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nerodenero: Osaze talks like a child.There are better ways he could have channelled his complaints and insulting everybody shouldnt have been an option.We need to start doing and acting right in this country!

The same better way you lots have channelled your complaints about the corruption in every facet of that country that has brought about change? Arrant nonsense!

taharqa: Oh my God! You wud tk yr HATRED for dis man and PARTY POLITICS to dis extent? What d hell did u just write Or did I just read? GEJ has not built any new Power plants? Has not built any Transmission lines? GEJ has not built any Gas lines? GEJ HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING IN THE POWER SECTOR? Dont just know where to start from? Smone plz tell me am not seeing dis right. How do people just go on a public forum and LIE openly, just like dat? Astonished!!!...... In ya utter Stupidi.ty on hw not to tell a LIE, u shoot yrself irreparably on d feet by invoking what happend on a SINGLE OCCASION during Yar'adua's time when about 3800MW was generatd and wheeld tru d national grid , and cos of d very inadequate Transmission infrastructure then, d ENTIRE system collapsd afta 2 days to below 2000MW for d nx few months, whilst unda dis admin Nigeria successfully wheeld bw 4000MW- 4300MW for ALMOST 3 MONTHS (from around July-Sept/Oct) till a partial Systems collapse happend that took power to as low as 3200MW till late Nov-till now where 4200MW-4500MW is bn successfully wheeled. What d hell do u think changd?...... I mean u guys hv taken 'Criticism' to a height for sm time now, i know dat; but this particular one wins it ... Sm of u guys wud commit suicide pretty soon; u can tk dat to d Bank *smh*

Dude, I do not have much time for sycophants. I listed the power plants conceived or built by Obasanjo, name the ones built by GEJ let me expose you. The two major transmission lines GEJ approved budget for, Abuja-Minna, an the one being constructed by the Korean firm which you can see when you are travelling on the Abuja Gwagwalada road was conceived by Obasanjo and GEJ approved the budget for it. That was meant to be the Smart grid Obasanjo was planning.

Name One gas pipeline GEJ has built and where it is. Name the transmission line GEJ has built and where it is. You can deceive yourself and not someone like me. FYI, I believe in objectivity, so go ahead and prove me wrong with your FACTS of the power plants He built and completed along with the transmission lines and pipelines!
Besides, was I expecting GEJ to build new power plants? Certainly no! Why, the ones we have on ground if expanded can generate well over 10,000MW! I expected Him to fix the national grid with a smart grid, expand the gas projects, and improve the hydro plants and also partner with states that have began their IPP to ensure the people in those states enjoy the power. Is it not foolish that the people of Eleme would have power plant generating power to meet their electricity needs all year round yet can not enjoy same?

The Cross River state government should be called to order! This is shameful and utter disgrace! Is this how calabar people treat their women? This is a disgrace of a carnival! So they expect children to watch unclad women with their melon dancing Azonto and feel happy

ocelot2006: I totally disagree with you. Was GEJ responsible for the rot in the power sector? Yet unlike EVERY OTHER previous administration, GEJ's the first to revamp this crucial sector. More power generation plants and gas supply lines have been built, along with the repairs of old and installation of new transmission and distribution facilities. For the very first time in our history, we've witnessed a sustained increase in power generated, and more Nigerians get to enjoy way more hours electricity. With the smart meters also introduced, we also spend less in our electricity bills as we can now regulate our consumption. Just think of the positive effects this has had on both domestic consumers and SMBs. IMHO some Nigerians are too blind to notice these positive, and are only keen on heaping scathing criticisms on the President. That is TOTALLY unfair.

Firstly let me dissolve your myth by announcing to you that the so called revamp in the power sector is a ruse! Nnaji will confirm that to you!

Secondly, GEJ have not built a single power plant since He came to office. All existing gas power plants in Nigeria today were conceived by Obasanjo. Eleme phase 1&2, Sapele, Ughelli, etc were all Obasanjo's projects.

