₦airaland Forum

A couple were so busy with “other preparations” that they forgot their baby at
home in the day of the baby’s christening. May you not be so busy with the
“Merry” in “Merry Christmas” as to forget that a Loving Father gave you His son
and a humble Son gave His life for you. Merry Christmas!

Nigeria moved five places up on the Fifa
global rankings to place 52nd at the end of
2012 in the latest statistics released on
Wednesday.
The Super Eagles have climbed up steadily
in recent times after gaining six places in
November and have now added a further
five to end the year on a rising note ahead
of the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Stephen Keshi’s team defeated Venezuela
3-1 in an international friendly in
November and this added to the positive
climb.
The country’s football suffered in 2012
owing to the inability of the Eagles to
qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in
Gabon & Equatorial Guinea. While the team
ended 2011 in the 42nd position and fifth
in Africa, its ranking slid as low as 63rd and
13th in Africa in October this year.
The Super Eagles now remain 10th in Africa
behind Cote D’Ivoire, Algeria, Mali, Ghana,
Zambia, Egypt, Gabon, Tunisia and the
Central African Republic.
Nigeria will play in next year’s Afcon in
Group C where they will face defending
champions Zambia (ranked fifth in Africa),
Ethiopia (31st) and Burkina Faso (24th).
Spain retained the number one spot for the
fifth year, an achievement which earns
them the ‘Team of the Year’ title according
to Fifa. They are followed by Germany,
Argentina and Italy.
The ‘Mover of the Year’ goes to Colombia
for the second time since ranking was
introduced in 1993. Los Cafeteros finished
2011 in 36th, but thanks to six wins, one
draw and only one defeat thereafter – and
the 455 points they consequently earned –
they end 2012 in fifth.

UCL Round of 16 draw
The draw for the round of 16 of the
Champions League took place in Nyon,
Switzerland on Thursday, and some enticing
ties await in the first knockout stage.
Primera Division champions Real Madrid
have been paired with Manchester United
as Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Old
Trafford.
Furthermore, 2011 winners Barcelona will
have to deal with Italian giants AC Milan in
what promises to be yet another
mouthwatering tie.
Last season's finalists Bayern Munich take
on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal as they aim to
make it to their third final in four years.
Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain have
been pitted against Valencia , whereas 2004
winners Porto lock horns with Malaga.
Serie A powerhouse Juventus will have to
deal with Celtic in the first knockout stage,
while Schalke meet Turkish giants
Galatasaray .
Finally, German champions Borussia
Dortmund take on Ukrainian titans
Shakhtar Donetsk.
Group winners will be away in the first legs
on 12-13 and 19-20 February and at home
in the return matches on 5-6 and 12-13
March.
The draw for the quarter-finals will be held
on March 15, and the tournament
concludes at Wembley Stadium on May 25.
FIRST LEGS
FEBRUARY 12
VALENCIA
VS
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
CELTIC
VS
JUVENTUS
FEBRUARY 13
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
VS
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
REAL MADRID
VS
MANCHESTER UNITED
FEBRUARY 19
PORTO
VS
MALAGA
ARSENAL
VS
BAYERN MUNICH
FEBRUARY 20
GALATASARAY
VS
SCHALKE
AC MILAN
VS
BARCELONA
SECOND LEGS
MARCH 5
MANCHESTER UNITED
VS
REAL MADRID
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
VS
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
MARCH 6
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
VS
VALENCIA
JUVENTUS
VS
CELTIC
MARCH 12
BARCELONA
VS
AC MILAN
SCHALKE
VS
GALATASARAY
MARCH 13
MALAGA
VS
PORTO
BAYERN MUNICH
VS
ARSENAL

domido: Yabatech.
Yaba college of Tension. Wen its becoming stresful.
Channel O- a place in bakassi hostel where guys peep thru a hole to see naked female students.

akata -a gal.

Yct rules...

