₦airaland Forum

^^^ hehehehe. . . . for real. . . . but remember that all the frustration and steam which was building up during Abacha's period was released upon his death, that is why we are having all these problems now. This is the legacy that Abacha left for us.

debosky:
Let MEND deny all they want, I am very sure they collected part of the money, maybe that was even why they called a ceasefire, but now that they've spent their share, they are ratcheting up the pressure again so they can get another pay out.

Debosky, which part of 'MEND broke the story' do you not understand? MEND emailed the press and snitched on NNPC, saying that NNPC is paying militants. Stupid journalists who think every militant is MEND asked MEND whether they were the ones paid by NNPC, which MEND denied. This is not the first time - Nigerian Government put an offer to MEND to guard the pipelines last year and MEND said they can never guard pipelines for the Nigerian Government until Nigerian Government increase the oil derivation.

If you are writing a proposal, just read an abstract from a similar project you found from google search and make your own proposal from that. Remember, the proposal doesn't matter and your project does not necessarily have to follow everything laid out in your proposal.

I also assume that numerical weather prediction will involve some derivation from the Navier-Stokes equations.

If no strings are attached, where does the beast come into it? Cos feelings don't get hurt. This is 21st century, a lot of girls are doing it - maybe cos they have time commitments or they just like to enjoy themselves.

Ify, do you know how many girls love no-strings attached relationships?

My bad. Anyway, this is a review of Soludo's statements, not his actual statement.

@ Poster

I don't know why guys practice hit and run.

After investing time and money toasting a babe, you would think that they would like to enjoy the fruits of their hard labour more than one time. Even if you don't like the chick, you should keep her as your booty call for a few weeks/months until the investment pays itself back.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jul/24/315.html


[center]Soludo’s “northern phenomenon” [/center]
[center]Written by Ochereome Nnanna
Thursday, July 24, 2008 [/center]

LET me start by congratulating the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, for summoning the courage to go to Kaduna and tell the elites of northern Nigeria the patriotic home truth last weekend about their neglect of Nigeria’s lower classes of northern origin.

Soludo shrugged off the real or imagined moves by some northern hawks to hound him out of office in order to take over the CBN.

Let me also commend the Northern Development Initiative (NDI), which organised the Arewa Inspirational Leadership Forum, the platform upon which Soludo stood and identified the socio-economic cankerworm he called a “northern phenomenon”.

It took courage on the part of the Arewa intellectual group to ask Soludo to come and expatiate on a point he made in passing in January, 2007 at a presidential economic forum in Aso Villa, Abuja.

After reeling out a number of socio-economic indicators among the various geopolitical zones of Nigeria in which Jigawa State was ranked as Nigeria’s poorest state, Soludo had concluded with the expression: “poverty is still a northern phenomenon”. I took up this matter with the outgoing governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Saminu Turaki, who had run the affairs of the state for eight years. He called Soludo names and dismissed his analysis.

But when I took it up with the man who had just been given the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, he described it as “an embarrassment” and a serious cause for concern for all northerners and Jigawa indigenes, irrespective of how Soludo arrived at his conclusion.

By inviting Soludo to say more on this topic, the NDI obviously belongs to the group of northerners who are not afraid to confront the entire scope of this problem, possibly with a view to devising means of tackling it. They are not among those who would rather play the ostrich.

Part of Soludo’s disclosures included that the nation’s largest and most powerful geopolitical block, the North West zone, is actually the poorest, not only in the country but also in the north itself, with some states having 90 per cent of their population mired in “high poverty”.

A report of the event in Sunday Vanguard of July 20th 2008 quoted the CBN boss thus: “educationally, he said that the north was seriously lagging behind the south as the number of students who seek education from Imo state in one year, for example, is higher than 16 states in the north put together”.

Space constrains me here to bring out more facts, but as a way out, Soludo advocated some sort of emergency measures on the northern economy.

