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my was a giant size teddy-bear and in return, I gave her a pair of football boots

LastApostle: Name doesn't ring a bell

No bell.......

Sincere 9gerian: Someone posted the comment below:

Re: Jonathan Is Working, Haters Are Talking! (New Images Are Added Daily) by Tippy Top ( m ): 5:38pm
Known paid ACN activist on Nairaland (This list is by no means exhaustive). They get paid but are the first to accuse any one of being a paid agent
Gbawe
dayokanu
Rhino.5dm
demdem
take dat
Orikinla
More names to come but the above names quickly came to mind.
Whatever you do, don't take the above people serious, they're only here to further the cause of Tinubu.
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unsencere 9nigga, its high time u give up, like i have told u b4 na that u are nothing compared to beaf but beaf lost it, see ya.

[b]singing Fela's Coffin for Head of State :

Amen, Amen, Amen...

[Chorus]
Amen, Amen, Amen!

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
By the grace of Almighty Lord
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
By the grace of Almighty Lord
"In Spiritus Christus..."
"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..."

[Chorus]
Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka
I go many places
I see my people
Them dey cry cry cry
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen
I say I waka waka waka...

I waka many village anywhere in Africa
I waka many village anywhere in Africa
Pastor's house na him dey fine pass
My people them dey stay for poor surroundings
Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass
E hard for my people for them to buy soap
Pastor na him them give respect pass
And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

Through Jesus Christ our Lord
(Amen, Amen, Amen!)...

[Chorus]
Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka
I go many places
I go business places
I see see see[/b]

Bigflamie: Who is OBJ.

He is the President & CEO, go ask your mama Corporations.

[quote author=A-ZeD]If you are an objective and intelligent fellow, you would know that Fashola has done more as a governor than GEJ did.

For all those abusing Fashola, compare his stewardship as a governor and that of GEJ as a governor. Remember Lagos is 5x more populous than Bayelsa and receives less in Federal allocation.[/quote]


point of correction, Lagos state is 12x more populous than Bayelsa state, even me self, a full blooded Deltaner don naturalized to Lagosian by birth.

More like a pregnant woman of 8months calling herself a virgin.....

I don't have any problem with that since they are ones embarking on the fasting & prayers, after all its longed overdue because Nigerians are the ones fasting & praying all these years, so good for them.

[quote author=tpia@]The lomax?[/quote]YES, MORE LIKE IT

Interesting, its only matter of time before things will change to normal.

na wa 4 dis our obodo naija with prayers, now we have to pray for our president(including his wife, children, his aged mother, his brothers & sisters & please remember to exclude his late brother who died in Aso rock. his senior special assistants, their wives, children, their children's children, their children's boyfriend & girlfriend, same to other assistants and the various girlfriends & boyfriends all over the world, his domestic housemaids, his drivers(their children) and less i forgot, including the president's female lovers & the lady that almost messed up president in Austria)
same to the vice president, but his own is a little bit different from that of the president because his religion allows him to marry more than one wife and have as many concubines as he can manage, so lets go(his wives, concubines, children, his brothers & sisters, his senior special assistants, their wives, children, their children's children, their children's boyfriend & girlfriend, same to other assistants and the various girlfriends & boyfriends all over the world, his domestic housemaids, his drivers(their children)

The senate president, his will not be much but we must pray for his wife, children, brothers & sisters, assistants their wives/husbands, I heard that David grandchildren, so we have to include them also in our prayers.

speaker of the house of reps, the vice president religion is applicable to him, so his will be the same as the vice president only that he his not entitled to so many assistants.

members & staffs of national assembly, their husbands/wives, drivers, children, domestic housemaids & even their girlfriends

all the ministers & ministers of states , this one will be countless but I hope we all know that we will be praying for them, their husband, wives, children, drivers, security-men, housemaids girlfriends & boyfriends, its so countless

state governors & their wives, assistants & others, this praying nonsense will continue until gets to policemen, members of our armed forces, local government chairmen or chairpersons, our pastors and the wives, teachers, peace, security economy, states & others



so on a final note, I will say Nigerians are the most bamboozled people on planet earth because we are religiously & spontaneously combusted.

fkaz: Waiting for the likes of @thelosthope, @silly9eria and other jona apostle to authenticate this post. since they know much about the transformation going on in power sector.