Austin Giwa, the Nigerian who was kidnapped alongside four Koreans in
Bayelsa State on Monday, has been released by the abductors.
The kidnappers, however, did not set free the Koreans identified as J.S. Chae,
J.H. Kim, K.H. Kim and P.W. Lee.
Gunmen had on Monday raided a Chinese firm, Hyndai Fabrication Company,
at Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area of the state, abducting the
expatriates and the Nigerian.
Our correspondent gathered that after blindfolding and taking the victims to
an unknown destination, the kidnappers later released the Nigerian.
A source told our correspondent that Giwa was dropped at the mangrove
swamps of Odioma along the Okpoama waterways.
He was said to have been set free after identifying himself as a Nigerian from
Brass.
The source, who pleaded anonymity said, “He was released at 5.30pm, about
one hour 30 minutes after the incident.
“A woman who was fishing saw where he was tied and abandoned and went to
rescue him. She took him to the police station where he made a statement.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Fidelis Odunna, confirmed
the development and said the police were still on the trail of the kidnappers.
He, however, said the abductors had yet to state the motive behind their act.

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/bayelsa-kidnappers-release-nigerian-detain-koreans/

Being their brother's keeper?

Four expatriates and two Nigerians working for the South Korean construction firm Hyundai Heavy Industries Limited were kidnapped Monday in southern Nigeria, police said.

“Some armed men went to a Korean company, Hyundai, located in a forest by the Atlantic Ocean beach, and kidnapped four expatriates and two Nigerians,” police spokesman Fidelis Odunna told AFP.

A fisherman, Tare Kolugha, said he witnessed the abductions as the workers were travelling to their workplace in southern Bayelsa state.

“We were on the waters fishing close to Odioma Creek when we noticed two … boats with armed men (who) shot into the air and stopped the passenger boat conveying the Hyundai workers to their yard,” Kolugha told AFP.

Gangs have frequently abducted expatriates working in the oil-producing Niger Delta in ransom kidnappings, but Nigerians from wealthy families have increasingly become their targets in recent years.

A 2009 amnesty deal in the Niger Delta led to a sharp drop in unrest in the region, but criminality remains widespread.

Late last month, two foreigners who were identified by the local media as Lebanese were kidnapped at a work site in the region.

And the 83-year-old mother of the Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped from her home in Delta state and held captive for five days before being freed on Friday.

source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/six-hyundai-heavy-workers-kidnapped-in-bayelsa/

UYO—Executive Secretary, National
Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult
and Non-Formal Education, Alhaji Jibrin
Paiko, has called for a national
assessment of literacy practices, if
Nigeria is to present a realistic account
of its Universal Basic Education
achievements by 2015.
Paiko, who spoke at a workshop
organised by Niger Delta Development
Commission, NDDC, on revamping adult
literacy for sustainable development in
the Niger Delta region, noted that 10.1
million children were out of school in
2012, according to United Nations
Children Fund, UNICEF, report.
He said: “This situation requires the
commitment of everybody if we must
come out of the woods. While there is
need for everyone to join hands with
the leadership to search for solution to
these myriads of problems, the role of
adult literacy must, therefore, be given
adequate attention.”

Aside lack of access, infrastructures,
teaching and learning materials, he said
the greatest challenge facing education
was inadequate funding by the three
tiers of government.
“Adult and non-formal education at all
levels of government seems to suffer
seriously from under funding. There is
real need, therefore, to consult widely
and come up with a reliable and
workable funding mechanism if Nigeria
hopes to attain EFA and Millennium
Development Goals, MDGs, within the
set targets.
“States and local government areas
need to take greater responsibility and
treat adult education with the
seriousness it deserves. The lack of
consistent and adequate funding,
vision, strategy, and coordination has
made literacy programmes to fall
through the cracks,” he added.
He noted that there was also need for
the recruitment and training of
competent adult education personnel,
who would carry out programmes on
adult education in the country.

source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/10-1m-children-dropped-out-of-school-in-2012/

d holiday is tu short for salary earners n tu long 4 real business men n entrepreneurs.

d driver of d car dat hit d mad woman is a MoG, u know anointing over flowing

If I'll ever keep a pet, it will be a monkey any other animal is not welcomed.

Mario Balotelli on Twitter:
"So it's the end of the world on the 21st? I
hope I'm sitting next to Fergie when it
happens, he'll get 10minutes more than
everyone else ."

