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Christianity Etc › Re: Do You Listen To Gospel Music Only On Sundays? by pheesayor(m): 11:43am On May 14, 2013

I listen to gospel music everyday. I have 5 out of Tope Alabi's 10 albums on my device and I hear them everyday plus other gospel songs. Music has a way of influencing one's thought and actions so I have stopped giving secular music any chance since I decided to follow Christ.

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Politics › Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spy Contract Disclosures by pheesayor(op): 10:36am On May 14, 2013

The Nigerian government has summoned the management of Elbit Systems, an Israeli security firm contracted to spy on Nigerian Internet users, for a meeting to explain why the contract should not be revoked after it allegedly breached a confidential agreement in the contract.

The management of the Israeli company are expected to first appear before two Nigerian security chiefs – the national security adviser and the director general of the National Intelligence Agency – in Abuja this week. They would then be taken before President Goodluck Jonathan, who is miffed that Elbit’s action had let this newspaper to probe into details of the secret contract.

The security chiefs will relay government’s anger over Elbit System’s ‘breach’ of confidentiality in the $40million contract which will see the Israeli company spy on citizens’ computers and Internet communications under the guise of intelligence gathering and national security.

The Nigerian government is angry the Isreali company went public with the contract, in a global press release that tipped off PREMIUM TIMES which, after extensive investigation, revealed the details of the deal.

The disclosures sparked national outrage, with a lot of Nigerians now apprehensive that their country might be sliding back to dictatorship.

A source close to the deal has told this newspaper the government is angry for two reasons.

First, the administration is angry and embarrassed that the contract, considered by government as top national security secret, has now been blown open.

Elbit announced the contract award few weeks ago in a global press release in an opaque statement that did not disclose the Nigerian destination of the deal.

“Elbit Systems will supply its Wise Intelligence Technology (WiT) system to an unnamed country in Africa under a new $40 million contract announced on 24 April… for Intelligence Analysis and Cyber Defense,” the company’s general manager, Yehuda Vered, said.

But PREMIUM TIMES was able to tap its sources within the administration to determine that Nigeria is indeed the “unnamed African country.”

The contract will help the Jonathan administration access all computers and read all email correspondences of citizens in what is clearly, an infringement on constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression, multiple channels confirmed.

On the other hand, politicians in Aso Rock are angry over the disclosure of the contract sum, and what is left of the originally approved sum, our sources say.

The administration had indicated in the 2013 budget that it would procure a Wise Intelligence Network Harvest Analyzer System, Open Source Internet Monitoring System and Personal Internet Surveillance System at a cost of N9.496 Billion ($61.26 million).

With the contract awarded to Elbit for about $40million, and the story made public, attention has been drawn to the leftover $21million earmarked for the project.

“That money was meant to be shared,” one of our sources said. “It is a security contract and no one will ever ask questions. Now everybody is angry that sharing the money is now difficult.”

Investigations indicate that the Isreali company was awarded the contract without tenders or call for bids, just as there were no public announcements.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/132804-angry-jonathan-summons-israeli-firm-over-internet-spy-contract-disclosures.html

Politics › Nasarawa Gives N1m Cheque Each To Widows Of Slain Policemen by pheesayor(op): 9:39am On May 14, 2013*

Nasarawa Gives N1m Cheque Each To Widows Of Slain Policemen

The Nasarawa State Government on Monday issued cheques of N1 million each to the widows of policemen killed at Alakyo, Lafia Local Government Area by the Ombatse militia group.

Presenting the cheques to the widows at the State Police Command in Lafia, Governor Umaru Al-Makura commiserated with them over the loss.

He said the money was only meant to help augment the burial rites of their late husbands.

Mr. Al-Makura, represented by Zainab Abdulmumin, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), urged the women to take the demise of their spouses in good fate and take solace in God.

He said the government was doing its best to ensure that the perpetrators of the “heinous ” crime were brought to justice.

The widows of late Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Momoh; and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aliyu Zing, received N3 million and N1.5 million respectively.

Mr. Momoh led the operation during which over 40 police officers were killed.

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone 4, Michael Zuokumor, announced that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, had approved N1 million each for families of the dead officers.

