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Some of us are guilty of the same show of shame displayed by those ladies on Youtube. It aint any different from the public fights back home between neighbors, family members, friends . . .

obatoro:
It used to be NTV then later NTA!
The good old days,
Remember skippy the kangaroo, Love boat, Sha na nah and sooooul train?
Then the advert of , wise men bank with UBA and women too with UBA.
You watch those hings with the candy bar called "goody goody" you can suck it all day long!
Then NTA was more meaningful, entertaining and very educative but now? Trash!

That advert preceded "Cock crow at dawn," which I think was sponsored by UBA and shown on Friday night. Childhood memories of Nigeria is very sweet and nostalgic. What shows are popular today on Nigeria's television? Today's youth would in future also reflect back nostalgically on their era.

I like the NTA of the 80's, because they showed a mix of foreign and native programs.

Jakumo:
Over the years, Ndipe, you have consistently expressed opinions that are reasonable, well articulated and plausible, but, unless I have failed to realize that you are actually joking with the above statement on witches, you have gone clear out into left field this time with your assertion that any person who is tortured by ululating savages into admitting to be a witch or wizard, is guilty as charged.

If you are not joking on this subject, may I suggest that you stop attending screenings of Harry Potter movies, even if you only do so in order to accompany minors.   There is a clear line of delineation between reality and fantasy, and buddy, you just lept over it in the wrong direction, with your baffling applause over the lynching of innocents by baying mobs of brain-dead loonies in a remote African backwater. 

Ndipe I am really worried about you man.  You reside and work in America, for phucks sake - the most technologically advanced nation on this planet, and yet, UNLESS YOU ARE KIDDING HERE, which I sure in the phuck hope you are, there is a real danger that you STILL remain dangerously susceptible to the blind superstition and cognitive pliability that continues to hold so much of Africa back from any meaningful progress even now, all these wasted generations after the last colonies of the Dark Continent became independent nations.

Wake up and smell the ganja, Ndipe.   Witchcraft exists ONLY in the minds of those so desperate to "figure it all out" that they will cling frantically to even the most comically preposterous myths and fables, like drowning lemmings to blades of grass in the swirling currents of life's true realities and unbroken physical laws.

Dude, residing in the 'most technologically advanced nation on this planet' cant change my opinion about the existence of witchcraft in the world. The truth is that these evil forces are real. Even the Holy Bible, the Divine Word of God makes mention of their existence with proofs . . . the witch of Endor. Another widely quoted verse from the Holy Bible is in Exodus 22:18 which says, "Thou shall not suffer a witch to live." If God, the creator of the universe directly tells His prophet(s) about the practise of witchcraft, then who can suggest otherwise that "Witchcraft exists ONLY in the minds of those so desperate to "figure it all out" that they will cling frantically to even the most comically preposterous myths and fables, . . . " I wont even be surprised if some of those who deny the existence of witchcraft hide under midnight to patronize the services of a juju man.

Ignorance and illiteracy have nothing to do with witchcraft. If those suspects confessed and gave accounts on their nefarious activities, they are witches and wizards, period!

Punishment does not justify the crime at all!

soloreal:
mighty mouse,
things fall apart,
Checkmate, 
frank spenser, 
Behind the Clouds,
mirror in the sun,
  koko close,
  fortunes,
bassey and company,
jagua,
mind your grammar ,
the rich also cry,
Telematch{team b my fav},
omo advert,
blue band advert,
close up advert,
SUNDAY RENDEZVOUS{HAHAHA},
nasco biscuit advert,
Vitalo commercial{hahaha hot or cold},
Ripples,
chocomillo advert,
kessingsheen show,

1980's NTA COMMERCIALS ARE LISTED BELOW



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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD6WyYyufuI&feature=related

I bumped the adverts on youtube, memories,had me in stitches , good ol days,omo costs 68 kobo!
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Mighty mouse? Wao, I had completely forgotten the cartoon until you mentioned it. Thanks. I miss the 80's

I was only being sarcastic when I mentioned about the potted leaves in my bedroom.

Absolutely, miss it. Do they still have this program, "Tales by moonlight"? It was quite a popular program in Lagos when I visited.

Dunkin' Donuts robber arrested after returning money
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April 9, 2009

BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter

A teenage gunman returned to the Hinsdale Dunkin' Donuts he had robbed a day earlier and gave back the $167 he stole -- then wrote a note apologizing for the holdup, police said.

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A surveillance camera inside Dunkin' Donuts in Hinsdale catches a teenager steal money from the cash register. He returned the money the next day, police said.



"He said he felt bad about it," Detective Charles Leuver said Thursday.

The unusual gesture didn't stop police from charging the alleged holdup man -- whose Tuesday robbery and return visit early Wednesday were captured by surveillance cameras, which allowed police to locate him.

Alex Holmes, 17, was arrested Wednesday as he rode his bike in the western suburb. He was charged with felony aggravated robbery and [b]remains jailed on $75,000 bond.[/b]Police were stunned by Holmes' return of the money -- even the loose change taken from the register. "I've been in law enforcement for 14 years, and I've never seen this happen," Leuver said.

