cheaphost:
Basketball is no mathematics. Don't be surprised if we end up beating the yanks.

Oga who dey sell u crack?which yankee.ythis is our other game we shud win believe me.We aint gonna beat the U.S,we aint gonna beat manu ginobili argentina who just whooped lithuania and even na fasting and prayer go make us even possibility threaten tony parker's france

smalbutcol: 52 36 in favour of LT. Please who knows TB's DIRECT line last quarter

oga i fit give u Ghana's late presido's address,u fit call am ask am

jidololade:
WHAT U DONT HAVE U DONT GIVE .........

thanks my guys,sorry i forgot he coachs ebun comet not miami heat

is coach bakare a sunday school teacher?all he does is talk,oga pick board and tell the kids how to create half court offense

we can even knock dem freethrows down to save our lives.We need a time out

Dtiger needs to finish their plays.praying for a comeback

O.P,thanks for your game analysis.I actually believe this is a game we have to win and we can definitely steal.Yes,the guys will be playing with some level of confidence mainly because they played lithuania about a month ago and we had a comeback win but that shud not make us so relax cos lithuania lost to france and they also still have that venezuela's loss in their mind.
As per the guys,they need to keep keep up their intensity on defense and the boards which so far as being impressive and on the offensive end,we need to knock those threes down and be near perfect on the free throw line,these two was what brought on to london.The guys needs to communicate well so they can defend screen plays well and they need to be able to make offensive plays in the halfcourt and also be able to create their own shots.
I am no coach but just a diehard bball fan and i can trust the guys will have watch films,note stuffs to be corrected and their passion and intensity play will make them hopefully scale thru.

ola_pluto:
NO. we play Lithuania next on Tuesday at 14:30 Nigerian time.
And for those empty seats, its due to the lottery in ticket sales. I looked for tickets for the game, but it was all SOLD OUT! Obviously not according to the crowd. Its unfortunate London olympics will not be remembered for supportership.

My bad dawg,yes lit on tuesday and believe me that is the other game we can also
steal cos I guess the guyz can get a confidence boost remembering the venezuela win they had against them.we aint gonna beat the _u.s and it is gonna be really tough to beat manu ginobili argentina led team.it is definitely history making for bball fans in africa and 9ja men and women basketball teams been the first african team respectively to win in the olympics.the ume udoka led female team also made history in athens 2004 winning africa's first women baskeball at the olympics

ola_pluto:
NO. we play Lithuania next on Tuesday at 14:30 Nigerian time.
And for those empty seats, its due to the lottery in ticket sales. I looked for tickets for the game, but it was all SOLD OUT! Obviously not according to the crowd. Its unfortunate London olympics will not be remembered for supportership.

My bad dawg,yes lit on tuesday and believe me that is the other game we can still cos I guess the guyz can get a confidence boost remembering the venezuela win they had against them.we aint gonna beat the _u.s and it is gonna be really tough to beat manu ginobili argentina led team.it is definitely history making for bball fans in africa and 9ja men and women basketball teams been the first african team respectively to win in the olympics.the ume udoka led female team also made history in athens 2004 winning africa's first women baskeball at the olympics

Havilah93:
gud one. Who r we playing nxt?

The U.S is our next opponent and I won't be so sad if we loss by less than 50 but above 50 will hurt but even at that what do u expect playing again bron,black mamba,kd,cp3 and melo but as per today happy for the dudes

antitpiah: We lost. In the live match I watched we lost by 2 points

Bros sorry to ask,is ur first or last name Saka?no vex,just asking

So pissed off right now cos I knew we were gonna win this game but can't watch it,for pple in the states with comcast the game was scheduled to be on NBC,I know the channels number only on hd.check channel 432

antitpiah: The game was concluded a few hours ago, you guys are watching the delayed telecast. We watched it live here in the states. Anyway, we won 87.2-86.5

Oga am sorry but pls which states u dey talk because na the same for where I dey oo,the games never end ooo and na only NBC sport dey even show am so pls which channel u watch your own concluded game from?

