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The official Government line - "blame it on foreign elements" - is becoming ridiculous.

OMG!


Im just listening to BBC radio 5. One Italian guy on there just said that he lives 200 metres away from Ancelotti. He said he saw Ancelotti this morning and asked him if he was going to the UCL final. Ancelotti said no cos he has something to do. He asked Ancelotti "Hows your English?" and Ancelotti's wife answered "very good". Finally, before he left, Ancelotti said "when you see Alex Ferguson at the final, tell him we may be competitors next season".


Same guy said "ADEBAYOR HAS ALREADY SIGNED PRE-CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH CHELSEA!" He said this is well known, Chelsea and Arsenal have asked Adebayor not to make any statements so as not to steal the thunder from the press conference.

IS THIS WHY ADEBAYOR HAS NOT FEATURED FOR ARSENAL IN THE PAST 2 GAMES? Because he is already someone else's property and cannot afford to get injured lest that scuppers the transfer.


Plenty plenty bad news!

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/may/25/407.html


[center][size=14pt]16 foreign groups drag Yar'Adua, JTF to International Criminal Court [/size] [/center]

Sixteen foreign-based civil society organisations have called for the prosecution of the Joint Task Force Commander, Gen. Sarkin Yarkin-Bello, over the killing of civilians in Gbaramatu, Delta State.

The groups, in a joint petition to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands also requested a probe into the role played by President Umaru Yar'Adua in the incident.

In the petition which came just as the JTF on Sunday extended its operations to Rivers State where its operatives killed a militant leader in Abonnema, the groups said they believed that Yaki-Bello and the military had cases to answer for the crimes they allegedly committed against humanity.

The civil society organisations include Trans Africa Forum, Centre for Civil Society, Environmental Justice Project of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the Sweet Crude, Communities for a Better Environment, the Borneo Project, the Justice in Nigeria Now and the Center for Third World Organising.

Others are Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Crude Accountability, Oil Change International, Counter Corp, Foreign Policy In Focus and Sustainable Energy and Economy Network.

The groups claimed that the military carried out land, water and aerial bombardments of Oporoza, Kurutie, Kunukunuma, Kokodiagbene, Okerenkoko, Azama, Benikurukuru and Ubefan communities in Gbaramatu Local Government Area, "under the guise of attacking militants."

The petition reads in part, "Residents of the villages and those visiting for a festival on the day the bombing began were forced to flee their homes and villages. They are hiding in the bush and do not have adequate food or medical supplies.

"The JTF has not allowed humanitarian aid groups or journalists into the area. As of today, the coordinated aerial and ground attacks by the JTF and mass starvation continue.

"Reports suggest that thousands of innocent civilians are dead already. Reports also suggest that this was a well planned attack with the possible collusion of state government officials.

"We urge the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor to use its power to investigate and prosecute those responsible for these crimes against humanity, including Brigadier General Yarkin-Bello, who is reportedly in command of the JTF's operations. Questions regarding President Yar'Adua's involvement must also be investigated."

They drew the attention of the ICC to past killings in Umecuem and Odi communities but lamented that nobody was prosecuted even when there were documented by international groups, including the Human Rights Watch.

Also on Sunday, the people of Benikrukru in Delta State sent a petition to the United Nations over an attack by the JTF on their community on Saturday.

The people, in the petition by their Chairman, Mr. Joseph Wuruyan, and Secretary, Mr. Jeffrey Ojogun, said Benikrukru had never been a base of the militants.

They said, "If the Nigerian military is actually looking for militants, they would have concentrated on the so-called militant camps and not our own Benikrukru community which has nothing to do with militancy.We have made official representations to the state and federal governments but no respite despite the devastating nature of the military operation.

"Corpses are decaying and survivors of the attack are taking cover in nearby bushes without food, water and drugs and in continuous fear of repeated attacks. Victims of this military action are mainly women, children and the aged who are vulnerable.

"We are, therefore, calling on the international community and indeed the United Nations to intervene to put an end to this genocide attacks on defenceless and hapless people with dispatch."