He said many members of the northern elite can help their states by establishing microfinance banks with branches all over their states to help the hard-working grassroots people who are mainly farmers to tap into the economy.

A lot of activity in that area is taking place in southern states. The situation right now is that “if you put together 12 to 15 states in the north, the (microfinance banks in them) are not up to the number you find in one state in the south”.

We cannot very well be talking about becoming one of the twenty biggest economies in the world in the year 2020 when the social indicators in a purportedly larger part of the country are so unbecomingly abysmal. Northern leaders must sit down and search their consciences.

The North West has called the political and economic shots since our independence.

They have their multi-billionaires. In fact, Africa’s self-acclaimed richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is from that zone. And yet the people who have complained of their domination are the ones whose grassroots are ahead in the social scale, with the gap widening by the day.

Northern leaders are fond of asking south-south leaders what they do with the oil money they have been collecting. Good question. We also know that the north has benefited so much from the number of states, local governments, electoral constituencies and population censuses, based on which huge sums of money are allocated from the federation account.

The question is: what do they do with the money?

The answer is simple and obvious. The elites of the north use it on themselves and their family members. Their offspring are educated in the best schools in the world. But apart from alms, little else percolates to the grassroots. Fertilizers don’t get to the farmers as intended.

Civil servants and politicians hijack them and sell to traders who now sell to farmers at exorbitant rates. And here is a zone where over 90 per cent of the people are farmers who, if encouraged, can feed this nation and produce for exports.

They are already feeding the nation even with little support. Where would a mega-city like Lagos be without the toil of northern peasant farmers?

The Nigerian grassroots are poor by universal standards. But the situation of poverty and educational backwardness in the north should be a source of concern to all well meaning Nigerians. The northern elite need total reorientation to begin to show more concern for the welfare of the less privileged ones among them. The ball is in the court of the NDI.

Thank God MEND is exposing the corrupt underbelly of Nigeria's strategy in Niger-Delta

This is an NNPC racket. Yes, they may have paid some 'protection fee' to some agboro boys to protect them, but nothing more than N100m. They chopped the remaining N1.3bn.

It is like you guys read news with your eyes closed. MEND broke this story. And MEND says the money was paid to unscrupulous militants, not to MEND. MEND is actually trying to expose NNPC's bad ethics. So why is everyone calling MEND's name?

NNPC claim they gave the contract to a local company. Well, more often than not, that local company are the strong men of that area - and could well be militants. It is a reality that NNPC have to contend with these days.

Hehehehehe. . . . . take it easy.

Is it only ten? There should be a thousand.

IBB
Danjuma
Odili
The whole Sokoto Caliphate
Gowon (for changing the constitution)
Shaghari (for introducing 419 to Naija)
Arthur Nzeribe (for being Abacha's political lapdog during June 12th)
Henry Nwosu (for hiding June 12 results)
Atiku
Abiye Sekibo (for arming Naija Delta militants)

Wetin dey shele for this place? What is up with all this ogogoro english wey una dey knack for here?

Everton is an inner city ward of Liverpool. Rooney is from Croxteth which is another different ward. There is another Everton in Doncaster. This is all semantics anyway. Jackal prefers to argue over vague inconsequential issues because he cannot hold debate on anything of factual importance without making mistakes. He will even castigate you for making a typing error, yet he makes catastrophic errors in his arguments.

Rooney is a club icon just like Raul is for Madrid, although Raul is originally from Atletico Madrid - and Giggs is also from Man City, yet he is a Utd legend - and Terry is from West Ham yet he is a Chelsea icon - Del Piero is from Padova, but is a Juve legend.

I wouldn't say Malouda is unintelligent. He is very intelligent tactically, he just lacks attacking flair. I used to diss him since 2006 until I went to The Bridge to see him. It was then that I understood why he has come so far with the limited skill he has. The guy is really intelligent at working one-two's with his supporting left back. Very very intelligent. It is just a shame he has no skill or flair cos tactically, he is a managers dream. Even at covering his full back in defensive situations, he is very good. However, he lacks the required skill to play for Chelsea.

