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Bokoharam:
Pastor Oyakhilome is a disciple of Benny Hinn; I pray it's not him

Anyway, by their fruits we shall know them. The holy spirit does not lie, neither does God. It shall reach Nigeria very soon. Soon the tares shall be separated from the wheat.

The gates of hell, greed and mammon shall not prevail over the Church of Christ. Amen!

Amen to the bold part.

aloy-emeka,

asiri.com

shei, una no go kill person with laff for this site o!

Beaf:
[size=14pt]I am now strongly convinced that the American Chronicle was correct that Yar Adua died on December 10 last year.[/size]
We now need to find a way to deal with Saudi.

Step 1. Recall the Saudi ambassador immediately.
Step 2. Sack our own ambassador to Saudi immediately.
Step 3. Fly the presidential jet back from Saudi immediately.
Step 4. Impeach Yar Adua immediately.
Step 5. Sack all members of the kitchen cabinet immediately.
Step 6. Arrest Aondoakaa and Ibori immediately (wherever they are on the Globe.
Step 7. Institute a high level probe into the whole Yar Adua affair.

on these notes i agree with you.
When some of us were questioning that BBC interview, we were called pessimists,who never see any thing good in the country and incurable cynics.
I still have the correspondence i had with the BBC editor in my mail box.
In the fullness of time, i shall return back to require an open apology to the people of Nigeria for BBC's complicity in the web of deceit and lies that have reigned in the Nigerian political space in recent months.
If they refuse my request, i shall send the contents of our email exchange to a rival media house and their shame will be made public.
Time is no respecter of person, it might be patient but it is no coward.
That is a simple truth that Turai and her band of crooks have forgotten.

texazzpete:
And you who sits down thousands of miles away from Nigeria and wages battle over the safety of the Internet, what are you?

very good question.
deserves nothing less than a very good ANSWER.

By Agency Reporter, Published: Sunday, 21 Feb 2010



Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, has written to the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz, over the state of affairs of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.
The letter, Sunday Punch gathered, is to be delivered to the king by the six-man Presidential investigative panel visiting Saudi Arabia to determine the fitness or otherwise of Yar’Adua.
A reliable source told our correspondent that the letter, besides thanking the Saudi Kingdom for his effort in taking care of Yar’Adua, is meant to make the monarch facilitate a parley between the visiting team and Yar‘Adua.
Our correspondent learnt also that the team would depart for Saudi Arabia midnight today.
The source added that the visit was a political one and that Nigerians should not expect any medical report about the president from the team.
However, the outcome of the visit, the source said, would determine the next step the Federal Executive Council would take on Yar’Adua.
The team is to depart with a presidential jet and it was learnt that each of the six man delegation is going with at least two of their aides.

the beauty of the world wide web.
nothing like 'i was quoted out of context'.
Segun Adeniyi has finally shown his true colour.
I would rather trust Ibori and Andookaa.
Men in whom there is no pretence than charlatans like Olusegun Adeniyi.
it is easy to pontificate every thursday on the back pages of newspaper while your true intentions are different.
your shame knows no limit.
i hope you made enough money to compensate you for all the shame you have amassed?

this na serious matter o, if true.

