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@Zandra,
I can only wish you every success at this point. Amen to almondjoy's prayers.

@almondjoy,
How long have you been married?

@Zandra,
You're 20 years old? Hmnn. Ok OK. How old is he?

@Zandra,
Now I understand why your story's like this. It's all well and good. I discussed some marriage matters with bagoma -(some of you here know her) lately. And she told me the first few months of one's marriage is like heaven on earth.

Your love and admiration for your spouse will ultimately be tested within the first three years of your marriage. After this, you'll determine if you want to go on with the union or call it quit. At the initial stage (the first few weeks and months) you won't see much of the type of person you got married to. And no amount of dating in the past will help you determine how he would behave after you're married. Marriage is a different game entirely.

In any case, I wish you the very best in your union and in years to come.

@Zandra,
How long have you been married? This your story sounds like fairy tale. . . . .albeit sincere. I'm happy for you though.

I'm thinking, how would almondjoy be in person? - not typing away as she's doing here on NL, but talking to people, friends etc. You strike me as one who'd be very active 'in real life'' Is that true?

idiot:
haha - I know exactly what you mean.

LOL!

Yanga Rat:
Na only God dey save Obasanjo say no be for China he go teef 16 BILLION US DOLLAR wey them say make he use to give him country electric light.

If to say na for China Obasanjo teef this kin' teef, them for try am, convict am, shoot am once for back-head, and send the bill of the bullet all to him family to pay, WITHIN 2 DAYS.

No o, country people, no be China we dey at all, but Nigeria o, the country when them no dey fit catch teef, SO FAR the teef-man done take part of the money settle everybody when for fit blow whistle.

And na him cause wey Obasanjo no even try to run away when breeze come expose fowl yansh and the whole world come hear say na O B A S A N J O be the BASTARD when teef THE WHOLE money when Nigeria for take build electricity power station to stop all this every day darkness when we still dey suffer dey go till tomorow.

And na because na Nigeria we all dey, where na wuru-wuru settlement dey reign, na him let Obasanjo fit stand up for market-place, dey shout and beat him chest say no Jupiter fit collect the money when he with him gofment gang all join hand teef go hide for oversea bank, say any person wey no like the darkness wey still cover Nigeria, make that person kukuma go kill himself, because Obasanjo no care and no fear.

If nothing do this man Obasanjo, upon how the BIG SECRET done reveal now say NA HIM, OBASANJO, no let Nigeria get light because of greediness to teef ALL the electricity budget money of 16 BILLION US DOLLARS, then this country no go fit EVER get hope to survive at all, because them done go mistake leave and forgive the worst kind of thief wey dey ground for Nigeria today, the very man when no let a WHOLE COUNTRY of more than 100 million people, enjoy common electric light to take work and see water drink.

May the demons of hell find their way QUICKLY to Obasanjo house. Amen

LOL!!!

Yanga Rat don finish OBJ.

LOL!!

He's in the worst prison any human would not want to find him/herself in.

The trial of Olusegun Obasanjo

By Reuben Abati

THE on-going House of Representatives probe of expenditures in the power sector during the Obasanjo years has so far resulted in mind-boggling revelations about the abuse of due process, award of contracts to non-existing companies; the use of illegal Special Purpose Vehicles, misappropriation of public funds, and a gross failure of leadership. Reading the reports of the testimonies before the House of Reps Committee on Power, or watching the proceedings on television, many Nigerians cringe in utter frustration.

The power sector probe is the latest in a series of efforts apparently aimed at a systematic dismantling of the Obasanjo era, and the explosion of the myths upon which that government hoisted its claim to importance. The Obasanjo government advertised itself as a government that was committed to due process, transparency and integrity. President Obasanjo, with the EFCC as vehicle, was a corruption cop in power.

Gradually, however, Nigerians are being shown with facts, figures and words, that at work for eight years, under the former President is a tyranny of hypocrisy. The power sector, where $16 billion was allegedly spent and no result was recorded, with the nation in perpetual darkness is only a tip of a shaky iceberg. If the probe were to be extended to other sectors of the economy, it is easy to imagine that more myths would collapse. Former stakeholders in that government are being summoned by the House of Representatives to give evidence. I used the word "systematic" earlier. I do so advisedly. It is as if there is an organised attack on the Obasanjo government by the same government that he helped to bring to power.

This began very early in the life of the Yar'Adua administration with the reversal of some of the policies of the Obasanjo government. President Yar'Adua had campaigned on a platform of continuity. He is not continuing with anything. He has not started anything of his own, but he is subjecting the past to a searing dissection. Obasanjo - his persona, his legacy, his leadership - that is what is on trial. Students of leadership and management should find in the Obasanjo story, an interesting case study on power and leadership.

