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AjanleKoko:

jaw jaw:
Does anyone know if she finally did write her memoirs?
I will love to read it. It would certainly be revealing.

lateef4me:
@isale_gan,must u always resort to abuse even when d guy in question has not made any post on this thread .

I think u shd b ashamed of ursef,

NB: there is no point mentioning my leader, my personal Egbon, the life force of NL politics section. Imule PM of Canada, padi padi Obama, The supreme commander of all Odu'a forces, The One ordained by the Irunmoles to give us hope and direction.

Yes! You guessed right -->  Aare "Becomrich or die mapping" Musiwa. This exercise is beneath him.

OAM4J:
Look at this Loserpool fan, abeg go siddon.

Katsumoto:
You were only prophesying what will happen at Old Trafford next time Liverpool play Manure.  Tell him you saw it.

SEFAGO:
^ I was in secondary school then barely 11 but I can still remember that day because it highlighted to me how superstitious nigerians are. Loads of people trying to commit suicide thinking it was the end of the world. Re, tards at least thank God they killed themselves so that they cannot procreate and pollute the genetic pool.

@Isale_gan2
Babes how u dey? Now that we have reconciled and are good friends we can now greet each other without much ado.

GenBuhari:
[size=18pt]28th January 2002  - BBC News
Lagos army munitions dump explosions leave approx 1,000 people  dead[/size]

At least 600 people are now known to have been killed as a result of huge explosions at an army munitions dump in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos.
Many of the dead are children and babies who drowned in a canal as thousands of terrified residents fled the Isolo district near the scene of the blasts on Sunday.

Bodies have also been found inside the military compound housing the depot. Others died as artillery shells ripped through densely populated suburbs.

President Olusegun Obasanjo has visited the scene and ordered a full military inquiry into what caused the explosions.

Stampede

The force of the blasts in the Ikeja area near the airport shook buildings and shattered windows in the city centre, 15 kilometres (nine miles) away. Most of the fires were finally extinguished early on Monday morning.

Click here for a map of the area

An army spokesman told the BBC that the blaze had started in a market next to the munitions dump.

Nick Braley, who was less than a mile away from the barracks, told BBC News Online that shells could be seen exploding in the sky. The noise was like thunder, he said.

Another eyewitness, who gave his name as Phil, said he was at his parents' house when he saw a "mighty mushroom plume", which was followed by "an ear-shattering blast that set off car alarms on the usually quiet street".

"This barrage continued for hours as people, pet dogs and other animals ran helter-skelter without a definite direction," he said.

Canal of death

The barracks are in the middle of a crowded residential area, with one of the city's busiest transport interchanges just outside the gates.

Thousands fled in panic from the army quarters and nearby residential areas as shells exploded across the city.

The BBC's Dan Isaacs says that in the chaos and confusion people fled for what they believed to be the safety of a banana plantation, but then slipped down into a swampy canal.

As they struggled for their lives more people surged down into the water.

Nigerian barracks are like towns in themselves. Soldiers live there with their wives and families and traders often set up stalls inside.

Unexploded shells

Hospitals in the area say they are overwhelmed by the disaster.

A senior nurse at the Isolo General Hospital said they had received 152 bodies during the morning. "Most of them are children. The youngest of them is four," said Titilayo Akinogun.

"More bodies have been taken to other hospitals," she said.

Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu is reported to have arrived at the scene to supervise the rescue effort.

Our correspondent says the market was gutted, a nearby church completely destroyed and a hospital damaged. A school also took a direct hit.

Unexploded shells are still lying on the streets.

Ngodigha1:
@Gen Buhari, are you the only Nigerian that has not heard of Ikemba's death. At a time when Ndigbo worldwide and easterns as well as associates are mournig the fallen hero, you are here posting and replying yourself. This is shameful.

GenBuhari:
@Ngodigha1
In all seriousness, I was a child of Biafra and I have a lot of respect for Ojukwu and wish the great man RIP

naijababe:
Take no prisoners  , I likey

So far I have tempered justice with mercy.  I have not rubbed in the fact that your archenemies Liverpool The Massive Manchester City gave you a 6-1 drubbing! At Ol' Trafford! 

davidylan:
nairalanders can be quite nice people. 
Kinda puts things in perspective. There is a lot more goodness, kindness and christian giving shown here than the entire religion section.

Ola one:
In da house

blacksta:
1st Page of Fluff