₦airaland Forum

Well, this is the only one that seems to be legitimate that I've come across. Mind you, i'm not involved with them so don't know anything about their work apart from what's on the site.

http://www.clicknwork.com/index.asp

These guys in government are so out of touch with reality. Talk about misplaced priorities and retrogressive policies. Let's see how long this lasts.

Jakumo:
Ozzigi you need to shut the phuck up about robots, since one is evidently poking you in the butt and thus disabling your already limited cognitive abilities.

My money is on Iyabo parking her 300-kilogram buttocks in Cuba or wherever she flees to after that, while she hurriedly sends payment instructions to credit the bank accounts of all the Nigerian law enforcement officials she can think of in the hopes of getting this criminal indictment quashed or placed on the back burner till it all goes cold.

If Nigeria's current laws stipulate the penalty for armed robbery in Nigeria to be public execution by rifle fire, then a far more gruesome and savage fate ought to be prescribed for big-time industrial scale embezzlers like Iyabo and Segun Obasanjo BECAUSE their diversion of money intended for the generation of electricity in Nigeria ultimately claims more victims than all the country's armed robbers combined, even if those gangs were to embark on a renewed rampage of mass murder that lasted for the next few decades.

An accurate count will never be collated to quantify the number of people who lost their lives in Nigerian hospitals as a direct result of sudden power blackouts, and neither will a tally ever be compiled on the the number of Nigerians who got barbecued in adulterated fuel exposions that took place as diesel and gasoline generators were being fueled up to create electricity that SHOULD have been provided by the state. Similarly there is no way to know how many people died at the hands of criminals who chose violent crime as a livehood because the state failed to provide electricity that is the core requirement of ALL industry which SHOULD have kept most of the country's work-force employed.

My suggestion to end this charade and set an example for all future embezzlers-to-be who find their paws in Nigeria's state treasury. Track down that fat phuck Iyabo with the help of Interpol, then deport her foul ass back to Nigeria for a quick trail followed by public disembowelment with the assistance of a pack of semi-trained and adequately starved hyenas. Naturally her dad should be forced to watch the extermination before being ushered into the cage for his own just reward for looting 16 billion DOLLARS earmarked for the resuscitation of Nigeria's long-dead power grid.

Kill them ALL and let God and the devil cooperate to sort out the saints from the sinners in hell.

Nice piece Jakumo, what I like is that EFCC says that they have an iron-clad case, which means irrefutable evidence. I hope they nail them real hard, especially Iyabo. They should all serve time with no option of a fine, if the existing laws allow the option of fines. If they do, it should be made law that fine options do not apply in cases of corruption and embezzlement.

Interesting.

Be diplomatic.

People all around the world can be abusive, it really depends on the person. However, to answer your question, yes it is part of our culture. Culture is said to be a way of life and it has become so, especially in Lagos. If you look at Lagos say 20 years ago, the level of abuse people directed at each other was nowhere near what it is today. Without going into politics, there was a lot of influence from that angle, spurred on by the oppression that came with the poverty divide. The air of oppression, frustration and wealth (at the other end of the scale), coupled with lack of quality education for the majority, gradually caused the consciousness of social decency and civil awareness to fade. It is something that has happened over time and is going to take time to  correct. I understand the examples given regarding the UK, but the big difference compared to places like that is that there is a consciousness of a minimum level of public and social civil behaviour. That's why it's noticed when people misbehave. Over here, it's considered 'normal'. I see it everyday and I'm sick of it. From jumping queues to flexing of 'status' muscles, it's all very annoying.

Big B1:
Hillary Clinton calls Bosnia sniper story a mistake Lie

GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she made a mistake when she claimed she had come under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady.


In a speech in Washington and in several interviews last week Clinton described how she and her daughter, Chelsea, ran for cover under hostile fire shortly after her plane landed in Tuzla, Bosnia.

