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Lol...

sybarite7:
YOU SURE SAY NOR BE YOU? COS THE ENGLISH NA THE SAME OOO.ABI U AND THE PERSON WEY HACK THE ACCOUNT GO SAME SCHOOL

Exactly my thoughts; the alleged account hacker and the real person have very similar diction.

How are we sure Aso Villa wasn't sold?... How come the govt has been budgeting money for 'Aso Rock rent' in every budget for ages now?

Mental health is a serious issue which is being taken for granted in our society.

Everyone being fixated on only the 'mutual masturbation' part is what I actually find weird... In my opinion, sexual education as a whole for kids in JSS 1 is actually disturbing.

Afam4eva:
Show me one Buhari supporter who doesn't hate Nnamdi Kanu.

This further proves that the whole shenanigans going on in Nigeria today is simply fuelled by politics. Nnamdi Kanu had been preaching his sermons on RB long before 2015. But just like massob, no one took ipob or Kanu serious, not until GEJ lost the 2015 elections and majority of his disgruntled and embittered supporters instantly found alternative 'hope' in Kanu (irrespective of how weird his methods were).

To answer your question, collective hatred for Buhari is the single biggest factor which won Kanu over 95% of the supporters he has today. However you want to look at it, Nnamdi Kanu symbolises the strongest face of the opposition against Buhari today; even the die-hard Buhari hater like FFK who has previously exhibited public contempt for Igbos now embraces Kanu as a personal friend. So under these circumstamces, how exactly do you expect buhari supporters to feel about Kanu?

aribisala0:
Let us go on a historical excursion for the young ones here.
In 1960 ZiK and his NCNC went into a political coalition with Balewa and his NPC to form the government as neither had enough of a majority under the rules of the parliamentary system. Awolowo's party the Action Group went into opposition. The exact same scenario played out in the 1965 election. By this time using their control of the centre they had facilitated the breakaway of the Midwest whilst suppressing similar agitation in the North and Eastern region. ..Suffice it to say the Eboes never saw at this point any need for SOUTHERN UNITY
IN1966 we had a January coup and Ironsi enacted decree 34.For those who don't know that was how regionalism, resource control,fiscal federalism etc came to an end in Nigeria. Ojukwu was around and saw nothing wrong with any of this after all an Eboes was in charge.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY THERE WAS NO CALL FOR SOUTHERN UNITY
The North struck back in July and suddenly Ojukwu wanted a return to regionalism, suddenly he was hanging on to alleged words of Awolowo who had been in prison, as justification for his military adventurism.Suddenly there was supposed to be SOUTHERN UNITY and if Yorubas did not play they were betrayers. Are these people autistic? Do they ever think of the balance between their interests and that of others?
In 1979 ,the Second Republic,again Zik went into alliance with Shagari's NPN and his party NPP were rewarded with the Speaker of the House of Rep's. Alex Ekwueme of course another Eboe of the NPN was VP. Awo remained steadfast in opposition.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY THERE WAS NO CALL FOR SOUTHERN UNITY
The same scenario was repeated in 1983
There was a little difference. Ojukwu had returned and he joined NPN.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY THERE WAS NO CALL FOR SOUTHERN UNITY
What does all this tell us about Eboe politicians. They do not like to be away from the central government or national cake and they cannot tolerate being in opposition just like we saw with Tinubu for many years. They lack shame and discipline.
Now for the first time in THEIR HISTORY They have the opportunity to taste opposition. For the first time in OUR HISTORY the You a have entered coalition with a Northern candidate albeit FROM OPPOSITION and they are BETRAYERS. BETRAYERS OF WHOM dare I ask?When did we start our romance that you are now asking for a kiss?
Please provide evidence of a time when in all the previous Eboe /North alliances that the Yorubas COMPLAINED. Just complained is what I am asking Not to talk of calling you BETRAYERS ,or asking for SOUTHERN UNITY.
You lost out in the 2015 elections just like we have TO YOU AND THE NORTH MANY TIMES before. We never started talking of southern unity,secession and all this rubbish.
Do you really think everyone is that forgetful or foolish? Now you are all decamping to APC. How shameless is that?
Nothing special has happened lately except that you lost an election
Why not manage that loss like adults. That is the only way to be taken seriously and respected

