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ore mi, oma ku ise o. Ngba wo lemi ati iwo jo soro ife? ngba wo ni mo so fun e wipe ma try e?
oje rora!

Roflmao!!!!

I guess you are the sort of person who would deflate someone's tyres out of spite Cheesy, but i'm not! I just said what I said because[b] I read an interview where Genny said acting in Hollywood is her goal! Now, why would she watch her dream crash-land because of money or some demands? [/b]Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood today did not smile to the bank when they got their first pay packet! They became what they are today because they took the sh*t they were offered back then.

Could this be a media hoax because I've read another interview where she claimed to be contented at home and not hollywood crazy. That makes more sense to me because a one eyed man is better off in the country of the blind. For the records, Genny is already a reigning queen in Nollywood and can only attach herself to Hollywood if something tangible comes up and not kissing director's asses. The likes of chiwetel ejiofro, Clive owen etc started their thing and grew big in British pictures. They didn't enter Hollywood as peasants, why then should Gene underprice/berate herself just to fit into the hollywood culture? Personally, I'll not do it if I am in her position and I will take her for a sucker if she goes gaga for anything hollywood. People should learn to have some self respect and women's labor are under priced today in America because we under price ourselves before the employer makes an offer.

If you try that with me you will not walk away with a dime. In fact you will pity yourself for not asking for payment before service. I go chop and clean mouth well well.

Lol; love is blind

By Onyinye,
[size=14pt]you guys are a bunch of romance killers.[/size]

Lmbao

When u work hard and earn your money, u wont like to spend it on rose that they will place in a bottle of water for 10hrs and it starts dying. It is the oyibo man's culture, our women don't appreciate it. Whether it cost $560 or £850 a year, in my opinion it will always be a waste. . . Why not gather that £850 and get her a lovely night out or even go shopping. . . Surely thats better than one silly rose every week?

hmmmm financial guru!!!!!!!

Be quiet please. Even the girls here have admitted they would rather you give them recharge cards.

How many recharge cards do you buy for her in a week?

Naija girls have changed

So I heard but it's mostly the younger generation(<23).

Must confess, the first time i bought flowers to welcome a lady at the airport while in the Uk, i felt like a clown, because it looked so Alien to me Nigeria man.

Were you trying to be oyibo or what?

Abeg, pesin be goat

Flower ko.

i cannot encourage sorry.

One, the flowers don't even smell nice
two, they die in one day
three, no usefulness.

Please buy me Something useful j

Roflmao; i raised this issue because i've heard some Naija girls complain over flowers and i started wondering when this flower culture engulfed a whole generation, could it be too much Nollywood and hollywood movies?

I'm into nature but thats only when it means sitting in the shade provided by many different trees and drinking pammy while reading a nice article, The serenity and the gentle breeze blowing into my low cut hair etc. N200k is Approx. £850.00 - that is an absolute joke!

A $10 rose flower per week comes to $560 per yr. That is the cheapest you can get, some dudes buy $50-$80 rose per wk.

Flowers do not work as a gift in Nigeria.

Lots of Nigerian women appreciate them these days. What works in Nigeria then? recharge cards?

You must be very unromantic.

I am not into flowers. Give me flowers when you want to apologize or whatever, I will throw it inside the trash can right in front of you.
What do I want to do with flowers? They'll die eventually.

Roflmao

Nigerian women in the past decade rarely attach any emotional value to flowers. Our birthdays, xmas and val presents should be anything but rose but nowadays, it seems to be changing rapidly. Nigerian women are quickly adopting the western culture and expecting their lovers to bring roses anytime they can(they expect you tho to bring it with your xmas/val/birthday/sick bed/menstrual pain/apology etc).

Guys:
Are you poised to accept this new trend in Naija women and ready to spend accordingly on different shades of rose flower weekly to make her happy? If you are married, will you dedicate up to N200K per annum as rose allowance from your salary just to keep this new tradition going?

