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Politics / Russian Wonder!! Man Accused Of Stealing An Entire Road! by Starlett: 12:47pm On Aug 03, 2013 |
A Russian man faces up to two years in prison for stealing an entire road, the Russian Interior Ministry said this week. The man, a 40-year-old resident of Syktyvkar, the capital of Komi Republic in the Northwestern Federal District, admitted having stolen 82 reinforced concrete slabs that make up the roughly 1-mile road linking the village of Parcheg with the Vychegda River, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday. Police uncovered the highway robbery when they pulled over a convoy of three heavy trucks carrying the slabs, which they said had been removed with a manipulator, an industrial machine that combines a bulldozer and a forklift. The Interior Ministry valued the slabs at 200,000 rubles, or about $6,095. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While it's unusual for an entire road to vanish, Russia's recent history is filled with thefts of other infrastructure, especially bridges, which are valued for their metal. Most recently, a bridge over the Nozma River in the village of Frolovo, northeast of Vologda, was stolen in June — with a trail of tractor tracks leading to the culprit's home, the Interior Ministry reported. The man, who authorities said painstakingly dismantled the bridge with a welding torch, could also face up to two years in prison. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/02/19839063-russian-man-accused-of-stealing-an-entire-road?lite=&lite=obinsite |
Foreign Affairs / Obama Mistaken For A Waiter In 2003 by Starlett: 5:19pm On Jul 21, 2013 |
Six Years Before He Was President, Barack Obama Was Mistaken For A Waiter http://www.africaeagle.com/2013/07/six-years-before-he-was-president.html 1 Like |
Science/Technology / Re: Goat With 2 Heads Delivered In Ilorin (photo) by Starlett: 4:29pm On Jul 18, 2013 |
Only grouse I would have with this report is the reference to Dawodu Area as an "Islamic village". What exactly does that mean? Only muslims reside there or that the village has said the shahada 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Aero Contractors Aborts Abuja-lagos Flight10 Minutes After Take-off by Starlett: 2:31pm On Jul 17, 2013 |
SO, N'Landers, was anyone on this flight? Can we know exactly how it happened last night? |
Politics / Re: Evans Bipi, Patience Jonathan's Thug, Goes To Aso Rock by Starlett: 2:30pm On Jul 17, 2013 |
Well, we do know that [b]Well, we do know that [/b]Well, we do know that Bipi was at Aso Rock and spoke with State House correspondents. Looks like the latest act in the recent trend of the Presidency recognizing election losers and according them the honour due to the winner. Chai! |
Politics / Aero Contractors Aborts Abuja-lagos Flight10 Minutes After Take-off by Starlett: 2:26pm On Jul 17, 2013 |
A Lagos-bound Aero Contractors Boeing 737 has had to make a quick return to Abuja Airport a short while ago just minutes after takeoff. The 8:45pm Flight AJ 136 took off in a wobbly manner just after 9pm, but barely 10 minutes into the air, the pilot announced to the scared passengers that he was returning to Abuja on account of a technical fault connected with a door. It was a scary moment as the shaking plane made its way back to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Upon landing, the crew announced to the passengers that Aero engineers would prepare another plane to complete the journey. But some of the passengers scampered off the plane in fear and relief. Some others remained on their seats, waiting to board the replacement aircraft. http://saharareporters.com/news-page/aero-contractors-aborts-abuja-lagos-flight10-minutes-after-take |
Politics / Re: Agbakoba Threatens To Sue NASS With Suit Over Ecclesiastical Court by Starlett: 9:45am On Jul 17, 2013 |
Well, the muslims don't seem to know anything about separation of the State from religion. They believe the two are one and the same. That's why they won't mind establishing of Ecclesiastical courts if Christians ask for it. They equally wouldn't mind the establishing of "Christian" banks, if such a thing were agitated for by Christians. Question we should ask ourselves is whether our collective good purpose is really being served by all these. |
Politics / Re: Website Attack:fg Checkmates Gay Activists by Starlett: 11:24pm On Jul 05, 2013 |
Good one by FG |
Politics / Re: TINUBU Organises Christian Prayers For Late Mother,politics Or Spiritual Need ? by Starlett: 2:27pm On Jul 05, 2013 |
