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Soulstarr:
for all those pointing to 9jeria's obvious problems as justification for what sugar said, imagine what d headlines would b in d uk if, donald trump told a contestant on t=d american version of the show, all u brits sound alike nowadays like a typical british yob!

Do not mind those pointing to Nigeria's obvious problems as a justification for ALL glorified fraudstars to insult Nigerians as they see fit. Many at times, those who enumerate nigeria's problems have never in themselves done any MAJOR thing to improve the image of Nigeria nor the lots of Nigerians. I cal people like that "wet-mouth"

^^^Exactly! Articles such as these makes me feel there should be a punishment for these journalist, however I am not exactly sure what sort of punishment it should be as any action taken against journalist these days is  seen as oppression of some sort. Beside come to think of it, when a Dr or an Engr does not live up to the expectation of the ethics of his/her profession, most times they get struck off the list of practising profesionals but I can not recall when ot where a journalist has been struck off or made to pay for their careless mistake by any body whatsoever!

Okay I guess there are a few who might have insight into webhosting and I will like some contribution into the human, capital, and any other aspect of being a webhost.

I am getting very much uncomfortable with the way Nigeria journalist now go about misleading Nigerians with bogus articles and misleading headlines to sell their papers. Take for example this front paper headline;

I’ll solve power problems in 2 months – Jonathan :By Samuel Oyadongha & Akpokona Omafuaire, Yenagoa (Vanguard Newspaper, Oct 24, 2010)
Then read the content of the article below;

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that Federal Executive Council (FEC) will dedicate the last two months of the year to reviewing its activities and concentrating on solving the problems of unemployment, power and poor empowerment of Nigerians.

The president also spoke about legislations to ensure proper implementation of the agenda.

“We at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will dedicate the rest of this year to discuss these issues and solve them,” he
stated yesterday.

Jonathan unfolded the agenda during an interactive session with stakeholders in Bayelsa State on day two of his working visit to his home state.

The president explained that whereas most of the executive bills to improve the situation in the country sent to the National Assembly had been politicised and misconstrued, he had asked the members of the National Economic Team and the FEC to develop solutions to the problems of unemployment, power and poor empowerment.

“The unemployment issue is a problem and I have informed the National Economic Team to look critically at ways of solving it and engaging the teeming youths of the nation. We will try and stimulate economic activities that will allow companies and industries to be established to absorb these youths,” the president added.

According to him, the solution to the nation’s problems was election of good leadership.

He noted that the diversity of the country will continue to be its source of strength, adding that the nation did not disintegrate as predicted by some politicians in spite of its problems.

Jonathan pointed out that the solution to the nation’s problems is that of leadership and when the nation began to elect good leadership in the next 15 years, it will become a great country in the comity of nations.

He informed the gathering of youth leaders, political leaders and traditional rulers that though the presidential awards to some notable Nigerians during the 50 years anniversary has come and gone, the complaints of omission of some names raised by some leaders should be considered a mistake.

The president said the yardstick used led to the exclusion. “It is difficult to accommodate all persons. It was not politics used. I always apologise and clear the committee of any blame,” the president stated.

Jonathan had at the commencement of the visit to Bayelsa, on Friday, reiterated the preparedness of the Federal Government to partner with state governors and the National Assembly to pull the country out of the woods and make it rank among the best in the comity of nations.

Speaking at a state banquet organised in his honour, he also challenged the youths of the Niger Delta to maximize the gains of the Federal Government amnesty programme so as to make the region attractive for investment.

According to the president, the task of developing the country could only be achieved with the support and cooperation of the state governors and members of the National Assembly.

“The only thing I can promise is that I will do my best to serve our own dear country as the president of the country, to make sure that we reposition our country in a way that will follow other developing nations of the world. I have to do that with the governors of the state and members of the National Assembly,” he said.

Jonathan had at the inception of his administration vowed to continue with the implementation of the seven-point agenda of his predecessor, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua.

The seven-point agenda had been criticized as being too large for the administration to handle as the critics said a few achievables would have served the interest of Nigerians.