He said the approval was given while the Group Life Insurance packages of the officers were being worked out.

Mr. Zuokumor appealed to the women to be strong for their children, adding that no amount of grieving and sorrowing would bring their husbands back.

“I am assuring you all that God will take over your welfare. The ultimate price your husbands have paid for the country will never go unrewarded,” Zuokumor added.

He reiterated the commitment of the police high command to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of welfare at the Force Headquarters, Abiodun Ige, said she was in the state to facilitate the disbursement of the immediate police intervention to them.

She said the money being disbursed to them was for their children and cautioned them against diverting it to other uses.

Ms. Ige, while praying God to grant the women the fortitude to bear the losses, said “human beings have limitation but only God can provide the succour you need now”.

She appealed to the women not to take laws into their hands by continuously blocking the Akwanga-Lafia Road.

She urged them to channel their grievances and demands through appropriate authority for further action.

The widows, clad in their late husbands’ uniforms, held green leaves while wailing.

Mary Levis, on behalf of the widows, appealed to the Federal Government to offer scholarship to the children of the late policemen up to tertiary level.

She also appealed to the government to consider pension benefits for the dead officers who were yet to attain pensionable age in service, given the circumstance of their death.

Similarly, a sibling of one of the late officers, Mathew Onoja, appealed to the police to simplify the process of payment of the officers’ entitlements.

“We are begging the police authority not to subject the widows and children of the late policemen to untold hardship in pursuing the payment of their entitlements.

“Most of them will not be able to withstand a rigorous process,” he said.

(NAN)

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/134019-nasarawa-gives-n1m-cheque-each-to-widows-of-slain-policemen.html

Politics › Fashola: Porting From Admirable Achievements To Peeving Policies by pheesayor(op): 9:24am On May 14, 2013

I read this today and felt nairalanders also should, is Fashola losing it huh

Nigeria has 36 federating states with one man atop the governance of each. I admire a few of them for their courage, diligence, forthrightness, hardwork, vision among other delectable traits and one of those is Lagos state governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN.

We like(d) him because he obviously knows what it means to occupy a Government House. Also his grasp of such a complex city confirm that he knew what he set out to accomplish. In a number of instances, BRF has proven that he isn’t one of the many accidental public servants in the country. His beautification campaign, education and healthcare projects and markedly the restoration of sanity in hitherto black spots; prominent is the cleansing of Oshodi which till date amazes everyone.

I recollect Fashola’s address at the commissioning of the Cele Bridge on Oshodi-Apapa expressway. That day, he told everyone in attendance that he dreamt of constructing the link as a little boy. According to him, there used to be an improvised wooden bridge there decades ago and that some miscreants would demand for money before pedestrians were allowed passage. Saddened by the suffering, he promised himself to fix the situation once he has the clout to do so. The bridge erected at the cost of N1.1 billion is three years old.

In view of the above story and others, the thought that my hero would suddenly become insensitive to the plight of millions of struggling citizens is puzzling.

I arrived in Lagos from Abuja on the first day of May and I stayed for two weeks – busy weeks. It is the classic official trip where you hardly have time for personal parade. Usually when I’m in Lagos and have appointments on the Island (the highbrow places that is), I move round in a chattered cab. My chauffer is Mr. Amos, one of the many erstwhile fans of Fashola. As he took me to my destinations throughout the period, he brought me up to speed, narrating what the Centre of Excellence has become. He spoke of neglect in his area of Ndike/Obawole in Ifako-Ijaiye local government; the high-handedness of the many of the state-owned agencies; the bogus rates transporters are forced to pay et cetera. Amos further lamented the poor state of roads in many parts of the state including the prestigious Victoria Island and Ikoyi, his usual work-route.

Commenting on the issue of ‘Okada’, the hustling father of four, who although supported the ban, alleged that once it is time for elections at whatever level in the state, the administration systematically goes soft on the riders so as to garner their votes.

At a point during his complaint, one would think that the man was paid to castigate the helmsman of Lagos. To convince me his grouse was genuine, he cited instances as though foreseeing I would someday write about it. He added that judging by the present, more adversity await Lagosians, especially the common man. Days later, Amos prophecy came to be reality.