Ladies:
Are you one of the new age rose friendly women? Will you rather receive it every time he wants to apologize or you are sick or he wants to be plain romantic even though some of them costs over N3K/bunch OR are you among those that still prefer recharge cards ?

By Kobojunkie,
@Poster, I would not resign if I was being vilified. However, I would take the opportunity to fight back, producing documents/videos/recordings to help clear my name and bring my accusers down where they belong. Yet to see such happen in Nigeria but I[b] hope we get people like that soon. A honest man will stand his ground and fight.[/b] We get people who claim to be honest but sit and wait to be axed. Then there are those who proclaim to be honest but step down even before the fight has begun

What about the westerners that quickly resign at any sign of vilification? Does it mean they lack what it takes to fight back or they are being dishonest?

To the question, you can save your relative if that's the only option wit the money at that point, [size=14pt]we can give tithes in so many ways, even our tithes can go to the less privildges, God kwns the intent and purposes, it's bad not even at all, but where it is channeled to shld not be a thing in question. [/size]Give and it shall be given unto u.

I think God specifically requested His tithes to be brought to His house and not under Ojuelegba bridge.

Liz is better abeg.

Bimbo Akintola anyday anytime, She made Genevieve's English sound like ABC in Keeping Faith

Speaking english with a fake accent does not equate to good acting. Do we even have primary school pupils here? Bimbo is a good actor(B+ actress) but not as good as Gene(A+ actress). You wonder why Gene is more successful?

Bimbo is good but not in the same class as Gene. Truth be told, Genevieve is on a higher level than her abeg. If you must compare Gene with somebody, that should be omotola Jolade or Rita Dominic.

Their is a saying that power corrupts. And this is very ture. If you think it is all good for your wife to boss you around at work and at home she submits, well I bet you that it wont last for long. First things first;

1. If your wife is the boss of you, that means she earns more money than you do, which automatically makes her the major breadwinner of the family, which automatically increases the value of her shares in the family, thereby making the man the figure head (and not head) of the family.

2. One day, she is bound to forget she is not at work and exercise some of her powers on the husband at home or worse still in public. Hells no!!

3. Imagine when staffs have to be layed off, and your wife has to sack you, that would definitely affect the relationship even at home.

Honestly in my opinion, this shit is not practical. And I would not ever let my wife be the boss of me (except in the bedroom.) Wink Grin

Roflmao; That will be a general problem, i mean if he gets laid off. even if he's fired by his wife, whats the big deaal? haven't you heard that you can't mix business with pleasure? A lot of men has fired their wives/significant other and still continue to date them.

Again, if she forgets and try to boss you around at home, it's your duty to remind her that you are not clocked in and you run the affairs @ home.

RedHotchic

If you are passionate about making a difference you will come to understand that resignation does'nt advance those courses you believe in, in a country like Nigeria.

When u go someone will replace u and those who frustrated u out will spin the story why you resign and cook up all sorts of things that your resignation simply becomes insignificant

Ok; Nigeria is in deep trouble. That's probably the reason why they are trying so hard to spoil Ngosi Iweala's resume.

side effect of polygamy, irresponsible sexual habits and the worsening (global) economy mayb

Very good point. I never thought about that.

That said, I will say so much commendations to Soludo for patience and humility against all odds.
It gets very difficult knowing that you are simply being villified for doing the right thing

Why do most Nigerian men find it difficult to resign when they are being villified? Dr mrs Ngozi Iweala, Dr mrs(L) Obiora(former minister of science etc0) all resigned when Obj wants to play with them but the likes of Borishade(or the other aviation minister) stayed put even when it's obvious that Obj was about to make him toilet minister. Soludo is following that same footstep.

I noticed this too when I traveled home last time. I think these women and children are by products of Adedibu mayhem.