On the agenda, among others, are power and energy, the Niger Delta, food security, wealth creation, education and security.

From the content, there was never a place where Mr. President made any such statement and/or promises, yet these bogus writers misconstrued the president's speech for cheap financial gain, thereby heating up the polity unecessarily!

Code128:
I have quite a bit of respect for Sir Alan, but there is NO excuse for such an outrageous statement. I understand how the odds are that an email scam in your inbox is from a Nigerian. The odds are also on the side of any terrorist activity being Moslem related but he wouldn't be caught making such statements in public. Why is Nigeria different?

Go ask any spurs fan what they think of this fraudstar called Alan Sugar!

violent:
looks like someone is bent on finishing whatever is left of the reserve!

And who is that person?

jason12345:
i'm getting really scared of GJ. very soon we would have no money in reserves

What has this got to do with GEJ nor reserve? do you think you buy aircraft from show room like you buy cars? These aircraft were ordered during the Obj tenure and they are only delivering them now, so GEJ has nothing to do with the purchase of these aircraft!

justwise:
@Omo_Tier1

The more i read your post the more i beging to worry more as a Nigerian. The problem we have in Nigeria is OUR making, its affecting us and NOT British. When will we Nigerians stop making excuses? What lord Sugar said is true, many of us Nigerians have recieved such email from shameless Nigerian. Why are u getting sweaty cos of his comment and calling him a fraudstar?

Lets stop shifting blames and trying to pretend as if the problems we have in Nigeria is caused by foregin nations.

Yes Ghana is moving on, they are improving and they deserve the credit they are getting from foreign governments.
All we do in Nigeria is to cover up, blame everybody else for our problems apart from ourselves.

Britian is dealing with their problems, are we dealing with ours?

Again this is were you are getting it wrong! you are allowing foriegn entities to dictate to you the pace at which you would get things done in your own country. For once let us not do things simply becuase it pleases others, rather let us do things for our common and national interest. No body is shifting blame as it has been agreed upon that the state of Nigeria today can be blamed on both the led and the leaders.
FYI, things are being fixed in Nigeria, contrary to your assertion, the truth is, the pace at which it is being fixed ( to many of us) is too slow, but again I would say that it is better we use this period to understnad ourselves as a nation and build a strong Nigeria family than dance to the melody of death of foriegners who will dissappear into thin air immediately they lay hold of what they want! And as for your cover up issue, in fact you are so wrong on that as Nigeria is known as one of those countries that wash their linen in the public!

Concerning the e-mail messages, has it ever occured to you that these same foriegn countries describe Nigeria as a very low density country when it comes to internet penetration yet they claim all these millions of e-mails are from Nigerians. The truth was revealed not too long ago when a CIA detailed investigation showed that cyber criminals in Asia , Europe have been using the Nigeria scam identity to carry out their crimes, although I will also mention that the report did say that a significant number were also originating from Nigeria but the number was far lower than they had originally thought! AM I SAYING NIGERIANS ARE NOT INTO THIS CYBER CRIME OF A THING? My answer is yes they are, but we should not let other nations use that as a smear tool when the percentage of those involved are less than 2% of the total population. Would I because of that dude  (Murdock) that stole over $50billion from world wide clients on false investment portfolios call all Americans untrustworthy or financial swindlers?

Before some deluded posters start making frivolius statements, these arcraft belongs to the Presidential Fleet, meaning they are to be used by either the President,Vice, Senate Presidet & Deputy (though He really shouldn't) and the speaker of the house of rep. Looking at the growing influence of Nigeria in West Africa sub region and the need for Mr. President to be able to reach any disaster zone in Nigeria ( as in the case of sokoto and Lagos floodings) I think these some how makes sense. In the long run, Nigeria and Nigerians will benefit from it 20years down the line if we start to elect and hold accountable true leaders come 2011.