A pastor was travelling lastweek, he saw an old man, and gave hima lift. While they were going, the old man said; my son, do you know what happened in Heaven last night?
The pastor was so terrified and hurriedly parked and asked; Sir,are you sleeping? How did youget the information about Heaven?
The Old man said; last night in Heaven God became very angry with man and asked
th
e Angels to blow the trumpet.
The angels picked up the trumpets and as they were aboutto blow it WHEN, Jesus fell down and began to plead in tears.The blood that came out of His hands and body were very fresh. He told God that His death shouldn't be in vain. God couldn't stand thepains of the saint and the wickedness of the evil ones.
So He said; "I AM GIVING THEM THEIR LAST CHANCE.".
Jesus then turned to the angels and told them to move down in their numerous numbers to tell the world that "THE END IS NEAR, JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON".
The pastor (sweating and crying)asked; sir, how did you know this?
The OLD MAN replied; I am one of the Angels sent to the World. Please use every medium of communication to send this message.
No time to waste, Please!
And the old man disappeared.
Brethren, this story is real, Christ is coming Soon. Please REPENT. I beg of you. Please SHARE this message round. PLEASE SAVE A SOUL TODAY.I Have done my part, it's now your turn to spread the Gospel. No wealth can be compared to life everlasting in Heaven.

Presidential candidate Mitt
Romney’s claim that President
Obama “sold Chrysler to Italians
who are going to build Jeeps in
China” at the cost of American
jobs has been selected as the
2012 Lie of the Year by
Politifact.com . Politifact is a
project in which reporters and
editors from the Tampa Bay
Times and affiliated media
outlets check statements by
members of Congress, the
White House, lobbyists, and
interest groups.
Mr. Romney’s statement started
in a speech in Defiance. “I saw
a story today that one of the
great manufacturers in this
state, Jeep, now owned by the
Italians, is thinking of moving
all production to China,” he
said, apparently referring to a
blog by a Washington Examiner
writer.
Chrysler strongly denied the
report, but Mr. Romney’s
campaign unveiled a TV ad in
Ohio a couple days later that
said, “Obama took GM and
Chrysler into bankruptcy and
sold Chrysler to Italians who are
going to build Jeeps in China.”

Source: http://toledoblade.com/Automotive/2012/12/13/Romney-statement-on-Jeeps-being-built-in-China-called-Lie-of-the-Year.html

Table Leg :
I hope somebody else is not digging and eating your yams behind you!

not everybody is unfaithful

I'm enjoyin my present relationship 2 d fullest even though its a long distance relationship. Plannin 2 settle down wit her soon.

He added that during the same period, 60
rounds of live cartridges, 15 rounds of
9mm, one magazine with 30 rounds of live
ammunition, a toy gun, one locally made
revolver pistol and one locally made pistol
were recovered.

I sure die say na naija police add those in bolded.

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela is being
treated for a lung infection, the president's office has said.
This is the first time officials have revealed why Mr Mandela, 94,
was rushed to a military hospital in the capital, Pretoria, on
Saturday.
Tests showed a "recurrence of a previous lung infection",
presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said.
Mr Mandela is responding to his treatment, Mr Maharaj added.
News of the hospital stay has prompted much concern in South
Africa.
The former president is regarded by most South Africans as the
father of the nation, having inspired them to fight for democracy.
He led the struggle against white-minority rule before being
elected the first black president in democratic elections in 1994.
Despite being imprisoned for 27 years by the apartheid
government, after his release he forgave his former enemies and
urged South Africans of all races to work together and seek
reconciliation.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
The BBC's Andrew Harding in Johannesburg says news that the frail
Mr Mandela has another lung infection is likely to generate
considerable anxiety.
The officials who have visited Mr Mandela in hospital since
Saturday have all said he is doing well.
He was flown to hospital on Saturday from his home in Qunu
village in Eastern Cape province by the military, which is
responsible for his healthcare.
Local media reported that the decision to move him was taken so
quickly that some family members and his own foundation were
initially unaware of it.
But Mr Maharaj has repeatedly said that Mr Mandela is doing well
in hospital and there is no cause for alarm.
Mr Mandela was last admitted to hospital in February when he
was treated for abdominal pain.
In January 2011, he was treated for a serious chest infection.
While in prison in the 1980s, Mr Mandela was also diagnosed with
tuberculosis.
Mr Mandela retired from public life in 2004 and has been rarely
seen in public since.

source: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20677168?