I hardly comment on NL but since I have somewhat knowledge of this event I decided to.First of all,the ladies are not that so ugly as most of you have painted.I have been asked to participate in this event like thrice before but I always nicely decline and shud I have decided to participate in any of the editions I will have easily won cos I got the stature and the look(not the prettiest kid on the block) but coupled with my brain and vast knowledge of the culture,It will be a sweep(no bluffing just honest truth).that all side,I think the dude(mr murphy) who organises these events and a lot of other 9ja themed events deserves to be acknowledged cos these events keep 9jas in south florida in touch and believe me regardless of what u say abt the ladies they always have fun and excited to do stuff for their fatherland,95% are yankee bred so they need to be applauded,yes they not all that good looking but the competition is not all that either and the camera and their excessive makeup did not trly justify some of their real beauty.sorry for the epistle,whoa na sermon note be this o

Dr. Lade Adunbi
By Chido Onumah
Dr. Omolade Adunbi is a political
anthropologist and an Assistant
Professor at the Center for
Afroamerican and African
Studies (DAAS), University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
U.S.A. In this interview with
Chido Onumah, he examines
corruption, the national
question, and political violence
in Nigeria amongst other
national issues.
• What is your assessment of
the current situation in Nigeria?
Nigeria is in a state of rot. A rot
caused by being held hostage by a
cabal that is bent on destroying the
country. A lens through which to
see Nigeria is that of a sick person
who suddenly found himself in a
hospital. At the hospital, he was
given wrong diagnoses and of
course wrong prescription. Each
time the patient takes his
medication, his condition keeps
getting worse and the physician
keeps conducting tests upon tests
without the patient realizing that
the physician is actually not a
trained physician but a fraudster
parading himself as one. This is the
situation in which Nigeria, a country
rich in human and natural resources
has found herself today. In spite of
the abundance of those with the
right expertise to tackle Nigeria’s
problems, the cabal that has held
the country hostage will not allow
Nigeria, the sick patient, to be
treated by a trained physician. Until
the patient frees himself from this
fraudster, he will continue to fall sick
while his peers are making their
lives better. This is my assessment
of Nigeria of today.
• To what extent are you
worried that the unsettled
question of nationhood
continues to dominate public
discourse in Nigeria?
Am I worried that the national
discourse today is about the
unsettled question of nationhood?
Any patriotic Nigerian should be
worried about this. I am worried
because after more than 50 years of
nationhood and almost a century of
having an entity called Nigeria, we
ought to have moved beyond
questioning our ability to stay
together. Some will say, if you have
been married for over fifty years and
the marriage is still enmeshed in
discord, then you are not
compatible. But the issue is not that
of incompatibility here but that of
social inequality. When there is an
increase in social inequality, people
tend to look for ways of fending for
themselves and the process of
doing this often lead to discord with
a capacity to degenerate into what
some might call ethnic divide. When
this happens, many will begin to call
into question the idea of Nigerian
nationhood itself. The other way to
reflect on the question itself is to
argue that Nigeria has never been a
nation, so there is no point talking
about whether the discourse of
nationhood is dominating the
political landscape or not. The
question then will be why is Nigeria
not a nation? Nigeria is not a nation
because it is an imposed entity. This
may not suggest that it does not
have the capacity to become a
nation, but after over 50 years of
independence, it is yet to clearly
demonstrate that it has that
capability of becoming a nation.
What we see today is a situation
whereby people continue to see
themselves not as Nigerians but
more importantly as Birom, Igbo,
Hausa, Fulani, Ijaw, Ibibio, Yoruba
etc. People continue to cling on to
their ethnic cleavages rather than
clinging on to the idea of Nigeria as
a nation. If you look critically at the
history of formation of many of
these ethnic groups, it is not as if
they all started through a process of
homogenization. Many can be
considered as a hybrid of many
traditions, cultures and practices,
but living together over the years
and with the right leadership, many
began to see themselves as one.
For example, if we look at the
Yorubas of Southwest Nigeria, the
development of Yoruba orthography
helped in shaping a Yoruba identity.
Prior to the development of Yoruba
orthography, many would either see
themselves as the Oyos, Ifes, Owos
etc with a common ancestry which
can also be interrogated or
questioned but developing a Yoruba
orthography helped in making
people believe that they are at once
a Yoruba person before being an
Oyo person. Same thing can be said
for the Igbos, the Hausa/Fulanis and
others. So, nations are formed
through commonalities and
unfortunately, the only thing we
have in common in Nigeria today
can be categorized into two. Those
who are extremely rich because of
their access to our commonwealth.
This group constitutes less than 1%
of the population. The second
category is the more than 99% of