While it is the simple truth that Christians have NO BIBLICAL BASIS for praying for the dead, we may not rule out the fact that a funeral crowd is still one of the best crowds a preacher can hope for. Some pastor could still accept to come there and direct his message to the living who still have a chance to repent and serve God. Should we then condemn such a pastor as being motivated by love of money? 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Attah's Response To Akpabio by Starlett: 3:20pm On Jul 04, 2013 |
[b] These perceived inadequacies saw him moving from one ministry to another. In the time that he was in my cabinet, he had served in three different ministries. None of those ministries was the ministry of works. It is not possible, therefore, for him to have been the one to fix the federal roads in my state and, with his own money for that matter. Furthermore I cannot think of any one policy drive in my government that can be attributed to Barr. Godswill Akpabio. Besides, in the six years that he was my commissioner, the number of memos brought to Council by Barr. Godswill Akpabio can comfortably be counted with the fingers of one hand. [b] He was this incompetent and you retained him for SIX GOOD YEARS This is a huge inditment on your humble self, if you don't know. It then means that he was obviously serving a purpose for you which certainly had nothing to do with good governance. Please take your regrets elsewhere. Leave Nigerians and 'Landers to grapple with the challenges of today. Like political godson like political godfather! 2 Likes |
Entertainment / Re: African Youths Write Dstv Over Imoral Bba Show! by Starlett: 7:51pm On Jun 28, 2013 |
Long overdue. I heartily concur! |
Entertainment / African Youths Write Dstv Over Imoral Bba Show! by Starlett: 7:51pm On Jun 28, 2013 |
A group calling itself, 'African Youth' has written to Biggie crying foul about the housemates' behavior Here's the message; We African youths wish to ask DSTV to give us a BBA where African Youths are rewarded for creativity and hard work, thereby promoting entrepreneurship and not this morally-loosed show where single parents who can’t keep their relationships go into the house to show their sagging breasts and addiction, mixed-up with ill-mannered people and get rewarded, producing international prostitutes and gigolo. Haba! Promoting immoral sex is “unafrican”. The BBA is all about immoral behavior and that is why it attracts lots of fans. You can’t be making money at the expense of your viewer’s lives. If you don’t do something about this, a time will come when the seeds you are sowing into the lives of African youths will germinate to hunt you and your generations yet unborn. There seem to be no single morality lesson to learn than sex and immorality. DSTV has the best entertainment programming available from across the globe with superior technological innovation that provides unforgettable television viewing experience! If we call BBA entertainment then our sanity, morality and desire for the growth of the African youths needs to be questioned. How long does it take to imbibe a habit? 21 days; and BBA runs for 90 days!!!, subtly making people become addicted to bad habits. We say “NO” to such TV reality shows without moral value! From, Forward-Looking African Youths. http://www.africaeagle.com/2013/06/a-message-to-dstv-from-african-youths.html |
Politics / Re: Igbo Vs. Yoruba By Michael Egbejumi-david by Starlett: 10:40am On Jun 28, 2013 |
I thought we all loved one another in this country?. If not, how then could we imagine that one day, we'd be a nation? |
Politics / Happy Birthday! Lagos Governor Babatunde R Fashola Turns Golden! Wish Him Well by Starlett: 9:05am On Jun 28, 2013 |
Fifty hearty cheers to the Golden boy today, as Uncle BRF himself turns 50! Let's pay tribute to the man who has worked hard for the past 5 years to help make Lagos better. |
Politics / Re: Igbo Vs. Yoruba By Michael Egbejumi-david by Starlett: 3:34pm On Jun 27, 2013 |
ilugunboy: The guy is talking about YOU, don't look sideways...I mean you! .....yes YOU..!!!! Or anyone who wants to find the culprit can look at the mirror, I guess. They'll sure find the culprit there! |
Politics / Re: Igbo Vs. Yoruba By Michael Egbejumi-david by Starlett: 10:48am On Jun 27, 2013 |
