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Autos / Re: Free Vin Checks And Reports by Starlett: 9:17pm On Aug 26, 2012 |
Bros, Pls help me out with this as well. 2T1BR30E35C471214 |
Politics / Re: The President Nigerians Know By Paul Adepoju by Starlett: 6:16pm On Aug 26, 2012 |
Swift response to Abati's Letter of Love to GEJ this morning. Understandably, Abati's was silent on his principal's coziness with Corruption kingpins. |
Politics / The President Nigerians Know By Paul Adepoju by Starlett: 6:14pm On Aug 26, 2012 |
By Paul Adepoju It was with a rare blend of shock and utmost surprise that I read Dr. Reuben Abati's write-up on a Sunday morning, right in the presence of the Lord where nothing is hidden before the Most High. As expected, the veteran journalist dwelt more on portraying the president as a leader who has the interest of the nation at heart. He also fired word missiles at the self-appointed social media activists thus: "we have a lot of unintelligent people repeating silly clichés and too many intelligent persons wasting their talents lending relevance to thoughtless conclusions." I agree with Dr. Abati on the contamination of public commentary, I however disagree with his assertion that lots of the commentators are unintelligent while the intelligent ones are wasting their talents, since he belonged to the same demography before pledging his allegiance to the presidency. Obviously, he knows more about what a larger percentage of Nigerians don't know about the man - Goodluck Jonathan, a man he also criticised from a distance prior to his appointment as the president's media henchman. So it's not unexpected for him to publicly clamour for fairer consideration of the president who could go down in history as having the lowest approval rating. Having a closer relationship with people in government is something that has proven severally to be counter-productive for the machinery of governance because it clouds one's objective assessment of the situation at hand. On the notion that the president has good intentions for Nigeria, Dr. Abati and everyone at the presidency should know that Nigerians do not doubt that. As a matter of fact, all past presidents had (and still have) good intentions for our nation. The bone of contention however is not unrelated to the inability of the president to bring his brilliant intentions hanging somewhere in the skies to reality. Despite national and international outcries that characterised the military junta, former heads of government such as Generals Sanni Abachi and Gbadamosi Babangida took the oath because they all had good intentions for the nation. Extending this beyond the scope of government, one could unequivocally say that even the Nigerian contingent to the 2012 London Olympics had good intentions; they wanted to make the nation proud but their good intentions were inconsequential. Same could be said of the president. As the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces whose primary role is to ensure the safety of Nigerians, the spate of suicide bombings, ethno-religious crisis, extra-judicial killings and several others could make Nigerians doubt the intention of the president. In other words, Nigerians aren't doubting GEJ's intentions, they just aren't sure he can handle the challenges of his office effectively since thousands of homes daily mourn the demise of their loved ones as a result of circumstances that past presidents would have controlled effectively without bloodshed. On alcoholism in Aso Rock, Dr. Abati ought to know that Nigerian constitution is silent about drinking alcoholic beverages at the presidential villa hence it's left to the occupant, current occupant, to decide whether he will perform better under the mild or strong influence of emu oguro (fresh palm wine) or ordinary Zobo drink. All Nigerians care for is a vibrant president who is tackling all their problems. One of the major reasons why the presidency is being tongue- and word-lashed extensively are his visits to countries where the governments are doing well; his inability or reluctance to introduce such reformations to better the lots of Nigerians whose taxes, sweats and shares of the nation's oil wealth are fuelling the presidential jets. As a veteran journalist who has written copiously on politics and government, Dr. Abati can't expect the president to enjoy the support of all Nigerians; neither will they cheer him on since this isn't a kindergarten class! I guess they need to be reminded that Nigeria is the world's largest black nation and the president is responsible for the fate of over 150 million people belonging to more than 300 ethnic groups; people who are vast and diverse as shown in recent world studies that described them as the happiest, the most spiritually faithful, most unfaithful, and most sexually active - yes we are. So, instead of attempting to force the love of Goodluck Jonathan down the sore throats of Nigerians, Dr. Abati could do Nigerians, especially the loyal readers of his Friday and Sunday tirades on the pages of Guardian newspapers, much good by using his closeness to the president to give him a frank assessment of what Nigerians really want. Despite the fact