the population who are extremely
poor and continually pushed to the
margins by the less than 1% of the
population. The tragedy of the
whole situation is that this group,
who for many years have been told
that they are different and
compartmentalized into being
Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Ijaw, Birom,
Zango etc do not see their destiny
as being tied together. Rather they
see their destiny as being tied to a
representative of the less than 1%
within their community. That is why
when that person who has been co-
opted into the less than 1% group
comes home to talk about
marginalization, those who should
chastise him will be the same
people who will be ready to die for
him not knowing that he is in fact
one of their oppressors. Therefore,
the less than 1% of the population
who constitute the oppressing cabal
have succeeded in manipulating
and transforming what ordinarily
should be a national psyche into a
local, ethnic or communal psyche.
Such is the tragedy of the Nigerian
situation and this is why the
question of nationhood keeps
coming up because there is no
nation.
• Recently the National
Assembly called for memos for
the review of the constitution.
Do you think this is the right
way to go? If not, how should
Nigerians go about fashioning a
workable constitution for
themselves?
I have thought about this severally
and I am beginning to think that the
constitution might after all not be
the problem. We have been
fashioning constitutions since the
1900s and here we are in the 2000s
and we still have not been able to
fashion a workable constitution for
ourselves. We have had what I will
call a pseudo democracy for over 13
years now and every four years the
national assembly sets up a
committee to review the
constitution but what have we got
from this? We are fast becoming a
nation of committees. Committees
that help in the process of
siphoning our commonwealth
instead of designing appropriate
policies and programs that will help
uplift our people. If we must have a
workable constitution then my
suggestion will be that it should be
done through a democratic process.
Let all Nigerians elect their
representatives to a constitution
drafting assembly and let the
outcome be a subject of a
referendum to either approve or
reject the new constitution. The
election of representatives must be
conducted by a genuine and
transparent electoral commission
put in place not be the present
government but by an independent
body.
• How would you rate
President Jonathan’s fight
against corruption?
Is President Jonathan fighting
corruption? I am not sure he is.
Jonathan is a product of a very
corrupt process and such a person
lacks the capacity to fight
corruption. In Nigeria, corruption
has become an institution and it is
highly destructive. Corruption as an
institution will make sure that other
institutions that could help
strengthen the nation are
weakened. This is the only way it
can continue to thrive. Of course
you also have the beneficiaries like
Jonathan and others who might feel
threatened if there is a serious war
on corruption. The bottom-line is
that if we succeed in fighting or
destroying institutional corruption,
then we could say we are on our
way to strengthening institutions of
the state. As things stand today, we
do not have a state but what we
have is Nigeria in name and not a
Nigerian state. Strong institutions
are what make a state and not
name recognition. So, Nigeria is just
a hanging on to name recognition
and crying for serious help and
Jonathan does not have the capacity
to render the kind of help that
Nigeria needs.
• What’s your view of his
decision not to publicly declare
his assets in the face of
continued public anger against
corruption in the top echelon of
his administration?
Jonathan’s view that he does not
give a ‘damn about asset
declaration’ stems from the fact that
he is not representing the Nigerian
people. The institution he
represents is comfortable with his
not declaring his assets, so he feels
he does not owe the rest of the
country anything. Jonathan can only
be worried if the cabal who put him
in office becomes uncomfortable
with him. After all, votes do not
count in Nigeria, so he really does
not need our votes to remain in
office. Until votes begin to count
and Nigerians are able to freely elect
their representatives, we will
continue to have leaders such as
Jonathan. So, we need to move
beyond procedural democracy that
we currently have to a more
inclusive and transparent
democratic practices.
• Can this administration be
trusted when the president says
those found guilty in the oil
subsidy report will be
prosecuted? What do you make
of the faceoff between Messers
Femi Otedola and Farouk Lawan
over bribery allegation?
We have had several probes in the
past and nothing happened. The
administration of Jonathan has set
up several committees since its
inception and nothing has come out
of those committees. I remember
when Obasanjo left office, there was
a power probe committee set up by
the National Assembly and nothing
came out of the committee’s report.
So, you can expect that the same
thing will happen to the oil subsidy
committee too. I think the National
Assembly and its leaders have
become what I will call a
‘craftimanipulative’ institution if I
am permitted to use a word like
that. What I mean by this is that
they are schooled in the art of
distracting the general population
from the main issues of social
inequality. So, when you hear that
there is an oil subsidy or power
project probe, the expectations of