FG is running around claiming they are attacking militants, when all they are doing is killing innocent villagers. . . . the real militants are still alive, still running around and still causing havoc to the oil industry as recompense for JTF's scorched earth policy. .  .this should serve as a lesson to the FG and those who applauded JTF's indiscriminate attack last week. . . . the question remains: WHERE ARE THE BODIES OF THE MILITANTS YOU ATTACKED?. . . . more to come. . . .

@ Akolawole & Somze,


I hope you notice how Mourinho is trying to blackmail Inter into giving him a new contract using Real Madrid as a decoy. Mourinho hasn't changed. When I told you guys he introduced greed culture into Chelsea, you argued to hell and high water. How can a manager be serious when he doesn't respect contracts?

Well done to Anelka. . . . .25 goals this season, no penalties, despite the fact he played at least a quarter of the season on the right wing. Top performance.

Kudos also to Lampard, 19 goals, only two penalties, unlike Gerrard with 23 goals and 7 penalties. This means they both scored 17 from open play, despite the fact that Gerrard is now a striker.

This Biina guy must be some sort of Government spokesman. . . . whatever the case, he can talk from now till tomorrow, the Niger Delta problem is here to stay as long as the Government continue to adopt the same principles as he does. . . . Niger Delta states are developing. . . . however, his talk of Governors chopping money is nauseating as 4Play so eloquently put it. . . . the problem itself lies in the premise that Nigeria's system of 'federal allocation', rather than 'resource control' is the right way to go about things. . . . . of course, Niger Delta Governors are corrupt just like any other Governor. . . . it will take a reorientation of the Federal Govts approach to corruption to bring these Governors to book, not the actions of the powerless villagers. . . . until then, the problem still lies at the doorstep of FG. . . .

Anelkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Well done to Anelka for winning the golden boot. He deserves it!

4Play is the smartest guy on Nairaland. I have had several debates with him and had to back down cos he always buttresses his arguments with facts. On any debate, he is well informed. So as him talk am na so e be! Most Nigerians do not even know what it is like to live in a civilised country. They do not grasp the concept of, and the need for federalism. Their thinking is neanderthal, and frankly barbaric.

Ancelotti says he's 100% staying at Milan. . . . just heard it on the news. . . . fingers crossed, lets hope its true. . . .

If Maicon is too heavy for Khanye's liking, then Alves is too 'light' for my liking. . . . Alves is a feather. . . .

No be today Ikwerre dey sell land anyhow. . . . but erm, why you dey diss your Igbo brother na? Shebi na una talk say Ikwerre na part of Igbo?. . . . they are your kin when it suits your agenda, but otherwise they are lazy Niger Deltans. . . . me I tire for una hypocrisy sef.

JJYOU:
[size=18pt]ZENOPHOBIA & TRIBALISTS @ WORK[/size]

Comprehension is your problem. . . . . no need to dignify your misunderstanding with a response. . . . .to make it clear to your dumb ass, Texazzpete castigated Niger Deltans for their greed and foolishness, saying that Edo State got their act right. . . . I only tried to show him the foolishness of his assertion . . . if only Edo State (besides cosmopolitan Lagos) in the whole Naija could get the leader they deserve, then it must be an anomaly since Edo state is not a homogenous state. . . . .how could 5 or 6 correct-thinking tribes all reside in one state, whilst all other tribes in Naija are idiots. . . . kapish?. . . . mumu!

[quote author=$osisi link=topic=275269.msg3907738#msg3907738 date=1243004096]I wish Adaka Boro was alive to read this and thank God Elechi Amadi is still alive to witness this.
[b]Karma,they say is a female dog.[/b]They fought for one nigeria
did they get one Nigeria?
They feared "Igbo domination" abi
northern domination must be a lot better.
One Nigeria!![/quote]I wonder when una go get over this Adaka-Boro stuff. Adaka-Boro was the first to declare a secession movement and declared The Republic of the Niger Delta, so he was never a Nigerian Nationalist. He fought for one Rivers State under true federalism. One Nigeria was never his plan, neither was one Biafra. He was always about one Niger-Delta. He figured that federalism under one Naija is better than centrism under one Biafra. Don't get things misconstrued. We aren't anyone's bitch, whether Naija or Biafra. Self-determination is key, whether through secession or federalism. If Biafra had offered a federalist vision of the future, all the aforementioned would have fought for them. . . . . kindly accept input, lets not derail the thread. . . . Biafra issue always derails threads. . . .

texazzpete:
I have NEVER felt stigmatized because of robbers or prostitutes from Edo state. Why should i? Why should an innocent person from the ND feel 'stigmatized' because of MEND et al? Stop imagining things!

