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What about the primate himself?

what did he predict for himself

I don't know if this should be in CRIME, Jokes or health!
But since Yar'Adua is there, it's quite right here.

The Saturday punch
Man jumps into well, demands N100,000 from Yar’Adua

By Agency Reporter

Published: Saturday, 14 Jun 2008



Residents of Lugbe in the Federal Capital Territory witnessed a mild drama on Friday as a middle age man, Denis Onah, demanded a N100,000 ransom from President Umaru Yar’Adua, before agreeing to come out of a well.

Onah had jumped into the well at 5p.m on Wednesday and lived inside it until today when he was cleverly rescued. Eye witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria that he had threatened not to come out until Yar’Adua made the payment to him.
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NAN learnt that all entreaties to rescue Onah, also known as Ibu, from the well fell on deaf ears as he insisted on the payment of the ransom. An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at the scene, who preferred anonymity, said the rescue team included the Federal Fire Service and the Nigeria Police.[/b]He said the rescue effort was made more difficult by the fact that the “protesting” man was armed with a knife. He said, “The man threatened to stab anyone who attempted to enter the well to rescue him.”

He said on several occasions, a rope was lowered into the well for the man to climb out, only for him to cut it with his knife. However, shouts of jubilation rented the air, as the man was finally brought out of the well, after a gruelling negotiation session spearheaded by his close friend.

His exit from the well did not come until his friend, Isa Israel, joined him inside the well, to tidy up the negotiation. Israel said, “I went into the well and saw that he had the knife in his pocket. I told him that my new cellphone had fallen into the well. I pleaded with him to help search for the telephone in the water. As he bent down, I took the knife from his pocket.”

Israel, who said he had known Onah for four years as a good carpenter, explained that he never showed any sign of mental sickness.

A Police officer at a Lugbe Police Post, who did not want to be named, said the incident was being investigated.

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babs787:
but

sorry 4 diverting.


Luis Felipe Scolari

World class coach of Chelsea!

I miss the guy terribly but I doubt AB himself was ready to wait patiently for an injry-prone player.

Even then, 'twas abnormal to sell three lads - Robben, Duff and Gudjy at the same time without proper replacements.

Saturday Punch

Why I was evicted from Apprentice Africa – Blessing Njoku
By ‘Nonye Iwuagwu and Adeola Balogun

Published: Saturday, 14 Jun 2008



Blessing Njoku was among the 18 contestants that went in for the TV reality show, Apprentice Africa. She was even one of the outstanding participants in the show. But she was ejected last week, at a time many thought she would become the eventual winner of the show!

Blessing Njoku

Born 31 years ago in Imo State, Njoku came into the house with a keen and analytical business mind. But all that counted for nothing at the end of the day and she had to kiss the 200,000 dollars prize money goodbye.

As the 16th evictee, Spectacles asked her for the ‘magic’ behind her long stay on the show. But Njoku said it was no magic. Her motivation, she said, came from a strong desire to win.

“I felt it would not be a victory just for me but also for millions of incredibly talented young African professionals and entrepreneurs, who in spite of the many challenges posed by political and economic instability as well as inadequate infrastructure are keeping their heads high. I imagined the millions of young Africans with my kind of background counting on me to showcase the poise, confidence, intelligence and determination that characterise the typical African professional.”

Many believed Njoku was booted out because she said she was manipulative. But the Information and Library Science graduate of Imo State University said she was misunderstood.

“I need to correct this wrong impression,” she said. “I am not manipulative in the sense of being manipulative. I am persuasive, and this came across so well in all the tasks that I performed in the competition. That word was picked out of context.

“When I was asked by my interviewer to talk about what my negative qualities are, I said I am a perfectionist, but he was not buying into it. Instead, he referred to the form I completed when I applied to be on the show and cited a portion of it where we were asked what people who know us would consider to be our negative qualities. While completing the form, I asked my colleague and she said, ‘You are manipulative. You made me buy that blouse and up till now I have not worn it.’”