citizens are immediately raised,
thinking that finally, something is
going to be done about their plight.
The period of the probe will become
theatrical where the so called
leaders who may think the idea of
shame is foreign will expose their
‘secret dealings’ for a few weeks for
Nigerians to see. Ordinarily, such
public expositions should be a
mobilizing tool for Nigerians but it is
not. If you remember where I
started from, the less than 1% have
succeeded in manipulating the
population to believing that the
reason why there is social inequality
is because of the other person who
is not from their ethnic group.
Again, what such probes do is to
turn the light towards ethnic witch-
hunting as the reason why things
are the way they are. Thus, Femi
Otedola and Farouk Lawan are
products of the same corrupt
institutions and I will not be
surprised if tomorrow people start to
think that Farouk Lawan is being
witch-hunted because he is Hausa/
Fulani. The fact is no one is asking
questions about Otedola’s sudden
wealth. How did he suddenly
become a multi-millionaire? What is
his background? Where did he get
his initial capital to start a business?
The truth is both Otedola and Lawal
are beneficiaries of a corrupt
institution called Nigeria.
• How would you assess the
problem of insecurity and what
it portends for the future of the
country?
The truth is that Nigeria is currently
at war. It is only those who are
delusional that will say Nigeria is at
peace and that what is going on are
pockets of violence here and there.
The tragedy of the Nigerian
situation is that a time bomb placed
at the centre of the country several
years ago is beginning to detonate.
Unfortunately, those who can help
stop the degeneration are not in a
position to do so. The problem of
insecurity is neatly tied into the
problem of social inequality and the
continued marginalization of the
majority of the population. When
you have a population that is highly
pauperized by the few elites, the
dignity of the person becomes bare
through a process of Darwinism.
Survival becomes an uphill task and
the resultant effect is the recourse
to ethnic or religious chauvinism.
Religion then turns to opium of the
people and those who cannot stand
the double marginalization hide
under the cloak of fighting for a
God’s kingdom to further
traumatize the aggrieved
population. It is in this context that
I see the level of insecurity in the
country. Just pumping money into
national security cannot solve the
problem. The only solution is to
address the marginalization of the
majority of the population by
addressing issues of access to
education, health, roads, and rural
infrastructure. When the so-called
Boko Haram says it is opposed to
Western education, it is because it
equates Western education with the
institutionalization of corruption in
Nigeria. I see their cry as the cry for
equity, justice, access to education,
health care, good roads and over all
development of the country. I see
them as wanting to be part of an
inclusive process that will address
social inequity in the Nigerian state.
Their grievance is not in anyway
different from the unannounced
grievance of Nigerians out there
who are disgusted about the decay
in their country.
• What do you make of the
clamour for 2015 in light of the
crisis of the Nigerian state?
Politicians will always jostle for office
whenever the opportunity presents
itself. Those who believe Jonathan
will not run in 2015 need to re-
examine their minds. Jonathan will
run in 2015 and the question is
whether the opposition will be able
to put their acts together and give
him a run for the Nigerian money
that he is spending. More
importantly, it is hard to see if the
salvation of Nigeria lies in the
current political system. If the
Nigerian people can rise up and
fight, they may be able to change
the system and install a more
durable democratic system in
Nigeria. We need to rekindle the
fighting spirit of the 1970s, 1980s
and 1990s when Nigeria was the
leading light in democratic
struggles. What Nigerians need to
do is to create an enduring process
that will shield the popular struggle
from the rampaging elite who might
want to take advantage of it and
reinstall themselves in office. This is
exactly what happened in the
1990s when the elite hijacked a
genuine movement for democratic
change and installed what is
presently in place. To guide against
that, Nigerians need to rally round
an organization that will be all
inclusive and ready to take the fight
to the elite and rescue the Nigerian
nation. It is when this happens that
Nigeria can move away from being a
nation recognized in name only to
that of a Nigerian state that will be
democratic, where justice and
equity will reign supreme.
• What role can Nigerians in
the Diaspora play in effort to
reclaim Nigeria?
The role I see for Nigerians in
Diaspora is to be more involved in
the process of reclaiming Nigeria
from the marauding elite that has
taken Nigeria hostage. Nigerians in
Diaspora can liaise with those in
Nigeria to help shape the form and
character of whatever organization
will be put in place to rescue
Nigeria. This category of Nigerians
may need to take a cue from other
Diasporas who have helped to
shape the future of their countries
in the past. There are several
examples to draw from. Within the
African continent, history of
democratic struggle in South Africa
where those in the Diaspora
supported those at home still
lingers in our memory. We can also
draw from various countries in Latin
America, and the Middle East.

