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Family › Re: Infidelity In A New Marriage by ladej(m): 10:14pm On Jan 12, 2010

u be real BABYBOY. goodluck grin

Culture › Re: Declining Interest In Nigerian Culture! What Is Responsible? by ladej(m): 1:11am On Jan 11, 2010

mayfrances:
when u do go to america and see the hordes of obese people u wonder where people like halle berry reside. all na marketing bros !

It's called "Hollywood", we here born and raised in America know that stars starve themselves to the point of death to look like Halle Berry. TV adds 10 pounds to you, so she you know she looks like a crackhead in person. The hordes of obese people is a result of a nation that has too much food and people eat the wrong combinations of food. As far as Nigerian culture, especially the beauty, I want to see more African women wear the ethnic hairstyles and stop wearing all the ridiculous weave that you see them wearing. You know it's fake because their real hair is nappy as hell and the fake hair is smooth. There are more African American sistas that wear their hair in its natural state.

People should stop trying to fit in and just be themselves. That's what used to be beautiful about this country; the diversity; it gave people here something to look forward to. Now when you see African, especially Nigerians, as far as the speech and mannerism, you can't tell them apart from the African Americans. That's why I chose to marry a Nigerian because of the culture of respect for family and older people but I don't even see that anymore.

When people from other countries come to the states they continue thier culture, they have their own schools, stores, churches, etc. But, I see more and more Africans trying to be Americanized, ghetto, acting like they from the hood and don't even understand what the hood life is about.

It is the Africans responsibilty to continue their cultural upbringing so that we as African Americans better understand each other and the great culture that our ancestors were stripped of.

i agree with you here. too much food, gosh. grin

. the hair bit, again you are spot on 100%. what happened to natural hair? the truth is very few people are comfortable in their own skin, hence the need to try to fit in. a lot of people dont realise that most times the africans who are most successful in america today are as real as before they left africa[an example is the ex-basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon] who still speaks in his nigerian accent despite living in america 20 years plus and millions in the bank. when some people feel inferior all sorts of things happen. its sad. one can only try his/her best to be proud of his/her culture regardless. i definitely am 100%

Culture › Re: Declining Interest In Nigerian Culture! What Is Responsible? by ladej(m): 1:04am On Jan 11, 2010

mayfrances:
speaking as an African American, it means being true to yourself and not trying to fit in with the norm. I can see Nigerians falling off here in America, but in Nigeria, No. The Nigerian culture is a beautiful one. What I see a lot of times is Nigerians wanting their children to fit in at school and they tolerate bad behavior. Also, the way the system is set in the US, you can not just spank your child, you may end up in jail. My husband (who is Nigerian) and I plan to send our twins to Nigeria when they come of age so that they can be emersed in the culture and language (Yoruba). Do I need to rethink?

thank you, the nigerian culture indeed is a beautiful one. i think the combination of monitoring one's kids, being their friend and confidant, allowing them to make mistakes and LEARNING from them is the way to go. sending your kids to nigeria to be immersed in the culture and language is a good way to go. just ensure the people monitoring them are trustworthy, reliable and good.if you can go as well even better. there's a lot to learn

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 4:12am On Jan 07, 2010

London breeding Islamic terrorists

Editor's note: Robert S. Leiken in the director of National Security and Immigration Programs at The Nixon Center and writes for The National Interest. He is the author of the forthcoming "Europe's Angry Muslims: The Revolt of the Second Generation" (Oxford University Press).

(CNN) -- In assessing blame for the Christmas Day terror scare, we point fingers at Yemen, at the Amsterdam airport, even at corruption in African airports. But no one mentions where the would-be suicide bomber was radicalized: London, the capital of the ally we take for granted.

Last weekend, British security agency MI5 revealed that Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab had "multiple communications" with Islamic extremists in London, that the Nigerian reached out from London to a worldwide network of jihadi contacts and that he was "on the periphery of a past incident."

Why was this 3-year-old information apparently not shared with U.S. authorities until more than a week after the near-fatal flight?

Probably the reason is that UK security agencies are overwhelmed by the dimensions of the terrorist threat in Britain. Two years ago, MI5's director revealed that there were 4,000 people known to be "involved in terrorist-related activity in the UK" in more than 200 terrorist networks. A year later, authorities said the threat was growing "increasingly complex" and the numbers "even higher."