Thirdly, the major transmission grid GEJ approved budget for was conceived by Obasanjo with the Korean firm.

Fourthly you took your falsehood to high heaven claiming pre paid meter was introduced by GEJ. ousai! Again Obasanjo introduced pre paid meter in His second term in office. Go check the facts for yourself.

Your claim of sustained increase in power during GEJ term is outright falsehood. During Yar'dua, Nigeria generated power in excess of 4,000MW which led to the collapse of the national grid and some states were in darkness for 8 days!

Your claim that Small and Medium companies have increased in Nigeria during GEJ is blatant lie! In fact it is on record that Medium companies especially in the manufacturing sector have deserted Nigeria in the past 4 years and what we have right now are services company that do yahoo yahoo business supplying government establishments!

Lastly, your claim that He is not to blame for the rot in the power sector, though valid is not the less arrant nonsense. Why? GEJ is in charge now and Has all the needed resources to begin to effect a complete overhaul of the sector and all we have seen so far is power distribution companies being sold at piece meal to cronies who have no technical competence to even manage a 500kva generator!

Let's call as spade a spade. Nigeria have gone backwards in the past 3years! GEJ has shown complete and utter incompetence in His discharge as the President of this country.

paul oni: President Goodluck Jonathan place stop the SURE P programme and use the money to build a Three refinery. Sure p is just a weast of time as the adviser are not too sincere to Mr precedent.

Bro, I know we are all in a hurry to post, lets try and read our post before hitting the "submit" button

Profidada: @ op simple ethics should have alerted you of reporting the other side of the posted comments. Why are guys determine to rubbish even the slightest achievement of this man, haba. Sometimes when i look at the insults and causes rained on gej, i wonder if any other nigerian president would tolerate this.

In as much as I agree with your comment about the unbalanced nature of the reporting, I completely disagree with you that people are determined to rubbish the slightest achievement of GEJ. He has no achievement bro! It is an insult on Nigerians that His government now call renovation of a shed asan achievement. Two years in power we are still talking of 4,000MW! To make matter worst, there is no sense or inkling that things are moving in the right direction!

In as much as I know this government is a failure, lets us the citizen also be forthright in our doings. The OP should ensure balanced reportage by also including the replies of those that praise him. At least this will let us know those whose we need to send to Yaba left

opee1231: please where is Igbinedion University dt list is incomplete..pls redraft it..waiting

Seriously people still consider Igbinedion University as a good University? That is a glorified college

fellis: The guy is sounding like an arrogant tyrant to me.

If the problem was phones ringing during lectures then he could have simply banned the carrying of phones to lecture halls instead of completely banning the use of cell phones in school altogether.

The phone booth idea sounds ridiculous and archaic and hilarious.
What a dumb idea.

You people spew rubbish simply because you have no idea of what is obtainable elsewhere! When I did my university Education (not in Nigeria) it was considered unacceptable to use phones in lecture rooms. In fact, on most of the door to the lecture rooms, they have a sign indicating "no phones allowed"! Those that attended the University did not see it as obnoxious and they gladly followed the rules as specified by the University.More recently, the University introduced what they Called "University Charter". The use of mobile phones at lecture rooms and at designated places was included in the charter which EVERY STUDENT have to sign up to before enrollment with an acknowledgement that the University will not be sued for any disciplinary related actions if the student failed to live by what S/He have signed up to in the Charter!

I guess before students apply to Universities like Covenant University, they are told what to expect during Open Days and also in the Guides they give to them!

kennytidistar: [Revolva] Please nobody should compare Fashola and any other governor - the guy is a worldclass governor ok
The way he transformed lagos was marvelous especially the roads he maintained and still constructing and also the train route to badagry and the eko atlantic city - even the street naming project now every street in lagos has a street label -fashola for president jare.