that the president feels he's being unfairly crucified by the media and activists who are always asking him to resign, he should know that Nigerians aren't asking him to bring the moon to bar beach, or the sun to the oil creeks; they only want security and the basic things of life in addition of signs that show that the president truly care about the plight of Nigerians by keeping to his promise. Dr. Abati's carefully written and scrutinized piece left out the various tell tale signs that made many Nigerians lose hope on the president's ability to restore fading hope. A BBM broadcast is currently circulating; it is laced with the president's various promises while campaigning across the nation. So far, none of them has been satisfactorily fulfilled. He also reneged on a number of promises including his pledge during the fuel subsidy uproar to reduce his foreign trips and entourage. However, like some fellow Nigerians, I'm having second thoughts about the man Goodluck Jonathan. Obviously, lots of things are wrong with his administration but he's making some risky bold steps which if successful could change the public perspective about him from a weakling to an intelligent president. PHCN is one of such. So, instead of wasting public resources in recruiting media experts to "rebrand" and make the presidency "look good" to Nigerians, the president and his numerous committees need to work harder, sacrifice more, travel less and tackle more problems that will make life easier and safer for Nigerians. Unlike Reuben Abati, Nigerians don't see the president every day, but they see his handiworks in the high pump price of fuel and the incessant bomb blasts up north. According to them, the president they know isn't working hard enough. info@adepojupaul.com http://saharareporters.com/article/president-nigerians-know-paul-adepoju 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Nigeria No Longer Imports Cement!! by Starlett: 11:24pm On Aug 24, 2012 |
OK, Good move and congrats to the Govt. But why is the price still so horrendously exorbitant? |
Politics / Re: Okupe Lawyers Admit He Did Contracts With Imo And Benue by Starlett: 5:23am On Aug 22, 2012 |
Where now is fine boy Femi Fani-Kayode with unpaid defense of this old buddy of his and his warped sense of history? What an irony! The attack dog (I understand he prefers the term "attack lion" hired to lash out at GEJ's critics is now battling to free his own neck from mind-boggling allegations of fraud. Or perhaps GEJ also doesn't "give a damn" in this case? |
Politics / Re: Ibru, George, Others To Lose National Honours • Tafa Balogun, Erastus Akingbola by Starlett: 10:19pm On Aug 21, 2012 |
Well, if Jona goes thru with this and ACTUALLY DOES STRIP THEM OF THE NATIONAL HONOURS, that would be one good step and I'll personally come to Nairaland to commend him publicly. BTW, methinks this particular move is even long overdue sef! And why should it come to us as mere rumors and "indications"? GEJ should simply announce it himself at tomorrow's FEC meeting. Shikena! |
Politics / Clifford Orji Dies In Kirikiri Prison by Starlett: 6:43am On Aug 19, 2012 |
Clifford Orji dies in Kirikiri Prison AUGUST 19, 2012 BY ENIOLA AKINKUOTU 88 COMMENTS Alleged cannibal and 12 years inmate of Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Clifford Orji, has died of unknown causes. Prison authorities said Orji died Friday morning and the cause of death is unknown; but an autopsy is being performed. The PUNCH had reported on April 13, 2012, that Orji’s health was deteriorating due to the refusal of psychiatric hospitals to take him in. The Deputy Comptroller of the prison, Mr. Noel Ailewon, had said Orji was in a bad state and had gone completely mad. “Orji’s health is getting worse. He has gone completely mad, vomiting and even defecating without restraint and is naked most of the time” he said The Director of Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi, had said during a visit to evaluate the number of Awaiting Trial Persons that following a court order, Orji was taken to two Psychiatric hospitals for treatment but had been rejected. “Initially, we took Orji to Yaba Psychiatric Hospital but was rejected because they claimed they did not have long-term medical facilities. Subsequently, he was taken to another hospital in Ewekoro but was similarly rejected” she said. It was learnt that due to this challenge, Orji, who was 46-years-old, could not stand trial in court. The Attorney-General of the state, Mr. Ade Ipaye, had said Orji’s case was stalled due to the impediments, adding that unless Orji received proper medical attention, he would not stand trial. “Orji is mentally disturbed and no hospital is accepting him. Unfortunately, one cannot be tried mentally stable, so, he’s stuck in the middle. All we can do now is find help for him” he said. Orji was arrested in February 1999 by the police under the bridge along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. He was subsequently charged before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court on 19 February but was never tried. The acting Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Prison command, Mr. Biyi Jeje, confirmed Orji’s death to our correspondent on the telephone. “As at Thursday, Orji was fine but on Friday morning, he died in his sleep. The cause of his death is still unknown but an autopsy is being performed,” he said. Jeje confirmed that Orji was rejected by many mental health facilities in the country and maintained that the prisons authorities did all it could to manage his illness. “We took Orji to many health facilities but he was rejected time and time again. I don’t know why they rejected him but we did all we could to manage his illness”, he said. http://www.punchng.com/news/clifford-orji-dies-in-kirikiri-prison/ Some of us still recall this story when it first broke... |