Very thought-provoking article. Hm... Bows head and sighs deeply. But rumour has it that moderators of most of these internet forums actually secretly enjoy these diatribes for the sole reason that they attract more followership and readership, leading to higher ratings and possibly more revenue. Seun, can you comment on that gross allegation? 1 Like |
Politics / Igbo Vs. Yoruba By Michael Egbejumi-david by Starlett: 10:46am On Jun 27, 2013 |
Another 419 practitioner contacted me via my Netlog account today. Like most people, I have become used to getting loads of 419 solicitations through my email. But lately, the 419 boys have invaded my social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc) accounts. It is becoming quite common now to get 419 messages from some ‘friends’ on my friends-lists. These people have ruined my enjoyment of social media. There was one such message I recently got from a ‘friend’ on LinkedIn. The chap calls himself a Pastor. I was so disgusted I was compelled to respond to him. I informed him that he and other 419 email peddlers’ contribution to modern technology is in its ruination. These people are spoiling my delight, and curtailing my full participation on most social media. Regrettably, some Nigerian commentators – specifically, Igbo and Yoruba tribal warriors - are also beginning to wreck my enjoyment of Saharareporters and other Nigerian internet-based discussion forums. Every other article, every other published interview is invariably reduced to an Igbo vs. Yoruba tribal cleavage, even when it is clear that most of the jingoists are completely out of their depth as regards the matter under discourse, or have not much clue as to what the referenced written piece is about. Really, it doesn’t matter what the subject matter is; sooner or later, the Igbo and Yoruba tribal warriors arrive and pollute the whole place. It could be a write-up on the dearth of rainfall on the Appalachian Mountains; before you know it, the whole matter would degenerate into an Igbo vs. Yoruba mudsling. A dishevelled Yoruba commentator would limp in and might weigh-in with a post that the rainfall in Yoruba land is better than what obtains in the Southeast, or vice versa. Before very long, inelegant and sophomoric insults are being lobbed between the tribal warriors. A proper analysis, a sensible/enjoyable discussion of the write-up is completely derailed. This has become the unfortunate pattern. The goal sometimes appears to be to see who can spill the most bile, who can be the most uncouth. Often, anonymous nincompoops will unleash crude insults and unintelligent diatribe at redoubtable persons who have over many years made great names for themselves and have brought accolade to the country through their hard work, talent and abilities. Some of these tribal maulers take perverse delight in hauling abuse at illustrious men and women and other high-achievers - persons to whom they could ordinarily not hold a candle; persons they cannot carry their sandals or even jockstrap – before turning the vitriol on themselves. I’m not sure, but it does appear that most of the tribal warlords are domiciled outside Nigeria. And I don’t quite know what effect that very fact has on their psyche. I often get the impression that the feeling of dislike between the two groups is fairly deep and I’m not even certain of the genesis of such hatred, such bile. However, a lot of the combatants tend to reference the civil war of 1967, Awolowo, and starved children. Other times, it appears the animus might also be rooted in the manner Zik and some of his NCNC compatriots got bounced from the leadership of the Western House of Assembly back in 1951. Still, sometimes, it seems the enterprising commercial nature and success of the Igbo is a sore point. Whatever. But giving the level of venom thrown back and forth between these tribal warlords online, I sometimes wonder whether some of these people might actually deliberately harm each other in real life. It often seems to me that an Igbo worker might deliberately sabotage his Yoruba colleague’s effort at work if the chance presents itself, and vice versa. Ironically, these two nation-groups are Nigeria’s most dynamic. They are great tribes. They have contributed immensely to our collective development and progress. However, the constant bickering of some of them, their juvenile posturing, their insult-fest, is fouling up our local cyberspace and spoiling the fun for the rest of us. Moreover, over the years, due to migration and movement, educational pursuit, and the NYSC scheme, there has been, and continues to be a lot of inter-marriage between these two great peoples. But I wonder today what some