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Delllaptop:
Osisi a ga m agwa di gi ihe ikwuru.

them don ban you again?

RichyBlacK:
Becomerrich needs help? That guy probably has the fastest computers in the market.

how does he take those shots?
does he have a private helicopter or what?
he may need a pilot and people to carry his equipment and briefcase

Fhemmmy:
You are blessed and make sure you appreciate him always.

I do appreciate him but I also have times I feel like strangling him

DeReloaded:
osisi do you still use those memories now that you kids are now nearly teenagers?

My sister what will I do?
will I kill myself?
He bathed the kids till they learnt how to bathe themselves.That's a lot of help,I tell ya
He also used to take all our laundry to the laundromat when we lived in an apartment
but the man will not do dishes.
Even if all the dishes are out in the sink,he'll wash one and use that one
He used to vaccum when the kids were younger too but not anymore.

*Hauwa*:
i do hear rumor of nigerian women complaing their oga don't want to help out with babies, babysitting, diapers, bath etc.
May God help the oga in my life who won't help with our babies. na one trouser we go wear

Hauwa some men don't mind babysitting at all.
Mine did babysit,made baby bottles and did midnight feeds with ease.
He also bathed the babies.
That's why I don't mind the fact that he doesn't help with cooking and other housework

I hope heads won't be used to mark the ocassion.
All these traditional ritual things dey fear me
These things should be done away with if you ask me.

Having said that I have nothing against the man

let them go home and help beccomerich with his satellite photos.

Underestimate the satellite prowess of Becomrrich at your own peril!
Let just give him some time, he may dig it up from his archives, afterall it hasn't been too long

Youngies you no go kill me with laughter
chei!

Funmi you cannot be certain who murdered uncle Bola without a sattelite image of the murder scene.

This is funny,man!

Olusegun Obasanjo is not a name. Olusegun is not a Yoruba name. Obasanjo is not a name. Oba means what? Chief, Sanjo means what, Oba forbids sin, Sanjo is Igbo, so he has emerged from where, he has emerged from where and settled where; don’t let me bring those historical things. Give me another name and I will tell you where they come from.

This was the funniest part.
I couldn't stop laughing.
The guy should go and join Okey Bakassi

Sisi Eko:
We dated for over 9years, i broke up with him cos he turned into a boxer and a foul mouthed person,  He conjoured all kinds of evil stuff when i left him,  He tormented me seriously, i almost lost my sanity, threatened to kill me , thinking that would scare me n have me running back to him, Five years down the road, now he wants to be friends.
My take on the issue is "Wen u r Out u stay Out", Abi wat do u guys think? 

Are you out of your mind?
You dated a violent man for  over 9 solid years
5 years later he wants to be "your friend" and you're confused regarding what to do?
Obviously you are now well in your 30's  or beyond and you can't make a decision that should come naturally to any grown woman ?

Yes, go ahead and be a friend
Infact take him to Ikoyi registry  immediately since your biological clock don begin quench
you must be meant for each other
start another thread on how best to dodge a closed fist or machete attack and I'm sure someone will help

youngies:
Ok. . .I tried very hard not to laugh . . . but ladies and gentlemen, it has been confirmed that Sunny Odogwu is a retarded COMEDIAN!!!! lawd have mercy!

Honestly people can be very comical. Sunny o gi nwe aka!!! (thumbs up)

farotika:
I think ignorance should be beaten out of you and your sorry "Sony" for claiming to know what u don’t have knowledge of. I wonder how this so-called chief will interpret his name 'Sunny Odogwu', Maybe "Sunny" means he comes from the Sun or Odo-gwu" could mean that he's a product of "odo" i.e. 'pestle and mortar'.

Mind you, both Soyinka and Obasanjo have deep Yoruba meaning. So, the man should ask question not make useless comments.