Blue Magic:
@Omo_Tier1 U keep forgetting Nigeria was once greater than the uk & America together. Remember when the naira was stronger than the dollar & pounds sterling, we had a strong economy & every1 wanted to be associated with Nigeria & nigerians. We had the foundation to build from. Now we dont even have a foundation talkless of a house. So u got to ask urself where did we go wrong or ask the rulers What d bleep happened? If u want to wait around 2 see when Nigeria is gonna rise again i wish u happy waiting cos i dont see any visible credible changes taking place. The only changes i see are more corruption, robbery, kidnappings, killings looting & now bombings etc. Its hi time we take our foot out of our arses & call our rulers to order that is when things are gonna start happenin & the world will start takin us seriously & envying us once again. We got 2 start lookin inwards & thinkin deep, Real Deep about where it all went wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is easier to blame others than to take the blame yourself! And by the way, you may not agree with me, this country called Nigeria was never built on any sound foundation! How do you put together well over 250 ethnic groups, with no formal agreement and expect the country to thrive? FYI, even in the early days when Nigeria's economy was strong (if truly is was as I am of the opinion this distortion is partly responsible for the mess we are in now), there was a masive divide between the GIANT development of the SOUTH WEST (both in human and techological aspects) in comparison to the north and if you remember this was one of the reasons IBB gave for bringing in the 6-3-3-4 system which by and large favoured the Northerns and allowed most of them to gain the required qaulifications ( but not necessarily the skills) to lead the country.

Now the  first bolded part of your statement points to the reason why Nigeria is the way she is right now 'cos you are waiting for someone to make things happen and thereafter you jump on the bandwagon like erosion! Believe in a greater Nigeria, have the mind set that you have the ability, capability and prowess to turn Nigeria around and you demonstrate this by continually doing what is right wherever you are now. If 50million of our youths think and act this way, a new message will be born without a single shut being fired and Nigeria will begin to experience a positive change! Lastly, killing our Present crop of leaders will not bring about the positive change will desire unless the youth to take over from them have a different message, song and a different vision of complete and utterly selfless service to the nation Nigeria! Again sorry to make Ghana as an example, despite JJ kilings, the past and eve the current gvt of the day is involved in 'MASSIVE LOOTING' of the state resources for their yet unborn generations!

@justwise,
I understand your view point, but I think you have overlooked the bigger picture! The UK uses this smear campaign to try to keep nations within her reach! Ask China and they wll tell you more about.

As for the MPs, I think you have not been following the TRUE story! MPs stole moneies worth millions of pounds and all we could be told is hmmm errr they filled the wrong forms and all what not. How many of the MPs have you heard sld the homes they bought with those cash or did the MP that built a duck house with that money sell the duck house and refund the money to the treasury?

The truth is this: We know we have issues that we need to resolve in Nigeria, however for any nation to claim high ground when it comes to corruption is something that is unacceptable to me. FYI are you aware that most of the world most wanted financial fugitives are living in London with British passports? Or are you not aware that the dude who handled much of the $180million Halliburton's scandal (if I spelt that name correctly) was a british based lawyer? Or have you forgotten so soon how Magaret Thacters own son went about funding coups in Africa and He is still involved in the business of distabilizng peaceful nations in Africa and not even the UN has made an attemp to have that mad dude locked up in Gitmo?
This is one big problem Nigeria has: We always allow others to magnify the gravity of the situation we are in and then we begin to look down on ourselves ( like those fellow in the bible that said to Moses, 'we are like mere ants in their faces') as downtrodden people of no value! Which I for one know is really not the case.

I will also bring to your notice the recent deceit/corruption of the UK govt where she engaged in massive publicity stunt to promote Ghana in the international community simply 'cos a british company was involved in the early phase of oil exploration in that country. However, this same country can not fund over 56% of her national budget and have to borrow to live through her daily needs! The british govt completely forgot about that when she was painting the rosy picture about Ghana before the international community. Lets bte wise my fellow Nigerians, those of us that have a good conscience and are prepared to make good positive image for our beloved country, let us stand tall and kick against comments like that of fraudstar Allan Sugar both in our daily actions and in our words!

londoner:
Just because some criminal Nigerians have damaged the reputation of Nigeria, it doesn't mean those of us out there who are honest and law abiding should accept the taint from the same brush.