Why is the Yar'Adua government taking the Obasanjo government apart and exposing it to ridicule? I can hazard two guesses. One, Yar'Adua who began his career as President as Obasanjo's anointed candidate needs to prove that he is his own man, not Obasanjo's puppet. What better way to assert himself than to distance himself from the past? Two, it is possible that President Yar'Adua has been confronted with so much that is rotten in the Obasanjo government that he feels a sense of duty, if not patriotism, to remove the mask and put an end to Obasanjo's grandstanding.

Hence, many of the things done under President Obasanjo are being upturned: the sale of government houses, the monetisation of benefits for public servants; the revocation of plots of land in Abuja, the sale of refineries, And every step that has been taken in these regards by the Yar'Adua government has been met with broad-based public approval. In addition, the de-mystification of Obasanjo on all fronts, has emboldened those who feel aggrieved towards him to take potshots at him.

How does Obasanjo feel? What is going on in his mind? He has been quoted as boasting that he "dey kampe". But is he? Does he not feel hurt? Does he not feel betrayed by a man he had made President because he considers him family and believes he would help to preserve his legacy? Does he not feel helpless, seeing how he has lost his troop of old loyalists? Every leader looks forward to being honoured and accepted after leaving office. Obasanjo, all of a sudden, is a lonely man. His persona is under assault. His legacy is unravelling. His enemies are rolling on the floor holding their ribs as they try to stifle an unending flow of laughter from their throats. I have met only very few people who express any form of pity.

Besides the probe of his government and the exposure of its limitations, there is trouble on the home front too. Obasanjo's beloved daughter who is now a Senator has been associated with a number of controversial deals. Her father of course, is the main target. His son, the most visible of his sons while he was in office, has also accused Obasanjo of incest - of having an affair with his wife, and giving her contracts as compensation. There is problem in the community too. When President Obasanjo was quoted as having said he was trapped in the traffic between Sango-Ota where he lives and Lagos, a concerned public felt he should blame himself. In the course of a trip to Ekiti state, he was booed by his audience.

Across Yorubaland, his ethnic constituency, there are very few places where Obasanjo can give a speech in public and expect an ovation. He is most likely to be heckled. Within his political party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the situation is the same, here the storm is heavy. In the run-up to the PDP National Convention held in Abuja on March 8, it will be recalled that General Obasanjo in his position as Chairman of the party's Board of Trustees had openly campaigned for some candidates and particularly for Dr. Sam Egwu, former Governor of Ebonyi state, whom he wanted as Chairman of the Party. This incensed many members of the party.

Obasanjo's main supporter was Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu who boasted that Obasanjo would have his way. On March 8, both men were made to eat their words. A section of the party is even agitating for a review of the party's Constitution and Obasanjo's removal as Chairman of the BOT. In the past, no one would dare oppose Obasanjo. He held both the party and the country under his grip. His word was law. But now, on a daily basis, Obasanjo is being reminded that he no longer wields power. He had used power so viciously that Nigerians whenever they are privileged to do so, feel obliged to remind him of the change in his status. March 5 was his 71st birthday; there were very few congratulatory adverts in the papers.

When he turned 70 in 2007, the Baba-kee-pe adverts in the papers were so many. At a recent event in remembrance of his late friend and colleague, General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, Chief Tony Anenih who was asked to give the opening prayer, had turned the prayer into a verbal assault on Obasanjo who was present at the occasion. Anenih had prayed that God should grant President Yar'Adua the courage to investigate the rot left behind by the previous administration. Anenih's prayer may reflect public sentiments, but he, Anenih is part of the rot that he was praying about. He used to be Obasanjo's friend.

For the better part of the Obasanjo era, Anenih was known as "Mr. Fix-It." He helped to fix most of the rot. If Anenih's prayer must be answered, the probe that he called for must include putting him in the box and asking him to account for the over N350 billion that was allegedly spent on Nigerian roads under his watch as Minister of Works and Housing. He'd need to explain what happened to all that money with Nigerian roads still in a state of disrepair. Anenih's attack on Obasanjo clearly shows the depth of Obasanjo's loss of goodwill.

Everyone is taking potshots at him - the most vicious in recent times coming from Col. Abubakar Umar and General T.Y. Danjuma. And the most damaging coming from security men at Aso Villa who at a post-PDP Convention Dinner on March 9, forced him to queue up for dinner according to the order of protocol. Twice, he was reportedly returned to his seat and asked to wait! He tries to bluff his way through either by ignoring the attacks or by fighting back. But Obasanjo is in a position of weakness. His humiliation, I repeat, is self-inflicted. In his days as President, the Nigerian mass media had tried so hard to tell Obasanjo the truth. But he and his aides were intolerant of criticism.