MAYOWAAK: An activist, Tounbo Aremo Odua, has complained that the $30,000 match bonus giving to the Super Eagles for winning their match against Ethiopia is against the Federal Character principles as it enriches the Igbo nation to the disadvantage of other players.

Tokunbo said because most of the players are of Igbo origin the dole out is unfair.

The activist’s post is reprinted below verbatim;

Now the Igbo Nation or Igbo people will be $330,000 or 60million Naira richer than every other ethnic nation /people in Nigeria...
This is the kind of inequality, injustice and unfairness that I'm talking about. If that country seriously want peace and progress it should learn how to unite Nigerians and treat every Nigerians equally and not favouring or promoting one ethnic nation /people over the others. Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians and her success or failure in any events should be the joint responsibility of all ethnic nationals that made up the country. We might as well not qualify or win the Nations cup than putting forward all the Igbos to represent other ethnic nations.

who the hell is this sick minded activist for football sake?

ibide: But there is no urhobo in ur cabinet either now or before

Thank U my brother, we the Urhobos has sidelined & pushed aside from the Main strain both in delta state & the federal system, maybe the end of the administration, they will pick up one quack urhobor like they did in the last administration, when Gbagi was picked, we are watching

. Shameless & self cantered ijaw,

Sincere 9gerian: Ethnic sentiments cannot be ruled out. For instance has the Lagos state govt ever patronised Innoson?

unsincere 9gerian, you will soon hurt yourself by yourself fool.

make me self join chuk mouth put 2 by

nice one there Aunty Oby & now over to president jonathan's constituted high level task force & 40men laptop squad to respond Aunty Oby.

This is not coming from Mallam El- rufai neither Aunty Oby like they are formerly called, but I won't call it an insult but an eye opener, all we know how to do is to brag about claiming the giant of Africa.

I'm beginning to think that this may not be the real Emmanuel Eboue, though quite a number of people believe it's him.

The Ivory coast football player (if it's really him) is taking his criticism of the Super Eagles to another level by slamming and insulting Nigeria as a whole. See his Tweets below.
after getting angry for almost 15minutes after reading his tweets
then I started for my country..



http://lindaikeji..com/2013/01/i...

UYCO: Uduaghan has done well in the area of youth empowerment and graduates employment. If you are ignorant of the massive employment of unemployed graduates carried out by Uduaghan recently, check Nairaland , you will find topics like ' Uduaghan mesmerizes unemployed graduates with multiple employments'. Uduaghan three point agenda is working, to God be the glory

Mr. Man, you better behave yourself this morning & by the way, which so called youth empowerment & graduate employments are you talking about here MR? , is it the one that youths who graduated years ago are roaming the streets of Delta begging for grubs? always calling on us who ran away from delta state few years as a result of hunger, joblessness, idleness & etc?
you better be careful with the next words that come's out from those wrongly infused tissues you called brain.

as I dey here so, I don park face from anything Delta State my state, its shameful & how could god do this to delta state? "16years of embezzlement"