Guy it shows you are only working on demsay demsay, that train progect is world bank/FGN initiativs which will link through some part african countries, state are only allow to contribute 10% because each state will be a major beneficiary, doubt me? I have a copy of the black and white agreement, i am very surprise when i heard fashola in is normal noise making claiming he is the one implementing the progect. What a fake personality i'm sure okonjo iweala who initiated the plan will just be laughing at fashola's ignoramouse disease state of mind.

Oga me.. Sut it there! If what Fashola said was falsehood. Why didn't the noisy PDP Lagos branch take him to the cleansers?

taharqa: @BOLD1: What is this thing you are yanning about the TINY Benin portion of this road for God's sake (it is VERY INCONSEQUENTIAL now cos of the bye-pass- it is now for all intents and purpose, just one of the many 'internal' roads WITHIN GREATER BENIN). And how is Oshiomohle turning it to a 3-carriage way? THAT IS A SILLY LIE. Guy, you are talking to someone who have spent most of his life in Benin- i passed tru that road almost every day when I was in school. That section of the road(esp the Ugbowo end) has always looked like a on-way route; Oshiomohle is only adding another lane to it, and that is not even for all the route- from Uselu market down to New Benin (or to Dawson) is still the 1-lane arrangement except for an expanded side-walk and drainage.
Count yur teeth more carefully next time before making any assertions here, k?

@BOLD2: So parts of Ofosu is not been rehabilitated now (almost finished though)?

@BOLD3: that you just said that the rehabilitated portions of the Benin-ore is just been 'patched with earthen work' simply means that I ought not to waste my time on you any longer....

FYI, majority of the travellers to Warri, Asaba, go through Benin City itself and not by-pass, so your claim is absolutely falsehood. From Main gate at Uniben to Dawson road will have three lanes like Sapele road hence the demolition of houses on both sides of the road. The overall plan is the outer lane will be used to connect Federal medical stores road and other axis off the highway.

Anyone who have pass through the rehabilitated portion of that road would confirm exactly what I said about the road being rehabilitated with earthen works. Apart from the section at ore where you have those food joints, all other sectios did not have their core base shored up with rocks like yo would find them do in gwagwalada in Abuja!

The end of the matter is this; that road rehabilitation is not nothing worth celebrating and not worth even calling an achievement! You do not celebrate a child that fail school sat 5 times and got only a D in the sixth attempt! Oh we'll maybe in PDP they do

Sincere 9gerian: I think we shouldn't mistake Benin-Ore road for a 1 to 2km road. The road is massive, spanning over 262km. The road is definitely far better than what it was when Dieziani, the then minister of works under Yar Adua, cried at the road. The incumbent has done alot of work on the road.
Below is a report on the statement of the current minister of work on that road:
"The Benin-Ore-Shagamu highway is another project where we have achieved a major milestone in the past one year. The highway is 262.5km long. The contract for the reconstruction of the road project is being executed by Reynolds Construction Company Nigeria Limited and Borini Prono& Company Nigeria Limited. Before the intervention on this road by President Jonathan's administration, Nigerians will recall how motorists spent over 9hours to travel from Benin to Lagos or vice versa. But, thank God today that the travel time has now been reduced to 4 hours or less even when the project is still ongoing. Works are almost completed at the Benin-Ofosu-Ore parts of the road where motorists hitherto suffered prolonged delays occasioned by perennial failed sections. A major part of the road has been asphalted and I receive phone calls from numerous Nigerians everyday expressing their appreciation over the works that have been carried out on the road"- Minister of works (July 2012).
Also recently (in October) contract was awarded to fix more sections of the Benin-Ore road and this was widely reported. The minister of works related the details of the contract as follows:
"the scope of work would include the complete reconstruction of Km 9 to Km 18 and Km 75 to Km 162 of the road at a total cost of N65billion.
When completed, the section would have three lanes on both carriageways".
He recalled that "the Phase I of the road, which is from Benin to Ofosu, was awarded in 2006 while the second phase from Ofosu to Ajebandele was awarded in 2010"
http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/90767/1/achievements-of-the-federal-ministry-of-works-july.html
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/national/fg-awards-contract-to-complete-beninofosu-ore-ajebandele-shagamu-road/
Well if the governor of Edo constructed or is construction 1km or so of the road, kudos to him. But like I stated earlier, the Benin-Ore road is about 262km, and not 1 or 2km road