As for SWP, he is an olodo. So unintelligent, it is unbelievable. All he does is push the ball wide and engage the opposing full back in a foot race. Cross sef, he cannot cross. Nor can he pass. And he is totally useless when you show him inside.

Hmmm . . . . I am happy to see Di Santo being included in things a lot more. So Sheva didn't even play?

I am not surprised to see Ferreira in midfield. He is a versatile guy. Malouda and SWP better start looking for a new club ASAP. It looks like Scolari is trying to establish an intelligent style so anybody who lacks football intelligence like SWP will struggle to fit in. Was Joey injured or just left on the bench? I have no doubt that Deco will make things tick over nicely in midfield. Lamps even looked happy when I saw him on SSN and was conversing deeply with Scolari. Anyway, lets see how that turns out.

Forget all this Sovereign National Conference talk. After the conference, the Hausa will go to their own conference and hatch more divisive plots. As long as Nigeria is together, the Hausas will only look to placate the Yorubas and the Ijaws cos the Yorubas share borders with them and the Ijaws sit on the oil. They will never give a shit about what the Ibo's think from now till eternity. The only reason they gave Baba Iyabo the Presidency is cos they know that without the Yoruba onside, Nigeria will spew them forth like a rabid disease. Yorubaland is their buffer zone between them and the rest of Nigeria who they mercilessly oppress. We should return to our original constitution, practice true federalism like Debosky said and take it from there.

They should allow the old man retire. Is it everytime you see somebody on the street that you must ask him for interview?

His tone in this interview is nonchalant like 'leave me the phock alone, Im retired.'

Don't mind them. This is all mind games by SAF. We have the experience in the positions where we need it and the youth in the positions we need it.

Hmmm . . . not sure about this list. Happy Ogbuke is in the squad as well as Osaze and Taiwo. Even Kelvin Etuhu of Man City should be able to make the squad. Goalkeeper department looks a bit light as well. Mikel should be here regardless of his no-shows. I do not see Argentina requesting Messi for Olympic qualifiers so I don't know why Naija keep persisting in forcing Mikel to show for qualifiers. I would have also liked to see Eromoigbe there as well as Yakubu Alfa from the Under-17's. Anyway lets see. . . .

Don't worry about us man. Just go and do your own warm up and we will meet in the ring. Which boxer goes into the other boxers dressing room to see how well his opponents preparation is going?  Talk is cheap. You need to worry about your defence, your goalkeeper, your defensive midfield, your wingers and Ade-Bye-Bye-Y'all before worrying about us. We have enough money to plug our holes and replace anyone who wants to leave.


@ Nateevs,

Just saw the highlights. What do you think of the 4-2-2-2 formation Scolari employed? I can see he was looking for his forwards to pull wide at any opportunity and it actually suited Anelka and Kalou. Also, it created space for Lamps to make his runs through the centre and Deco could control possession because Mikel and Essien were behind him. Can this system work in Prem? Or is he just experimenting. The system certainly would not work with Drogba unless Essien is pushed out to the right so that Drogba doesn't have to run wide. What of Joe Cole? I didn't see him in the highlight clips. Did he play? Also, what are your first impressions of Ivanovic in terms of touch and aggressiveness. I agree that Kalou may someday come good but still worried about his crossing, composure and finishing. Awaiting your opinion.

Arsenal fans should go and put their house in order before worrying about our house.

Old soldiers never die. All our central midfielders are about 30 or 31 so nothing spoil. Midfielders usually peak from 27-32 so I don't see any problem there. They should be more than good enough for the next season if not the one after sef. Everywhere else, we have young to mid-range players, from right back to left back and wingers. Therefore there is nothing 'old soldier' about our team. The old soldiers of Milan are in their defence, that is why they couldn't prosper in Serie A. All these Cafu, Maldini, even Massimo Oddo are past their sell-by date. Seedorf is still only 31/32 but with all his years of top flight football, he runs like a 34 year old and cannot keep his energy levels up every week so he saves himself for CL. We don't have that problem. We are at least good for next season. Even with Baba Grant, we were serious contenders, not to talk of what we will do with Scolari. Y'all better knuckle up.

