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Court hears how ‘sham’ groom didn’t know his Nigerian bride’s name
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It is understood the fake marriage such as this one is often used for the groom to obtain a visa to stay in the UK, while a bride is paid up to £2,000 for her services PHOTO: NEWSQUEST.

A PORTUGUESE groom involved in an alleged sham wedding did not even know his bride’s name after walking her down the aisle, a court has heard.

Fernando Da Silva, 43, is accused of taking part in an elaborate fake marriage scam to help a Nigerian woman gain a British passport.

Immigration police hid in the vestry at All Saints’ Church, in Peterborough , Cambs, on May 17 and pounced moments before the couple were due to make their vows.

A trial at Peterborough Crown Court heard Da Silva claim he fell "deeply in love" with bride-to-be Ruth Abumhere, 29, at a party five months before the wedding.

But the Portuguese national admitted to UK Border Agency officers he did not know simple facts about his fiancee including her surname, what she did for a living or if she had any children.

Speaking through an interpreter Da Silva told the court on Wednesday he had no recollection of meeting the love of his life.

He said: "I can’t remember much about the party. I don’t know where it was, or who was there."

Prosecutor Craig McDougall asked: "You can’t remember the party where you met the love of your life?"

Da Silva replied: "I was leading a very busy life. I cannot remember."

The factory worker told the court he also never visited his fiancee in London where she lived in the months leading up to his wedding because he was too busy.

He added: "We had a project to live the normal life of a couple and learn the language."

The court previously heard evidence that Da Silva failed to send his bride-to-be a Valentine’s Day or birthday card

Rev Peter Denton, of All Saints’ Church, said: "I was a little suspicious. Then two days before the wedding was set to take place the Border Agency asked if they could attend."

Prosecutors claim Miss Abumhere was in a relationship with Clifford Asikhia but the couple could not marry because Asikhia already had a wife.

It is alleged that she needed a British passport to remain living with Asikhia.

Da Silva, of Peterborough, is standing trial alongside Mamadu Djalo, 33, and Clifford Asikhia, 34, of London.

All three deny charges of conspiracy to arrange a wedding which facilitated the breach of UK immigration law. The trial continues.

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Questions that filled my mind when I read this article:

1. Could the actions of the UKBA in this "alleged" sham marriage be likened to the Nazi-era style of intruding into the privacy of innocent citizenry?

2. Could the actions of the so called Rev be seen as right by acting as an agent of the UKBA in this case? -THIS I THINK SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING TO THOSE NIGERIANS IN THE UK WHO LIKE TO CARRY OYINBO REV. FOR WEDDING PHOTO OP! Thank God we now have "Made in Nigeria" churches in the UK, so no more excuses for any Nigerian to be using oyinbo Rev. for photo op weddings! Be Patriotic, patronize "made in Nigeria" church in the UK aka, Redeem, Christ Embassy, KICC, Deeper Life, Winners Chapel, etc

3. If the UKBA had very good intelligence on this "allege" sham marriage, why did they not make arrest before the would be couple made their way to the church (as they did in the case of the 3-Nigerians in Stoke-on-Trent) and why did they go hide in the vestry? MAKES ME WONDER IF THE REV WAS A PARTY TO THE ACTIONS OF THE UKBA.

P.S: WHILE I AM TOTALLY AGAINST NIGERIANS GETTING INVOLVED IN SHAM MARRIAGES, I DO HOWEVER THINK IT IS WRONG FOR THE UKBA TO DICTATE WHO OR HOW LONG A WOULD BE COUPLE NEED TO BE TOGETHER BEFORE THEY CAN GET MARRIED!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=530959.msg6939062#msg6939062 date=1287060597]I have to argue with some of your points. Yes, those do not reflect African children, but some African children do dress and appear like that. We can add more African values, but we do not have to totally delete all those characteristics you mentioned.

Plz, what do you mean by African physical looks? I am African and my stature is like a REGULAR person. . . . define African build abeg.

I am not trying to be rude, but I hope we're not bordering on inferiority complex here.[/quote]Sorry if my point seems to communicate otherwise! The question I only wanted to raise is if African/Nigerian kids can watch those characters and have a feel that those characters actually look as them. Yes you right that some African childrendo dress that way but I was only implying that just as they do in nollywood, the dress code and looks fit what is obtainable in Nigeria and many people can identify with it!


