₦airaland Forum

Chuksxp:
If you're into Tech stuff then N900 is for you. It has the best mobile browser I've seen. And it's multi-tasking feature is awesome. You can have up to 9 apps open at the same time. But it has a very short battery life (You'll have to charge it everyday). And I think it's probably the heaviest among the 4 phones you mentioned.

The Blackberry is good for emails though.

Forget the N900. Buy a decent Android phone instead.

fyneguy:
Invisible,

Comandclem has no right to claim anything from pre-1999 transactions with Mobil. However, the patent right acquired in 1999 confers on Comandclem the right to claim anything subject to negotiation with Mobil or any other user, within the patent right law. This new development brought both parties to the negotiation table and Comandclem has announced (backed with those controversial documents)to the world that Mobil has now agreed to pay about $237 billion as royalties for 20 years (1999 to 2019).

The bone of contention is: Did Mobil agree and write the letter of acceptance ?  If no, Mobil should disclaim the document and sue Comandclem for forgery.

You now see why I am even urging the naysayers to report this case to Mobil and EFCC etc, as it will clear the dust.

I got an SMS yesterday claiming i had won 150000 naira in the 'La Casera promo'. Do i need to go to EFCC before i know this is fake?
You hear someone say they agreed to collect $239 billion as payment for using PAINT! Do you need to go to EFCC before you know this is fake?

The snippet of news i pasted from the Nation was dated early this year. At that time, the case had already been progressed to the Supreme Court. And Commandclem's lawyer was asking for around $3 billion. When have you heard that someone agreed to pay almost 100 times what the claimant was asking for?

Mobil will not comment on this issue since the case is in court. And it's no skin off their butt if people are gullible and foolish enough to believe this fairy tale. Why don't YOU go to the Supreme Court and confirm if the case is truly there before asking people to go to Mobil to ask questions about a crystal clear scam?

While you're at it, why don't you ask yourself why Mobil's stock price still remains stable, why no reputable newspaper has carried this.
Also ask yourself how Commandclem can be claiming that their 'invention' is the only thing that allows production of crude oil offshore, while it's on record that Deep offshore drilling and production has been moving along since the 1950s at the earliest?

yazz09:
hey guys, am just trying to help gamers who dont have good system to enjoy good graphics gaming. mind you not everybody has the money to buy high pcs or ps3 consoles.

How will you enjoy 'good gaming graphics' with a weak Intel integrated GPU?
Save up some money and buy a decent Graphics card if you're a gamer, jo. This trick will only work on older PC games.

fyneguy:
Invisible, you are embarassing yourself on this thread. Did you even check out the link Texaspette posted before posting that gibberish?

Anyway, that link is The nation newspaper's website. So, next time get your facts right. . . ok?!

Oh my God!- . . .spent N30,000 to launch a 2 penny newspaper? Ok may be N30,000 could be used to entertain guests with canned maltina and fried/jollof rice with Chicken for over 400 guests.

I think it's pointless responding to your posts.

While you happily quote the link i posted, are you aware that the sum Commandclem is asking for (as reported in that paper) is approx $3 billion, a far cry from the hundreds of billions of dollars you're quoting?

Are you aware that BP's total loss over the oil spill is projected to be less than $40 billion? And you see how their stock took a hit. Now you're telling us that Mobil is about to make the largest punitive payment in corporate history and their share price is still moving along merrily, that this unprecedented payout was signed by a scared Nigerian intimidated by some 'top Generals'?

Anyone falling for this has to be essentially stoopid. And that goes for the rather dissapointing tkb as well. Where are your brains, man!

LMAO at these Nokia user dissing BB users.
The BB's primitive OS is only marginally worse than the decaying carcass of Nokia's Symbian OS.

If you hate the iPhone, there's Android as an excellent alternative.

benchwest:
useless ibb men that sales thier rigth for 5 th naira each.
come to abroad and c ho a country is governed. mudea fuckers for chicken change u guys spoil our beautifull nation
sale it to one mumu and sale 150 million poeple ti him too.
this time is not gonna work.
i thinck nigerians are more wise now.ready to play the game with u all.

You'd better learn how to write English first before delving into political analysis.

crackhouse:
i am seeing different names on nairaland forum, IBB royalists are on nairaland to confuse people. Beware people.

And i'm seeing dumb people like you these days.

Also, please learn how to spell 'loyalists'.

fyneguy:
Texazzpete,

I dont have the luxury of time to waste on the misconjectures you laid out there.

I repeat- send copies of these documents to Mobil, EFCC and other relevant agencies.

Mobil should publish a rebuttal/disclaimer.

EFCC should wade in immediately to stop the scam and pick up Comandclem officials. Until these are done, those documents  are valid!

Is it not hypocritical of many who call it a scam not to report it to agencies for actions?

Comandclem has  published copies of these documents on their website. They have verifiable addresses. By now, one would expect Mobil to have reacted to this claim.

If within 72 hours of opening this thread, there's no public disclaimer on these documents, then the naysayers should feel ashamed.

