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I think before condeming the dude we all should put ourselve in his position . We all know how our Naija is..People do come up with different stories after they have received full service from you. I think Naeto would have had issues with some bad promoters and organisers in the past which would make him want his complete balance before stepping on stage to perform.
To me,i feel since the guy was already at the venue to perform they should have paid his balance to aviod matters that touch at the end of his performance or if they could not afford Naeto C should have settled for a cheaper artist.. as we have so many cheap ones in Naija and Ghana too....
As for returning the 400k,It is surely not possible because he would have used the cash for flight,outfit,practise session,arranging backup singer s ,arranging DJ mix setup for the event also.. So its not easy to refund at all as i think the organisers breached the contract by not following his prefered and agreed mode of payment.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237593/Floridas-Sleeping-Snow-White-dies-42-YEARS-coma--longest-recorded----mother-sister-left-side.html?ICO=most_read_module

The world's longest coma patient, a Miami woman who had been called the 'Sleeping Snow White' during the 42 years she remained comatose, has died at the age of 59.
Edwarda O'Bara was a cheery high school student in 1970 when she suddenly fell ill, threw up her medicine and slipped into a diabetic coma.
But before she became comatose she turned to her mother and pleaded with her to 'promise ... you won't leave me.'
Her mother stayed true to her word, enduring a grueling schedule to constantly stay near her daughter until the mother died five years ago and the woman's sister became her primary care giver - until Edwarda passed away on Wednesday.

As a popular 16-year-old, Edwarda had a bright future ahead of her but then she became ill with a severe bout of pneumonia.
In the early hours of January 3 in 1970, she 'woke up shaking and in great pain because the oral form of insulin she had been taking wasn't reaching her blood stream,' according to her family.

She was rushed to hospital and as she lay in her bed, she turned to her mother, Kaye O'Bara, and pleaded with her to stay near.
'Promise me you won't leave me,' the teen begged her mother, according to the Miami Herald.
Terrified, O'Bara assured daughter, 'Of course not. I would never leave you, darling,' having no idea of the long ordeal ahead.
The mother kept that promise, taking care of her daughter, until Kaye O'Bara herself died five years ago.

For more than 35 years, Kaye O'Bara remained constantly by Edwarda's bedside, enduring a grueling schedule to give her daughter around the clock care.
She would only sleep for 90 minutes at a time, so she would always be accessible to her daughter.
The devoted mother would not institutionalize Edwarda, even though the financial burden became a great challenge to the family.

"Promise... you won't leave me," the teen begged her mother. "Of course not. I would never leave you, darling," her mother replied.

Though Kaye died at the age of 80 on March 7, 2008, she never gave up hope that her daughter would one day wake up from her coma.
Edwarda's father, Joe, had passed away in 1977. He died from a heart attack, believed to have been brought on by the strain of caring for his ailing daughter.
After their mother's passing, Edwarda's sister Colleen stepped in and continued the tradition to offer constant care to Edwarda at her home in Miami Gardens.
Colleen quit her previous job as a horse trainer to care full time for her sister.
'I didn’t give it a second thought. She's my sister,' Colleen O'Bara said, 'and I love her.'

As part of her care, her body was turned every two hours to keep away bedsores, she was given insulin and fed through a tube.
Colleen would also lovingly braid her sister's grey hairs, suck the mucus from Edwarda's throat to allow her to breath and constantly speak to her sister, assuming Edwarda was soaking up her every word.
She mixes baby food, milk, eggs, orange juice, Mazola oil, brewer's yeast and a piece of white bread into a blender and then a wire mesh strainer, pouring the concoction into Edwarda's feeding tube every two hours, day and night.
She suctions mucus from Edwarda's throat, whispers endearments in her ear and braids her long gray hair.

Family and friends would also visit her, playing music and reading to the woman.
Kaye O'Bara was a devout Catholic who said she felt the presence of the Virgin Mary in her daughter's room.
That led Dr. Wayne Dyer to write a book about the family and their unconditional care for Edwarda, 'A Promise Is A Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Mother’s Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us.'
The book attracted widespread attention and visitors from around the world would come and visit the ailing woman and encourage her family.
'I had to learn to let strangers in,' Colleen O'Bara said, 'because they aren't strangers.'