Its not about whether 419 emails exist from Nigeria (and other places) we know its fact. Its also fact that Muslim suicide bombers have truck in London and Eastern Europeans are flooding London with human trafficked love-peddlers, the point is that even though these things are also fact, Lord Sugar would not make a joking statements about it on prime time TV, with much of the nation watching, because then we would have to think about a probable backlash from viewers and media alike.


If honest Nigerians stood up for ourselves a bit more often, maybe people would think twice about making such statements so readily and more importantly will be aware that non crimninal Nigerians actually do exist.
I'm glad Tafida said something, what is he here for if he cant even open his mouth to defend us here?

That statement in bold is amongest the best statements I have read on NL. And tbh, that was just what I did to a silly liverpooldian who had the guts to ask me such silly questions at work and He was surprise I knew so much about the rots in his place of Birth - Liverpool and since that day He had a different view of who a Nigerian is and He started asking questions about the positives of Nigeria and Nigerians which he never knew before.

becomrich: link=topic=537665.msg6999443#msg6999443 date=1287845361]
That information is wrong.

1 South Africa 49 million people
2 Egypt 84 million people
3 Algeria 34 million
4 Morocco 30 million
5 Nigeria over 150 million
6 Libya

Population does not mean economy power. China 1 billion people is less rich than the USA 300 million

Still wasting in your sorrowful drunkard lifestyle , 85% of your posts usually do not make sense except when it is tribalistic. Any student of Economics know that South Africa has the largest economy in Africa , Nigeria is second and Egypt is Third.

LET FITCH CONTINUE THEIR RATING, FOR ALL I CARE TO KNOW 5YEARS AGO, THE ROAD PASSING THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE IN NIGERIA WAS NOT TARRED, BUT TODAY ITS TARRED LIKE EXPRESSWAY WITH DRAINAGES ON EITHER SIDE!

THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, LAST YEAR'S GDP WAS FUELED BY THE NON-OIL SECTOR, THEREFORE THEIR RATING ON THE BASIS OF OIL REVENUE MEANS NOTHING TO ME!

FYI, GEJ HAVE ALREADY SAID IT,  THOSE RATING AGENCIES CAN CONTINUE RATE AS THEY LIKE, WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM NOW THAN IN THE PAST. OR WHERE THEY NOT THE ONES RATING THE UK ECONOMY 'AA' WHILE UK'S DEBT IS ALMOST 12% OF HER GDP ?

THE QUESTION WE SHOULD ASK AND MAYBE TRY TO ANSWER IS THIS: IF MUCH (i.e a LARGE CHUNK) OF THE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT GIVEN TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5YEARS HAVE COME FROM THE CHINESE WHO DO NOT GIVE A HUUUTTTT ABOUT THESE RATING AGENCIES, WHY SHOULD WE EVEN BOTHER ABOUT THEM? 90% OF NIGERIA CREDITORS TODAY ARE NIGERIANS i.e NIGERIAN BANKS USING SAVINGS OF NIGERIANS, SO WE DO NOT NEED TO RANSACK OUR HEAD OVER THESE FRAUDSTER AGENCIES

anonimi:
There is an appropriate dictum here:

RESPECT is earned not given

Tell me which country on earth has earned her respect except by a way of deciet?

justwise:
Nobody is denying the fact that there is corruption in the UK BUT atleast they are honest about it, pple get arrested and jailed, crime record kept, pple could be held accountable in the UK. Omo_Tier1 can you say the same about Nigeria?

I hope yo truly bear your name:justwise! Who told you the british are honest about their tinky corruption? or is it the ones they display for the world to see as if they are saints? Answer my question, what happened to the following corruption investigations:

1. The MASSIVE kick backs that were  paid in the sales of arms to Saudi Arabia? Mind these kick backs were collected by top govt officials and govt insiders!