Njoku continued, “The truth, which is very evident, is that I am good at sales and marketing. While she called this attribute manipulative, I called it persuasive and she agreed with me. And I’m glad that this quality achieves a positive outcome for an organisation.”

When asked If her eviction was justifiable, Njoku said, “I believe in professionalism and respect for authority. Sometimes, there are no hard and fast rules about judging situations like this, and decisions could be subjective. Even though the CEO fired me, some other persons in the position of the CEO would have preferred to hire me.

“But I respect his decision. It does not change what my teaming supporters and I think about myself as a very competent leader.”

The last two contestants have a Master’s degree in Business Administration, but Blessing does not. Could that have contributed to Njoku’s eviction? She does not believe so.

She said, “At the time I applied to compete in the show, it was not specified that an MBA was a prerequisite for winning. So, using that as the direct or indirect reason for firing an otherwise outstanding performer would be like shifting the goal post after the goal has been scored or changing the rules of a game in the middle of it. I would rather choose to believe that other parameters were used, because that would be very unfair.”

Njoku had a feud with one of the contestants named Eunice, who became one of the last two. But Njoku chose to call it “a professional disagreement.” She said, “I had no feud with Eunice. At that point in the game, there was heightened tension and professional disagreements were not unexpected. But they were promptly and amicably settled without a third party interfering. Today, we are best of friends.”
Many housemates usually go intimate while on a reality show. But Njoku said she never had it in mind to get into relationship in the house. “I related well with all the male contestants on a professional level. I was too busy working on the task and focusing on the prize that I didn’t have time to look into their personal lifestyles. Moreover, it is out of character for me to meddle in the private affairs of my professional colleagues.

Now that her journey in Apprentice Africa has come to an end, what is next? Spectacles asked.

“I am getting ready to go back into the corporate world and contribute my quota in the area of staff development and leadership training

unmask her

kuyt

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France's William Gallas and Holland's Arjen Robben battle for the ball

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we should celebrate 175n uhn?

that's what happens when u visit the homepage. These days they have got their processes wrong!

try it-


let's say u have 345 naira;

go to google.com;

check your acount balance without exiting (i.e. go to contacts in your sub-menu)

u might be charged 10 naira

Go to the homepage again (celtel.com.ng)

check your acount balance without exiting again

then u see your account balance has been topped up again and sometimes; in excess!

so from 345 to 358!

this 'event' normally occurs at certain times of the day.

dunno

younglies

http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_exams/qualifications/

visit the address above to see the exam paper resources and it's free gawd-damn-it!

In arts no matter whether your work is a masterpiece or masterpieces, u'll get some criticsms.

They tried wid the resurrection thingy, but it wasn't a good ending sha

Jacek Krzynowek, Poland
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na wa o

Soccer - UEFA European Championship 2008 - Group D - Greece v Sweden - Wals Siezenheim Stadium

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ore agba

Always hear from both sides.

I don't think he's culpable. I read alot about this stuff on BusinessDay and this is just another distraction by this govt

blessing was kind of lucky with some questions she got (she should at least have remembered the lines: GOOD,  BETTER, Bank Phb under pressure )
She also shot herself by playing the MANIPULATION card the interviewer threw at her.

Isaac was the one who took his things rather calmly and looking into the eyes of the interviewer boosted his confidence.

It's not really a surprise if she can't define median or the other bla bla blas in an interview. How many of the ogas know these things offhand? E'one needs references

Eunice sabi talk well well

They say she's over-confident. Infact, she's over-confident that she 'll win.
I was quite disappointed in the fact that they couldn't respond directly to the questions asked, they were all dilly-dallying. This is inspite of the fact that BS emphasizes giving the answer to a question asked i n the BR.

ANyway, I still remain Isaac!

wetin concern me concern israelite/?

Mustay:
Mallam FERDINAND

the guy resemble hausa 4 that im senegal

what language did ur system translate that into?

duh

anoda 53 ye old

Mallam FERDINAND

the guy resemble hausa 4 that im senegal

4kher!

am back. hope to 'perform' better.


thanks babs