As per the African look; well its simple. a 5years onld African looks completely different to a 5years old Brit - Bodywise. Just to quickly mention, this has nothing to do with inferiority complex. If you have been opportuned to be involved in developing products/services for a niche market, then maybe this catch phrase would resonate with you - ( SAME - LIKELYHOOD). It's a product/services developer jargon which simply put is a reminder that when you are developing anything for a niche market, ask yourself if the receiver in the niche market can identify with it as being thier own and how likely will they embrace it as their own.

Not to take anything away from those guys, it's a brilliant job and I am sure it will receive a very good welcome by the time they put it out there for public consumption

occam:
The issue is not about our politicians knowledge of the internet, but why they do not communicate with their constituents. Managing an email response system is not that difficult. The politicians can assign one of their numerous assistants/secretaries to review and prioritize emails they receive on a daily basis. 

How else can people reach them if they won't respond to email? send a letter by courier? or better still trek to Abuja with their letter Don't give this politicians any lame excuses for refusing to do their job. As an elected  leader, one of your priorities is to engage & communicate with your constituents.  Apparently that's asking too much

And if they receive the occasional odious or irritating email, they can figure out how to respond.

Answer to your question in bold: You do not have to go to Abuja, many of them have constituency office in the district they are representing. Again let us not get carried away with what is obtainable in most western contries as Nigeria democracy is still very very young! For now the best way to get an issue address by Politicians is through pressure groups. Sooner, we will have politicians of young mind ( though not the likes of Criminal Bankole) who would appreciate usng facilities such as e-mail communicationto reach out to his constituents.

P.S: I am not defending the Politicians, all I am only asking is that we should put things into perspective and reflect how far we have come in a very short time!

Great! Nice to see Nigerians taknig up challenges and filling the gaps! I am very sure this will be very much welcomed in Africa. HOWEVER, there are certain features ( in my opinion, which may not be what you want) that should be reflected in an African cartoon ( just like the Nollywood aspect)

1. The physical looks of the characters are not African lke (e.g. the hair styles doesnt look African, the dressing doesn't look African)

2. The body build of the characters is not African (p.s. If you notice, what makes most British cartoon to sell in the UK in most cases is down to the fact that the body build of the character are designed to look just lke the average young british kids! fatty belly, uncared for hairy etc.)

Again, I must commend your effort thus far and I am sure with little refinement, you would be hitting the stage with something really good for Africa tv!

This one  na YAHUU YAHUUU remix   , If na Oyinbo Man wan fight this fight , all you NL(ers) go dey run una mouth say the Oyinbo greedy, see una fellow black man wey no no say him don old pass old,  see him picture self, He face resemble Alao Akala 419 boys! , Adedibu relive!,

Again most of the responses posted so far highlight the typical Nigerian way of answering questions: Assumptions statements without FACTS. The truth to be told is that well over 70% of Nigerian politicians can use the internet/computer.

The reason most of them never reply e-mails can only be known when a sane Nigerian with bold minds carrys out a research to find out why rather than mere assumptions!

By the way, to the OP: Could it be that the content of your e-mail was irritating/insulting to the Politicians?

Just to point out that the Nigerian worker and the individual Nigerian are two different folk! I very much doubt if the Nigerian worker is as skilled as they are led to believe. If you have had the opportunity of interacting with a Nigerian worker that have come to the UK for a Master's degree course/training you would truly feel sorry for the Nigerian Economy!

Some people here have suggested that Nigeria government/ Nigerian companies do not train their workers, hence the reason for the dart of skilled Nigerian worker. BUT I beg to disagree with the school of thought! As some one who works with a Fortune 100 company in the western world, from my own experience, you are never asked by the company to go on training, rather you have to select the training you need in line with your career/aspirations and you make recommendations to the HR department. Although I also understand in some companies the procedure differs but by and large, it is the individual worker that indicates the areas that requires upgrading. Ask the Nigerian worker what skills/training He/She needs, she would be thinking of the perks that goes with the training!