2. The MASSIVE kick back that was paid to govt agents and top officials to win RADAR contracts for BAe Systems in Tanzania? (One of the reasons THALES of France and not THALES of UK was awarded the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria TRACON project)

3. The MP saga, how many MPs are behind bar as we speak? yes two or three are undergoing trial but if it were in Nigeria, the BBC would run endless 'Special Report' on the subject matter on their new24 channel!
The list goes on and on!

DO not get me wrong, I am not saying it is all well for Nigeria as things are at the moment, but rather I am emphasizing that we should not allow ourselves to be pushed to wall unecessarily and also insulted by nations who have hidden agenda to continue to hold us to ransom for their selfish benefit! I believe every nation on earth has both good and bad people and that ultimately, good will always triumph over evil, therefore, the good people in Nigeria will surely triumph over the evil ones and we just need to keep our focus, and not let some tea drinking waggats dictate to us how we reclaim our  country. This was what the chinese did when they closed their economy to the world and by the time they came out, their were looking spankily clean! Nigeria may not follow that route but surely we need to do something similar and when we comeout, we will outshine the tea drinking nation of nearly 56million lazy glutties

If you think the UK is a saint when it comes to scamming, then go and read reports on the town called "SLOUGH"  near Heathrow in England and if you thinking on this matter is not changed, then come around let me make you a cup of tea

How many of you watched the AIT news where the British foriegn minister for Africa affairs and one other white dude asking our VP why Britain has fallen way down the ladder in terms of trades and patternship with Nigeria on so many grounds in the last couple of years? Oh, I thought so they are finally waking up to the reality that we do not need Britain to survive and more so, we have better trading partners in other parts of the world that we can do business with and still develop at the pace we want!

The British govt is crying awolf because they have gotten realiable information that much of the power sector contracts would not be given to british companies and also, their only and last investment in Nigeria, SHELL is gradually being edged out by the govt with Nigerian owned companies making giant strides in the oil business!

Blue Magic:
I bet this Tafida guy doesn't really give a rat's arse about Nigeria, rather he jst siezed an opportunity to have his voice heard & act like he is doing a good job. I bet if u go to his embassy in the uk, it is as hopeless & miserable as all other Nigerian embassies world wide. Y'all need to go to any of the Nigerian embassies abroad it is a reflection of how messed up Nigeria is. Dr. Tafida "Charity begins @ home" mo'bleeper,

I guess you are not really this daft with comments like the one in bold! FYI, Dr. Tafida has transformed the Nigeria embassy in London and I can say without mincing words that the level of professionalism there has improved and in my opinion, He has taken the embassy a step higher than where Kayode left it.To add to what some sensible forumites have said, Should we let a looner tad like Alan Sugar pour insult just because we have internal issues in our family? The answer to that is obviously No! These old rag whites think they can through their mouth about as though they are still in the slave/Master era.

For all I know and can say: the brits can laugh at us for now, but surely, Nigeria will be greater than Britain soonest; just as the chinese/Indians today look at britain as one little rascal that can be spanked at any time, soonest, that is how Britain will be to Nigeria.

hackney:
Tafida will make better use of his time if he concentrates on making Nigerian Visas cheaper.
He can also bolster the support his embassy gives to nigerians who happen to need help.

the alan sugar talk should not concern him that much as it is true.

Funny you actally made those statements! What do you understand to be the job of an Ambassador? Dr. Tafida did the right thing and I am sure by now Alan Sugar would have gotten some lines of communication from the British Govt!

Was it not similar statement made by a stupid broadcaster in New Zealand that resulted n a diplomatic row which eventually led to New Zealand govt apologizing to the India Govt? The days when an individual can make sweeping and generalizing statement about any country is coming to an end. FYI, statements like the ones made by Alan Sugar may easily cost UK companies lucrative contracts in Nigeria with the effects of such contract loss on UK citizens.- I know some will doubt if this can ever hapen in Nigeria but I have it on good authority on the number of spanish firms who paid the price for the mistreatment and sudden death of a Nigerian in the hands of the spanish immigration agency.

modupea:
President Jonathan said about three weeks ago that the system, 6-3-3-4, was the cause of drop in education standard. And yester, the government said they will revert to the old system, 6-5-4.