watchinglagos: Badagry Expressway after about a year of respite for commuters plying that route.The attacks, which started about a forth night ago, usually take place between 8p.m and 10p.m due to heavy traffic caused by several failed portions of the road in the area.Vanguard’s Maritime correspondent, Godfrey Bivbere, was a victim of the robbers, yesterday, when he and his co-travellers were dispossessed of their valuables including handsets, identity cards, keys and cash.Bivbere said as he was driving along the road at about 10p.m, the vehicle in front of him was reluctant to move when the road became clear.He said he blasted his horn to alert the driver but was surprised when the robbers who litter the length of the road attacked them.He said while the boys collected his dual SIM-handset while Rosemary lost her bag in which were her Galaxy Tab, Laptop charging, house keys, about N5,000, Vanguard identity card, among other valuables.According to Bivbere they met a group of police officers standing by the road side a stone throw from the robbery spot.He said the different groups carried out about four attacks during the period he and his colleague were waiting for the police officers there.It would be recalled that Mile 2 to Okokomaiko in the past used to be a danger zone for commuters using the route

http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/01/robbers-return-to-lagos-badagry-road.html

the topic should have being " Armed Robbers has being tormenting Nigerians all over the country since only God, Allah, Amadioha, Sango & others ojuju knows when"

thank you.

If you are literate and politically conscious enough, but have not seen or heard about the Goodluck Jonathan’s interview with Christiane Amanpour (of the Cable News Network), you must be either living in a cave – or have just awoken from a medical coma. Amanpour is the award-winning and internationally-recognised Chief International Correspondent for CNN and host of CNN International’s nightly interview programme, Amanpour. She has won practically every prestigious award in the field of journalism. Because she is so well-informed and thorough and professional, you have to be well-prepared before you agree to an interview – unless, of course, you want to make a fool of yourself, or be made a fool of.

This was the situation President Goodluck Jonathan was in on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 during a satellite-relayed interview from the grounds of Davos, Switzerland. Several world leaders and leading minds in the fields of economics, politics, science and technology and the academia had gone there to attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Once it was announced that Amanpour would have a chat with the President, the world – especially Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora –eagerly awaited what he was going to say. It was also an occasion for the President to articulate his vision and to allay the fears and anxieties of domestic and global partners in terms of democratic gains, security, investment, economic development and growth.

But, unfortunately, a golden opportunity — an opportunity to showcase himself, his country, and future possibilities — became a tragedy. The President blew it. As the Nigerian parlance goes, he made a fool of himself. He made Nigeria and Nigerians look bad. In fact, he missed the opportunity to rebrand himself and his transformation agenda. He looked timid and scared, for lack of a better word. He was nervous. He was unsure of himself and uncertain of what to say and how to say it. Frankly, he looked like a novice, like a man who was making his first appearance before the media. Many a times, he looked like a man who was about to be thrown under a moving train. And in the process, he mangled his answers. It was painful to watch!

The President needs not be a thinker-speaker in the manner of Chuba Okadigbo, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nnamdi Azikiwe, or Obafemi Awolowo. At the very least, he must have poise, good diction, confidence, and a stable train of thoughts. He must appear like a man who understands not just politics and party politics, but also public policy. And since domestic policy and politics affect what’s going on at the global scene (and vice versa), he must have a good understanding of how both worlds interface. In other words, he must appear like a man who is educated and enlightened and who understands the ramifications of events and phenomena. At Davos, Switzerland — and especially before Amanpour – Jonathan didn’t show the slightest trace of depth or brilliance.And what’s a man without depth or brilliance?

In style and in substance, there was no hint of sophistication or cosmopolitanism in his responses to questions thrown at him. Why? How? Could it be that the snow and the temperature affected the President’s mind and disposition? Was it the long journey from Abuja to Switzerland? Was it the cold air, the food and the water? Or, maybe, the recent outbreak of flu epidemic caused him to miss his rhythms? Whatever it was, he looked bad. He was worse than President Olusegun Obasanjo. And that’s saying a lot because Obasanjo was terrible during one-on-one interviews. In a way, one could pardon the ex-general. He was not well-read. Jonathan, on the other hand, was a product of the well-respected University of Port Harcourt. And he is hyped as the first PhD holder to rule Nigeria. So, what went wrong?

