Goddex: Atleast, Jay-Z and beyonce sing and perform.
They are entertainers. 150m could be viewed as investment
because a chunk of it could be recouped.

Fashola paid 500m for Kim Kadarshian who does not sing nor
dance nor perform. She only put up a less than 45 minutes
appearance, talked for three minutes after which she jetted out via a
waiting plane but yet pocketed 500m of lagos taxpayers money.

Oh really? Tell me what kind of investment?

(Actually in 2006 why did they come to Nigeria? -for a concert?)

PapaBrowne: Anybody that believes Saharareporters would believe anything.
The article has only one purpose: To distract from the news that Fashola paid 500,000 USD for Kim Kardashain's visit.
2006 is 7 years ago. We really cant be bothered about that right now. We've seen worse, like the 2,2 billion naira 150 seater hall in Abuja.

The news of the day is Fashola's $500,000 on Kim Kardashain and it would be fool hardy for Sahareporters to try to distract us from that reality and prevent us from asking Fashola the right questions.

What? It was Fashola that did it?

You know how they could cut costs?
By cutting fat government salaries, but somehow I dont think they'll be doing that soon (or that ACN will agree to it)

The Bradford fans are a credit to football! Well done to Swansea though

tunapawizzy: $44 milllion ?? its worth d whole stress....I salute d dude's courage

nja mentality rite there

Symphony007: This is the kind of partners nigeria need in the world today, countries who like brazil who share a goal to be an advanced country. The west have proven that they only care about their interest and they use the back of countries like us as stepping stones to the top. We must know and engage with our "real" friends in the world.

lol and you think Brasil wont come to try and get trade deals on its own terms? Or that Brasil wont care about its own interest?

Ngwakwe: They would have first defined Terrorism beyond every reasonable doubt to avoid loopholes that are subject to only legal interpretations.

Remember, another man's terrorist may be another man's freedom fighter.

Thats the problem I have with it.
'Acts of terror' could mean I lot of things.

na wa o...

u guys who are blaming the girl, na be joke o? You guys cant be serious..

vin4ever: c ur life. What about our Nigerian players that earns millions of naira weekly in Europe? Ok. Check mikel, he is earning £100k weekly. Use google and calculate the worth in Naira. Shut-up my friend.!!! They Deserve even more than that .

c ur life! u wanna compare the income on Chelsea to that of Kano Pillers?
Also c Nja..a Nigerian is more likely to watch a prem game than a NPL game.
Im not saying NPL shouldnt earn more money, but using the excuse that Nigerian players in Europe earn more therefore.. is a strawman's arguement

enilove: We need prayers in this nation.
One for yourself and families
Another prayer for the nation
Lastly,that any wicked man or woman that have signed with the devil to destroy peoples lives, shall make mistakes and destroy himself or herself in Jesus name. We should pray that God should send division among those perpetrating evil in this nation.

If they are no longer united,we will have peace.
And we need God fearing leaders for this nation.

we need ACTION dammit!
We've been praying for the past 50 years but doing NADA. Stop cowering in churches and get out and DO something!
Hold the stupid politicians to account, otherwise this shi.t will keep on happening and you will keep on praying you understand?

bookface: See everyone standing there watching the dude writhe in pains. No paramedics at the scene, no first-responders, Police are nowhere to be seen, not even a damn community healthcare worker is out there attending to the wounded.

Only amebos, and gbeboruns, who will rather stand there and take pictures (for Nairaland threads), then they come here and say "God Help us oooo". Why can't humans help themselves first?


Click out of here and check out a couple of threads and you will very likely find the likes of Rossikk frothing from the mouth on why Nigeria isn't a failed state.

Should I be surprised at that though considering its Nigeria?

Imagine, no one even asked the man if he wanted his bloodied face all over the internet. No matter, who cares? Its all about making sure you get your 'fix' and then as you say telling people what happened, showing them your picture then saying may God help us, nja dey, going to church and praying having not lifted a single finger to help the man in pain when you were at the scene.

And then some fools on here tell me that Nigeria has morality, whilst the west is losing hers. Please.

mehn can sum1 explain to me this wahala with the first lady? Did she really say she wasnt sick when we all know she spent time in a German hospital?

Afro_Blue:

One has to wonder why the FG or state government awarded the road contract to foreigners, and why didn't the company employ 9ja workers?




Nigeria foreign workers abducted in Bauchi state


At least six foreign workers have been seized and a security guard shot dead by gunmen who attacked a construction company site in northern Nigeria, officials say.

One of the workers seized was Italian, one was Greek and two others Lebanese.

But UK officials could not confirm a report that another was British.

No-one has admitted the abductions but the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has staged a series of attacks in northern Nigeria.

A security guard was killed as the attackers targeted the workers' camp at Jama'are in Bauchi state.

Correspondents say it is the biggest kidnapping in northern Nigeria in recent times.

The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, in the south of the country, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.

Oil workers and other foreign nationals are often targeted because companies pay high ransom money to secure their employees' release, correspondents say.
Police station attacked

Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour said two of those held were from Lebanon.

An Italian and a Greek national were also abducted from the site run by Lebanese-owned firm Setraco, the foreign ministries in Rome and Athens confirmed.

Another of those seized was a Filipino, a union leader at Setraco told the BBC.

The Italian ambassador in Abuja said, "Italy's absolute priority is the safety of its compatriot," Ansa news agency reported.

A UK foreign office spokesman said it was investigating reports of a Briton being kidnapped.

The raid was preceded by an attack on the local police station, when two vehicles were blown up, in the town of Jama'are, some 125 miles (200km) north of the state capital, Bauchi.

The attackers then moved on to a camp belonging to Setraco, killing a guard and seizing the workers. Setraco is currently expanding a major road in the area.