You obviously do not still get the point do you?... Nobody is talking about the 'differences' of the SW vs SE; the point is that if as matured, educated and enlightened people, we do not know when to sheath our swords and work towards just one thing which is mutually beneficial to both zones (and other southern zones), then we will all continue to be losers. And by the way, this isnt about 2015 elections.

aribisala0:
[s]Foolishness is the problem of your mother and your father[/s]

No, foolishness is the reason the much more educated and progressive south will continue to be politically dominated by the north (with the attendant consequences which we all know). Once again, this is absolutely not about 2015 elections; and for the records, I was and I'm still a buharist under the current political dispensarion. But I'm referring to the bigger picture.

aribisala0:
The reason the North have the upper hand is because the Eboes foolishly tried to get the upper hand b force and deceit in Januay 1966 and the North countered 6 months later and used their strength in the militay to consolidate.
One joker said Yoruba are not in the forefront of a struggle for independence.
The difference between Yoruba and Eboes is long term thinking while Eboes act liike a hammer in whose eyes everything is a nail that ust be struck. No Eboe leader has any clear idea in their head what will happen on DAY ONE after an independent Biafra is achieved . If is an impulsive testosterone driven idea with no plan. After independence is there a vision on whether they will be at war or peace with Nigeria or whatever remains after Nigeria? What kind of peace?
What developments are Eboes putting on their land in preparation for that day?
The reason Yoruba cannot ally with the Eboes is simple : With the North they have interests and generally tend to act in their interests and so even where there is conflict of interest one can do business with such people politically ,one can negotiate with them. The Eboes on the other hand in their politics are totally strange and unpredictable. Their only interest is personal so you cannot negotiate with any Eboe politician.

Today you hear people crying about copany headquarters in Lagos ,Seaport only in Lagos and so on. What have Eboe leaders done for their region. In 1979-1983 Alex Ekwueme was Vice President while Awolowo was in Opposition. It was in that period that the Egbin Thermal Station in Lagos was built.
From 1999 to date we have had Okonjo-Iweala,Pius Anyim , Chharles Soludo, Stella Oduah, Nweke Jnr ,Andy Uba and several others close to governent at a time when Nigeria earned more fro oil and borrowed more than at any other time yet what does the SE have to show by way of Roads,rail,bridges or airports? The reason is simple Eboe politiccians are selfish and unpredictable.If you ally with them they are there to steal for themselves and will not deliver anything to their people and you will be the one blamed.
They keep shouting Biafra and expect Yoruba to join them foolishly. We will not do that. because we dot not cut down trees withut thinking of how and where it will fall

The current mindset you've just displayed is the exact mindset which I referred to in my previous post; it is the exact foundation of that foolishness (of the SE and SW) which has enabled the north hold on to its political stronghold strangle-hold on Nigeria since 1960.

These pointless accusations and counter accusations (which lead nowhere) and the inability (of the SE and SW) to know when to suspend it is the very foolishness I talked about.

When I hear about a head-on collision on the Lagos-Ibadan way, first thing that hits my mind is, what are the chances of a head-on collision on a dual carriageway?... and then I remember this is Nigeria where dual carriageways dont necessarily have dual carriages, no thanks to bad roads and perceptually 'ongoing' construction.

If only things like this can happen to political leaders and their families, but then, it's usually the ordinary masses that suffer these daily.

RIP to the departed.

Masterclass32:
A former Aviation Minister, Femi
Fani-Kayode, has noted that the
rivalry existing between the Igbos
in the South-East and the Yorubas
of the South West has been the
source of strength for the Hausa/ Fulani in Northern Nigeria.

Recall that the leadership of the
Movement for the Actualization of
the Sovereign State of Biafra,
MASSOB, yesterday warned the
South easterners against being
carried away by the recent solidarity they are getting from
the Yorubas.

The group went further to
describe them as hypocrites, who did everything to exterminate the
Igbo race during the Civil War.

MASSOB was reacting to the leader
of the Indigenous People of Biafra,
IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s visit to Fani-Kayode’s home in Abuja few days after his release from prison.