Remii:
Much as I abhor insulting elders , Sonny Odogwu 's interview leaves too much to desire in his analysis and conclusions. So people like Oliver De Queqe, Ezeife, Chukwumeje and Ojukwu that are stylishly bearded unlike most Ibos are not Ibos even when you can trace their family history. So deciding to maintain certain hair cut or peculiar look can change your gene and tribe. Wole Soyinka's father is from and mother from Abeokuta full and complete Yoruba also he is a direct cousin of Late Fela Kuti


He, Sonny Odogwu, concluded Obasanjo is not Yoruba simply because Sanjo has another meaning in Ibo, So since "Dupe" that means" give thanks in Yoruba and written same as "dupe" which means to defraud in English people bearing Dupe are not Yoruba just because their name spells same with defraud and non Yoruba's should not ask for Yoruba meaning of the name?


Obasanjo means "God has paid us back or rewarded us of our past effort". Obasanjo is from Owu Egba and all Owu people are from ancient Owu Ile few kilometers from Ile Ife right in the center of Yoruba Origin. The Ibos / Ika people should be ashamed their high chief granted this kind of interview.

Dede1:
This is typical Nigerian approach to all and every issue where they tend to dive into discourse without weighing their options properly. Without much fanfare, I deduced that those contributors that had called Sunny Odogwu names are bunch of idiots and overfed simpletons.

Where is the modesty expected from an average intelligent fellow and for allowing benefit of doubts? If you have never had a prior knowledge of Nigerian secret documents or walked the corridor of power in Nigeria like Sunny Odogwu did, I urge you to tread with considerable amount of caution.

As for the noble prize carp, it does not mean a thing to me because it a colonial leach. If anybody deserves noble crap, I think of Achebe but it may not happen because of “Things Fall Apart”. However, I still like Wole Soyinka, Nigerian or not.

I just found out that [b]Chief Sunny Odogwu,the Ide Ahaba is a totally different person from this clown Sonny Okogwu.[/b]Please let's not confuse the 2.
Odogwu is a well respected multi millionaire and a philantropist in his 70's,the owner of Grand hotel in Asaba and a a man who has proven himself in the world of business.He is the holder of several distinguished awards and merited honors both at home and abroad and is well loved by all Asaba indigenes and Igbos at large.

Sunny Okogwu is a tout.
His only claim to fame is being Ndidi Okogwu's brother Ndidi Okogwu went on to become Maryam Babangida and the Okogwu of an slowpoke was a beneficiary of the stolen Nigerian money by the IBB regime.
Please let's make that distinction and not drag Sunny Odogwu's good name through the mud

Is it the passenger paying it or the transporter on behalf of his passengers?
either way the passenger suffers,his fare is either hiked to cover the cost or he coughs up an extra money for rogues
Are transporters not already paying taxes?
of course the main targets are the luxurious buses heading east,is that hard to deduce?
how many Yorubas in Lagos have travelled beyong Sagamu?
how many have entered luxurious buses going anywhere besides going for NYSC?

kidding my dear
a good woman wont rub it in your face.
She sounds like a good woman
no need to fear
I pray you rise again

Isn't it a blessing that she happens to be doing well now that you're under-employed?
no problems at all

_{I hope you sabi pound yam well well
she needs a hot meal when she returns}

bawomolo:
Federal aid programs such as Medicaid, Social Security and Welfare are about to go bankrupt or on welfare. Isn't the Uk trying to tax foreigners using public services. This is capitalism not communism.