President Obasanjo not only called journalists names in official speeches, he even once declared that he does not read Nigerian newspapers! Obasanjo as President had a problem of style. He was a dictator in a democratic system of government. He ended up burning his bridges. But his greatest shortcoming: he was surrounded by a group of sycophants who told him what he wanted to hear, so they could pursue their own selfish agenda. They called him Baba. They told him he was the father of modern Nigeria. They advised him to seek a Third Term in office. They told him he was the best political leader since Winston Churchill. Anytime journalists criticised his government or any of his policies, they told him they had information that the journalists were looking for money or positions. And he believed them. These were the Obasanjo boys and girls, the inner caucus, the special team. They were voluble, abusive, unduly aggressive and terribly rude. They behaved as if they knew it all.

They are the architects of the rot that is now being associated with the Obasanjo era. And not surprisingly, they are not speaking up to defend the man. They are conveniently silent. They cannot be bothered. But this is easy to explain: Obasanjo is no longer in a position to help them; and they do not want to offend the new man in power. If Yar'Adua offers them a job tomorrow, they will jump at it with the enthusiasm of a goat.

But the bigger problem for Obasanjo is his loss of face in the international arena. When he left office in 1979, he immediately became the beautiful bride of the international community. Everyone wanted to meet the man who ended years of military rule in Nigeria. He was rewarded for his faith in democracy. Nigerians also loved him: they called him "Uncle Sege. They laughed at his jokes. The media promoted him as an African statesman. Today, the same international community is ignoring him. Nobody has invited him to mediate in Darfur, or Kenya or Zimbabwe. With his government's mismanagement of the 2007 elections, nobody is inviting Obasanjo to give a lecture on democracy, good governance and national development. With the rot in the power sector (Where was the EFCC, by the way?. Where was the National Assembly then?) and the scandal of his alleged involvement with his daughter-in-law, nobody is asking OBJ to pontificate on transparency and integrity as he would have wished. If anyone is still laughing at his jokes, these would be his workers at the Ota farm. To have been given so much and yet to have lost so much: this is the tragedy of Obasanjo's adventures in power.

However, the Yar'Adua government may be busy helping to expose the misadventures of the Obasanjo years, but that is not enough. This government must go beyond histrionics and staging a little grandstanding of its own. It should set up a judicial panel of inquiry. Besides, when will the Yar'Adua government begin to initiate its own programmes and show the capacity to deliver on its promises? It is now accepted knowledge that so much was wrong with Obasanjo's style and with his government and the hypocrisy of his loud-mouthed assistants. But Yar'Adua, please do something.

Kobojunkie:
But, that shows how effective the EFCC is now under new leadership and you need to start praising the organization for that alone, LMAO!!

Pardon, I don't understand one bit of what you wrote up there.

I don't think it's a wise thing to do. As a multi ligua society, we've got to stick with the language everyone understands. What do we plan to achive by using our local dialect? And in a state like Lagos, where we have practically all ethnic groups in the country residing, it's only wise for the lawmakers to use a means of communication that's well understood by all to effectively disseminate information.

If they went after ''looting politicians'', how is it that the ''looting politicians'' who squandered away money meant for the much needed power projects in the country weren't brought to book throughout the 8-years misrule of Babacratic OBJ?

This is the main question begging for answer.

Not even Ibori, Alams and Lucky combined squandered half of the $16billion greenback STOLEN by OBJ and his goons under Ribado Scooby Doo.

After the series of ''unravellings'' of the mysteries behind the PHCN power contract scandal, by the newbreed house of representatives members, I decided to revisit this thread and do a bit of looking at Malam Nuhu Ribadoo Scooby Doo in retrospect.

So many questions are begging for answers.

1. Was Nuhu Ribadu oblivious of all the spending spree and contract awards that characterize the power sector that he looked the other way while Nigerians suffer in everlasting darkness?

2. All these people saying we cannot do without a Nuhu Ribadu at the EFCC. What do we do to them now?

3. What will happen to OBJ, his bootlickers (loyalists) and stooges, when the raging storm at the House of Reps settles?

4. Is the EFCC still out there after ''corrupt'' people?

That's rite. Birds of thesame feather. He just celebrated his 70th birthday, and he said he's got notting to lose.

Danjuma said OBJ will be going back to jail very soon. I believe him.

Sometimes, I wonder how OBJs charge list will look like.

nwando:
don't worry,someone go shout ole ole,them go catch you chop off ya dogonyaro
you be Christian?
Rev king follower?
or aladura dancing for lagos lagoon while strangling a poor chicken.
abeg joo

LMAO!