Since the mid-90s, London has been a haven for foreign jihadi preachers, organizers, agitators and propagandists, many of them recipients of generous welfare benefits.

"Londonistan" attracted second-generation British Muslims who spurned the folk Islam and customs of their immigrant parents but were repelled by a British culture they regarded as decadent and racist.
London has become a fertile field in the jihadi playground, along with Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia.

With the exception of the 2005 London bombings, the terrorist plots they organized were disrupted. However, permissive British judges and juries failed to convict many of the plotters, including those who scouted the London bombing.

Anwar al-Awlaki, who inspired the Fort Hood massacre and conspired with AbdulMutallab in Yemen, reportedly has also inspired several terrorist cells in Britain. He is heard on British-based Web sites and via video links at conferences hosted by university Islamic Societies such as the one AbdulMutallab led at University College London.

The Nigerian is the fourth president of a London Islamic Society to face terrorist charges in three years. One of them is awaiting retrial, having escaped conviction for involvement in the 2006 liquid bomb plot to blow up airliners bound for the U.S., a precursor to the Christmas plot.

In November, the University College Islamic Society canceled, at the last minute, an appearance by a firebrand imam who preached at other London universities that women are mentally deficient and that critics of Islam and homosexuals should be assassinated.

After the Christmas scare, videos of UCL Islamic Society gatherings were removed from YouTube, and its Web site was taken down. An Islamic Society video allowed to remain online, presumably regarded by UCL authorities as not so embarrassing, boasted of "the collapse of evolution in the very building dedicated to Charles Darwin. In the spot he once lived."

What was hidden in the other videos? Why can't scholars view them? Malcolm Grant, UCL's provost, professes to being "completely shocked" by the Christmas news.

He says AbdulMutallab's tutors "found it impossible to tell the difference between him and any other student." Are we supposed to be reassured? According to The Observer newspaper, Britain's official "Joint Terrorism Analysis Center is believed to have cited UCL in 2008 as one of up to 12 universities that might have a problem with 'extremism.' "

About 100,000 British university students are Muslims. About a quarter of them belong to Islamic Societies, and half of those are active members.

With the ascendancy of identity politics in Britain, Islamic Societies, rather like African-American student associations of yore, have become the hub of students professing to seek "social justice." But their idea of justice is to indict as the world's real terrorists the U.S. and Israel, as in "The War on Terror Week" that AbdulMutallab hosted at UCL's Islamic Society.

Islamic Society members vary widely. They may be moderate Sufis, apolitical pietists, democratic Islamists, windy radicals or extremists like AbdulMutallab. Many of them believe that violence is acceptable if their religion is under attack, which is little comfort, because the central plank of radical Islam is that their religion is under attack worldwide.

Terror experts believe AbdulMutallab, 23, was targeted by al Qaeda as a suicide bomber because he had previously flown to the United States, had a valid visa and had lived in the UK. More than a dozen British radicals reportedly are being trained in Yemen today, not to mention scores training in Pakistan.

But if we begin to point fingers at Britain, we will need two hands. The danger from Britain has its source in nearly every institution in British society: a Parliament that cannot pass counterterrorism legislation, police that do not arrest because evidence is not strong enough to convince a British court, security agencies that do not disclose to the media information about suspects, Islamic organizations that tell Muslims that such silence proves that the suspects have been falsely accused, a press that allows the public to believe such claims, jurors who then hold prosecutors to impossible standards and a once-glorious culture of tolerance that has lost its bearings.

London has become a fertile field in the jihadi playground, along with Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia.

Our great friend has allowed herself to become a strategic resource to our common enemies and a liability in the struggle against terrorism.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Robert S. Leiken.

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 4:05am On Jan 07, 2010

luizworld:
Infact all those senators, politicians and their kids should be banned from entering the US. Let me where dey would run too. No more US visas for them. Sit down and develop your country. We deserve it.

they will go elsewhere, is US the only country? see you. i agree with your second part, Sit down and develop your country. We deserve it.

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 3:07am On Jan 07, 2010

ket me share this article with you

EVERY harsh word possible has been justifiably used to condemn the crazy attempt by Nigerian-born Umar Farouk Mutallab, to blow up Northwest Airline Flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas day 2009. It is remarkable that the condemnations have come fast and thick from virtually every continent and nation including Nigeria. The Federal Government of Nigeria, religious organisations, individuals and groups, including members of the Mutallab Family have expressed outrage at the despicable attempt to commit senseless mass murder of citizens of many nations, on that day of global goodwill.

