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Jabioro: Thank God Ote$ refused close door hearing,otherwise he would might be rope in many ways.Oya NASS up 2 u,house of ...liars

For him wanting an open n public hearing means he is confident that farouk lawan collected the bribe.

…call for creation of more LGAs in Lagos
By NNAMDI OJIEGO
LAGOS – The people of Awori in Lagos State under the aegis of Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria, AWAN, has dissociated themselves from the call for the creation of Lagoon state from the present Lagos State.
At a briefing, President of AWAN, Mr. Sakariyau Opeifa,berated the action ofthose agitating for the creation of Lagoon State for not consulting with the Awori people before including them in the map of the proposed state, warning that no part of Aworiland or its people should be included in the proposed state.
He said: “Our attention has been drawn to a proposal of persons from Ikorodu and Epe divisions of Lagos State clamouring for the creation of Lagoon state from the present Lagos State; the proposed map of which covers some Aworiland.
”We vehemently deny ever being consulted, whereas many important Aworisettlements are included in the proposed Lagoon state.
“For the purpose of informing and educating the general public, the Awori are opposed tothe creation of Lagoon state as it is presently constitutedand presented to theNational Assembly. Awori people cannot allow another batch of her people to be carved out and mademinority, the way they did to the Awori in Ado-Odo/Ota and Ifo local government areas. Awori are balkanised in Ogun State. Rather our kinsmen and women in Ogun State will be glad to be merged with Lagos State.
“It is instructive to state that despite the fact that we had pushed for Awori state in the 80s, the leadership of all Awori under the aegis of AWAN and all Awori obas and chiefs have resolvedto unite in one state,Lagos State.
’’Instead of craving for any new state, we support the creation of more local government councils to take care of the ever-increasing population of Lagos State.
”For the avoidance of doubt, out of the 33 local governmentsproposed for Lagoonstate, the following 18 belong to the Awori: they are Apapa, Iganmu, Somolu, Bariga, Akoka, Eti-Okun, Iwerekun, Kosofe, Agboyi, Ketu, Obalende/lkoyi, Iru/Victoria Island, Eti-Osa East, Eti-Osa West, Eti-Osa Central, Etikun, Ibeshe and Majidun leaving them with only 15.
’’In Lagos State as presently constituted, the Awori have 16 and a substantial part of Badagry out of the 20 local governments, although we have been marginalised.
“Lagos State truly deserves a special status and special revenue allocation like those of the oil-producing states if not more in recognition of the huge revenues the Federal Government is deriving through our big local markets and ports.’’
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/awori-people-back-out-of-proposed-lagoon-state/

After they earn the highest revenue of $33.38billion. And which markets lagos get wey e fit compare to onitsha(the largest market in west africa)?

Otedola really gave him the bribe(my thoughts). This is getting interesting.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday in Kaduna condemned the persistent killings of Christians in the North and asked fora Sovereign NationalConference.
In a statement yesterday reacting to last Sunday’s murder of Senator Daylop Dantong representing PlateauNorth Senatorial District of Plateau State, Hon. Gyang Danfulani, Majority leader in the Plateau State House of Assembly, among estimated 63 people killed in Barkin Ladi Local Government, northern CAN said: “Those people who want to live by the swords and bombs can have their own country and kill themselves. Those who want to live in peace and catch up with development that is going on in some other parts of the world can have their country and make progress”.
Also the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the killing, and called for a halt to the violence.
The statement from Northern CAN signedby its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Oibe reads: “We Christians in Northern Nigeria arecalling on President Goodluck Jonathan todemonstrate enough political will to bring an end to the activities of terroristgroups in the north.
“The President once declared that there are some Boko Haram members in his government; we can now see the manifestation of this,especially in the activities of the Special Task Force inPlateau State which failed to respond to distress calls during the massacre of rural communities in Barkin-Ladi Local government Area thestate.
“This time around, the President should stop at nothing until he brings the activities of terrorists to an end.
“We will not accept asituation where only one tribe in Nigeria is trying to bring the entire country to its knees. This is absolutely unacceptable.
“It is activities of some members of this tribe that is undermining the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) which seeks to integrate us as a nation.
“One tribe must not be seen to be lordingit over the rest of Nigerians. Nigeria is bigger than any tribeor religion. We must, as a people with conscience, sense ofpatriotism and senseof justice and fair play resist these mindless, barbaric killings. We call on the National Assembly to forget about their personal interests and convoke a National Conference to determine whether we should continue to live together.
“We urge all peace loving Nigerians whowant to live freely and make progress to demand the convocation of a National Sovereign Conference so that we will bring an end to these killings and destruction of property.”
This is the only way we can peacefully bring an end to this madness so that those who want to develope can make progress and those who want to be killingcan go on killing themselves when they are in their owncountry.
“We urged the Christians in Plateau state not to lose hope and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of these unprovoked mass killings including the killing of Senator Gyang Dantong and the Majority Leader of the Plateau state House of Assembly, Hon. Gyang Fulani.
“We want to state categorically that we are not accepting theusual condemnation by government whichhas become a mere slogan. The Government must notjust condemn it, it must fish out the perpetrators and sponsors of this wickedness and bring them to justice for the sake of peace and stability.
“We believe that there are some powerful elements who are behind the activities of these socalled herds men. Wewant to ask pertinentquestions: Has the government of Nigeria legalised possession of arms by unauthorised individuals? If the answer is ‘no’, how did the Fulani herds men in the north come to be in possession of sophisticated weapons, including military uniforms and bullet proof vests?
“Who supplied them these weapons and the uniforms? Wherewere the Special Military Task Force deployed to Plateau State when this massacre was going on? Why did it take them five hours to get to the scene of the incident?
“Reports reaching ussaid the Special TaskForce was contacted by 4: am. It was about 9:30 am that the task force went there. We understand that it was the mobile policethat went to the scene of the incident. Whose orders is theSpecial Military Task Force carrying out inPlateau?
“If the Barakin-Ladi Local Government chairman called the Task Force and theypromised they were coming, why did the Task Force fail to gountil after they terrorists had finished their operation?.....
More at http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/time-to-decide-if-we-can-remain-as-one-country-northern-can/