However, in what could be a
reaction to MASSOB statement, the
former Minister wrote via
@realFFK, his twitter handle,
“Division, Suspicion, acrimony
and unhealthy rivalry between the Igbo and Yoruba is the oxygen that gives strength to Northern
hegemony.”

www.dailypost.ng/2017/05/06/igbo-yoruba-causing-hausafulani-dominance-fani-kayode/

For the first time, I totally agree with FFK. The upper hand the north has politically in Nigeria isn't because of population or landmass or higher number
of representatives or British influence (as we've deluded ourselves with for 56 years now); the only reason the north has a say politically in Nigeria is cos of the foolishness of the south eastern and south western blocks to ever unite for any single purpose since 1960 till date.

macanu:
Innoson how market

Innoson only started few years ago, China has been on this for almost 50 years.

lady2sexy1:
My elder Sis recently delivered her second child and as usual I came down to Port Harcourt to support her in hospital. I was really surprise unlike my first visit in 2014 when she had her first a lot of things has changed in those public primary health centers. The first time I came in 2014 I was truly impressed with what I saw and wished that every state would replicate the Rivers state health care model. I saw numerous health centers even in remotest of rural areas like the rout I traversed to PH_Elele, Isiokpo, Igerita, etc. the one my elder sis uses is the one around I think mile 1, Emenike. during my first visit in 2014 then the Hospital was very clean, so organized with doctors and nurses attending to patience. the very good thing about the health centers is that its services was all free of charge both for indegines and non indegenes. they even gave free medicine and provision to women who give birth there as I witnessed and they sponsored women to the state secondary health center frree of charge should they require surgery. all these I witness during my first visit in 2014 and I was like this model should be emulated by every state to relieve the suffering of people especially the poor masses.

But fast forward to 2017 I was really disappointed to the level of rot and visible deterioration that I witnessed. the health center is just a showdown of its self so dirty and very few nurses and barley a doctor was on sight. my elder sis was complaining that apart from the N15,000 she was charged and other numerous fees that she paid she's getting a per below services. she swore that this will be her last time of going their. the information I also gathered was that the lackadaisical approach of most of those health centers is currently costing lives

It is so bad that Nigeria leaders can not sustain good policies that will favour the poor masses but will pull all the stops to defend policies that will favour them and their cronies

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Permit me to reason like a person I argued with recently on this forum; "it is Amaechi's fault, he spent billions to build those primary health centres and then abandoned them."

nwosu35:
Story, show us evidence, you guys have now diverted our attention. . .. I pity my country Nigeria

Those doing this, deceiving Nigerians still have children karma has its place.

God bless Nigeria.

EFCC discovers a large stash in a flat, the media picked up the story and spread it. People began to ask who owned the flat, and several conspiracies were spun by the media. In all these, EFCC kept mute and continued their investigations.

Sensing that 'as usual', the cash would most likely be linked to an official of the last admin, paranoid souls and supporters from the jonathanian camp swung into defensive mode screaming, 'media trial', 'media trial' and also claiming the discovery was staged to distract Nigerians from Buhari's illness and govt incompetence.

Few days later, out of his psychotic wild imagination, FFK mentions Amaechi's name as the flat owner, he doesnt bother to drop any evidence cos of course, he knows how dense his supporters are, and bang! This conjecture was swallowed completely by many as sacred FACT; it was no longer 'staged' or 'media trial' or 'distraction.'

Fast-forward again, EFCC concludes preliminary investigations and names the real owner of the flat. And disappointment sets in in the camp of the jonathanians. Now we are back to the original narrative of 'it is fake', 'media trial' and 'it is diversion of attention'.... Abeg who is diverting this attention and from what exactly are they diverting attention?

She's a strong woman; not many would go through what she went through and still come out this strong.

More pictures and infographs..