A promise is a promise: Edwarda asked her mother, Kaye O'Bara to never leave her side. The mother was presented with a medal from the Catholic Church, the highest honor a layperson can receive, for her diligent care

Remembering Edwarda as 'the best sister in the whole wide world,' Colleen said that she learned so much from the experience.
'She taught me so much, and I’m talking about now, after she was in the coma,' Colleen O'Bara said.
'She taught me so much about unconditional love that I couldn't say I had it before. She taught me about patience, that I didn’t have before. I learned so much from taking care of my sister. It’s like I grew up overnight.'
"She taught me so much about unconditional love... she taught me about patience. I learned so much from taking care of my sister. It's like I grew up overnight."
This April, Colleen gathered friends and family to Miami to celebrate Edwarda's 59th birthday.
'We all had a good time at the party especially Edwarda. Everyone was so amazed at how aware of everything going on she was. It was just a good day,' the sister shared with her friends and supporters on Facebook.
'My mom's spirit was so strong that we all felt her with us,' Colleen added.
Throughout the year, Colleen had updated supporters on Facebook on her sister's condition.

'She is still making different sounds and is so much more aware of her surroundings,' the sister wrote in a posting in October.
'When I am talking to her I have her total attention, I can tell by the look in her eyes. This just really makes me smile.'
'Thank you for all the cards and letters I received They always make me smile,' she added, expressing gratitude.

Even though Colleen was optimistic about her sister's improvement, she noticed that on Tuesday night, Edwards was having difficulty keeping her food down.
By Wednesday, the woman seemed to be feeling better and her sister told Edwarda that she was going to grab a cup of coffee.
'I noticed her looking directly at me and gave me the biggest smile I had ever seen,' her sister said.
When Colleen returned with her coffee, Edwarda had already passed away.
'She then closed her eyes and joined my Mom in Heaven,' Colleen announced.
Edwarda is survived by her sister, nephew Richard O'Bara and great-nephew Joseph Michael O'Bara.




EYES OPEN BUT STILL ASLEEP: COMAS CAN LEAVE PATIENTS UNABLE TO FEEL, SPEAK OR MOVE FOR DECADES

A person is deemed to be comatose, or in a coma, when they are unconscious for more than six hours.
While comatose, a patient cannot be woken up and though they sometimes appear to be awake, they cannot consciously feel, speak, hear, or move.
Around 40 per cent of comas are drug induced while others are caused by a lack of oxygen reaching the brain (25 per cent) or strokes (20 per cent). Trauma to the head, malnutrition or abnormal glucose levels are the catalyst in around 15 per cent of cases.
Comas can last just a few days or span to several weeks or even years.
Elaine Esposito, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, was comatose for 37 years - the second longest recorded period, after Edwarda O'Bara.
Ms Esposito was a six-year-old child when she was anesthetized for an appendectomy on August 6, 1941 but she never awoke from the operation.
Her last words to her mother were, 'Mommy, I'm not afraid. Don't worry.'
She died on November 25, 1978 at the age of 43.
Edwarda O'Bara had been in a coma since 1970.
Over the 42 years she was effectively asleep, the woman missed scores of historical events including the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237593/Floridas-Sleeping-Snow-White-dies-42-YEARS-coma--longest-recorded----mother-sister-left-side.html?ICO=most_read_module

JUST ONE UNITED

ideylaff: Thats not a good excuse, how many people do you see around with sweaty armpits even in Dubai which is hotter.

There are things you do to combat heavy pespiration and most especially if you are a girl, its not always a nice site to see sweaty armpits.

Imagine what happens underneath her if she is ds sweaty with a sleeveless dress.

Even the guy hugging her has a long sleeve shirt on and he has dry armpits

Lets not get ahead of ourselves, its either an oversite for Tonto not using an antiperspirant b4 leaving home or just total ignorance on her part

Its an embarassement to say the least for a so called Star which she is classed as.

Easy ohhh ... I think the stuff on her armpit area of the dress is a design..
on the first picture... Check her Navel / Middle / Waist part of the dress and you find the same design too..
IT IS CLEARLY A PATCH DESIGN... Enjoy..

Sorry Chelsea Fans...

Clattenburg cleared as FA charge Mikel 22 Nov 2012
The club did not wish to proceed in relation to the other allegation. The club provided witness statements from two players, Ramires Santos do Nascimento (“Ramires”) and John Obi Mikel.

The details of the allegation were that following one or the other of the red cards issued during the second half of the game, Ramires heard Mark Clattenburg say to John Obi Mikel, “shut up you monkey”. John Obi Mikel did not hear the alleged comment.