On May 12, I attended an event at Opebi area of Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. It ended around 9pm and unfortunately, there was no luxury of a private car on this occasion. I walked up to the entrance of Salvation Road, about a kilometer from the popular Adebola House. Within the next twenty minutes, only three buses stopped to offload and load waiting passengers. A glance showed we were about two dozen; a few others joined intermittently though. As the frustration grew, an elderly woman was the first to protest discernibly: “All these Keke dey strike?” she asked rhetorically. A middle-aged man in the crowd soon announced that the state government just banned tricycles from the many parts of the metropolis. Reacting, a stranded lady hissed with visible repugnance. She was worried that commuters are now at the mercy of lawless danfo drivers and hoodlums operating in non-public vehicles, disguised as Taxis. And so a public dialogue started; a bus-stop turned into one of the several agents of socialization.

In recent months, the goodwill Governor Fashola enjoys has been plummeting. This is the honest truth and his aides as well as government officials should be bold to voice out. In case they do not know, enjoying AC’d official cars, offices and millions in personal bank accounts yet ignoring the sorrows inflicted on Lagosians is a great disservice. But the questions is: In this type of clime, why would anyone leading a municipal of over twenty million people force tricycles out of districts that are not highways? Hasn’t Baba Fash successfully punctured the promise of a better welfare for the populace?

The governor has two vital years left on his contract and I wish he uses it wisely. He does not need a strategist to inform him that his policies henceforth will affect the decision of the electorate in 47 months; he does not need a soothsayer to predict that this latest order will part of the presupposition upon which hundreds of thousands of residents will decide whether (or not) to support his ‘All Progressives Congress’ platform in 2015.

A personal friend is of the view that the enormous accolades showered on Fashola over the years is probably making him feel cool and acting up; I cannot agree more. But then, one believes that the administration is fully aware that succor is what the people desired when they voted en masse in 2011, not untold hardship.

wodunsi@yahoo.com

@WaleOdunsi

Source: http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134121-fashola-porting-from-admirable-achievements-to-peeving-policies-by-wale-odunsi.html

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 10:16pm On May 13, 2013

joeydozzy: I think there's an app for that or its usually posted in the site you downloaded it. Just use winrar to see your downloaded Rom md5
or for convenience, redownload the Rom or download a different custom Rom

lmao @ 4ller and co

Thanks, will try all these tomorrow.
By the way when I said 4ller and Co, I meant 4ller and other geniuses on this great thread grin

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 4:47pm On May 13, 2013

The new CWMs I downloaded is in .img format and I got these from their website, how do I flash this to my tab?
Also, what is md5 checksum and how do I check it?
Thanks

joeydozzy: try flashing another cwm recovery

also check your md5 checksum

4ller na mad man sometimes

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 4:44pm On May 13, 2013

4llerbuntu: ya waist ya waist, all i want is ya waist.
Mpkowate o, Mpkowate o, Figure 8 o, Figure 8 o

honestly i no get una energy nor power today, make i jus dey look una dey misyarn dey go
sorry but me and nobody don form company for here wey go make me ....and co!

secondly, abeg what was the question?

it would help all of us if people asked questions properly.[size=18pt]me no get winch,[/size] but e be like some pple get for here.

If u don’t explain PRECISELY what the issue is, i don’t know the answer.

Lord know even when the question dey clear sef, often times i no sabi answer (e.g all those techno questions)

as far as i could tell, i saw galaxy Tab, i saw stock and after that the rest na wash.

joeydozzy wey get winch don understand sharp sharp, so hin don tell u the answer. IJN u no go brick the tablet sha.

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 4:43pm On May 13, 2013

I'm on custom recovery already, I flashed recovery.tar.md5 with odin

4llerbuntu: BTW are u not supposed to root and flash a custom kernel before trying to flash a ROM?

maybe its different on that Tab, i dont own it, so i really would'nt know. but the little samsung i know sha, na d way be that.

u dont flash custom roms from stock recovery

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 2:08pm On May 13, 2013

I don't get you, I only asked for help or do you feel offended? I've not been able to install custom rom from SD card, it keeps failing and there's no solution on XDA. Can you help?

