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 Sorry but you were saying?

So you're really 40 or just NL-age?

Anyways Happy Birth day to the one and only yansh beads (Ileke-Idi Nla)

Can the pro-Jonathan just put up a thread strictly for Jonathan and what he stands for? his achievements and things he promises to provide if given another 4yrs?

This tactic won't help him, so i suggest the above.

Insightful

He's very undisciplined, he should be punished.

^^^

Maybe a stalker or a clone?

^^^

Seems like my ID was spelt backward?

fstranger3:
^^^^

STella Obasanjo is from Delta, and BTW, what makes her great?

Famous for being the only first lady that died through plastic surgery

fstranger3:
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I sure do know what buttons to press, dont I?

SEFAGO is prolly pissing himself right now


Nothing makes my day like seeing our incredibly smart Bristol graduate get riled up by seemingly benign comments made by a completely faceless individual on an online forum.

Ah, aye ma n'ika oooooo

sonofabitch chai

Tunde Bakare’s metamorphosis


He was born 56 years ago towards the final stage of his father’s life. The father was a chieftain of Islamic religion. He was also said to be a very rich man. Tunde Bakare was then about three years old. The faintest memory he had of his father was that of climbing on his legs and playing with him. He remembered the father giving him sardine to eat.

He had to grow up with his mother. He recalled of those days as pretty difficult circumstances and internal wrangling within the family. Bakare narrated the story of his life in an interview with a journal which recently announced him as their Man of the Year: "By the time I went to school, I knew that it was my mother and I alone. So the first word I knew was the word of my mother. Whatever she said was the final authority in my life. So, whatever I have become today, I would say God and my mother have been responsible for it because those formative years were really influenced by my mother: the discipline, the character, industry; I saw all those things first in my mother.

"And by the time I was 10 years old, I was virtually responsible for cooking what we would eat. Mama would give me what was called kantoro in Yoruba (one and three. That’s now 15k). That was all the capital for any weekly groceries that I would buy. And I knew how to cook back then. I started child labour at that age too. I would go to fetch firewood from a place called Oloke meji. And by the time I was in elementary school, I had virtually known how to make money, in a little way. I would help my mum; she was running about three outfits. She was selling gari (cassava flour) in one market, obi (kolanut) in another, and Adire fabric in another. And she had to cover all these on daily basis. So, I needed to help alongside other people that were living with us then. So, growing up I had known a life of discipline, industry, a life of little rest; and very little time to play.

"By the time I got to secondary school, I was earning two shillings per day. I was fetching water for people. I had to go to the public tap, fetch the water and take it to where it is needed. It was about one kilometer – I had to go there 64 times to fill all the pots. I remember very well, filling each huge pots; there were eight huge pots, and each needed eight buckets – and I would have to go 64 times. I eventually acquired my basic equipment, two big pails. So that, if I would leave one at the water tap, I would quickly run … and somebody would help me put the other under the tap, and I was doing this 64 times. Thereby, I would earn two shillings per day. And that would be added to what my mother could make to send me to secondary school."

He came to Lagos on his 19




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birthday. He had his oldest brother’s place to stay in 1973 when he came to Lagos. His mother, he said, did all she could do up to secondary school level, "and then God took over. So, it’s God and I from the day I arrived in Lagos, until now."Life in Lagos was grueling for him at the initial stage. He had to work as a washer man and a freelance photographer. He eventually secured a job with the First Bank of Nigeria Plc.

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/arts/life-midweek-magazine/28495.html

Buhari eyes Northwest, Southwest 33 million votes

Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari may have found what he considers the formula for winning the April 9 poll.

He is banking on the Northwest and Southwest votes estimated to be 33million to win the presidential election, it was learnt yesterday.

Of the provisional registration figure of almost 68million, 33million are said to be from the Northwest and Southwest.

Sources in the CPC, whose leaders held a strategy meeting in Abuja yesterday, believe that with the Northwest and Southwest votes, Buhari will win.

The sources did not say how CPC will penetrate the Southwest, which is the stronghold of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). The ACN presidential candidate is Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, a northerner like Buhari.

Buhari, it was gathered, may have picked Pastor Tunde Bakare to make an inroad into the Southwest.

Analysts, however, told The Nation last night that Buhari should have gone for a politician with better electoral value than the preacher.

Although Buhari is perceived to be strong in the Northwest, he has to contend with other northerners like Ribadu and Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), who are also in the race.

Ribadu and Shekarau, it is believed, will give Buhari a run for his money in the North.

Buhari contested the presidential election on ANPP’s platform in 2003 and 2007.

A source said: "Going by the provisional figures from the voter registration, we have discovered that the Northwest and the Southwest account for about 33million out of almost 68million registered voters.

"So, the Northwest and the Southwest are crucial for any presidential candidate."