Super Eagles coach to the Angola 2010 Nations Cup, Shaibu Amodu, believes he is the most misunderstood Nigerian at the moment.
In his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, the coach was tasked to win a World Cup ticket for Nigeria and pick a semifinal ticket for the country at the Nations Cup.
Amodu fulfilled his contractual obligations and wondered why Nigerians are still hard on him especially on the performance of the team at Angola 2010.
The former Orlando Pirates coach said he had little time to prepare the Eagles to get the kind of results Nigerians expected from him.
He explained that he inherited the Eagles in crisis shortly after German Berti Vogts fumbled at the Ghana 2008 Nations Cup where Nigeria lost at the quarterfinals stage.
The Eagles were uncoordinated and uninspiring in Angola. The team defeated Benin, Mozambique, Zambia and Algeria but lost to two quality oppositions; Ghana and Egypt.
Amodu told our correspondent that the events of Angola were caused by many things with the NFF and the Presidential Task Force also part of the blame.
But why is Amodu having problems in spite of his achievements?
The Edo-born tactician said, ”I am a professional and not a politician. I am clean. I face people and tell them the truth, especially when it comes to my job, football.
”People say I am arrogant but I wonder what they are talking about. I am very confident of myself because of my knowledge of the game. I know football and with due respect, I am an institution in this game.
”It is sad that politicians have taken over the game and everybody wants to tell you what to do about your job.
”Again, people say I snub. It is the pressure of the job. I am getting older and the responsibility is getting higher so you cannot expect me to behave or react the same way when I was coaching clubs in Nigeria.
”The expectations are high and there are many issues to manage to ensure one gets the desired results. People just misunderstand me and it hurts. I am just a realistic person. I say things as I see them because of my knowledge of the game.”
Amodu narrated how the NFF humiliated him in Angola by taking two foreign coaches to the same hotel he was staying in Angola.
He also stressed that there were many other distractions from the NFF and the PTF that affected the performance of Nigeria in the competition
”I felt bad especially because it was happening during a major competition and it is bound to affect one psychologically. The NFF officials even told me about the foreign coach issue during a meeting and I was not bothered.
”Players need concentration and motivation but these were difficult to achieve in Angola. After the first match, there were reports about NFF‘s plan to sack me. Imagine that,” he explained.
The selection and tactics for the tournament was a major issue against Amodu but the former BCC Lions coach said the squad for the competition in Angola was the best for the country at that time.
He stressed that he selected the final list just 24 hours to the end of the deadline given by the Confederation of Africa Football.
Amodu said, ”I planned to take 32 players to Durban for training and then pick the final 23 later but I was suddenly asked to bring the final list even before training. I had to rely on the players I know and that was how we dropped the likes of Dele Adeleye and Ebenezer Ajilore. It was sad and painful but the job has to be done at that time. I sat with my crew for hours to draw the list and also defended it before the technical committee.
”People failed to realise that I inherited this team from the lowest ebb and had to do so much work to bring back the confidence. We were getting the results and there were complains again about many things.
”After winning the ticket to the World Cup people are still complaining but those things are not important because I am only answerable to the NFF and I have done all I was asked to do according to the content of my contract with the NFF.
”I must admit we could have done better in Angola but the pressure affected everybody. Look at the Ghanaian team, they came to enjoy themselves at the competition because there was no pressure on the team and they did so well and played in the final. ”
On some ageing and injured players in the team, the coach explained that all the players got his nod on merit.
”I don‘t know why there are so many satanic insinuations. The failure of politicians in the country has crept to our football and they want to use football to win the hearts of the people. I have my own credibility and I want to win always so I have to select the best.
”Yakubu Aiyegbeni is doing so well in England scoring over 20 goals almost every season. He had injury problem and started playing and he was fit enough for the competition. Again there was so much noise on this player who is the most experienced striker in the team. He has good leadership qualities and he is a delight off every coach.
”Coaches know what they look out for and not just what people want to see. We all knew what people were saying about Garba Lawal but all the coaches were using him at that time.
”The injured players were certified fit for the competition. Yobo and Olofinjana were 75 per cent fit and I was okay with that because I believe they will get better as we go on. We expected a tough beginning but still believed we could play in the finals which we did.
”There was no understanding in the defence and the players failed to mark tight, especially against Egypt. I still believe we did our best to have won a medal. We deserve praises and not criticism.”
In the World Cup qualifiers, the Eagles did not lose any match in the series. The team won the first six games back-to-back in the first round stage. In the final round the team won three and drew three to top the group with 12 points.
Amodu hates to hear that he has been lucky with the Eagles as a coach especially after leading the team to win two World Cup tickets for Nigeria.
He said,” How can one be lucky for 15 to 20 years? I know this job and I enjoy doing it. Nigeria is now 15th in the world and 2nd in Africa but I took over when the team was not even anywhere near the top at the global level.
”I have made progress with the team and it is wrong to say I was demoted or sacked. The team B issue was my idea and I am still in charge of all the national football teams as head coach. That is what my contract says and the NFF‘s technical committee chairman, Taiwo Ogunjobi also said this recently.
”Altogether, I have no regrets. If I am to do it all over again, I would still have done the same thing. I am trying to rest after all the tension of Angola and let me also state that the foreign coach thing is no big deal because I signed a contract to work with a foreign coach anytime the NFF is ready.
”I do give Dan Amokachi instructions on what to tell the players on the pitch. He is still younger and he was doing that well for the team. I carry all my assistants along. It is true I suggested to work with Stephen Keshi but I said that when the pressure was so much and I know we have worked together before and I still maintain that I won‘t mind having him in our technical crew.”

i do eat beef but right now i am fasting - Mister Incredible

the entire nigerian political class are detribalized.
The simple reason is that greed and stolen wealth has no ethnicity and tribe.
they only bring up ethnicity to wipe up emotion amongst the masses in order to get them to execute their devilish agenda.