4llerbuntu: ARE U FOR REAL?

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 1:10pm On May 13, 2013

pheesayor: Good day guys,
Insalling a custom rom on my galaxy tab p3100 and iT has been failing. I have recovery.tar.md5 flashed with odin and but installing from sd card keeps failing. Due to this I have flashed stock rom and even done factory reset but it keeps failing.
What can I do about this?

4ller and co please respond to this. Thanks

Politics › Watchinglagos.com Calling For Volunteers by pheesayor(op): 10:47pm On May 11, 2013

On 7th January this year, this website began publishing. Our motive is to monitor developments in Lagos state (good or otherwise) of all arms of government, call attention when required and applaud where necessary.

So far we have been able to highlight a few situations around but because we can't be around every parts of Lagos at the same time, we humbly call on every concerned Nigerian living in or around Lagos to assist us with this.

All you need to do is to take and send us pictures of developments around you, good or bad, most of us have basic camera phones and such pictures will be okay for us. Pictures as good as a road construction in your area or as bad as blocked drainage or roads that need urgent government (Federal, State or Local) attention.

You can tweet your picture to us @watchinglagos or send us an email on watchinglagos@gmail.com. You can indicate if you want to be mentioned in our posts, you can also post them here on nairaland

Thanks as we strive to make governance in Lagos responsible at all levels.

watchinglagos.com team.

http://www.watchinglagos.com/2013/05/watchinglagoscom-calling-for-volounteers.html?m=1

Politics › Dokubo Is A Private Individual - Reno Omokri by pheesayor(op): 1:01pm On May 10, 2013

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Mr Reno Omokri has said that the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Peoples Force, Alhaji Asari Dokubo cannot be tried for treason because he is a private individual.

The Presidential aide said this in response to a question posed to him by a concerned Nigerian on twitter Thursday night.

The concerned Nigeria, Abdullahi Aborode who is based in the United Kindgom had asked Mr Omokri why he has been silent about the statement credited to the Niger Delta ex-militant leader, adding whether he doesn’t think Asari Dokubo”s statement amounts to treason and should be taken seriously, but the response that came from the President’s Special Adviser on New Media confirms the suspicions that Asari Dokubo dared make inflammatory statements because he knows he is protected.

“Sir @renoomokri I remembered you berated General Buhari for the ‘bloodshed’ comment, you’ve been silent about Asari Dokubo’s statement…why?”, Aborode asked Reno.

He continued: “Don’t you @renoomokri think that Asari Dokubo’s statement amounts to treason and should be taken seriously?”

Responding however, Reno Omokri simply said “He is a private individual. I have no business with him.”

His statement drew criticism from other twitter users who joined the conversation. They lampooned him for making such a comment, adding that if Asari Dokubo is a private individual, then Boko Haram, unknown gunmen, Ansaru and a countless number of others they mentioned should also be considered as private individuals and treated as such.

Further attempt by Aborode and others to engage Mr Omokri proved abortive as he simply refused to answer to further questions or comments.

See the tweest below:

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 3:36pm On May 06, 2013

pheesayor: Good day guys,
Insalling a custom rom on my galaxy tab p3100 and iT has been failing. I have recovery.tar.md5 flashed with odin and but installing from sd card keeps failing. Due to this I have flashed stock rom and even done factory reset but it keeps failing.
What can I do about this?

I can't install custom rom from my memory card, it keeps failing. Three different downloads, please help

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 10:13am On May 04, 2013

Come! Stop rough play oooo

wolfenstein: bro its only 50k

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Politics › Re: Nigerian Refineries Roar Back To Life by pheesayor(m): 10:10am On May 04, 2013

Buhari was involved in the esablishment of these refineries, two as Obasanjo's oil minister and one as head of state.
No intention of derailing the thread, just a reminder

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Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 6:36am On May 04, 2013

Good day guys,
Insalling a custom rom on my galaxy tab p3100 and iT has been failing. I have recovery.tar.md5 flashed with odin and but installing from sd card keeps failing. Due to this I have flashed stock rom and even done factory reset but it keeps failing.
What can I do about this?