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I'm sure some of you know what Planking is, or at least have heard of it. For those who haven't, Planking is a lying down game, where one lies face down in an unusual or weird location. The person's hands must touch the sides of the body, and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted

Lebron on DECISION II:

“I will be leaving Miami and take my talents elsewhere… what I was looking for was a better supporting cast, people who would be good and would help me win, but should not be better than me… my team mates in Miami have stepped-up in this series, except me… and now everyone is blaming me for the loss… this shouldnt be happening… I should be the one doing the blaming… after all, I am THE KING.”

I ASKED QUEEN JAMES FOR 1 DOLLAR BUT HE ONLY GAVE ME 75 CENTS AND I AIN'T SHOCKED COS I KNOW HE GOT NO 4TH QUARTER. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE QUEEN JAMES RINGLESS AFTER THESE SERIES.THOUGH I LIVE AND LOVE MY CITY MIAMI BUT I CAN'T STAND DRAMA QUEENS AND OVERHYPED PLAYERS.LIKE MJ MY FOOT

the Dallas mavs played TERRYbly and their shooting was so reDIRKculous and they left me asking are u guys just KIDDing me? 1 more to go guys, THOUGH i live in miami but i just can't stand QUEEN james hype

A native of Katsina State, Muslim, born in 1942, Buhari was 7th head of state of Nigeria (1983 - 1985. His initial military training was at the Nigerian military training school and military college, Kaduna. This was furthered at the Officer's Cadet School (UK), Army Mechanical Transport School (UK), Defence Services' Staff College (India), and United States Army War College. His previous work experience includes: Governor (North-Eastern Nigeria, 1975), Federal Commissioner for Petroleum Resources (1976-78), Chairman, NNPC (1978), Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF, '95 - '99).

Within 2 years of military rule, Buhari implemented a number of measures, some of which were considered extreme, hence his reputation as being authoritarian. Nigerians were forced by whip-brandishing soldiers to queue up at bus stops; tardy civil servants were subjected to 'frog jump' punishment, and press freedom was restricted. In a bid to grow the economy, imports were cut, resulting in a rise in commodity prices and ultimate inflation. However, in 1995, he was appointed chairman of the PTF by the Sani Abacha administration. There is a general perception that he handled this excess oil revenue fund with transparency and efficiency.

Relative to the political scene, Buhari is certainly not a newcomer. In 2003 and 2007, he contested the presidential elections on the ANPP platform and lost in both cases to the ruling party, PDP. He unsuccessfully challenged both election results in court.


He is judged to be a man who commands a sizeable level of followership and respect, especially in some northern circles. This may not be unconnected with the successful implementation of an anti corruption and indiscipline campaign during his military rule.

Many Nigerians still see this effort as having instilled the highest level of order, discipline and perhaps accountability in the nation's history.

On the global front, Buhari is reported to be well respected. It is on record that he and Nelson Mandela were the only private African individuals invited by the White House to Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony.

To the average Nigerian youth, Buhari falls into the older generation category. While he also has employed the use of a website and electronic social networking as campaign tools, it is not clear whether he will fit well to bridge the generational gap between past leaders and the current crop of upwardly mobile, technology-enabled Nigerian youth.

Regarding national issues such as accountability and governance, he proposes the concept of an online budget monitoring and performance system. He has set a target to generate and distribute at least 15,000 MW of electricity by 2015, achieve a real GDP annual growth of 10%, transform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a commercial business, and progress the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). A critical point of his manifesto is to make information technology, manufacturing, agriculture and entertainment Nigeria's key economic drivers. Are these goals a possible recycling of old political promises or do they portend fresh and innovative resolutions to issues?

General Buhari's current campaign is centred on providing good governance, economic recovery and infrastructure development, power and energy, agriculture, education, health, land and transport, women empowerment, security and the Niger-delta and unemployment. These goals with sub-activities are identifiable in his published manifesto online. The dichotomy of his person still poses the question - military or democrat?
CULLED FROM THE NIGERIAN VOICE.COM

You may want to read and at absolute liberty to make your own decisions.

