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Chelsea is badly shocked by that strike.

Suarez shines like a shinning stars.This dude just keep killing games with ease and share genius

3 own goals in a game.Own goals dictates this game.The defenders seem to be too cautious or should I say careless!!!

Schurrle's shot shatters Stoke again

Schurrle shocking Stoke seriously

Westham really harming themselves

Iyayi died owing to this struggle.Faggae's neck has grown a little longer than before.More lecturers are suffering and smiling.They claimed FG can't be trusted.Can ASUU be trusted too?When two elephants fight,the grass suffers!!!The two needs to shift ground.If FG wont be sensitive as they will never be,cant ASUU be reasonable for once!!!Lets see who gets to laugh last.

Hurray2030: Nigeria plays its first match at the next world cup against Iran. We have Argentinain in our group and they play bosnia-herzagovinia

Kill off Iran in the first game and our chances of qualifying for round of 16 is high.

Come June 15, 2014, Argentina plays Bosnia and Nigeria plays Iran. If we can beat Iran, plays Argentina or Bosnia in the 2nd game and get a draw then our chances of even topping the group is bright.

Why can't we just rename Nigeria because whenever a leader dies, an edifice is renamed after him. Make we rename Nigeria then joooo

See gobe for Nigeria

Which of the eight seeds (Spain, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay and Switzerland) would you most like to end up with in Nigeria's group? We can't avoid one of these teams!!!

lertee: This presenter is annoying with her bossoms popping out like she's doing advert for cowbell

A delight to watch for many

Tafee: group D
Nigeria
agentina
brazil
spain

It starts 5pm.

One of the two clubs will be disunited after 90mins since they are both United

US don't have a permanent friend!

OF the four network television stations operating in Nigeria, Channels is my station of choice for fair news reporting. NTA I watch for investigative journalism.

Additionally, as a member of the House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation, part of our oversight functions include looking at areas where NTA can render better service to Nigeria. Sometimes one cannot but marvel at the quality of NTA news content.

What, for instance, is the prime news importance that the First Lady watched Nigeria Eaglets versus Mexico finals match live. Millions of other Nigerians, and I am sure, including the President, did just that.

NTA in trying to ‘over please’ the First Lady sometimes exposes her to a lot more derision and unnecessary adverse publicity. Madam First Lady, please reappraise your PR department.

NTA Newsline is one of my favourite programmes for it sometimes addresses critical areas of society that require attention. The November 3 edition that focused on parts of LagosState was both shocking and revolting with the spotlight on the recent outbreak of cholera in parts of Lagos.

In the year 2013, it is inexcusable and indefensible that people live in such squalor in our nation’s economic capital. Can anybody be serious about containing the spread of cholera in those parts of Lagos when cholera is a major stakeholder (using Nigerian terms) of those environments?

In a place where human faecal waste is freely mixed with water for drinking and daily ablution (as depicted in the sordid Newsline report), it is only the special grace of God that has kept people alive there. Cholera will continue to re-occur until those environments are completely cleaned out and transformed. No magic vaccine will stop yearly outbreaks.

Babatunde Fashola(SAN) is one of my favourite governors and I believe many other Nigerians. His non- intoxication with the perks of office is worthy of emulation by his peers. He has transformed parts of Lagos beyond recognition. For that in my opinion he has scored A* (A star). However, Ajegunle and her sister communities continue to leave an enduring dent on his achievements and unfortunately bring down his grade points average to B plus. Mr. Governor knows what to do to get back to his A star status.

It is unconscionable and inexcusable that a city which boasts of Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Lekki, Victoria Garden City will turn a blind eye to disease fermentation vats otherwise called Ajegunle, Mushin, Oregun, etc. Out of sheer frustration, a good number of the inhabitants of these fertile terror breeding grounds have resorted to violence in one form or the other. It was Karl Max who said that these people have nothing to lose but their chains. To them, violence is the highway out of poverty and disease.

A legislator friend of mine once asked why I waste sleep and materials contributing to current national issues, for, in his words ‘Nobody Cares’. My reply was and still is that each of us in our individual ways must strive to create a better society not just for ourselves but for posterity. We have a duty to leave this place better than we found it.