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In my judgement, Mr. President, you have started well by reacting quickly and objectively. By admitting what you described as "systemic and human failures" you have indicated that you do not intend to play politics with the near-tragedy and genuine threat to the security and safety of the American people you swore to protect. The purpose of this memo therefore is to draw your attention to certain key issues, which should influence your handling of the crisis.

The first point to which I wish to respectfully draw your attention is the true identity and person of the suspect, namely Umar Farouk Mutallab. The suspect is of Nigerian parentage. That is his only genuine link with Nigeria. His parents are fabulously affluent. His earliest years in life were in Nigeria. However, he did not have the opportunity to grow up to become a stereotypical Nigerian. His formative years were spent in a British school in Togo in West Africa. As is now well known, he had his university education in London, in the United Kingdom. During this period, he travelled to the United States and later the Middle East, notably Yemen. He parted ways with his parents and succumbed to the radicalisation of Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen. Nigerian and American security agents were duly informed by a most credible source; the biological Father of this fellow. It is therefore clear, that apart from his parental links, there is nothing Nigerian about this fellow. Yes, he was born by Nigerian parents but his orientation is more British and Yemeni than Nigerian.

It is very significant, that The Telegraph of London, in its Editorial comments on the incident highlighted the fact that the suspect was "British-educated". It went on to add that, "According to Police sources, 25 British-born Muslims are currently in Yemen being trained in the art of bombing planes. But most of these terrorists did not acquire their crazed beliefs in the Islamic world; they were indoctrinated in Britain."

Mr. President, the point made above is very critical. If the U.S. Government and its agents now begin to focus their search for terrorists on Nigeria and Nigerians, it would have missed the point completely ab initio. The focus should be on those parts of the world, which provide the atmosphere for the radicalisation of young persons, and their recruitment for terrorist acts not necessarily on the countries of their birth. I am glad that you have been quoted as having placed responsibility for the attack on Al Qaeda. I think you are right on that Mr. President.

When Ilych Ramirez Sanchez, the terrorist popularly known as Carlos the Jackal, was involved in terrorist acts, his Venezuela, the nation of his birth was not stigmatised. The fellow is still in jail serving out a life sentence in France for terrorism and murder. When British citizens were found culpable in London terrorist attacks, the British did not all automatically earn the label of being potential terrorists. When U.S. citizen, Timothy McVeigh, was convicted and executed for the Oklahoma bombings in the U.S. the rest of the world did not for that reason treat all U.S. citizens as automatic terror suspects. Richard Colvin Reid, otherwise known as the Shoe bomber then was convicted for terrorism. He is today still in a U.S. prison serving a life sentence for terrorism. Britain did not by that fact become a bye word for terrorism and there is no evidence anywhere that British citizens were singled out for embarrassment around the world because of the conviction of one of them.

Therefore Mr. President, the crazy deeds of a Nigerian-born, British-trained and Yemeni oriented terror suspect should not qualify Nigeria as a nation of terrorists or even potential terrorists. That would be totally illogical. The embarrassment of the ill Nigerian passenger on another Northwest flight to Detroit from Amsterdam, not long after the infamous failed attempt by Mutallab, is exactly the kind of irrational conduct the U.S. security agents in particular and U.S. citizens in general must avoid.

Mr. President, the U.S. should learn the right lessons from this tragic incident. The London bombings, which involved British citizens, taught the Australians the right lessons. It would be helpful for the U.S. Government and security agents to study the Australian reaction to the phenomenon of "homegrown British terrorists". If I must help with a hint of what the Australians did Mr. President, they looked inwards into their own society to try to unravel the circumstances, which grow persons who take to terrorism. The U.S. should focus on those societies that grow terrorists and those societies which habour Al-Qaeda cells, which radicalise young persons to commit acts of terror. That is where the problems lie.