For hours yesterday, Buhari and top leaders of his party met behind closed doors to strategise on how to win the Southwest.

A source said CPC believes that if it can penetrate Southwest it may have a chance of winning the election.

"How to get the Southwest is our major headache. If we win there, we can win the presidential poll," the source said.

It was also learnt that the party may flag-off its campaign nationwide next week.

The campaign, sources said, may focus on the Northwest and Southwest.

"More attention will surely be paid to the Southwest campaign," the source said.

Investigation by The Nation revealed that the party met at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

Clad in a green Babanriga with a cap to match, Buhari, who was sighted entering the hotel at about 3pm, immediately went into the session.

Among those at the meeting were Bakare; CPC National Chairman Prince Tony Momoh party executives and other leaders.

A top source, who spoke in confidence, said the leaders met to agree on last-minute strategies for the polls.

He said: "The meeting arrived at various methods to drive our campaign and woo voters nationwide. So, we are set to hit the ground running to sell our candidate to Nigerians.

"We also discussed the take-off point, timelines for rallies and isolated issues in our manifesto that we are going to address at campaign venues.

"We are looking forward to a smooth campaign and we have mandated our leaders at all levels to begin house-to-house mobilisation.

"As part of the meeting, our leaders reappraised our electoral chances and we came to the conclusion that Buhari can win the April polls if we work harder."

Responding to a question, the source added: "Campaign is not about junketing. It is about being strategic and that was why we decided to meet.

Spokesman for Buhari Campaign Organisation Yinka Odumakin who confirmed the session, declined further details.

But pressed to comment on when the party will begin its campaign, Odumakin said: "Flagging off the campaign is most likely next week. We are putting finishing touches to that."

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/28389.html

FREEESSSSHHHH AIIIRRRRRR

Hehehehehe, Fresh air indeed

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Dan Van Blocker [Moderator] 8 hours ago
The point has never been so clear. How helpless and hopeless a lot of people felt, with General Buhari's over 40 months incaceration (houese arrest), How sad I, and a lot of my friends felt, each time we drove by or walked past that house with armed soldiers standing guard, situated along Aiguobasinmi Avenue, GRA Benin-City. That was where the great General was confined, the strategy was to have him shut away from the collective consciousness of a nation, to obliterate the experience of 20 months of General Buhari's rule, from the hearts and soul of Nigeria, to erase a legend from the collective memory of a people, To put a genie into a bottle, cock it up and throw it into the deepest depth of the mighty atlantic. Something in me died that day General Buhari was overthrown. A burning light was put out by a gale from the depth of hades. The truimph of evil over good, darkness over light, the day a cobra slightered into the groove that held the Eagle's nest and swallowed up a fledging bird on whose wings a nation believed it would fly higher, towards the sun, The cobra took over the nest, laid eggs that contained its kind, ate everything else, our dreams and hopes, and collective dreams, its era witnessed the sowing of a thousand, many magic and make beliefs conceived to decieve, For 18 years, the cobra's kind have ruled, have plundered, have deceived, have killed,
The bottle has resurfaced, with its message intact. Not the mighty atlantic could swallow the truth, not a gale from hades could shut out softly spoken truths, the cobra may have eaten its eggs and built its fortress in the Eagle's Lair, the Eagle did not die, neither did our consciousness of it, the Eagle is back from the wilderness, stronger, more determined and resolute. There is commotion in the rank of the brood of serpents that have ruled supreme for 17 years. The party of serpents is drawing to an end, The question is, will this evil party of serpents end quitely, or must it be violently smashed and ripped apart by the collective force of a re-energized people, a nation that has found its voice, rediscovered its will, ? General Buhari must find a voice to answer, and answer strongly, the question those not born when the cobra entered the lair are asking. They ask of you General Buhari, "what kind of idea are you?" Are you one that 99 times out of a 100 is shattered at the threshold of what should be its victory by the craft of devils, but if, and when it scores its mark, is destined to change the face of history forever? If you are, and they are convinced you indeed are, even the grass will rise up to fight for you. Men of my generation know the kind of idea you are. The youths also ask this of you - "what will you do with your enemies?" You must answer all these questions, clearly, not leave them hanging in the air.