Ibime:
I dont know how this issue jumped from Danjuma to MEND.

MEND is not Mossad. . . as it is, the boys have overachieved by holding the nation to ransom with just a few speedboats and AK47's. . . they do not have the capability to carry out inland attacks and have never done so. . . .or do you lot think Danjuma is sitting on his front porch waiting to be shot?


Anyway, back to the issue at hand.

This story exposes the wickedness of Obasanjo's 1978 Land Use Act.

Did the community where Danjumas oil block is situated ask to sell the land or give it away free to the Government?

The people's land has been stolen and given to the members of the cabal in the name of "Federal Land".

After now, someone will come and tell us that the land is Federal Land. If the land is Federal Land, it should NOT then be privatised.

Does it sound fair for FG to come and steal your land, sell it the next day, and pocket the change?

Land Use Act indeed!

This is the most detestable form of piracy.

My own question for Danjuma is: How much of the $100m are you giving back to the community you stole the land from?

i am surprised that you cannot see how this issue jumped from Danjuma to MEND.
The actions and words of danjuma are sufficient proof that if MEND and their likes truly had an agenda and ideology of emancipating the masses of ND, the likes of Danjuma and the ND leaders who aided and abated their raping of the ND resources would have been their prime target.Not innocent oil workers and oil installations.
but because these milinals (militants/criminals) are just in it for their pocket, they choose the easiest route that leads to more cash for the pocket.
i repeat, the militants/criminals and the Nigerian government are just different sides of the same coin and are all enemies of the ND people.

Time to End this Nonsense
By Dele Momodu, 02.20.2010

My second coming, even if intermittently, had been foretold by no less a “prophet” than Simon Kolawole. He had told me it was virtually impossible for a restless writer like me to ignore the sad developments in Nigeria. We had this encounter on the day American Chronicle published on its website that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had died as far back as December last year, which was too sensational to be true. The news was so rife that most Nigerians made frantic calls everywhere and to everyone who could have any iota of clue. I had attempted to speak to the President’s spokesman, Segun Adeniyi, who was then in Angola but was not so lucky. He probably knew why his phones would have been ringing off the hook. I really felt for this great guy, and for what must have been his personal and private anguish.

I decided to try Simon, who confirmed that the raging news had been debunked and that in fact, our offshore President was going to speak to BBC Hausa Service. I instantly concluded that we were carrying this nonsense too far. How at this time and age can the President of a great nation as Nigeria just vanish from the surface of the earth without any trace? How can the family of our President turn a matter of greatest public interest into such a disgraceful circus clownery? How can our politicians fail to realise the danger they are attracting to us all by their endless irrational behaviour? (Don’t forget that Niger is just next door). Is life all about grabbing power at all costs? Why can’t the First Family spare Nigerians this unwarranted agony? These were the thoughts criss-crossing my mind.

As predicted, our President mysteriously, but not without some serious doubts, spoke from his groove in Saudi Arabia, and granted what must have been the most incoherent interview ever aired by any of the famous BBC channels. Many are still convinced till this day, that that interview was the handiwork of desperados who wanted to hoodwink what they believe is a largely gullible citizenry. Even the BBC which secured the exclusive interview of this century seems not to have been proud of its amazing achievement. The powerful radio channel has not been flaunting the interview the way you would expect of such rare interviews.

Let’s not waste too much energy and time on the dirty tricks with which the hawks have tried to mesmerise Nigerians. The meat of it all is that Nigerians have found a new freedom which is not likely toyed with anymore. It is a great pity if some day-dreamers cannot see that the last train has since departed the terminus. They can continue to waste our scarce resources, but the day of reckoning will come. It is obvious that these guys don’t care a hoot about the President. It is all about their pockets. The poor man I’m sure is not aware of the atrocities his acolytes have committed in his name. It is a shame that some Nigerians can still drag us down this hopeless route. But we shall rise above them. The ball is now in the hands of the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, who must act speedily and courageously. God has given him power, and it is Mr Jonathan alone who shall account for it. All the sycophants will simply move on when the chips are down.

