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Bad Bad!

Now the question is, do Nigerians have to trust GEJ and Co. and give em the country for the next 4+ years with such fiasco in hand?  

Na wa o!

HAPPY Eid to all MUSLIMS!

May we all be there for next years RAMADAN with great health, happiness and wealth.

God bless you all.

The ever ending cat and mouse drama ended finaly!


Nigerian kidnappers free journalists held for a week AFP


LAGOS — Nigerian gunmen who kidnapped four journalists last week in the country's oil-rich south freed them on Sunday without a ransom being paid, the head of the reporters' union and police said.

The July 11 abduction of the newsmen, the second this year, sparked outrage in Africa's most populous country of 150 million people.

"They put a call through to us saying that they have been released unconditionally," said Nigerian Union of Journalists head Usman Leman.

Police met up with the journalists after their release, Leman said, and they were making their way out of a remote area in Abia State.

Abia State police spokesman Ali Okechukwu confirmed the release.

"The journalists have been released. They are with us right now at the police headquarters in Umuahia, hale and hearty," he told AFP.

Okechukwu refused to give details of how the newsmen were freed after seven days in captivity, saying the head of the country's police Ogbonna Onovo would address the issue later on Sunday.

A state government official, who asked not to be named, told AFP the journalists were dropped off in a forest by their captors.

"We picked them up at a location in a forest in a remote area of the state. They were not hurt," the official said.

A police special task force had combed the forests and bushes of Abia State for days in search of the journalists who were abducted last Sunday while returning from a conference in nearby Akwa Ibom State.

The journalists are Abdulwahab Oba, NUJ chairman in Lagos, Sylva Okereke, the union's assistant secretary, Adolphus Okonkwo, a regional secretary of the union and Shola Oyeyipo, a Lagos-based reporter.

The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of 250 million naira (1.6 million dollars, 1.3 million euros) before the journalists could be released, but they later reduced it to 30 million naira.

Okechukwu said no ransom was paid.

Information Minister Dora Akunyili welcomed the release and told the state-run News Agency of Nigeria that Nigerians should stand up against kidnappers by refusing to pay ransom money.

Kidnappings occur frequently in Nigeria's south, but oil workers have traditionally been the victims.

The abduction of the journalists illustrated a widening of the target profiles in recent months.

Officials and media rights groups, including global organisation Reporters Without Borders, also called for their immediate release.

The kidnappings were the second involving journalists in the volatile region this year.

In March, three M-Net Supersport television crew members -- a South African and two Nigerians -- were seized in Imo state, which neighbours the oil hub of Rivers State. They were freed about a week later.

While many of the kidnappings of oil workers have been claimed by militants who say they are seeking a fairer distribution of oil revenues, other abductions have been carried out to collect cash through ransom payments.

The independent ThisDay newspaper condemned the rising spate of kidnappings in an editorial on Sunday.

"What Nigerians want is a concerted fight against forces behind this heinous crime. Government must shed its seeming indifference to what is clearly a national embarrassment," it said.

The paper urged government to equip the police and create jobs for unemployed youths as part of measures to fight the scourge.

"The growing insecurity in the country should stop," it added

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@ tkb417, u deaf or what, ?
Go get a life man! u suck! Tudor has said it all about you, you are just an EMPTY BARREL!

errrrrrrrrrrrrrr, just coz of ur rotten comments, am out of this thread,

I bow to you Tudor, your rock!

@ tkb417, abeg sit your big black a.s.s down and read quitely Tudor's post modern deffensive attack on the follow follow Christians,
Abeg dont interupt me o,

@Tudor i feel u man[s][/s] girl,  can you be my pastor, ? pls?

samtoye:
I hardly get into BB debates, cos 90% of people that argues about it have not used it before or used it once and cant keep up the subscription. What is there to hate about it? BB is costly to maintain cos of the monthly subscription but its not a reason to hate it. Half of what BB does Nokia can't do it, (Nokia is just coming up with the OVI) I would say iPhone greatly competes with a BB but its service/subscription is not worldwide so thats a major setback. I am not claiming BB is the best phone but its quite a useful device if you subscribe to the services. Please be objective and stop being sentimental. Also i am not excahnging derogatory terms with anyone so spare me the reply.

, BB's customer care itself talking,
Anyway, you are right bros, most ppl hate BB without having one for themselvs, e.g, Me, i dont have BB but i hate it, my reason, 1, i hate the desogn, i prefer Nokia 3310, over BB except BB storm. 2, the monthly pay, if i buy BB for 50k after ten month i will be spending 100k like it or not, 3, most ppl have it just to show status, etc

I use 3G iPhone, its not yet excellent, but manageable,


hope i spare u,

Kai i love that "My mum is the best cook in da world" add . Especialy da part when he finaly tell the wole world that his mum is the best cook! is so lovly! I dont like that much da MTN e-presence, blabla, is mere exageration.

UP MRbrownJAY, you are the 2nd reasonable man i ever witnessed in my 22 years on Nairaland.

Seriously, i dont know why da guys are tryin to mock on u. Na wa oh! This is a great lesson for me o!
So Nairalanders are so jelouse of some one who travel all over and enjoy life? Phf!

MRbrownJAY for that ur mindless gardner pls give him a year break with tickets to travel all over,

@Pweety me, is that for me? i mean coz of me? i guess its not on me.