I HAVE just commenced my thank-you
tour to the great nations of the world.
As the newly elected first executive
president of the world’s newest
democratic republic, I am naturally
expected to observe this important
diplomatic ritual.
I must step on the soils of nations in
Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas .
But there is one giant country I would
be most pleased to just fly over. It is
not that Nigeria is not among the great
nations of the world. On the contrary,
the country is not only great but it is
teeming, gracefully, with good people.
My problem has to do with fear. No, I
am not afraid of Boko Haram. Faceless,
mindless demons of mass-killing
terrorists operate all over the world.
Even massively-protected American
citizens run for cover at the mere shout
of ‘9 /11’ by a five-year old kid playing
in company with his peers.
My fear has nothing to do with crime
and drug networks. Parallel
governments that go by such
frightening appellations as Gulf cartel,
Los Zetas cartel ,Cali cartel, Los
Rastrojos cartel and Medellin cartel
operate far away from the country of
my interest.
Take a trip to the Indian Ocean high
seas, especially off the coast of Somalia
if you think Nigerian pirates and
kidnappers are world champions. Look
beyond the shores of Nigeria if you are
concerned about five-star performances
from the most digitally sophisticated
armed robbers on stage. My concern
revolves specifically around fear of
Nigerian cows, fear of the red carpet
and fear of the unknown.
Have no illusion about it: There are
cows in my own country as well. In fact,
the cows in my country far outnumber
the people. My problem is Nigerian
cows are not ordinary; they are sacred.
Sacred cows, my home Ministry of
Agriculture had warned, do not produce
milk for people’s consumption; they
milk the people dry.
Now dignitaries who are likely to
welcome me at the Nigerian airport
include governors (past and present),
ministers, legislators, traditional rulers,
politicians, military officers and even
the cabal. Among them, there are too
many sacred cows for comfort. And I
am afraid, very afraid. Even Super
Eagles’ Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi, is
afraid of sacred cows.
Then, imagine the dicey situation that
my presidential jet managed to out
manouvre the menace of the grazing
cows terrorising Nigerian airports. The
authorities would lay a red carpet for
me to glamourise my reception.
There is hardly anything I dread more
than the Nigerian carpet. Just anything
in Nigeria can be swept under the
carpet. Indeed, too many unresolved
volatile issues in the country are know
to have taken comfortable shelter
under this internationally notorious
national monument.
The reports of probes into earth-
shaking scams like the $12 billion Gulf
War oil windfall and Independent
Power Project have all been swept
under the carpet.
Mr. DELE AKINOLA, a public affairs
commentator, from Lagos.


source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/why-i-wont-come-near-nigeria/

There were fears on Monday over the
health of the Chairman of Bi-Courtney
Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, with the
increased presence of riot policemen at a
ward of the Lagos University Teaching
Hospital, where the businessman is
currently on admission.
It was learnt that the heavy presence of the
security operatives followed an alleged
directive from the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, to arrest him.
Although authorities at LUTH, Idi-Araba,
Lagos, foiled an earlier attempt on Sunday,
some of the operatives said they had
received orders to forcibly take Babalakin
from the hospital to enable him to stand
trial at the Ikeja High Court, on Wednesday.
The EFCC had filed a 27 counts at the court
in connection with an alleged money
laundering offence against Babalakin and
others.
But a Federal High Court has restrained the
anti-graft agency from going ahead with his
arraignment and trial.
The drama had started last Tuesday when
over 20 policemen and EFCC operatives
stormed the hospital allegedly to abduct
the ailing businessman, but were prevented
by the management.
Bi-Courtney had described the move as a
new trend in judicial administration in
Nigeria. It decried “the desperation by EFCC
to violate provisions of the law and
constitution in order to circumvent justice,
and a violation of the basic human rights of
the citizen”.
Earlier on Sunday, an operative of the
agency reportedly sneaked into Babalakin’s
room, but was accosted by some vigilant
members of staff of the hospital.
It was learnt that the unidentified
operative, who pretended to be a visitor to
gain access to the room, later identified
himself as an official of EFCC after Babalakin
had raised the alarm that attracted the
attention of the medical personnel on duty.