Finally, let me just say this: It is not enough to be skilled, as being skilled won't put a dime on your plate, utilizing your skills is what really counts at the end of the day.

We have to face the fact: We have Patrotic and Un-Patrotic Nigerians and the proportion is like 60% - 40% instead of 95% - 5%. Alot of Nigerians deceive themselves thinking Nigeria will change by them bashing the image of Nigeria on forums like NL while they fail to pay their PHCN bills, jump queeues,falsely claiming asylum as gays in foriegn land giving frivolous reasons ( which in my opinion = deciet!), overstaying their Visas in Foriegn countries, etc

To Make Nigeria a better place, this formula must apply:

         ( GOOD LEADERSHIP)^1 +  ( PATROTIC FOLLOWERSHIP ) ^1 = BETTER NIGERIA

An assumption is only an assumption; rational judegments are never based on assumptions but FACTS. Therefore those making unguided comments on what would have happened should these Minners have been trapped in Nigeria are only making assumptions!

Essex is the subject of a new TV show, but it's all rather predictable with big hair, big cars and big wads of cash. Most Essex men and women wouldn't recognise the stereotype.

It's arguably the most-maligned 1,300 square miles in the UK. It also has one of the country's most distinct reputations - and probably the worst.

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Cornwall has its beaches, Yorkshire has its dales and Cumbria its great lakes, but Essex has its tanning salons, nail bars and nightclubs.

That's the take of new ITV2 series The Only Way Is Essex. Described as a cross between a soap, a documentary and a reality show, it will follow the lives of a group of young people for 10 weeks.

If it's stereotypes you want, you've got them. The first episode - screened on Sunday - included several aspiring glamour models and flashy nightclub promoters. It's as if you can't walk down a street in Essex without bumping into one.

It also introduced a word to an unsuspecting wider world for the style of fake gems stuck around a woman's freshly-waxed bikini line. Believe me, I'd never heard of it - and I was born and raised in the county.

The show's launch is very timely. Twenty years ago almost to the day, Simon Heffer, himself an Essexonian, first wrote about "Essex Man" in an article in the Sunday Telegraph. His subject was the Londoner who had moved out of the capital and settled just down the road.

Described as a bit "brutish", "culturally barren" and "breathtakingly right-wing", Essex Man quickly became shorthand for the successes - and excesses - of Thatcher's Britain. He even entered the Oxford English Dictionary.

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His partner "Essex Girl" became even more legendary. A social statement rather than a political one, she quickly became shorthand for everything that was shallow, vulgar and stupid about society.

But it's not how many locals see the place or the people. As England's second largest county, according to Essex County Council, it is a richly diverse place which has become defined by the relatively small area that abuts Greater London.

"The London part of the county has always been very visible, publicly and culturally," says Dr Pam Cox, a lecturer at Essex University who specialises in social order in 19th and 20th centuries.

"It's its proximity to the City of London. People would leave school in Essex and go and work in the City, often making a lot of money.

"It's made it a microcosm of what is going on in the wider society. It's like a weather vane for the whole of the UK. If the media or politicians want to sum up what is going on in the country they jump on a train and come here. That's how Essex man came about in the 1980s."

But Essex is more than just London overspill, the majority of it is rural. It vies with Cornwall for the title of the county with the longest coastline, thanks to its many estuaries. It's also second only to Devon when it comes to the most roads officially designated as country lanes.

It's a point not lost on some viewers of the ITV show, who have blitzed the programme's website with protests. "Wake up production team and sack your researchers, this is not Essex," wrote one.

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"Just take the accent," says Luke Wright, a 28-year-old poet from Essex. "Most people think an Essex accent is the typical estuary accent. The real Essex accent is actually a soft, warm country burr. It's lovely.

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"The place is defined by a few lazy stereotypes. Sure people like Essex Man do live there, but people like that live all over the UK, you just have to change the accent."

But the stereotypes are not entirely harmless fun. Research for Essex County Council some years ago showed its reputation was bad for business, deterring tourists and investors. It also put skilled workers off relocating to the area.

As a result it became the only county to have a commitment written into its Public Service Agreement with the government, to improve its public image.