Sports › Ribadu's Tribute To Rashidi Yekini by pheesayor(op): 10:57pm On May 03, 2013

I recall, with great nostalgia, the days when one of my personal football heroes, Rashidi Yekini, used to prey on the defenses of our opponents with the stealth, strength and speed of the panther. His skills and goals brought a lot of joy to our homes and our hearts. Sadly, we failed to repay this great Nigerian's patriotism and sacrifice and the Almighty Allah took him away from us exactly one year ago.
We can do nothing more for Yekini...but we must immortalized him in our hearts and honour him by ensuring that our great sports men and women are treated fairly. They give the country their best years - their gift of youth and strength. The least we can do is be there for them when those gifts are spent.
Rest in peace, Rashidi Yekini

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Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 9:58am On May 03, 2013

EMMAUGOH: ,locate your apn in your wireless network put internet.ng.airtel.com and put airtel as the name,that will be in the first box,sav and be sure u click it...

Airtel seems to have a major problem, I've not been able to browse since yesterday morning, removed sim into my bb and still couldn't browse so I called customer care and was told a system upgrade was going on. Still can't browse up till now though

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 2:18pm On May 02, 2013

wolfenstein: wanna throw my razr maxx away,anybody want it?

won't mind wink

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 12:46pm On Apr 30, 2013

lomaxx: check xda developers

I need direct link please, too many pages on xda

Politics › Re: Man Jailed For 45yrs For Stealing Aregbesola’s Phone by pheesayor(m): 12:02pm On Apr 30, 2013

the convict used the phone to obtain N500, 000 from the Owa of Ilesa, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, while he obtained N200, 000 from Mr Shengen Rahman, an associate of the governor

Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by pheesayor(m): 2:24pm On Apr 29, 2013

lomaxx: Someone should please recommend an efficient Screen capture app for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 p3100. Rooted and running CM 10.1 Nightly 4.2.2.

How did you root it? Link please

Politics › Re: Education In Nigeria – The Northern (dis)advantage by pheesayor(op): 9:01am On Apr 27, 2013

Sam_Ikenna: Man, you wan kill pesin with the Okro story. I laugh tire no be small. Anyway, just an observation - I dont know who came up with story but Chikodi is not a name for boys in Igbo language.

On a more serious note, your points are self-evident. I don't know the reason behind Core North's low literacy rate. Its easy to blame it on religion but then again when you look at Iran, Lebanon, or Malaysia you realize Islam may not be where the problem is. Yorubaland has muslims too, why is the reality there different? All over world people who have access to education try as much as possible to grab it. If core north has failed to hold on to education throughout these yrs of unfettered access to Nigerian presidency, then what is the problem. Its certainly not religion, I'm sure its not a completely cultural issue because if we face facts, if we're honest with ourselves, Core north people were the first people to get what anyone can define as somewhat formal education. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've read where the colonialists wrote over and over again that these people where considered more educational advanced than the rest of the country. If that's true then what happened between then and now, do we assume we know?

Can we blame it on the Fulanis? No we can't - records have it that many Fulanis were great scholars in the times of Uthman Dan Fodio. In fact, today, Fulanis go to school more than Hausas. So my brothers, something happened that we dont know. I hope people dont turn this thread into a "bashing fest" of Hausa/Fulani. I think the FG should treat this as an emergency issue and figure out a way to reverse the ugly trend.

What am I saying - we dont know what happened therefore, we should refrain from assumptions. The only way we/ FG can help is to bring people who know what happened and why, and most importantly, these people must come from the affected region. Let a group of dedicated wise men solve it.

Well said but the government is already paying them to school, what else can be the cause? huh

Politics › Education In Nigeria – The Northern (dis)advantage by pheesayor(op): 7:59pm On Apr 26, 2013

Till date, the lack of basic literacy skills in the northern part of Nigeria gives me trouble.