The state capital has itself been attacked several times by Boko Haram, which wants to impose Sharia (Islamic law) across Nigeria.

Earlier this month, nine polio vaccinators were shot dead at two health centres in northern Nigeria.

Some Nigerian Muslim leaders have previously opposed polio vaccinations, claiming they could cause infertility.

Boko Haram has emerged as one of the most prolific militant groups in West Africa, carrying out a large number of low-level attacks but also some more sophisticated attacks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21491628

Some companies prefer to send their own workers to African countries rather than hire African workers. You see this a lot with the Chinese companies I think

patanjaly: I don't know what this europeans are doing in this part of north just of recent korean doctor where slaugthered in near by town. With nigeria in mali u dont need nostradamus or t.b joshua to tell you those terrorist will retaliate by killing any foreigner (so i dont pity them they had it coming). As for boko haram states just bid farewell to road const. N other infrasture dev.

You know there are organisations like doctors without borders that sends doctors to various places to aid with the administration of healthcare. Some of these doctors know that these places arent the safest but go anyways because of I guess a sense of duty.
btw I dunno why nigerians always see this as Europeans..u do realise that there are many Asians in nja as well?

obowunmi: what the phuck are these whites doing in Naija - I have no sympathy for them. Do they think that they are invincible? mtcheew, rubbish.

See foolishman.

You know they were working for a foreign company. So Nja should have no foreign companies and no foreign workers abi? foolishman

Also since when were Lebanese ppl white? kmt foolishman

At least six construction workers, some of them foreigners, have been kidnapped by gunmen in northern Nigeria, officials say.

The police chief in Bauchi state told AFP news agency six staff were seized, two of them expatriates, working for Lebanese-owned firm Setraco.

One local official told AP the workers were from the UK, Italy, Greece and Lebanon. However, a UK foreign office spokesman could not confirm the report and said inquiries were being made about the incident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21491628

i weep 4 dis land o

baba dey: May God help me to become more than warren buffet in Jesus name, Amen

Why?

Uncanny Genius: They deserve the awards. They made us proud. Up Super Eagles.

I'm not saying that they dont deserve reward. But you think its right to use all these public funds for them, funds that could go to education/health etc etc?

Look at how there is 0% civic society in Nigeria, politicians are giving away PUBLIC funds like anyhow to footballers and there is no outcry and you guys wonder why politicians take money like that for themselves.

CGKing: Does a governor have the right to do stuff like this with public funds? I don't think so. It sounds offensive to me.

So these ARE public funds being used..amazing. See how these nja coconutheads are saying that these ppl shud even get more than they have already kmtt

Soso990240: hw many nigerian players have layed their lifes as super eagle?

? I no get oo

PROUD-IGBO:
I think they've got enough monetary rewards, don't you? They should ask anyone that wants to give them more money, to give it to an orphanage or old peoples home in their name......especially the wealthy foreign players like Obi Mikel.

Nigerians will still be saying yes ooo and if you state what you just stated they will call u a bad loser.
Im sure all the money that has been given to them was public money...

seanet01: This is a Thread i will ensure i keep alive till 2015. Nigerians need to have their brains refreshed so as to vote out this PDP.
this is just too shameful

Im sure u know that Nigerians vote based on tribalism and religion, never on policy

PROUD-IGBO:
Any finished work to showcase?....so we see the standard of work done. The 2nd to last pic; is it the 'finished' product?

They should do 'quality/world class' work on Aba roads; and this includes- underground drainage, sidewalks, street lights, traffic lights, road markings, road signage, planting of trees/shrubs for improved ambience, daily sweeping of dust/dirt gathering on the sides and weekly clearing of open gutters (as i see in some of the pics shown), etc-etc-etc.

Aba is the goose that lays the golden egg, and deserves nothing less; it should be presented in the best possible way and (with the coming of 24 hour power supply) could easily be the most attractive city for investments/commerce in the entire country within 10 years.

World class?..you mean how roads should look like in the 21st cen.?

dare2think:



This depends on which side of the coin you find yourself! Unfortunately, majority of people find themselves on the poverty side where countless regimes of corrupt governments has failed them miserably.

Nigeria for instance, the first lady is getting 4bn to build a 'mission' building, when there are countless impoverished people all around the country.

Misplaced priorities, [b]over-reliance on religion, greed and ignorance is regressing the continent. Regress? I mean stagnating its developments.

Too bad.[/b]

Nigerians arent willing to accept the fact that a massive over-reliance on religion is a problem.

Afam4eva:
At what age did cardinal Ratzinger(Pope benedict) become Pope?

78 I believe

kcjazz: 85 is resigning due to old age and you think his successor will be 81. Is either he is a PDP youth leader or Benjamin Burton. Please stop this fantasies. What the church needs is a young 55-70 year old to handle the huge task if faces.

[img]http://cdn.download.repubblica.it/images/2013/02/11/165620428-622d3111-56b0-4ddc-9e49-e20df27b8ef0.jpg[/img]

Like this guy

Ejiné: He's already crossed 80, and by Vatican customs, that makes him ineligible.

This.
Also if this pope quit because he was too old, why hire someone who would start at an even older age?
Makes no sense.

onthefence: If we must re-hire a Nigerian Coach, go for Oliseh. He has the mental capacity to organise the boys.

What? thats a disgrace!..what happens to all the money the Min. of Sports get eh?

Its kinda problematic to improve the healthcare service if doctors are being killed you know..

Three doctors have been killed in an attack in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Yobe, officials say.

Police commissioner Sanusi Rufai told the AFP news agency that armed men had entered the doctors' flat in the town of Potiskum and slit their throats.

There were contradictory reports about the victims' nationalities, with one saying they were South Korean and another that they were Chinese

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21400330

So this is the new group?..killing health professionals?