My question is was that what caused the drop or the insensitivity of the government towards education and their selfish interest.

They send their kids to schools abroad, I will be surprised if any minister or top government personnel children are schooling in this country.

There are no motivation for the teachers, they are poorly paid, no books in the library, no equipment in the labs and we are blaming a system that added a year to the one previously used in secondary school.

This is my opinion but will like to know what you think.

While I agree with some of the points you have raised, I think by and large,if you look at the 6-3-3-4 and 6-5-4 systems in the light of a formative/developmental pattern of Nigerian child, it is obvious that the 6-5-4 system isthe best approach. Lets no forget, the conditions of some schools and the pay of teachers in some states of the federation has improved by somewhat 30% and alot is still being doneto better the situation. In my own candid opinion, the system should be changed to 6-5-4 bearing in mind the formative/developmental pattern of the Nigerian child.

The Lagos State Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the setting up of a Greefield refinery and hydrocarbon industrial park to be located at the Lekki Energy City within the Lekki Free Zone.



A statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, said the MoU was signed at the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Alausa, on Thursday.



The statement quoted the NNPC Group General Manager, Greenfield Refineries, Mr. Adebayo Ibirogba, describ the occasion as a defining moment in the history of business partnerships in Nigeria.



He said, ”By this MoU, NNPC and Lagos State Government have agreed to co-promote and co-invest in a greenfield refinery and hydrocarbon industrial park at the Lekki Energy City within the Lekki Free Zone.”



Ibirogba further described the transaction as a momentous ”land for equity” commercial transaction and a shared risk investment, which envisaged an investment package worth $25bn spread on 1500 hectares of land in the Energy City.



He also disclosed that the project would be implemented in four tranches over the next 10 years, commencing from next year.



In her remarks, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Olushola Oworu, said the planned development of the Lekki corridor by the state government under an integrated plan would include the deep sea port, proposed city airport as well as the greenfield refinery to be developed jointly with the NNPC and other private sector partners.



According to her, the LFZ will comprise the oil and gas zone, the manufacturing zone and tourism zone, which will have first class hotel and recreational facilities.



Oworu ”It is a multifaceted development of Lagos State we are aiming at. We also hope that with this joint venture, we will be able to create employment for our people, we will be able to bridge the gap between demand and supply of petroleum products in Nigeria and we will be able to eliminate importation of petroleum products in no distant future.”



Investment in the greenfield refinery and industrial park will include a 200 to 300KBPD refinery, an 800 Megawatt power plant, a three million metric tonne per annum fertiliser plant, as well as a 500 metric tonne per annum petrochemical complex, the statement.



It also said all investments would be structured on mutually beneficial and commercial terms amongst the parties to the agreement and anchored on consumer market demand driven by commercial viability.



”With South-West Nigeria accounting for over 40 per cent of national consumption of gasoline in Nigeria, location of a refinery within the nation‘s commercial nerve centre by the Lagos State Government and the NNPC is an expression of genuine commitment to meet the energy needs of not only the city but that of the South West region at large,” the statement said.


source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201010220493971

I am lost for words to explain why white girls always seek to 'SEXUALLY' exploit black educated guys who are well to do?

Yet another woman is alleging in the international media that Jamaican track and field super athlete Usain Bolt had a secret, short-lived relationship with her.

The SUN tabloid in the United Kingdom reported on Wednesday that the British former triple-jumper-turned-barmaid, 23-year-old Rebeckah Passley, is claiming that Usain was involved in a relationship before bolting away and leaving her behind.

”I feel heartbroken. He‘s the best lover I‘ve ever had. Usain might be quick on the track but he takes his time in bed. He knows how to treat a woman,” she is reported as saying in the article.