In a central market of a state capital, one finds it difficult to communicate with tomato-sellers. You ask the man standing behind the baskets of tomatoes how much he sells his tomatoes, and he starts to shake his head, waving both hands to say that he doesn’t have what you’ve asked for. It is so bad that you can tell this same man that ‘I don come to kill you’ and he will start to nod, smiling, as though what you’ve said is that you’ve come to buy all his tomatoes.

In this part of the world, tell a water-cart pusher to empty five gallons of water into your drum and the moment you take your supervisory eyes off him, he will be emptying the seventh. These were the frustrations I battled with in my first year living in a core Northern state.

The case is obviously different in the southern part. Trust me, Iya Kamoru roasting corn at Felele junction in Ibadan understands that English is the country’s lingua franca and even though she can’t speak, she understands in bits. I had never believed that there is any Nigerian living in a city that would not hear the simplest go and come until I started living in the north. One wonders what happened to the least foundational education of some of these people.

USAID/Nigeria in its recent article, Increasing Access to Education in Northern Nigeria says; “Forty-two percent of primary-age children in this country, about 10.5 million, are out of school. Less than a third of primary school children proceed to junior secondary school and even fewer go on to complete secondary school. The situation is worse in predominantly Muslim Northern Nigeria where primary school attendance and academic achievement are far below national averages.”

T.R Batten, in his book Problems of African Development published many decades ago – also thinks that “…..Africa education, like African agriculture, was suited to the needs of the people. Except where they had been converted to Islam no one could read or write, and there was therefore very little in the way of formal teaching.”

Deciphering this critically, we observe that USAID and especially Batten may be blaming this on the religion of Islam. I disagree.

In Nigeria, I think we see more scholastic achievements in the study of Islamic religion than any other. I beg to say that the problem is perhaps rooted in their cultures. There are non-Muslim northerners who are equally lacking in basic education.

There is, however, an advantage on the side of northerners that only a few are maximizing.

Last week Saturday in Lagos, I went with my nephew to the centre where he had been posted to write his entrance examination into unity schools. The centre was crowded by thousands of pupils and their parents who had come for the exam. While we – the parents – waited outside during the exam, a man offered me a space on the bench he was sitting on. We shook hands and got talking. He told me his name is Tukur, and I hailed him, saying my brother from Adamawa. I know people who answer this name are mostly from Adamawa State. I spoke in Hausa with him and I discovered he didn’t hear a bit. And then, he began to tell me his interesting story.

I am not from Adamawa, he said.

Oh, then, Kaduna or Katsina? I was curious.

I am from Ogun State, he rejoined, letting out a grin that left me in disbelief. Tukur is an Islamic name, he continued. But here in the south-west they call it Tukuru, and my dad who actually owns the name didn’t like it called that way, so he removed the u, leaving the name as Tukur.

Nevertheless, if you say I am Adamawa you are right. In the early 90s after sitting for JAMB thrice and couldn’t get admitted into the university, a friend of mine who had always told me that I bear Hausa name suggested I fill in Adamawa State as my state of origin in the next JAMB form. As a matter of fact, we both sat that day to fill the form. I was a bit skeptical. I wrote the exam, passed and got two admission offers.

I later learnt that passing wasn’t enough, rather, coming from Adamawa – an educationally less developed state – was the plus. When I would resume at my preferred school, I was asked to submit a copy of the certificate of Adamawa indigene-ship. Quickly, I travelled to Adamawa to get it. When I got to the Local Government office, I was asked who my parents are and I should speak the language. I told them my parents met abroad and I was never taught how to speak our language. I got the certificate and returned to school. What hit me as the bigger surprise was that in my four years of study at the university, Adamawa State Government was paying N10,000 into my account every month! This was different from the bursary we also received at the beginning of new session o. I never called home for money. I was living large.

Mr Femi– patting me on the shoulder– I was living large.

Concluding, Tukur told me that he had to send his result, showing that he had graduated, to Adamawa State Government before he stopped receiving the monthly allowance.

There has been a big encouragement from the northern state governments a long time, I think. N10,000 on monthly basis in the 90s was big MONEY.