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https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/05/10/3FF6895700000578-4476430-On_its_maiden_flight_C919_reportedly_carried_a_large_number_of_d-a-48_1493976013235.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/05/12/3FF9ADCE00000578-4476430-image-a-30_1493985242687.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4476430/First-China-passenger-plane-takes-maiden-flight.html

China's First Big Passenger Plane Takes-off for Maiden Flight

China's first large domestically made passenger aircraft has completed its maiden flight, mounting a major challenge to Boeing and Airbus. After about 90 minutes in the air the plane landed safely back at Pudong airport in Shanghai. The plane is a key symbol of Beijing's soaring ambitions to enter the global aviation market. Made by state-owned firm Comac, it has been in planning since 2008 but the flight was repeatedly pushed back.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/17855/production/_95914369_gettyimages-678991366.jpg

For Friday's maiden flight, the plane carried only its skeleton crew of five pilots and engineers and took off in front of a crowd of thousands of dignitaries, aviation workers and enthusiasts. Ahead of the flight, state television said the plane would fly at an altitude of only 3,000m (9,800 feet), some 7,000m lower than a regular trip, and reach a speed of around 300km/h (186mph). The C919 is designed to be a direct competitor to Boeing's 737 and the Airbus A320.

https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/86D9/production/_95912543_gettyimages-495324900.jpg

The C919 is a single-aisle twin-engine plane with a capacity to seat up to 168 passengers will have a range of between 4,075 and 5,555km (2,532 - 3,452 miles). According to Chinese media, it will cost around $50m, less than half of a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.

The plane still relies on a wide array of imported technology though, it is for instance powered by engines from French-US supplier CFM International. Orders have already been placed for more than 500 of the planes, with commitments from 23 customers, say officials, mainly Chinese airlines. The main customer is China Eastern Airlines.

Europe's aviation safety regulator has started the certification process for the C919 - a crucial step for the aircraft to be successful on the international market. China has had ambitions to build its own civil aircraft industry since the 1970s, when leader Mao Zedong's wife, Jiang Qing, personally backed a project. But the Y-10, built in the late 1970s, was impractical due to its heavy weight and only three of the aircraft were ever made.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/05/11/3FF91C5600000578-4476430-image-a-13_1493980526554.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-39814146

Meanwhile citizens of the 'Giant of Africa' are still so occupied with tribalism, nepotism, corruption and backwardness; we're still so busy blaming other tribes and religions for our stagnation.

cc: lalasticlala

Dancos:
When you reject goodluck, what you get is........
The majority of the people that voted for this government are the almajiris from Borno and Kano states who benefited from the Government in power and rejected her due to religious sentiments. How could you ask a learned people from the west and the south to chose a president with a majority non educated high population from the north. The result will produce slowpoke leadership for the nation.

These benefit arrears, were they all incurred between 2015 and 2017?

giles14:
ever heard of Ambassador Ralph Uwechue.he is from delta and served as president general btw 2008~2010.

so yes igbos are in delta.

Chaii... Go school, una no go gree... Go back and read my message to understand what I and the person I quoted were talking about.

AZeD1:
Can someone please tell me the Delta they are talking about.

Lol.. I thought I was the only one who saw that.. Delta that has been cursed with leaders since 1999.

ProfTea20:
silly news.

It should have read CBN lifts IMPORTATION ban on toothpicks, 47 others.

The ban was on importation to protect the Naira and not directly on forex. Besides, this does not have anything to do with forex deregulation.

Poor reporting.

Importers of the items were prevented from accessing forex from the CBN. The importation itself wasn't banned.

BigIyanga:
Want to talk about Rochas, Oshiomole,Areghesola, Amosun and co who shared proceeds of sharing ECA?

You made a statement about GEJ wanting to save money but was stopped by Amaechi (probably using juju), I instantly deflated your erroneous suggestion and that marked the end of my discussions with you.

But you keep returning to bug me with constant Amaechi-APC-ACP rantings?... Guy, I no get power for this pointless pdp vs Apc arguments this early morning. But a little advice for you, while searching for someone who's willing to argue politicians with you, while mentioning the name of the 5 or 6 APC governors you knew then, you should do yourself a favour by also mentioning the 27 or so PDP governors who also shared the proceeds of ECA but still can't pay salaries. Good luck in your search...

Dem don wake up...

BigIyanga:
Keep changing thd goal post. I mentioned Amaechi,Fashola,Oshiomole,Rochas and Anambra because they were in govt before GMB came. You cherry-picked Amaechi because he seems too clean to be picked on. When I unloaded some dossier on him, you started ducking for cover. You sound so butthurt about Amaechi's financial impropriety?
But can you tell us how much he saved since we are talking about savings?

