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SportsRe: The Best Soccer Playing Brothers You Know by OsunAmazon: 10:04am On May 25, 2008
Celestine Babayaro, Emmanuel Babayaro, and Victor Babayaro
Question: Are the babayaros hausas or Middle belters?
SportsRe: The Best Soccer Playing Brothers You Know by OsunAmazon: 10:02am On May 25, 2008
REV. KING and T.B JOSHUA
Lol, Hilarious.
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 9:24am On May 25, 2008
Now i understand why u need a guy that can speak and write good English.

Nobody mentioned character, This why y all end up with commander in chief rather than Husband or Boy Friend.
That was a clear typo error abeg. Who are you? Wole Achebe?
PoliticsRe: Nigerian Student Jailed In Edinburgh For Drug Trafficking by OsunAmazon: 4:20pm On May 24, 2008
I thought Ukpabi is Efik/Ibibio name. I never knew that ibo people answer Ukpabi.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 4:03pm On May 24, 2008
frank talk from someone who has no need of a bra ( hence the beef for the male boob obsession - her cup runneth under)
Obsession from someone who sneaks around in his closet wearing his wife's underwears.
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 4:02pm On May 24, 2008
@ OsunAmazon

Yes oh. My Bibeli talk say every thing thou doest do in what? MODERATION! I need a moderate Christian. I don't need no extremists whether they are more "Christian" and abiding than the priest or Jesus fa or if them set foot for Church them go spontaneously combust oh, I no want am. Just a Christian living as Godly a life as possible without shoving religion down my throat every second or detracting from my own spirituality and relationship with God. das all.
There are times you may need a faithful christian and not moderate ones. It's all these moderate ones that quickly leave your behind in the face of trouble or wealth.
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 4:00pm On May 24, 2008
I think he meant idi (buttocks)
I thought he meant BOTOX.
PoliticsRe: Rubbish! Neither Awo Nor Adesanya Was Yoruba Leader –akinjide by OsunAmazon: 3:43pm On May 24, 2008
We get sucked into this senseless, myopic and opportunistic definitions of leadership
Political leadership is quite different from ethnic leadership
What does Fulani/Hausa/Ijaw/Igbo/Yoruba etc leadership mean?
Good one. 5 stars.
PoliticsRe: 50 Nigerians Soldiers Perish In Auto Crash by OsunAmazon(op): 5:34am On May 24, 2008
Whats to blame? bad roads, drunk drivers etc. May God save us in naija. lagos Ibadan expressway is a death trap.
Politics50 Nigerians Soldiers Perish In Auto Crash by OsunAmazon(op): 5:31am On May 24, 2008
Death toll of soldiers in auto crash now 50 - To be buried today; It’s a national loss - Yar’Adua
From Chris Agbambu, Ishola Michael, Ayodele Adesanmi and Ibrahim Dabugur
Friday, May 23, 2008

DEATH toll of soldiers in Wednesday night’s accident on Bauchi/Potiskum road has risen to 50. The soldiers were reported to be returning from peacekeeping duties in Darfur, Sudan, when they were involved in the accident.

Forty soldiers were burnt to death instantly on Wednesday when a petrol tanker ran into their convoy. The 10 soldiers who died later, it was gathered, were among those that were receiving treatment at the Bauchi State Specialist Hospital.

Family members and sympathisers thronged the scene of the accident to identify their beloved ones yesterday. The bodies of the soldiers were reported to have been conveyed to the Bauchi School of Artillery for military burial.

Men of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from Potiskum unit were at the scene directing traffic. The unit commander blamed the accident on the drivers while some people said that the two drivers were trying to dodge a pothole and, in the process, rammed into each other.

President Umaru Yar’Adua on Thursday in Abuja described the death of the soldiers as a great loss to the nation and the Nigerian Army.

The President disclosed that he received with immense sadness, news of the tragic death of the soldiers in the accident. Yar’Adua, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, stated that having bravely confronted and “survived the hazards of service in strife-ridden Darfur, the gallant soldiers returned home only to lose their lives in a dreadful vehicular collision on their way back to their base.”

He said the death of the soldiers while on national service was an immense loss to the country. The President directed the Defence Headquarters and the Nigerian Army authorities “to convey his personal condolences to the families of the dead soldiers and make appropriate arrangements to give them a befitting burial.”

He directed that immediate compassionate action be taken to alleviate the colossal trauma of their shocking deaths on their spouses, children and other dependants.

