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TV/MoviesRe: Television Star Toun Oni Dies by iceland(m): 5:58pm On Jul 10, 2010
May her soul rest in perfect peace. I read she was not married and she gave birth to no children but adopted three children. What a great and loving kindness heart she had.
EventsRe: July Birthday Mates! by iceland(m): 6:42am On Jul 07, 2010
I was born on 1st of July. I am the first and I shall never be the last.
EventsRe: July Birthday Mates! by iceland(m): 6:38am On Jul 07, 2010
I was born on 1st of July. I am the first and I shall never be the last
Christianity EtcRe: Sir Elton John Says Jesus Was Super-intelligent Gay Man by iceland(op): 7:37am On Feb 20, 2010
I still do not understand why a lot people like to drag Jesus name in the mud for there inconsistence indulgence. Why not Buddha or Mohamed why Jesus? well God is patient. If I were him I would have struck this Elton john with leprosy.
Christianity EtcSir Elton John Says Jesus Was Super-intelligent Gay Man by iceland(op): 7:31am On Feb 20, 2010
Sir Elton John has claimed Jesus was a "super-intelligent gay man" in an interview with a US magazine.

The singer also told Parade Jesus was "compassionate", forgiving and "understood human problems".

A spokesman for the Church of England said: "Sir Elton's reflection that Jesus calls us all to love and forgive is one shared by all Christians."

"But insights into aspects of the historic person of Jesus are perhaps best left to the academics," he added.

Sir Elton said in the interview: "On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

"I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East - you're as good as dead," he added.

In the interview, the singer also said he did not like being a celebrity any more because "fame attracts lunatics".

"Princess Diana, Gianni Versace, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, all dead. Two of them shot outside their houses. None of this would have happened if they hadn't been famous. I never had a bodyguard, ever, until Gianni died," he said.

The full interview will be published on Parade's website on Friday, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8523538.stm
Christianity EtcRe: The Insanity Of A Radical Muslim(everybody Should See These) by iceland(op): 8:25am On Feb 07, 2010
Muslims have stated that England will be the first country they take over! Taking over means more innocent blood would be shed.
These are pictures not shown on American TV or in American Newspapers , but were forwarded by a Canadian who thought All Christians ought to know.

Christianity EtcRe: The Insanity Of A Radical Muslim(everybody Should See These) by iceland(op): 8:20am On Feb 07, 2010
more pictures

Christianity EtcThe Insanity Of A Radical Muslim(everybody Should See These) by iceland(op): 3:22am On Feb 07, 2010
Why should a religion portray these?These Pictures are from London . This is beyond scary!

This makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Can you imagine having a Christian demonstration against Islam in downtown Baghdad or Iran ?

View the pictures below and decide how you really feel about the future of the Western World. These pictures are of Muslims marching through the streets of London during their 'Religion of Peace Demonstration. '

SportsRe: Nigeria Sack Amodu, Draw Up Hiddink-led Shortlist by iceland(m): 4:33pm On Feb 06, 2010
That is where he belongs anyway.

FamilyRe: For The Married Folks: What Happens When The Novelty Wears Off? by iceland(m): 4:28pm On Feb 06, 2010
What happens when the novelty wears off?, Why should it wear off?
PoliticsRe: Nbc Stops Bakare’s Live Broadcast by iceland(m): 1:17pm On Jan 18, 2010
How Long can the federal government supress the truth? Surely, not so long because the time is coming says the Lord " I will flush out the evil leaders like water out of the mountains"
RomanceRe: Love Potion by iceland(m): 8:09pm On Jan 03, 2010
grin grin grin grin Girls don suffer!
CrimeRe: Armed Robber? Why Did Police Kill Emmanuel, Aged 13? by iceland(op): 8:51am On Dec 31, 2009
My heart Bled!
CrimeArmed Robber? Why Did Police Kill Emmanuel, Aged 13? by iceland(op): 8:49am On Dec 31, 2009
"It really overwhelms our capacity to store bodies," says Dr Anthony Mbah, chief medical director at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.

His mortuary is overflowing - with corpses brought in by the police.

"We have between 70 and 80 bodies right now, and about three weeks ago, there was a mass burial of some other corpses," he says.

"We are now getting ready to get these ones buried."

Inside the mortuary in the south-eastern city of Enugu, two rooms are set aside for the remains of the young men.

