightening. What is this all about, really? Envy? Jealousy? Or just pure hate? I don't get it.

I pray she's returned safe and sound.

The worst part is that most of these folks who rejoice in people's misfortune, who feel that she deserved it, went to Church today to sing, praise and Worship God. What a bunch of hypocrites!

Throwing dollar bills at a woman (aka MAKING IT RAIN!!!) seems harmless, but it got Trey Songz arrested for assault in New York recently ... TMZ has learned.

Songz (real name Tremaine Neverson) had an album release party on August 21 at a gentleman's club in Queens. According to police, somewhere between 4:00 and 4:15 AM on the 22nd, Trey became involved in an altercation inside the club.

Cops described the incident this way in the criminal complaint: "Tremaine Neverson, did throw a sum of United States currency at the complainant and said sum of United States currency struck the complainant's left eye causing substantial pain to her left eye."

It is unclear if the woman in question was ... how do we say this nicely ... a stripper.

Songz was not arrested that night, but rather a month later for misdemeanor assault. Songz had a court date in NY on November 1 and an order of protection was issued. He is due back in court in February.

We reached out to a rep for Songz, but have yet to hear back.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/15/trey-songz-arrested-strip-club-assault/#ixzz2FEqgubUV

i cant help but feel the love here.. Christmas is upon us, and all i see on this thread is people rejoicing in other people misfortune.

And you all wonder what's wrong with the country... if we spent that much effort trying to right the ship we would all be better off.... personally i think we all need to grow up...and i include myself in that... so don't bother writing any childish #$%$ to me.... How can anyone be happy about their demise.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said Saturday.

The 65-year-old Clinton, who's expected to leave her job soon, was recovering at home after the incident last week and is being monitored by doctors, according to a statement by aide Philippe Reines.

President Barack Obama telephoned his top diplomat Saturday to wish her well, a White House official said.

The State Department said Clinton was dehydrated because of the virus, fainted and sustained a concussion. She will continue to work from home in the week ahead and looks forward to returning to the office "soon," the statement said.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee said it won't hear from Clinton as planned at a Thursday hearing into the Sept. 11 attack against a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. The House Foreign Affairs Committee also said Clinton would no longer give scheduled testimony at its hearing Thursday on Libya.

Senior State Department officials William Burns and Thomas Nides are to take Clinton's place at both hearings.

Clinton's aides on Saturday informed the Senate committee chairman, Sen. John Kerry, about her health, and the Massachusetts Democrat "insisted that given her condition, she could not and should not appear" as planned, said Kerry spokeswoman Jodi Seth. Obama is expected to nominate Kerry to succeed Clinton.

Clinton backed out of a trip to North Africa and the Persian Gulf on Monday because she was sick. She caught the virus during a recent visit to Europe.
The former first lady is known for her grueling travel schedule and is the most traveled secretary of state, having visited 112 countries while in the job.

Culled from the Associated Press

What's the last price?

What is the asking price?

#teamLalalosky

Can someone give me good reason why i should vote any of the dude?


Meanwhile, lemme give ur my Elephant swag!

Very awful. Praying for his loved ones.

andyanders: You are wicked.How come you have no sympathy for an old woman at 85? What if the person is your mother at 85? Don't be silly with your comment. Only God has the will to condemn and also to forgive.
We have to pray for our enemies even if Ngozi Iweala did wrong to you at this point when her mother is in trouble, pray for her no matter her short coming. It is very difficult to govern Nigeria.

#1billion likes

One of the most sensible comment so far.

At 30, U R stil in ur parents' house, fightin ur siblings ova who gets d head of fish; Is d witch in ur village fanning herself wit ur pix

‎#DontBlameTheDevil If you find out that the 'Sexydiva' on ur TL has more stretch marks than the NEPA wires in ur street..

Most girls pray 4 hard-working men, Yet they don't respond to greeting frm BRICKLAYERS..#Jst sayn sha#

All this people screaming 'I love you boo' for facebook. Wondering if this your 'boo' no get firstname + lastname. Abi na your own way to send shoutout to 20 others? :-)

U hv different pictures of hot girls on ur phone, & u want ur gf to bliv you're not cheating are u a Photographer

#DontBlameTheDevil If your Calabar house girl collect your husband from you.


[i-heard] - That Evil spirits stole N2 Billion from Nigerian Mint...

