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ahaika23:
I notice una no de gree snap the pitch for Amaechi stadium. It's either the pitch de fear una camera or na d camera de fear the pitch.

Pitch is still under construction. The race tracks especially. I v requested for the pictures from my cousin. Will post it here as soon as I receive it.

In September, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), a non-governmental organization whose mandate is to promote and protect human rights, petitioned the ICC to act on Davis' revelations, asserting that the Nigerian government lacked the "political will" to intervene against high-profile suspects like Sheriff and Ihejirika.

"With your public admittance of Boko Haram's activities as qualifying for crimes against humanity, we shall not bother with further legal points to qualify these atrocities under the Rome Statute," HEDA chairman Olanrewaju Suraju said. "It is also instructive to assert that the Nigerian government, under the current leadership lacks the political will and judicial independence to prosecute the individuals who are friends and former subordinates of the President."

"We hereby urge the ICC to urgently open immediate examination of this development by inviting Rev. Stephen Davis to provide insight into his revelations, to assist the court in its investigation and possible prosecution of those connected with the crimes," the statement furthered.

In response to the petition, the Head of Information and evidence unit, Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, M. P. Dillon, wrote to confirm that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court had officially received, registered, and promised to review the submission.

According the letter, the office of the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, would treat the issues raised in the petition within its mandate. 

"This communication has been duly entered in the communications register of the office," the letter read. "We will give consideration to this communication, as appropriate, in accordance with the Provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court."

The letter concluded with a promise by the Court to communicate its decision once determined

http://saharareporters.com/2014/11/09/international-criminal-court-considering-action-against-modu-sheriff-and-ihejirika

A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals.
It was not possible to tell whether the footage was staged for propaganda purposes, especially scenes of residents cheering Islamist fighters.
The message appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau’s claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria.
In the 44-minute video, Boko Haram voices support for other so-called caliphates, including the one proclaimed in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Shekau, who is pictured in closeup shots with rare clarity, again dismisses government claims about ceasefire talks.
– ‘Living in a caliphate’ –
The video, which was delivered through the same channels as past messages, shows armed men lined along a well-paved road, with three pick-up trucks bristling with heavy weapons also visible.
Black, crested flags associated with the Islamist group are also shown.
Later, an armoured vehicle rolls down the road lined with both fighters and individuals who appear to be residents of the town.
Boko Haram has released a series of videos showing similar military hardware, equipment it says was stolen from the Nigerian military. Such claims have been impossible to verify.
No women or girls are seen on the street or anywhere else in the footage.
Most of the message is taken up by a sermon from Shekau, delivered indoors but apparently played on a speaker to locals assembled outside.
“We have indeed established an Islamic caliphate,” he said, restating a claim he first made in August.
The images of the sermon include unusually clear closeups of the Nigerian militant leader.
– ‘Support for Islamic brethren’ –
Shekau has previously expressed solidarity with other jihadi groups and leaders.
In the latest video, he seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate, but did not submit to the authority of any other jihadi leader.
“To everyone living in Islamic Caliphate, we convey our greetings,” he said, specifically mentioning “brethren” in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Shishan (an Islamist term for Chechnya), Yemen, Somalia and “the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria.”
A graphic shown later includes a picture the IS group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as well as a portion of the message his group issued on July 1 proclaiming a caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Iraq on Sunday was investigating whether Baghdadi was killed in air strikes by US-led coalition warplanes.
– ‘There is no truce’ –
Nigeria maintains it is still negotiating with Boko Haram envoys in neighbouring Chad and that a disputed October 17 ceasefire declaration remains viable.
Violence has however continued and the Islamists are believed to control more than two dozen towns and villages in the northeast.
“There is no truce between me and Nigerian tyrants,” Shekau said, dismissing the credibility of Danladi Amhadu, the purported rebel negotiator.
“This person Danladi… if he thinks he can, let him show his face. By Allah, we will kill him,” the Islamist leader said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/scenes-inside-boko-haram-controlled-town-shown-new-video/

Plus some completed roads at the greater portharcourt brand new city. Beautiful roads with plenty road signs.

okangaijele:
Hey you and your boyfriend should bettey come down in a tractor..........thats Phc road. Hope u know what I mean?

I know that's how phc road, aba is. They need a new party in that state.

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The complex is almost complete. Upto 95%. And it's wow!!! My boyfriend and I must visit portharcourt to swim there. Pix courtesy my cousins.

Three persons have been feared dead and over 20 injured in a stampede during the inauguration of the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo.

Apart from the stampede which led to the death of the affected people, security men at the gate dispensed tear gas canisters on those trying to gain entry into the stadium.