"The council has worked really hard to promote a greater understanding of Essex and what it is really all about," says Jeremy Lucas, Essex County Council cabinet member for heritage, culture and the arts. "It's disappointing people are still trying to suggest there is only one aspect to the county."

In fact, when Heffer introduced Essex Man, it wasn't all negative. He described him as "industrious" with "instinct and energy".

"To me Essex is vibrant, it is about movement, energy and enterprise," says Dr Cox. "It is about mobility, both social and physical. People came here to improve themselves, build a better life and that is still the same today."


Large parts of Essex are rural Sally Carpenter, who promotes businesses in the region, says the county has "one of the highest start-up rates for new businesses of anywhere in the UK. People here are entrepreneurial and think big.

"I think it's because you can be the rural countryside here, but you are still often less than an hour away from London on a train. Essex has the best of both worlds and that allows it to have real diversity."

In case it seems as though Essex Man and Woman have suffered a sense of humour bypass, it's fair to say they can see a funny side to the jibes.

"A lot of it is just gentle teasing," says Dr Cox. "People have a soft spot for Essex too. The nastiness no longer exists."

Others agree the loathing has softened.

Outsiders "don't take the place too seriously," says Mr Wright, "but there is little malice anymore."

It would be wrong, though, to say Essex Man has embraced this label.

"Friends ask me if I'm an Essex man and I say no," says Mr Lucas. "I'm a man of Essex and I'm very proud to be one."

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11485792

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The Federal Government in its bid to avoid accidental loss of assets owned by Nigeria in the space has put in place mechanism to launch a locally built satellite that will monitor and download real time information about our satellites. It will be the first satellite to be launched in Nigeria before 2015.

The satellite, known as Pico, will be one of the smallest satellites in the orbit to be used to monitor the country’s assets in the space. Spencer Onuh, director and chief executive, Centre for Space Science and Technology Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology, who disclosed this in Abuja, noted that the satellite will be built in Nigeria by Nigerians and that chances are high that it will be launched from Nigerian soil. Onuh noted that “the Pico satellite can also form part of disaster management. If you consider the oil pipelines as your asset, you can monitor them, you can track vandalism and serious leakages will be detected. It is flying at an altitude of 700km above sea level.”

The satellite, according to him, “is a five-year project plan and we hope that in the next four years we will be able to have it in space”, stressing that “everything was designed here in NARSDA and it will be launched from Nigerian soil. We have propulsion unit in Epe. There are a number of engineers in Alabama, United States training in Rocketry, they have done one already that went up to 10,000km in Atlanta. “This earned our engineers first prize of the America Society of Engineers. There are agencies that will be pleased to launch it for us because we are using their materials and we can say we have materials that are space qualified which are being used in space already.” Onuh said it will be one of the smallest satellites in the orbit, adding that “the aim is to use one of these

satellites to monitor the assets that we have. There are plans to increase the number in the future as the assets increase. It is a low orbit earth observation satellite, not the high altitude type which is already in space.” He explained that apart from monitoring the asset in space there is serious communication between Pico satellites, which means there is quicker delivery of information and also download of information. The director said that “with the Pico satellites you can get information from the satellite at that point. It can relate to another Pico satellite which can reach our own ground station, so we can be sure of receiving this information at the time that we want.”

Onuh posited that Nigeria will blaze the trail in this technology on the continent as no African country has it in place, noting that there are not many countries that have tried this as there are only disaster management satellites but none for assets management.

Some components of the craft are being sourced locally while others are imported, he said. Underscoring the importance of the project, the CSTD director said: “Space assets are prized assets. If you don’t monitor them, when anything happens, you have no legal standing to say this is what happened, this is when it happened. You can know.”

It has a lot of other applications for communication, navigation, disaster and emergency management. The launch cost is $15 million but manufacturing cost depends on mission and application needed.


Source: http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14362:fg-moves-to-monitor-space-assets-launches-pico-satellite-before-2015&catid=85:national&Itemid=340

Uyi Iredia:
lack of patriotism = the bane of the Nigerian nation >>> what do u expect from a people fond of
castigating, criticizing & downtrodden-on' themselves?

thank Gd for the lives of the miners >>> i celebrate to them >>> i celebrate with hope, love & life

Spot on! Most of the Nigerians that run their mouth on forums like NL and others are the half breads who have no self achievements themselves yet have the guts to run the loud mouth about Nigeria!

