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EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 10:38pm On Sep 25, 2010
Happy birthday to all those born on September 25
They are;Akanni,ihuoma85,samsworld,Syvalam,Sammiekate,Jibson999, Omoh25 and Allansmith
PoliticsRe: Obasanjo Barred From Un Building by rasputinn(m): 8:36am On Sep 25, 2010
chic2pimp:
Can you kindly show me how you'll get me in through the aid of a Map?
Hehehehehe
PoliticsRe: Bukola Saraki's Campaign Poster On Nairaland by rasputinn(op): 8:34am On Sep 25, 2010
oyb:
my antibanner utilities must be working - i can't see any of these ads cheesy cheesy cheesy
xterra2:
Please which do you use?
The ones that see anything Babagida,Saraki or Atiku as spambot cheesy cheesy cheesy
CultureRe: Pidgin To Become A Formal Language by rasputinn(m): 8:27am On Sep 24, 2010
How dem go make pidgin formal language,na this kain misdo dey make me para-provoke and para-annoyed.
Ah ah,whish levels,we no go gree o we no go gree,,,,,,,,,

But wait o bros,wetin be formal language again ooooo undecided huh undecided
PoliticsRe: Apga Crisis: You’re Not Our National Leader, Okorie Tells Ojukwu by rasputinn(m): 8:10am On Sep 24, 2010
I think it's time somebody really told Ojukwu the home truth
PoliticsI’m Not Desperate To Be President, Says Ibb by rasputinn(op): 8:02am On Sep 24, 2010
http://www.thisdayonline.com/

grin grin grin grin grin grin

Yes we hear you,[size=16pt]BLOODY SHAMELESS LIAR[/size]
Oh we geddit,it's only that broke,rehabilitation-seeking clown from Jada in Adamawa state(Atiku) that is desperate
PoliticsRe: I BELIEVE IN GOODLUCK....! by rasputinn(m): 7:57am On Sep 24, 2010
@Beaf,

Thanks so much for those pictures of malam Babagida,he's really dying so slowly,I pray he dies soon so we stop hearing all those balderdash and distortions from his lying tongue
PoliticsRe: I BELIEVE IN GOODLUCK....! by rasputinn(m): 7:50am On Sep 24, 2010
[size=18pt]GOODLUCK ALL THE WAY
AWAY WITH THOSE KILLERS,LETTER BOMBERS AND PTDF-LOOTING BROKE EX CUSTOMS MEN THAT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO PLUNDER OUR NATIONAL TREASURY
[/size]
EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 6:17am On Sep 24, 2010
Happy birthday to all those born on September 24
They are;Anny2020,APOTI ERI and cfranky,
PoliticsRe: Bukola Saraki's Campaign Poster On Nairaland by rasputinn(op): 9:46pm On Sep 23, 2010
@Yusuf,

It's an insult of the highest oreder and even a sacrilege to mention a certain Bukola Saraki with the same lips you've used in mentioning icons such as MTN and BRF

BTW,why not just let's have your opinion about the repulsive poster cheesy tongue
PoliticsRe: Bukola Saraki's Campaign Poster On Nairaland by rasputinn(op): 8:38am On Sep 23, 2010
,,,,,,and misguided
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: League Cup: Chelsea Vs Newcastle [3 - 4] On 22nd Sept 2010 by rasputinn(m): 8:33am On Sep 23, 2010
mbulela:
I was hugely impressed by Wishere last night.
top talent.
on the evidence of last night, way ahead of any young player at Stamford Bridge.
The most objective post thus far,
Very refreshing to the eyes that have been peppered by all the self-conceiting posts from native doctor and his siblings
PoliticsRe: Gang-up Against Me’ll Fail –jonathan ! by rasputinn(m): 8:19am On Sep 23, 2010
And the reason this will happen is because both Atiku,Saraki and Babagida all all very selfish,unreasonable bastards
EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 8:00am On Sep 23, 2010
Happy birthday to all those born on September 23
They are;Franklinog,Scubagirl,Mikelbay,Toksdam,Efetoma,Raregem004,nisot23,Morzook,Belbicken,conquerorb and Horlazuncanmi
PoliticsBukola Saraki's Campaign Poster On Nairaland by rasputinn(op): 7:21am On Sep 23, 2010
Accepted that most of us nairalanders are capitalists,including Seun and that the freedom to advertise on any medium is guaranteed anyone that can afford to so do,and that such media are expected to offer equal advert opportunities to all,I still want to ask how nairalanders feel when they open the homepage and the campaign picture of Bukola Saraki jumps at you,though it's allowed