Ofosu to Ore is how many KM? The major length of that road is Shagamu to Lagos and Oluku to Ofosu and like I said before, these sections of that road where in motor able conditions except for Ekiadolor section towards Benin. It is unbelievable to claim Oluku to Dawson is 1km stretch of road link. Do your simple maths okay? Driving at 80km/hr, speed =distance/time, then divide 1km by 80km/hr and tell the derived time is any where the time it takes to drive from Oluku to Dawson

gister3: I recently came across rhis article and thought i share it ..I woudnt say i agree with his thought but he really has points to support his opinion..afterall everyone is entitled to their opinion.most people would call it an insult on the man of God but whichever way you stand take time to read this carefully

Her Goes:
The online storms that brew this week over the prophecy of Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua about the crash that ended the lives of Governor Yakowa and General Azazi seem to be slowly abating.

As the news of the tragic deaths reverberated nationwide, Joshua released a controversial video on youtube which claimed he had predicted the incident and details relating to it on four different occasions. However, I still feel the need to air my views, furnished by contextual consideration, as the dust settles on the heated debates within social media that were triggered by the prophecy.

Understandably, the video drew its fair share of criticism, the major bone of contention in the minds of viewers and observers being Joshua’s continued proficiency in predicting negative events and his seeming inability to change them after such revelations come forth. I can well understand this mindset, having been one of Joshua’s most skeptical distant observers for long. However, it was last year when my brother fell mysteriously sick that I was basically ‘forced’ to look in Joshua’s direction for help. Doctors told me he had a treatable kidney infection but what I saw was my brother transform from a healthy, vibrant young man to an almost unrecognisable emaciated figure in literally two months, on the verge of death.

After exhausting medical treatment, a good friend of mine advised me to take him to The SCOAN for prayer. Circumstantially driven, I acceded and financed his wife to take him there. Three weeks later, my brother was back on his feet, eating well and regaining his lost vigour. Thus, my interest in Emmanuel TV was born, and I must confess, it has slowly become my daily spiritual food and a constant source of discussion and wonder within our home.

I don’t claim to completely understand T.B. Joshua’s ministry at The SCOAN. On the contrary, many of the things I see there on Emmanuel TV (especially the deliverance)baffle me. However, I have seen enough to know that Joshua is a humble servant of God with quite extraordinary powers he is unequivocally using to uplift society. In my view, he is the best pastor to have come from these shores – with an uncompromising message of salvation, an admirable array of charitable projects and real solutions provided to people who come with myriads of diverse problems.

So, on the argument dealing with his tendency to deliver ‘negative’ predictions, I think this is a case of blaming the messenger for delivering his message. It is sadly indicative of the state of our society and nation and the type of seed we have collectively been planting. As one commenter on the issues arising from Joshua’s prophecy opined, “It’s the prophecies of prosperity and ‘it shall be well with the abominable’ that has destroyed any remaining chance for Nigeria’s restructuring. The ‘prophecy of doom’ is to the sharpening of man… Let those who prophesy prosperity tell us what has come of it save the acute and nauseating love for money which, as the Holy Book says, is the root of all evil.”

Everyone wants to hear good tidings but how many are genuinely pursuing a righteous and just course that will amalgamate in a tide-turning shift within Nigeria’s political and socio-economic landscape. God cannot break His own Divine statutes, set in stone from the earth’s formation, the principle of seed-time and harvest.

If we continue to harbour corruption, celebrate decadence and have a compromising conflict of deeds and words, what then do we expect God to reveal to His servants about our future? Indeed, a flick through our national dailies reveals enough about the actions and attitude of our nation, its leaders and inhabitants, especially that of our youth, to know that a bleak future awaits us unless there is a radical change.