I remember the year I entered university, the Niger State Government paid the fees of all students from the state, and throughout their studies, they were on an annual bursary of N30,000. Zamfara, Sokoto and others too gave meaningful amount as bursary. My state—a south-west state- was paying N2,000 as bursary. Ogun State was paying N1,500. Ondo was the only south-west state paying N5,000 at the time. Just like my friend Tukur, there were many students then in my school, who are from the south-west states but were using their Islamic names to claim Niger and other states’ citizenships in order to benefit from these grants.

It is however disappointing to hear again that only 86 pupils sat for the unity schools entrance examination in the whole of Yobe northern state peopled by 2.3 million residents. To say the northern state governments have not encouraged their children to go to school would be an unfair statement. Anyway, the ‘Tukurs’ would be wise enough to continually benefit from this. A friend would later say that I shouldn’t be shocked if I hear that only 40 are Yobe indigenes, out of the 86 who sat for the exam.

PS: When Nigeria’s finance minister, Mummy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the CNN interview with Amanpour was asked about our electricity, she answered, “Nigeria is not the only country. Almost every developing country has a problem with power, as you know. India has it. South Africa has it. South Africa is far better off because they’ve invested much more.

But many developing countries, even China, they are struggling with keeping up with infrastructure.”

Again, when she was asked about corruption, she answered, “Nigeria does have a problem with corruption. And so do many other countries, including developed countries.”

This quickly brings the story of Okoro and his father to one’s mind:

Okoro comes home -from school- with his report sheet. His father asks Okoro wetin you carry for class? Okoro scratches his head as though a cockroach is running inside his skull. Errmm Papa, shebi you know Chukwuemeka? Yes what about him? His father responds. Na imm carry last for their class. His father shakes his head. And ermm Papa, shey you know Chikodi too, Chikodi—- that Uncle Fidelis’ son? Yes what about him? Papa, na Chikodi carry last for imm class too. Eiya, nawa oo, eehn but you Okoro wetin you carry nau? His father asks with a stern face.

Okoro starts to shout; Papa, if Chukwuemeka and Chikodi wey sabi book well well carry last for class, wetin you wan make I carry?

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Femi Owolabi tweets from @femiowolabi

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Politics › Re: Shameful Look Of Street In Over Hyped Lagos State by pheesayor(m): 7:44pm On Apr 26, 2013

ocelot2006: see this dumbo. This is why I keep telling theses twats to leave the boundaries of Lasgidi/SW and travel round the nation!

Dude, why don't you travel down to Akwa Ibom and see for yourself before you post trash on this thread. My remote village in Etim Ekpo has a way better road with solar street lights than some streets in Lagos.

does your state have the kind of Lagos population?

Politics › Extra Judicial Killings Under The Guise Of Fighting Terrorism Is Wrong - Abati by pheesayor(op): 10:37pm On Apr 25, 2013

Extra Judicial Killings Under The guise of Fighting Terrorism is Wrong. Dr Reuben Abati (2009)

"The murder of the Boko Haram jihadists by the Nigerian Police Force makes nonsense of this government's avowed commitment to the rule of law; it puts the government to shame. The application of the rule of law cannot and ashoudl not be selective. At the same time that President Yar'adua had turned himself into a letter-writer trying to preach the rule of law to the Lagos state government on the issue of the 37 Local Council Development Areas, his men in the police were busy across Northern Nigeria executing insurgents in police custody. Only the corpses of Yusuf and Foi have been paraded, several other persons may also have been similarly executed and their bodies dumped in umarked graves. The photographs of the corpses as displayed offer hints of police brutality. Both men were murdered and subjected to great indignity. A police institution that

seeks to enforce the rule of law cannot also violate the same rule of law. What the police have simply shown is that Nigeria is one large jungle where state officials can hide under institutional cover to act like criminals. The police would have been better off following due process. The proper thing to do is to charge all suspects to court and to allow the courts to determine the quantum and nature of punishment for proven crimes committed." Dr Reuben Abati

Music/Radio › Chaz B Back On Air, With Rythm Fm Network by pheesayor(op): 9:42pm On Apr 25, 2013

Just in case you still haven't heard, Sharing Life Issues with Chaz B is back and better on the Rhythm Network. It air every Monday to Friday at 6.15pm till 7pm.

