I wish I took french seriously in high school

me i nono

only english

shameful

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I wish it was caught on camera

seun headlines please

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198401/Britain-build-3m-jail-Nigeria-400-prisoners-serving-sentences-here.html

Britain 'to build £1m jail in Nigeria' for 400 prisoners serving sentences HERE

British taxpayers are to provide £1million for a comfortable jail in Nigeria to take convicts whose crimes were committed in the UK.

The prison would house 400 Nigerian inmates incarcerated in our own packed prisons who cannot be forcibly sent home to complete their punishments.

Jails there are considered so rough that any prisoner the UK tried to deport could oppose their removal on human rights grounds.
Nigeria: prisoners behind bars in the prison of Jos

'Appalling' Jos Prison (above and below): To avoid deporting convicted Nigerians to jails in their home country - and not face human rights abuse claims - the UK will build new facilities there

prison of Jos


But the Government hopes that by spending as much as £1million turning a rundown Nigerian prison into something approaching British standards, the convicts could be repatriated.
Lin Homer

Lin Homer, the UK Border agency chief, said it would save taxpayers' mone

Lin Homer, the chief executive of the UK Border Agency, told MPs the deal would save taxpayers' money, because the UK would no longer have to pay the £30,000-a-year cost of keeping inmates in our own jails.

'We are in negotiations with Nigeria to help them establish better prison conditions,' she said.

'It's about helping them generate a structure that can cope with the prisoners. It would be well worth the money to do so.'

But Matthew Elliott of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'It's an absolute scandal that British taxpayers may foot the bill for a Nigerian prison.

'The Government should not even entertain this nonsense proposal, particularly at a time when our own prison service is so desperately in need of funds.

'If Nigerians are here illegally and are going to be deported, we should be sending them home immediately.'

Damian Green, the shadow immigration minister, said: 'This should not mean in the long term we build prisons all around the world instead of sorting out our own deportation processes.'

Ministers have been frantically searching for a solution to the UK's chronic prisoner overcrowding crisis since 2005, when the number of foreign criminals soared past 11,000 - the equivalent of more than one in every eight inmates.

Prisoners have been offered cash windfalls - which some say are bribes - if they returned home voluntarily.
Boy?s feet in shackles at a Young Peoples Home in Jos/Nigeria

A prisoner's feet at shackled in Jos jail in Nigeria

But this is the first time the Government has announced firm plans to provide funding for a jail overseas.

The idea had been suggested in relation to Jamaica, but never got off the ground.

It would require Nigeria to change its laws so prisoners could be sent back without their consent.

Human rights groups say current conditions in Nigerian prisons are appalling.

Amnesty International said there was severe overcrowding, and more than half of prisoners are awaiting trial - some for up to ten years.

During the same home affairs committee evidence session yesterday, Mrs Homer updated MPs on how the Home Office is dealing with two scandals - the 2006 foreign prisoner fiasco, and the discovery of up to 450,000 outstanding asylum claims.

Three years on from the mistaken release of 1,000 overseas inmates without them even being considered for deportation, almost two-thirds are still in the UK.

Incredibly, 87 of the 1,000 convicts - who included killers and sex attackers - have yet to be even traced. Of those who have been located, only 348 have been deported or removed.

The remainder have either been told they can stay - often because removal back to their homeland would be a breach of human rights law - or are still going through the deportation process.

Mrs Homer also revealed that, so far, 197,500 of the 450,000 asylum 'legacy' cases discovered by the Home Office in 2006 had been processed.

More than 30 per cent have been awarded asylum, in an exercise that has been described an amnesty by opponents. At current rates, more than 100,000 people with claims dating back years will be awarded permission to stay in the UK

whenever I play youtube videos or any video
Please computer nerds I need help?