On Joshua’s revelation without apparent corresponding action and subsequent redemption, I believe the majority of people who heard about the prophecy and quickly drew such abrasive conclusions never actually took the time out to watch the video released on YouTube to the very end. Joshua is very explicit in explaining this issue. He said, “I have been wrestling with certain things.

When I say, wrestle, it’s an issue that I keep praying and asking God, ‘What I’m seeing should be changed.’ But God said, ‘No, the whole nation should come together and pray’. So, when I’m hearing my country should come also and pray together, that is when I will come out and tell you what I am seeing in the vision.

When I see a vision and I know I can handle it myself, I don’t need to tell you. I will call the wise men and we’ll pray. But when I know that this thing is not possible for me alone and my people to do, I will come out to tell you that this is what I have seen.”

If our eyes were opened spiritually, perhaps we would be privy to see devastating events on the verge of occurring within Nigeria that were forestalled through the prayers of God’s people at SCOAN, the news of which will never reach our earthly ears. Aside from this, the prophet prayed and enjoined the nation to join him. Did we?

I believe many of those blindly criticising the prophet are not well versed with his ministry or accustomed to watching Emmanuel TV. This prophecy is not an isolated proclamation. Indeed, every week, Prophet Joshua prophesies to individuals in the church with uncanny speed, accuracy and consistency. Whether its prayer for the terminally ill, reconciliation of a broken family, deliverance of people under demonic oppression or charity to the widow, orphan and reformed militant, Prophet Joshua is settling real problems with real solutions. It seems to me both insolent and incoherent to suggest he is just a ‘prophet of doom’ who capitalises on misfortunes to project his name. Please, don’t base your view on a single news report.

On a related note, Pastor Enoch Adeboye whose global influence on his flock and command on the common Nigerian is almost inestimable prayed for President Jonathan in his Redeemed Camp just a few hours before the ill-fated crash. The question beckons, did he not have any such revelation about the tragic events on the verge of unfolding merely hours after his public prayer with the President knelt before him? If so, were his prayers effective? Respected Nigerian journalist Femi Adesina of The Sun Newspaper, wrote in his column this week, “Didn’t Pastor Adeboye see the crash as he prayed with President Jonathan? Didn’t the Lord reveal it to him? Couldn’t he have interceded, so that the monumental tragedy would be averted… ‘The secret of the Lord is with those that fear Him,’ says the Good Book. So, why didn’t the Lord confide in Adeboye about the Bayelsa crash, which was to happen some hours after Jonathan had come for prayers… I’m sure the pastor himself must have been somewhat embarrassed when he heard the news.”

The reason I write this is not to gloat or in any way suggest Adeboye’s spiritual incompetence. I just believe it’s time Nigeria recognises who is who in God’s vineyard. Baba Adeboye is a fine preacher but, in my own humble opinion, not a prophet. This is evidenced by his yearly prophetic declarations which are almost nonsensical in nature if perceived to be divinely inspired.
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Very stupid post!

taharqa: Now, you my friend are a shameless TOOL and an ijiot. Just imagine how you twisted the words of the @OP in order to make your silly points.

This was what the @OP said:



You specifically chose the two areas that the @OP already admitted where the two very small areas that the rehabilitation is still ongoing, to make it look like the rehabiltation was 'a joke' as you put it.

1st off, whether it is Oshiomohle who is presently rehabilitating the Ugbowo-Dawson (Ugbowo-New Benin) VERY TINY, almost inconsequential section (not only cos it is just too small but also cos of the Bye-pass) is so besides the point. I know there was a misunderstanding bw the FG and the Edo state govt, and if it is the Edo state govt that is doing it now, I expect them to demand for refunds from the FG soon.

The @OP also said clearly that a section close to Ofosu is still been rehabilitating, yet you are already calling it a 'failed portion'. What a DUNCE...