LoL at Delta07. We'll make you the FBI Chief on Nairaland.

nwando:
I wonder why any right thinking humans today can chop off anothers bodypart for stealing a stick of suya or a fist full of of tom tom and they call it just justice

LOL. Well they could come down South and get away with that. . . . . . .

Osisi,
So you're a lover and not a fighter? What's that about?

nwando:
at least we'll have a bunch of disabled and incapacitated babiallahs
Isn't it safer for all of us?

Agree. . . . .better than having ''complete'' jihadists roaming the south, fighting holy war!

Naija peeps are generally bad. They've all been infested with the virus Corruption.

Kobo,
What's the ''meaning'' of that your signature in a democratic setting?

It's normal. You win some, you lose some. Life goes on.

Much as I enjoy reading these reasonings of you guys, I daresay that the Christians amongst you all (and I understand now that David is 4Him - know him as davidylan only), really have much time to spare.

Spiritual things are strictly spiritual. No mortal man can understand (comprehend might be the right word) anything spiritual with their mortal reasonings - except he/she is born of the Spirit of God - born again, by the washing of the waters by the blood.

You guys can jolly ride on with this discussion. Just having a fun ride with it.

LOL.
Bling bling. . . . .rappers shit talk.

I rolled off my seat on sighting the new word: ''Curriculum Militae''.

David, are you there with your handy ''political dictionary''? Please, help look up the meaning of the word ''curriculum militae'' and give us feedback asap.

I got this e-mail from a friend, and it got me ROFLMSAO!! Erm it's a joke o.


Our client, a Niger Delta Militant Group with branches in strategic locations throughout all the six South-South states of Nigeria is seeking to expand its operations to Abuja, the Federal Capital territory. This expansion has brought about vacancies for qualified and experienced young officers.

The positions are:

Area Head, Kidnapping:

The successful applicant who will report to the Executive Council, and the Executive Director, Abuja, is expected to possess the following competencies:

1) Minimum of 10 years experience in militant agitation. (Membership of Al-Qaeda, Hamas or other similar organization will be an added advantage)

2) Fluent knowledge of Hausa, Ijaw, English, Italian and German

3) Expert ability to distinguish between Oyinbos and Albinos

4) Ability to swim in deep waters

5) Ability to recognize fake/marked naira notes by sight

6) Ability to easily recognize all Senators and Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Evidence of previous successful kidnap of BIG MEN must be provided (pictures preferable)


Photographer:

1) Minimum of 5 years experience taking photos in war zones. (Domestic fights do not qualify as war zones for these purposes)

2) Proficiency in the use of explosives as camera lighting.

3) Knowledge of the different skin tones of expatriates, as an aid to taking high-quality pictures, is a must.

4) Proficiency in the use of Adobe Photoshop, and Internet photo uploading software is a must.

Please include a portfolio of previous photo-samples (must contain kidnapped persons OR be taken in war-zones OR be night shots in black spots like Oshodi, 3rd Mainland bridge, Apongbon, etc)


Militant Trainee:

1) Candidates must be between the ages of 13 and 50, be at least 4m tall, and may be male or female.

2) Minimum of Nursery School/Kindergarten certificate.

3) Jobless university graduates, serving police/ military men will be given special consideration.

4) Possession of jungle boots and face mask is a must.

5) Preference will be given to persons with knowledge of foreign European languages, and persons with the ability to swim.


Remuneration:

Very attractive, competitive, and comparable with industry standards (payments in foreign currencies).

Official guns, boats and grenades will be provided.

Excellent training, involving offshore secondment (Iraq, Afghanistan etc) from time to time

Regular appearance on CNN, Alaaroye, Time Magazine, The Economist and other International magazines.

Excellent networking opportunities with Nigerian politicians, oil magnates, and foreign businessmen.


Interested applicants should forward their applications and detailed curriculum militae within two weeks to:
militant_recruitment@OsamaConsulting.com



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Afam and trouble.

John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit

These are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You see, it's going to be very difficult if you all try to convince people of other religion to know and accept that they are threading the wrong path. I tell you all that this is the work of the Holy Spirit and Him alone.

1 Corinthians 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

These things you all are dishing out are just too big for them to comprehend. So, I advise you just shelve it for now. I suggest you tell them all (atheist, muslims, etc etc) in love, that Jesus loves them and died for their sins.

Well. Looks like the originator of the thread has been banned.

''Otherwise ban'' reigns supreme!

Ishmael ''unmasked''? But he said he's a technician. Can't see anything new in oyb's posting that points anything contrary to that. He's a technician because he has HND.

I bet you a Petroleum Engineering - HND guy will hold his own anywhere too. And will definitely engage anyone in the oil engineering business to an appreciable level of petroleum reservoir engineering discussion.