Family / Re: In One Word Describe Your ''MOTHER'' by Starlett: 7:03am On Aug 17, 2012 |
Sacrificial! |
Politics / Re: The Christian Attitude To Political Leadership by Starlett: 11:05pm On Aug 13, 2012 |
Ah, Kobo. No way, Dear, no way. It's too late to de-rail this powerful discussion with the usual abuses and name-calling. We're having a discussion, remember? I haben't even claimed to be a prophet, so no basis for your lumping me among the "false prophets on Nairaland" Anyway, to answer your challenge, I don't necessarily support calling political leaders names, but Jesus did it when the occasion arose. As to whether he did it because Herod was a politician, certainly not. He did it cos of Herod's sly character. And that's why I wondered what He would call some of our political leaders today. And btw, John the Baptist was not left out. He called the religious leaders who trooped to hear his hard revivalist messages a "brood of vipers". Snakes! If you like. This is all in the scriptures. Truth in our time is indeed generally seen but hardly ever heard. |
Politics / Re: The Christian Attitude To Political Leadership by Starlett: 10:06pm On Aug 13, 2012 |
My Goodness. Some of us are not even aware that our LORD Jesus actually called King Herod of His day, a "fox". Hm. Wonder what he would call some of our ruling political class today. My point: He reserved some of his harshest sermons for the compromised religious and political leaders of His time. He hit them hard and repeatedly, filling many of such sermons with "woe unto you"... Now, that's something to think about... 1 Like |
Politics / The Christian Attitude To Political Leadership by Starlett: 9:52pm On Aug 13, 2012 |
Fellow 'Landers, I have followed discussions revolving around this topic actively for some time now, and noted the concerns of both the FORs and the AGAINSTs of how Christians should react to political leadership, whether good or bad. Below are excerpt from a Corporate Bible Study we had in Church not too long ago on this topic. I invite everyone who's interested to study the following issues dispassionately under God and come to his/her own conclusion. However, be it known that am proud to belong to such a vibrant online forum like Nairaland, where tough issues are debated headon and superior argument is allowed to prevail. THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO POLITICAL LEADERSHIP Text: Ps. 62:11 Questions/Points For Consideration 1. How should we see political leaders? 2. Does God Approve of Every Political Office Holder? Dan. 2:21; Rom. 13: 1-8. What of election riggers? 3. How should Christians respond to poor leadership? 1TIM. 2:1-4 4. Is it proper to Challenge Bad Leadership in our Society or Simply Obey? Rom. 13:1; Dan 3: 15-18; Acts 4 5. Is it Right to "abuse" Politicians/Leaders? Lk 13:32; Matt. 3:7 6. Is Democracy of God? His Perfect Will? Ezk 34: 1-end; 1Sam 8:7; Is. 33:22 Let's have done with abuses for once and have a robust discussion on this matter, Should Pst Bakare be better off counting the tithes and offerings in his church, and teaching his congregation to bless the political leaders? Or do we in fact need more of his type in Nigeria today? |
Politics / Re: Jonathan Should Call For Help – Tunde Bakare by Starlett: 9:43pm On Aug 13, 2012 |
I have followed discussions on this thread actively and noted the concerns of both the FORs and the AGAINSTs Pastor Bakare. Below are some points for consideration as we look at the matter of Christians in politics. In fact, to do proper justice to this topic, I'll go ahead and re-post in a new thread named accordingly. I invite everyone who's interested to study the following issues dispassionately under God and come to his/her own conclusion. However, be it known that am proud to belong to such a vibrant online forum like Nairaland, where tough issues are debated headon and superior argument is allowed to prevail. [b]THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO POLITICAL LEADERSHIP[/b]V Text: Ps. 62:11 Questions/Points For Consideration 1. How should we see political leaders? 2. Does God Approve of Every Political Office Holder? Dan. 2:21; Rom. 13: 1-8. What of election riggers? 3. How should Christians respond to poor leadership? 1TIM. 2:1-4 4. Is it proper to Challenge Bad Leadership in our Society or Simply Obey? Rom. 13:1; Dan 3: 15-18; Acts 4 5. Is it Right to "abuse" Politicians/Leaders? Lk 13:32; Matt. 3:7 6. Is Democracy of God? His Perfect Will? Ezk 34: 1-end; 1Sam 8:7; Is. 33:22 |