Yes, because as long as someone cooks up some documents and makes some allegations, as long as the target does not say anything it means the target is guilty abi? Especially when the documents are so obviously forged, so amateurishly written.
Look at my last post; Mobil made a statement to the press in March 2010 confirming that the case was up at the Supreme Court and that they were not going to pay a penny. isn't that a public statement? The court documents from the December trial are now public record. Why not paste them if there's any ruling compelling Mobil to pay any money?

Only the extremely dumb will fall for these cooked up documents. And i know you're not dumb, so that means you're in on the scam.

So please, answer my question: What made an educated fellow like yourself give up on honesty and take to a life of scam?

fyneguy:
lol Cry-baby Ivory,

Did you also tell the so called insurance manager of Mobil to alert his bosses about the scam for immediate action or he's just dumb enough to call it a scam and go to bed?

Now, I KNOW it's a scam. And i'm willing to bet you know it's a scam. Any educated person would easily be tipped off by the bad, 419esque grammar, the amateurish spelling mistakes etc. The grandiose, imbecilic titles you guys give to this so-called inventor (King of Wealth of the Oceans, numerous PhDs) should be enough to make even an SS3 student suspicious.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW IT'S A SCAM.

Now, this is the 'Politics' section. So i think this question is Pertinent:
What would make someone like you (who is reasonably well educated) ditch all attempts to make an honest living and turn towards 419 and cheating others of their hard earned money? I really want to use you as a case study. Why did you turn out as a scammer?

Please spare me the insults and answer my questions. I feel if we understand why you people turn to crime, we can make a difference in Nigeria.

PS: You chose the wrong company to pin this scam to. The nerve center of Mobil is their head office in the US. The scenario you paint of a black man being cowed into paying up hundreds of billions of dollars because of 'top Generals' is just too pathetic for words. Any litigation of this magnitude will be tied up in court processes by legions of blue eyed lawyers for many years.

fyneguy:
Babaearly,

If there are grey areas, be humble enough to ask questions, instead of calling it a scam, without facts.

Let me give you some clues.

1. There is no case in court on this matter anymore, as it was already determined last year december.

The court ruled that Comandclem could not claim royalties as per the 1980 agreement with Mobil. However, since comandclem got the patent
right in 1999, the inventor has the right to claim royalties from 1999 upwards. Hence, comandclem asked mobil to pay a new rate of $10 per barrel from 1999 to 2020, when the patent right will expire. Mobil offered to pay $6 but Comandclem insisted on $10. So mobil agreed to pay $10, provided a standard day production will be used for all the years, to which comandclem agreed.

2. Comandclem got some Top Army Generals to represent them during the meetings with Mobil. Hence, the reference to Generals in the letter.
There were certain things mobil did that prompted comandclem to use Military guys as their reps, but I wouldnt say it here for security reasons.

Babaearly, I am not trying to convince you o. However, like I said earlier, since you are certain it's a scam, why dont you report this to the relevant agencies?

Let me give you a clue. Mobil does not get up to $10 per barrel in total. They don't even get anywhere close to that! Not to talk of paying $10 per barrel for PAINT!!

FYI, the case is currently at the Supreme Court. This has been confirmed by the CommandClem lawyer in a press statement in which he pleaded with Mobil to pay $3 billion.

Check out the link below

http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/40627/1/Counsel-urges-Mobil-to-pay-claims-to-inventor/Page1.html

mikel02:
pls, my iphone the soft touch is not working what do i do?

Negro, what the hell is a 'soft touch'?

ayo84:
im a ribadu supporter, but i gues its high time,the sss exposes the highly connected IBB and bring him to justice,
security inteligence and reports shows him connected to what transpired on 1st october

Why didn't your man Ribadu take down IBB when he was the EFCC chair?
Oh, i forgot. He was just being Obasanjo's lapdog. PLay to the gallery and make some arrests while assisting confirmed thieves to escape justice.

You go around dissing IBB, if Ribadu had done his job well, would IBB be insulting us by running for President in 2011?

Lol. As if a high court in Umuahia was ever going to rule against Orji Kalu.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So even if the number of mugus falling for this scam have begun to decline drastically, you would resort to such a cheap, amateurish 'document' as proof abi? What the hell is wrong with you scammers sef, why such a childish writeup?
I mean, "Please bear with me Sir"?!

On the other hand, this CommandClem stuff is so obviously a scam that i have no pity for anyone who is brainless enough to fall for it. As they say, a fool and his cash are soon parted.

PS: For those who don't know, there really is a court case ongoing over this matter. At last count, the case has already gone to the Supreme Court but seeing as how CommandClem relies on verbal testimony and no actual tangible proof, plus the ludicrous claims on a per barrel royalty rate (in a country where the Federal Govt/NNPC are the only legal entities that are entitled to a per barrel royalty), they'll never see a penny of the $3 billion they are asking for.

I really need to laugh out loud once more on the sheer absurdity of that 'document'. Not only a petty thief, but a stupid one at that.

ayo84:
All ye IBB mercenaries
everywhere,all paid and assembled to be online mercenaries
from sahara reporters to nairaland
post and post anything rubbish information to discredit GEJ and promote IBB,either directly or indirectly
IBB's cunning skills and evil genius strategy at work again it will not work,nigerians have to see the TRUTH
its all a smoke screen created by IBB.