On 1 Nov 2012, The FA requested that Chelsea disclose full details of their internal investigation.
On 5 Nov 2012, Chelsea FC provided The FA with witness statements from other Chelsea FC players and officials.
On 5 Nov 2012, The FA interviewed Ramires and John Obi Mikel, using the TV match footage obtained by The FA.
Between 7 and 8 Nov 2012, The FA interviewed all four match officials.
On 9 and 14 Nov 2012, further to FA requests, Chelsea FC provided unbroadcast video footage of the game from static cameras.
On 15 Nov 2012, The FA reinterviewed Ramires to show him the previously unseen video footage provided by the club. At this stage, for the first time, the exact point at which the comment was alleged to have been made was established.
In light of this new information, between 15 and 19 Nov 2012, The FA interviewed the players who were in the vicinity of the alleged incident, and reinterviewed John Obi Mikel and the match officials.
Chelsea FC was offered the opportunity to provide any further information or evidence that they believed could be relevant to the allegation.
The FA then sought advice on the evidence gathered from independent Queen’s Counsel.

The essential facts found:

The evidence for the allegation came from one witness, Ramires. Ramires, whose first language is not English, explained that his instinctive reaction was to seek confirmation from John Obi Mikel as to what the referee had said.
John Obi Mikel, who was being spoken to by the referee, was much closer to the referee than Ramires and did not hear what it is suggested was said to him.
Three other witnesses, i.e. the other Match Officials, to whom everything said by referee was relayed via their communication equipment, are adamant the alleged words were not uttered.

There is nothing in the video footage to support the allegation.
For completeness, but of lesser weight, two other players, whose first language is English and were in the vicinity, did not hear anything untoward.
The decision:
Having considered all of the available evidence it was the opinion of David Waters QC, independent counsel, that the evidence of Ramires was not supported by any other evidence.

Moreover it was contradicted by other witnesses and does not cross the evidential threshold required to bring a charge against Mark Clattenburg.
Having considered Counsel’s opinion, and in view of all the circumstances of the case, The FA does not believe that there is a case for Mr Clattenburg to answer.
Equally The FA is satisfied that the allegation against Mark Clattenburg by Ramires was made in good faith. It is entirely possible for a witness to be genuinely mistaken and convincing in his belief.
The FA receives and investigates numerous allegations of misconduct over the course of a season. All allegations are properly investigated. It is not uncommon for investigations to lead to no disciplinary charge being brought.
The FA encourages all players who believe they have been either subject, or witness to, discriminatory abuse to report the matter immediately to the match officials on the day.

Furthermore, all Participants are advised to report any such alleged misconduct to The FA. In this case, the player and club were correct in reporting the matter to The FA and it was appropriate and proper for such an allegation to be thoroughly investigated.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9696732/Mark-Clattenburg-cleared-of-racism-charges-The-FAs-statement-in-full.html

Pics

Sorry.. This is a clear reaction of shinning chemicals used by those sharp car wash boys in order to make you feel your vehicle was washed perfectly.. Happened to my old car too some years back.........

MADIBA

Everything shown above i am sure didnt cost up to 3 million Naira to arrange.
The Governor can do better cos i personally have done such for a small community before.
He needs to get things right and straight in that state and not just only for the flood victims because once they return to there homes.It will be back to square one and POVERTY.. Good luck..

Mai we-clef... MVP>>

akpako things... UNited...

strictly.. Akpako things... chelsea go suffer.. ahahahahahaa

chelsea go suffer.. Na akpako style we go knack una.. LOL..

vascey: Sue them in the UK. They have a business entity there. Also send a petition to Manchester United and UK authorities. They need to know a Nigerian business is using their brand to cheat their customers.

Don't give up. One man can make a difference.

eboe boy:
Seconded!

You can ring up UK daily mail on Tel (switchboard): +44 (0) 20 7938 6000. They'll publish the news, trust me!

You'll get volunteer lawyers too, on a no-win no-pay basis

Make sure you sue them in pounds, at least half a million pounds (£500,000)

www.dailymail.co.uk http://www.lawyerlocator.co.uk/lawyer/legal_issues/get_article/id/153/choices-if-you-cannot-afford-a-lawyer/

Nice idea.. U need to milk them like they have been milking us with fake promos...

I have been a member on Nairaland for some years now and have always visited the auto session to feed my eyes with bad machines..To me,i feel this Demola guy is legitimate,real and ready to do business with any serious person.
He made a mistake by saying 1996 Big daddy.. Big daddy is the Toyota Camry 2.4 and i think the production started in 2002 , so when he said it will cost 1.3 M for big daddy, he meant the 2002 - 2004 Camry 2.4 because he stated clearly he will only deal on cars from 2000 till date..
I beg make Una give am chance.. Man must do something to survive....... Agara...