Several news outlets disputed the claim and a video of the trip, showed Clinton walking from the plane, accompanied by her daughter. They were greeted by a young girl in a small ceremony on the tarmac and there was no sign of tension or any danger.

"I did make a mistake in talking about it, you know, the last time and recently," Clinton told reporters in Pennsylvania where she was campaigning before the state's April 22 primary. She said she had a "different memory" about the landing.

"So I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I'm human, which, you know, for some people, is a revelation."

"This is really about what policy experience we have and who's ready to be commander in chief. And I'm happy to put my experience up against Senator Obama's any day."

Democratic rival Barack Obama's campaign accused Clinton, a New York senator, of mischaracterizing the Bosnia trip and overstating her foreign policy experience, particularly during the eight years when her husband, Bill Clinton, was president.

In a speech in Washington on March 17 Clinton said of the Bosnia trip: "I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

She also told CNN last week: "There was no greeting ceremony and we were basically told to run to our cars. Now that is what happened."

Turning to a subject that has dogged Obama, Clinton said she would not have remained a member of his Chicago church where the pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made inflammatory comments about racism and the September 11, 2001 attacks.

"We don't have a choice when it comes to our relatives. We have a choice when it comes to our pastors and the churches we attend," she said. "Given all we have heard and seen, he would not have been my pastor."

Clinton had previously deflected questions about the topic, saying they should be posed to Obama, who gave an emotional speech last week rejecting Wright's remarks and urging Americans to move past their "racial stalemate."

A spokesman for Obama, a senator from Illinois, said Clinton was simply trying to change the subject from the Bosnia story.

"After originally refusing to play politics with this issue, it's disappointing to see Hillary Clinton's campaign sink to this low in a transparent effort to distract attention away from the story she made up about dodging sniper fire in Bosnia," spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement.

"The truth is, Barack Obama has already spoken out against his pastor's offensive comments and addressed the issue of race in America with a deeply personal and uncommonly honest speech."

Wright, who retired recently, has railed that the September 11 attacks were retribution for aggressive US. foreign policy, called the government the source of the AIDS virus and expressed anger over what he called racist America.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080326/pl_nm/usa_politics_clinton_dc_3

Yeah right she misspoke. Did you see the enthusiasm with with she told the story. She didn't mention it just once, but about three times or so over the last few months. She harps on about being credible. A good leader should admit outright when he/she makes a mistake like that, it's so misleading. She's getting more and more irritating by the day. Her tactics are typical and desperate. She is losing a lot of dignity.

bawomolo:
how does it influence what your kids are taught in school, they are not influencing them with homosexuality at all. just teaching tolerance. u might have to consider home schooling or catholic school if u are so concerned about teachers giving your kids a realistic view of sexual orientation in the world we live in.

A realistic view indeed. Tell me what is so realistic about it. If God (or evolution, which ever you believe) had intended for a 'realistic' sexual orientation between two men or two women, there would have been provisions to that effect, especially for procreation and the process that leads to it. The anus has its natural function and it's certainly not for another man's organ to go in there.

Tolerance does not come from your viewpoint, but rather from the type of character you have. So they don't need that viewpoint to learn tolerance. You can call me narrow-minded (which i'm not) or whatever other name you wish to conjure, but I believe there is a natural order to life that should be sustained.

It is true homosexuality has been around for a long time, but it was unnatural then and still is. It's up to you accept what you will, but wrong to try to impose your views, especially in a society where it is clearly opposed. You might want to take a look at Kobojunkie's signature for some advice. I believe homosexuality will continue to remain against the law in Nigeria. So you see, I don't have to go to a catholic school, I could educate them in Nigeria.

Definitely go for the masters degree. It's better to sacrifice the years now (can't be more than two depending on the country), trust me you'll reap the benefits later. It'll make you a professional with advanced knowledge in your field plus expose you to the innovations in the industry. I assume it's a masters in something like mechanical engineering or related, so you'll also be able to chose your direction of specialization based on what's in demand in Nigeria if you intend returning when you finish. This would enhance you value even further.