By admitting that that "systemic and human" failure had occurred, Mr. President, you have started out on the right path. The British denied their own graduate engineer another student visa. The American system did not consider the threat serious enough to warrant a "no fly" status. So, who is to blame? By the way Sir, did the British warn their American cousins of their reaction to the threat that the young Mutallab posed? As I close this piece of unsolicited advice Mr. President, I would like to end with a most relevant quote credited to former U.S. President Harry Truman, in reaction to the Pearl Habour attack on the U.S. The President was quoted to have stated as follows: "If we'd all had that information in one agency, by God, I believe we could have foreseen what was going to happen, "

Mr. President, as the investigations into the September 11, 2001, terror attacks revealed, President George Bush could have used exactly the same words as President Harry Truman did. Most regrettably Mr. President, although it is morning yet with regards to the current investigations, it is already clear, that with respect to the failed bombing attempt by Umar Farouk Mutallab, there are enough facts to make you repeat the exact words of President Harry Truman. It is therefore important Mr. President that you take whatever steps are necessary to prevent another U.S. President from having to justifiably repeat President Harry Truman with respect to the management of intelligence and security.

Finally, Mr. President, a passenger on Flight 253, Jasper Schuringa, was said to have tackled Umar Mutallab when he noticed the felon had a fire in his hands. According to one newspaper report, "To ensure the suspect did not have other explosives Schuringa stripped off Abdulmutallab's clothes, "

Today, that passenger is being hailed around the world as a hero. He is indeed a genuine hero. He deserves to be celebrated. However, before every passenger in every aircraft begins to attempt to wrestle every suspected bomber, I think it important that every one should know that attempting to search someone suspected on having explosives on his person is not a smart thing to do. Such an action can in fact trigger an explosion, depending on how the device is configured. This fact must not be lost on all persons of goodwill. God bless America!

* Majoyeogbe, a retired military intelligence Colonel, now a Security Consultant, lives in Lagos.

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 3:03am On Jan 07, 2010

namski:
@Uche2nna and ladej,

as it is often said at the end of children's tale, the moral of the story is, Nigeria grow up. Harness your potentials, build and develop your capacities, tap your abundant human and natural resources and become an economic and political world force to reckon with. It is still a survival of the fitest!!!

you have spoken well like the true son of your father. i agree. nigeria has to make itself relevant and use this as a blessing in disguise to clean up our collective mess. i agree with you

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 2:46am On Jan 07, 2010

of cos. richard reid the shoe bomber na britico. wetin happen? if abdulmutallab was a britico citizen nothing would have happened. nothing. double standards galore. with china's eminence as a global superpower if na chinese citizen nothing would have happened. no consistency whatsoever

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 2:46am On Jan 07, 2010

Uche2nna:
@ 4play

I not stating that Nigeria should not be on the list. Lord knows that we only have ourselves to blame. The Northern part of Nigeria has always been a problem when it comes to religious violence. We have just managed to export that violence to the international community and as a result we should bear the full consequences. This problem is going to continue until something drastic is done. Maybe this will be a wake-up call for all and sundry.

However, the point that is being made is that the criteria which got Nigeria on that list is enough to condemn other countries to that list. Is there some sort of double standard?

of cos. richard reid the shoe bomber na britico. wetin happen? if abdulmutallab was a britico citizen nothing would have happened. nothing. double standards galore. with china's eminence as a global superpower if na chinese citizen nothing would have happened. no consistency whatsoever

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 2:29am On Jan 07, 2010

this story just begin, na wa o

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 12:51am On Jan 07, 2010

violent:
I really hope Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke the fat necked lady will come out now and blow her friggin trumpet. . . . after all she was one of the few who organised a money campaign rally for Obama

GOD bless you for saying that. also to all those nigerians basically calling Obama the messiah. if to say he be messiah e means say nigerians for no enter heaven

shioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor

Politics › Re: Senate Gives Obama's Admin 7-day Utimatum To Remove Nigeria From The Black List by ladej(m): 12:38am On Jan 07, 2010

No2Atheism:
Exactly . . . UK has more account international terrorist yet they are not on the list . . . the reason is simple cus UK is European and hence has more leverage within the world affairs.

The bottomline is that: US is just trying to safe face for something that they allowed to happen . . .hence the responsibility falls on Nigeria to make sure that they do not get away with trying to spoil the countries name . . .