MineIsToProvideYouWithTheInformationIHave&YoursIsToMakeYourInformed&IndependentDecisions

'WHAT ELSE, NIGERIANS?'

Submitted by
PROMISE, PRINCIPLE MAN! (not verified) on March 18, 2011 - 23:03.

Let me state ab initio that I am not a politician (although I am not apolitical). I hold no membership card of any party. I write this because of millions of Nigerians who are below 35 and who constitute a significant
chunk of our voting population.

This is the ICT generation that is largely ignorant about the events of the Buhari era (1983-85) and so is misinformed and misled by needless propaganda.

I have had discussions with many in the under-35 bracket and those slightly above who only have faint recollections of that era. The level of ignorance is amazing.

I don ’t have the General’s mandate to hold brief for him, but I am passionate about my nation. So it pains me when people stand facts on their heads to sway the minds of a naive generation for cheap advantage. Of all the present contenders for the office of Presidency, none has been as maligned as General Buhari.

He has been variously labelled “rigid”,“fundamentalist”, “dictatorial” etc. I was already a university graduate when he presided over the affairs of this country; so I can still clearly remember some things about that government. His achievements in only two years dwarf those of all who came after him.

I respect anyone’s opinion and political choices but I abhor misrepresentation of facts about anyone. Before being military
Head of State, Buhari had been Governor of one of the Northern States as well as Minister for Petroleum.

He later served as Chairman of PTF under Abacha. He birthed and supervised the establishment of our existing refineries. Today, we import 70% of the fuel we use because those after him have literally crippled the refineries. Under his regime, there was no religious crisis. It started under his successor! Buhari ’s government reduced inflation from 23% under Shagari to 4%, by fiscal discipline and a homegrown economic team.

Nigeria didn’t borrow and yet met all her financial obligations. He only jailed corrupt leaders. In GhanaRawlings killed them and was celebrated for that! As PTF Chairman, what Buhari did in road construction in that
short period hasn ’t been matched by any government thereafter.

Hospitals and universities around the country never witnessed as much benefits as they got from the PTF from any government after or before that time.

Despite serving in senior capacity in the oil sector, first as Minister for Petroleum and then Petroleum Trust Fund Chairman, Buhari has no petrol station, much less a rig, refinery or an oil block like so many of his contemporaries. He could have retired into nauseating opulence like them but didn’t. Instead of hobnobbing with the high and mighty, he has cast his lot with the commonman most of whom follow him out of hope and belief in his values. He is the only politician in the North today who fills rallies without renting a crowd.

He refused to collect an allowance while serving as Chairman of the PTF because he said since he was already drawing a pension from government, his conscience would not allow him to draw another salary from the purse of the same government from which he was already drawing a pension. He is the only former head of state that does not own property or land in AbujaThe man who took over the running of PTF with the aim of probing and indicting Buhari before it was scrapped, was the one who ended up being prosecuted for misappropriating $100m of PTF funds!

Every attempt to rubbish Buhari through probes in time past had ended up vindicating him. He has OPENLY challenged those who accuse him
of religious fundamentalism to come out and show proof. I am surprised that no one has till today, taken up the challenge.

I HONESTLY wish someone would! His personal driver of many years is a Christian from Plateau State. Buhari ’s government initiated the War
Against Indiscipline that has made environmental cleanliness, queuing up, not urinating by the roadside etc, features of our national life even till today. With WAI,Nigerians began to understand basic elements of social responsibility.


For the records, IBB took us into full membership of OIC. Prof Omoruyi, one of Babangida ’s hatchet men wrote in 2001, “The period of General Babangida (1985-1993) represented the beginning of unmitigated Islamization of Nigeria. , General Babangida took the fateful decision in 1986 to face the Nigerian Christians in particular and Nigerians in
general with the plan of Muslims.

He without the approval of the governing organs of the Federal Military Government organized a mission led by a non-member of the
Government, the Sultan of Sokoto to formally admit Nigeria into the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). When the Chief of General
Staff, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe complained that he knew nothing about it and definitely said that he could not remember the matter coming to the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC), he was shown his way out. ” Is it an
indication of what is to come in Nigeria?