While we celebrate the rescue of these Chilean Miners and also applaud the Chilean Government for her concern, it is of good account that several experts/Agencies from various contries around the world are involved in this rescue effort! NASA is one of such helping hands.

mikeansy:
Finix2, the capsule they use to rescue these miners was designed by the Chilean Navy
Yes the very drilling machine that drilled through the rocks was supplied and run by an American Company
Yes the component technologies used for this system already existed

But to put these technologies together to achieve this aim in a very short time is phenomenal and this qualifies as Innovation Engineering.

The Chileans wrote the book on this one because this process has never been seen anywhere in the World.

I also like to give credit to the President of Chile , Sebastien Pinera. He did not shy away, he did not devolve responsibilities . . . . he made himself the crisis manager in chief all through this process. Matt frei of the BBC was even suggesting that the Chilean President had the letter from the miners to signify they were alive, in his pocket when he attended a UN summit in Washington.

It tells you how much he tried to keep hope alive. Lets give it to the Chileans they did a good job.

If it was Nigeria that imported some of those machine, you all will be running your mouth with all sort of filthy comments!

If GEJ   hand taken such a note to the UN assembly, most of you here would reign all sorts of insult on him claiming the letter was forged yet when such an action is taken elsewhere you see it as something worth doing or even as an achievement in their own right!

Inferiority Complex has been one of the factors that has dragged Nigeria and Nigerians backward and not until we dust it off our shoulders, we may not be able to attain the lofty heights of our dream!

oyb:
classic african mentality.

mediocrity everywhere

YOU DO NOT ANNOUNCE IN THE MEDIA THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS FOR TERRORIST OR CRIME RELATED ACTIVITY WITHOUT STRONG EVIDENCE AND A CONVICTION THAT YOU CAN NAIL THE PERSON

Are you really serious with this comment? Post 9/11 and 7/7 individuals with terrorist or crime related activities always end up in he media even when in some cases ( for example the LEEDS 3 in the UK ) there may not be sufficient evidence to have them prosecuted in court of law.

FYI if Dokpesi was in the UK, by now He would be cooling off in a house detention under the New Anti-Terror law brought into place in the wake of the July 7 bombings!

md4real:
this country is very funny indeed especially with your likes. vote ribadu for what? to continue as Obasanjo stoge in selective justice? i beg park well

You be Police? why you go tell am say make him park well err even if you be Police e bi like say you don forget the 'stanza' to take collect 50Naira for road block. A beg make I remind you!
   
      Okada!
      put on your inner light!
      I say make you put on your inner light! errr I say Park Park,  Park well,  Okada I say park well, you dey cus double parking oh!
      Make I see your papers,  no not be dat paper,  I mean the one wey get Murtalah for Front!

Dandas:
I m still saying it.No thanks to Lord Luggard.Nigeria is three in one country,Northern region(Hausa/fulani,etc),Eastern region(Igbo,Niger Delta) and Western region(Yorubas).Tell me if there is anything ,Hausa,Igbo/Niger delta,and Yorubas have in common?.Just tell me,even in physical appearance,culture,tradition,Idealogy,way of life,etc.So why should the three regions be combined and shouting one Nigeria,what is one Nigeria?.The solution to this is to split d so called Nigeria into this three regions and let there be three countries.Igbos knew this from the begining that they want to go on their own as Biafra,and the North refused.The time to split this country is now so that peace can reign.

I guess you are day dreaming! Nigeria can never and will never be divided says the Spirit of our Lord. Nigeria represent just more than a country. Yes there might be violence in some parts of Nigeria, yes there might be Boko Haram in the North but come to think of it, why has there not been violence in places like Kaduna, Sokoto in recent times? The answer is obvious- These two Northern states ( except Kano and maybe Jos) are developed to an extent and the people that reside in those states are far more educated! Sokoto is a boarder state and much her people engage massively in trading hence they barely have time for violence. Get these people formally educated and let them create jobs for themselves and you will see Boko Haram go into extinction! If you think dividing Nigeria is the solution have another think; even amongest the Yorubas, there is in fighting! Take Ogun and Oyo states for example and you will come to agree with me that dividing Nigeria is really not the solution to these heinous crimes being perpetuated in our country.