Personally I feel it's the most repulsive advert I've seen on nairaland

So how do y'all feel about it?
PoliticsRe: Alao Akala's Faux Pas @ GEJ's Declaration by rasputinn(m): 8:56am On Sep 22, 2010
As I listened to him thuggishly staggering on the podium, uttering the dumbest statement I have ever heard live from a state governor(I only read about Governor Barkin Zuwo of Kano state’s famous ‘Fanta and Coke as minerals’ statement),
Shakes head and laughs
Very apt description
PoliticsRe: I’m Unaware Of Jonathan’s Declaration For 2011 -Atiku. by rasputinn(m): 8:50am On Sep 22, 2010
How come people are reporting the assinine rants of that kleptomanic loser called Atiku?
TravelRe: Dead Body Found In Arik Air by rasputinn(m): 8:48am On Sep 22, 2010
He achieved his life ambition,he got to South Africa via an airplane,the only snag is that it turned out to be a "death ambition" also

Lazy,non-self-believing ignoramus
PoliticsIbb:the Great-anti Corruption Crusader by rasputinn(op): 6:38am On Sep 22, 2010
Let me be honest: when I wrote the article, “Calm Down, IBB Will Not Run”, some months ago, my intention was to draw him out. I was tired of his frequent threats to run for president. In 2003, the intimidation was too much. His in-law, Chief Sonny Okogwu, threatened hell, saying there was a “pact” that the North would take back power after four years. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was, therefore, told not to run in 2003. We were even informed that Obasanjo had signed an agreement to do only one term. At the end of it all, IBB disappeared. Since he obviously could not get the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, I thought IBB would test his popularity by contesting on another platform. Smart guy, he just chickened out. Then his supporters started saying it was because he respected Obasanjo. If he had run, they said, he would have won easily.

Then came the 2007 election, then came Ibrahim Babangida again. He joined the PDP in public glare, bought the presidential nomination form for N5 million and delivered a wonderful speech that Martin Luther King Jnr would be envious of. IBB said he wanted to “repair” Nigeria. Hear him: “I see the pain of dashed hopes, the agony of thwarted dreams and the regrets of expectations not met. Therefore, over and above the various prescriptive models for future leadership that are now being variously canvassed in the popular media, I would rather simply define the challenge of our immediate next national leadership as this: to make whole again. To that I am committed.” It was like: finally, IBB would run. He declared: “We should not allow national discourse to degenerate to a level where we begin to see a difference between our past and present in terms of absolute. Evil versus good, corruption versus holiness, soldiers versus civilians, saints versus sinners… we are sharpening the edges of conflict in the society.”

He was asked by THISDAY if he would not chicken out. He replied: “Chicken out? No, it is not in my character. If anything, I like to be challenged.” Then he chickened out. We woke up one morning to hear that IBB had dropped out of the race for his “younger brother”, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and his “friend and brother”, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. I was disappointed. Disappointed because a few days later, his supporters began to harass us again, proclaiming: “If he had run, he would certainly have won…” The impression created by them is that for IBB, presidency is just there for the taking. He is the one who has been reluctant to pick it up. He would win election in Nigeria any day, anytime, his supporters would say. And each time he chickened out, the supporters always came back to tell us: “If only he had run, you know… piece of cake.”

