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Prostitutes Defy Minister
October 12, 2009 15:12, 484 views

Some commercial sex workers, whose shanties were demolished by the FCT Minister’s Special Taskforce on the removal of illegal structures in Abuja, are planning to rebuild the structures and remain in the territory.

The sex workers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, stressed that they were determined to succeed in the FCT through prostitution.

“The big men who patronise us at night will give us money to rebuild our demolished houses, so, we are not worried by this exercise,” they boasted in defiance of the FCT Minister’s order.

Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Media and Publicity Alhaji Abdullahi Zuru said no threat would deter the taskforce from enforcing the ban on illegal businesses in the territory.

“They will continue to count their losses because we will sustain the exercise until we rid the FCT of criminals, construction of illegal structures and businesses in the territory,” Zuru stressed.

He said the taskforce was determined to restore and maintain sanity in the FCT and that it would continue to confiscate goods from hawkers and traders operating in illegal places.

Also speaking during the exercise, FCT Special Assistant on Transportation, Mr Abdul Ismail, explained that motorcycles confiscated in Abuja would be auctioned to operators in neighbouring states.

Comments (11)
Davies

Yesterday 15:19

They should not worry Femi Falana or Festus Keyamo will speak for them.

Ajayi

Yesterday 15:40

These harlots should be delt with. They should not continue desecrating Abuja, being an Islamic Territory. They should go back to their southern Nigeria origin because there will be no hiding place for them in the whole of Arewa land. Useless slots with no shame, you want to come and spoil our place.

papikkpu

Yesterday 15:48

otuocha

Simon(UK)

Yesterday 16:08

Ajayi,when did you turn Abuja to an Islamic territory? Mind you,Abuja is for everybody,though I do not support prostitution,it is better you go to Afghanistan or Iraq for your islamisation.Are you a member of ‘BOKO HARAM’? Your name is Ajayi,how come you claim to come from Arewa land?I hope you don’t know where you came from.

EASY LIFE

Yesterday 16:44

THEY SHOUL LET THE PROSTITUTES BE. THEY ARE NIGERIANS TOO. THE HONOURABLES ARE THEIR MAJOR CUSTOMERS.

K. GREAT

Yesterday 16:48

Ajayi!!! I strongly condemn Prostitution but that does’nt mean Abuja being the FCT of Nigeria should be regarded as islamic territory…majority of ur so called notherners “if actually you know your origin” are those that patronises these prostitutes… moreso the southerners are in all ramifications better than you, i once lived in the north and i discovered that ur ladies are the cheapest “slots” ever…you better come and get rid of these ur almajirin brothers that have constituted bunch of nuisance to all the streets in Lagos back to ur “arewa hell” before flies lays maggots in that your stinky mouth.

Omoluabi (Ogbagi) in Diaspora

Yesterday 16:51

Omoale lo nfowo osi juwe ile baba re (it is the bastard that usually describes his father’s house with the left hand). Though i abhor, i loathe, i disdain prostitution and those patronizing them, it is very uncalled-for for this ignoble person parading “itself” as Ajayi to have arrogated prostitution to the south alone as if none of his father’s daughter is into prostitution.

JD

Yesterday 16:54

AJA YI (THIS DOG) OR WAT DO U CALL UR NAME,WELL THAT NAME IS A WESTERN NAME,I AM VERY SURE U ARE THIS SLOT NO 1 CUSTOMER,TELL US UR REAL IDENTITY

CECE

Yesterday 16:56

AJAYI or what do you call yourself, u talk like a very big fool, abi mumu. how can u turn abuja to an islamic territory. it’s a no man’s land. it is for everybody. so stop calling it an islamic territory. u talk as if u don’t patronise those prostitutes, harlots. if u men don’t go to them, im sure they will stop the business when no customers. u shameless men will not allow them to be. u are the ones who encounrage them to continue in d trade , so why complain now. even the fct minister special taskforce they go to them. stop going to them and they will all change business. though i’m not in support. but please our men should not patronise them. i pray God to help us all. AMENNNNN

