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I knw ur pain n problem is dat u av no leader u can truly call ur own

all of dem just dey find sympathy from d populace ahead of 2015 n moreso dis g7 governors are in their second term,so dey av nothing to loose oooooo

ur family suppose dey among dos people,maybe u no go get time type rubbish

may d soul of d departed rest in peace n as for anambrians,u knw where shoe dey pain una,u knw wat u want n moreso we av d right to choose d type of leader we want wether rite or wrong,only u will enjoy it if u choose rite n only una go suffer am if u choose wrong

dis chime guy go don watch 24 gan ooo,cos dis one na charles logan style ooo,so falana na d aaron pierce wey go save dis woman,hope sey him no go marry am afterwards sha

I wonder y everything about pdp's politics always depend on this old soldier

Any religion dat uses sword is nt a good religion

I believe d reason y we fight over religion n also fight for supremacy,is because all dis religion were started by individuals n nt God himself,thereby giving room to competition,if God doesn't want or permit a particular religion,it doesn't take him a second to destroy it n have u wondered y God blesses all irrespective of our religion,I believe our purpose on earth is nt religion,cos even jesus christ never preached any religion,he was neither a xtrian nor a muslim,most of urs are even doing d religion we do cos dat is wat our parents do n nt because it is wat we chose,so all we need is just tolerance,China doesn't put any of dis popular religion into much practice n yet dey are progressing

nadia_SA: This once happened to me ooo..
I don't know what kinda deliverance it was

haaaaa hope sey him hand no pene ooo

Mogidi2: I can foresee Buhari being president of the Yoruba/Hausas.
Anyway, wishing you guys all the best with Bukohari as your president.

and me dey wish u goodluck,Godswill n oduah

Paris-fran:
In 1977, 36 years ago, Buhari was already a leader in this country and they were telling us that we will be the leaders of tomorrow. Now 2013, same Buhari is still having political aspirations. Is it that tomorrow hasn't still reached after 36years?



P.S. I have no problems with Buhari or his politics, but when will tomorrow reach.

and because as a leader of tomorrow we are really nt paying attention to what we should n we are leaving our future into d hands of clueless people

what most people do not knw is dat politics is a game of number,all apc is trying to do is to have a large number of governors dat will make dem equal d no of pdp governors n I believe having d g7 governors will make dem equal already n den if dey are able to get anambra,den dey become d majority n I believe dat will b a big boost to dem

dis one will interest d ladies more,didn't even have time to see d foreign one sef,gals over to u

dis one will interest d ladies more,didn't even have time to see d foreign one sef

In life u can b successful n yet nt fufilled,so after avin all dat u said d next big tin is to fulfill destiny or ur set goal

Everybody already knows where barca is weak (I.e defense )n from wat I av seen dis season I don't think dey av done alot abt dat.And moreso dey av nt been playing dere pressing football where u see 2-3 barca players run after a single opponent,so all am tipping dem for is dere domestic league or cup.Bt in football u don't expect to stay at d top forever.......am a no 1 barca fan ooooo so make anybody no think se na sentiment I dey use oo

both of dem did nt meet my expectations,bt anyway I don't blame him cos u tend to fuckup wen u are too over-hiped,bt he should av sticked wit d first one instead of wasting money on dis new one dat doesn't give a better meaning

I think he should start praying dat we never have a good government dat will restructure n refurbish our rotten education system,cos if dat is done I wonder where dey will get dere student from n hw dey will cope with d standard such government will put up

Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation,
Princess Stella Oduah, could have easily
bought an Eclipse 500 private jet with
the whopping $1.6 million (about N255
million) used to buy her two BMW
bullet-proof cars, investigations have
revealed.
Although most private jets cost between
$3.5 million and $25 million, with the
larger ones like the Boeing Business Jet
gulping as much as $100 million, an
Eclipse 500 private jet goes for between
$1.5 million and $2 million, according
to Controller, a general aviation trade
publication in America.
With the two outrageously over priced
cars, Oduah could have also bought at
least five presidential limousines used by
United States President, Barack Obama,
at the cost of $300,000 each.
Each of the two bullet-proof BMW 760 Li
cars bought for Oduah by the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is also
more expensive than the car used by
British Prime Minister, David Cameron.
While Oduah’s cars go for $800,000
(about N127.5m) each, Cameron’s
armoured Jaguar XJ X351 car costs
£200,000 (about N52m).
Oduah could have also bought as many
as 1231 cars, the type used by
Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, who
drives a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle worth
$1,300.
With a monthly salary of about $13,000,
Oduah would have been able to pay
Mujica’s salaries for 127 months or
approximately 10 years.
The world’s poorest president would
have certainly found the gift
preposterous and would have certainly
given out most of it to others as he does
with his monthly salary.
He has refused to move to the official
presidential residence, opting to stay in
the simple home of his senator wife on
the outskirts of the capital, Montevideo.
At an exchange rate of N155 to $1, the
N255 million Odua used to buy the two
cars would have conveniently
establsihed eight cottage clinics of N30
million each, or fund sinking of 50
boreholes in a country where only 17
percent of its over 160 million people
have access to pipe-borne water,
according to a UNDP report.
And with a minimum wage in Nigeria at
N18,000 or about $118, Oduah could
have paid the monthly salaries of 13559
people.
Besides, had the prices of the cars not
been inflated, Oduah would be able to
save about N195 million of taxpayers’
money.
Since the revelations last Tuesday of the
purchase of the expensive cars in
August, Nigerians have expressed
outrage and calls for Oduah’s sack have
become strident.
Human rights lawyer and Senior
Advocate of Nigeria, Barrister Femi
Falana, has petitioned the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for
an investigation to be opened. Falana
threatened to go to court if nothing is
done.
Many anti-corruption crusaders have
called for the arrest and prosecution of
Oduah.
Debo Adeniran, Chairman, Coalition
Against Corrupt Leaders, said the recent
plane crash and serious incidents could
be attributed to incompetence and
gargantuan corruption.
However, instead of addressing issues of
corruption, mismanagement and breach
of public trust, Oduah was said to have
declared war on Nicholas Edwards, the
alleged whistle-blower who allegedly
leaked information to the media.
The minister set up a panel on Friday,
headed by the Director of Consumer
Protection at the NCAA, Adamu
Abdullahi to probe the leaked
information.
Analysts have said the panel is an
exercise in futility since the information
leaked is true. They asked Oduah to do
the right thing and step down.
SaharaReporters, an online news
medium, had on 15 October published
documents that exposed how the cash-
strapped NCAA had in August this year
bought two bullet-proof BMW cars for
Stella Oduah at the whopping sum of
$1.6 million or N255 million.
Shortly after the article was published,
Yakubu Dati, spokesperson of the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, who
often speaks for Stella Oduah, rejected
the allegations, claiming that the
minister was too rich to request or
accept car gifts from the NCAA.
By Wednesday, Oduah had instructed Joe
Obi, her media aide, to own up to the
purchase of the cars. Obi claimed the
cars were purchased because Oduah
faced imminent threats from some
people who did not like her so-called
transformation agenda in the aviation
sector.
The explanation triggered more
condemnation and outrage and calls for
her sack multiplied.
By last Friday, Fola Akinkuotu, NCAA
Director General, explained at a
hurriedly arranged press conference that
the cars were not bought for the minister
of aviation but rather were purchased to
move around foreign dignitaries when
they visit the agency.
Akinkuotu told journalists he would
show them where the cars were parked
at the end of the press conference. But
when the event ended, the NCAA boss
did not show proof of any car. Reports
have said the transaction was only on
paper as no car was actually delivered.
With more negative reports being
published on daily basis, especially on
the social media, reports have said that
Oduah has approached Reno Omokri,
Jonathan’s aide on social media, for help
and counter any negative publication.
It was also reported that the embattled
minister has commenced a last ditch
effort to save her job. It was learnt that
she had used the last few days seeking
private audience with President
Jonathan.
On Friday, Oduah was sighted at the
Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Nigerian
capital, as calls for her sack persisted.
NIGERIAN EYE

specco: Mrs Odua made bold to plug some loopholes in the aviation sector, loopholes some smart alecks in the industry have been feeding fat on for many years. Now they are up in arms chasing her. Their goal is to make enough noise for Oga Jonathan to sack her so that their looting would continue as before. What a country!

I am very sure u will b dumbfounded wen d ministry confirms ownership of d cars,wat is not good is not good,wen u try to fight corruption,u should knw dat people will hunt u,so u need to b careful nt to av skeleton in ur cupboard

I guess it is some junior staffs who knew nothing abt it dat is going to be used as sacrificial Lamb,cos dey knw sacking of any senior staff will only lead to more secret deals been blown open,cos I don't think dis is dere first deal n who knows,it might b somebody who didn't get his/her share dat leaked everything

God is ur light,abi dat one no do una

Alhamdulilahi!.......hope dey will go n sin no more

is dis pilgrimage different from d pilgrimage some people do during osun osogbo festival,all na religious tourism,dis is no place in d Bible where it was mentioned dat if u don't go to Jerusalem u aiint going to make heaven or dat going dere will u better...

[quote author=Tolexander][/quote]d judge go don vex gan,imagine dem coming all d way from wherever dey came for to cum n carry out dis act

“Some of us escaped by jumping down from the
third floor of the three-story building,” Mr. Bello
said. dis old men don to watch jackie Chan's film too much

ifyalways: Berger - akute road nko? That road is beyond horrible !
Demolition is easy na to build the "road" afterwards be the main koko.

it is dat Same road dat leads to berger,and I guess dey will b doing it section by section since it is divided into almost four sections bt all dsame na to give us good roads na im mata

where dem go cum start from nao where dem go cum start from nao where dem go cum start from nao