As a pathological liar, I expect nothing less from you by the way. If I may educate you, the main portion of the Benin Lagos that has been a night for Travellers is Ore. Ofosu largely has been okay, however it was considered a dangerous portion of that road because of the high rate of robbery that do take place there. If you call Oluku (former toll gate) to Dawson in consequential, then Ofosu to Ore must be minute indeed and the FG should have reconstructed that portion within 18months! Alas, the PDP government have been it for we'll over 9years.

FYI Oshiomhole is not patch patching that portion of the road, instead He is expanding both sides to three lanes like He did on Sapele road.
Your comments about Ofosu still been rehabilitated just goes to show you know little to nothing of what you are commenting on. Dude like I said previously, you should be ashamed of yourself for singing praises of this leaking gravy train of a project. Abuja Minna road is far less an important road economically, yet that road is being reconstructed with two lanes and is almost nearing completion yet Benin Ore road is being patched patched with earthen works that would not last 10years.

zeen nurei: Keep it up Occupy Nigeria but have not heard from you for a quite some time while things are getting worser every day in our dear country.

What have you done in your own capacity to fight this wicked government and its innate love for corruption!

HNosegbe: Lol @ "Beaf of blessed memory".

Shoo that dude don rotten like that

Flyboy Zee: I could have corroborated ur story with pictures from the Abuja-Lokoja Road, but sorry I gues I was too busy enjoying the ride than to take snapshots.

What I'm saying in essence is that federal roads are gradually getting better no matter how slow it is going. The good thing is that there is at least progress in the right direction.

If and only if OBJ did not waste those 8 years in the hands of Tony Annenih, I believe new roads would have even been constructed. This is a plus to GEJ.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF GEJ I CAN FINGER
1. Roads are getting better
2. Electricity is improving, though staggered
3. No ASUU strikes
4. Still counting...
5. I'ld be back for me uptades.

Whether you agree or not, its the truth.

This is a joke right? No ASUU strikes yet our FG owned Universities are running stop gap academic sessions. Electricity improving yet manufacturers are running away from Nigeria in droves. The Abuja-Lokoja expansion project is another joke. I happened to travel down that road with a friend and at Lokoja town, we stood I awe looking at the substrates being used for that construction of that road. The gwagwalada end of the road appears to be receiving attention with solid rocky substrates being used. Benin-Auchincloss Lokoja express way is a huge joke of a national trunk A road. To say that FG roads in Nigeria are getting better when even the Minister of Works during His budget defense before the house of reps clearly said a huge part of the FG road network are indeed in bad shape.

kutchs: Now i know some of you are worse liars than Lai Moh‘d. To include Ogoja-Abakiliki and Owerri-Okigwe rds in ur list shows you are very destructive and should be avoided. The two rds especially Ogoja-Abakiliki rd is unarguably one of the best rds in Nigeria 2day. A rd i drove on on the 21st can not be on that ur stupid list. I dont know about odas but that rd?

The question is this; was the road expanded to two lanes each during Obasanjo's tenure or not? I can confirm the Benin-Asaba highway dualization. Benin by-pass was done under obasanjo and it was one of the extremely few good things obasanjo did for Edo State. That outer ring road has brought about development in some of the villages the road cuts across.

Sincere 9gerian: So Oshiomole is now the one doing Benin-Ore road? Wonders shall never end. And the state govt has to be paid refunds before the project starts, otherwise the FG will accused of stalling the good gestures of the governor? Children will always be children.

You better stay clear if you know nothing about this discuss! I know that road and the project too well like the back of my palms. The expansion work from Main gate at Uniben to Dawson road junction right on to Ediaken palace ground section is being done by Edo State government and not FG.

When Oshiomhole's government wanted to start the construction of that road, the wicked PDP wanted to play politics with it and sent the inglorious Godwin Abbey to tell the Edo State government to stop work on that road and that the FG was not interested in any repayment discussion to the Edo State government.