Ur Galfrnd snaps in a club with a guy & writes "bestie". U put it on ur Dp and write my boo and bestie. Visit TB joshua for common sense


If you are still playing hard to get at age 38 & above, its not your Fault, Its from your village

If ur conscience leads u to buy me a present for christmas,harden not ur heart! God has a purpose for dis revelation (just sow a seed or two)


Deadly combinations.
Your boy/friend is An Ijebu guy
Study Economist in school
And now works in a Bank
Girl wake up he is not good for your Health.

Mynd_44: I have headache abeg. What sort of questions are these?

You would soon develop a severe recurring vascular headache.
You never see anything yet.

.Ebenezer Obey Sang'Ko Si Ogbon Tole Da,Ko Si Iwa Tole Wu,Ko Si Ona Tole Gba Te Aye Lorun!'U Can't Please D World!

Temi 23: There is nothing you will do to please anybody... so i don't care about what people say about me. I care about what i do and what God think about me...
Pregnant at 23 not too young.. what about 16yrs? Nothing new jare

Gbam! Gbam! Gbam!

True talk. You sure can't please everyone.

Can someone remind me of the Ebenezer Obey's song again.

sexkillz: [color=#000030]I never see am for my section sha. . .
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If you see am for your section nko?

Girl gets pregnant at 23:
People say"She's too young to have a baby".
Girl considers abortion:
"Babykiller".
Girl considers adoption: "Can't believe she's just going to give her baby away".
Girl keeps baby: "How's she going to
afford that baby??".
Girl gets welfare: "Lazy bitch".
Girl gets job: "How can she stand to
be away from her baby all day like that?".
Girl becomes SAHMStay at home mom) "She probably
doesn't do anything all day."
Girl stops hanging out with friends:
"She totally changed when she had that baby".
Girl goes out: "She's always partying".
Girl wants to leave crappy bf: "Nobody knows what it means to work things out anymore" .
Girl wants to stay with crappy bf: "She's dumb."
Girl eats burger: "Fat ass".
Girl eats salad: "Must be one of those anorexic health nuts".
Girl is overprotective of her child:"You'reacting like a psycho".
Girl lets her child play without her:"Where is this kid's mom??".
Girl spanks her kid: "Call CPS!".
Girl refuses to spank: "Her kids are gonna be such brats".
No matter what you do, people will talk.
So do what is best for YOU, not other people.

Tgif Friends.....

What type of fruit are you?

1. Mango - happy but lonely.

2. Orange - single and searching.

3. Lemon - having a sex partner no strings attached.

4. Strawberry - In a relationship but in love with someone else.

5. Pear - still in love wit your ex.

6. Cherry - In a relationship for wrong reasons, U just don't know why u still with the person.

7. Grapes - single and happy.

8. Pineapple - Just like the person, nothing serious.

9. Banana - in a relationship with the person u love, the love of your life.

10. Cucumber - in love but not so sure of d outcome.

* pick your fruit

Man United, how Market?

Adeniyi A.:
what are the causes of such relationship deterioration?

Maybe boredom. I maybe be wrong though...

dmcdad: Because they have shallow minds. @op, nice one jare

Thanks!

6 weeks : I love U, I love U, I love U.
6 months : Of course I love U.
6 years : GOD, if I didn't love U, then why the hell did I propose?

*Back from Work:*

6 weeks : Honey, I'm home.
6 months : BACK!!
6 years : What did your mom cook for us today?

*Gifts:*

6 weeks : Honey, I really hope you liked the ring.
6 months : I bought you a painting; it would fit in the living room.
6 years : Here's the money and buy yourself something.

*Phone Ringing:*

6 weeks : Baby, somebody wants you on the phone.
6 months : Here, for you.
6 years : DAMM PICK UP THE PHONE!

*Cooking:*

6 weeks : I never knew food could taste so good!
6 months : What are we having for dinner tonight?
6 years : AGAIN!!!!

*Apology:*

6 weeks : Honey muffin, don't you worry, I'll never hold this against you.
6 months : Watch out! Don't do it again.
6 years : What's not to understand about what I just said?

*New Dress:*

6 weeks : Oh my God, you look like an angel in that dress.
6 months : You bought a new dress again?
6 years : How much did THAT cost me?

*Planning for Vacations:*

6 weeks : How do 2 weeks in Vienna or anywhere you please sound??
6 months : What's so bad about going to Istanbul on a ship?
6 years : Travel? What's so bad about staying home? ??

*TV:*

6 weeks : Baby, what would you like us to watch tonight?
6 months : I like this movie.
6 years : I'm going to watch SPORTS CHANNEL, if you're not in the mood, go to bed, I can stay up by myself!

And the CIA tried to kill Castro with an exploding cigar. Apparently they both attended the Wile E. Coyote school of assigns.