Is that why Goodluck is trying to quickly clear IBB with regards to the indicting Okigbo report on $12 billion Gulf oil windfall, in exchange for IBB's support? This plot thickens and it can only get more messy or
intersting?- Unknown Author

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DOWN ON M Y KNEES? You got to be kidding

Listening to the lyrics of this song, “down on my knees” by ayo, about a young lady whose boyfriend/fiancé is about to walk out on, with the poor sister trying to avert the inevitable citing the good times, the thick and tough, the love, the fun, the happiness, the romantic moments they both once shared and not ready to face the reality of it all now a thing of the past.
It was well sang, pure rendition with great emotions by this talented beautiful sister that the imagery of this imagined once sweet love journey turning sour appeared so real to me that I felt so appalled at the sight of watching this fellow hopeful young lady hanging in there at the guy’s pants looking up to him in tear-filled eyes waiting to hear him assure her this really ain’t true and it’s all jokes.
Thinking how nauseating it is to see that lady wailing and not waking up from this wishful thinking dreams of hers and me being furious at the lengths at which we sisters go to keep our relationships to subdue the constants external and internal storms rocking it and I also betting on my life never to hold on to a brother who does not care about my feelings,my self worth and not to talk of going down on my knees.
Realistically, I know a lot of fellow sisters are nodding their head in unison approval to not trying to redeem the unredeemable like the picture painted by ayo in this soulful music but fact fully a lot of us are really down on our knees, now it seems a lot of sisters are kind of cross at me.
We really have to ask ourselves, about that guy whose job seems so important that we come secondary but we make excuses by saying,” He is just career focused, he’s going to change”, the emotional, verbally and physically abusive guy that we keep covering in front of our girlfriends and folks all the time saying,” He isn’t an aggressive guy, he never meant to hit me, he was just a little bit pressured and just went overboard, is he that brother who washes down our self esteem to our face and in the presence of his buddies and we keep saying he never really meant all he was saying, he just took too much beer and that was what got him tipsy.
Sisters, should I still keep believing his lies about that call he can’t pick in my presence saying it is his niece and it is all family business, should I be putting up with his bull craps about not ready to introduce me to his mama after relentless pestering for 2 years but he kept telling me he ain’t ready to settle down now cos nkan o ti jo rawon(things haven’t taken their desired shapes) ok,it will when I clock 34 I believe.
Girlfriends, is it that couch potato who refuses to get his weight up, (I mean his wallet not on the scale) after being out of work due to the recent economic recession but now sits idle watching soaps and not trying to get another one. I kept working my butts off caring for him and I said it all about love after 12 months, I can even hear some sis saying haba that one too long sef.
I fuel his car, I pay his bills, I still got him the ecko,the izod,the Ralph,the polo and y’all did not think it is time position changes and I go straight to the door opening it ajar leading him out,
That guy that cheats on me and I kept saying he is only having his fun for now, he will change when we get married, I can hear you saying only if there is any marriage afterwards. The G strings in his closet, the lipstick stain on his shirt collar, the feminine call he never allows me to pick, our every decision presided by his mama, the cook up stories about official meetings and deluge of excuses I kept soaking in that garbage ,putting up with the jack ass, (Sorry about my language, no mind me).
I think it is better I wipe the tears off my face before it blinds me off the reality of the bold writings on the wall and let me stop fooling myself, praying and ending up perishing because of my lack of knowledge, Now before throwing down the drain my hard earned money on this good looking but integrity flawed brother.
Am sorry my sis, levels don change, I don pass that grade, I am not on my knees no more, for real I am at the door showing that my so called “Mr. endowed” the way out. No more gamesssssssssssssssssssssss
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As I celebrate 50 years of my “so called” independence, my mind is so filled with pondering questions lurking at the corner of my heart and down the depth of my throat. I begin asking myself if truly my age is not just mere counting of numbers,at what proportion am I truly fifty? Is it the centralized control of resources, unsolved political murders,unemployment,lack of social amenities ,political instability, true governance that reflect true democracy?
Do I love when all I keep in power are basically thinking of themselves? Is that really governance when my people are dying in slavery and servitude? Are these a reflection of true governance when all my people’s high hopes are dashing right to their faces? Is it democracy or game playing when I sweet talk them with my sugarcoated propagandas for the sakes of their votes when truly I know all my manifestoes and promises are only wishful thinking?