Seconded.

Vicjustice:
The story is questionable:
You can't kick open an emergency door, there is a mechanism that places it in the lock position, and it needs to be properly operated to open it.
The plane would not loose altitude if a cabin door is opened, what would have happened is, the plane would loss its cabin pressure and that would trigger the release of emergency oxygen masks
And because the oxygen mask can only sustain for 20 minutes, the pilots would have to descend to lower altitude where the air in thicker with richer oxygen
Yet, this incident (as frightening as it might seem) is definitely not enough to bring down a plane, and if all of the things that i mentioned wasn't observed, then, the story is exaggerated

me dnt really knw hw he did it buh he did it. As a first timer then, what do i really know about planes and its operation and the kinda English terminologies used?

onatisi: this is one f the funniest stories .butt why did the guy kick the exit open did he want to fly or he thught he was doing a rambo film

ah wonder o0, maybe im tink say e dy im room 4 house.

RAPMAN02: Funny u. Just tank god

ah tank God wella o0.

Jaiz bank ko, jazz bank ni. So long as it has an islamic license, it shouldnt operate around the south east/south south, period. They tried islamising 9ja 2ru boko bt it wont work, Now they setup a non-interest collecting bank so as to cease our cash after depositing them so we wont be able to buy arms whenever they begin thier senseless killing. Hmm, nice plan but your plan will fail except for some people who just heard "non-interest...." and jumps into it without getting to know its hidden agenda. Well go on, let the wise hear and abstain from it if they like.

OMG, LWKMD this evening as i dey walka pass 1 street wey i see a cock untop a cock i.e a cock banging a cock . I laf sotey B4 i go snap am, they dun disengage. Ah kun dey wonder, as humans get gays(gays and lesbians), animals too get gays?

In the month of july 2009, i was aboard an Egyptair flight from Nigeria to the UAE. I was a first timer then but fear gripted the whole passenger when it was announced that the plane was loosing height after barely 3hrs+ on air(those of you who knows the time of flight to the UAE is 6hrs plus 3hrs for GMT=9hrs in all) due to some indications that air was entering the plane due to maybe a place unclosed. Behold it was true, the emergency exit was kicked open by a guy who the crew members and Air marshal suspected to be have swallowed some raps of drugs and maybe a rap had opened in his stomach making him to react. Mehn it wasnt easy for me as i started thinking East and west like
1. Ma grandpapa, neither ma own papa die for crash.
2. I never marry talkless of to born as God say make we come world come multiply.
3. Na ma 1st time, why i go just die like that?
4. After all the school wey i don go as at then, so na like that i go just die? e.t.c
Thank God the crew members used pilows to cover the exit and we managed to land safely at Egypt where we stayed a day before furthering our journey, though the guy was arrested on landing and taken to the Nigerian Embassey for further processes. A lady couldnt even walk after landing so she was brought down with a wheelchair. But i no go lie, egyptians treat us well o0, mehn see dinner na, 9ja no dey carry last na. The kind tin wey me chop eh, Share ur experience nlanders as una travel pass.