of the offspring from such union make of the hang-ups of some of their adults who persist in dressing one another in clumsy and garbage tribal stereotypes. I can only imagine the confusion of some of those youngsters. But the internet tribal warriors are not paying any attention. They revel in their nuisance. They toss about their oxymoronic phrase du jour: ‘educated illiterate’ like it is candyfloss. All sorts of degenerate stereotypes are hauled at each other to prop-up a warped point of view. Paradoxically, most of them fail to see – or are too thick to realise that their very action, their utterances are actually injurious to whatever tribal cause or honour they assume they are championing or defending. And so, just as I have learnt to skip most unknown emails and those unsolicited ‘kind greetings’ messages I often get on my social media pages, I am beginning to learn to give some Nigerian discussion forums a wide berth because of Igbo/Yoruba incessant and obnoxious display of tribal pettiness. Come to order boys, or you are proving right Samuel Jonson when he pronounced that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel… demdem@hotmail.co.uk Twitter:demdemdem1 http://saharareporters.com/article/igbo-vs-yoruba-michael-egbejumi-david 1 Like |
Crime / Re: 4 Convicts Hanged In Edo by Starlett: 11:10am On Jun 25, 2013 |
Speechless. Speechless. |
Politics / Re: A Tale Of 2 Water Works.....pics by Starlett: 10:37pm On Jun 22, 2013 |
Interesting analysis |
Family / Re: How Often Do Your Wear Your Wedding Ring? by Starlett: 8:27pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
Fhemmmy: I never leave home without it Same with me! But I hardly wear it when am home, though. So, it's more like the defining part of my dressing, if you like. |
Politics / Re: Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Starlett: 1:50pm On Jun 19, 2013 |
wellmax: Methinks he refers to those who for some reason, are giving him "knocks" for not showing up at Achebe's funeral. Gist of some of their unsavoury comments may have reached the ears of WS much the same way it got to him about the White ram gift. lol. We Africans need to grow up in some respects. I wouldn't blame our culture for this one, but rather some "atavistic" worldviews of a bigotted few! 1 Like |
Politics / Soyinka - The Village Mourners - A Must-read Bombshell by Starlett: 10:55am On Jun 19, 2013 |
Nigerians who are old enough will surely recall the source of the above title. For others, I ought to narrate its origin. Fortunately, early this year, I delivered a lecture at the University of Ibadan, where I made a passing reference to the true owners of that copyright. Here is the relevant section:http://saharareporters.com/column/village-mourners-association-wole-soyinka 15 Likes |
Nairaland / General / Re: Man Commits Suicide In Onitsha.(pictures) by Starlett: 10:45am On Jun 19, 2013 |
How could such a thin-looking rope sustain his weight? And how come the point of anchor of the rope on the tree is not that visible? Other aspects of the picture look like genuine suicide by hanging, though. i.e, no foul play. Did he leave a suicide note? This is sad and my thots go out to his family. 2 Likes |
Sports / Re: Echejile Disqualified As First Goal Scorer Against Tahiti by Starlett: 10:36am On Jun 19, 2013 |
In that case, FIFA should also review Oduamadi's wrongfully disallowed goal and include it in the final tally, making 7-1 in favour of our great SE! |
Politics / Re: Kenyan President Orders Deportation Of Nigerians Involved In Drug Trafficking by Starlett: 11:20am On Jun 18, 2013 |
Problem is the use of the word or description "suspected", which means that these guys don't even need to have anything on you per se. It means that even the slightest suspicion is enough for them to deport you without recourse to the court and justice system there. Sounds to me like the Kenya police have got tacit approval to illegally deport hordes of foreigners (may not be targetted at Nigerians only), particularly those who're doing well. My advice to my fellow brothers over there is this: Make the necessary preparations just in case. Have your emergency contacts memorised, form a stronger network in the Nigerian community there, and if you can, simply sell off your assets and COME BACK HOME. There are enough investment opportunities in Aba, Adamawa or Abraka for any hardworking honest Nigerian. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: APC Zones Presidential Slot To The North by Starlett: 11:09am On Jun 18, 2013 |