The President, according to Adeniyi, would be cutting short his trip to Arusha, Tanzania, where he has been attending the African Union’s Committee of 12 meeting, to return home early tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, General Luka Yusuf, who described the accident as a national calamity, landed at the Bauchi Airport at 11.30 on Thursday morning aboard a military plane on his way to the scene of the accident.

The army boss, who immediately proceeded to the scene of the accident, was received by the acting governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Gadi and the Commandant of the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Bauchi, Major General Saleh Maina, with other top military and government officials who all expressed their sympathy on the incident.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has set up a panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the soldiers. Director of Army Public Relations Department, Brigadier General Emeka Onwuemegbe, told the Nigerian Tribune that a petrol tanker ran into the convoy of soldiers who were travelling from Abuja after arriving from a six-month tour of duty in Darfur.

Their bodies have been deposited at the mortuary of the Bauchi State Specialist Hospital while those injured are receiving treatment at the same hospital.

The Defence Headquarters has, meanwhile, directed that flags be flown at half mast in the Ministry of Defence, and all military establishments as a mark of honour to the soldiers.

All appointments and schedules in the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Headquarters have also been cancelled. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, in a statement signed by Navy Captain Senebi Hungiapuko, stated that the next of kin of the departed soldiers had been contacted and arrangements were on for their interment with full military honours at the National Cemetery, Abuja, today.

The CDS assured the families of the deceased officers and soldiers that they died serving the nation and that their sacrifices would not be in vain.

He prayed God to give them the strength and fortitude to bear the painful loss of their beloved ones, adding that it was a major disaster not just to the armed forces, but to the nation at large.

Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday also expressed shock over the death of the soldiers. In a statement entitled: “Time to Mourn’’ and signed personally by the vice-president, he noted that the soldiers were killed when an articulated vehicle collided with two vehicles in their motorcade.

“These gallant Nigerian soldiers had just been de-inducted from the AU Peace Mission, where they had served meritoriously, and flown our nation’s banner with pride and distinction. “Death remains an enduring paradox. If not, how can it be that men, who without hesitation, have time and again, risked life and limb in the defence of the honour of our nation and flag, be cut down so casually in an automobile accident just a few miles away from home!

“President Umaru Yar’Adua, who is away in Arusha, Tanzania, for the meeting of the Committee of 12 of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union, is immeasurably saddened by this terrible accident and is cutting short his trip to attend the funeral ceremony scheduled for Friday in Abuja.

“It is with great sadness that I join the president, the Minister of Defence, the Nigerian military high command, as well as all Nigerians, to mourn the passage of these exemplary patriots.

“I grieve with the families that have lost breadwinners and loved ones,’’ he said, adding: “I pray the Almighty to give each and every one of them the fortitude to bear the loss.”
http://www.tribune.com.ng/23052008/news/news2.html
CultureRe: Beautiful Ijaw Names by OsunAmazon: 5:02am On May 24, 2008
Depriye
Alamesiargha
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 7:14pm On May 23, 2008
Nature, voice, demeanour.

All other factors are secondary.
What is nature again? Nature is a compound word that can range fromm negative infinity to positive infinity. Ladies, beware of tricky guys that use tricky language.
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 7:11pm On May 23, 2008
pointed buttox
which one be buttox again.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obansanjo Is Innocent by OsunAmazon: 2:39pm On May 23, 2008
Moves to recall Iyabo Obasanjo begin

By Tobi Soniyi, Olusola Fabiyi and Ademola Oni


Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello may have been granted bail by an Abuja High Court on Wednesday but her troubles are far from being over. as a group, the Lisabi Collectives, in Abeaokuta, Ogun State, has initiated moves for her recall from the Senate.


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The group comprising professionals in Ogun Central Senatorial District has asked the the Independent National Electoral Commission to release the Certified True Copy of the list of persons registered to vote in the district, which Obasanjo-Bello represents.

Its letter to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Maurice Iwu, seeking the release of the CTC was written by its counsel , Mr. Kayode Ajulo.

The Lisabi Collectives which also claims to be the umbrella body of some registered voters in Ogun Central Senatorial District, said it was targeting signatures of 80 per cent of voters in the senatorial district in order to make its bid for Obasanjo-Bello’s recall a success.

The letter dated May 16, 2008 reads, “We continue to act as solicitors to the Egba-Lisabi Collectives, Abeokuta, a group of professionals and an umbrella body of some registered voters in the above mentioned senatorial districts.