http://www.punchng.com/news/fears-over-babalakins-health/

Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited yesterday accused the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of bandit tactics reminiscent of the Sani
Abacha regime against its embattled chairman, Barrister Wale Babalakin,
SAN.
The company in a statement made available to Vanguard alleged that EFCC
operatives numbering over 20 had laid siege on the private ward of the
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, where Babalakin’s lawyers said he
is hospitalized.
The siege of the EFCC operatives, the company’s spokesman, Dipo Kehinde
said yesterday, is contrary to the order of a Lagos High Court which granted
Babalakin leave to apply for an order to prohibit the Commission or other
agencies from arresting the embattled lawyer.
Babalakin was supposed to
appear in court last Thursday
over allegations of money
laundering, among other 26
charges of having helped
erstwhile governor of Delta
State, Chief James Ibori to siphon
an estimated N2 billion from the
coffers of Delta State.
Babalakin did not appear in
court, citing ill-health, but the
same day also obtained an order granting him leave to apply for an order
to prohibit the Commission from arresting him.
The EFCC has since said that the order does not stop his arrest.
On the seige laid on Babalakin’s hospital bed since last Tuesday, his
spokesman, Kehinde said reacted:“It is noteworthy that this brings back sad
memories of the days of Gen. Sani Abacha when the rights of Nigerians were
trampled upon with ease.
“This is a new trend in judicial administration in Nigeria and it reflects
desperation by EFCC to violate provisions of the law and constitution in
order to circumvent justice, and a violation of the basic human rights of the
citizen.

source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/efcc-lays-siege-to-babalakins-hospital-bi-courtney/

I love every project and decision this goverment av taken and embarked upon except the hike in LASU fee.
Welldone sir!

Make una leave am make him contest na, his defeat will be the worst ever.

toluleke: Sirmee u luk like d pig sha.bignero luks like d guy

And u luk like d pigs gr8-grandpa

No be dat hospital Stella Obasanjo die abi na Yaradua?

Serendipity: Spare me the platitude- 'the sane climes.' Let's just be realistic and rationative .They shouldn't have accosted the man. I mean such people should be given concessions especially when the said law affects no one directly. You can't refute factually that the man was rushing for an important meeting. Also, I don't discount as a lie the possibility that he wasn't. Those bootlicking VIOs were just being impish and contumelious. And who said that the law respects no one? That's why the court can grant bail to a person on his recognisance as a celebrity or VIP.
Additionally, you don't sue a government agency without giving them notice, otherwise the court would lack competence to adjudicate over the matter. Isn't that respect?

I can't believe any sane being can spew this trash or na ur papa b d honorable lawbreaker?

I wish he was arrested by lastma

I am not trying to impose my view on anyone, i'm just saying this maybe someone else will share my opinion.

For those of us who own a 2go account you will observe there are different levels and for every level there is a star with a different color. Novice => red star,
Amateur => purple star,
senior => pink star,
enthusiast => lime green star,
professional => green star,
expert => blue star ,
leader => sky blue star,
veteran => orange star,
Master => yellow star.

After the Master level you find yourself in another level named ultimate with a black star.
My questions are why is this level hidden and will they use black to represent the star? Hope they are not initiating people unconsciously into any evil cult via this social app?
.....Just my thinking

Why is he running such an expensive government when most Nigerians lives below a dollar per day?

I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!
I hate dis govt!!!!!

Rarely does beauty and brain dwell together.

Akpos: I cook for my
enemies with DETTOL , If i
dont take good CARE of
the who will?

Joba: Akpos,why you dey
bury money na? Akpos:
Yeh,i wan plant am...so my
'Money will grow like
grass.