Put heavy restrictions on US traffic to Nigeria. . . be it oil and gas . . . be it diplomatic make sure they feel the squeeze . . . cus in reality wat is happening is just the strong trying to blame the weak for what is really the fault of the strong.

again here u are right but Nigeria is not in that position because the average nigerian will suffer if the international world turns against us for the following reasons

1. a high percentage of goods are imported from these countries
2. our government no dey try for us, either at home or internationally. even our embassies abroad are eyesores.
3.nigeria is not a heavyweight in international politics, trade or economics
4.ghana and angola also have oil, not just us.

having said all these US was hasty in putting us on that list, an action that could have serious ramifications for the average nigerian. maybe our leaders wil look within and actually govern. it is a well known fact that libya was ousted for many many years but because ghaddafi took care of his own, they were ok. look at them now, UK dey run there quick quick because of oil. the same ghaddafi addressed the UN this year. but remember, he took care of his own

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 12:26am On Jan 07, 2010

No2Atheism:
The issue here is that what Fashola is sensible and correct. . . i.e.

1. Corruption would not be eradicated from Nigeria soon.
2. We can still develop even in the presence of corruption.
3. This done by simply making sure that the stolen money remains within the Nigerian system.
4. The only difference would just be that instead of the money belong to government it would then belong to individuals, nevertheless that money would then circulate through the Nigerian economy.

i am a loyalist to good work anywhere i see it actually. your 4 points make sense. i definitely agree

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 12:18am On Jan 07, 2010

Kobojunkie:
From all that . . . it is clear that the reason you believe Lagos has Fashola is because Tinubu was in the picture. One could even deduce from all that you believe that if Fashola had NOT BEEN in Tinubu's camp, he would never have made it ( note: regardless of the people's vote).

a recommendation from a superior and well respected person in say an organisation holds sway doesnt it. lets say for example your work at your job is admired by a director[assuming you are a director then the CEO]. now this CEO recommends you to become a higher figure and you go ahead and impress. some people will say you were lucky to get the job, but look at it this way. if you were not doing a good job you wouldnt be picked and unlikely to continue the work when chosen. using this simple analogy fashola was the chief of staff under tinubu for 8 solid years. in these years he travelled to singapore and a host of other similar countries. singapore moved from 3rd world to 1st world country in under 30 years. fashola learnt under tinubu and formulated thoughts which we are now seeing today and the past 900 days plus. BUT[b][/b] what is pertinent to note is that a good man rarely works in a vacuum in a country like nigeria when we look at precedent. tinubu laid a lot of groundwork during his 8 years but was unable to complete it due to incessant infighting with OBJ. fashola, who is not a politician but a service deliverer and an autocrat was chosen as the person who could complete the job. the results are as clear as halle berry face grin

. im not a loyalists and 12 million lagosians are not. lets not debate on how he got there but applaud what he has done so far and his vision for the city. i appreciate good work whenever i see it, and in a country where bad is reported more than good, id rather celebrate the good when i see it. the reason why i mention tinubu and applaud him is this, tinubu was not only an ex governor but a major king maker as well. he saw good and decided to reward it. he could have supported any of the crackheads who would have spoilt lagos even further but decided to support one who will do well. he has done well in this instance. EKO O NI BAJE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 11:43pm On Jan 06, 2010

also READ this below from obama

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (CNN) -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama introduced Sen. Joe Biden to the nation as his running mate Saturday, telling supporters that he is "a leader who is ready to step in and be president."

"For months, I've searched for a leader to finish this journey alongside me and join me in making Washington work for the American people. I searched for a leader who understood the rising costs confronting working people and will always put their dreams first," Obama said.

"Today, I've come back to Springfield to tell you I've found that leader," he said.

from http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/23/biden.democrat.vp.candidate/

the words were I I I never we or the party or the democrats. it was his choice. he could have chosen kobojunkie if he wanted grin

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 11:41pm On Jan 06, 2010

Kobojunkie:
That is a very poor attempt to MANUFACTURE support for a claim you don't seem to believe yourself. Obama was ELECTED, Hillary failed as candidate, so did Biden( I believe). According to you, Tinubu, who had served out his own term, DECIDED for the people whom the next governor would be. NOTE: Tinubu making that decision, or GIVING YOU Fashola, essentially means, the mandate of the people were not really respected, but that TINUBU was able to manipulate the situation to get FASHOLA in. Sound familiar? Well it should cause that is what some claim Obasanjo did to get Yar adua in to aso rock! Gotta love simple reasoning, right??