“Our clients in pursuant to Section 69 (a) of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria have commenced collection of signatures from their members and other interested registered voters in the district for the purpose of activation of the recall process of the senator representing the district on the allegation of loss of confidence.

“In view of the above, we hereby in accordance with Section 111 of the Evidence Act Laws of Federation apply for the Certified True Copy of the list of persons registered to vote in Ogun State Central Senatorial District.

“This is also to enable us prosecute our brief on the constitutional recall procedure assiduously.

“We also undertake to bear the cost of the certification.

“Accept the firm assurance of our highest regards and acknowledge receipt, please.”

Section 69 of the 1999 Constitution provides thus: A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if –

- there is presented to the chairman of INEC, a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member; and

- the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by INEC within 90 of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.

Section 111 of the Evidence Act states that,“Every public officer having the custody of a public document which any person has a right to inspect shall give that person on demand a copy of it on payment of the legal fees therefore, together with a certificate written at the foot of such copy that it is a true copy of such document or part thereof, as the case may be, and such certificate shall be dated and subscribed by such officer with his name and his official title, and shall be sealed, whenever such officer is authorised by law to make use of a seal, and such copies so certified shall be called certified copies.”

It was however not clear if INEC had acknowledged the letter. A call made to the Director of Publicity of INEC, Mr. Segun Adeogun, was picked by a man who said that he (Adeogun) was attending a meeting.

The All Nigerian Peoples Party and the Action Congress in Ogun State had said they would support any move to have Obasanjo-Bello recalled from the Senate.

The state Chairman of the ANPP, Alhaji Bashiru Fadairo, said the process for the Senator‘s recall should be set in motion in view of her ”abscondment” from National Assembly sittings.

Fadairo said, ”We expected that from the Senate. She has absconded from the Senate since she started running from the EFCC. There are rules guiding the recall of lawmakers from the National Assembly.
PoliticsRe: Iyabo Obansanjo Is Innocent by OsunAmazon: 2:36pm On May 23, 2008
Court grants Obasanjo-Bello bail
From Lemmy Ughegbe, Abuja

AFTER about 48 hours in the custody of the Police, Maitama Division, Abuja, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was yesterday admitted to bail by an Abuja High Court after she said she would not jump bail.



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The trial judge, Justice Salisu Garba, imposed a N10 million bail bond with one surety in like sum, who should be a responsible citizen. He also ordered her to deposit her international passports, both personal and official, and directed her to visit the Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the first Monday of every month.

The judge, before whom Obasanjo-Bello is standing trial for an alleged complicity in retaining N10 million out of the N300 million unspent Ministry of Health budget for 2007, had last Monday refused her oral application for bail.

According to the court, which ordered her counsel to file a formal motion for bail, granting her bail on her oral application would amount to "double standard", having earlier refused the oral application of her co-accused persons in the N300 million scam.

The court thus ordered her lawyer, Bankole Joel Akomolafe to file a formal bail application on her behalf.

But upon conclusion of arguments in her formal bail application yesterday, the judge offered her leave to breath the air of freedom, albeit tentatively.

Besides the arguments and depositions made by Akomolafe on behalf of his client, the fact that counsel to the EFCC did not stand on her path to freedom helped the court in entering a decision in her favour.

Earlier, while arguing the application, Akomolafe had drawn the attention of the court to the constitutional presumption that the accused person was innocent until otherwise was proven against her as guaranteed by Section 36(3) of the 1999 Constitution.

He submitted that since the offences for which his client was charged are bailable, a refusal of the court to grant her bail will be suggestive of a breach of her constitutionally guaranteed right of innocence.

He added that Section 35(4) of the 1999 Constitution also favours the admission of any person charged with an offence of such nature that Obasanjo-Bello was charged with.

He also urged the court to take cognizance of the fact that the accused person was an eminent Nigerian, having been a Commissioner in Ogun State and now a serving senator with no previous record of conviction for any offence. He urged the court to exercise its discretion in the applicant's favour in view of her unblemished criminal history, the fact that the offence for which she was charged was bailable and the fact that she will not jump bail, but be available for her trial.

But counsel to the EFCC, James Binang, who had earlier filed a counter-affidavit to oppose the bail, changed his mind as he said he was not opposed to it.

Binang submitted that bail was subject to the discretion of the court and that the offences for which she was charged were bailable.

However, he submitted that in view of the antecedents of the applicant/accused person, whom he insisted had for several weeks been elusive for her trial, the court should impose stringent bail conditions to compel her availability for trial otherwise she might abscond if admitted to bail.

