bamto:

Who do you think is Nigeria's most articulate Governor? Agreed that oratory skills do not always equal excellent performance; I still hold that a good command of the English language, flawless and racy expression, and admirable logical reasoning should be some of the sterling qualities of a Governor. So who has got them among the lot? My guess is that it's any of these 3: Raji Fashola, Adams Oshiomole, and Godswill Akpabio. What's your take?

oshiomole
is that a joke?

tyson55:

Israel has nuclear subs, that would be a big mistake on Russia's part.

israel is not the problem.russia can probably erase israel from the face of the earth before israel can blink.russian anti missle system will handle the small nukes israel has.
the issue is usa if they attack russia and russia attacks back then its game over for all of us ,thats why russia will not interfer nuclear wise in a iran- israel conflict peroid.if it was russia vs israel then  i am sure russia will pretty much win with almost no damage using nukes.
even using conventional weapons we saw what they are capable of doing by bringing the heavily equipped georgia by USA to its knees in a few days,couple of years ago.
usa cannot contain afghanstan or iraq in nearly 10 years.

so what of the high charges for fare other airlines charge.last time i tried to fly arik london to lagos it cost more then BA.there is klm,lufthansa etc.
why target BA and virgin only if you suspect overpriced fares.
also the inital row which was to do with heathrow slots is laughable that BA got punished.BA is not owned by BAA or the british government and listed on stock exchange.
The action of BAA(which is NOT BA) has nothing to do with BA, and BA has no influence on slots but got punished for it.

eGuerrilla:

Comrade, in saner climes Government Ministers do not say "the country should consider itself lucky if it finds itself among the best 25 economies in the world in the year under focus."
When you have a Minister of National Planning anchoring 'projected' growth on luck, you know he is peddling vodoo-economics.

I did not set the 2020 agenda, so why are you looking in my direction?

sorry if i sounded as if i was on your neck but such nigerian politicans annoy me with their made up data.angola which has plenty of recently discovered oil and whats considered one of the least corrupted government(at present.things in africa change quickly) still cannot claw out of the 148th slot of HDI yet we expect to do what in 8 years with an corrupt and clueless president like GEJ.
If as i was a minister i would not even comment on such unattainable plans .crawl before you can walk and stop giving false hopes.

I will start with the subsidy. Mr President, while your proposal to remove the subsidy is commendable, because it will GIVE YOU[/b]some much needed money[b]TO STEAL , the timing is bad, because there are no options on ground right now to cushion the effects that the subsidy removal will have on the nation. Already there are speculations of a massive showdown if the proposal is carried out. To forestall mishap, i would like to propose that your removal of the subsidy be gradual as you put in place the much needed options that would cushion its effect on the masses.(refineries etc)


These for now are my contributions Mr. President. God bless Nigeria

OK i have corrected the letter now it can be sent.

simply because in 8 years nigeria needs to move from 156th out of 187 countries to 25th.considering we moved back and forth from 150-158 over the last decade so virtually sand still i  don't know what miracle you want.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

even in gpd which is a poorer way of to determine " best " economy which unlike HDI does not take in account cost of items,lif expectency,health care etc we are still 140th of 190.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

so can you explain the miracle that will propel nigeria from the bottom 25% WORST countries to live in and economy to the best 25%.forget that stupid claim that we are number 41 .there not a single data to show that we are anything but in the bottom and even just living in nigeria you can see it for yourself.maybe in the oil minister or gej mind they are number 41 but i guess if i robbed the nation dry of billions i would also in my dream world think its amazing.

even as a southerner i still rather trust a northern ruler over someone from south.
since 1999 we been basically ruled by southerners with a year or so of a northerner and look at the state of the country.

don't know why benin is making it on some's list of worst capital but everyone has they own opinon .i nominate lokoja.

its all unconfirmed

there very little you can do in 1 week so all those shouting deal with boko haram and build roads etc are joking.you can only set the ball rolling and hope the next guy can continue it.
i would issue the a presidental decree that allows me to arrest all ex - presidents and their ministers and have them investigated for stealing but then my week will expire and the next guy will probably just release them.

no age limit?
miss bayelsa don pass 40 for sure.

the article in question did not even originate on SR.only people supporting OP are clearly paid by the government .

Well about time too.if libyans can do it despite having good roads constant electricity and some of the most modern hospitals on earth i can't see why we nigerians cannot when we have terrible roads ,poor supply of electricity and hospitals that resembles those in 1960 movies .

Beaf:

Why didn't the Nigerian media sources publish it themselves? Why seek out a free paper in Austria?
Lol! It reminds me of the "refinery in Indonesia."