Returning again to the slums of Lagos. Are they redeemable and can they be transferred? The answer must be capital YES. All that is required is courage to tackle it one step at a time and I know Governor Fashola is richly endowed with that rare quality courage.

In 1954, Dr. K. O. Mbadiwe, then Minister in the Balewa government charged with responsibility for lands in Lagos convinced the Federal Executive Council to undertake the slum clearance scheme in central Lagos. There was an uproar from Lagosians who derided, abused and called K.O. names, including ‘Slum Minister’. He was undaunted and persisted and the slums were cleared to create a new housing estate on the mainland called SURULERE. In the words of Dr. Mbadiwe, “the slum clearance was undertaken to make Lagos worthy of its pre-eminent position in Nigeria”. That was the beginning of transformation. It is also worrisome when one recalls that various successive governments had projected health for all by the year 2000, later 2010 and now 2020. If by 2013 the nation is still grappling with outbreak of cholera in a city such as Lagos, then the projection could only be a mirage.

Governor Fashola was not born in 1954 but history books are available to him. Mr. Governor, you have a date with history not just Lagos but Nigeria. In more a civilised, detribalised, better educated climes where people are elected more for what they bring and not what they take from our common table, there is no stopping your ascent on the political leadership of this country. Leadership is first the vision and then the courage to think outside the box and implement what is right but not necessarily popular for the improvement and good of the generality of the people.

I would, therefore, urge you Mr. Governor to do the needful and leave a permanent imprimatur on the whole of Lagos.
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It will be difficult to have another leader like Nelson as the continent is filled with thieving leaders who enrich their pockets,allowing the masses to die in hunger.Though he is gone forever,his memory lives on.I dont how best to honour this enigma but one thing is certain that the world has lost a rare hero.

sheedy407: When Goldie died,she wasn't celebrated like this,please enough of Nelson Mandela

You were too young during apartheid,the reason you dont know Mandela.Anyway,your ignorance is pardonable.

God-sent!

It didnt come as a shock to me.He has been struggling lately.What I am really pondering about is can Africa ever produce an enigma like this again?My guess is as good as yours.The continent is filled with thieving leaders who thrive on the masses and subject them to penury.I dont know how best we can honour this hero but one thing is certain,the world has just lost a rare leader.

You guys should quit this ethnic bigotry.There is no need comparing Lagos with Abuja.I have stayed in both places and to an extent I know how the places are.For some,Lagos state remains the best place to live while others would prefer Abuja.Earning large makes Abuja interesting,that is a fact!What matters is staying in place where one derives joy and pleasure.Inasmuch as I agree with some of the points in the article,some are highly contestable.That is it!Everybody can't sleep and face the same place,that is the reason we are different.

Matching fixing is the greatest threat against any sport.

[quote author=tpia@]good for you.[/quote]Bad for you

donroxy: ...and the city is quite full of fun when U know somebody who knows sombody that knows somebody ...........

Well said. That is what Abuja is built on.

[quote author=tpia@]you just sound like you dont have a life thats all.

all that blah blah about nero and diocletio, plus other people's user names, are you lonely and in need of male companionship?[/quote]oh!now I understand you and at this point, I give up on you.

[quote author=tpia@]bro, stop living vicariously through others.

what are you feeling like now?[/quote]How is living vicariously through others applicable to how usernames are being formed? Nawa for you o

Donmichaelz: Go and Die

Oshobaba is the only eligible person that can use the above

It is very easy . Just gather bottles of sniper and drink away your troubles and in no time, you will feel good

WHEN the military in the 1970s created Abuja, they wanted a city that will represent the new Nigeria, which they hoped to nurture; a city devoid of the congestion of Lagos, the then capital of Nigeria; a city with good roads network, good and well planned housing schemes and settlements; a city that will be the seat of the Federal Government, while others remain the seat of other governments; a secured and protected and fortified city. Abuja was to be the paradise.

In order for Abuja to manifest, the Land Use Decree was promulgated, the civil service structure was adjusted, the Federal Government did all to see that Abuja came to stay, and they achieved it. Today Abuja is standing tall as a glorious manifestation of the good dreams of a few good Nigerians for Nigeria.