His ascendancy is nothing short of a modern day miracle. Those who are still contesting the will of God are wasting their time. They are resisting Jonathan because they don’t want to lose their grip on power. They want to stall for as long as it takes so as to make it impossible for Jonathan to settle down to serious business. They know that the attention span of Nigerians are very short. Very soon, the fuse would blow, and we shall be plunged into darkness. And they thrive in that state of anomie. This is the reason Jonathan must seize the initiative and beat them in their game. He can. These guys are cowards. President Olusegun Obasanjo cowed and canned them, like corned beef, until he fell into their trap by dreaming of a third term. Nigerians have never united behind any man since they did on June 12, 1993, the way they have cuddled Jonathan. Just imagine that Jonathan did not have to lift a finger. He even looked like a man who loves his boss more than himself. But head or tail, he had to carry this cross that was placed on his laps by his benevolent Creator. And he would have to step on toes. Now that he has crossed the Rubicon, there is no turning back.

All roads must now lead to heaven or to hell. The choice is that limited. The road to heaven is a road to redemption. The road to hell is that littered with thorns and can only lead to perdition. In less than 16 months, Jonathan has a chance of recording monumental achievements. It is like being asked to play a penalty in a most gripping game. He must shun all distractions, and shut off the cacophony of the crowd all over the stadium. It is a game of death. When you score, you are a hero. When you miss, you are a villain. In Jonathan’s case, he needs to fire a blinder, and all his friends and foes will stand ramrod at full attention. He looks fit enough to score.

If I were in his shoes, I will recall the security details of our President from their mission in Saudi Arabia, and replace them with fresh ones. I will summon our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia home to debrief him. I will write a letter to the Saudi King, and express both appreciation for his kindness towards our President, and disgust for the manner Nigerians have been totally snubbed in the matter. I will remind His Royal Highness that when the former King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz had a stroke, he was the Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz at the time and was allowed to rule for many years. As a matter of irony, the current Crown Prince Sultan ibn Abdulaziz has been ill and was actually flown to the United States of America for intensive care. The Saudis were not kept in the dark. The media went agog with blow-by-blow account of his progress or lack of it. When he got better and was flown to Morocco to fully recuperate, the Saudi media followed him with the same frenzy.

The Saudis should remember that Nigeria is a major player in the oil business. And whatever happens later may be termed as a deliberate attempt at rubbishing a rival nation. The shame is that while they spent their proceeds into building a most modern society, our leaders wasted our proceeds on frivolities. For the first time in our chequered history, we had two former university teachers as President and Vice President. One would have expected President Yar’Adua to build one of the best University Teaching Hospitals in Africa. And to think that his health challenges actually dictated the urgent need for such a glorious investment. Today, he has paid the price for such humongous short-sightedness. If Yar’Adua was vegetating on a local hospital bed in Nigeria, no one except the soldiers would have dared remove him the way it was done by our National Assembly recently. The politicians who were too scared to discuss the health of a man no one has seen in three months would have been too timid to even table it before the National legislators. We must salute the gallant Nigerians who fought spiritedly for our liberation.

Acting President Jonathan must assemble a powerful team as a matter of urgency and ignore the advice of those who never wished him well in the first instance. The Present team needs to be energised. Everyone remembers with nostalgia a few of those bright stars in Obasanjo’s government. The debt repayment package of that era was a great boost. If such had been translated into rebuilding our infrastructure aggressively, we can all imagine where Nigeria would have been by now. Mr. Jonathan should not worry too much about playing dirty politics for now. If he performs well, Nigerians will beg him to stay on. We are very generous to those we love. And we are not asking for much.

He must rebuild our roads. They are all in bad shapes. Nigerian cities look like war-ravaged zones. And it speaks volumes about our crass irresponsibility and shamelessness. Our airports must be urgently rehabilitated. I flew through Murtala Mohammed International airport last night and nearly burst into tears. Nigerians and foreigners alike were hissing and cursing. Our power and energy situations would never improve unless Jonathan is willing to take on the various cartels that litter our landscape. Our education is currently a huge joke. As a former teacher, he should personally enter into dialogue with his former colleagues on the way forward. We must stop the present drift where our children are being tossed across the seas with reckless abandon. Our hospitals must be upgraded to reasonable standards. Our economy is in tatters, and we must rise above the uncertainties of the moment. The war against corruption can only be won when the leader is ready to subject his person to some levels of discomfort. A good leader must be bold. We must know where he stands on every issue.

