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After the recent maintenance and repair works on Third Mainland Bridge, and over N1 Billion spent, non of the street lights on the bridge are working. What do Nairalanders say to this! Money misappropriation or funds was not enough for fixing of lights

that man should sherap ....which stupid maintenance, are the street lights on the bridge working

[quote author=maxi-t]Just because you guys are so fooolish. You have all deviated from the main topic and engaged in debating 1st to comment.

Back to the main topic,
Dont hate or blame beggars for having such amounts of money. They could be up to a 100 beggars. That means each beggar was able to save 2500. That isn't much for a them to earn in a month..

The main debate here is the 100,000naira bail fine. For a crime of 250,000naira...
If u give that 100,000 back to the beggars, wouldn't it be remaining just 150,00k to go ?

Stuupid judicial system.[/quote]shiiii.... hey, they re 12 for ur info.

both re cassava flakes

na wa o... beggers 250k..... me no go stat beggin

If USA was Nigeria, today's headlines will read:

•Don't celebrate yet, Romney tells Obama (TELL magazine)
•Concede defeat, Obama urges Romney (Punch newspaper)

• 20 opposition cadres riot (The Sun newspaper)>=)

• Romney Demands Vote Recount (Vanguard newspaper)>:O

• Elections rigged (Guardian newspaper):O

• No evidence of manipulation (NTA news)=))

• The Church declares elections free and fair (News Line)O

• There will be violence if we lose; Romney declares (LTV 8 news)>:O>:O

• Election results for Arizona awaited (Channels news)(=|

• Trucks with suspected ballot papers crosses into USA from Mexico (Tribune newspaper)

• Romney is an opportunist - Go back to your farm (AIT news)3-|

• I will not accept results, Romney tells Obama (STV news):|

• McCain heads to Election Petition Tribunal (MITV)/

• White Majority rejects results (PM News):]Y

• Kenyan Big Boy Senator Obama Throws Lavish Party to celebrate Election Victory (City People)\=D/<=-P

• Free for all fight at Obama rally in Grant Park (Channels TV)>:O

• Northern elders, Arewa and Sultan rejects results (ThisDay)>:/

• Republicans and Democrats supporters clash in Ketu and Ajangbadi, 14 dead, Romney threatens more heads will roll. (Sahara Reports)=D

• The people behind Obama's victory: True story uncovered (Newswatch):O

• Ope baje fun Romney, ijoba te siwaju lowo arakunrin dudu Obama, gidi gidi ba oyinbo....(Alaroye Newspaper)....haahahahahaha...gud morning yall.

It is indeed tragic that such could happen in this country. What exactly happened to Dr. Olawunmi Thorpe, an Ogun State indigene, who died a homeless man, may never be known.
To passersby and residents, who saw Thorpe everyday in the rubbish dump beside the rail line at Fagba Bus Stop in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, he was a deranged man. But what many people did not know was that...

Thorpe had a Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Mass Communication and a PhD in English Language. All these information came to light when the Punch got information that the “mad man” who spoke impeccable English had died about 5pm Wednesday last week.

It took two ‘good Samaritans’, Mr. Larry Happiday and Mr. Dele Olawale, who had interest in Thorpe’s case before he died, to ensure that his body did not rot on the same rubbish dump he used as home.

When the two men were asked how they knew Thorpe and their efforts at helping him before he died, Happiday said he first met the deceased about a year ago.

He said, “I began noticing him around Fagba about a year ago because I live around Fagba. One day in March, he approached me and I thought he was going to ask for money. But he did not.

“He told me it was his 58th birthday and begged me to buy him a Bible and a book, ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’.

“The first thing that struck me about him was that he wasn’t the average destitute. He spoke good English with good diction.”

Happiday said he became interested in Thorpe’s case and would stop once in a while to check up on him at the spot, adding that he later bought him the book and the Bible.

According to Happiday, he became a sort of friend to Thorpe, stopping by once in a while to give him food and ask about his background.

“He told me he was from a rich family in Abeokuta and that his father was a former Ambassador to Ethiopia. He also said he had his first and second degrees in Mass Communication and PhD in English language. But he did not say which year he got them or from which institution. However, when I stopped by one day, I met Pastor Olawale with him,” Happiday said.