By writing that he would not run this time around, I intended to achieve just one thing: draw out the general for his final demystification. We can then have our peace forever. There would be no more intimidation, no more “piece of cake”. Now that he has delivered another declaration speech, it would be disastrous if he withdraws yet again. It would even be more disastrous for him to say: “You see, Jonathan is my president, Atiku Abubakar is my newfound soul mate and Bukola Saraki is like a son to me.” He must contest in the presidential primary. If he fails to get the PDP ticket, he must test his famed charisma and popularity by running on the platform of another party. I would hate to hear again: “If only he had run, you know… piece of cake.”

Love him or hate him, Babangida is a smart man. If President Yar’Adua were alive, IBB would not have dared to run against him, either in PDP or ANPP or any other party for that matter. But as a crack opportunist, he has seen a great opportunity, especially with the sentiment about zoning. He is playing the ethnic game. He has even promised the South-east that he would do only four years, quit in 2015 and then install an Igbo as president. Let’s face the fact: that is a political masterstroke. And I know a good number of Igbos who like that proposition. With the South-west completely out of the PDP calculation for president or vice-president in the next God-knows-how-many-years, and with South-south possibly occupying the position of president for the next God-knows-how-many-years, it is natural for the Igbo of the South-east to fret about when it would be their turn. The Babangida promise, therefore, is something to chew on.

The only problem, though, is that Babangida’s promises are never fulfilled. His life history is filled with broken promises (is he called Maradona for nothing?) If, in 2015, he decides to go for a second term, who would stop him? After all, Obasanjo was said to have entered into an agreement in 1999 not to do a second term but he ran and nobody could stop him. Jonathan has decided to run, in spite of the PDP zoning arrangement, and nobody can stop him. So if IBB chooses to run again in 2015, what can anybody do? The counterargument to that, however, is that as long as IBB has an Igbo VP who is in line to succeed him either in 2015 or 2019, the South-east stands to lose nothing, compared to the Jonathan option. If Jonathan wins and the party comes up with a new zoning formula, the best PDP can offer the South-east is Senate presidency. So the IBB promise to the South-east is good political arithmetic—in my opinion.

Leaving the issues of zoning aside, you cannot but laugh at IBB’s declaration. Whoever wrote his script promising to fight corruption must be mischievous. “Our approach shall be to energise and fortify the anti-corruption agencies of government and implement a systematic and protracted engagement with the values and institutional structures which promote corruption in Nigeria. Specifically, my administration shall be more pro-active in the war against unexplained and unexplainable wealth,” IBB said, without a hint of irony. I expected him to chuckle, but he kept a straight face. He even added one more line of poetry: “There must be a link between work and wealth.” If there is one area IBB should avoid talking about throughout his campaign, it is corruption and values. He should continue to focus on Third Mainland Bridge and DFRRI, FRSC and such things. When it comes to fighting corruption, when it comes to “unexplained and unexplainable wealth”, he should pretend that he has a cough.

Since IBB loves to always refer to his “sparkling past”, he may need to be reminded about his record. When Gen. Muhammadu Buhari sent all the looting politicians to jail in 1984/85, it was Babangida who came and put the country on a reverse gear in the war against corruption. He released all the jailed politicians, returned their seized loot to them, gave them a pat on the back and created a new Nigeria where “unexplained and unexplainable wealth” became the order of the day. It was during Babangida’s time that cocaine pushers became role models in our society. Allen Avenue, Lagos, was their haven. It was nicknamed “Cocaine Avenue”. Those boys flaunted their ill-gotten wealth openly, even though there was something called NDLEA set up to “fight” drug pushing. It was during IBB’s time that 419 became a full-time profession, and some of the biggest scammers in town had police escorts—officially. It was during IBB’s time that our values were finally bastardised. We are yet to recover.