Na red eyes, my sista!

is there any association between refinery in indonesia and this austrian newspaper that you keep mentioning it?if not then best keep quiet as it makes you look even less credible if thats possible ,if there is show us some evidence.

whats wrong with free newspapers? most major cities in the world have that  and are very credible  newspapers like the metro of manchester.so i should believe beaf over this newspaper.
you lost all credibility when you first claimed the picture of the newspaper was photoshop and not real.then when pointed to the website you attacked the newspaper itself.
allison is that you sef ?go return our money or hell dey wait for you and your generations to come!

chei beaf  god loves you if you lived in libya they for don carry you for bonnet on top GEJ like gaddafi.
thankfully nigeria is a safe haven for thieves and their cronies .
but someday ,

new job avaliable .spin doctor for corrupt ministers on forums .will be joining a team already active on nairaland to help hide overwhelming evidence of corruption .pay attractive.

aloy@emeka:

How did Diezani get 20 million euros?. The story is too good to be true. Meanwhile, her husband[Allison Madueke] is a very rich guy.

same way hundreds of other ministers before her got theirs or aren't you a Nigerian to ask that?

who are this people still supporting corrupted ministers?

Beaf:

Tinubu is in the oil business. The woman is plugging corruption loopholes. . . Guess the rest.

woman who just buy 20 m euro villa is plugging loopholes for others but opening new ones for herself.beaf go tell this woman you need more money.$10 garri no dey last !

oil is not everything .oil + corruption + poor organisation = poverty.
australia is regarded as one of the best countries to live in and it relies on agriculture and tourism.

so we assume you don spent that $10 on garri
go sit down or learn to surf the net and get the info directly from their website .

its too late to hide this.return the $10 she gave you  if you have not spent it on garri already.
its on their offical website  seen and translated by not just nigerian newspapers but ghanian  and south african ones.
in modern day you cannot hide the truth .

HA BA someone who done buy 20 million euro villa no fit go pay the 2000 naira fine.NYSC is meant for the rest.if you are meant to get into government and have the right pull this is not going to stop you .you can be president even no wahala.
i don't even know why nysc exist but to to give people who need a 1 yr poorly paid job just that.

Beaf:

Sahara Reporters is always forging news.

Look at the poorly photoshoped crap they published, they even put the headline to overlap the logo! Na wa! :

www.nairaland.com/attachments/567229_The_original_text_by_Heute_newspaper_2_jpg77fc6b78887394cf533df97240c7a1cc

It reminds me of this other fake news item. . .
Sahara Reporters is best known for fake news these days.

[size=14pt]The fake pic below too is courtesy Sahara Reporters[/size]. Shame.
http://saharareporters.com/photo/photonews-jonathans-declaration-when-jonathan-women-met-goodluck-men

www.nairaland.com/attachments/324341_SaharaReportersFakePicture_jpg69a0b6e4ad1c8831fa731bd73bb022d2

[size=33pt]Sahara Reporters for fake news, I de hail o!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mek una helep us beg dem o!
Sahara Reporters is a corrupt news agency.[/size]

its on the newspaper offical website DUMBASS.so why would anyone bother to photoshop if the offical newpaper website is carrying the exact same story.

don't forget this is not the first time she  has been exposed
Madueke underwent investigation in 2008 for withdrawing US$263 million to pay contractors in December 2007. A parliamentary committee described the withdrawals as "hasty and lacking in transparency." She spoke out in favour of Goodluck Jonathan's assumption of presidential authority from Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and was given the position of Minister of Petroleum Resources in Jonathan's new cabinet.

http://www.africa-confidential.com/whos-who-profile/id/2760

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actually i am not sure usa wants nigeria to go into choas.you see unlike libya where gaddafi was opposing them and using home grown companies to tap his oil ,nigeria was bought and paid for long ago and they like the situation as it is.
war will simply disrupt the oil supply and maybe put in a government that will not play ball with them.GEJ is well and truely singing their tune and doing all they want as it is ,so why change that.

corrupt governments has killed 100000  times more people thru bad roads poor hospitals starvation etc  then boko haram and i don't remember nigerians ever having the guts to do what you are asking for.so i highly doubt we see people doing it to protest boko haram.

kopite:

Guys please lets stop this image assasination bid and face facts, , this woman was a director in SPDC  (shell) for many years. could she not have had the means to purchase a building worth 30million dollars (20million Euro). i wont fall to this scam even as i wont just ignore the fact that our leaders are corrupt. ever since diezani came in power, some hungry hyenas that benefited from  the previous administration have been fighting dirty, may be because their bread was taken away from them suddenly and fell out of favour with mrs allison. i cant be fooled again. am not saying she is clean, but i kept a close tab on this woman. lets appreciate her please.

this is why nigeria will forever remain a poor country where few steal all and rest live in poverty with no roads,no electricity no nothing.people like kopite are the reason his thieves keep stealing.

which one is anti man lover?you mean anti gay