Reuben Abati is the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President. He is not a drive-by journalist. He is not a novice. This is a man with many years of media/journalism experience and who thoroughlyunderstands how the media and information world works. He also knows Jonathan’s strength and weaknesses. Therefore, he could/should have coached the President on the art and science of interviews. To know Jonathan is to know that he needed and still needs such a drill. Therefore, Abati should not have left Jonathan to swim, unaided and unsupervised, in the raging sea of international journalism where reputation and perception matter. And because his boss was not coached, he took nasty beatings from Christiane Amanpour and from the Nigerian public. What’s more, his global favourability ratings took a precipitous nosedive!

And then there is Oronto Douglas. Douglas is considered by many to be Mr. Jonathan’s right-hand man. He is, perhaps, the most trusted and most relied-on of all the men and women within the President’s inner circle. Exaggeration or not, a source within the Presidency once said that “Jonathan swears on Oronto.” As far as I can tell, he has never betrayed his friend and boss. Knowing this to be the case, why hasn’t Douglas impressed it upon Jonathan to “shape up”? After all, Douglas, like Abati, understands the implications of bad press. He knows, or should have known that perception matters. And especially in an age of social network and instant communication, negatives can be amplified, and positives downplayed. Thus, one of his priorities should have been to guard against the sort of thing that happened at Davos.

In spite of the aforesaid, it is possible that (a) the President is a poor student who, simply, is unable to learn new and old tricks; or (b) he dismissed all attempts by Abati and Douglas to help him become a better communicator. We may never know. What we know for now and with a very high degree of certainty is that President Jonathan needs help. He needs help with his thinking process. He needs help with his image. He needs help running the country. He needs help with his government. He needs men and women to tell him the truth. He needs men and women who are devoted to the well-being of the country and who are not afraid to give him their very best advice. He needs people with superior intellect and unassailable character around him


http://www.punchng.com/viewpoint/jonatha...

Now I agreed with the El-Rufai retweet. Yes if Jesus Christ should criticised this jonathan's govt, his goons, will definitely accused him of either sleeping with Mary Madeline or accused him embezzlement, after all the Pharisees, the Sudducess & the scribes nailed him for impersonation.

born2fuck: Always be careful in Lagos, I used to hide money in socks or inner boxer pocket when the criminals were everywhere and deceived my girlfriend I didn't keep much money, even when going to ashawo joint as evidence I don't have much with me so they can agree 500h,,the pocket is sown a way no one will know about it, I remembered when area boys collected everything we had on sunday in Anifowose area of ikeja , my friends was surprised when I tried pull my jean to bring out some fund to support our transport back home when we got to the Bus stop but I don't think robber still exist again but if they do, I must go buy some inner boxers pocket again. I am still born2fuck, always the same

Born2crob na u win 4 dis thread joor, I remembered back then Shinnu street off Awolowo way, Ikeja, when men just arrive lagos from Pele after services 2 our Papa-land(Naija), na so 1 day like dat, some omila(thefts) come attack us 4 d 1room wey olaga(guys) like us dey stay, we b about 11guys 4 d 1room, hmm, dat day, we use hand take cash 7 of d Omila(thefts) na leg we use take purchu all d theft, 1 of dem come dey shout Jesus!!! D other part of tori na history jareee

expertman: Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, erstwhile president of the senate, is presently the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF with oversight over preparations for the country’s centenary celebrations. Ahead of next month’s flag-off of the 22 month long celebrations, Senator Anyim alongside the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke unfolded plans to commemorate the proclamation during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos.

The plans, he said as at last week, were still tentative with inputs still being received from critical stakeholders. One of the poignant points raised in the course of the interaction was on the role of some past leaders who have today coalesced into the political opposition. Senator Anyim, whose wits and wisdom helped him in navigating through the once slippery corridors of power in the Senate responded to those issues and many more in the course of the session. Excerpts:

On the role of the political opposition during the celebrations
The time I was leaving the senate I was getting to 42 and I didn’t think about what I would be tomorrow. I walked away. Why wouldn’t people also think that the country should be above them? I had become chairman of the National Assembly and I said I had no business here again and I walked away and I had no plan about what I was going to do except that my father was a farmer and I had a farmland. It is as simple and straight as that. We must join hands to promote the country above every selfish interest. I think the duty is for us to elevate the corporate wellbeing of Nigeria because it is all our collective well being over and above every narrow and parochial feeling. Honestly and I think so.

