Sveen: I'm still trying to understand why it had to be built in the middle of a lagoon, ergo, they're gonna have to transport the kids on boat, and their parent would allow it. That's superb.
The pupils and their parents are "boat people."
They live in houses built on stilts within thew vicinity of the school.
I wonder how he and his team got a pass to the event.
SR is not mainstream. I hope someone did not violate security procedures to get SR the pass.
If that was the case then there is wahala!
What if something untoward had happened to Mugabe? Who would be blamed?
What this means is that any blogger with strong connections can get a pass to such a high profile event, similaly create s scene and report it on his/her blog to draw traffic not minding the embarassment or security risk it could cause$
Reference: Well society is slightly more complex than most of us assume.
You need power and it comes from the people. The power to change Nigeria comes from Nigerians not the Captain.
It doesn't matter how good your captain is. If he doesn't have a good team around him he wouldn't win trophies, simple as that. In Nigeria leadership is grossly, grossly over-rated. The followershio is too heavy an anchor to bear in this country.
A Junaid who probably cannot win an election in his bathroom will probably decide how this country is run over the next 4 years. We have serious problems in Nigeria. Who the hell is he and where the hell did he come from? But once again, that is Nigeria for you.
Amother Gbam!
Coldflares, Semitunde and Referencen have hit the nail on the head.
When these northern ethnic jingoists want a post, they play the geo-political zone card. They would see nothing wrong in two people who are Hause or Fulani from NW/NC/NE occupying corresponding posts.
I fear we would hear nothing about a national conference or restructuring of the polity under a PMB regime. Too bad!
As for PMB's seeming inertia, time will tell.
It is gradually becoming obvious that strange bedfellows came together to "capture" power solely for their personal interests. While it may cause some initial friction, I see it as an opportunity for our democracy to deepen if properly managed.
coldFLARES1: God forbid that we may one day wish that Jonathan retained the position. I feel immensely disappointed that Buhari seem to have aspired for the presidency for more than 12yrs without an idea of what to do for the good of the public. How disgusting it is to think that a man of 73 seem unable to assert himself because he may have his eyes set on a second term. With the deceit of a public declaration of asset already executed, it won't be wrong to say PMB is grossly overrated on his 'unique' selling points of honesty and integrity. All too soon, I am beginning to realise we have elevated a loafer to draw salaries and allowances for the next 4yrs while condemning our country to either stagnation or regression. . . .and to all these hausa people priding themselves as powerbrokers and emerging from the blues, we are watching you.
semitunde: My point was really that we can have Saraki as senate president and still have a Yoruba as speaker simply because one is from the Southwest and the other is from North Central.
When northerners want to put people in post, they bring out the zone card, but when they see someone like Saraki they say he's Yoruba. They should follow the zone.
There are Hausa and Fulani people in North East/ West/ Central. When they put people in positions through such zoning, we don't complain that they are all Hausa /Fulani na abi? .
Walexey: That was plain stupid and childish imagine towards d end " where's that Zuma sef" if SR is truly a professional body they could lose their jobs.
Lose their jobs?
The founder of SR was the main culprit at the event. He was the one shouting and harrassing Mugabe when he entered the car.
He chose a female reporter to gain access and then piggyback to Mugabe. A male reporter would not have been allowed to get that far.
When SR founder harassed a Nigerian minister at a townhall meeting in US, he was hailed.
Now he's taken his "home bad behaviour" outside people are beginning to notice.
He had better be called to order before it gets out of hand (I doubt that though).
iphanyiuma: I don't know who is more stupiid between the op and amechi... You were busy giving the portrait different positions and taking pictures inside that filth... More grease to your elbow
Caseless: See the crumbs these guys serve us in the name of journalism. So AKUME is no more Tinubu's candidate like they have made us to believe, it is now Lawan. Kontinu!
Lawan and Akume are running a joint ticket- Lawan for president and Akume Deputy.
JudismphD: see the criminals putting us in this mess
Why are Tinubu and Otedola smiling while GMB is not?
I guess this is a metaphor for the state of the country where GMB represents Nigeria which is currently being squezzed by the smiling-to-the-bank oil merchants.
ketiy77: Bukola saraki is a northerner who only immigrated to the Independent country of the Kingdom of Western Nigeria. but for many years, the nigeria newspapers (osibanjo) have been telling lies about a stupid war. they are from Nigeria. they only cross over to Independent country of the Kingdom of Western Nigeria.
That why they dont know the history of the Independent country of the Kingdom of Western Nigeria.
They are just people who cross over the river niger. and they think, it is part of Nigeria.. because most people are illiterate in africa. When some of them cross over to places like ilorin, they think it is part of Nigeria.
And Osibanjo father inlaw was funny of telling lies in his newspapers. And making up fake story...
All of this are in the place... they migrate too..
They are people who went to another country, claiming it is part of their country.
illiad: The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has again commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat at the March 28 polls.
Mr. Buhari, who gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday when he received Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, said Mr. Jonathan’s action turned around Nigeria’s nervous political process. He said: “The Nigerien president purposely came to congratulate me on my victory and President Jonathan for the maturity and statesmanship that he exhibited by accepting that he had lost the election.
“His action actually doused tensions and averted crisis in Nigeria.
“Not only Africa but the world has commended the president for that because if he had disputed the elections, there would have been crisis in the country.
“That is what people don’t want, not only Nigerians but other countries. So, he came to commend President Jonathan for his courage and statesmanship.’’
stevecantrell: Usually the rail line to all these projects are mapped out before the sites are commissioned. Lagos has serious problems on the way and many can't see that yet.
You and Grandstar are right.
That's the problem I have with the Lekki exp way expansion.
No BRT Lane! No rail line! Oversized roundabouts instead of bridges!
Looks like proper planning was not done.
I fear we are heading for a major traffic disaster on the road - that's if it is not here yet!