Stop speaking from both sides of your mouth. . . .

texazzpete:
Greed and foolishness is the problem with the Niger Delta.

But i'm not surprised. A whole generation of ND youths have been trained to be blind.

Who am i kidding? these are the same people that gave Alams a hero's welcome after he stole N50 billion.
The irony is rich. The 'Governor General' of Ijaw Land stole enough money to build over 200,000 boreholes across the Ijaw nation. Yet they revere him.
C'est la vie. The people deserve their leaders.

Where do these statements come from, especially the bolded?


I can never be stigmatised by anything. In my village, you are nothing unless you come home with a Masters Degree. . . . all this talk of laziness is not something I recognise. . . . it is the justification of carpet-bombing of villages, and the criminalisation of common villagers that lead to genocidal acts that worry me. . . . last year 500 peeps were killed in Tombia by the incompetent military and nobody raised any dust. . . . .what idiots cannot tell me is whether these villagers themselves have any power to kick out MEND from their midst if they so wish. . . . the villagers are in the middle of a civil war, victims of the police's incompetence in dealing with criminals. . . . victims of Nigeria's failed society. . . . just like they were in the middle of a war between Biafra and Nigeria, getting bombed from both sides and having no say in the matter. . . .

He's just saying what many are thinking.

The same Debosky who was flaming the fire of hate (Arsenal fans do this every season, picking on one hapless player) toward Song is the same one claiming he is better than Palacious. I sincerely doubt Debosky's intelligence on football matters going by some of his recent utterances. On everything from Porgrebnyak to this, he is found seriously wanting on football issues. All hype aside, Palacios has been the best DM in the prem this season. Not even the otherwise flawless Mascherano can contend that. Song is great. Palacios is an animal.

Come on now, drop the Ade/Pavyluchenko debate. Whilst Pav may be great, he's not paticularly suited to the prem. He's have better luck outshining Ade in another league, not in the premiership.

texazzpete:
Learn to read. The information is on this page.
I don't live or work in my state, and yes, i hold the leaders in that state (specifically the ex-governor Lucky Igbinedion) responsible for the rot and lack of development in the state, NOT the federal government.
99% of people in Edo state will tell you that they blame Lucky Igbinedion for the present situation in the state, they'll tell you he stole the state resources and is perhaps the worst governor EVER in Nigeria.
What they won't do is praise and fete him at every occasion. What they did was to make his party (PDP) pay for leaving them in the hands of such a miscreant. THEY VOTED PDP OUT!! and they stood by that mandate even when it was stolen.

Does that answer your question?

Yeah, Edoites are such wonderful people. Their genetic make-up abhors laziness and incompetence. . . . all those Esans, Bini's, Akoko's, Esako's, Owans and the other 100 tribes that inhabit the state. . . . there must be something in their genetic make-up to make them stand-up guys. . . .

My friend sharrap!. . . . . the only reason Edo State made a stand is because gangster (PDP) met gangster (trade-union) and gangster won. . . . Oshiomhole is a stand-up guy. . . . just like Amaechi. . . . if Oshiomhole was not a gangster himself, you would not be telling us these fanciful stories of Edo people standing up for their right. . . .

Is this the same Edo State we used to laugh at in the 1990's because they were the no 1 Armed Robbers and prostitutes in Nigeria. Those who've been stigmatised should know better than to stigmatize others.

[center]Jose Mourinho Reiterates Carlo Ancelotti To Chelsea Stance[/center]

'The Special One' claims to have inside information which places Ancelotti in the Premier League next season,

Having already predicted that Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, will wind up at Chelsea, Inter's Jose Mourinho has expanded upon his prediction.

In fact, he now claims to have inside information which confirms 'Carletto' as Guus Hiddink's summer successor.

"My friends at Chelsea tell me it will be Carlo," 'Mou' told Sky Italia.