We, the veterans know or can decipher what your answers to these questions will be. But we cannot speak for you. The people want to hear from you. Our voices are not strong enough. We, gray bearded people have been trampled upon, the yoke of the serpents that have ruled the lair weigh us down and stifle our voice. Our voice is weak, or passion burnt , you must speak to the youth, the flower of the nation, you must speak to them in the language they understand, you must soar high, your voice must be strong, your vision clear, it is not enough to be a good man in these evil days, you must fight, harder than you ever fought. Justice is on the side of the strong, not just the good. A lot of lies have been told, a lot of tricks played, what is, is no more what should be. What will be is not anymore what should be. Like many like me, in my heart and soul, I know you are not just a good man, but a good man equipped, prepared and determined to do what is good. But what are all these if you lose? The salt of earth has lost its taste already, You challenge the devil to a duel, on the basis of bravery. The umpire is the devil's protegé. The game, we know will not be fair. We, your knights will fight for you, until the last drop of blood. Will that do? You need more than us. Speak to the youths. Oh brave General, get the youths to your side NOW.
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Dmandied60 [Moderator] 17 hours ago
The party in power has limitless funds to spend on this election, billions of naira I suppose, General Buhari and Nuhu Ribadu cannot compete fairly with the PDP incumbent and all the trickery and slight of hands techniques that PDP have perfected since 1999. I sincerely wish Prof. Jega well, his job is extremely difficult, the good people of Nigeria (most of us) are just tired of recurring election malpractices and outright fraud that has become a way of life in our country. We have people going into politics with all sorts of agenda, and they are prepared to do anything and I mean anything to get into office because a political office in Nigeria is the surest & fastest track to getting rich quick, a well known disease that defies medicine. We just can't continue to fool ourselves, our democracy is a sham. When I look at President Jonathan I see a man who must walk on egg shell while in office, Nigeria does not need a President who is not strong and bold. There are those who are morbidly scared of Buhari or Ribadu as President of Nigeria, and they will stop at nothing to jeep these two guys out of Aso Rock. Let's hope that this time around, THEY will get the schock of their lives , we do not want a repeat of past (s)elections.
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omon [Moderator] 9 hours ago in reply to Dmandied60
Buari's argument that "there must be a proper accounting of public funds in all the three tiers of government and what is lacking is that judicious use of public funds" is straight to the point! If that can be achieved, there will be a lot of money to create employment in Nigeria!
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omon [Moderator] 11 hours ago in reply to Dmandied60
Prof. Jega has promised transparent elections in 2011 while President Jonathan has cautioned Nigerians and his supporters not to manipulate votes in his favour. It is now up to Nigerians to do what is right! The ball is in our court and our fate is now in our hands!
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Dmandied60 [Moderator] 5 hours ago in reply to omon
I fully agree, our future is in our hands, I desperately want Prof. Jega to succeed. I don't want him to fail. As for Jonathan cautioning his supporters not to manipulate votes, you don't really believe that do you ? Anyway, whoever wins fairly, must lift Nigeria.
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PaAkinz [Moderator] 13 hours ago
To be candid, Buhari was right by saying we need strong people to man institutions. He appears to be the kind of person that fits Nigeria. We don't need an 'akamu' president like Jonathan. His inaction is what is leading to bomb blasts, killings in Jos, Bauchi, Benue etc. Criminality, corruption, kidnappings, terrorism, robbery etc has become the order of the day, simply because the head is rotten. China is the most populous country in the world, but there is law and order there, because their leaders lead by example and they are firm in observance of laws. On our part as the masses, let us be patriotic: don't jump queue, respect law enforcement officials (police), don’t cheat in exams, obey traffic laws, when you report at your place of work, do the work you were employed to do with joy etc. When we do all these, with God on our side, Nigeria will become an esteemed country among community of nations.
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omon [Moderator] 9 hours ago in reply to PaAkinz
I am so happy that for the first in Nigeria's recent political history, ethno-religious sentiments are working in favour of Buhari. As a man of principle and "no-nonsense integrity", I believe Buhari will turn this development into a positive agenda that will help to transform Nigeria for good! So, whether President Jonathan or Buhari, Nigeria will never be the same again after the 2011 general elections. Please, remember to inaugurate and implement a regime of salary parity between the civil/public servants and political office holders in the country. I wish Buhari Good-luck!
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Dready Dreadyo [Moderator] 2 hours ago in reply to omon
Not really ethno-religious sentiments but nationalist sentiments. Nigerians from various ethnic and religious background are supporting Buhari. Its really amazing the kind of unanimity on his candidacy judging by comments by Nigerians on blogs and even conversations in buses, newspaper stands etc. I wish that votes will count this time and Nigeria will have a fresh breeze of life.
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ayo adetola [Moderator] 22 hours ago
I am not exactly a Buhari supporter but I will rather him than anybody in PDP. It would really be nice if the other parties can come together and back either Buhari or Ribadu. I hope these guys can work something out to improve the chances of kicking PDP to the curb. 12 years of PDP is enough. Jonathan looks nice but he has not commanded any confidence whatsoever thus far to make me think he will be better than his 2 predecessors.
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omon [Moderator] 15 hours ago in reply to ayo adetola
I agree with you! Goodluck to Buhari and other presidential candidates!

Come rain come shine BUHARI/BAKARE for LIFE!!!