Politics / Re: Jonathan Should Call For Help – Tunde Bakare by Starlett: 7:21am On Aug 13, 2012 |
What other source do you hope to get? Or is there anything untoward in the message? Am still waiting to hear what other pastors have to say about the agressive lootocracy that's dealing with Nigerians in our present day. 7 Likes |
Politics / Jonathan Should Call For Help – Tunde Bakare by Starlett: 7:03am On Aug 13, 2012 |
Pastor Tunde Bakare http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jonathan-should-call-help-–-pastor-tunde-bakare 6 Likes |
Sports / Re: Brazil Vs Mexico: Olympic Football Final (1 - 2) On Saturday August 11 2012 by Starlett: 3:13pm On Aug 11, 2012 |
On which DSTV channel, please? |
Politics / Re: Did Bakare Help Install Jonathan After Yar'adua Brain Death by Starlett: 4:55am On Aug 10, 2012 |
Bakare's SNG played a pivotal role in installing GEJ as Acting President in early Feb 2010, while Yar'Adua was still alive but hospitalized. As soon as the latter died, it was automatic that GEJ ould take over fully as substantive president. Meanwhile, another way of looking at it, which most Bakare-bashers fail to recall, is that the SNG dd not necessarily fight or Jona. They simply fought for constitutionality, regardless of who benefitted. Most of the present day GEJ goons and "weak attack dogs" we're missing in action back then when it mattered most, simply preferring to play the ostrich instead of standing to be counted. |
Politics / Re: Gunmen Kill Evangelist In Maiduguri by Starlett: 5:42am On Aug 08, 2012 |
Eiyaa. My thoughts go out to the family and loved ones of this evangelist. But the Poice!! So if it's a known "dark spot" kwanu?? What are you doing about it?? Or do you also support that people should vacate their homes once BH converts their neighborhood to a "dark spot"? |
Politics / Re: Gunmen Attack Deeper Life Church At Okene Kogi State, Kill 15 by Starlett: 10:51pm On Aug 06, 2012 |
Also just heard it on Channels TV 10 PM news. Awful. And in the same broadcast, an M.U.M.U like George Akume would say that BH is not a terrorist organization! SMH |
Politics / Re: Why Abacha Didn’t Kill CBN Gov, Sanusi In 1995…his Role In Akaluka’s Murder by Starlett: 7:22am On Aug 06, 2012 |
My o My!!! NL Peeps, Can this be true |
Politics / Why Abacha Didn’t Kill CBN Gov, Sanusi In 1995…his Role In Akaluka’s Murder by Starlett: 7:20am On Aug 06, 2012 |
Fresh facts have emerged as to why the government of late Sani Abacha did not kill Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), governor, Lamido Sanusi, in 1995, after he and eight other jihadists mobilized crazed extremists to behead Gideon Akaluka in jail Akaluka, a young igbo trader, allegedly desecrated the Koran. He was arrested after his wife allegedly used pages of the Koran as toilet paper for her baby. After he was locked up by the police, a group of Muslim fundamentalists break into the jail, beheaded Akaluka, and paraded his bodiless head around the streets of Kano. Pointblanknews.com investigation has revealed the role Sanusi, an alleged Boko Haram sympathizer, and proponent of the controversial Islamic Bank, played in the murder of Akaluka, and why the Abacha regime decided to lock him up for two years for the murder of Akaluka. Sources hinted that shortly after returning from Khartoum, Sudan where he earned a degree in Sharia and Islamic studies, at the International University of Africa, Sanusi became a recluse and immersed himself in the Koran and became a teacher of the Hadith as espoused by the Wahabbists. Wahhabism is an ultra-conservative branch of Sunni Islam. It is a religious movement among fundamentalist (with an aspiration to return to the primordial fundamental Islamic sources Qur`an, Hadeeth and Scholarly consensus (Ijma)) Islamic believers. Wahhabism was a popular revivalist movement instigated by an eighteenth century theologian, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) from Najd, Saudi Arabia. Sanusi, who is alleged to detests the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, because according to him, it is anti-islam, was part of a nine man clique of extremists who had a huge following. A source said, “ when Sanusi returned from Sudan where he associated with very extreme personalities, he was not a happy man. he was treated like an outcast in royal circles because his grandfather, was deposed as Emir of Kano. So his anger grew. “ During that period, the incident of desecration of the Koran by the Akalukas surfaced. According to our source, during that period the Abacha government was not comfortable with the activities of the extremists in Kano, who they view with suspicion. The regime, it was gathered, silently assassinated a lot of them. Said our source “ When Akaluka was locked up, Sanusi and eight others mobilized some extremist mob who stormed the prison and killed Akaluka. The regime identified the masterminds, so mandated its hit squad to eliminate the nine, including Sanusi .” Pointblanknews.com gathered that eight of the masterminds were assassinated by Abacha, but for the intervention of former First Bank chairman, and father of Christmas Day bomber, Alhaji Umar Mutallab and others. “ It was Muttallab and the rest who were heavy sponsors of Islamic activities