Hentop Switzerland

Yesterday 17:11

Ajayi by my calculation is from Kwara state. your gullibilty is unparallel. In as much as I condenm prostitution, we have to know that most of them are into it due to desperation.You can easily get a job with your school of Arts and Science certificate while the prostitute you are condeming now is from a southern state, with a university degree but her state quota is filled up.
Again Nigeria is a secular Nation.It is not a muslim nor a Christian country. Go to School and widen your horizon before you end up at BOKO HARAM Cult.
Abuja was built with Niger Delta Oil Money. If you insist the southerners should claim Abuja not Arewa. Arewa is a toothless Bulldog and a self styled Pan Northern Elite while waiting to hear RAKAN DEDE from the down trodden and ever neglected Northern masses

Danladi Rabiu

Yesterday 17:15

Ajayi, Almighty Allah bless you. I know you are the true son of Arewa soil from Kogi. Tell them. These Yoruba, Ibo and Calabar/Edo ashawos have spoilt abuja all because of money. Abuja is an Arewa land as we control the symbol and sentiments of the land. whoever thinks that Abuja is a no mans land is living in fools paradise. When capital was in Lagos, yorubas claimed ownership. These harlots should be chased out of Islamic land of Abuja and banished to the southern nigeria where they came from.

Gold-mind:
Nigeria has refused to work becos an Igbo man has not been allowed to take up the leadership. 2 of the so-called major ethnic groups have ruled and failed. Do you not think it needs an Igbo man to make the difference.

Be careful and note that competence or lack of it, has not tribal color. An Igbo president could still mess up like the Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani presidents have done. It all depends on the individual.

How The Beatles T-shirt caused stir in a Kaduna Shari’a court

Friday, October 9, 2009
What’s a T-shirt got to do with dispensing justice?, you may wonder. But T-shirts could actually ignite controversy. Hassan Ibrahim recounts the ordeal of human rights crusader, Sheu Sani, recently in a Shari’a Court.



Sani, in the controversial T-shirt




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For Shehu Sani, President of the Kaduna- based Civil Rights Congress (CRC), protecting and upholding human rights whether in a civilian or military administration is a sacred duty. That is why he often incurs the wrath of the authorities.

During the military era, he was in jail on many occasions, and was said to have even stayed in the same jail with the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. His offence was his being vocal and active in pursuit of a much better society where everybody would enjoy the goodness of life.

In Kaduna and other states in the North where it operates, the CRC, under Shehu Sani, is used to defying all odds and standing in the defence of the downtrodden, especially in the courts, as was exemplified when the congress mobilised lawyers to stand in for Baba Masaba, the man in Niger State reported to have many wives.

A few years ago, Sani and his CRC fought for the freedom of about six people, who were to have their limbs amputated. One of the culprits had stolen a bag of maize. Last week, in Kaduna, there was a mild drama at a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari Kaduna as the Judge, Alkali Lawal Ibrahim, sent the civil rights activist, Malam Shehu Sani, out of the courtroom because he was wearing a T-shirt which had the portrait of a popular music group in UK, The Beatles.

The Beatles were a group of musicians who were even more popular than the Jackson 5, especially in Europe and the Americas in the 1960s and the 70s.They were loved mostly by the youth and till date, many remember them and cherish souvenirs that carry their portraits.

But the Shari’a judge said he had no reason to allow Sani, who either by accident or design wore The Beatles T-shirt, to remain in the courtroom. He even threatened to charge him with contempt of court if he stayed any longer in the courtroom. While narrating his ordeal, Sani said he and other rights activists were in the court to observe the proceedings and render assistance to those that might need legal services, but could not do so.

On sighting Sani in his courtroom, the judge had taken offence and told him that the T-shirt he was wearing, which had The Beatles’ portrait, was against the religion of Islam and the Northern culture and tradition.