In the first room, they are stacked, naked, one on top of the other. In places the piles are four or five deep.

Faces peer out amongst a forest of legs. Heads loll into groins. Limbs are flung around torsos. Some almost seem to embrace. The smell - and the flies - make it impossible to get close.

It is a scene beyond belief.

Fathers' pain

The mortuary is in a state of chaos. No-one working here can put a precise number on the corpses. Many of the bodies have no names. Mortuary records simply say "suspected armed robber" or "unknown thief".



As they killed him, they killed me, my life is over
Dennis Onovo
Father of victim

The register says police left 75 bodies between the beginning of June and 26 November this year.

But the records are imperfect - staff correct mistakes as they go along, one page appears to be missing.

It is uncertain how many of these bodies really are those of armed robbers.

The father of one victim of a police shooting has no doubt about the innocence of his son.

"A child is a gift from the Gods. They have taken him from me," Chief Dennis Onovo murmurs.

The morning that Mr Onovo's 22-year-old son, Matthew, died he had been walking to a computer class. Police were searching for an armed man in the area - and shot him dead.

"I always hoped my son will one day be governor of this state, or even head of state - but all my effort is in vain," says Mr Onovo.

For two days, the community stood still as people came out in peaceful demonstration.

The police told Matthew's parents he was suspected of armed robbery.

"This boy was not an armed robber. He was never a thief, much less an armed robber," says Mr Onovo.

"As they killed him, they killed me, my life is over."

Emmanuel Egbo

Emmanuel Egbo's parents say he was a keen student, not a criminal

A few miles away, another father echoes his words.

Chief Mark Ngena trembles, remembering.

"He was playing with his fellow children," he says of his 13-year-old son Emmanuel.

"Suddenly policemen, three of them, came in. They shot and killed this boy. Murdered him in cold blood."

It was later claimed that Emmanuel too was an armed robber.

His family have never recovered his body.

Lawyers and relatives point to a pattern - of unlawful killings by police, followed by claims the deceased was an armed robber.

It is an easy way to cover dirty tracks, they say.

Police 'are victims too'

Enugu State Police Commissioner Mohamed Zarewa looks at the photograph of piled up bodies in the mortuary and covers them with his hand.


Police Commissioner Mohamed Zarewa
Why are you not asking about the policemen who died?
Mohamed Zarewa
Enugu State police commissioner

On patrol with Nigeria's police

"I am not aware of that number you are talking. I am not aware, I am not aware," he says.

He mutters it five or six times.

Officers in his force do not carry out unlawful or arbitrary killings, he insists.

He says the young men were all killed in gun battles, fighting the police.

"Not just to go and kill somebody, we don't do that, it's unconstitutional. We are in a democracy," he says.

"You are asking about the young men, why are you not asking about the policemen who died? We people, we lose our lives."

It is true that police work in Nigeria is a difficult job - often deadly.

An encounter between a police officer and a real armed robber is a matter of life or death.

Police officers' wages are low. Corruption in the force is endemic. Poorly trained and ill-equipped policemen are sent to face armed gangs.

But it is also true that many people are killed in police custody.

Punishment without trial

In the Brought in Dead book, seven names are of particular interest.

Brought in Dead book
The Brought in Dead book revealed names of interest

Kennis Victor Okonkwo, Adolphus Odumegwu, Sunday Okoye, Hussein Yusuf, Ugochukwu Ogbonnaya, Amichi Nnamdi, and Ifeani Eze Leonard.

They were arrested, accused of a kidnapping in early September.

On 11 September they were paraded by the inspector-general of Police.

Photos of them alive appeared in local newspapers.

But they never reached court.

By 15 September six of them were dead. The body of the last was delivered to the mortuary the following day.

By each name is written SARS, Special Anti-Robbery Squad - a feared police unit.

When asked for an explanation, Police Commissioner Zarewa said he was too busy.

'Equivalent to hell'

"They told me they have transferred my brother to Abuja," says Charles, a shy 22-year-old.

His older brother was in trouble with the police, accused of robbery.

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Charles took a food flask for his brother, and travelled for two days to reach the police station.

On arrival he was arrested, accused of armed robbery, and held for three months.

"Inside there was equivalent to hell," he says.

He says he was taken out of his cell, hung by the knees and beaten. But he feels lucky as it happened only a couple of times.