who prevailed on Abacha to spare Sanusi. They are argued that since he has gone through a lot, treated like a pariah in the royal circles because his grandfather was deposed, he should be spared. So They decided to remove him from Kano to Sokoto where he was locked up for two years.” Said the source It was further learnt that after his release from prison, Sanusi was handed over to Mutallab who pushed him into banking because he(Sanusi) had a degree in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU). From there he moved to the United Bank for Africa, and the First bank, from where he rose quietly until late President Umar Yar’Adua recruited him to head CBN and spearhead the introduction of the Islamic Bank. http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/why-abacha-didnt-kill-cbn-gov-sanusi-in-1995his-role-in-akalukas-murder/ |
TV/Movies / Re: Did Nairaland Cause Coca Cola To Review Their Campaign? by Starlett: 6:05am On Aug 05, 2012 |
finallytalking: I remember starting a thread a while ago complaining about the insulting theme of a recent coca cola advert. @OP: no doubt about that. The powerful string of criticism of that advert occasioned by the NL thread you started finally led them to do the right thing and modify it. The 2nd best thing I can see in all this is the humility in your opening post on this thread, where you have refused to,take all the credit. I'm personally proud of you and Africa deserves more patriotic news like ya. 1 Like |
Politics / How To Properly Insult David Mark By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo by Starlett: 7:12pm On Jul 31, 2012 |
Columnist: Correct Me If I Am Right By Rudolf Okonkwo “We need to change our attitude on how we report things about our country and we should emulate the foreign reporters who never report negative things about their countries." David Mark, Nigeria's Senate President, complaining about social media being used to insult Nigerian leaders in a speech to reporters covering the Nigerian Senate. I’m going to use some bad words in this column. If you cannot stomach them, please stop reading. Right now. Thank you. I do not waste my thoughts on some Nigerian politicians. Despite their antics and cries for attention, I dismiss this bunch of political actors. Some are so rotten that I consider them irredeemable. Some are so insignificant in the overall reformation scheme that I feel they will wither away as soon as the cord of corruption is cut off. Some are nothing but stagnant balls of smoke made of sheer ignorance. Mr. David Mark was one of them. But he shouldn’t be. On a second thought, David Mark is much more than all of the above. He is not just irredeemable. He is also contaminating. He is not just insignificant. His dirty fingers are scratching the canvas of Nigeria. He is not just a stagnant smoke of ignorance on Nigeria’s sky. He is also in motion. In short, David Mark is a lucky bastard. And nothing is scarier than a government of lucky bastards in the life of a nation. Mr. Mark went in front of reporters that cover the senate, men and women that he has pocketed, to complain that the social media is used by faceless people to insult Nigerian leaders like him. He grumbled that these disgruntled operators of social media have no way of retracting their stories. His solution: that the government should control social media to stop its users from insulting leaders like him. What the likes of David Mark do not know is that social media does not operate in a vacuum. It needs content to exist. And social media content is provided by people like David Mark. Social media thrives on the idiosyncrasies, excesses and stupidity of politicians and celebrities. Those in the limelight who do not wish to be in the spotlight of social media should retire to their villages and wait for death. For instance, nobody in social media is losing sleep over Arthur Nzeribe, who is currently at his Oguta home awaiting death. David Mark can do the same in one of his homes in Benue, Ghana, Caribbean, the US, Belize, the UK, Ireland etc. For those unfamiliar with the pedigree of the senate president, here is it in brief. David Mark is a leader in that class of miseducated men and women who rode the wave of unaccountable leadership, looting and ruining Nigeria until the nation became a failure. These are the men and women who failed Nigeria with such a staged craftsmanship that the nation they failed works perfectly well for them. If Nigeria were a tree, these men and women cut the tree and told it where to fall. For those who need more details, this is the essential biography of David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark. Born on April 18, 1948, in Otukpo, he joined the Nigerian army and became prominent as a Major when he was named Secretary of the Abandoned Property Implementation Commission after the Biafra-Nigeria Civil War. In the 1980s, he reemerged as one of the so-called Babangida boys. He became the military governor of Niger state from 1984- 1986. When Babangida took over as Nigeria’s military dictator, he brought Mark close as his Minister of Communication. He played a prominent role in the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. He