read paddy Lo's response to this. he was chosen by AC and not lagos. a party has the right to choose whoever it wishes to run for elective office as long as he/she is an eligible member

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 11:03pm On Jan 06, 2010

[quote author=paddy_lo link=topic=376865.msg5263249#msg5263249 date=1262815090]thats not true. . .the lagos and kano elections were judged to be the most free and fair in nigeria. . .

unless u are talking of the process that made fashola the nominee of AC. . .
in that case every political party has the right to nominate whomever they want according to the supreme court[/quote]i concur 1900% process of selecting nominee is different from voting at the polls. case in point, OBAMA, who intentionally didnt select Hillary as his running mate and gave it to Joe Bidden. he chose who he wanted to choose and the party agreed with his choice

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 11:00pm On Jan 06, 2010

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3d3209aa-8225-11de-9c5e-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=a712eb94-dc2b-11da-890d-0000779e2340.html?catid=105&SID=google

that is the source

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 10:56pm On Jan 06, 2010

when we see someone doing well lets collectively applaud the person in order to encourage consistency, excellence and above all service delivery. Lateef Jakande is not amongst the top ten richest men in Lagos, let alone Nigeria but he is respected because of his affordable housing projects during his tenure. The projects littered the nook and cranny of the state. The number of buildings at the Abesan project in Ipaja, Lagos are nearly 1000 or more of them, each with at least six flats. These housing estates are in Ikeja, Oga, Ikorodu, Agege, Oko Oba, Badagry, Isolo, Isale Eko, Ebute Metta and several other places. I submit that many civil servants, teachers and middle class people would have been homeless today without the housing program of Alhaji Jakande. LKJ introduced ferry service and increased the network of the Lagos State Transport Corporation (LSTC). Senior citizens were allowed into the buses free of charge. LKJ was did not spend billions but got the job done and will be remembered for another 100 years for his good work. that is not LUCK but good leadership.

read financial times excerpt on fashola below

Change is visible in Lagos, where Babatunde Fashola, the governor, has accelerated a public works programme, building roads, bridges and trying to impose public order on the crowded commercial capital. This has rekindled hopes that government can deliver when it tries. Mr Yar'Adua has only two years left to do the same.

another excerpt

Fashola’s popularity is directly proportional to the amount of concrete his workmen have poured. His very visible achievements in terms of starting roads and bridges have created a sense among many Lagosians that – finally – they have a leader who is capable of delivering lasting, positive change. This is a novelty in a city with a sometimes difficult history. A staging post for the transatlantic slave trade, contemporary accounts described the original settlement as a festering, malarial heap plagued by intrigue, fetish worship and human sacrifice,

he is definitely moving in lateef jakande's footsteps, AND THAT IS NOT LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 10:42pm On Jan 06, 2010

rethink:
@some people

Nigeria is now the other name for what?

This is NEVER LUCK it is the will of God. Out of the camp of the Enemy came moses to liberate the children of Isreal. We shall be liberated.

God bless nigeria

thank you God bless you. which kin luck huh

person do well u call am luck. thats like saying we are lucky that our parents sent us to school, instead of the fact they worked hard, saved money and God then crowned their efforts.

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 10:41pm On Jan 06, 2010

Kobojunkie:
Please stop!!! You are LUCKY that you did not get yet another EVIL dictator in Fashola. That you got Fashola was simply luck and not some goodness in tinubu or whatever you want to call it. Obasanjo gave you yar adua, what did you get? Do you think that makes Obasanjo more evil or something? You know what, scratch that cause I forgot I am asking a Nigerian this . . . . Lol

i am not lucky, lagos is not lucky. fashola is not luck, dont miss the point. fashola's ascension to the post of the governor was a direct result of tinubu noticing that his protegee had leadership qualities and more importantly vision, a word sadly lacking in a lot of governors/'leaders' vocabulary. tinubu must have tested him with wealth, corruption etc and fashola probably refused it. he knew he had his man and he knew he was going to do the job. so far so good. so my sister it is not luck. what obasanjo did is callous no doubt, it was a direct response to the fact he didnt get 3rd term and also a way to annoy atiku by appointing another northerner. he didnt do well at all. but mark my words, fashola is not luck. read on his achievements when you get a chance or speak to any lagosian[whether ibo, hausa, tiv, yoruba, ijaw, akwa ibom]. it dont matter. u will hear the same thing. fashola DEY TRY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.EKO ONI BAJE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO grin