Passley said that they were dating for about a year before their relationship hit the rocks after rumours started circulating that he was dating other women. ”Girls were popping up in the press claiming they were dating him. He told me it was all nonsense. But it did have a bad effect on our relationship and we have had no contact for a month,” she said.

In the report, it is further claimed that Bolt whisked his secret girlfriend all over the world to be with him after wooing her in June of last year.

Passley is said to have gone to a track meet at Crystal Palace, near her home, when Bolt got his manager to invite her to a team party in West Ham. She is said to have shared the back seat of Bolt‘s chauffeured car.

The heartbroken Passley said he loves dominoes, hugs and kisses. She also reasoned, ”Friends tell me we‘ll get back together but I‘m not sure we will.”

When contacted by THE STAR, Bolt‘s publicist, Carole Beckford, revealed that she became aware of the story on Wednesday morning. However, she said that she does not comment on Bolt‘s private life.

Since the start of the year, several women have been coming forward with stories on social sites claiming they have dated or were currently in a relationship with Bolt.

One of the most popular stories in the media include that of Taneisha Simpson, also known as ‘Lava‘, who appeared on the popular VH1 reality show, For The Love of Ray J, back in February, claiming that she and Bolt were a couple.

Also, in August of this year, popular gossip blog Mediatakeout reported that Bolt had got engaged and was dating a former Miss Jamaica World contestant.

source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2010102212455034

@Ileke-IdI

I am not against fayemi nor am I in support of him, however I am of the candid opinion that it is high time our so called 'progressive' leaders not only tell us what they are going to do but also let us know how much it will cost us! Just telling us this and that is free doesnt add up in today's world. And that is why there is the saying: "every freebie has a freegiver behind", by the way what is the IGR of Ekiti and what is her monthly allocation from FG? what has Ekiti got she can show case to the world? just curious,

US presidential nuclear codes 'lost for months'
The codes were allegedly misplaced during 2000 The codes used by the president to launch a nuclear strike were mislaid for months during the Clinton administration, the former highest-ranking US officer has said.

Ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen Hugh Shelton made the claim in a new book.

The codes are usually held by an aide who remains close to the president.

Gen Shelton said there was an incident where an aide said the codes had been lost.

They were immediately replaced, but an internal inquiry was conducted.

Gen Shelton said the incident had taken place "around the year 2000".

Under the procedures, an official was sent every month to check the codes, and that they were replaced every four months with new codes.

According to Gen Shelton's book, Without Hesitation, an official had gone to check one month and been told by the aide that the codes were on the president's person but that he was in an important meeting and could not be disturbed.

A different official went to do the same check a month later and was told a similar story. When it came time to change the codes, an aide admitted they had been missing for months.

Gen Shelton said it was apparent that the president had not had the codes and that he had been unaware that an aide had lost them.

The general described the episode as a "comedy of errors".
source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11591213

While it is a good thing that FG is upgrading Enugu Airpor, I am abit concerned while the FG had not made much effort to upgrade the 3rd busiest aiport (busiest by number of passenger and aircraft arrivals/departures) in country which by my greatest suprise is the Benin airport in Benin City! That airport is comparable to some airfields in the UK! In fact the Airbus Filton airfield is by far better than that airport.

DapoBear:
Is there some sort of Ekiti online message board or mailing list that is well-frequented? We sorta need all hands on deck here, now is the time to brainstorm for how to raise the money to get these things done.

Also, I second the mallam/cattle issue. Get the heck out of my state. Add nothing of value and just eat up farmed crops and cause trouble.

dude are you not happy that these cattles are in Ekiti? Atleast you would have enough people do register in the forthcoming Electon registration exercise or is that not what they do too in the north

afam4eva:
Another thing that should be looked into is dredging of the river niger. This will make many Igbo business that ship their goods to lagos to relocate it to the east.

FYI  the FG is currently sinking a whooping 64billion Naira in Phase 1 & 2 dredging of the river Niger. However, there was a report on NTA just two days ago where it is feared that the government may suffer similar fate as with the dredging of the costal waters of cross rivers with little of no patronage coming forth from vessel owners in the country despite the completion of a long stretch of the river niger dredging!