Its Van Persie Baby.. 24 Million quids well spent...LOL..

Van Persie on point.. Accuracy.. 99

Sorry chelsea... chelsea should head straight to the transfer market..they have got only 1 hr 20 mins left....

Team UNITED.....

United all the way..................

Lets take it easy on the moderators ohhh..

I Think Mr Seun is very right.. The only people spammed are those who have there email address on threads here because i didnt get the spam email.
After reading what Mr Seun said,i quickly did a search online to confirm if its possible to get emails of people from different threads running into thousands on Nairaland and i noticed it is very possible..

They collected emails on posts here with a software called.. Aee Pro, then spammed everyone with AMS Bulk sender using an SMTP server as that will enable them use any email address / identity as the sender.

So my own advice is this.. Simply dont fall for any story that is too good to be true and also NEVER YOU CLICK ON ANY MUMU LINK..

I strongly feel Roger Federer gave the match to Murray because Federer didnt give up to 40% real play in the match.. If only you guys saw how Murray wept after Wimbledon final.. I am sure any reasonable person with a good heart as Federer will gladly give the match to Murray like he did today... Oya.. Murray weep no more...

naiijaboii: Kudos to her for getting to the final! Ability takes you only so far in these competitions...the extra edge comes from having quality training, coaches, facilities, preparation, training partners, mentality etc..basically all the things that Nigeria does NOT have.

Considering the country she comes from I would have to say "well done" to her for getting to the finals against all odds!!

Nigeria cant keep planting corn and expect to harvest cocoa yam!

True yarn but the girl really broke my heart oh....... We need to start preparing for the next Olympic from August 13th 2012.... Plz let us learn from other countries....See ordinary southy sef get 3 gold medal already... I tire for this nation Nigeria.... God plz HELP........................

@ Mr.chippychappy... Dont qoute my comment plz... Use your brain na..

Sometimes i wonder why most people dont think before commenting..
The poster should have understood the fact that

The shirts belong to the SSS and they simply give the shirts to criminals to wear for photo shots..

I beg you guys should go and watch olympics and stop worrying about Naija issues...

our coach was an actor in Nollywood in the past... confirmed..

strictly 3 pointers ... hahahahahahahaha

Murray will win the TITLE.....

Federer should retire and leave the game for the younger guys... LOL..

Mavor: deltadegre: Please somebody help me.....My Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV 2002 Version always run High Temperature when ever the AC is on...Please what do I do to correct this Problem
.Anytime it heats up, drive it into the lagoon. Have a special towing van always follow you so it will remove it from the lagoon once it cools off.

LOL..

Murray is a weak and mumu player.... Watch out for Lukas Rosol...

Germany and Rafa Nadal on hot seat.. SS2... LOL....

Kobojunkie: Let's not spread rumors now. The senate,only on Friday, assured the people that the Probe report stands, and that it is still up to the President to ensure it is implemented. The senate also recommended that the Name of the 2 companies be put back on the list, even as investigations into their involvement continues.

Let's stop mixing that issue, with this issue.

Dude,this is no rumor,its a clear fact that we all know.. ask yourself this Can anything good come out of this present issue and government?

Its good you are trying to be positive but menh... AS some will say it... understanding lo mata...

Fellow Nigerians,

Its a pity our president and his Gang in Government have decided to play us like football.

We all are in our different homes typing about farouk and otedela only. The fact remains that what we are hearing and facing now has been well arranged even before fuel price went up to 96 Naira. We all Learnt Farouk got 620K USD, as bribe but this morning we learnt he has been released by our so called police,So now we assume Farouk is not a criminal because he should have been charged to court with all the evidence against him. But lets not be surprised there is no evidence what so ever,lets forget all those stories. Its a packaged story.. Where is Emenalo who got 120k USD from the 620k ? ...

I am just trying to help us all understand the fact that,The subsidy probe report has just been murdered and buried as planned in January and let us all brace ourselves because the fuel will still shoot up to 141 Naira as stated in January.

Fellow Nigerians,Farouk got many millions in USD from the Government in January to play this role, deceiving Nigerians and its painful we all have been played again. I weep for my dear nation Nigeria.

I dont know the way forward,I really dont know but what i stated above is clearly as it is now and Fellow Nigerians we sure need to look for a way forward.. Lets forget this Farouk and otedola case...It is a no case.. If the Government want to show us they have our interest in heart,Let them get the subsidy gang arrested and have them prosecuted but i am sure that wont happen cos they are all involved. GEJ TOO>>>>>


God Help Nigeria..