One point of advice though, I hope you've done your research properly into the masters thing. It makes a lot of difference if you're going for a M.Sc. as opposed to M.Eng.

bawomolo:
u don't need to justify it if he doesn't affect u and most members of society. u must be interested in them if u are looking for justification

It affects me when it is used to influence what my kids are taught in school. I don't see the joke. You don't have to agree with my opinion, you could simply have given your opinion by ending at the first statement. Typical of nairaland members though to take a dig.

peedfunk:
Not long ago people could not justify white and black people sitting in the same bus, attending the same school etc. Its the liberals who are proposing these laws that also help end discrimination, else me and you would be in Naija now.
Its this same attitude that makes Indians kill their daughters when they find her dating anybody but an Indian. Live and let live.

I wouldn't compare homosexuality with the civil rights movement, i think they are worlds apart in terms of the issues and people affected. Neither can you compare it with what you mentioned about Indians, totally out of context. Read my post, i never said i hated homosexuals, every man can do what he wants with his body, i'm a liberal person. But that doesn't mean I have to accept every concept that 'liberals' propose. Some things in life are simply obvious.

This is really sad. I had been following the whole thing keenly looking forward to rejoicing Akala's defeat. Alas, it was not to be, at least not yet. Let's hope the Supreme court delivers. Oyo needs serious liberation from the axis of Akala, Adedibu and Obj.

A rail system is non-negotiable for a city the size of Lagos. It would really cut down the need to take a car out and complement the BRT. Let them start with light rails and then later on move to underground systems.

The most annoying thing is the way all these people recycle themselves within the system and keep bleeding Nigeria dry. Imoke, who was in charge of the ministry where all these things happened, is now a governor, likewise Agagu. Iyabo is now a senator. Obj is still trying to be relevant wherever he goes. All these people should be investigated (like we don't know they're guilty already), prosecuted and put behind bars. I won't hold my breathe though. Agagu and Imoke and now 'immune' from prosecution while Obj continues to insult the intelligence of Nigerians. They'll all get what's coming to them, one way or the other. Until we learn to call a spade a spade, this country would remain the same. PDP is the worst thing that ever happened to this country.

The British society is on a highway to social self-destruction. It's already happening. You're walking home at night and you see a group of youths and you're worried, what with the stabbing culture in place. No way I'll ever bring up my kid in the UK. I'm not homophobic, I've worked with gay people and we got on well, however, I think homosexuality is wrong. We certainly should stick to our values here in Nigeria, not everything Western is good for us. I mean how on earth can you justify a guy ****ing another guy. My word! Reminds me of some gay dude i worked with who almost killed his colleagues with his constant farting which was as a result of his loose ar**, and we all know what caused that.

Oh boy!! Couldn't understand half of what he was talking about. What purpose does the use of 'big' words serve. Talking too much and achieving little. Just like Yaradua and a lot of them in ths National Assembly.

vigasimple:
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I will let everyone judge for themselves. We know our power needs and the costs. Budget was done at $53 per barrell of oil, today oil price is well over $106 which is more than double.

Can we not use the windfall to do our energy sector and transport network as in roads etc.

I don't belong to any political party but Shame on you PDP, NO POWER.

Don't mind our 'leaders'. The solutions are obvious to us everyday people, but our politicians don't live in the real world and are very much detached from the people they claim to serve. I get so annoyed when I hear of people celebrating things like boreholes, which should be a basic right of all citizens.

Oh boy!! Couldn't understand half of what he was talking about. What purpose does the use of 'big' words serve. Talking too much and achieving little. Just like Yaradua and a lot of them in ths National Assembly.

vigasimple:
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I will let everyone judge for themselves. We know our power needs and the costs. Budget was done at $53 per barrell of oil, today oil price is well over $106 which is more than double.

Can we not use the windfall to do our energy sector and transport network as in roads etc.

I don't belong to any political party but Shame on you PDP, NO POWER.