But if it is me, really so sorry dear.
I was jokin sha.

@ Femmy2010

Seriously o! They seem to sharp or fast, i suspect they are dudes pretendin to be gals.
If u r talking with fact i will think abt it again.

Hot!

I will never marry a NAIRALAND girl.

This is stupid and emabarassing. As a muslim i am embarassed with this so called muslims. Kai! Muslim can marry anyone irrespective of AGE? Bull shit!

@Blacksta. that creativity is cool! i give u 3 lough for it

@Akosbaba, no shakin man, am GJ's fun too. If he join NL with nickname like PRESIDENTO or LUCKMYLUCK, . we would know that way.

Good idea!

But what about NAIRA LAND? When is he gonna join us here in NL?

Case dismissed!

I don buy da 3G, its a kinda cool. Hope i will learn to like it more. By da way one thing is giving me worry is the inability of my iPhone to connect to da net via my Glo line. i will try to know how 4 dat, i hope. Thanks guys for da advice.

Guys pls stop fightin!

I need help, especially from na2day?.

I bought this 3g yesterday and was playing around with it. I discovered that it couldn't been able to
connect to the glo (the line i am using) cellular data network. Is it possible to connect to da net via
cellular networ? i have been using Nokia E-series b4 and was using da net very well. Please help

By the way da phone is jailbroken.

Thank you.

guy, are you using 3G? if so, are you satisfied with it compared to the many phones u have been changing frequently?
Yeah i can pay the money for 3G but it just to be sure that am gonna make the right choice. AM going 2moro for shopin,
hope will be happy

Please tech gurus in da land, advise me. Which one should i go for? iPhone 2G or iPhone 3G?
As you all know there is a big difference interms of price. But is thr much difference on the phone
itself? Is it that wise to spend the extra money for 3G? iPhone owners advise would be appreciated.



Thanx.

Seina, i will talk from what i heard and what i saw!

The Mercedes as we all knw strong! Havnt been inside Mercedes ML, but from outside it looks crap, i mean uncool.
Have been and drove BMW X5 for somtime. Exterior= FANTASTIC. Interior= FANTASTICO! Very comfortable.
if u offer me 2 ML or 1 x5, definetly i will go for 1 x5

Wish u the best to get da x5! CHEERS!

Girl846:
Of course you rule your bedroom - ladylocs you too! I'm not interested in ruling your bedroom! no thanks!
After all, we all have our individual lives to live, but I would also like you to know that 'one day',
you will stand before God Almighty and explain what happened in that bedroom of yours while you were unmarried!
We will be judged for everything we do on this earth, the good and the bad.
All in all, Its up to you to do whatever you want with yourself, afterall I will not bear the consequences of your actions.

Na wa oh! Guys imagin on judgment day i standing infront of GOD and he saking me "You ! wht were u doing on that day wt dat gal on dat bed, " Kai! which kinda God be this? Abeg i belive there are more important things than this about which God is gonna question u about! I belive in dat! Hypocrites are the ones gonna sweat than ppl with lots of bed stories! C'on, there are plenty things that God is gonna hold us responsible to not this one. At least 4 me. Ofcors u wont bear da consequences of my actions neithr u 4 mine. Keep peace among ur ppl, dont insult me for my oppinion, thats what God is gonna ask u abt, i guess! PEACE 

@ LadyLocs, Thank you o!you spok ma mind.

I wonder why ppl get in da bussines of my bedroom, interestingly in da name of the creator.

Abeg I rule ma bedroom, u rule ur own.

I just heard this news from Nairaland. The news is great! Am an Ethiopian living in 9ija, my joy is double. Am so happy to hear most of u guys showing love and encouragment to ethiopians. I am impressd. Thank you guys all, love you all. i agree with some of you who show worry about the price, $15 is expensive. But the credit facility, i think, would curb da problem for most. PEACE!NO SHAKING, ONE LOVE!

Hi guys! Please i need to buy a brand new wirless bluetooth headset for my phone. Am in Abj, if u got one please describe the brand, tell the price and leave your number.

Thanx,

@emergency= Dude, u shold go look for somting else for less than 20k budget. May be try Chiness made Shit for less than 20k. We r talking here about the real thing.

@Dvplus= u guys are jokers! have tried ur number many time but dont answer. wanted to negotiat for one of ur iphone.

Ok, da phone was bought last year August. Dat 12 month waranty is still not over. It came with 4 GB external memory. 3.5mm standard head phone. 3.2 MP camera. So considering all this i priced it for jst 40k. You can call me on 08057031412  

I really dont knw da price but if you tell me like this amount i will check ma poket and let u knw. Am serious buyer!

I need to buy an IPhone 3G 8G or 3GS 8G. I prefer a brand new, i will consider a fairly used clean one too. Email me the details and the Price at loyal2a@gmail.com or u can name your price on public, if u wnat.

I need to buy an IPhone 3G 8G or 3GS 8G. I prefer a brand new, i will consider a fairly used clean one too. Email me the details and the Price at loyal2a@gmail.com or u can name your price on public, if u wnat.

Hi, i have an E-75 bought 6 months ago for 55k from Dubai. I have recit and waranty papers. The phone is intact with all the accesories. Email me if u r really interested @ loyal2a@gmail.com and we can negotiat. The only reason i wanted to sell it is coz i wanna buy iPhone 3GS. see ya!