The judge explained further that the attitude of The Beatles and other similar musicians would not augur well for Northern culture and religion, adding that he was not deliberately stopping Sani from coming to the court because he knew him as a renowned civil rights leader in the North.

“But in my capacity as a Shari’a judge, I declare that the T-shirt Shehu Sani is wearing, with the picture of The Beatles, is offensive. I know them and the kind of music they played was not for public peace and was against the authorities. They were four devil-minded personalities in the West,” he said.

The judge added that “Sometime on the 26 November, 1969, one of The Beatles, John Lennon, returned his knighthood of MBE to the Queen of England and his reason was that he was against British involvement in the then Nigerian civil war.”

The judge was of the view that John Lennon’s position was subversive to the British government because the British involvement in the Nigerian civil war assisted Nigeria tremendously to restore peace and orderliness.

“John Lennon was with The Beatles; he is not to be emulated; he is not a role model. I won’t tolerate putting on a T-shirt with his portrait,” he roared. However, Sani politely told the judge that he and his colleagues were not in court for any judicial or moral interpretation of The Beatles, but to monitor proceedings and see where they could come in and assist the less-privileged.

“John Lennon was a man of peace and The Beatles in the T-shirt I am wearing were neither trouble makers nor against the religion of Islam and our values.”

Sani said that The Beatles were successful young men who were great entertainers and offered to bring some of The Beatles CDs to the judge to watch, thus throwing the entire courtroom into hilarious laughter.

But when the judge insisted that Sani must leave the courtroom or be charged with contempt, Sani said he respected the pronouncement of the judge but would never accept that The Beatles were bad, as perceived by the Shari’a judge.

For now, the development remains a topic of discussion in Kaduna. While Sani has remained undeterred and vowed to continue fighting for the downtrodden, the public has kept its fingers crossed to await further explanations on the matter from the public court.

Report forecasts oil depletion in 10 years
•Nigeria's gas project receives UN support
By Alike Ejiofor with agency report, 10.09.2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

A new report authored by the United Kingdom Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has painted a gloomy picture on the future availability of conventional oil, which could have severe economic impact across the world.





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Also, Nigeria's gas utilisation project at the Ovade-Ogharafe oil field in Delta State has been successfully registered under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, boosting Federal Government's efforts to reduce gas flaring and improve utilisation.

The report entitled “Global Oil Depletion: An Assessment of the Evidence for a near-term Peak in Global Oil Produc-tion”, found that conventional oil may peak before 2030.

But it also argues that there's a “significant risk” that the much sought after natural resource might peak before 2020.

“A peak in conventional oil production before 2030 appears likely and there is a significant risk of a peak before 2020. Given the lead times required to both develop substitute fuels and improve energy efficiency, this risk needs to be given serious consideration,” UKERC said.

It was discovered that the world may be entering a difficult phase characterised by slow and expensive oil. In other words, even the discovery of new oil fields is fraught with the problem of slow and high cost of extraction.

The situation might be compounded by difficulty in making such discoveries in the first place, the report said.

"The rate of decline of production is accelerating. More than two thirds of existing capacity may need to be replaced by 2030 solely to prevent production from falling.

"While large resources of conventional oil may be available, these are unlikely to be accessed quickly and may make little difference to the timing of the global peak," the report argued.

But experts have debated the accuracy of reports that are precise about oil depletion. While some argue global oil producing is falling drastically, others insist there is enough to meet 21st century global demand.

Mr. Steve Sorell was quoted by Science Daily as saying that "tt makes no sense to provide precise forecasts of when a peak in oil production will occur. The data is unreliable, there are multiple factors to consider and a ‘bumpy plateau' seems more likely than a sharp peak. But we can say that the window is narrowing rapidly. The effects of global oil depletion will depend greatly on the response from governments and on the scale of investment in new energy technologies."

Meanwhile, the CDM of the Kyoto Protocol, where Nigeria's gas project was registered is working towards green house gas emission reduction from projects in developing countries. These projects are registered and monitored under the UN so that these reductions can be sold to developed countries that have emission limits.