Just as the judge was to announce a time for his judgment, Obasanjo-Bello's lawyer immediately spoke thus:

"My lord, I urge you to stand down this matter for one hour to write your ruling and deliver same. I plead with you, sir".

"It is not in your place to dictate to the court on what to do", the judge retorted, but he was still to accede to the same request as he announced: "I will return in an hour's time to deliver my ruling."

True to his words, he returned but after a little over one hour, he announced his decision, which sent the senator's supporters from Ogun State into ecstatic celebration with songs of praise.

Ruling on the said application, the judge held: "In considering this application, I am aware of the difficulty of the prosecution in bringing the 12th accused person before this court. I am also aware of the fact that the 12th accused person came by herself voluntarily to court. It is settled law that any accused person who makes himself or herself available voluntarily for trial should have the court exercise discretion in his or her favour upon the filing of a bail application. I am also convinced by the affidavit evidence placed before me that the 12th accused is ready to meet the conditions placed by Section 341 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). I am also conscious of the fact that the prosecution has said it was not opposing the application, but concerned about stringent conditions being imposed. I therefore admit the 12th accused person to bail."

As soon as the judge rose and walked out of court, photojournalists swarmed on her for snapshots, as she walked out to the cheers of her teeming fans without betraying any emotion whatsoever.

Obasanjo-Bello's travails with the law started on April 8, when the immediate past Health Minister, Prof. Adenike Grange, the erstwhile Minister of State, Gabriel Aduku, and others were arraigned before the same court by the EFCC on a 56-count charge of criminal breach of trust and fraud on them for their alleged unlawful withdrawal and diversion of unspent N300 million from the ministry's 2007 budget.

The others charged at the Court, which remanded all of them in the EFCC's custody include Prof. Simon Ogandi, Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry; Dr. H. B. Oyedepo, Director of Finance; Hanafi Mohammed; Donald Ekanem; Donatus Inyang; Olomo J. A.; Obanle Emmanuel Olatubosun; Henry Onyeagwalam and Edem Augustine Bassey.

Although the 11-accused pleaded not guilty, Obasanjo-Bello, who was named in counts 55 and 56 and declared by EFCC as being "at large", was not present to enter a plea on the twin-charge relating to alleged conspiracy and retention of proceed of crime/stolen property.

Instead, she began a battle of legal wits through her legal team. She filed an application seeking to quash the two-count charge against her by challenging the competence of the charge, which she said was unknown to the country's laws.

EFCC's counsel opposed the application, describing it as a "strange practice unknown to criminal proceeding", and insisting that the accused person/applicant ought to first appear in court and enter a plea as a condition precedent to any application she might wish to bring.

In his ruling on Obasanjo-Bello's objection, Justice Garba rejected the application.

That interlocutory decision consequently dismantled the legal obstacle, which she erected to stop her trial on the two-count. She came to court on Monday to face the trial and her lawyer's oral application for bail was rejected. She was thus remanded in EFCC custody.

But her counsel, Akomolafe begged the judge to remand her in Police custody as she had come under threat from EFCC operatives and therefore did not feel safe with them.

The judge acceded to an amendment thus: "The 12th accused person is hereby remanded in Maitama Police Station."
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Are The Most Educated Immigrants In The Us. by OsunAmazon(op): 2:23pm On May 23, 2008
I am slowly getting tired of these armchair critics with a suspicious Nigerian citizenship. All they celebrate and point out is what is wrong with Nigeria and how stupid Nigerians are but can never take part in any thing positive to help out.