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plz put a disclaimer on this your topic b4 some folks have sudden heart and liver failure bikooo Grin Grin

lol

1. Thou shall not be a SMALL BOI!!
2. Thou shall not be a long sturvs guy… all those I don’t really know what I want right now, I am not ready for a relationship, “its not you, its me”, I cant give you what you want…LONG TINGS PLEASE!!!! (let us know your P)
3. Thou shall not be giving us DEEP STURVS, stick to OLU MAINTAIN and DBANJ (all you talib kweli and mosdef lover, NOT WERKING)
4. Thou shall not wear “jumping jacks” trousers, Polo shirt, popping collar and sagging jeans, and then believe that you are kaking up. (NOT THAT TYPE OF TIN PLS!!!)
5. Thou shall not be popping Moet, holding bottles of Hennessy and or Courvoisier (you are a SMALL BOY!!!! Refer to commandment 1)
6. Thou shall not be wearing monogram outfits. Take note: Fendi belters and Gucci shoe wearers ( AGAIN REFER TO COMMANDMENT 1)
7. Thou shall not be asking what I am wearing in the middle of the night. If its hooking you like that, YOU CAN POP YOUR CHAMPAGNE!!
8. Thou shall not be asking me How far with my friend, “she’s ok innit though”
9. Thou shall not be pulling all those half and half bill type sturvs. Its cheap plus I don’t think your grand father will approve of that… traditions baby traditions.
10. Thou shall not be cracking dry jokes… ITS NOT FUNNY!!!
11. Thou shall not be forming RMK (Rich Men’s Kids) commandment 1 peoples commandment 1
12. Thou shall not use money as bait ( especially when you cannot put your money where your mouth is… and you might just end up being used)
13. Thou shall not be my navigator or stalker, its not very attractive (I am thinking desperado!)
14. Thou shall not live in CATFORD, CANNING TOWN especially THAMESMEAD ( LETS LEAVE YAHOOZEE FOR THE DANCE FLOOR)
15. Thou shall not tell me your whole life history (BORING!!!!)
16. Thou shall not be lying about your achievements… If you didn’t go to school, please say so!
17. Thou shall not be coming up to me and telling me “I am a rapper” (you seem ambitionless especially if you are a drop out!)…stick to Business or Oil and Gas Engineering, that way we won’t have to worry about the sale of your albums.
18. Thou shall not be giving us American accent or South London sturvs…like “innit” and “shorty” (naff pls)
19. Thou shall not be telling me, “I have so many female friends” (we all know, you are sleeping with them)
20. Thou shall not be trying to prove that you are different from any other (who are we kidding? YOU ARE ALL THE SAME!!)
21. Thou shall not be speaking pigin English to me. (We know every girl wants a “real” guy but that’s pushing it mate!!)
22. Thou shall not be a “mummy’s boy”….its not cute! (REFER TO COMMANDMENT 1)
23. Thou shall not be a PANT wearer, stick to boxers or boxer briefs!!
24. Thou shall not have crusty hands and feet, manicures and pedicures are not restricted to the female race!
25. Thou shall not be a Michelin man, all you 24 hour gymers… Its not that attractive!!
26. Thou shall not have “big nyash” pls leave it for the ladies (ALL YOU RMD NYASH LOOKALIKES, TAKE NOTE)
27. Thou shall not have long finger nails… its simply disgusting!
28. Thou shall not be caught “shuffling your balls” in public…that’s just razz!
29. Thou shall not forget to introduce us to your families, especially the mothers and sisters… WE NEED TO GET IN THERE FULLY!!!!
30. Thou shall not break this last rule. If you do you are FINISHED!!! You have no hope even in hell. If you break this next commandment, there is no redemption. THOU SHALL NOT HAVE SMALL STURVVVVZ!! This one Viagra cannot help you out, you are doomed for life!!!!!!