Don't mind our 'leaders'. The solutions are obvious to us everyday people, but our politicians don't live in the real world and are very much detached from the people they claim to serve. I get so annoyed when I hear of people celebrating things like boreholes, which should be a basic right of all citizens.

The annnoying thing about this is that if we had constant power supply in this country, incidents like this would not be happenning or at least would be rare. Put that into the context of the revelations at the public hearing into the power sector and you'll see how pathetic it all is. Sometimes I wonder if some of these politicians are human beings at all.

Most of those in government have no conscience at all. I believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg. The amount of damage that Obj did to this nation is monumental, yet he goes about his business everyday with all the money he made off the nation intact. He still has the guts to proclaim himself Nigeria's Messiah and went as far as comparing himself to Jesus saying that Jesus was persecuted as well. This is a man that even his own people despise and revile him. Kudos to Bankole for doing the right thing, it's not a matter of being brave, it's simply the right thing to do. I hope he doesn't allow himself to get carried away and influenced negatively by the old school. They should all leave politics and let the younger ones take over.
This is just one ministry or sector. Take into account the number of sectors and you'll might just start to have an idea about how much damage Obj did.

The guy was even asking for advance payment! An EPL and Man Utd player. No wonder he didn't make it in the EPL, his focus was elsewhere.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=83132

When he arrived at Manchester United, I decided to take over the running of his accounts. It used to take me four hours a day! At United he was earning about £75,000 basic per month.

"But every penny was going straight to loan repayments. He was having to live on bonuses and extras. He started to ask United for advances and, at a club like that, something like that doesn't go down well

It'll be close but I think Liverpool will get it, unless Torres gets injured.

Kobojunkie:
Being Religious does not mean same as being good. Yes, Nigeria is about one of the most religious people on the planet is not the same as saying "Nigerians are some of the most moral people on the planet" Or saying " Nigerians are some of the best people on the planet". It is very very possible to be religious and be evil. Even the kkk can be considered religious to some extent but there have over history been groups who were religious and felt nothing was wrong with human sacrifices or throwing babies in the rivers. People are allowed to subscribe to any religious ideologies they choose so long as they understand that they are bound by law to obey the law. In this case, we should stop attacking the people for being religious but attacking the government for not being able to enforce the law in this case. I mean these cheap shots against RELIGION as a whole has never and will never solve the problem in any place on this planet. Religious people, just like the ordinary people out there come in all forms, there are those who use their belief for good and there are those who use it for bad. Just as you will find Juju men who will use their juju for good, you will find those who use theirs plainly for evil. Should we then condemn the majority for the crime of the few in ALL CASES

I actually agree with you and I wasn't taking cheap shots at religion. I'm a christian and I take it seriously. However, my point is that church has become more of a routine and tradition in Nigeria, rather than somewhere people go because they really want the experience and teachings with the intent of applying them to everyday life. Everyday I go out, I see so many simple things in social behaviour that have become a common way of doing things, and if done otherwise, would make the nation a lot better than it is. We can blame our leaders and rightly so, but on the average, their character while in power, i believe is a reflection of the majority in the society's social attributes, which unfortunately does not reflect the religiousity of Nigerians. I'll take social consciousness and responsibility over religiousity anyday.

I believe in the gift of tongues. However, I also believe that it is being misused and abused in Nigeria (and other places).
1. You can't teach someone to speak in tongues, you're moved by the Holy Spirit to speak.
2. This may be a contentious one, but I don't believe that you can just say I want to speak in tongues now and then start speaking just like that. All you are doing is rambling. Again, I think you should be moved by the Spirit. At this stage, you're not in control of what you're saying, but the Spirit is interceding on your behalf. Most people just repeat the same few ramblings over and over again and say they are speaking in tongues. God help us not to deceive ourselves.
3. As I said earlier, 'speaking in tongues' is a gift. Therefore, just as not everyone can prophesy, not everyone has the 'gift' of tongues. However, what we witness in churches today is otherwise.