Our correspondent learnt in Uyo on Friday that some of those who sustained injury during the stampede lay for several minutes while the medical team at the stadium had yet to attend to their cases.

One of the injured victims, Mr. Wisdom Amaowo, said he was pushed inside the gate by a security operative who also dispensed tear gas canisters on him.

He said, “After the policeman dispensed the tear gas canisters on me, I became unconscious and did not know when I was moved to where you now see me.

“Right now, I cannot bend; you can see many bruises and cut on my arms, legs and other parts of my body.

“Since I have been brought here, there is no one from the medical section of the stadium that has come to my aid.”

The state Commissioner for Health, Mr. Emem-Abasi Bassey, confirmed the incident, but said no dead had been recorded.

He stated that he was aware of the situation at the gate as many people, both those with tickets and those without the tickets were trying to gain entry into the gates.

Bassey added that 150 medical personnel were on ground to attend to injured victims.

“We have just revived a woman whose condition was terrible as a result of the stampede. We are completely in control of the situation,” he said.

http://www.punchng.com/news/three-feared-dead-20-injured-in-uyo-stadium-stampede/

So no completed fg project in rivers state. Hilarious.

idumuose:
They must have been under the influence of champagne when they mentioned Jonathan and sullivan.
But is it everything you hear in beer parlours that you come here to post?
Tomorrow,you will come here to tell us you heard some politicians saying that Nigeria is now in the continent of Europe.

There's a stalemate in enugu, and what they were discussing isn't out of place.
Sullivan Chime is obviously better than Sambo. And they're both Nigerians, so I see nothing wrong.

I overheard some people gossiping inside Sheraton abuja. Top politicians discussing that Jonathan asked someone his opinion about replacing Sambo with Sullivan Chime.

This combo will surely finish the race come 2015.

This search for Jonathan's completed project isn't realizable. Even the Ibos have no single project started and completed by Jonathan in more than 5years. What's wrong with our oga in asorock sef?

I only saw people comprising of an organisation wearing uniformed t-shirts and face caps clearly written GDI. We all know GDI is Mr wike's bunch of criminal young militants who do not and can never represent as rivers populace. Obviously people ignored them. The OP headline should read GDI welcomes Mr Wike. Not rivers state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P51ZYC2YqWE

phantom:
bros the thing tire me. in 8years,its the same flyovers and roads,stadium,tropicana and library yet we no go drink water keep cup.

amaechi built a stadium, he didn't make noise even though its a smaller stadium.
he didn't work in his second term just because he doesn't go round PH on his power bike examining projects like he used to.

abuloma-woji-akpajo road is a second term project.
iwofe and elioparanwo roads though concieved in his first tenure are officially second term projects.
rumuagholu road project is a second term project
the andoni -opobo unity road is a MEGA project and is still on.in fact many states can't afford to do the unity road.
psychiatric hospital road is a second term project

The stadium built by amaechi is far bigger than that of uyo

Ikengawo:
Its pathetic that you can only see the world through apc and pdp. I hope one of those potbellied men feed you one day. Fool. If you would reason you would know that my and everyone's problem with amaechi is EVERY project started in his 1st term and none on his second. Im reality the second is a wasted term because nothing has been done what so ever. If he carried his 1st term energy over to his second nobody would speak but here we are discussing apc and pdp while the budget of a small african country is spent on an okada ride in a ph that still has dilapidated roads. Go apc your father. Fool

The akpajo-woji-transamadi road was started by RCC late last year and is ongoing at great pace.

Can dis car go for 2million?

TRUTHTELA:
Its very disgusting that a LOW LIFE FACELESS SCAMMER, and HACKER is claiming that Linda " STOLE " his pictures or whatever he's claiming, he went ahead with some other HATERS to blackmail the Linda Ikeji, claiming that she " COPY AND PASTE OR STOLE THEIR STORY?

What are his INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? WHO DOES HE WRITE FOR ( NYTIMES? ) WHY DID HE REGISTER EVERYTHING lindaikeji.com &co? WHATS HIS INTEREST?

WOLE SOYINKA, CHINUA ACHEBE, ADICHE, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, GE, ACADEMICIANS, MEDICAL CO. RESEARCH FIRMS, APLLE, SAMSUNG AND ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE INTELLECTUAL are the ones that are suppose to be talking about INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT, PLS, ALL THESE LOWLIFE ROGUES SHOULD STOP MISUSING THOSE WORDS.