Do I really care when my youths are on the streets wasting their lives away and the young ones can’t find no direction to invest their energies but rather than creating meaningful ways and ventures, I exodus them into the dungeons of arm robbery, abductions, drug abuse and violence. Is there really blood flowing through the veins of my leaders seeing my people dying before their time in poverty and my future hopes massively leave this land so full of promises and creating national brain drain resulting them into effective utilities of the western world.
Do they really care about the misappropriation of public funds that my so called legislooters and executhieves daily divert to their own personal purse and as if that was not enough they host Wrestling contest of shame for the whole world to see fighting over looted resources thereby turning the National Assembly to their own WFC boxing rings. Our future leaders (high school kids) on field trips to the National Assembly rather than taking notes were only met with disappointment with the Chair throwing and ranting of their Hulk Hogan and John Cena representatives who they ought to look up to as role models.
Is it my graduates who went to those universities and polytechnics with constant harassment and threats of handouts, incessant ASUU strikes, ever increasing tuitions but spite the endurance of it all,they were only to be merged with the already flooded streets of fellow unemployed graduates. The good jobs are already occupied by kids of politicians with graduate certificates from Harvard, Wolverhampton, Babcock and the left openings are now left to the fought for between the lady who is ready to source the account with her endowed assets and the lucky brother who have people in the know.
My religious leaders are now jet fliers while their adherents walk miles to their organized conventions to cut high transport fares even though their tithes and prophet offerings fuels the private jets of their religious charlatans. Churches and prayer centers are now available on all street corners increasing side by side with the rate of violence, injustice, corruption, death and crime.
Am I truly a giant of Africa when my graduates are left jobless, my naira worthless and my kids searching for hopes out a future that looks bleak? A giant whose masses daily die of sicknesses and hunger and even their attempt to get visas to South Africa is turned to waec not to talk of being mere impossible to other western countries.
My education system is in great disarray that it is now flooded with teachers that have lost their enthusiasm for teaching but only await the monthly paycheck .There are no more libraries, books to teach kids with, desk and chairs to seat comfortably in,extracurriculum activities, available teachers for all subject and tutorials to help struggling kids which as now given birth to academic decadence and massive failure in Waec and Neco but rather than addressing the situation, their own abdulmutalabs are sent schooling abroad.
Is it the epileptic power supply that keeps my people in constant darkness that they no longer expect but switch on their own agent of air pollution and ear clogging machines so as to create self generated electricity .Diseases, sickness, hunger, poverty, violence, crime, injustice, inequality is now co partners with my people’s daily struggle for survival? My highways are death holes that daily sent people to early graves, joints to the men of the underworlds and duty post of tax collections by the “askaris” in black caps and uniforms who collects toll fees with toll gates built with tires and timber logs.
Many are stucked for years in sojourn, they cannot come home to see their families, bury their aged love ones, see kids graduate college because they have no means of reentering immediately they exit, They constantly live in fear of deportation and the reality of nothing to fall back on if eventually sent back home. They live like people with no roots, serving in factories and plantations, living in slavery and servitude in foreign land, constantly homesick but gripped with fear to returning to a nation which seems to be at a dead end.
What am I celebrated for, is it my heavyweight champions and their show of shame, poor athletics performances at international outings, corruption at its peaks in all spheres, Is it a nation in constant darkness, my neglected people in the Niger Delta, bad governance, election which is selection, unreliable electoral processes, insecurity, child labor and abuse, hospitals with no medical supplies and personnel’s, schools with no standard academic curriculum and furnished libraries, bad roads and highways now houses to arm robbers and the uniform ones in men with green currencies tucked into their pockets.
At this juncture, I prefer reflection to celebration of 50 years after my self acclaimed independence. Where am I heading, how long will I live in the midst of abundance while my people keep living in immense lack and penury? When will I make conduct free and credible elections, when will my tomorrow leaders have a hope and a promising future, when will this nation live in constant and uninterrupted power supply? When will my pensioners live in good health to enjoy their pensioners, when will the young folks have proper education that can contend globally, when will I universities will stop being under lock and key?
A nation at fifty or a stumbling giant, the heart of Africa or the haven of selfish and Godless leaders. When will the untimely death of my people be at bay because on medical attention, when will my people be able to sleep without an eye open in their own homes spite their GUANTANAMO bay DETENTION mounted fences. When will justice come to this land, when will peace finally reign, when will people in Diaspora long for to see the NEW NIGERIA and when will I finally live up to the name as the heartbeat of this continent and truly the giant of Africa?

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