BBC -We can confirm that Nigeria's Damola Osayemi has been stripped of her women's 100m gold medal, after her 'B' sample confirmed a positive finding for the banned substance Methylhexaneamine. The gold medal now goes to Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and the Grenadines - who has, since finishing the race, at various times now held bronze, silver and gold - while England's Katherine Endacott is promoted to the silver medal.

A mess.

[quote author=Hi_Tek link=topic=530336.msg6926900#msg6926900 date=1286894474]I think people blaming GEJ for being on Facebook are missing the point. Most world leaders are now on Facebook or Twitter or both. In fact, CNN recently commended GEJ for having a large friend base on Facebook (more than 280K).

The question should be "Why is GEJ not on Nairaland?". He should practice what he preaches by joining a Nigerian forum instead of a foreign one like Facebook. The same goes for every Nigerian politician on Facebook. If GEJ joins NL, most of those 280K friends will follow him.[/quote]Is Nairaland solely based in Nigeria or it is a made in abroad with Nigeria rebranding? If you want GEJ to join Nairaland, then take Nairaland to the media houses in Nigeria ( i.e AIT, CHANNELS, AM Express on NTA, Siliverbird, etc) and market Nairaland. Do that for a full whole month, then you will see most Nigeria politicians running to Nairaland!

I think all we should take from GEJ's presence online is that HOPE that Leadership in Nigeria is evolving from a deaf one (e.g Obasanjo) to a half deaf (e.g GEJ) and in the very near future we will have a truly listening president !

chines4:
What is our 26yrs old doing?, waiting for Government to do everything for them?

Flawed Judicial system, is the President head of Judicial Council?

Is the President lecturers that sells Hand Outs instead of lecturing. Or Students that sorts instead of reading. Etc

Every Nigerian is busy blaming leadership( Not that they don't have the major share of the problem), but we are equally the problem. Presidency can not rig election if not with some( or better still a lot of) Nigerians help and input.

Let start from saying no corruption, short cut, selfish interest, chop I chop, National cake, Its my turn to eat. etc.

Lets try and Vote come 2011, and equally guide and protect our votes. Be good even when every other person is bad( Its not easy ooo, but we can try). I believe in the Nigeria project, what about you?

Good post, let them continue to blame GEJ for all their failures in life!  Let them go and study the American rebirth and understand how the Individual 'I can do it Spirit' of the Americans made them super power. Sit on your ass like those whinging Brits and expect the government to come clean your ass when you poo poo, then blame the government when she fails to clean it for you!

GEJ  has told you He will do his part of the bargain.i.e good leadership and He is asking you to do your own part and you are here whinging about dust bin as though He is the FCT minister! Wonder how some Nigeria's reason at times! Can Obama stop the governor of New York from buying anything for the state be it made in USA or not?, The obvious answer is NO!

FYI there is separation of powers even amongest the Executive arm of government and as the FCT minister ( aka the governor of Abuja), the EC in Abuja is SOLELY responsible for decisions taken concerning Abuja!

Even IAAF officials know too well that Nigeria is not, has never been and will never be a drug cheat Nation! We are known to excel in sports with 'raw' talents hence the reason you can find up to 5 Nigerian born/Athletes of Nigerian origin competing for the UK.

I think there must be some loose ends on the side of Team Nigeria medical team since this very substance as alleged (by the Head of Anti-doping team of Team Nigeria) can be admitted very easily by drinking sports water or even inhaling some perfume which you may not even have come in contact with!

As for Samuel Okon, his refusal to go for a B sample should not be taken as an admission of the offence. Sports men and women go through so much psychological trauma, especially when they fail to achieve their set goal in an on going competition! HOWEVER, should He be found wanting, He should be thoroughly investigated ( to unearth what led to him taking the banned substance and the people involved) and He should be banned from ALL sporting events involving Nigeria. This would send the message out to anyone who may contemplate doing this in near future!