The Ovade-Ogharafe project, which is an initiative of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Pan Ocean Oil, is designed to reduce green house gas emission by more than two million tonnes of carbon dioxide yearly.

Chairman of Pan Ocean Oil Corporation, operators of the project, Chief Festus Fadeyi, said in a statement yesterday that the project was the largest CDM project in Africa and would provide 135 million standard cubic feet per day for electricity at full capacity.

He said that the gas which otherwise would have been flared will be sold to developed countries to generate revenue for the country.

“The CDM registration has taken more than four years of efforts that were led by Carbon Limits of Norway. The credits will be sold to NUON, the Dutch state utility, so that the carbon emissions reductions that occur in Nigeria will help the Netherlands meet its obligation under the Kyoto Protocol,’’ he said.

Fadeyi explained that the project had important local environmental benefits such as reduced emission of dangerous gases like Nitrogen Oxides, and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

He noted that this would improve the working conditions of the employees and the living standards of the nearby community.

Nigeria is among the top 20 countries in the world that flare gas. Others are Russia, Iran, Iraq, Angola, Qatar, Algeria, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Canada and the UK.

Nigeria flares more gas than any other country except Russia, as the country burns 2.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day, losing $2.5 billion yearly due to lack of infrastructure to harness it.

The country was among over 160 nations that met in Kyoto, Japan, from December 1 to 11 1997, to negotiate binding limitations on emission of gases for the developed nations, pursuant to the objectives of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992.

The outcome of the meeting was the Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in February 2005. The developed nations agreed to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, relative to the levels emitted in 1990. The countries agreed to reduce emissions from 1990 levels by 6 per cent during the period 2008 to 2012.

We don’t need a prophet to tell us that Nigeria would disintegrate – Onaiyekan

By AIDOGHIE PAULINUS ===>>>source!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

•Most Revd Onaiyekan
Photo: Sun News Publishing


President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace, Most Revd Dr John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, has said that Nigerians don’t need a prophet to tell them that the country would disintegrate.

In an interview with Daily Sun, Archbishop Onaiyekan, who likened himself to some old prophets, gave some warning signals and spoke on other issues such as President Umaru Yar’Adua’s 29 months in office, general assessment of the polity, the state of infrastructure, including amnesty, war on corruption as well as electoral reform.

Excerpts:
Your Grace, different prophets have prophesied that Nigeria would disintegrate. Do you share this view or do you believe Nigeria would continue to remain united?

If by prophets you mean those who claim to see the future, I am not a prophet. But there are certain things, which I would call cause and effect, which if you do them, there would be consequences and in that sense, there is no question of prophecy. It is simply a matter of correct analysis of the situation and a correct plotting of where the curve is going. Not only Nigeria.

Any nation that does not care about good governance, builds itself on lies, does not care about the less privileged within its midst, the leaders are only interested in their own selfish interest and convenience and close their eyes completely to the poor, the sick, the aged and the youths and basic amenities are not their top priority, where roads are untended, factories are allowed to die, schools stay closed for months and nobody is worried, such a nation cannot say that they are building themselves into anything great. Such a nation is killing itself. So you don’t need a prophet to tell you that.

I would say that what we need to tell our people is that the part we are following is dangerous. We are dancing on the brink of chaos and disaster. It is within our control. We can still change. We can still change the rules of our games. We can decide to have free and fair elections. We can decide that those who work in government would get a good pay. That we would do the right thing so that the resources of the country can be properly distributed. All these are within our control. We are not under the threat of any foreign invasion. So if Nigeria disintegrates, it would be fully out of our own thought. It is not anything about prophecy. It would simply be self-destruction.