Whether you're in Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Port-Harcourt, Jos, Awka, or Yenegoa, you can be a part of the show on 93.7, 94.7(Abuja only) or 95.7(Awka only).

Tune in and be transformed!!! Spread the word.

Chaz Bruce aka Chaz B became popular with inspiration Fm but was kicked out. Glad he's back back on radio despite his health challenges

http://m.facebook.com/#!/story.php?story_fbid=646542598696676&id=599590673391869&from_feed=1&__user=766445161

Music/Radio › Re: Let's Save Majek Fashek by pheesayor(m): 9:28pm On Apr 25, 2013

Threads like this should Make the front page, let's support Majek. We shouldn't wait till he dies before rolling out drums

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Politics › Re: Unending Reconstruction, Unending Agony On Lagos-Badagry Expressway by pheesayor(m): 9:47pm On Apr 24, 2013

omo-nla:
I commend you for your observation on the road but let me correct some of things on that road.
To start with in road construction a long stretch that is more than 20km are always awarded in batches, in engineering its called LOT. The entire road was divided into 3 lots or so. Lot 1 is from Iganmu to 1st gate which is almost completed Lot 2 is from 1st game to Okokomaiko which was just awarded recently while lot 3 is from Okoko to Badagry. So they can't award the whole contract at a go but by bits so that it can be accommodated in the Budget.

On the toll gate issue, truth is the road will be tolled but there's just one tolling point along the 1st Lot which is located at coker bustop the other places that you think are meant for toll gates are actually train stations. And you will find it at orile bustop, ALABA bustop and mile2 bustops.

The contract for that road was awarded to Julius Berger while the rail track was sublet by Julius Berger to CCECC but I dont know what happen along the line that make JB give the entire project to CCECC but my understanding is that JB opt out because of the misunderstanding on who will foot the bill between the FG and LASG and if you look at the fact that the LASG is still depending on the FG refund some money to it on some road. Its a complicated issue.

God bless you

Politics › Re: Unending Reconstruction, Unending Agony On Lagos-Badagry Expressway by pheesayor(m): 1:53pm On Apr 24, 2013

omo-nla:
As a civil engineer that has worked with both state and federal government. Though I've not seen the BEME for this project but I can authoritatively inform you that part of the contact when an existing road is to be reconstructed is for the contractor to first make the bad portions motorable in order to allow for free flow of traffic. The contractor on that project is doing its best but its not just good enough it might be due to lack of fund I don't know. Its unfortunate that the correspondent limited his findings to iyana iba. The road is better to just after barracks. From after barracks to volks turning is an eye sore. After Volkswagen you have a good ride to after Agbara. After oko áfo heading towards mowo, aradagun, barracks, limca up to badagry roundabout is a nightmare. What I found interesting is that the road from badagry roundabout to semester border is in top shape.
All in all Lagos state government is trying but the Lagos Badagry expressway is in bad shape.
I praise those still driving on that road.

FERMA already tod they've awarded contracts for those portions you mentioned, sincere9gerian simply shot himself in the by trying to condemn Fashola

Politics › Re: Unending Reconstruction, Unending Agony On Lagos-Badagry Expressway by pheesayor(m): 1:21pm On Apr 24, 2013

https://www.nairaland.com/1180096/extremely-bad-portions-lagos-badagry-road

The portions in the link above still remain in state of disrepair.

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Politics › Re: Unending Reconstruction, Unending Agony On Lagos-Badagry Expressway by pheesayor(m): 12:32pm On Apr 24, 2013

I stay in festac and work in satellite. The op is out to smear the state government as usual.
I pass through agboju and alakija everyday and the work progress is impressive. As someone said before, the swampy part of the festac area is causing setbacks.
The real pain on that road is the portion from trade fair to volks, those are where the real pain lies and ferma claimed to have awarded contracts to three contractors since late January , only few potholes after okoko have been "patched".

Sincere9gerian, please tell ferma to call their contractors to site.

Also please tell phcn about power supply in satellite town which is currently about 2hours monthly, where I work (a school) we spend about 15k to buy diesel for our generating plants

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