"Some [Chelsea] players are asking me the typical question: 'Gaffer, will he be good for us, do you think it will be positive?'

"I responded that he seems to me to be a very well prepared coach, very close to his players who can create an atmosphere of great empathy with his players."

The former Blues tactician then predicted that his Rossoneri rival can make the transition to west London and Stamford Bridge, despite fears to the contrary, but only if he takes things in his stride.

"He could adapt," Mourinho said. "He [will have] a group of players who are waiting for a good coach in order to win, because it is a squad that wants to win.

"If Carlo goes or not, it is his problem. I will wish him all the best.

"And if he asks for my opinion, I will tell him that with these players, with this club, he should not think too much because it is a great adventure."

Mourinho's words will have added new weight to the recent rumours.

Greg Ptolomey, Goal.com




I think Jose and Chelsea may just be throwing smoke over our eyes. I see no reason for Jose to come out with this statement, unless Roman asked him to as a diversionary tactic. They did the same last season when they kept telling us it was certainly gonna be Ancelotti, only to appoint Scolari behind everyone's back. Anyway, lets see. . .  maybe I'm just holding on to false hope.

Both of them are weaklings. . . . .the only difference is that Modric has proved himself on the international stage while Nasri has not. . . .

debosky:
Palacios might be useful, but I'm not even convinced he is better than Song is at the moment.

Palacios shits on Song. . . . . just look at Wigans performances during Palacios stay (and after) and Spurs performances before Palacios arrival (and after). . . . whats the underlying factor?. . . . .Palacios is the best DM in the EPL this season. . . . . Song is good and has a lot of potential, but it's stupid to compare him to Palacios at this stage. . . . . also, AW only recommended Palacios to Birmingham in 2007 because he already had Flamini, Gilberto, Song, Diarra and Diaby. . . . . his official reason for passing on Palacios was not because he didn't fancy him. . . . .he said he loved the boy, but just had too many defensive midfielders at the time. . . .

texazzpete:
Sorry, my dear retard, but i'm not Yoruba. In fact, i don't belong to any of the major tribes in this country.
I find it amusing that you failed to respond to any of the assertions in my response, instead choosing the easy route of mindless insults. Kindly tell the house the last thing that your local government chairman did for his people instead of resorting to insults!

It's funny how Nigerians are quick to pull out the 'tribalist' card when an unbiased opinion is offered on any topic. A few moronic South Easterners called me tribalistic for daring to suggest that the first coup may have had something to do with the subsequent violence in the north. Now here you are calling me tribalistic for stating my opinion that much of the development issues with the ND region would have been solved if only the people (including the leaders) were alive to their own responsibilities. Do i have to embrace your flawed point of view before i'm politically correct?

here you are supporting a thieving, terrorist group that (as the topic implies) has added a tribalistic slant to their agenda by trying to harm Northerners. Yet you have the nerve to accuse someone else of tribalism. You hypocrisy stinks.

Finally, every JSS1 student knows that Nigerians ALL belong to the Negroid race. So how can a supposedly educated person be calling me 'racist'?

Pray tell, where are you from?

Do you deserve your leader?

Is he supported by the people or 'inflicted' upon the people (by and large, except for Lagos and Edo States)

Is the leader celebrated when he walks the street? And who by? His lackeys and paid supporters mostly right?

So next time you open your stinking mouth to talk about people deserving their leaders and castigating people, consider the other 35 states who are going through the same predicament. What is more grating is that you are a direct recipient of Niger Delta's mineral wealth, yet you come here to talk rubbish about your host community.

When Odili was phocking up, we deserved Odili. Now Amaechi is doing good things, we don't deserve Amaechi?

Ryan Babel in team of the season? I don't know what some people have been drinking.

Ryan Babel has played the same way since I first saw him when he was 17 years old. He hasn't changed and will not change. Whoever drew a parallel with Nani was dead right. I couldn't draw a better comparison myself. But I have more hope for Nani than I do for Babel. Obviously, Crizzle aint used to this, she's new to this.

Dyabman, Figueroa is not a striker, he's a left-back. WTF is up with your formation? No wonder Im trouncing you in fantasy league.

Yeah, lets blame Ijaws for their 'laziness' instead of focusing on issues that affect us all!