Yes it would be better if he had less kids, poor people having too many kids creates a large unmanageable lower class. he isn't committing but brings kids he can't take care of into this world. It's unfair to the kids and a government that would bear the burden of taking care of an exploding population.

bottom line is that the structures are illegal. he is lucky his ass wasn't fined. Do the right thing next time

then educate him.
provide him with health care,and treat him like a human.
Give him something to look forward to besides sex
It takes absolutely no effort to make a baby.
In the time it takes me to type this,I could conceive quadruplets
It's that easy,of course you know.
We can't keep shouting stop making babies from the internet and the government takes absolutely no responsibility for these individuals we love to talk down on.
Nigeria has enough resources to do this but we'll rather blame it on the down trodden and celebrate the criminals and their family
But for God's grace Pa Ibrahim could have been your father or mine.
Think about that.
He's somebody's father

alimat 2:
Christians in this forum why dont you sort out the disparities in your xtian world before jumping into the affairs of the Muslims.
Jehovah Witnesses ======= Noting like Trinity
Other xtians ========= Its a liar

Catholics ============Worship images
Other xtians ======== They are not xtians

Celestial church ======== Spiritual welfare
Other xtians ======== They are ritualist

T.B Joshua ===========Miracles
Other xtians ======== Not a xtian
E.T.C

Christians which way forward?

and how does this compare to the blood letting in your camp in the name of allah?
Christians disagree yes but how many pick up bombs to blow the others away like you folks do?
please let's hear somtin

bringing it home to Naija, Zango kataf nko?
no be the same allah and jannat they wan go?
wasn't it the same Muslims that chased fellow Muslims from circling the Kabba

bawomolo:
trust me let's say California had an airport expansion project that would affect the tents, i won't be surprised if those tents are removed or forced to go to homeless shelter.  Government has eminent domain over land and especially illegal structures.  Inhumane is bringing 7 kids you can't take care off to earth.  how would a vulcanizer pay their school fees.  Maybe he couldn't afford gold circle

the lagos state government is not a charity or NGo

did you hear his voice until his business was demolished?
He has 7 children and so what?
is having kids illegal?
would it be better if you heard he was homeless with 3  or 4 kids as opposed to 7?
lower wage earmers all over the world even in Chicago have more kids than average
is he commiting a crime?
did you educate him about birth control or give him free samples?
did you have his wife on a free annual physical to educate her about contraception?
That's what a government does.
ask Medicaid in the US and NHS in the UK
Fashola wants to turn Lagos into London without the benefits accorded to low wage earners in London,is that fair?

bawomolo:
What's bad with Lagosian spreading from the inner city itself.  Places like Ikorodu and Badagry should be developed.  It's not a must you live in Lagos.

All the developed cities in the world today have gone through periods of reconstruction. 

no was Cabrini green illegal?

now you get my point.
some things are just inhuman.
Right now in California there are tent cities springing up in places.
Something that would have been termed illegal this time last year.
There are people pitching tents in open fields and living there with their families because they've lost their jobs and their homes.
The Govt knows this and cannot evict them without finding them an alternative.
That's what a reasonable  government does.

I can assure you that organisations are already helping provide them with food and portable lavatory.
That's a country that cares for it's citizens.
Not yours that forces people to defecate into the same stream they draw water from
then demolishes their home in the daytime and a mother is left out in the streets with 5 young children
Tomorrow if those kids turn to area boys and girls and rip your wife's gold ear ring off her ears on 3rd mainland bridge,we'll rain curses on them .

bawomolo:
They were forced to live or relocated on their own . Cabrini Green wasn't illegal, it just was dilapidated so the residents got assistance. You can't expect to get to rewarded for building an illegal structure. in fact, pa Ibrahim is lucky his ass hasn't been fined for back council fees etc.

where they chased out to the streets answer me please

OBVIOUS:
NONE of these projects are sustainable. If you cannot provide people with options, then these projects are a waste of time, sweat, and money,