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. Thou shall NOT be a LONG TINS BABE (you know what I mean?)
2. Thou shall not lack in boobs, yansh and hips. If you must, please lack only one and find a way to make up for it.
3. Thou shall NOT be a down to earth, real or ride or die chick. I.e all those ruff, rugged and raw “tell it as it is” girls, NOT WERKING.
4. Thou shall not have dew hair (All those afro/afro-kinky “soul” sisters… FORGET IT).
5. Thou shall not be a non-church goer. Ladies, for extra credit, be an usher, Sunday school aunty or PRAYER WARRIOR (This applies to other religious sects)
6. Thou shall not go to club to find husband, YOU GO JONZ!!
7. Thou shall not drink hard liquor or beers. Stick to 2 glasses of wine, IF YOU MUST DRINK ALCHOHOL.
8. Thou shall not have un-manicured nails (It has to be French manicure acrylic nails).
9. Thou shall not have daddy issues (victims of divorced parents and dysfunctional families … keep it to yourselves).
10. Thou shall not go without makeup (i.e. caked foundation, studio fix but ensure that the make up has a natural look which is purple lip liner, pink lip gloss and chocolate/natural eye shadows)
11. Thou shall not lack culinary skills. Perfect the art of egusi, ogbono and all variations of rice. Home Economics is in order
12. Thou shall not be a “posh sturvs”. Sushi or lasagne…uh , really?
13. Thou shall not knack ya head when you have a weave. Futhermore, on no account should you be caught scratching and flicking the condiments into thin air. That is simply DISGUSTING.
14. Thou shall not do any strange degrees, such as development, journalism or medical genetics. Ladies, stick to law, engineering, accounting, business or pharmacy.
15. Thou shall not have a sense of humour or try to even be funny (note: SARCASM IS A NO NO)
16. Ultimately, thou shall not go past a first degree, maybe masters (PHD IS AN ABORMINATION)
17. If thou must study a masters, please please, remember to dumb down when hanging with his friends.
18. Thou shall not disclose too much of yourself. You will seem needy
19. Thou SHALL NOT have a sex life or sexual imagination prior to meeting him. Let him “teach” you.
20. Thou shall not listen to anything other than r’n’b or hip hop (common is pushing it). All you World music and rock chicks, NOT HAPPENING MATE).
21. Thou shall NOT an independent woman. (all those “I can pay my own bills” bullshit… Basically , LONG TINS). Refer to commandment one!
22. Thou shall not be opinionated or well informed (WARNING: This might come off as intimidating. Besides, no one likes a miss know it all).
23. Thou shall not go to any obscure University. Please stick to Kent, Leicester, Nottingham, and Reading. (WARNING- YOU WILL END UP ALONE).
24. Thou shall not be overly friendly. All those social butterflies and jovial. Personalities…BEWARE.
25. Thou shall not be anti-social when it comes to his family. You have to GET IN THERE FULLY.
26. Thou shall not explore any originality when it comes to fashion. Stick to T.M Lewin, Hawes&Curtis, pointies or kitten heels, and jeans – Abortion belt always puts the icing on the cake. To complete the look, don’t be seen without your thick framed rectangular glasses (YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPECSAVERS).
27. Thou shall not hunt in packs (warning to girls with bossom bodies that cant be separated
28. Thou shall NOT be loud. Keep your voice to a minimum always
29. Thou shall not appear to be having too much fun on the dance floor. When it comes to dancing, keep it simple (Dutty winders and grinders, ITS NOT HAPPENING).
30. Thou shall not think about breaking this next commandment. The ULTIMATE, IF NOT YOU ARE FINISHED.It Will be an OYO STATE (on you own) FOR YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. LADIES PLEASE PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THE BEDROOM WITH ANY WRAPPER, NIGHT SHIRT, WHITE TOP GEL OR SHELLY ON YOUR FACE. If you must Do all the above, LADIES, BURN THOSE GOLD AND BLACK HAIR NETS. Girls, we are all guilty of owning a hair net or 2. And we know that all the commandments before suggests that you must be a babe on P constantly. You have to FIND A WAY TO WORK AROUND THIS HAIR NET ISSUES. Statistics dictates that one in two marriages FAIL due to this.

kidnapping is now everywhere- south east to south south to south west

First of, the ones who bore you are the real goats

Topic:

Soludo
Okonjo Iweala
Oby Ezekwesili
Dora Akunyili
Ernest Ndukwe (GSM), ETC

Now mention other ministers/federal officials that match these people in terms of good governance and competence.; lets see how many you will get from each tribe.

so what have they done for igbo people?

-Igbo ministers and officials have proven to be more useful than their compatriots from other zones in marshalling the economic development of Nigeria

will you shut uppppppppppppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!

who is deceiving you goats?

just stupid

Empty barrels make the most noise.

all igbo men are not monogamous after all

becomrich

michelin89:

Why don't you want to use the Official Igbo thread as a meet up zone? We can't have a thread for every Nigerian city.

but why cant we have threads for our various states and citys. each state have different ways of doing things even though they might be the same people.
sometimes you lock interestng threads which is becoming really annoying. the culture secton has been dry lately 

Abuja, Nigeria - Nigerians have a saying: If you want something said, tell a man. If you want something done, tell a woman.