When these '70 jobs' are dished out, who do you think will 'win' the jobs, if not for thugs and militants who have better things to do. Why not give a Bakassi boy a N70,000 a month job, lets see if he will do it!. . . . . and this flimsy evidence is what you guys jump on to stigmatise a whole people. . . .

How many touts do we have in Igboland? Who are the Kings of kidnapping these days? Shebi last year "the Ijaws were the Kings of kidnapping"  as you so heartily congratulated yourselves. Lets not even go there. On a comparative basis, Ijaw does not fall short of any tribe in Naija when it comes to criminality. Abia State indigenes are complaining, and you guys are here picking logs in other people's eyes. . . .

texazzpete:
Who am i kidding? these are the same people that gave Alams a hero's welcome after he stole N50 billion.
The irony is rich. The 'Governor General' of Ijaw Land stole enough money to build over 200,000 boreholes across the Ijaw nation. Yet they revere him.
C'est la vie. The people deserve their leaders.

I would advise you to get the phock out of the Niger Delta with such a racist attitude. Despite the fact that you work there, you have the nerve to talk such rubbish. You have gone from castigating MEND (which is fair enough) to stigmatising Ijaw people. . . . . anything that suits your agenda! Just like the Igbo guys said on that Biafra thread, you are a tribalist buffoon. . . . yes, Ijaws deserve Alams (who rigged his way thoroughly into power). . . . .just like Yorubas deserve Segun Oni, Obasanjo, Adedibu and all other thugs that lead your people. Stupid buffoon!

Abagworo:
Visit any riverine community and notice the contrast.they have few extremely rich and mostly severely impoverished people.the major problem is orientation and politics,not marginalisation.the younger generation were wrongfully made to believe that only oil can make one successful or that because oil is in their land,they dont need education or any form of stress.they beat up their teachers,harass non-indigenous investors,demand heavy ransome from contractors engaged in development projects leading some to abandonement.

Like your riverine community?. . . .or you mean just Ijaw riverine?. . . . .sorry, but my experience is different. . . . .

FBS:
Good news. A star for tomorrow?

Heard it all before. . . . . I don't get excited when 16 year old (24 year old) Nigerians get snapped up by big clubs and are labelled 'the next big thing'. . . . . we went through it with Kanu, Martins, Haruna, Okunowo, Mikel and countless others. . . . these players will never amount to anything special cos their age is falsified. . . .

phantom:
The man talk say im no dey seek reelection, I no believe am sha, All na politics

No, what he said is that he is behaving like a one-term Governor, not that he isn't seeking re-election. . . by that he means that he doesn't wanna use Rivers money to shore up his base, buy votes, commission projects to please people who control votes etc. . . . he just wants to do what is right for the state, whether that gets him re-elected or not. . . .

One question to ask since I haven't been in PH since he was elected. . . . Is this development only taking place in PH or is it throughout Rivers State. . . . that would assuage some of my fears about his motives. . . . as his tribe live in PH. . . . I just want to make sure he is developing the whole State, not just his hometown. . . . and also, how about Town and Borokiri. . . . is there any development there or is development limited to Northern Port-Harcourt.

That question is by the by. . . . I am really pleased with the work he is doing so far, especially when juxtaposed against Odili's performance.

You need to learn to speak English properly before posting your half baked ideas.

There was no MEND in 1994 so how could they protest Saro-Wiwa's treatment?

The whole world protested . . . . and Ogoni agitation was quelled by Helicopter gunships during that period.

As for the rest of your post, it's just conjecture and bollocks. No need to dignify it with a response.

I thought you said you were going on a date the other day. . . . so because your girl was 9 months pregnant, you go dey find ashawo? 

Anyway congrats. . . . if na you get the pikin

khanye:
Boot leg my CD's i know u guys r thieves/
And i wud be going to war with PIRATES like the KAIZER CHIEFS",

Mode Nine - Nine

Mode9 is a sick sick bastard. . . .

Why are you guys mentioning Bramble's name. . . . he has had an excellent season. . .

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/9/england/2009/3/4/1137849/steve-bruce-wigan-athletic-defender-titus-bramble-is-the-real-dea

Shit, I forgot about Dos Santos. . . . what a flop!