Carrying a handgun, Holmes allegedly sneaked into the store through a rear door about 3:05 a.m. Tuesday and ordered the female clerk to empty the cash register, police said.

He returned about 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, confronted the same startled clerk, then set the money he had taken on the counter, Leuver said. At one point, Holmes even lifted his shirt to show he didn't have a gun.

Holmes asked to hug the clerk to show there were no hard feelings, Leuver said.

"She backed away," he said. Instead, Holmes wrote out a brief apology and left, Leuver said.

The pistol he allegedly carried during the holdup was a pellet gun, police said.

Holmes, who has a misdemeanor marijuana possession case pending, could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the robbery.


http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1519936,dunkin-donuts-robbery-return-money-040909.article


Ndipe's comment: Shouldnt he be forgiven?

Green technology is the latest buzzword in the American economy with jobs being created out of it. But I am naive about this technology, and feel it's all hype. I can be an ardent of the green technology by simply waving a branch or keeping a pair of potted plants in my bedroom to conserve energy? So, is it all hype or is it here to stay?

princejay:
Its difficult to believe, but the National Anthem was changed because of that one offensive line. In a world where eminent Nigerians frequently refer to the country as "a mere geographical expression", the use of the word "tribe" and an admission of the fact that we "differ" could not be tolerated in the National Anthem.

So I heard that the anthem was changed because of the phrase, "Though tribes and tongues may differ." I am very surprised that these blatant truth that characterizes the nationahood of Nigeria would be deemed offensive and stifled with a new national anthem. But nothing surprises me about naija for the most part.

War does not solve problems, only exacerbates it.

Why shouldnt they?

Iranoladun:
@Poster tell the guy "Eni ti a o fe alo oran" meaning 'no amount of persuasion will enable someone who doesn't like you to like you'.

Whatever he does or want to do he should do it with caution; when the girl was alive he was never good enough as an in-law!
He may ask his family to approach the family of the girl and pay the dowry but he should never partake in any marital vows or ritual.  If after paying the dowry they refuse to release the babies he has two options:
1. He can fight for his children by going to court to enshrine his right as the only living parent for them
OR
2. Just ignore them and hope that in the long run the children will come looking for him or his 'in-laws' will change their mind and come to him with their hands wide open

But if he wants to exercise any of the option above he should at least let his family ask for the twins on his behalf through a formal meeting from the in-laws i.e. tow the path of dialogue first

Absolutely disagree on the dowry part. By doing so, the dead woman, by tradition may be considered his 'wife.'

Lets wage a campaign back home to raise awareness on child labor aka househelps.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-259392.0.html

Read the above link on the man who so much trusted his wife, that he was unaware that she had stolen a baby, while faking a pregnancy and presented her to him as their daughter.

Tabata addresses wife's charges
Bucs prospect believed 2-month-old girl was his daughter
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com


Since his wife's arrest Tuesday, Jose Tabata has stayed in the Pirate City dorms, getting constant support from management and development staff members. (AP)
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Sheriff: Tabata not involved in kidnapping
Statement on arrest of Tabata's wife
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Under his own insistence, Pirates prospect Jose Tabata wrote and delivered a statement on Friday concerning the kidnapping charges his wife, Amalia Tabata Pereira, faces and the recent revelations that much of Tabata's relationship with her is now known to have been built on her calculated fabrications.
Pereira is accused of kidnapping a 2-month-old girl in Plant City, Fla., on Monday after posing as an immigration officer. An Amber Alert was issued for the missing infant, Sandra-Cruz Francisco, later that evening. An anonymous call to the Manatee County Sherriff's Office on Tuesday led police to a strip mall in Bradenton, Fla., the city where the Pirates hold Spring Training, where the baby was found and handed over to law enforcement unharmed.





Pereira, 43, was arrested and arraigned in court on Wednesday. She is being held on $750,000 bond. Tabata was questioned in the case, but immediately cleared of having any knowledge or involvement in the abduction.

Tabata, a native of Venezuela, read the statement on Friday in Spanish, before Pirates general manager Neal Huntington and Tabata's agent, Ulises Cabrera, took further questions concerning the matter. Because there is an ongoing investigation about the kidnapping, the 20-year-old prospect was advised not to take any further followup questions.

According to Cabrera, Tabata made the decision to speak to members of the media after being kept in relative seclusion at the Pirates' Minor League complex since Tuesday.

"I was completely surprised when I was told that my wife had been arrested this Tuesday, because she had never shown any malicious behavior," Tabata said in opening. "I had no idea what to think, because this news was one of the hardest blows I have had in my life, and I don't have many words that can effectively communicate all of my feelings at this time.

"What I do know is that I am a Pittsburgh Pirate, and my life-long idol is Roberto Clemente. And because of that, when presented with this difficult situation, I asked myself, 'What would Clemente do in this situation?' I know Clemente was a man known for his decency, responsibility, doing what he says and always doing the correct thing. And I believe the only correct thing in this moment is to tell the truth."

Tabata had been told by his wife that the baby was his. According to Huntington, Tabata had expressed excitement and anticipation to some within the organization on Monday, the day of the abduction, about being able to see what he believed to be his daughter later that afternoon following his day at Minor League camp. Tabata did see the infant at some point on Monday, not knowing at the time that she had been kidnapped from a family about an hour northeast of Bradenton.