I am not frm the south east but one thing I know, south east have people who are rich enough to turn that zone into a wonderland, instead they are all running to lagos/Abuja!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=536434.msg6986805#msg6986805 date=1287675996]My peple have talked their own o.

Fayemi, it is up to you to listen

What I personally want is for Fayemi to rid Ekiti state of[b] mallams and their cows.[/b] Last time I went home, those things were just walking freely [/quote]No offense, they were only trying to increase the population of Ekiti

Anyway, I do not buy this "free" education of Mr. Fayemi! I beleve gone are those days any government promises free this free that without telling us how much it will cost us and how it will be paid for! This free free mentality is what has bankrupted the UK! Better to build 21st century schools and provide high calibre teachers then ask the parents to pay VERY little than provide free school with 18th century facilities! By the way is education free in Lagos which is surpose to be the richest state in Nigeria?

Abagworo:
My observations.

Chima Orlu-Igbo name

Jesse Ebere-Igbo name

Deviation by FG from the real issue which is to prove that the bombing was not carried out by MEND.

Henry Okah is being tried as MEND leader while Ben and Chima are MEND members.

All MEND members need to be tried as well.Selective justice is no justice.They should also provide real evidence for the trial and not phone calls and text messages.

Just hope you are not really as daft as your coment seems to imply. This is a trail and not a hearing and all you need to do at this stage is establish strong link ( if any) between Henry Okah and the suspected bombers and convince the judge of the need to keep him behind bar ( which in Henry Okah's case can  be done by refering to his criminal histroy)

mikeansy:
go and ask others. That tactics does not work on me. abusing me does not change a lot, if you have a superior argument present them.

No insult intended! Haven have read your post(s) in the thread, it was so obvious that your views were utterly baised and smells bad like a rotten egg!

I believe you are learned and you understand simple english. From the statement of the acting director of communications of the SSS, it was obvious that the lady was making a diplomatic statement hence the reason she said "I am not aware, " Typical of the half bake Nigerian Journalist, they failed to communicate the message as it was delivered. I watched the clip of that SSS's lady interview and it was so obvious that the lady was answering the questions put to her in a diplomatic manner.

I understand that Nigeria security agencies do act the scripts of certain individuals, however why don't we give the SSS the benefit of doubt that they know what they are doing and that the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians is what is paramout in wanting to get to the bottom of those behind the IBB

Again let every body heed the warning of the SSS not to take this investigation as political witchhunting! Dokpesi has always acted like He is truly relevant in the scheme of things in Nigeria! He likes to jump on the bandwagon at the slightest opportunity. I have never had any respect for him nor see His personality as any thing to reckon with.

In my candid opinion, this is a complex investigation that has roots down to even some persons in position of authority today. However, I still think the SSS should be allowed to doher job! So far we understand they have een able to trace all the call logs that transpired between the suspected masterminders of the IBB and they are following the lead in those calls.

For those castigating the SSS, till date, as sophisticated as the British intelligence agency, they are still trying to uncover ever lead they have on the July 07 bombings! And this is not fault of theirs as today's network of terrorists is complex!

mikeansy:
This must be some invention in forensic science

You arrest a suspect, check their phone log and arrange their total number of calls in descending order.

Whoever makes the highest number of calls to them becomes a suspect too and qualified for arrest and detention without establishing what the calls are about.

Utter nonsense! This statement zeros your level of understnding per criminal investigation!

ray4life:
thanks Omo Tier1 for the 411,

I was actually looking for a simple windows based easy to use[i][/i] IDE that I can use to introduce some newbies to C/C++ programming.

I actually got one at http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/ but the problem is that it compiles only C code.

So I'm gonna stick with Visual Studio Express.

thanks again.

So do I take it then that you are an advanced programmer in C/C++ ? Have you actually written and deployed any C code using Pelles C ?