@Kobojunkie, Education is not one of our ways out? Enough of the argument, what do you then suggest we do to better our lives in Nigeria? You claim to be a programmer, will it be sinful against God if you either donate programming books for your LG library or engage in two months voluntary training for Nigerian resident programmers?
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 2:10pm On May 23, 2008
went shopping at a supermarket near by! saw these gals looking at me,
in my mind was like! ' this gals they look fine boi' lol
and dey wey looking down my opened zip!
didnt know until i gt out of the shop! lol
Why all these zipper saga here? Dont guys wear underwears anymore? Your skentele will not jump out like that if your zippers are open because the undies/boxers should be concealing it. It's only OYB that I know that has no underwear apart from the occasional panties he borrows from wifey.
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 2:06pm On May 23, 2008
Spiritual and maybe religious but not to the point that you must literally OBEY everything in the Bible or Quaran or whatever book u use
LMAO; What do you want now? halfway house christian?
RomanceRe: Reaction by OsunAmazon: 1:16am On May 23, 2008
Kenneth Cole.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 10:57am On May 22, 2008
went into a twice as nice shop feeling really fly and cool with myself. noticed i was really attracting looks and ofcourse, felt it was because i was looking good. untill one of the ladies walked up to me and whispered into my ears to do up my shirt button. i almost fainted! *thank God it was a clean, sparkling white bra*
At least you are still wearing a bra.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 10:56am On May 22, 2008
Funny how people sit in their bedroom and read other peoples emotion through the computer. Do we have a bunch of psychics here or what?
RomanceRe: Attractive Factor by OsunAmazon(op): 10:54am On May 22, 2008
It seems Naija guys should work hard on improving their diction because most Naija chics now lay emphasis on english language for some reason. For those Naija guys that think thata money can move mountains for them, sorry!
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Are The Most Educated Immigrants In The Us. by OsunAmazon(op): 10:52am On May 22, 2008
There are definitely those who take quick courses to learn programming but those rarely make it to the professional level without paying their dues. I have never heard of anyone learning even 1/1000th of all there is to know of IT in just 3 months. Even those who have been working in the industry for years will tell you that it takes a while to actually grasp a lot of the methodologies and techniques; understand what is and why one method is better than the others etc. With the ever changing face of technology, IT professionals are constantly having to brush up on their skills and knowledge. So I doubt anyone can become an IT professional in 3 months
I never said you'll learn all there is in 3months. I saidi they tke a crash 3 month course to start their career and even college educated IT pros usually come out as semi quack programmers. Nothing is stable in IT anyway, it has no hierarchy. A programmer with 80 yrs experience can be hounded by one with no college education and 1 year experience. Naturally, someone with a college degree in IT may be more versatile and more employer friendly because there are higher chances that he/she can easily adapt.

I honestly dont know where you get loads of college trained IT professionals in Ohio. May be it's time you realise that the trade does not require a college education these days unless you'll like to take a career in teaching.
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Are The Most Educated Immigrants In The Us. by OsunAmazon(op): 6:21am On May 22, 2008
Where do you get the information that IT pros are all college educated please?
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 4:59am On May 22, 2008
forgetting my boyfriend b/day
Is that an embarrasment? Guys do that all the time.
PoliticsRe: Nigerians Are The Most Educated Immigrants In The Us. by OsunAmazon(op): 3:05am On May 22, 2008
The college educated IT pros mostly read engineering or mathematics anyway but most Indians I know never saw the four walls of a university before they delved into programming. Most Nigerians into IT are college educated though but Indians, NO! The do a 3 month crash IT course and enter the labour market. Nowadays, they've hijacked 70% of US IT jobs to New Delhi.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 2:59am On May 22, 2008
This One Is Dedicated To The Oh So Gaseous OsunAmazon AKA Funmi, Enjoy

Oh no
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I think I farted again, I made people leave,
Offended my friends.
Oh baby, I just gave it a push,
I didnt know it was that serious,
I could knock down wild horses,
It smells so fragrant to me.

Oh baby, baby
Oops, I'm breaking some wind,
I ripped a big fart, I feel so ashamed,
Oh baby, baby,
Please don't think I'm a hog, I swear its the dog,
I've got that flatulence.

"Funmi- before you go on stage there's somthing I want you tohave"
"Oh,  Its beautiful! But wait a minute, isnt this, ?"
"Yes. Yes it is. Gas-x and Beano. I went to the pharmacy to getit for you."
"Oh, you shouldnt have!"
"IOops I farted again, my cheeks ripped apart,
There's no-one to blame, oh baby,
Oops, there's a sulphorus gas escaping my ass,
I've got that flatulence.
(Loud farting noise)
Oops,
had no choice, baby!"
Rip it baby! Thanks for the fart sonnet.  It's the most relaxing bodily functions.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 2:57am On May 22, 2008
it seems you've gotten over farting as an embarassment - you fart on threads like its going out of business,your lovers fart in the heat of the moment. . .

what do you expect from truckers nayway? their favorite staple is prolly baked beans
See who's talking? I'm sure the front seat of that Hilux you are driving must've been abused by farts courtesy of OYB.
RomanceRe: Ever Been Embarrased? by OsunAmazon(op): 2:56am On May 22, 2008
Next time wear jeans
She has the right to wear anything she wants to wear, it's the looking boys that have no right to look at her because it entails an invasion of privacy even though it's outside,

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