Emerging trend of social almajiri in Yorubaland
By Hakeem Jamiu

There is a social malaise which is gradually creeping into the lexicon of Yorubaland and this is the ugly spectre of hungry children begging for food and alms at social events. Older women are equally not left out in this ugly but strange practice in Yorubaland. It is strange in Yorubaland because the concept of almajiri which simply means street urchin is common in the Northern part of the country. Yorubas use to refer derisively to anybody soliciting for arms in Yorubaland in the olden days as almajiri. The almajiri of the North are usually children between the age bracket of 7 and 20 in most cases. Almajiris are so desperate for food that any unsuspecting visitor to the Northern part of the country who goes to a restaurant to eat but mistakenly left his food to wash his hands is likely to lose such to waiting almajiris before he comes back for the food.


I first noticed this ugly trend at a ceremony I attended a few months ago at Ayetoro Ekiti. Elderly and middle aged able bodied women from Kwara, Osun and Oyo states invaded the burial ceremony uninvited and were embarrassing guests who refused to give them money. Also noticeable were children with their begging bowls who thronged the venue of the ceremony soliciting for left over food and alms. The children were a pitiable sight. Poverty was clearly written on their faces. I have attended many social functions after that and the same trend was noticeable. But I became worried a few days ago, when I attended the burial ceremony of a friend's father in Ilesha , Osun State . They came in various groups and employ different methods in soliciting for alms. There were the elderly women who were busy harassing guests in the name of praise singing and would not leave until you part with money, there were the men with their public address system which they use in praise singing but which is disturbance and yet, there were Yoruba children in the mould of almajiris with their begging bowls scrambling for left-over and at the same time soliciting for alms.


Fellow guests on my table at the event who were also journalists expressed their concern in unison about the growing trend of almajiri of various categories in Yorubaland. They all agreed that it has become a social problem. We started discussing and realised that the culture of begging in the mould of almajiris is alien to Yoruba culture. In those days before the advent of the British, the Yorubas are a proud people known for their hard work and industry. They practiced hoe agriculture and were well known as traders and for their crafts. Yoruba artists have produced masterpieces of woodcarving and bronze casting, some of which date from as early as the 13th century. Many of Nigeria 's best-known artists and writers are Yoruba. Other occupation of the Yorubas at that time were drumming and masquerading which would now be called showbiz. They engage in all the foregoing occupation but a Yoruba man or woman (able bodied) would not beg for alms as it is considered shameful and something akin to a curse. The Yorubas cherish their oriki (folklore) which is a poetic version of eulogizing the exploits of their progenitors which is an incentive for them to excel and even surpass their progenitors. The Yorubas have harsh words for lazy people. Such people are objects of ridicule and butt of jokes in the society. With this background, it is understandable why we became worried with the array of beggars at the Ilesha ceremony.


After leaving the party, I reflected on the scenario of the almajiris in Ilesha and I was able to draw a relationship between Political almajiris and social almajiris. I discovered that social almajiri had its root in the advent of the politics of do -or-die introduced into the political lexicon of Yorubaland by apostles of mainstream politics especially ex-President Obasanjo. The grand Patron of political almajiris who recently passed away was Chief Lamidi Adedibu. Many have argued that his death has led to the proliferation of almajiris in Yorubaland. This is because those he hitherto dole handouts to must look for other means of survival since he is no more. These political almajiris are ready to exchange their mothers for few coins. A new political class of men without integrity and anything goes was created and they became political almajiris who survive on crumbs from their masters. They would rig, kill, maim and do all sort of things to acquire political power. With the ascension of these men in power, good governance became a thing of the past. Our collective patrimony was squandered by these political almajiris. Nigeria has never been so blessed with petro dollar with oil selling for $156 dollars per barrel but Nigeria has never been so poor with a chunk of the population living below poverty line. So versions of the political almajiris are the social almajiris that now invade ceremonies in Yorubaland. With these children begging for alms, a ready made market for thuggery and other social vices is assured. The activities of the beggars are not limited to parties. At bus stops in our cities, it is a common sight to see women most of who are still in their mid thirties, who would strap a baby at their backs and approach men with stories of despair to solicit for alms. Many of them would end up in bed with such men. This is another brand of alamajiri and these are Yoruba women. A violent version of almajiri but which is gradually being tackled in Lagos is the 'Area Boys' syndrome. These are Yoruba street urchins who are semi- armed robbers.