I, therefore, as a bishop and as someone who should tell the truth, I see my role in the light of the old prophets, to warn. Behave well, do the right thing, take care of the orphans, widows and the poor. Do not steal from the poor people because every money you steal from the government, you are stealing from the poor. Don’t pervert justice. Pass judgement according to the truth. Do not condemn the innocent man and above all, don’t acquit the guilty person because he has money and power. If you do this, then we have a great future because it is my strong conviction that God has blessed our nation and God intends and destines our nation to greatness. It is in our hands whether we shall achieve that greatness or not.

At 49, what is your simple assessment of our nation, Nigeria?
First, we thank God that we are still together and we have not disintegrated. And this is also because God has been over generous with us and not because we have really tried so hard. My further assessment is that we could have been better than we are now if we have handled ourselves with much sincerity and more seriousness. The result is that where we are is not where we should have been. But further assessment is that all is not lost. The future is still before us, especially as we move towards the year 50. My prayer is that, it would be an opportunity for us to do self-examination and the necessary readjustment that we need to do in order that we can start to move our country in the right direction.
Since President Umaru Yar’Adua became president in 2007, people have been complaining that nothing is going on. Do you agree?

Something is going on. The question is, what is going on? People are sitting in their offices, some of them even told me that some ministers and permanent secretaries are working in their offices until 11pm. They must be doing something. And many people have accumulated billions, stealing our money. So those things are going on. What is not going on is that there is not much progress in power supply. The nation is still where it was.

The issue of unemployment is even worse. Not only that, factories are not being built and the old ones that were flourishing have closed down. The roads, some are put in order and some are not. In other words, as far as the social welfare of the people is concerned, very little is going on. Obviously, the president is the first person in the country, so he has the first responsibility for it.

Amnesty is being granted to the Niger Delta militants. What is your opinion and what do you feel about it?
I believe that when there is conflict and people have grievances, their grievances must be looked into. And if you want reconciliation and peace, one must make room for admission of guilt and forgiveness, mutually offered and accepted. The amnesty in itself is a good thing and I believe it should be extended to all, everybody, if possible.

I would like to see that kind of amnesty working also in all our prisons, with all those young men who are there, some of whom are innocent and languishing in jail for years. They should be released on amnesty. If all you need to grant anybody amnesty is a declaration that “I am sorry, I won’t do it again,” then we should continue. Go to the prisons and anybody who has decided that he will not do it again we shall release the person.

As far as the Niger Delta crisis is concerned, I am not too much informed about the extent of the activities of the militants, and whether those the government is negotiating with, represent all the interests down there. So my major concern is whether this amnesty is honest, whether it is reaching everybody concerned, or whether it is giving money to few boys while others go back to extort more from people. By their fruits, we shall know them. We would watch and see how this goes.

The concept of amnesty will be very important for Nigeria. It is not only the Niger Delta militants that have caused havoc to this country. In fact, I think the executive thieves and robbers have caused far more damage to our economy than the Niger Delta militants. If they repent, I think Nigeria will be ready to grant them amnesty. And just like they asked the Niger Delta militants to hand in their guns in exchange for amnesty, all those thieves and rogues should bring back our money and we would forgive them. If we are ready to go that far, then I will really say that we are dealing with amnesty.

What is your take on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Aminu Lamido Sanusi’s advice that President Umaru Yar’Adua should cut down his seven-point agenda to two?
I am on record that we don’t even need seven-point agenda or two-point agenda. I am on record to say that the only agenda we need is one, which is good governance. So from that point of view, I agree with the CBN governor. There is no point saying that we have seven-point agenda when we cannot see progress on anyone of them.
Are you optimistic that President Yar’Adua’s electoral reform would lead to a hitch-free electoral process in the near future?

It is not Yar’Adua’s electoral reform. This should be the electoral reform of the Nigerian people and I think this should be stressed. It is not so much about what Yar’Adua and his ministers want. It should be what Nigerians want. And from what I have been seeing around us, Nigerians by and large, are quite happy with the Uwais Commission. And we expect that the president, the ministers, all of them in the executive council, should read very accurately, the mood of the nation and follow it.
Since the advent of President Yar’Adua’s administration, would you say the war on corruption is still going on or dead?