45% of Nigerians are a difficult bunch to deal with! Why can't we just take someone's words as they are? Rather than slamming the dude (who posted the question) for no reason, if you have good enough reason to suggest which University you think is the best, why not just do it? Maybe from the reasons given we can begin to learn one or two things about certain Universities in Nigeria which we may not have known before now.

phantom:
as usual,insults don dey enter, but seriously can anyone explain to me why birds are able to perch on high tension live cables without getting electroctued?

Clue: Consider that electrocution can only take place where there is flow of charges (either forward or reversed continuous flow), hence if electrocution is to be prevented, that flow must be stop by a way of insulation.i.e. simply preventing the movement of electrons and/or a complete discharge of electrons without any interference. The legs of birds are covered with a skin-like pigment which acts like an insulator!

Sagamite:
Oh, so who told you a UK education can not fail someone? Maybe you went to one of the shanking schools.

So you wasted UK government's money by not developing any critical thinking whilst you went through the junk end of the system?

Is it retarded conjectures like I quoted you used to pass in the schools you went to? Critical analysis was not required in the schools you went to?

Phkew! the blame is now on the junk end  of the UK education system!  FYI, not everyone is a scumbag like you are,(feeding on the loose end of the UK system) as I never got a penny from the UK government to fund my education. Your grammatical constructure sums up your level and quality of education. If you think my belief in the existence of God is an evidence of lack of "Critical Analysis" -sigh- (if there is anything like 'Critical' & 'Analysis', again sums up your level and quality of education), then Isaac Newton and Albert. E (who were great advocates of God) must have been on the wrong track of life, which in my own humble opinion (going by their contribution to humanity), that assumption would be a fallacy!

Sagamite:
These rubbish is what you call truths?

Lawd have mercy on the thinking levels on Nigerians under our failed educational system.

Before you start blaming Nigeria for all your failures in life, what has this discussion got to do with the educational system in Nigeria? FYI a greater part of my education was not in Nigeria and simply because I got educated in the UK does not mean I would ignore the truth and allow myself to be riddled with self deceit!

If your post in this thread and several other post in other threads ( which until now I always try to ignore) is anything to go by; it is you that need the Lord's mercy with your Somalia style of grammatical construction! Go over this soured spilled milk of yours: Lawd have mercy on the thinking levels on Nigerians under our failed educational system. And tell me how many thinking level[s] there are!

Sagamite:
Three words: Arrant moronic nonsense.

SIMPLES: Truth hurts, but Ignorance destroys!

This is one big issue I have with the so called transition generation in Nigeria ( i.e those in their forties). They do not just get it! the 6-3-3-4 system needs total remodeling for these obvious reason:

The Nigerian child of today's generation is more open minded, exposed and quick to learn than the Nigeria child of say 30years ago (an obvious factor that comes with civilization/national development) hence the 6-3-3-4 system may keep that child longer in that 6 years bracket than necessary.

Finally since the introduction of the 6-3-3-4 system has there been any impact study and/or any social study to ascertain how the mental and physical development of the typical Nigerian child has changed over the last 20years? And if this system does help and/or will help that child to achieve his/her full potential as a result of these changes in the mental and physical development.

Most of the developed world has long thrown this model of education into the dust been of history and only recently when I embarked upon school teaching session for GCSE and A-Level students (in sciences) in the new city academies in England, I completely understood why Britain could no longer hold unto 6-3-3-4 model of education.

Be very careful what you wish for! Knowing this: Life is all about making choices BUT there are some choices you will make that has eternal consequences! A man who does not believes in God is knowingly or unknowingly making himself/herself take the position of God.

, IN THE DAYS OF IGNORANCE GOD OVER LOOKS, Think about this, just as you are reading this,  an atheist who died has suddenly just realised that the bridged has been crossed and the person he denied never existed is unveiled but sadly, the atheist can not go back to make another choice! Life's defining moment is that very time we take the decision to believe in God, Live for God and be on God's side!