Politics › Re: Fashola Urges Repatriation Of Funds To Boost Economy by ladej(m): 9:02pm On Jan 06, 2010

Kobojunkie:
Well, Tinubu happens to be CLOSER to Fashola than most of the others you are probably going to name. That is why that statement by @oderemo was funny to moi!

leave tinubu jare. if not for tinubu we for no see this good man. the goodness in tinubu prompted him to vouch for fashola. if every state in nigeria promoted this sort of positive 'godfatherism' nigeria will be a lot better today

Politics › Re: At Last! Yaradua Talked To Nigerians! by ladej(m): 8:58pm On Jan 06, 2010

when the news is verified or played in a podcast/radio news or even TV i will believe it. otherwise MODERATOR WHERE ARE YOU huh

Culture › Re: Declining Interest In Nigerian Culture! What Is Responsible? by ladej(m): 8:56pm On Jan 06, 2010

mufikings:
Please do go through the discuss very well, doesn't seem like an issue of decline, and even at that, the simple fact remains that a culture that is none progressive in terms of economic gains,social maturity,tolerance,etc will definitely be dumped by any generation, its a case of "practice what your preach".

If we don't want a decline in our culture we should say our culture and mean our culture.What is responsible then? Nigerians have developed a "split personality", we are at a cross road in our history as people who do not understand the dynamics of who we were and what we want to become, its like branding.

What America has done with it's way of life (culture) is simply make a super brand of it, that is irresistible to the world, not just Nigeria.

Decline from mostly the youth in Nigeria is attributed to a life style(Culture) brand, that made us a unique people suddenly disappear, who culturally are our heroes today?, Wole Soyinka,Fela,Obasanjo,?, our parents? lie !!! Most of them are confused themselves.

Lastly we look as the issue of religion and believes, more youths today are drawn to religious tenets as a result of lack of trust on the cultural system which contradicts their faith, be it Christian or Muslim.

God Bless

wole soyinka, fela and obasanjo are not confused. fela CERTAINLY wasnt. go to new york where fela is being portrayed on broadway in a musical. wole soyinka won a nobel laureate and is internationally recognised for his african work on culture. obasanjo is obasanjo ! he is known for his work with the congo crisis as well as other dispute settling work he has done in the last 20 years. lets leave religion out of it bros and stick to the topic at hand. your contribution has a point when u say

What America has done with it's way of life (culture) is simply make a super brand of it, that is irresistible to the world, not just Nigeria.

u make a good point here cos when u do go to america and see the hordes of obese people u wonder where people like halle berry reside. all na marketing bros !

Culture › Re: Declining Interest In Nigerian Culture! What Is Responsible? by ladej(m): 8:50pm On Jan 05, 2010

mufikings:
Culture culture culture, why do we elude our selves of the reality on ground.Culture is not Dbanj's or Asa's song or just native wear or the salutation.Culture is a way of life of a people.what's our way of life here?, for 40 + years we have not been able to define the true tenets of who we are as a people.

An elder in Nigeria steals public funds and tells the younger generation that they have derailed, which is accepted in our culture? the MTV effect or the stealing acts.

Until Nigerians define a true identity and a well definite blue print for our selves as a people and what we call culture becomes relative to our growth, poverty alleviation, better living, and a sincere purpose and desire towards nation building, , we would just be fooling our selves over and over and over.

George D is right when he opines that you are indeed muddling things up and have digressed from the topic 100%. the question is why the declining interest in nigerian culture and not an opportunity to rant about why things are not right

Politics › Re: American Ridicules Lagos From The Air by ladej(m): 5:12am On Jan 05, 2010

lastpage:
I concur.
I am just of the opinion that no country, not even America is a Paradise, you need to go to the hinterland to see a different picture.
I also believe that we need to double up our efforts to make Naija better, we have the potential to aoutclass any European nation because we have what they will never have: A wonderful weather.

I also feel that "P.R" can make the difference between a "made in China" and a "made in U.K".
Finally "image management" just like advertising, can make or mar a product (country).
Lagos or Nigeria is not the worst place on earth but comments like some Nigerians make about our country, digs us further down the hole.