The underlying factor in this new trend is failure of the Nigerian State on one part and the laziness on the part of these women. Most of them don't want to work, In those days, when everybody's occupation was farming you dare not beg. You must find something to do. But these days, our women and children are too lazy. It is either they steal or beg. In most cases a mother and child become almajiris at social events. So the question now is can a Yoruba man now refer derisively to a Hausa beggar as almajiri when we have many of them now in Yorubaland? The answer is no! This trend must be arrested before it goes out of hand. [size=14pt]The almajiris in the North these days engage in novel forms of drug abuse like sniffing of gutter water to get intoxicated, sniffing of adhesives and other drugs so that they are ever ready to unleash terror on the rest of the society whenever they are called upon to do so by the political wing of almajiris[/size]. I strongly recommend that guests at public functions must stop encouraging almajiris by giving them money.


But can government which itself owns the political wing of almajiris arrest this trend? Time will tell.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jul/9/221.html

Confusion as House removes Ekiti Speaker
•I'm still in charge, says Bamishile
From Toba Suleiman in Ado-Ekiti, 07.09.2008

Confusion enveloped Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday following the sudden removal of the Speaker, Hon. Femi Bamishile.



Bamishile, who had been embroiled in a conflict with some members of the House for some time now, is said to have been replaced by Hon. Tunji Oduyemi from Gbonyin Local Government area of the state.

The impeachment was allegedly effected by 18 lawmakers, namely 13 Action Congress (AC) and five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). AC and PDP have 13 legislators each in the House.

But Bamishile claimed last night that he was still in charge and that the process for the removal of a Speaker was very clear.

The impeachment which was dramatic had caught Bamishile unawares as he was totally in the dark until the move said to have been hatched over the weekend swept him off his exalted position.

Members of the House had earlier in the day attended a parliamentary session where issues of public importance were said to have been discussed, without any inkling of what was in the offing later in the day.

But around 2.40 pm, shortly after the session had ended, the lawmakers went into their chambers for the business of the day.

After a short prayer, Bamishile asked the Majority Leader, Hon. Layi Oke, to read the order of the day, which contained the House business for the day.

Trouble, however, started as Oke was about reading the order, which contained among other issues the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) Executive bill, the AC Leader in the House Funminiyi Afuye raised his hand for a matter of urgent public importance.

He was promptly recognised by Bamishile.

Afuye pointed out that there were issues which affected the person of the Speaker, such as what he called the Ife saga and the recent court’s declaration that the composition of Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) was illegal.

What later emerged was a notice of a vote of no confidence in the Speaker.

In the notice, Afuye said: “Whereas every member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly swore to be of high moral background and impeccable character as a public officer, there have been recent damning reports in the press alleging that the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Bamishile, stole 19 extinguishers while he was a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in the 80s.”

Following that revelation, Afuye said an ad hoc committee was set up to investigate the issue and other sundry matters that touched on the integrity of the Speaker.

“The committee has now submitted its report to the House, which indicted Bamishile to wit: that Bamisile was guilty of cheating in an examination.

“He was caught copying from prepared notes and bringing prepared answer script into the examination room,” he said.

He said in view of all these and several other facts, the House therefore resolved that a prima facie case had been established against Bamishile.

“In order to protect the integrity of Ekiti State House of Assembly and the good people of the state known for honour and integrity, we, members of the House now resolve and be it resolved that a vote of no confidence is hereby passed on Hon. Bamishile.

“He is hereby removed and impeached as the speaker of Ekiti State,” he said.

As he handed the document to the clerk, Mr. Ojo Fashiku, a big uproar suddenly engulfed the House.