Eziachi is correct. We Southern tribes have never had a problem living with each other unless the Hausa man stirs up trouble between us by playing our interests off against each other. I have never met an Ibo who cannot get along with a Yoruba and vice-versa. We Ijaws have traded and settled with the Ibo along the Imo river for centuries. Even in Aba today, you will find descendants of Opobo traders from the 1800's. Maybe even a quarter of Ijaws can trace their ancestry back to Iboland sef, including me.

I don't blame her. Does Naija know how to treat its athletes? They all retire broke and injured.

@ Presido,

Don't mind them. I am yet to see a single country with an even Christian Muslim split that is successful. Even the Balkans in Europe split themselves along religious lines. All these people saying that Naija should not split are an aggressive minority of Yourubas. The Igbos, Ijaws, Efiks, Ibibios, Calabars, Itsekiris, Tivs etc are all ready for this bloody seccession. We are just waiting for the Yorubas to join the gang because they are the only glue keeping this country together.

Naija should be split in two, nothing more, just North and South.

Hehehe . . . . this guy Mpele again.

Anyway, I do not believe this news. I will believe it when it comes from a reputable news agency like Reuters, but any old link on the internet is not enough. I have a Ghanaian friend in China and she has never said that she experienced racism.

Well, I am glad you had the last word cos this debate started with Nateevs and Ritchboi 3 days ago and it is time to move on to the next thing. . . .

Mr Jackal, thanks for the entertainment. There is no need proving anything. You have been completely outgunned and you are now trying to use diversionary tactics talking about Dayokanu and me coming to England and such. On every point of factual importance you made fatal errors: from the no of games Henry played under Wenger; to the year Wenger was sacked; to saying that Henry struggled under Tigana when Arsene left for Arsenal (as if!); to misjudging the strength of Ikpeba's profile; to lying about the no of games Henry played at Juventus . . . . and so on and so forth. All these extra debates about when I came to England just prove that you are looking for any excuses to keep this debate on your side, but I'm afraid this debate is finished.

Well thank God that Dayokanu is enlightened, whether he is in Europe, Naija or Antartica.

Moi-moi leaves to cover my manhood? look at who is dissing Nigerians.

Bla bla bla . . . you make an ellegation and you don't like the answer. I have always seen myself as fully Nigerian . . . meanwhile you are the one who always disses Nigerians. You asked me when I came here and I am telling you I am also from here and was born here, so don't ask such ignorant questions and don't doubt when I say I came in 1996. I also used to read Complete Football magazine. I do not tell anyone in Naija what is happening in Naija league because I don't know. So it is funny when guys like you try to tell me what happened France in 1998 when you got all your information from Complete Football and such. It is not a question of Europe vs Nigeria, it is just a question of Perfect information vs Imperfect information, although there are some Naija guys who do know what was happening in France then, but not many. Thank God Dayokanu was in Europe at the time so he can give you the international perception of Victor Ikpebas time at Monaco. I always told you not to argue with imperfect information.

I am not one of you? . . . . wow! You are claiming ownership rights over an internet forum?

Please answer the question about Henry playing 18 games in 2 months and move on.


What is the score? Do you agree that you have been sonned? I tried to be peaceful but your ego would not let you rest. Your arms are too short to box with me.

The Independent Newspaper is dodgy? Oya, carry go.

Tell me how Henry played 18 games for Wenger when Henry made his debut in August 1994 and Wenger was sacked in September 1994?

8 - 0

As to whether I came to England in 1996, o boy stay out of my private business. Maybe you do not know my mother is half-English and half-Dutch, from Kingston, Surrey and that even my Grandad was a Chelsea fan. Abramovic ke? I was born in this bitch! This is my second home, even when I was in Naija.