In my opinion, I think churches are doing the very same thing Paul kicked against, or even worse. People should stop 'speaking in tongues' in services unless there is someone to interprete. This is the only way to establish 'tongues' as it's really meant to be.

blacklion:
I went to see one of her brothers called Godwin and told him what the sister was doing. He told me that he was aware, that he had been hearing several stories about my wife, that it was for this sort of thing that they bathed people with acid. I now asked him where I could get acid. He told me that it was not difficult to get, that he would assist me get the acid. He bought the acid and I went home with it and bathed her with it.

What sort of brother is that?

All these guys that stole public funds including ministers and local government heads; they are directly and indirectly muderers and very wicked people. Lots of people die everyday on our roads and for various other reasons due to their failure to use those funds as they were 'elected' to. If the courts don't deliver justice, then they'll get what's coming to them later. It's unavoidable, inevitable and deserved. If only I could get Jack Bauer to handle their interrogations!

Agree with Chrisoml, AVG is one of the best free ones you'll get around. I'd recommend ZoneAlarm firewall to go with it if you require a good and simple firewall.

mazaje:
Nigeria is dying because of religion, any thing that man needs to do has to be done by man him self.

For real. We're the most religious nation on earth, yet look at the state of the country.

deor03:
I am sure BBC or CNN, UK SUN will not have space to say this in theri news bulletin. Alway waiting for a bad news to report about NIJA

For real, especially not CNN. Congrats to the guy, Nigeria is definitely the nation with the best talent around the world and with proof to back the claim, we're everywhere and excel in everything, including unprecedented bad governance unfortunately.

Sky Blue:
Do people now see one of the reasons for having credible elections? If we had a president and governors that were elected by the masses, they won't feel they owe this criminals anything and all this shielding and protection of certain people may have been reduced. We are about to see how serious the EFCC, and ICPC and all the other agencies are about fighting corruption. Prisons in Nigeria are full of people who have not properly being prosecuted and people who stole to feed themselves, yet these criminals and touts and public agberos are walking free? Credible elections are so important. Maybe when next we are given a chance to stand for justice and truth then less people will be willing to hide under mere rhetoric or counterprogressive specially made Nigerian slogans like "National Interest" and "for peace".

I second that. Nothing will ever work consistently unless standards are set and kept to no matter what, especially when it involves governance. One of the major problems we have in Nigeria is that we keep shifting standards to accommodate "national interest" and "peace".

cicero:
Every nation and ofcourse individual has to understand the intricacies and workings of the politics of self interest. Chavez understands that as is evident in his international and domestic politics. America understands and thrives on it, and they have been playing it for a long time,

So true.

Clinton continues to disgust me with each passing day. If she were to win the nomination, there are a lot of people who would vote McCain just so that she doesn't get in. She lacks the composure necessary for a US president. I was so annoyed listening to her going on about how if the call comes through at 3am there is no time for speeches and no time to learn on the job. As Obama rightly pointed out, what experience is she referring to. She has not been president before and therefore has no experience about 'picking the phone at 3am'. Unless of course hubby Bill will be running the White House for her. No of them have that particular experience. Let her enjoy her 'victories' but stop the excessive character assasination tactics.

GTB's definitely the best. That's the only bank I go to knowing I won't get any bad attitude. Oceanic's is poor. Ecobank would have done better on my ratings list if it didn't take me almost two hours just to withdraw cash (Allen Branch), though their staff have good attitude.

Atam-Man:
@ 4play and others,
In the first place I came to the first post only because I wasn't sure of the Phillips in question. Trevor Phillips (spelling) is a cow and works for racial disharmony instead of racial harmony. I have never warmed to his way of looking at race-related issues, he has done more harm to race relations than BO could ever contemplate.
On the question of how BO would perform in office, I think it is too early to begin to judge a presidency that has yet to kick-off. On my part, I'd go with the guys who believe and hope BO would perform and deliver ultimately.

True that on Phillips. The guy needs a check-up.