I conclude,  I would rather believe in God and profess my faith in him ( and maybe risk my political career) than to live for myself only to realise when I cross the bridge that I really never owned what I thought was my own!.,  FOR ALL WHO WILL LIVE FOR GOD MUST SUFFER PERSECUTION,

This thread is educative! However can someone tell me which is correct amongst these three

1. Pigin English.[/b]

2. Pigin English Language.[b]

3. Pigin Language.[/b]

", did you steal my copy of "Mastering English", [b]

Whoever said Obasanjo was influential must be having a laugh!!, To really prove to your self that you are having a laugh, ask yourself this simple question: DO I WANT TO BECOME AN OBASANJO?

Again this vey list from vanguard newspaper underscore the shabby journalism that characterize Nigeria's landscape! In civilizied societies, for such a list to be drawn up, a national poll would be taken based on sampled opinion, which in mmost cases are regional opinion samples. A national opinion is formed based on these regional opinion samples, which in most cases reflects the mind of the majority!

TRULY, NIGERIA WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND A VERY STEEP LEARNING CURVE TO ATTAIN!

SIMPLES, understanding that engineering is approximation (and not precision) without cutting corners!

Are you guys not surprised that FELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA[b][/b] of all people did not make that list and the less known ASA, makes that list, Truly Vanguard Newspaper ( aka IBORI[b][/b] lefthand pen) has got drunk with oil slags!

To prove Vanguard wrong, I dare members of this forum to nominate their top 20 most influential Nigerians, guess we can tally the list and send it t Vanguard newspaper for reprint!

While this news is heartbreaking, I would be very very reluctant to cal her a drug cheat for a number of reasons:

1. Nigeria is not a known drug cheat when it comes to athletics meet

2. Damola has been involved in several european meets and was also part of the Africa meet not too long ago and on each occassion, she was tested and was never found wanting.

I think the IAAF should take a very critical look at the B sample as I do not trust those indian doctors most especially that one of their national dailies has falsely named a Nigerian team doctor as one of those who have taken opportunity of the CWG to carry out a knee operatin in the country for free and further investigation revealed that it was a Namibia team doctor that was involved!

IMF data may not be all that precised but I am convinced that there is an element of truth in that Nigeria is amongest the first 5 fastest growing economy in the world.

If Mallam Yardua has used wisdom in restructuring some of the good policies Obasanjo started ( even though I so much did not like much of Obasanjo's policies) I guess by now we woud have being on double digit growth with real evidence of physical growth by a way of low employment rate!

All the same, what we should pick out of this is simple: WE CAN TRULY REDUCE POVERTY IN NIGERIA IF OUR GOVERNMENT(S) IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT WOULD CREATE JOBS, PROVIDE SECURITY AND ENCOURAGE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

Dokpesi stories do not add up however that does not mean that He is guilty of the IBB crimes. As for those asking the SSS to prosecute Dokpesi in court on the basis of the text messages shown on NTA, I will like to quickly remind you that this investigation has both local and international dimensions to it; hence the SSS would have  to complete her investigations and tidy up her findings before the Department of Justice can proceed with prosecution of any individual so deemed implicated in the findings of the SSS.

For those that mentioned the $100million as against the 4million Naira in the text message; these are two different alleged money laundary activities that have been traced to the Ist of October IBB. The $100 million was from the FBI/CIA/MI5/SSS/SA undercover investigation of moneies being moved in, about and out of Nigeria with several bank accounts within and outside of Nigeria being involved. Part of that money was found to have ended in one of the accounts operated by Henry Okah, hence the reference to the $100million by the SSS.

let us try to leave out politics in this investigation and let us try to hold on to the saying that "you are presumed innocent until you are proven guilty by a competent court of law or by a bench of jurist".

May the Souls of those who died in the IBB  rest in peace and may those who knowingly or unknowingly got their hands soiled in this act seek for repentance from God and most especially beg for forgiveness from the families of those who lost their lives in this wicked act![b][/b]

21 September 2010: E-passports will replace machine readable passports from 31 December. From 31 December 2010, the Nigeria Immigration Service will stop issuing machine readable passports (MRP) and will replace them with the new ECOWAS Electronic (Smart) passport, known as an e-passport. Customers, who have a machine readable passport (MRP) that has a valid visa after 31 December 2010, will be required to obtain and present an e-passport before they are allowed to travel. For more information, please visit the nearest Nigeria Immigration Service office.

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