Well, as far as the war on corruption is concerned, we have been hearing the talk about it. But again, by their fruits, we shall know them. What we are hearing is that instances of high level of corruption have not reduced. Indeed, may have escalated. And when that is happening, then it means that we are only talking. And if we are only talking, you don’t win a war only by talking. If we really consider it a war against corruption it means we should be ready to be ruthless. That is what war is all about. And deal ruthlessly with all those who are corrupt, starting from the top. The problem is: those who are shouting loudest against corruption are often among the most corrupt people.

And with that situation, no progress can be achieved. We have really no choice about fighting corruption because for as long as we allow corruption to continue the way it is going, the country cannot move forward. So, what I was saying earlier about changing our own attitudes is specifically in reference to corruption. If we want our country to move forward, so that we can begin to sit on the table with the high people in this world, the famous, and Nigeria being among the greatest economy in the year 2020, we must tackle corruption. If we don’t, even the year 3000, we will not be anywhere.
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Just because it is coming from MASSOB, every idiot is commenting. This same position was taken by a Yoruba prophet and the Catholic Archbishop Onaiyekan recently and nobody raised an eyebrow. Hypocrits. The words Igbo and MASSOB will certainly send some folks to an early grave. I siddon dey look

Becomekolo,

Even at that, I doubt that Imo does produce only 20000 bpd; neither does Abia produce only 25000. Please provide your source

becomrich,:
You know he is telling you people a lie. There is no oil in biafra republic, less than 45,000 barrel of oil in Igboland.

20,000 bpd Imo state
25,000 bpd abia state

Abia and imo state produce less than 45,000 of oil a day. is that what the USA want to protect with 20,000 men. the USA have no sure plan for Biafra republic 45,000 barrel of oil.

Nigeria govt have been telling them lie and given them money they do not earn. This is why they think in thier imagination they have oil. they have been robbing rob to pay others. Is like peter get rob to pay paul.

MOSSOB must know the yorubas have no plan for oduduwa country or what ever he calls it. it is just in his head. we yorubas, edo, delta and bayelsa state just want to join Benin republic.

Enlighten yourself. Most of the oil in Igboland are cappped and therefore unexploited. More oil is contained in Imo and Abia than are currently tapped. There is even more oil in Anambra and Enugu than Abia. These are yet to be touched. Biafra will have enough oil when it is ready to go.

Kay 17:
nonsense nonsense talk. yeah right like biafra will be a perfect or even better state than nigeria, ethnic minorities issues will still plague them, poverty, corruption because i dont see reasonable, democratic, and well-seasoned leaders. just a means to gain power.

Biafra, Oduduwa and other states might not be different from Nigeria; but at least they will be relatively smaller states and therefore easier to manage than the present unweildy and clumsy Nigeria. It will be easier to deal with political criminals and looters because tribalism will not play a role. In the new Biafra, there will not be minorities; only Igbo speaking people are wanted.

Andre Uweh:
It happened else where in Nigeria last January.

You must mean Igbo electing a Deltan as their president? You right bro, you right

Incomplete data without:
Ibadan
Ibafon, Ogun State

Ademoyega +Victor Banjo=Igbo?

citizenY:
Reading history wrong again. Each zone will for one country.

I know where Aniocha go go when the time comes for Deta state,
i know where southern Zaria go go
I know where Ilaje go go for Ondo state
i know where tiv go go for Taraba state.

I am surprised this permutation is not base on Local governments.

Finish your election for Anambra state first where u get 47 abi 42
candidates for one party. The first election in Biafra you will have more
candidates than voters.

Aniocha (or did you mean Anioma) will go with their brothers. They have increasingly shed the toga of root denial in recent times. They will naturally prefer where they will be equal than where they will be marginalized. The current president of the Igbos (Ohaneze) is an Anioma

47 or 1000 candididates is what makes for democracy. That should not be an issue as long as the elective process is free and fair, one person will emerge at the end of the day. Better 100 candidates than a self-imposed, unelected candidate.