I nor talk am? I've said it emphatically to many that my problem about APC is that they will end up fielding a presidential candidate of northern extraction - which would tilt the 2015 elections in GEJ's favour. Why? Simply because Nigerian politics is yet to transcend the level of tribal and sectional sentiments. Besides, we're even more divided now than we were in 2011 when southerners massively voted GEJ and the North massively voted for Buhari. Now, if APC truly wanted to give PDP a run for it's money at the polls, all they need to is to field a young dynamic Southerner (perhaps even from the South south) who would challenge both PDP and GEJ point for point on how best to preside over the sorry state of our affairs and economy in this trying times. Unfortunately, they won't do that; rather they're going to zone it to the north, knowing fully well that following the evil atrocities committed by BH and the tacit indifference/politicking by the so-called "northern elders", your average southerner is not prepared to vote in any northerner for a long long time to come. Eiyaa. GEJ, na u chop from this one! 1 Like |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Tahiti - Confederations Cup: (6 - 1) On 17th June 2013 by Starlett: 8:35pm On Jun 17, 2013 |
Nigeria 69% Tahiti 31% |
Politics / Re: June 12 20TH Anniversary: Drop Your Thoughts by Starlett: 2:45pm On Jun 12, 2013 |
kingsle66: I Thought they said igbos should forget the war?? Why can't yorubas forget june12 ? Whhaaaat?? Whoever said that? Nobody should forget the Biafran war, please! Not even those who fought on the Nigerian side. Else that would be a sure way of going down the path to another civil war speedily. See guys, we can afford to learn from history without allowing the scars to blind us from the opportunities of today. That's my take. |
Politics / Re: June 12 20TH Anniversary: Drop Your Thoughts by Starlett: 2:13pm On Jun 12, 2013 |
talk2macs: Abiola was anything but a hero, He was elevated and destroyed by the military Any proof of the first part of your comment? |
Politics / Re: June 12 20TH Anniversary: Drop Your Thoughts by Starlett: 1:53pm On Jun 12, 2013 |
safarigirl: I wasn't born as at then, I'm just tired of people beeching on about an event that is as old as a University graduate. It's like Biafra, e don happen, stop crying about the past and look ahead, how come the Aba women's riot hasn't been overflogged like this? Wasn't it also a historical turning point in our political history? Na every June 12 una go dey talk of 'death of democracy' and people go dey drop epistle on the matter like sey na their papa dem win, yet una go just post finish go sleep until next June 12, nothing achieved. Abeg we get match today, make we talk the one wey we dey alive to see presently. HIstorical events can never be forgotten simply because those who are around today weren't eye witnesses. No nation does that and prospers. No way. and for your info, Safarigirl, the Aba women's riot hasn't been forgotten at all. It's still a reference point in History classes and labour struggles. Point is, you can never tell who's going to be inspired by what historical event and arise to do something different in our generation! |
Politics / Re: June 12 20TH Anniversary: Drop Your Thoughts by Starlett: 1:51pm On Jun 12, 2013 |
Mistade Regal: For real? The same man who died singing Christian hymns I think we can take it for granted that Abiola died for Nigeria's good. He chose to stick to a popular mandate rather than renounce it and enjoy his money peacefully. What we don't know is if he would have equally made a good leader. we don't know if after 2 yrs in the saddle, his whole attention would have been turned to re-election politiking, and if after 8 yrs in the saddle, he would have started sharing GMG's to NASS members in a 3rd term bid. But perhaps such low life attributes can only be associated with those who didn't win a popular mandate like MKO did. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: June 12 20TH Anniversary: Drop Your Thoughts by Starlett: 12:24pm On Jun 12, 2013 |
REHOZIBAH: It so curious dat d response page 4 dis subject mata hasn't reached 20 or mor Touché! Well spoken. But my concern is that even if we weren't that old then, how about other historical events that all eye witnesses to have long passed away, but are still being debated and analyzed by people today. WHY CAN'T WE EQUALLY STUDY JUNE 12 even if for the historical benefit? |
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