That is what some of these noisemakers have failed to acknowledge.
Fashola cannot bulldoze himself into a beautiful Lagos wiothout creating alternatives.
Majority of the inhabitants of his city live on less than $20/day and he thinks just demolishing things overnight will make tghings better
I heard from an earlier poster that  some of the displaced individuals have fled to Ibadan  robbing, killing and maiming people
Is that the solution?
chasing them from one city to another till they drown in the River Niger or cross over to Chad.
All the people hailing Fashola should watch out.
They may be next.
It's either fashola's men or Pa Jimoh abi Ibrahim and his AK 47

bawomolo:
But this is a different government. I mean this was coming. Pa Ibrahim was living on borrowed time. According to you guys, The united states shouldn't have brought down the Irish and Italian ghettos in New York because they lived there for decades? This is the way urban planning works, people get uprooted whether they like it or not. Pa Ibrahim isn't owed compensation considering his structure is illegal and the high likelihood he never paid taxes to the local government council.

the laws were on the books, they just were hardly ever enforced. LG councils in lagos deserve most of the blame for this mess.

and what happened to the residents?
were they left to the elements?
You live in Chicago,what happened when Cabrini Green was demolished since you folks keep compating that mortuary called Nigeria to the USA

asha 80:
The problem with most nigerians is that there psyche has been so bastardized over the years especially under military dictatorship that they hardly know what the goverment should do for them.

The thing dey fear me.
The somewhat comfortable Nigerians would prefer all the beggars,the infirm and destitute were rounded up and shot .
Very cold and heartless people I tell ya

~Sauron~:
The previous governments did not pay attention to details.
We have a new government that is bent on making Lagos squeaky clean. . . . .Is it Fashola's fault that his predecessors were irresponsible??

We all sympathise with Pa Ibrahim but[b] he should cowboy the Bleep up accept his fate.[/b]

Lord have mercy
you dey go Church at all?

moneygurl:
Well the government is here now. Those Maroko residents are going to be moving too, the government is currently building state housing (i am sure some people will complain about that too.)

In regards to America constitution the man might deserve compensation even if its illegal, because he has owned it for 30+ years. But the same cannot be said in regards to Nigeria's constitution

no be you go sleep with both eyes open since Pa Ibrahim and Pa OKonkwo don carry arms dey come ya neighborhood?
the man no go see Fashola but e fit see you
that is my point.
The streets may be cleaner but the numbers of armed robbers have just increased
which one do you prefer?

texazzpete:
Good job identifying the problem. So why are you sympathetic to lawlessness in this regard?

Not the same govt in power now, is it?

Lawlessness from top to bottom.
what makes the structures illegal when they were not seen as such 30 years earlier?
That is the lawlessness I'm talking about.
This 53 year old father and husband is just out there providing for his family like my husband goes out daily to provide for us.
Have we become so hardened as Nigerians that the plight of the lower wage earners means nothing to us
Do you just say tough luck to this man and that's it.
I fear una
una fit kill person and walk over his corpse to buy agidi

~Sauron~:
He is just a victim of circumstance. . . .
Life taught me you don't need faults to get punished.
This is AFRICA. . . . .Y'all should stop comparing Lagos State to Washington.

So he should be left alone because his structure had existed for 31 years ILLEGALLY??
What are you guys on about?? If the government says the structure is illegal then it is ILLEGAL. . . . . .End of story.
Should he be compensated?? Hell Yea. . . . . .But is he justified to go into CRIME because his structure was demolished??

We are saying the same thing ma dear.
He needs to be compensated.
I am all for cleaning up Lagos but people should not be rendered destitute in the process.

The problem with Nigeria is lawlessness
From top to bottom.
Like Richie pointed out,where was the govt when Maroko residents pitched their tent there?
Where was the govt when Pa Ibrahim started his "forknizing" business at that spot in 1978?

tpia:
why cant Obama compensate the hundreds or maybe thousands of homeless people in Washington Dc?

Isnt he driving around the streets in a bullet proof limo?

They have free shelter to sleep in
They can receive free vouchers for food
They can receive free job placements
free alcohol and drug rehab
free job placements
free health care
free dental care
free  govt housing once clean.
most perhaps greater than 95% of them are addicts.
They are not there because of economic situation.
there are thousands of non profit organisations receiving govt grants that cater just to the homeless and down trodden.

why would anyone compare Nigeria to the USA?