headed the gang that threatened to kill M.K.O. Abiola if the military had dared to hand power over to him. He fell out with Gen. Sani Abacha who retired him from the army and he went on exile. At the beginning of this current democratic dispensation in 1999, he became a senator representing Benue South senatorial zone. He supported Obasanjo’s effort to amend the Nigerian constitution to serve a third term. For that effort he collected the lion share of the billions that Obasanjo’s supporters used to bribe senators. He became the Senate president in 2007 as a reward for his loyalty to the PDP. David Mark is a lucky bastard. Not even one of the 400,000 people of his other country, Belize, will nominate him to be a janitor for their senate. Even though he believes that a sergeant in the army is better than a university graduate, nobody knows if Mr. Mark can write his name. But we know that he can open offshore accounts in New Jersey and the Cayman islands. We know that is the place he hid most of the Gulf oil windfall for himself and his boss, Babangida. We know that is where he hid proceeds from NITEL deals he cooked up as Minister of Communication when he famously said that poor people had no need for phones and as such he siphoned the money allocated to his ministry. We know that he spent about 6 million British pounds sterling to purchase significant interest in the 18-hole St Margaret’s Golf Club in Ireland. We know he owns a 2.5 million British pounds sterling home on Thames River in London. We know he has millions and millions of pounds sterling in trust for his numerous children and wives all over Europe and America. We know this because his nasty divorce from wife number five, Victoria Preye, exposed some of his hidden investments. Despite his enormous stolen wealth, here is what David Mark’s epitaph will say. “Here lies a man who admired the trappings of Western civilization but was ignorant of its tenets.” It is the same epitaph for Idi Amin, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga. On top of David Mark’s head roves a giant question mark. When he opens his mouth remarkable gaffes gush out. It is a mark of complete genuflection of a nation that such a scion of corruption is at the head of the upper house of the people’s assembly. His bland mind marketed as diplomatic is impervious of his environment. Otherwise he would have noticed from his hospital bed that it was Israeli media that kept the heat on until former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was sentenced to seven-years for rape. David Mark is a shameless hypocrite who has absolute disdain for Nigeria. That such an uninspiring character is angling for the presidency of Nigeria is a testament to the hopelessness of the Nigerian project. Put aside his pedigree, Nigeria’s number three man is as shallow as they come. Otherwise he would have heard that it was Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post newspaper that singlehandedly exposed President Richard Nixon as a crook and forced him to resign. David Mark is old enough to know that “the only countries where newspapers are full of good news are those countries where the prisons are full of good people.” If David Mark is just ignorant, I won’t be scared. I will simply hope that soon, like other ignoramuses like him ruining Nigeria, he will die off with his stupidity and leave Nigeria to its fate. But David Mark is much more than ignorant. He is deliberately manipulative and mischievous. And that is dangerous. David Mark is a lucky bastard. If an American newspaper places its searchlight on him for just 24 hours, as soon as the report comes out, Interpol, FBI, Scotland Yard, KGB, SSS, MSS, BNI, ICPC, EFCC etc will all be fighting over whose handcuffs will be on David Mark’s hands, legs, waist and ankles. Mr. Mark hates a marketplace of ideas because he has no confidence in his own opinion. So he dislikes any media that challenges his opinion and tries to hold him accountable. He has been so used to being worshipped that any deviation from that is considered demeaning and insulting. For Mark and his likes, not appending to their names their fake doctorate degrees or their worthless grand commander of a corrupt and crumbling federal republic is already an insult in and of itself. But Mark is perfectly retaining his right to insult Nigerians, disrespect them and treat them as imbeciles who have no idea what one plus one is. This is why David Mark does not like the social media. He cannot buy them over. He cannot pay them retainership to publish only favorable stories about him. He cannot get them to submit drafts of their stories to his office for approval before publication. He cannot fly them to an expensive resort hotel and give them lectures on how to do their job as the Fourth Estate. He is mad because he cannot stop social media from writing what one of his six wives said in anger. Mr. Mark loves the compromised media that does not ask him what he does for Nigeria for which he gets paid over N600 million a year. He loves the compromised media that will quote him as saying, “I will defend Nigeria’s unity with the last drop of my blood,” but won’t ask him why he renounced Nigeria’s citizenship to become a citizen of Belize when his investment in that country was threatened. He loves the compromised media that will not ask why he loves Nigeria so much but will rather go to Israel for a minor medical treatment. David Mark is a lucky bastard. The best way to properly insult him is to ignore him. That is what I will go back to doing now that I have let out steam. http://saharareporters.com/column/how-properly-insult-david-mark-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo |
Politics / Re: Nigeria: NNPC Staff Recruitment Lopsided ~bayelsa 11, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto Zero. by Starlett: 6:39pm On Jul 31, 2012 |
Recruiting 600 staff at once?! Where's the productivity coming from? Hope no be ghost workers o. |
Properties / Two BR Detached Bungalow For Rent In Central Surulere, One Year Rent by Starlett: 7:59pm On Jul 26, 2012 |
Pipe water available Two toilets and bathrooms, Large Master Bedroom ensuite. One year rent, pay and pack in Call Chief on 08034733639 |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Breaking New: Ghana President Dies After Illhealth by Starlett: 9:07pm On Jul 24, 2012 |
Very sad. On behalf of my family, I extend my sincere condolences to the govt and people of Ghana |
Politics / Re: Bakare's 'Election Before 2015' Sermon Full Text by Starlett: 9:35pm On Jul 23, 2012 |
Ride On, Pastor Bakare!!! |
Politics / Re: Abdusallam Abubakar & Stella Oduah Indicted In N230B Oil Scam by Starlett: 8:12pm On Jul 23, 2012 |
Shameful... But will they arrest these guys? Are thru not busy still arresting and detaining the harmless whistle blowers like Pastor Bakare? |
Politics / Bakare's 'Election Before 2015' Sermon Full Text by Starlett: 9:00pm On Jul 22, 2012 |
How To Change Government Peacefully And Make Society Better- Pastor Tunde Bakare http://saharareporters.com/press-release/how-change-government-peacefully-and-make-society-better-pastor-tunde-bakare 2 Likes |
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Politics / Dana Flight Report With Black Box Recording Revelations! by Starlett: 10:21am On Jul 13, 2012 |
Preliminary report on the Dana plane that crashed on 3rd June 2012 at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos released yesterday by the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, said that the Captain tried starting the failed two engines mid-air when the engines packed up and after several failed attempt ''the Capt informed the Flight Officer, FO, "we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines". This is coming as the report said the crash was not caused by contaminated fuel. The plane, a Boeing MD-83, with registration no 5N-RAM on a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria. According to the report, ''the airplane was on the fourth flight segment of the day, consisting of two round-trips between Lagos and Abuja. The accident occurred during the return leg of the second trip. DAN 992 was on final approach for runway 18R at LOS when the crew reported the total loss of power. ''According to interviews, the flight arrived in ABV as Dana Air flight 993 about 1350. According to Dana Air ground personnel, routine turn-around activities occurred, including refueling of the airplane. DAN 992 initiated engine startup at 1436, taxied to the runway and was later airborne at 1458 after the flight had reported that it had a fuel endurance of 3.5 hours. "Shortly after takeoff, DAN 992 reported 1545 as the estimated time of arrival at LOS as the flight climbed to a cruise altitude of 26,000 ft. DAN0992 made contact with Lagos Area Control Center at 1518 hours. ''According to the report,the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) retained about 31 minutes of the flight and starts about 1515 at which time the captain and first officer were in a discussion of a non-normal condition regarding the correlation between the engine throttle setting and an engine power indication. "However, they did not voice concerns then that the condition would affect the continuation of the flight. The flight crew continued to monitor the condition and became increasingly concerned as the flight transition through the initial descent from cruise altitude at 1522 and the subsequent approach phase. ''DAN 992 reported passing through 18,100 and 7,700 ft, respectively, at 1530 and 1540 hours. After receiving a series of heading and altitude assignments from the controller, DAN 992 was issued the final heading to intercept the final approach course for runway 18R. ''During the period of 1537 and 15:41 the flight crew engaged in pre-landing tasks including deployment of the slats, and extension of the flaps and landing gear. At 15:41:16 the first officer (FO) inquired, "both engines coming up?" and the captain (Capt) replied "negative." ''The flight crew subsequently discussed and agreed to declare an emergency. At 1542:10, DANA 992 radioed an emergency distress call indicating "dual engine failure . . . negative response from throttle." ''At 1542:35, the flight crew lowered the flaps further and continued with the approach and discussed landing alternatively on runway 18L. At 1542:45, the Capt reported the runway in sight and instructed the FO