Amidst the confusion, Hon. Bisi Kolawole from Efon-Alaaye and Hon. Ayodele Michael from Oye 1 opposed Afuye’s move, declaring it null and void.

According to Kolawole, the notice of impeachment was not properly served on the Speaker, adding that Afuye was wrong to have invoked an order of urgent public importance, rather that a point of order.

Michael said the issue was not discussed at the parliamentary session, so it could not have come up on the floor of the House.

It was at that point that Deputy Speaker, Hon. Femi Adeoti, nominated Hon. Odeyemi from Gboyin Local Government as the new Speaker.

At this point, there was no longer order in the House.

Afuye charged forward to remove the mace placed in front of the clerk while another PDP member rushed towards him to rescue the mace.

In the process, the mace which was already broken was taken away by the AC lawmakers.

Addressing the press later at the Olujoda Hotel, Ado-Ekiti, Odeyemi said: “Today marks the end of lawlessness in the Ekiti State House of Assembly.”

He said there was a new leadership in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, which meant that the state and the House would now begin to move from progress to progress.

Odeyemi, who said yesterday’s action was not political, pointed out that it was not targeted towards the Executive or the personality of the state Governor Segun Oni but was carried out to sanitise the House.

On whether the action was properly done, Odeyemi said since 18 of them signed the impeachment notice; the two-thirds required for such an exercise had been met.

But Bamishile said what happened indicated that the House had since been parading baby lawmakers who did not know what it took to impeach a speaker.

He said it was only the leader of the House that was authorised to move any motion especially for an impeachment of the Speaker.

At press time, there was still tension around the assembly complex, as the entire place was enveloped by confusion.

While those in the camp of those who effected the removal were jubilating, those in the other camp remained pensive and moody.

There was no response from the state government last night.

Meanwhile, the House Leader, Oke, has said Bamishile has not been removed as Speaker.

“There is no iota of truth that the Speaker has been impeached. The House remains intact,” Oke said

According to a statement last night, the House Leader said: “We are aware of a story making the rounds that the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olufemi Bamisile has been impeached.

“This is to state categorically that the story is far from the truth and should be totally discountenanced.”

He said there was an attempt by some angry AC House members to lure a few of their colleagues into removing the Speaker.

“There was a scuffle in the House today (yesterday) between PDP and AC legislators in the House of Assembly when some members of the AC suggested that the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Bamisile be impeached.

“Expectedly, that led to a shouting match between the two factions. This was later resolved.

“The Speaker was the one who presided over the House proceedings today despite the so-called rancour. He was on his seat from the beginning to the end and he was the one who adjourned the sitting till tomorrow (today).

“What happened yesterday is one of those common features of our young, fledging democracy, a political crisis that is being solved politically and this does not call for alarm.

“The grounds on which disgruntled AC members hinged their impeachment bid were incongruous with rules and regulations of the House and as such thrown out.

“I was the one who moved the motion for adjournment, which was ruled upon by the Mr. Speaker who duly adjourned the House.

“Any purported impeachment of Mr. Speaker is therefore a mere ruse and should be ignored,” he said.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jul/9/218.html

I thought they were about to fire him? Why ask his favors again?

Presidency directs Soludo to re-present naira redenomination
…Approves FS 2020
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

After nearly a year after its suspension, the Strategic Agenda for the Naira mooted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may now get the approval of the Federal Government.

The CBN policy intended to restructure the naira by dropping two zeros to the left from the currency and issuing more coin denominations was greeted with criticisms, which led to its suspension by the Federal Government.





Daily Sun, however, exclusively learnt “all things being equal the CBN Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo had been given the green light to re-present the Naira redenomination policy.

A top source at the presidency said the new development followed a successful defence of the Financial System Stragegy FSS 2020 policy by Soludo recently in Aso Rock.

“The presidency called Soludo to defend the feasibility of the FSS 2020 policy based on objections raised by the economic team. Soludo came well-prepared for the defence and all questions pertaining to its feasibility were well answered,” the source said.