Alxmyr: You need not report yourself. Just go and read your books.
Ok

What part of the post dont You understand?? #SMH# Did i say i had an exam?? Anoda common sense is lost, gosh.

Kobojunkie: COMMON SENSE is not as common ooo when it comes to Nigerians . . . read through some of the responses and you understand that a lot of people are still more interested in keeping their heads stuck up in the arses of politicians than they are in changing things for the better in Nigeria.

True talk, the common sense isnt just common. Some1 told me that if you pray for the world to change and it doesnt, pray for your nation, if your nation doesnt, pray for your state. If your state doesnt, pray for your village. If your village doesnt, pray for your family. If still your family doesnt, then pray for yourself. Not everyone knows that this is common sense and thats why its not just common, its what you do with it or harness it effectively that makes it common and most Nigerians lack it.

I would always say this, "the problem with Nigeria is the masses and not the govt, till the masses become clever, then we shall forge ahead". We keep complaining and yet we do nothing about it. Mehn c'mon, this is democracy where the voice of the masses should be heard not the military era where we dont have freedom of speech but when anyone starts the motion, he will get paid to keep it low and inturn he betrays the rest. "CORRUPTION" is just like a virus and if we dont format it now, it might get to the level of HIV which is incurable for now but has drugs to elongate ones life who has it. So all am trying to explain is that if we think Impeaching GEJ is best for us, then move the motion. If prosecuting lawan without evidence is possible and best for us, then move the motion. Its just like praying to God for success in your forthcoming exams yet you are always the 1st man at the football viewing center wi†hout reading anything †owards the exam, how you wan come pass?? Lets try to help ourselves.

HNosegbe: Please feel free to intimate us on the "measures" on ground, so that we can praise the government instead.

you wont knw cos u r nt in d govt. Jst sayin dnt quote me.

The govt in 9ja is nt gej, its we d masses n until we get 2 knw our responsibilities n stop complainin then we wud forge ahead. Complainin all day buh we do nutin at d end, isnt dat wierd. Smh

Ah shud even set up anoda poll 4 dis and name 5 different states 4rm 5 geopolitical zone wit d exception of lagos, abuja n portharcourt. Ah wudnt even put criverz cos it was once a federal capital.

If u have 2 vote, dn u av 2 tink wel n knw of facts. Lagos state gains over $33billion 4rm d govt wic makes it d highest in 9ja n yet its d smalest state whyl d south east n south south dat produces more of d wealth doesnt get up 2 $20billion. Anambra gets $11b, imo gets $13b+, rivers gets abt $16b+, delta gets abt $16b+ or dia abt bt yet they excel more. These states gts money on dia own, lagos depends on d govt, even though they get some 4rm taxes bt i bet u, if we shud stp colecting govt money n each state shud b on its own, lagos wont meet up with d standard again. Pls rmve lagos cos we al knw y it shudnt b dia, it has already gone far since wn d british entad 9ja n shudnt b compared even though most states r getin 2 it standard.

Dats jst d same thing hapenin 2 my family ryt nw. Sum1 owein us jst abt d same amount set up 4 compensation cud jst bring only 200k and expect us nt 2 decline, dias is jst a mnth, ourz has bin a year buh al na same tin, dana no try at ol.

UGHELLI – ONE time Delta State Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Development and House of Assembly candidate of Fresh Democratic Party, FDP, for Patani state constituency, Mr Raymus Guanah, yesterday, returned to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with over 16,000of his followers.
Guanah, who was a major contender in the 2011 House of Assembly election, left the PDP in expression of his dissatisfaction with the party primary election for FDP, where he ran againstthe Deputy Speaker of the state House ofAssembly, Mr Basil Ganagana in the general elections. He lost the said election with 800 votes.
Addressing his followers at Patani Central Motorpark, Guanah, said as pioneer chairman of PDP in the area, he could not afford to leave the party.
He said it took him and his supporters time to take the decision to return “to the House we built and we will continue to build the party.”
He noted that for the first time, PDP won election with less than 1000 votes, adding that their return was to further strengthen PDP in the council and the state in general.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/guanah-16000-supporters-return-to-pdp/