Here he goes again still screaming Amaechi Ameachi. Or could it be he's mistaking me for someone else?

solelymade:
Why d beef now... Lol

No be beef oo, just simple laws of physics.

paulynpen:
I think its better to do the corrections right away without attacking his ego or personality. It shows your level of maturity

Was only a banter bro, wasnt trying to attack anyone abeg, was just trying to add a little humour.

Omooba77:
Just asking; is 2017 Budget not to have been passed by now?

After the NASS finish forcing Customs uniform on Ali and burying Magu.

Just as an update, I hear the NASS just upped their budget from N120bn to N150bn in line with the prevalent inflation and hardship in the country.

ifyan:
• To open its budget to public scrutiny

Damilola Oyedele in Abuja

Owing to rising inflation and the depreciation of the naira, the National Assembly, which for years has faced criticism over the lack of transparency and accountability over its budget, has increased its 2017 budget in this year’s Appropriation Bill to N150 billion from the initial proposal of N120 billion.

This is just as the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives would Thursday lay the 2017 budget ahead of its consideration next week.

THISDAY gathered that the 2017 Appropriation Bill to be laid Thursday would include details of the appropriated expenditure (expenditure line items and sub-heads) of the National Assembly, in line with the promise made by its leadership to make public the details of its budget.

THISDAY, however, could not confirm if the federal government’s budget was increased, reduced or retained at N7.3 trillion as proposed by the executive.

A source in the Senate explained that the legislature had to increase its budget to N150 billion, as it could no longer deploy the pooled resources for services provided in the National Assembly.

Read more@http://www.nairausd.com/2017/05/nassembly-increases-its-budget-to-n150b.html

Oh Lord, when will thunder from heaven eventually strike this thing called NASS?

DollarAngel:
Some Cars Are Faster Than Others Even At The Same KM/H:
We all had our fair share of believing this when we were kids.. If you still believe your car at 80km/h overtook another car doing 120km/h on the highway, please wake up! It is highly impossicant.. if there is any word like that. Except in the event of a faulty speed gauge.

I disagree OP for example A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, the world's fastest road legal production car with a top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) if its on 80km/h vs a Toyota Camry on 120km/h. that Buggati can't overtake the Camry? I stand to be corrected.

Dottore:
Jeep is also an English word so you are wrong. All SUVs are jeeps even though Jeep is a Brand name.

Also I've experimented on the same km different speed issue. Some cars are faster than others when on the same speedometer clock.

A snail moving at 100 km/h will overtake a Bugatti Veryon moving at 99 km/h.

xjiggy:
na dis kain thing dey make una always fail exam. Una no dey gree listen and learn. Jeep na brand name Shikena. Wetin we dey call jeep for naija naim be Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). As for kilometers, except you be brain dead, 100km per hour na 100km per hour for every car. Wetin u fit get different be say, some vehicle get higher horsepower(hp) because of Better engines. Which means if my vehicle get 780hp and ur own na 480hp, where my vehicle fit peak at 280km per hour, ur own fit peak at 200km. So if we dey go Benin from Lagos, I fit reach quicker than you.

Lol.. Na people like you go read book, enter exam hall still go write OP.. when u bang the test because of oversabi, u go begin complain.... Jeep = SUV = Jeep

Cucumber must hear this...

AutoJoshNG:
11 Car Myths
There are several ideas or stories we believe in that are not true. Today, we’ll be looking at those false believes that relates to cars and driving.

Let’s go.

1) All SUVs are Jeeps:
Actually, the reverse is the case. Not all SUVs are Jeeps but all Jeeps are SUVs. Jeep is an American automobile brand just like Innoson, BMW and Toyota.. They specialize in making SUVs. This blunder is equivalent to calling all detergents.. “OMO” or calling all Noodles.. “Indomie”.

Lol... Good write-up overall, but too much oversabi sometimes could have consequences. To correct this one, Jeep isn't just a car brand as you think, you may be surprised to note that the word 'jeep' is also an alternative name for SUVs.

cc: veekid, xjiggy

dragonking2:
Lol.. Cry baby, why do you want me to leave when you can't even stick to your own claim. Keep on crying for the dullard, am here to stay until you provide all the details of the total debt incurred by all the past administrations..

Keep waiting son... I'd bring them very soon.