to raise the flaps up and 4 seconds later to raise the landing gear. "At 1543:27 hours, the Capt informed the FO "we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines". During the next 25 seconds until the end of the CVR recording, the flight crew was attempting to restart the engines. ''The airplane crashed in a residential area about 5.8 miles north of LOS. The airplane wreckage was on approximately the extended centerline of runway 18R. During the impact sequence, the airplane struck an incomplete building, two trees and three buildings. The wreckage was confined, with the separated tail section and engines located at the beginning of the debris field. ''The airplane was mostly consumed by post crash fire. The tail section, both engines and portions of both wings, representing only about 15% of the airplane were recovered from the accident site for further examination. ''The two flight recorders, the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR) were analysed at the facilities of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Washington, D.C., USA. The solid state based memory in the CVR was in good condition and retained 31 minutes of audio information. The digital tape based memory in the FDR succumbed to the post crash fire and melted, consequently no data could be recovered. "The captain, age 55, held an airline transport pilot license with type ratings in the A-320, DC-9, FK-28, and SF-340. He had over 18,116 hours of total time, including 16,416 hours of pilot-in-command time (PIC). The captain had 7,461 hours in the accident model airplane all of which was as PIC. He was employed with Dana Air on 14 March 2012. "He began flying line operations for the company in late May 2012 and had since accrued over 120 hours of flight time. The captain had acquired about 3, 78, and 116 flight hours, respectively, in the preceding 24 hours, 30 and 90 days. ''The first officer, age 34, held a commercial pilot license he was type rated in MD-83. He had 1,143 hours of total time, including about 200 hours as pilot-in-command. The first officer had 808 hours in the accident model airplane all of which was second-in-command. "He had been previously employed with Dana Air as the Director of Cabin Service before he was hired as a pilot about January 2011. The first officer had accrued about 3, 42, and 154 flight hours, respectively, during the preceding 24 hours, 30 and 90 days. ''The airplane was manufactured in 1990 and according to maintenance records it had accumulated 60,846 hours (35,219 cycles) of total time. The left and right engines respectively had 54,322 (30,933 cycles) and 26,025 (12,466 cycles) hours of total time since new. "A review of the aircraft technical logs did not reveal of the previous 30 days did not indicate a condition. The airplane had last undergone maintenance on 1st June 2012, and after a return to service flight on 2nd June 2012, it was operated on four revenue flights (two round trips between LOS and ABV) and another four flights on 3rd June 2012. Fueling records indicated the airplane was uplifted with 8000 lbs of fuel before departure from ABV. The flight crew reported to ATC they had 26,000 lbs of total fuel. Preliminary analysis of fuel samples from the refueling truck and the supply tank at ABV were negative for contamination. The investigative activities have included, in part, visual examination of the aircraft wreckage, review of maintenance records and other historical information of the aircraft, documentation of the training and experience of the flight crew, determination of the chronology of the flight, review of recorded data, reconstructing the aircraft refueling, and collection of related fuel samples, and interviews of relevant personnel. ''Future investigative activities will include, but is not limited to, the detailed examination of the engines, further testing of fuel samples, continued factual gathering of relevant historical, operational, maintenance and performance information of the accident airplane in addition to other similar airplane models, further development of the background of the flight crew, further analysis of the CVR audio recording and review of pertinent issues associated with regulatory oversight. ''As the State of Occurrence, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has instituted an investigation in accordance with the standards and recommendations specified in the provisions of Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization. "As the State of manufacture of the airplane and engine, a US Accredited Representative has been appointed and assisted by US technical advisors from the NTSB, US Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Airplane Company, and Pratt & Whitney Engines. In accordance with Annex 13, "the sole objective of the investigation of an accident or incident shall be the prevention of accidents and incidents. It is not for the purpose of this activity to apportion blame or liability." http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/07/dana-plane-crash-how-captain-battled.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Nigerianeye+%28NigerianEye%29 |
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