He continued: “But the head of the economic team, that is Dr. Shamsudeen Usman and Economic Adviser to the president, Senator Sanusi Daggash disagreed sharply with Soludo on the grounds that the reality of what is on ground cannot support FSS 2020, and they even went on to describe it as Soludo’s dream. By the time the duo finished with their presentation it was clear that they were not in support of the FSS2020 dream.”

The source further revealed that both Usman and Daggash argued that Soludo was only trying to make Lagos the economic capital of Nigeria again through the FSS 2020 policy and that President Umaru Yar’Adua’s seven-point agenda could handle all that was in FSS 2020.

Minister of State for Finance, Mr Remi Babalola, however, had a contrary view, arguing that the CBN boss’ presentation gave the administration a clear focus of where the country was heading to and how it could get there. “Every macroeconomic indices supplied by the CBN governor are verifiable and supported by the international community,” he reportedly stressed, adding that the FSS 2020 policy was “workable and feasible.”

Following the submissions, President Yar’Adua was said to have given a nod to the FSS 2020, directing the CBN governor to re-present naira redenomination, which is a key aspect of the FSS 2020 document.”

The CBN had bowed to the Federal Government’s suspending the redenomination of the naira.

In a press statement personally signed by the governor, Prof. Soludo, the CBN stated that it had agreed to suspend with immediate effect the redenomination of the naira, which was the soul of its “Strategic Agenda for the Naira.”

According to the statement, the board of the CBN recognized and affirmed President Umaru Yar’Adua as the approving authority in matters relating to the denomination, form and design of the national currency as enshrined in Section 19 of the CBN Act, 2007.

The CBN said it remained committed to President Yar’Adua and his goal of making Nigeria one of the 20 largest economies in the world by the year 2020. The apex bank which recognized the patriotism of the president said it was ready and committed to do all within its powers to accelerate the president’s agenda for a stronger economy.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jul/9/512.html

Wats the big deal there? It depends on the woman who is boss to her husband.
[size=14pt]Even at home she tells him honey please get this or that for me.so wats there?[/size]
You guys are afraid she is going to do him a memo or what? Undecided Undecided Undecided Undecided

Franky what they should be worried about is their concentration on the job.This can wear away as the two lovers carry their love into a corporate environment.

Thank you babe; You seem to be the only real man here.

Which is more shocking?

An unknown quantity, Mr Oniru, claiming some fanciful tribal theory

or the likes of Buhari, Babangida and Abubakar, ex heads of state,
absolving Abacha of any looting of the treasur

The latter.

I asked around and intel said you was entering a room with a guy
Three minutes later, you were posting . . . Nigerian men are ?? on nland

Intel is probably mixing up shit time with sex time. I don't do minute men, my boo fires the throttle for hours 3x a week. Which of you can beat that even under the influence of methodone/speed/ecstasy or burantashi?

You think everyone works BLUE COLLAR like u do??

Sorry, am a professional,

2 hearts that beat as one me ass. . . . . If 2 hearts beat as one, the wife should relinquish her seat to her husband.
Don't make me smash your chesticles with ma sledge-hammer so back off!!!

If 2 hearts beat as one why don't you let her run the show in the office especially when she has a top notch business degree and you have a degree in yoruba language and islamic studies from covenant university? If you run the show @ home, why not let her run the show @work? Are you that insecure?

Don't mind RedHotChic jare . . . . . .She got Baba pissed like crazy.
Just got off the phone with Baba now. . . . .He told me RHC's bits broke ALL his instruments into 2.

Who is baba? Emasculated elder~EE

Yoruba Alert - A faceless group

Its Leader, Wale Ibipeju Oniru - A name that doesnt ring a bell

I don't think one should waste one's time reading about their illogical statement and views in respect of probe of the aviation sector. They're simply noise makers polluting the atmosphere! Shioooooo

Abeg, lets devote our time to more serious national issues

May be he was one of the disciples of Adedibu.