Today, they appear to be taking that message to heart, as one of the world's most corrupt countries seems poised to begin reversing its debilitating slide by empowering women to get things done.

They have their work cut out for them. Nigeria, like much of sub-Saharan Africa, faces major systemic problems: overpopulation, ethnic and religious conflict, and a "resource curse" (oil).

In 2003, Nigerians were deemed the happiest people on earth in a global survey. Just a few years later, they ranked nearly last in a different global ranking of national happiness.

Rampant official corruption has taken its toll. The resulting public disenchantment is corrosive, destructive, and potentially destabilizing for the world's eighth-largest exporter of oil.

Yet despite the scorn they heap on their government officials, ordinary Nigerians remain deeply religious, attending churches and mosques in huge numbers.

I got the impression that many pray daily and fervently for a better world. Such private earnestness in the face of such public cynicism could be seen cynically: Perhaps desperate Nigerians cling to the idea that only God can fix their mess. But it can also be seen as resilience: Perhaps corrupt governance hasn't shaken Nigerians' faith in betterment.

The English Restoration poet John Dryden observed that "Mighty things from small beginnings grow." Today, if you poke around in Nigeria, you'll find small beginnings that offer tentative hope. And much of that hope is being generated by women.

On a recent trip to Nigeria's capital, Abuja, some friends and I taught a group of close to 100 university graduates. For the sake of convenience, we divided them into eight small groups. The quiet shocker was that although the men heavily outnumbered women in each group, half the groups elected women as their class leaders.

Such strong trust in women's leadership abilities may already be at play inside Nigeria's political arena. A woman now heads Nigeria's stock exchange. Another is minister of information and communications. Others hold prominent positions in the health and economic sectors.

Political observers point out that most men running for state governor now seek to have a woman on the ticket with them. It is a similar story in neighboring Ghana. And in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has appointed 14 women as ministers, bringing the gender balance of his cabinet to nearly 50-50.

Sephiney Smart Atuonah, a Nigerian TV personality, told me: "We are like leaven working our way through the system, and it's been rising in my generation for 30 years."

The inspiration for Africa's emerging generation of women manifests itself on many levels. Globalization and TV have brought strong female figures such as Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Madonna, and Beyoncé into their lives. African women now tell themselves, "We can do that, too."

At a recent Pentecostal service that Ms. Atuonah attended, the female pastor preached this message to her female congregants: "You can be what God meant you to be." Young Nigerian women evidently believe her; they're inspired. Church attendance in Nigeria averages two women for every man, which may support the widespread assumption here that women are less corrupt.

There is also a surging sense among every African woman with whom I spoke that they are ready to lead by example. "We can do a much better job than men," Atuonah exclaimed.

The readiness for a gender revolution in West Africa percolates just below the surface. "Women tend to be more honest than the men in power," mid-wife nurse Sosanya Solafunmi said. These young women tend to be more charitable to their male peers, and the younger generation of African men says they are willing to recognize women as equals.

Some parents in sub-Saharan Africa are abandoning the traditional idea that girls don't need to go to school. They are discovering that when educated daughters get into the job market, they are far more likely to take care of parents than sons do.

But Nigeria is juggling a time bomb. Demo­graphers predict its population will rise from today's 149 million to 200 million in the next 15 years. With little potable drinking water and the nation barely able to feed itself now, there is a crying need for family planning in both the Muslim north and the Christian south.

Nigeria has yet to fully comprehend that educating its women could defuse the impending crises. "It is not possible to redeem sub-Saharan Africa without family planning," Atuonah observed. Sosanya Solafunmi was more defiant on the issue, "Nobody is going to make me have six babies, I can take care of myself."

Since achieving independence, sub-Saharan Africa has tried everything from male dictatorships to corrupt cartels. It is not too late to begin to listen to Africa's women and capitalize on their integrity, strength, and vision.

Walter Rodgers, a former senior international correspondent for CNN, writes a biweekly column for the

thanks

how did you do that?

this dede1 is just an idiot