[b]By Kayode Matthew& Hugo Odiogor
LAGOS—Nigerian businessmen operating in Ghana yesterday cried out to the Nigerian government to come to their rescue as Ghanaian authorities have commenced closing their shops for allegedly operating illegally.
The Nigerian traderssaid their shops were closed becausethey were said not tocomply with the government policy which requires them to have an initial capital of $300,000 and employ 10 Ghanaians before they can start any business in Ghana regardless of the size of the business.
One of the affected Nigerians, Mr Ndukaku Mbanefo, who spoke to Vanguard on phone from Ghana said the Ghanaian authorities started closing shops belonging to Nigerians yesterday in Accra, the Ghanaian capital and vowed that the operation will be nationwide.
According to him, “the authorities in Ghana yesterday closed more than 40 shops belonging to Nigerians and they are still closing more.They closed our shops because they said we did not comply with the government policy that requires every foreigner who wants to start business in Ghana to have an initial capital of $300,000 and must employ10 Ghanaians to work with him regardless of the size of the business.Even if it is just a small restaurant or abarber shop you must employ 10 Ghanaians and show evidence that you have $300,000 before you can start.
“There are nationalsof other West Africancountries like Mali, Cote D’Ivoire, Niger, Cameroon who operate shops in Ghana like us but theGhanaian authorities would not touch them.They target only Nigerians and I don’tknow why. In spite ofall we do to boost their economy and contribute to raise their standard of living, they don’t care, they just hate Nigerians and discriminate against us”.
He explained that “some Nigerian traders had to run away and locked up their shops when they saw the Ghanaian law enforcement agents coming but when the law enforcement agents got to the shops, they would relock the shops withtheir security padlocks. Their plan was to give out these shops abandoned by Nigerian businessmen to the Ghanaians”.
He therefore appealed to the Nigerian governmentto intervene and protect their businesses saying Nigerians who operate businesses in Ghana are law abiding and hard working, arguing that“we should be allowed to operate under the Ecowas trade treaty.
When the Foreign Affairs Ministry was contacted yesterday on the plight of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana, a source told Vanguard that the Ministry is aware of it and that the Federal Government has stepped into the matter. He said the Federal Government has reached out to its Ghanaian counterpart and that those affected should not rush to the ECOWAS court asthey have threatened.
Ghanaian authorities have been embarking on hostile business practices against Nigerians who are predominantly in realestate, textile and garments, electronics, banking and telecommunication and tourism. The Ghanaian government had imposed high tariff on Nigerian movies and restricted Nigerian actors from shooting films in Ghana. Nigeria’s telecommunication giant, Globacom was caught up with the high cost of doing business which caused it to delay some crucial aspects of its operations lastyear. The presidential candidate of Labour Party Otunba Dele Momodu, said the attitude of Ghanaian government is a flagrant violation of the ECOWAS protocoland that the Nigerians who are doing business in Ghana hold the key to Ghana’s economic revival. He said Nigeria must stand up to the maltreatment of Nigerian in Ghana because Nigeria has been too good to their West African neighbour.
Lagos state Government had saidyesterday that Nigerians should stop empowering Ghanaians and other West Africa countriesby taking businessesto those countries atthe detriment of Nigeria. Sources saidGhanaians are very jittery about Nigerians especially those who are in realestate business who are buying out their Ghanaian counterparts. Nigeriasupplies electricity toGhana and under theObasanjo administration Ghana got over One hundred million dollarloans from Nigeria.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/ghanaian-govt-chasing-us-out-lament-nigerian-bizmen/[/b]

Bimfo: You. @OP

how??

I have some pix of awka-anambra state buh wud upload that as soon i wake up cos am slipy ryt nw.

miteolu: A Nigerian court sentenced Alamieyeseigha to two years in prison in 2007 for failing to declare assets in Nigeria, South Africa and the U.S. Prosecutors said he bought more than $8 million in properties with bribes he received from contractors while serving as governor. Alamieyeseigha also pleaded guilty to money laundering on behalf of two companies he controlled — Solomon & Peters Ltd. and Alamieyeseigha and Santolina Investment Corp.


1. Is only international courts that are very effective in fishing out corrupted Nigerians. All the agencies in Nigeria administering corrupt criminals are meant for increasing corruption.
2. If Alamieyeseigha could be sentenced to 2 years in prison what should happen to GEJ that turns declaring assets to joke.

The president or vice can only declare his or her assets before sworing in and after tenure so as to contrast and compare the difference btw them and not when he is in office. So GEJ would declare his asset by 2015, afterall he declared it when he was vice with yar'adua. But if he is to declare it now in office then all other govt officials MUST do so, period.

That prof is very stupid. Hw wud a ghanian prof critisize d GCFR of Nigeria. Nd to d borno tin, he the prof shud go by road n knw if he wud be alive to testify.

What about churches that are been bombed? Were they caught?? And why didnt the explosive explode? It seems like a trick by security force to divert our attentions from what we initially thought, that wont work, Boko na Boko no matter what.

Are they trying to brand Boko haram as not being a religious group fighting for the islamization of the nation?? Or that boko just wants to disunite the nation? Then what is boko's motive and who are they if so