LINDA, STOLE PICTURES AND STORIES, YET NO SINGLE EVIDENCE, WHAT PICTURES AND STORIES IS THE GUY TALKING ABOUT? Bokoharam pix or stories? I expected him to be talking about EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OF WHERE EDWARD SNOWDEN IS or WHO BLUE IVY's Mother is.

No lawsuit can be entertained or won against Linda Ikeji, because, anything u put online is for public consumption. She gives credit and quote her sources. The guy wanted MONEY ( thats what he meant by " CREDIT" ). Thousands of news organisations, repeat news from other sources and uses pictures. Google and Getty images didnt have a problem with Linda, theyre too BIG for such. But, one single guy just woke up and start BLACKMAILING her.

New York times, Chiamanda Adiche, Wole Soyinka, et al, will NEVER BOTHER about Linda, publishing their article or news on her blog, cos they are way BIGGER than her.

All the NOISE about Linda stole his " WORKS", which "work has he done? Is he a WRITER? Is the guy an ARTIST? Is he a MUSICIAN ? WHO KNOWS HIM? AND WHAT AWARD or NOMINATION HAS HE WON FROM HIS SO CALLED "WORKS' ? LET HIM SHOW HIMSELF/FACE LEGITIMATELY AGAINST LINDA IKEJI, then, the world and I will have RESPECT FOR HIM. Someone HIDING ON TWITTER TO RANT ABOUT A SUCCESSFUL LADY, is not going to make him successful. If his own blogging or hacking is rewarding, HE WILL NEVER HAVE TIME OR NOTICE LINDA IKEJI,BUT, NOW I KNOW HE'S A LOW LIFE.

LINDA's blog is down, then what? IN THIS SOCIAL MEDIA AGE AND TIME, LINDA WILL BOUNCE BACK. SHE HAS BUILT A BRAND. EVEN IF SHE BLOG FROM FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, HER FOLLOWERS AND SUCCESS WILL STILL BE THERE. ( IF IT'S NOT PANADOL, IT CANT BE LIKE PANADOL).

LINDA "STOLE" this and that, what I always see her posting on her blog is about celebrities tweet and FB, post, Kim, Beyonce, Flavor, D Banj, Genevive, Omotala, GEJ, PDP, APC, or one LOCAL CHAMPION or the the other, then the rest will be about NUDE MALES OR FEMALES, SO WHAT's their to STEAL? WHAT ELSE IS ON THAT BLOG ? PEOPLE SHOULD STOP HATING INNOCENT SOULS.

LEGALLY, SHE's good and NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, IT's just ENVY, BLACKMAIL AND RUMOR.

Just as the same people that DESTROYED NIGERIA ARE BUSY EXPECTING JONATHAN TO BUILD ELDORADO IN FOUR YEARS, INSULTING HIM HERE AND THERE. Your tribe is home to some of the biggest and most CORRUPT SOULS IN AFRICA, YET YOU'LL BE CALLING JONATHAN A CORRUPT LEADER.

HYPOCRISY, LIES, ENVY, DOUBLE STANDARD MUST STOP, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE THAT YOUR COUNTRY FORWARD

N:B I'm not a fan of Linda or GEJ, I open her blog laugh at comments and keep it moving ( i have never commented for one day). She's doing good and will SURELY COME BACK BETTER. Gej, is a failure, but, FAILURES SHOULD NOT BE CALLING HIM OUT EITHER

Pls don't join negative and positive. GEJ is completely negative whereas Linda is positive.

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mikeansy: The 3rd and new shekau will be taken down like others

We pray so.

Vicaboy: I always knew he was far from dead

From the video, he is very much alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCjrR1d7uLM

olayincar: Na you know... Bros J till 2019

It's till 2022. 7year single tenure would've been implemented.

gratiaeo: Those discharged are David Robert, Mohammed Sani, Iseh Ubong, Sebastine Gwaba and Naaman Samuel.

Those who were sentenced to death are Jasper Braidolor, David Musa, Friday Onuh, Yusuf Shuaibu, Igonmu Emmanuel, Andrew Ugbede, Nurudeen Ahmed, Ifeanyi Alukagba, Alao Samuel, Amadi Chukwuma, Alan Linus, and Stephen Clement.

Ibos will always be killed in Nigeria illegally but with kangaroo legality. When do we start treating our ibo brothers like every other Nigerian.

Lies! Lies! Lies. No road in aba is good.

nigerianvenom: U keep mentioned calabar itu road in all ur post about uyo which has been so since the 80's when ur buhari was d president.pls if u mention any other bad road uyo,then i will believe u have defeated me.just mention any other one and then i will give up.
Meanwhile,can u compare one aspect of owerri that makes it better than uyo?
Lets debate,i am waiting.