The money politics we play today, where the highest bidder forces his way through, was planted and watered by IBB. He banned, unbanned and banned politicians at will, saying he wanted to create “newbreed” politics. What did he do? He empowered some young chaps with raw cash and set them up in politics. With their heavy war chest, they took over the arena. Poor Nigerians, bruised and battered, sought solace in wads of naira hidden inside loaves of bread; they sold their votes openly. The “newbreed” politicians bought their way through. We are still paying the price today. In the immortal words of Ike Okonta, “Babangida democratised corruption and corrupted democracy”. Nobody laid a better foundation for the corruption of values in Nigeria more than IBB—and subsequent presidents and heads of state have only convincingly played their part in consolidating this dubious distinction. IBB should please promise something else.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=183162
Nairaland GeneralRe: Things Our Parents/guardians/elders Did That Was Wrong Back Then by rasputinn(m): 6:33am On Sep 22, 2010
How back then is the back then you're referring to so I know if it was when I was way too young to notice undecided undecided
TravelRe: Your First Travel Experience On A Double-decker Bus by rasputinn(m): 6:30am On Sep 22, 2010
Talking about scary d-decker experience,what of those that may have taken one of 'em buses from the east to other parts of Nigeria through our pot-hole and gully-riddled roads,must be akin to a ghost ride
TravelRe: Your First Travel Experience On A Double-decker Bus by rasputinn(m): 6:18am On Sep 22, 2010
^^^
grin grin grin grin
EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 4:49am On Sep 22, 2010
Mobinga:
Yes Boss. We Major
14th
Yes Mo,you gat flows.Hope you had a memeorable celebration on your day,well happy birthday in arrears from the house

Your other birthday mates for 14 September are:Creamychic,Senator JD,Manickal,Mykali,Gabe logan,Atiba wealth,Touchmeder,Adeyeencah,elchux,Tiptess,temmytanny,Pricessdoja,Patrick45 and 1759
EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 4:45am On Sep 22, 2010
Happy birthday to all those born on September 22
They are;Yanki,hayoakins,Olaolufred and Queen2
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Bayern Munich Fans by rasputinn(m): 4:11am On Sep 22, 2010
Lucky Bayern,needed the ref's assistance and such a cheap,lucky,classless goal to get a lucky victory against Hoffenheim tongue tongue
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Inc by rasputinn(m): 4:06am On Sep 22, 2010
[size=16pt]SPUDS,HOW MARKATEhuh??[/size](apologies my alaba brodas)
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: League Cup: Tottenham Vs Arsenal [1 - 4] On Tuesday 21st September 2010 by rasputinn(m): 3:58am On Sep 22, 2010
mama-gee:
[color=deeppink]I think Arsenal would win this. . .

I just have a feeling that Tottenham aren't that great when it comes to a club like Arsenal.[/color]
grin grin grin
Hehehehehehehehehehehe

Now seriously,where're ya from ma'am?

If you were white,I woulda safely concluded you're blonde
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: League Cup: Tottenham Vs Arsenal [1 - 4] On Tuesday 21st September 2010 by rasputinn(m): 3:56am On Sep 22, 2010
chamotex:
That lil Spurs fan crying . . .he's gonna bullied at school tomorrow grin grin grin
Vieira:
LOL! Tomorrow all the Arsenal fans in his school will torture him, give him wedgies and then drop him in the bin with his tottenham shirt!
Come to think of it,that's truly gonna happen
ComputersRe: Pentium M Laptops For Just N16,000 Each ! by rasputinn(m): 6:21am On Sep 21, 2010
^^^^
you mean the OP is a[b] FRAUDSTER[/b]
ComputersRe: Kaspersky Key by rasputinn(m): 6:20am On Sep 21, 2010
I'll check
ComputersRe: Laptop Sales by rasputinn(m): 6:17am On Sep 21, 2010
@ OP

What're you waiting for?list the brand/spec you've got and the prices,abi na secret trading you dey do?
EventsRe: Born In September? Find Your Birthmates Here by rasputinn(op): 4:14am On Sep 21, 2010
Happy birthday to all those born on September 21
They are;Adeola81,Chinesedoll,El,Cruworld,Ztyle,Busuyi K,Photochyks,r231 and Marami
, The list also includes Mr Walter Breuning,the oldest man in the world,who turns 114 years old today

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