A man held with him suffered a similar punishment, but his joints were smashed. He screamed as he crawled back into the cell.

Briefly, Charles was held opposite his own brother and the two had the chance to talk.

After that, Charles never saw him again.

"It is the slang they use," he says quietly.

"They are not going to tell you openly your brother is killed. They just tell you they have transferred his case to Abuja."

RomanceRe: Is This Real Or Fake? Can You Date A Girl Like Her? by iceland(op): 3:58pm On Nov 28, 2009
Gabry:
Na waaa for kpomo legs shocked shocked shocked
Dont go hating her cos you've got a flat ass! grin grin grin grin
RomanceIs This Real Or Fake? Can You Date A Girl Like Her? by iceland(op): 3:47pm On Nov 28, 2009
I saw some of her other pics with different posture,I think it's real but , shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked

Nairaland GeneralRe: CNN: Hospitalised Nigerian President (Umaru Yar'adua) Not Stepping Down. by iceland(m): 9:16pm On Nov 27, 2009
sjeezy8:
I dont think goodluck wants to be president anyway he just enjoys the title and money.
Let's see how far his "Goodluck" will carry him this time around. Time will tell!
PoliticsRe: Yar'adua 'Unconscious' In Saudi Arabia: Fears Mount In Nigeria by iceland(m): 9:11pm On Nov 27, 2009
posakosa:
SaharaReporters are RUMOR MONGERING MORONS---- LET THEM PROVIDE US WITH THEIR SOURCE.
I don't know you didn't pick up the profession of journalism if you want source for every news.If they give you a source you will be looking credibility of the same.Nigerians!!
Nairaland GeneralRe: CNN: Hospitalised Nigerian President (Umaru Yar'adua) Not Stepping Down. by iceland(m): 9:02pm On Nov 27, 2009
mahal:
If only we had human beings in the National Assembly , Federal exec council, and in his immediate family, this man should have looong resigned.
Even if we had dogs in there something positive would have come out but we have bunch of DEAD people in there. cry cry cry cry
PoliticsRe: Yar'adua 'Unconscious' In Saudi Arabia: Fears Mount In Nigeria by iceland(m): 8:58pm On Nov 27, 2009
Cyber G:
Yet, Yaradua, you are afraid to meet the Allah you have been going to visit during the Hajj so frequently! Why? Don't you think he must be keen on meeting you too since you have absconded any kind of work since 2007 and protected the most corrupt humans on the face of the earth?
grin grin grin These I have been pondering about too.
RomanceRe: Women Which Do You Prefer, Se|x Or Cute Factor? by iceland(m): 2:17pm On Nov 27, 2009
Which of these wont fade away after sometime?be with the one you Love.Simple!
PoliticsOur Presido Is A Walking Corspse He Needs Spiritual Help.(with Photos) by iceland(op): 1:40pm On Nov 27, 2009
How can our president look like this? What was he looking at before it degenerates to this form?
To me, He is a walking corpse.I mean is these things not spiritual?

PoliticsRe: Spreading Rumors That Our President Is Dead Is Unpatriotic And Ungodly by iceland(m): 11:30am On Nov 26, 2009
If he wants to die he should die.What difference does it make? To me he as dead as his government! huh huh
RomanceRe: My Girlfriend Kisses With Her Eyes Open! by iceland(m): 9:53am On Nov 25, 2009
Any girl that opens her eyes when kissing is an 'ogbanje' witch! steer clear from those kinda babes. Am talking from Experience.He who has ears,
RomanceRe: Since I Met Her, I 've Been Having Bad Luck by iceland(m): 1:55pm On Oct 21, 2009
Somebody should tell this guy where MFM is. You need FIRE! It will burn all you problem including your girlfriend if she's the course or the curse[color=][/color]
RomanceRe: Since I Met Her, I 've Been Having Bad Luck by iceland(m): 1:54pm On Oct 21, 2009
Somebody should tell this guy where MFM is. You need FIRE! It will burn all you problem including your girlfriend if she's the course or the curse[color=][/color]
CelebritiesRe: Genevieve Talks About The Oprah Experience by iceland(m): 8:22am On Oct 10, 2009
She's a bitch! But am very Proud of her. Much love genny sky is not your limit!
RomanceRe: Why Are NL Ladies Accused Of Flirting? by iceland(m): 10:19am On Oct 05, 2009
oun to wun eni body lo le fe no wan so

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