In addition to the kidnapping charges against his wife, Tabata has also learned this week of other unknowns truths about her. Tabata did not have knowledge of his wife's conviction for fraud, arson and theft in 1999 and her subsequent 33 months in jail. He would have been 11 at the time of those crimes.

"The truth is that my wife told me many lies that, until this whole situation began, I did not know," Tabata said. "One that hurt me a lot was her history as a criminal -- that she had spent years in prison, that she had robbed and committed fraud. But the worst lie was that she completely falsified her pregnancy and the eventual birth of a baby girl, which would have made me a father for the first time. Imagine how that made me feel.

"As you and Pirates fans get to know me, you'll understand that, when this is all over, I will never be able to forgive her for her cruel actions. You will also understand that I will do everything possible, with the support of God and my family here with the Pirates, to overcome this craziness. The truth is that I would never wish this situation on anybody, but I know that life has its good and its bad, and I know that the good times are not too far off in the future."

Since his wife's arrest on Tuesday, Tabata has been staying in the dorms of Pirate City, where he has gotten constant support from the members of the management and development staffs. The Pirates will continue to offer personal support to Tabata, as well as counseling when necessary.

"I can only imagine what a 20-year-old man from a different country is working through in his own mind as the person that he trusted and loved has betrayed him," Huntington said. "Jose appears to have one of those special traits that those great players have, and that's the ability to separate the professional from personal. The emotional scars are going to take a long time to heal for this young man, but he is ready to get back on the field. He is driven to achieve his goals as a professional. And we are here to do everything we possibly can to support him."

Tabata and his wife have spoken since her arrest, though the details of those conversations have not been released.

Huntington said that he had not met Tabata's wife, whose name was listed as Mayita in the team's media guide, and that the organization, too, had no indication of Pereira's past convictions and fabrications.

"There were some elements of their relationship that he was aware weren't completely accurate," Huntington said. "The majority of the issues and the most significant issues absolutely came to light when the police came."

Cabrera suggested that Tabata fell into a situation where he was taken advantage of by Pereira while a teenager adapting to life in a foreign country. Tabata was 18 when he met his then-41-year-old wife in Tampa, Fla., as a Yankees Minor Leaguer. The two married in January 2008.

"I think the Pirates' organization has stepped up, and they consider him a brother," Cabrera said. "The outreach from everyone in the organization has been really his strength in this process.

"Special people have to deal with special issues. Like he said, brighter days are definitely on the horizon. He's excited to get on the field. There is nothing he loves more than to be with his teammates to help win baseball games."

Tabata participated in Minor League workouts on Friday, and he was scheduled to play in either a simulated game or a Minor League game after addressing the media. He is scheduled to begin the season as the starting center fielder in Double-A Altoona.

"Finally, I am thankful for the strong support of my teammates, coaches and everyone within the Pirates' organization during this difficult time," Tabata said. "I appreciate everyone's concern for me, and I ask that you respect my privacy both now and in the future."

Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Ndipe's comment: The wife is 20 years older than the husband. Now, does my earlier question, would you do a DNA test on your children?

@seun, why am I not getting replies delivered to my email account?

@viable, what happens to the soul?

I am all for peace, so tell your friend to bring in elders/his parents from the village, a high powered delegation to intercede on his behalf and claim back his children. He could file a lawsuit in court, but you never know what the grieving parents could do. As the Holy Bible says, "A soft answer turns away wrath." (Proverbs 15:1)

What difference does it make in your life if he is proud or not?

I meant to obey His commandments@Beline

bawomolo:
how is the child alive at the point of the abortion??

do you agree with the death penalty?

abortion is fine with me, i rather a woman get an abortion than give birth to a kid she can't take care of.

Living things move, and the child is already moving in the mother's womb.

LadyT:
Anyone who does this is just cursing themselves.

Its a disgraceful and wicked thing to do. 

Unless your parent is at deaths door and needs to be left in an nursing hosptial.

There is no excuse.

There is nothing disgraceful about it, so dont choose to judge others who put their parents in nursing homes. At least, your mind is at peace while at work that your parents are taken care of, unlike keeping them at home unattended which could be dangerous to them. Supposing your loved one had a stroke, and you were a working mother, how would you take care of him?

Old anthem is better.

**osisi:
I still remember the thread where you talked so lovingly about your parents and narrated the ordeal when you went home to bury your mom.
It was so touching.
Bless you.

Nursing homes are not bad at all.
Just because they found a  giant rat in the sweet and sour soup  pot at Asian cuisine doesn't mean restaurants are bad

Amen!

Thanks for your touching comment. Some nursing home aint bad in my opinion, because you have people taking care of your parents while you are at work. Or better still, you can put them in assisted living. Then on weekends, you can either visit them, or have them move in your place. Still, if I had a lot of money and my parents were still around, I would just hire a home aide care to monitor them while I am at work.

Beline, usoro edidi nyin idibene Akwa Abasi yak enye ono nnyin esit adi nam utom esie.