You should be ashamed of yourself for singing praises of the mediocre work done on that road despite the billions siphoned by this wicked and insane administration.

taharqa: Just tk d correction my friend and stop talking about Drains in relation to federal roads; dats like ridiculous (and i made d correctn nicely enuf)....... See, large stretches of dat road was completed dilabilitatd, and you dont do 'patch-patch' work on those kinds of sections, you RECOVER them - and dat implies total rehabilitatn or even reconstructions of those section, not 'patch-patch' work which is usd mostly for potholes. If u usd that road b4 now and u know d state it is in right now, u wud nt be talking about 'patch-patch' (at least nt for sm sections). Like i said in my 1st comment, anoda contract was awarded dis yr to expand and turn parts of d expressway to a dual-carriage way (dis is diff from d Rehabilitation of bad sections contract which was initially given in 2006)..... And oh, I neva said d entire road has bn completely rehabilitatd; i bliv dat d term i usd was 'virtuali fixed', and if u actuali usd d road as early as d 23rd u wud attest to dis

Serial liar! Ever since, the portion of that road that have been causing night mere for passengers is the Ore portion of that road. After ore, OGRAMA or what they call them have always being busy on the Ogun state portion of that road.

Large part of Ofosu was patched and not completely rehabilitated by RCC. Ekiadolor end of the road was not completely rehabilitated, i.e, the substrates were not taken off completely rather a top layer was relayed on the existing surface and the sides were paved and drain channels constructed. I can go on and on about how this project is a leaking gravy pot and completely depicts how wicked this administration and the previous ones before it are to Nigerians.

Sincere 9gerian: This is an express way, that stretches nearly or over a hundred kilometre. It is not 1 or 2km street road that can be completed in 6months or even 1yr

You GEJ apologist never seizes to amaze me! Benin-Lagos express way rehabilitation is a joke in itself. Nigerians have been abused in all ramifications that mediocrity is now consider excellence.
What the OP failed to mention is that the Expansion work to Dawson is not being done by FG, rather oshiomhole is the one handling that portion of that road and more progress would have been made by the Edo State government but the FG refused to cooperate as per refund of project cost to Edo State government coffers.

The pictures posted by the OP completely discredit the alleged work done so far as a sham! At Ofosu, some portions rehabilitated are already beginning to fail!

onomeasike: this old man called achebe is a complete bigot,imagine if he had died before we discover the meaning of his view in 'no longer at ease'.with oldmen like achebe,you need not look further for the reason why iboland is in such a sorry state.

I think it is more objective to express why you disagree with His view point than try to fuel the flame of tribal comments. Achebe has written what He has in mind. Why not let posterity and God judge him rightly?

afam4eva: Who opened this thread?

Ask Seun or have you not being made a Super Mod yet? If not how about PointB? You lots should be ashamed of yourselves.

[quote author=GARRI (x7)]You dey madt abi??...

With the power vested in me as the new Deputy Mod on this section(controversial), I hereby declare this thread CLOSED

www.nairaland.com/1142649/massive-fire-lagos-island[/quote]FYI, I am not the type that would stoop so low to the craze you guys exhibit on NL. If I post a thread similar to one that may have been created without me knowing, why not just put the link to the older thread as request the mod to close this?

Ivynwa: Legacy

Achebe has been called "the father of modern African writing",[134] and many books and essays have been written about his work over the past fifty years. In 1992 he became the first living author to be represented in the Everyman's Library collection published by Alfred A. Knopf.[177] His 60th birthday was celebrated at the University of Nigeria by "an international Who's Who in African Literature". One observer noted: "Nothing like it had ever happened before in African literature anywhere on the continent."[178]

Many writers of succeeding generations view his work as having paved the way for their efforts.[4] In 1982 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Kent. At the ceremony, professor Robert Gibson said that the Nigerian author "is now revered as Master by the younger generation of African writers and it is to him they regularly turn for counsel and inspiration."[179] Even outside of Africa, his impact resonates strongly in literary circles. Novelist Margaret Atwood called him "a magical writer – one of the greatest of the twentieth century". Poet Maya Angelou lauded Things Fall Apart as a book wherein "all readers meet their brothers, sisters, parents and friends and themselves along Nigerian roads".[180] Nelson Mandela, recalling his time as a political prisoner, once referred to Achebe as a writer "in whose company the prison walls fell down."[181]