Meanwhile anambra has more visitors than owerri,be it tourism wise or investment wise.i've lived in both cities and i know

Ette to uyo road is totally bad. And has cut off. Infact you will suffer alot to access the capital uyo from many parts of akwaibom state.

Speaking at the event, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said the rally was organized to celebrate Mr. Jonathan, who he described as one of Nigeria’s best presidents.
Mr. Maku said it was only after the President completes another four-year tenure that the presidency of the country would switch back to the North of Nigeria in line with the power rotation arrangement between the North and the South.


https://m.premiumtimesng.com/headlines/168071-confusion-as-vip-seating-collapses-at-pro-jonathan-rally-several-injured.html

As the anticipation for the emergence of presidential candidates for the 2015 general election, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has given a hint as to who might be indicating interest ahead of the polls. APC boss yesterday described the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as one of those who possess the ability to take Nigeria to a greater heights. Oyegun made this assertion yesterday at the inauguration of Imo State Liaison Office in Abuja. He a;so said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has long lost focus and needed to be shown the way out in order to allow a party with fresh ideas to come on board. Oyegun, while giving his opinion on the quality of leaders the party will put forward in the 2015 election, said though there were several others vying for presidency, Okorocha seems to be one of the most resourceful, according to report from ThisDay. “He is obviously one of the most vital resource persons we have. We have several men vying for that position and I am proud to say that he is one of our most vital resource persons. He is obviously a man of vision. You can see that today. He has proved to us that he has rescued his state. We need him to help us rescue Nigeria,” he said. On the capacity of opposition to upstage the PDP in the next general elections, Oyegun said APC has all it takes to win the next presidential election. According to him, the Imo State governor has the capabilities to transform his state within the short period has been in office, adding that the governor is one of the principal actors to draw up a development agenda, which the party intends to unfold in the weeks ahead. He said APC was proud to be associated with Okoroacha, who is committed to rescuing the country from bad governance. “You see people smiling and going about their businesses energetically. We know today that there are no more robberies in the state; we know that there is no case of kidnapping in the state. We also know that today, the state is one of the most peaceful places for investment in this nation. He is one of those spearheading change in this country,” he said. Oyegun said the APC is a conglomeration of men with experience, which has proven that it has answers to Nigeria’s problem through the transformation witnessed in states under its control. On the hand, Oyegun said PDP has reached its zenith and no longer possessed the capability to implement policies and programmes that will uplift the lives of Nigerians. “The APC is not at infancy stage. The APC brought together an agglomeration of experience deriving from the ACN, ANPP, CPC and APGA. The most visionary leader that APGA had is with us now. So the party was not born yesterday. “We have put together the experiences of these great four parties and we are ready for the battle. We are ready. We are telling the people that the PDP has reached its zenith. It has reached its maximum,” he said. Speaking in same vein, the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Silva, said Okorocha represents the true philosophy of change that Nigeria desires. While addressing the gathering, Okorocha, said what the country needed at the moment was not an ethnic or religious bigot but somebody who can put food on the table of the common man and provide steady power supply as well as other needs of the people. “There is nothing like Igbo President, there is nothing like Hausa President or Yoruba President. You only have a Nigerian President who may be from anywhere in the country, and also deemphasise these regional or tribal presidents. “Like I said earlier, give us a man with vision irrespective of where he comes from; give us somebody who can create jobs; give u somebody who can put food on the table of the common man; give us somebody who can provide steady power supply. Let him come from anywhere, we need people who can fix Nigeria,” he said. Okorocha said PDP had been in power for almost 15 years and nothing to show for it comparatively. “This shows that they have done their best. Let us commend them for doing their best but they cannot do better than their best. The truth is there is need for a change so that we can get people who can do better. “They have done their best but their best is not good enough and you cannot give what you don’t have. Even if you give PDP 100 years, there will be no power supply; there would be insecurity and joblessness. So that is why we are saying we want people who can fix Nigeria,” he added.

http://www.today.ng/politics/nigeria-2015-okorocha-can-fix-the-country-oyegun/

chiomen: ABIA DURING OUK AND ABIA DURING T.A ORJI

OP you can lie ooo. That bad road picture of ukwumango is better than the state of the road as of today. Only God knows where you snapped the attached good picture. Stop deceiving people. Haba

tojahh: Wait o, before you people start this your APC-PDP razzmazztazz, I wan ask one question. @Op, how did you know this is the longest bridge in Africa, you measure am? You know tell us how you come to conclusion say this bridge pass the Mandela bridge here in SA. (96 Kilometre
)

South Africa isn't West Africa.