If the military could do it at that time, why can’t civilians build us more cities like Abuja? Why can’t we build such cities in every geo-political zone of Nigeria? If not, why not for the centenary celebrations memorabilia? One wonders when you hear comments like Nigeria cannot afford to build an ultra-modern seaport in the South East; that the South East cannot get an international airport, be it for cargo or passenger; that the national rail line cannot reach all state capitals of Nigeria; that we cannot build fertilizer plants, factories and refineries; that we are finding it difficult to manufacture cars and vehicles, and now we cannot fund the payment to lecturers for the education of our future generation, and we now prefer to throw sands in the air than till the land. I ask, where did we miss it all ? Is it that we now have leaders who lack the will, or we have become a people who take whatever is shoved down our throat?

In Nigeria, where money follows the seat of power, Abuja is the place to be. All the roads are smooth, with traffic lights, with all sorts of exotic cars to grace the roads, and as a result, most leaders in Abuja now think that the only way to help Nigerians create jobs is to punish them for desiring imported cars. In a short while, import tariffs on vehicles will be increased, in the name of encouraging local manufacturing of vehicles. Nigerians do not know how many vehicles these people will produce in a specified period, and there is no phased tariff increment to match an expected or agreed production targets. Importation of cars will be reduced or discouraged, Customs will be richer, businesses will die. Many of them will be pushed into buses and Keke Napep, yet buses are not allowed in Abuja while Keke is allowed because Southerners don’t ride Keke in Abuja, they owned most of the buses. The importers that would be hit most will be the struggling ones, mostly Ndigbo, no thanks to the fake life in Abuja. A life that is far from the reality under which most Nigerians live.

In Abuja, there is fairly regular power supply, so much so that some hotels rely on PHCN power to sell their rooms, yet there are no hotels with humble rates in Abuja. While N7,500 will get you a decent accommodation in a hotel across the nation, you won’t find such easily in Abuja. They charge high rates with poor services because “this is Abuja”.

The work force and small business people in Abuja come from villages or small towns around, like Nyanya, Lugbe, Kuje, Kubwa, Maraba and new Nyanya in Nasarawa State, while others come from even smaller settlements like Durumi, Kabusa, Mabushi, Garki Village and Mpape, to name a few. The link roads to these areas are perpetually under traffic grid lock during the day. The city therefore has developed gardens that are well and beautifully lit in the nights.They mostly sell drinks of all sorts, and just small chops. These are where the work force go to hang out while waiting for the traffic jam to their villages to thin out. These spots have become nesting grounds for immorality. Married persons walk in boldly with younger persons of opposite sex and their body language is simple: “This is Abuja”.

In Abuja, everybody is important because they know somebody who is important. It is either they are connected with top civil servants who these days are very rich people, or to some legislator who do not look at the price tags to buy whatever they fancy, or to the Presidency, or to one chief of Police, Customs, military or the other. On their phones they talk of billions of naira; the students are the poor ones who chase millions. Try taking them on by asking to visit their homes, their big Oga immediately calls and orders them to get ready to fly to Dubai, London or Lagos, depending on what time of the day. They are all mostly fake people.

Abuja indeed has a way of making those who live there feel that they own Nigeria, and that the beat must go on, with the “no wahala mentality”. This is perhaps what causes them to come up with policies which do not impact the lives of the ordinary Nigerian positively. They wake up and find light so they think there is light in Nigeria. They write a note or make a phone call, and a relation is absorbed into the civil service, so they think there is no unemployment. They get onto the road, it is smooth, they think Nigeria has good roads; they find cheap taxis and assume Nigeria does not need buses; their students carry super handsets and Ipads, so they think what the farmer needs is mobile phones. Abuja is not Nigeria, if anything it is a representation of the fake life of the true Nigerian. Most Nigerian state capitals still have bad roads, power failures, lack of jobs, poverty, lack of money, and security as big issues.
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Chamackh: Igbo boys doing their thing. I like the way our boys are marrying early this days.

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