Achebe is the recipient of over 30 honorary degrees from universities in England, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, Nigeria and the United States, including Dartmouth College, Harvard, and Brown University.[177] He has been awarded the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, an Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1982),[182] a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002),[183] the Nigerian National Order of Merit (Nigeria's highest honour for academic work), the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.[184] The Man Booker International Prize 2007 [185] and the 2010 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.[186] are two of the more recent accolades Achebe has received.


Above is the achievement of a man on whom venoms are being spilled here. His works and achievements have been written on the sand/tablet of time and all the energy being wasted here castigating him makes no difference. Ivynwa fans herself and exits the thread disturbed over the fate of Nigeria

I really do not want to get into this debate about Achebe and His memoir.However from your post, one can make this summary: When an old Man decides to play in a muddy water like a child, He should not cry foul when He gets the insults children haul at themselves.

Seun is watching... this thread go soon get the Hammer Abeg no ban me oh..

An explosion in a warehouse has sparked a major fire in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital.

Witnesses said fireworks were stored in the warehouse in the busy market area of Lagos Island, and the blaze quickly spread to other buildings.

The blast reportedly shook windows of homes several miles away and a thick cloud of smoke could be seen rising over the island.

It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.

Thousands of people in the area gathered to watch, as the fire destroyed neighbouring buildings.

The explosion is said to have shattered windows of the nearby King Ado Secondary School.

Local residents were reportedly commandeering fire hoses to try to help firefighters put out the flames.


Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20843555

solomon111: If you 've not seen any improvement in the country,then you must be a very insincere person.

So you have seen improvement in the country? Boy can I invite you to spend a night near Heathrow?

tarryT: Abeg park well... Noisemaking on NL is not allowed. GEJ was never popular here,.yet he won. He will win again come 2015. Reality and NL is "7up"..the difference is clear. ACN fairly used BB..:p

You better put aside that expired Palm wine you had for christmas and go use chewing stick to brush your smelling teeth ...

Chei! See as them flog Okupe boys ohhhhh... heaven..some people will not get christmas bonus with this performance. Like their GEJ, they came out barking, but had no strength to match the fight they called!

Woooooserss... them don fail! They asked for projects, they were shown too much.. now they claim its private sector even when the name goes PUBLIC Private Partnership. Jona boys are so dumb
Mr. Globe... = F9
Sincere_nigeria =F9

aribisala0: This is not true Coaches cannot refuse to release players and so this claim that Arsene refused to release a player is wrong.
FIFA has a friendly calendar and clubs are obliged to release players for OFFICIAL FIXTURES OR FRIENDLIES. Can you give ONE EXAMPLE when Wenger refused to release a player??.

If a country organizes a friendly OUTSIDE the FIFA fixture schedule then clubs are not obliged to release them otherwise they MUST!

Haha seems you are just new to football world! FIFA. Has ruled again and again that clubs have the right to refuse players playing in international friendlies but that this should be done in a manner that promote good relationship between clubs and countries football association. It is only for major tournaments that clubs do not have much flexibility on players, hence the reason the football association always threaten to report clubs to FIFA when they refuse to release players for major tournaments.

aribisala0: Is it really 500km from Onitsha to Abakaliki
This government will leave office in almost 2 years and they will spend the third year in office doing "feasibility studies" Hmm.
Does this mean since our independence there has never been a feasibility study of a railine from East to West.

When the British built the raillines already existin did they spend so much time on studies.?

The headline says WORK BEGINS but this is untrue. Work has NOT begun and no work will begin next year or the Year after.Hot air!

I is obvious what their argument for return to power will be come 2015. We need to complete the project we have started feasibility on after 4 years in power!