Something tells me Jonathan is on the threshold of history. He could not have been raised this high if he was not destined for greatness. I pray he appreciates the enormous challenges ahead of him. By next week, he must convince us that he is ready, a

what is this doing in the politics section?

this drama just keeps getting better.
the script writer deserves an oscar.

maga no need pay

na music these KcPresh dey sing to make all this money?
i don listen to them and i dey wonder o!
how many million copies dem don sell?

MEND (and all other 'militant' groups in the ND) and the theives in Abuja are different sides of the same coins.
crooks whose only ideology is money.All that differs is their modus operandi.
some people can be deceived but fortunately not all of us.
instead of kidnapping white (and even black men) and vandalising oil installations, these milinals (miliTANT/criminals) should bring justice and accountability to their doorsteps in the form of men like Ibori, Alams, Odili and the calabar NDDC chairman that paid millions to a prophet.
As long as they keep blowing up oil installations and kidnapping innocent men and women like excited kids throwing banger while preaching revolutionary rhetorics that are being quoted out of context, their real intent and deceit will remain bare.
Militancy is the highest paying job in the ND yet you come here to support and attempt to pull wool over people's eyes.

beaf, i leave you to your own convictions.
Time will tell.

NITEL and america wonder again

otawa:
The minimum that is expected is for Danjuma and his family be wiped-out.

The next guys will think twice before 'stealing' Nigeria blind.

This is way China is making progress and Nigeria is going backward.

MEND sadly are after their own pocket!

almost the same sentiments i expressed earlier.

Beaf:
Of course, to you, Danjuma is now a member of MEND. It is easy to go after easy targets, so it seems that one is a hero.
Poor Nigeria! The place is packed with people who argue loudly at anything that moves, just for the sake of it.

The problem here is Danjuma and hundreds of other ex-generals who have "allocated" themselves oil blocks; it is those who are powerful enough to collude with oil companies to sell oil totally outside the system; it is those who are powerful enough to purchase oil vessels for bunkering (similar to the one impounded last week); it is those who use the army to protect their personal bunkering interests, killing, burning, looting and ra'ping elderly women and underage girls.

Where are people like you to ask real questions when they are needed, why chase shadows?

When 2500 innocent people were murdered in Odi, where were you to ask proper questions? Below are pictures of Odi after Nigerians like you attacked them and burnt down everything.

Dude, try and engage your brains before firing at all cylinders.
Did you see the post i was referring to?
Do you think your response to me is apt in view of the post i was responding to?
does it make sense?

otokx:
There is really another side to every man.

very sad but each day, i am more inclined to this view.

so?

^^^
2nded

danjuma that is busy looking or how to spend his $500 million that is drilling a hole in his pocket?
The man has better things to do than this VP thing, i beg.

edoyad:
Guy this is not how big business is conducted round the world, why can't the fcking govt revoke these licenses ? Do we have to start killing people like the Khmer in Cambodia before they do what's right FFS ?

yes we have to.
Their greed and lunacy will never allow them do the right thing.
anyone hoping that these crooks in the corridor of power will just wake up and decide to stop raping our collective destiny and resources is deluded and living in dream land.
change must be forced and they must be left with no option.
as long as there are options, the stealing (and doing nothing) will continue unabated.

ziddy:
These guys are all animals. Half a billion dollars in pure profit from selling stuff that never even belonged to him in the first instance.

Why don't MEND go and kill people like this instead of blowing up pipelines?

That explains to you that MEND and its fellow 'militants' are nothing but lily livered criminals.
Who are only interested in exploiting the crooked system for the benefit of their pockets.

CyberG:
YES, there are Naija companies that will give you BETTER than that BUT we don't want to give you! Stick to the one you already have!

lol
i like that response.

Rhymstein:
I knw say,na ibo ppl go giv pesin title for no reason,

Dem fit evn create title wey no dey exist b4 n dash pesin


Wetin dbanj do to deserve title?sayin he got a big koko n girls no wan leave me gives u a title?

with you on this.