Let me again empahsise about this issue of perception. If I were Jonathan, if I were him, I ordinarily try to simplify my life, (but) I have never seen a man humble with power as Jonathan. I wouldn’t be as humble as that with power, I can tell you that I was not. I have never seen anybody that is as tolerant with power as he. I have never seen any leader in Nigeria and I have been around, that has managed power the way Jonathan has and that is why everybody thinks we can rubbish him, ‘that one, what can he do? He wont do anything. We can step on him!’

We haven’t had it that way before. And I have told people, we have wonderful opportunity under Jonathan to deepen democracy because he will not interfere with anything, he will not interfere with what you are doing. He will not even challenge you. What you want to do, do! Those working with him, he doesn’t manipulate, he doesn’t control, just run your office. That is the basic principle that will advance our democracy. But we turn it otherwise to say, it is weakness. We have to choose between the principles of democracy or a peculiar type of democracy that is peculiar to Nigeria .

We have measured civilian regimes and military regimes. How would Abacha have done it? How would Murtala have done it? How did Obasanjo do it (no I don’t want to talk about that one o!) But the truth is that the principle of democracy is universal. So you have to compare what he is doing is what should be or how the other people did it. Somebody told me that the kind of president Nigeria needs is the one with iron hand. When he comes you know he has come.

We shouldn’t take it for granted because instead of maximising the opportunity of the kind of person Jonathan is we are abusing it. I wont be as soft, as humble, as tolerant as he is in power. I will not be, I! I am saying so. You know I am saying the truth, if you step on me, I step on you!

Let’s get it right this is the duty we have to perform together, the country should be above every personal interest. You mustn’t rule. People will come and tell me it is the turn of the Southeast, it is the turn of this…. Who zoned it to South-south now? Who zoned it to them? God! Who gave it to Jonathan? This is a man nobody ever gave any chance. Who didn’t even want.

He wanted to remain in his small Bayelsa, they dragged him out overnight and you cannot see the hand of God in it? You think you can throw him away like that? It is not possible. It is because we do not believe in God that is why you cannot see God in anything. We should get it right. God has so pampered me in my life that I don’t sleep and worry about tomorrow. I don’t think about tomorrow, because I think my tomorrow is secured in God’s hand and I sleep very well.

[s]my father was a farmer and I had a farmland.[/s]

another similar shoeless story again

but I passed through that bridge last week naaaaaa,
the bridge is not that sloppy that when a truck a break fails it will crashed into a another vehicle and killed its passengers
when we add the 30 lives lost to the 50 something yet to identified bodies found in that river in the same Anambra state, one will begin to wonder " what is the truth description of human lives"

rest in peace

ifeteminikan: What do you think of security in Lagos recently?.

Almost everybody around me has witness one form of robbery or the other and i begin to wonder if the Government is aware and what they are doing about it.

1) My car was stolen around 9pm at gun-point in front of the house.
2) A member was recently robbed at gun-point infront of Shoprite at ikeja while in traffic
3) My brother's friends were robbed in front of their house @ gun-point too.
4) Two Family friends that just arrived from overseas last discovered that their bags had been torn and some items were missing at the airport.
5)A friend's husband was rough-handled on his street by two guys that wanted to snatch is wrist-watch.

I think most of this crimes are committed by the jobless youths that roam the streets as a result of the ban of okada, traffic hawkers etc in lagos now.

Government needs to create something for this guys to fall back on else the masses will continue to pay dearly for it.

Lets hear your experiences and what can be done to curtail this.

topic should have named "security situation in Nigeria as at date".................................