On his part, Mr Olawale explained that he first met Thorpe about four years ago. According to him too, the homeless man always asked him for a Bible.

The pastor explained that he got interested in Thorpe’s case when the man approached him one day while passing through the rail line at Fagba. He said he always asked Thorpe about his family and who could be contacted to take him away from the place.

He said, “I felt the place was not safe and he could still become something great if he got somebody to take care of him. He brought out a jotter containing phone numbers of some of his friends and relatives and he gave me that of a man he referred to as his uncle and head of the family – Bode Thorpe.

“I wanted to know why nobody had come to his rescue. In one of our conversations, he told me he was once a journalist. He said his father later established a community bank and made him the manager.”

According to Olawale, Thorpe told him there was a case of financial impropriety in the bank, resulting in his being jailed. Thorpe was said to have explained that after he left jail, he had a road accident that affected his right leg.

“Since that day, Thorpe said his life took a turn for the worse. He said his family disowned him. I visited him regularly and gave him food when I could. I called the phone numbers of many of the family members he gave me, but most of them did not show any interest in him,” Olawale said.

It was gathered that Thorpe has children and that his mother is a retired army officer.

Crudos to Nigeria Police,its now shoot to kill

sodiq u they feel abu website, the uploading of list they on uprising, me dey feel the vibe

make una check out the stupid story, how many pple they talk, onyeka, lawyer, police, seun and op...rubbish.... mtwecch

the uploading is for real, check the portal and confirm

the site carry belle, make una xpect pickin less than 2hrs from now

hurray!!! 2011/2012 abu zaria admission list was release about a year ago from today

hw dos that affect mushin 4 killing

What make u all feel pakavi has not been wit us all dis while disguising wit anoda user name...

I want to unlock my iphone 4 parmanently, need Help

Latest new... NUC & Jamb takes ABU Zaria to court for delay in releasing 2012/2013 admission list.

president jona....go watch 24 and giv me feed back

MR XELA: i no blem una, so dis place has now become a place where any body can come 4rm any where and at any time 2 predict any things dat comes out 4rm his/her useless mind just 2 fustret pple. must of d pple do dis are those pple dat their hope is lost (dey dont av any hope of gainin admin) so instead of them 2 start saerchin 4 anoder hope somwher, day enjoy playin wit oda ppls faith.

Wat is "d list is going 2 be out on d 17th?". We all knw dat no body knws wen d list is comin out dat y we nid 2 calm down and wait 4 d day.

Guys, u pple should stop all dis nagative post and feed us wit positve ones plsss...
I dom talk my own oooo

if u like bliv or nt.... just wait till 17th or kiss a lion

expect the list November 17th.....

just passing by...no comment....I LOVE NIGERIA AS A NATION, BUT HATE....Oops i forgot, just passing by...........

You guys are blabbing asif u all didn't rememba wat happen 2yrs ago on abu admission, the admission list was sent to emir of zauzau (zaria city) for the emir to scrutunize, add and drop...you guys knw beta wat I mean by add and drop...before it was sent to jamb office, that list was at first rejectd by jamb, but later we all know wat happen. Thou there was rolling of heads at the senate, but notting was done to compensate those names.. My brothers and sisters expect more from abu zaria, I'm quiet sure bokoharam is scrutinizing the list... With my abu zaria diploma in banking distintion to be precise abu did nt offer me admission even wen I had to wait 1 extra year before I could apply it was still in vein...well now I'm a proud student of Unilag 200lv. I wish u all the best as u wait, but abu admission list can be frustrating wen u re expecting it.

Dedication to my Ex - Llyod ft. Andre 3000 and lil wayne

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This one na businessman in the making, not bokoharam... Make una go luk for bokoharam sect...nxt pls

I build and design professional website, Abu website is undergoing construction and uploads, expect the list by 8pm today

Crap... Thou the man is verymuch alive, who dash all of them pvt jet..rubbish

Omen100: you just made my day with thanks.

you spoke well jaree

hypocrits....government did not banned okada, the only restrict them from plying some route....grow up all and stop the misunderstanding

rubbish...next