Infact 47 candidates is a PDP thing, and it shows two things:

1. PDP is a behemoth
2 Other parties appear to have no credibility in the minds of interested candidates

As against PDP though, AC has produced a single candidate
APGA has produced a single candidate
PPA has produced a single candidate
So have a bunch of other parties
47 candidates is not an Anambra problem
It is a PDP problem
Everyone runs to that party because from every likelihood it will remain the leading party until Nigeria finally packs up

Was the coup really an Igbo coup? Are Ademoyega and Victor Banjo (whom we now know knew about and helped plan the coup) Igbos too?

dayokanu:
Or Zik decided to become boy-boy for the North when Awo stood alone.

If Zik hadnt traded the South east for ceremonial presidency and his clansmen contented with being Vice presidents behind Hausas maybe things woulda been different.

Zik chose to queue as assistant behind Balewa When Awolowo stood alone
Ekwueme chose to queue as assistant behind Shagari While Awolowo had a Hausa VP
Sylvester Ugo chose to queue as assistant behind Bashir Tofa while MKO brought Kingibe under him
Okadigbo chose to queue as assistant to Buhari while OBJ took Atiku under him as VP

They say if you sell yourself for cheap (VP), you cant be taken seriously again

Do you know whom Orji Kalu's VP candidate was in 2007? A northerner
Do you know whom Ojukwu's VP were in 2003 and 2007? Northerners
Do you know whom the VP will be in 2007 when the presidency comes down south (SE or SS)? A northerner
Did Obasanjo put himself there? No, he was put, at least in 1999, by the North
Would Abiola had won the election if he had selected a Yoruba or a southerner as VP? No.

This girl is just too much.

The country is Senegal, which together with Gambia is the only real tourist centre in West Africa

bawomolo:
laguage right?

mumu

First, na your papa and mama be mumu.

Secondly, I recognize a typo error when one stares at me, but I also recognize a blatant inability to write.

We know all that already that the country is finished; the question is to finish it off finally so everybody will be free from each other. At this rate, Igbos will need visas to live in Lagos. Likewise, all those Yoruba working in oil rigs in the East and South South will also need visas. Even the cows from the North will need visas, together with their rearers.

Fhemmmy:
They wants people to procreate and yet they are stealing the future of the kids, i wonder what they wants the parents to feed them with.
Bush man with cave mentality.

^^This guy certainly has a degree in Yoruba. What blatant murder of English laguage!

Family size (large or small) is a personal/family business. Its negative effect has been telling on Hausa and average Yoruba families who remain mostly impoverished compared to an average Igbo family. That said, Igbos should not overpopulate themselves because of the tribal politics of Nigeria. After all, Nigeria will soon perish and a moderate Igbo population will be good for a Biafran country.

Senator quizzed over murder of hunchback - Recovered hunch deposited at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital
Tunde Oyekola, Osogbo
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
THE Police in Osogbo, Osun State, have quizzed a former member of the National Assembly, Senator Felix Kolawole Ogunwale, over the alleged murder of a 27-year-old hunchback, Taibat Oseni, allegedly done in Iragbiji, headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday, last week.


Senator Ogunwale, who was said to have been reporting at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Police headquarters in Osogbo since Monday, was said to be the owner of an abandoned building at Iragbiji, where Taibat was said to have been dragged by her assailants at about 10.30 p.m., on Tuesday night, before she was murdered.


The police said that they had arrested three suspects in connection with the incident while the hunch had been recovered from them. Those arrested, according to the police, were Asimiyu Kolapo, Mukaila Kolawole and Isaac Ayandokun, while another suspect identified as Mosudi Abisoye, also known as Compol, an OPC member at Iragbiji, was still at large.



The police said that they were yet to recover the corpse of Taibat but the hunch recovered from the suspects and a piece of flesh, suspected to be human flesh, had been deposited at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital for preservation and examination.



Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Clement Akinola, who confirmed that Senator Ogunwale had been invited in connection with the murder of the hunchback, stated that he (Ogunwale) was not directly connected with the murder.



He stated that the police invited Senator Ogunwale for questioning because the house, where the suspects allegedly murdered Taibat, belonged to him.



He said, “though the suspects have not linked Senator Ogunwale to the mysterious killing of Taibat Oseni, the 27-year-old hunchback, the suspects said that the crime was perpetrated in an abandoned house allegedly owned by Senator Ogunwale.”



He added that, “as at now, there is no evidence incriminating Senator Ogunwale about the murder.” However, Senator Ogunwale, who was seen at the police headquarters on Tuesday, told newsmen that he voluntarily reported himself to the police to clear his name, when he learnt that the murder was perpetrated in his abandoned house.



Senator Ogunwale was elected in 2003 on the ticket of the PDP and contested the governorship primaries of the party with the incumbent governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in the 2007 gubernatorial election. Senator Ogunwale, in May 2009, defected to the rival Action Congress (AC).

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DEMO404:
My uncle calls my aunt illiterate because she did not graduate college, but to me she is way more "cultured" and successful funny thing is even with his Masters he works for her. I jus think its a way of putting her down.

Can your auntie read and write? If so, she is not illiterate. Can she add, subtract, divide and multiply? If so, she is also not arithmetic illiterate.

Literacy is simply the ability to read and write and that is contextual because you can read and write in Yoruba (for e.g.) , but not in English. You need not attend a formal education to be literate in some field while you may need do so in others. You can have a nanny who teaches you how to read and write in any language, then by all means you are literate in that Language. Just like most of us are computer literate through self help, with no formal education in computing/computer science.

Finecat:
I'm shocked the guy is an Igbo guy, they are not that enterprizing. Most Igbo guys in the western world are in to fraud. There was an Igbo guy arrested the other day in Chicago with 1000 Nike shoes, over 100 credit cards etc. If anybody watch a show called "How to catch a con man" by Chris jenkins all those fraudsters are Igbos. Nkechukwu, Nwosu, Nwoga, Kenechukwu etc.

From all available records, the Yoruba are at least 50% more corrupt than other Nigerian tribes. You only need to check their records here in Nigeria (EFCC, ICPC and others) and also those in UK and US, some of which are available here on NL. One Igbo guy is arrested, 50 Yoruba guys are arrested, so its 1:50. That is the true nature of the beast.

Was the survival of Unity Bank a northern agenda, since the bank is known to have ''died'' long ago? It was also reported that Northern Governors saved the bank. So what are southern governors doing and how many banks did they intervene in?

Abia should shape up or ship out. That state should by now be the engine block of Nigeria, together with Anambra and Lagos; but incompetent and selfish leaders wont let it attain its potential

Akpangbon:
Ask him how much in bribe he paid to the corrupt Iraqi officials and you will know that he is still a Nigerian.

And whats the big deal anyway? He heads TransGlobim, so what? They won the project, so what? What makes the story special? Because he is Nigerian? What is the big deal about that? Low thinking perfidies.

Only a bribe-giving slowpoke such as^^ would assume every other person does the same. What an urchinic mentality

Stemming from the same topic on another thread (now locked), I would like to comment on those who say the man achieved this feat due to the fact that he lives in Ondo. That is pure hogwash. According to the story, the raw material is sourced in Calabar and not Ondo. That explains why an Ondo man could not duplicate or replicate the same achievement, given that only Igbos (amongst the Nigerian groups) can live in another area and transact business from yet another area (in this case he is from Ebonyi, lives in Ondo and does business as far away as Calabar). Even Adenuga no feat do am

Again people need to educate themselves on the trend of academic pursuit in present-day Nigeria and the position of the Igbo on the ladder of such a trend.

So, I repeat again that in Nigeria, only an Igbo can do this, otherwise please supply a news report to counter my position.