Lets channel our efforts (and bile + energy, experience, exposure, e.t.c) into how we can get the impostors out of authority or policy making/implementation.
That woudl make the difference.

cheers.

true say

Health › Re: Why Do Most Nigerian Men Have Bad Body Odour? by ladej(m): 5:09am On Jan 05, 2010

oaroloye:
I grew up without using cosmetics, except for Vaseline Petroleum Jelly for my skin and hair. It took a long while before I realized the necessity of wearing deodorant as being mere good manners- like zipping up, even though you might personally enjoy the breeze?

A little known fact among Christians is that if you fast for extended periods (going without food and liquid nourishment other than pure water) for over two weeks, the body consumes things which make odours.
I only fasted for as long as four days for several years, and as our teacher, Franklin Hall promised, my feet no longer smelled bad, no matter how long I wore my socks!

I think that the bacteria or fungi that cause the familiar rotten smell need surplus carbohydrates in the tissues (it takes three days of fasting to deplete them,) to be able to survive, or else they just die off.

When supposed Christians, who boast of fasting for prolonged periods themselves, do not report such side-effects, I know they were lying about their fasting. (People who claim to have fasted over three days, never leaving their church- seven days in one such case- break their fast with a normal meal- rice and dodo. That is not possible, and if it does not kill you, it will sure as anything feel like it! )

Before you try this sort of a fast, you must consult real expert advice, by people who have done it themselves- not people who think they know what happens in a fast, or just read books.

i learnt from you today . thank you for sharing

Nairaland General › Nigeria Criticises 'unfair' US Air Passenger Screening by ladej(op): 4:39am On Jan 05, 2010

Tougher screening of passengers wanting to fly to the US has been condemned as unfair by Nigeria - one of the nations singled out for special checks.

Information Minister Dora Akunyili said the rules, brought in after a Nigerian allegedly man tried to blow up a plane, discriminated against 150m Nigerians.

Bomb suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did not represent Nigeria, she said.

Nigerians are among 14 nations whose nationals face stiffer rules including body searches and luggage checks.

Four other African countries - Algeria, Libya, Somalia and Sudan - are also subject to the new measures.

WHERE NEW MEASURES APPLY

Flights from Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria (countries classified by US as state sponsors of terror)
Also, flights from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen

It follows an alleged attempt to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.

US President Barack Obama has been under pressure to make visible security improvements.

But Ms Akunyili said 23-year-old Mr Abdulmutallab's act was a "one-off".

"Abdulmutallab's behaviour is not reflective of Nigeria and should therefore not be used as a yardstick to judge all Nigerians," she said.

"He was not influenced in Nigeria, he was not recruited or trained in Nigeria, he was not supported whatsoever in Nigeria.

"It is unfair to discriminate against 150 million people because of the behaviour of one person."

The BBC's Fidelis Mbah in Lagos says queues of people waiting to check in were longer than usual at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday after the new security directives came into effect.

He says extra officials had been deployed to search luggage and frisk passengers.

Nigeria has already said it has tightened its security measures since the alleged Christmas Day plot.

Security agents prevented our reporter from speaking to people in the queues

sourced from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8439824.stm

Let's discuss

Politics › Re: American Ridicules Lagos From The Air by ladej(m): 4:33am On Jan 05, 2010

one man's meat is another's,

Politics › Re: American Ridicules Lagos From The Air by ladej(m): 4:23am On Jan 05, 2010

he's entitled to his opionion just like i am entitled to mine as well. some things he said were true while others were not accurate. overall it is one man's opinion. nothing more nothing less

Romance › Re: Is It Compulsory To Wash Your Husband's Clothes? by ladej(m): 5:18am On Jan 04, 2010

harakiri:
And what if washing/drying machines weren't invented? Ehh? What happens?

the point is they have been invented to ease life. the wife can wash the husband's clothes there as well as hers and use the valuable time to do other things. this thread should close, not really a big deal

Romance › Re: Is It Compulsory To Wash Your Husband's Clothes? by ladej(m): 3:26am On Jan 04, 2010

slimfine:
I dont believe is a compulsory but I will gladly wash my husband's clothing and underwear!

of cos. this thread should be closed. washing machines exist to aid hand wash[ apart from africa where power is obviously an issue so hand wash is still big]

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