Just because someone is critical of Jonathan, it doesn't mean the person is being sponsored by IBB. The level of imbecility employed to arrive at that conclusion is staggering. One wonders what kind of change you clowns are talking about if constructive criticism is not allowed.

For the record, I loathe IBB. But we assumed Jonathan would be the answer. A Ph.D holder! The final turning point when a philosopher became king!
Now I and many others are being weighed down by crushing disappointment. More so because we probably will still vote for him, just with less optimism and more cynicism.

Culled from 234Next. Credits go to the original writer of the piece, i just wanted to share this with y'all.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Opinion/5627142-182/ongoing_concerns__embarrassing_words_.csp

In 1939, at the beginning of the World War II, the British Ministry of Information printed more than two million copies of a poster that bore the words KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON, as one of a set of three posters designed to inspire a weary British public in the event of a German invasion. Today those words are famous - in Britain at least - despite the fact that the posters were never eventually distributed to the public.

Today, those words are sorely needed on the other side of the Atlantic. Over the weekend, the man we assumed was our president, who only a few weeks ago moved us with lofty words of hope, and a vision of transformation, shot himself in the foot and then put the bloody foot in his mouth.

When, in the aftermath of the October 1 blasts the president insisted on absolving the alleged perpetrators of responsibility, in that instant he ceased to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and became something much smaller.

In April, after an ailing President Yar’Adua played host to Islamic clerics in Aso Rock, I wrote (in this column): “When a man [who’s] supposed to be the president of a multi-religious country chooses to secretly reveal himself only to Islamic clerics, five weeks after being smuggled into the country, one begins to wonder if he’s actually the president, or merely the overrated leader of a shadowy Islamic sect.”

Today, sadly, I am compelled to apply a modified version of those words to Mr. Yar’Adua’s successor.

“When a man [who’s] supposed to be the president of a multi-ethnic country chooses to transform himself into the spokesperson of a regional militant group with an incontrovertible reputation for violence, one begins to wonder if perhaps it isn’t time to acknowledge the fact that there is indeed a vacancy in the presidential palace.’’

Mr. Jonathan was quoted as saying: “What happened yesterday was a terrorist act and MEND was just used as a straw; MEND is not a terrorist group. It is erroneous to think that my people who have been agitating for good living will deliberately blow up the opportunity they have now.”

With those embarrassing words Mr. President missed out on an amazing opportunity to use the tragedy to send a powerful message to the Nigerian people; a message of comfort, a rallying cry to unite against shedders of blood and enemies of progress.

Imagine if the president had gone on air immediately (his speech accompanied by translations into all major Nigerian languages) and paid tribute to all the lives sacrificed in the name of Nigeria since 1960: including, but not limited to, Biafra’s war dead; the thousands who have died in religious crises in the last three decades; even the five persons who died when MEND attacked the Atlas Cove jetty in July 2009 (the same MEND that the president would like us to believe are meek as lambs and innocent as babies).

Imagine if the President had sought to weave a sober narrative of hope and unity and righteous anger “from the sorrow, tears and blood”.

But no, instead of rising to the demands of the moment, Mr. Jonathan panicked, and sank, dragging the entire nation with him. The incident momentarily stripped him of his presidential garb and wrapped him in the gaudy garments of a ‘tribal’ chieftain.

Now I will leave the in-depth debate about ‘whether it was MEND or not’ for another time. My concern in this piece is less with ‘whodunit?’ than with ‘whatcanwelearn?’

You and I know that blowing Abuja up is hardly the most challenging task in a country where whole ships are liable to go missing, and where the original copy of the report of a probe into the disappearance of $12 billion can vanish without trace.

And for those who, like the president, insist that it was impostors using the name of MEND, I say, ‘what have you been smoking?’ MEND has never been known to be silent. Jomo Gbomo - whoever he/she/they/it might be - may be guilty of many things, but tongue biting is certainly not one of them.

If MEND is indeed being ‘impersonated’, why isn’t the real MEND proclaiming its innocence to the highest heavens? Shaped as my generation has been by conspiracy series like ‘24’ and movies lik Salt’, perhaps we should be willing to concede to the possibility that the entire senior hierarchy of the real MEND has been kidnapped, is being held incommunicado, and is hence unable to defend itself. Anything is indeed possible in a country whose president panics in the most public of ways.

The first victory of Friday’s attackers was to blow Abuja up. The second victory was to cause Mr. Jonathan to blow himself up (using Words of Maximum Destruction) - in panic, I insist - and to severely damage our confidence in his ability to be the strong leader Nigeria needs.

Let me warn him: he will be tested again. The least he can do in preparation is to learn from this incident. The buck will stop, as always, at his table. Nigeria needs a Commander-in-Chief, not a Panicker-in-Power.

Judeylive:
Texazzpete, Plz I need to discuss something important with you. Are you on facebook? Or can you give me your email addy?

Why would i give a total stranger my facebook details?

Here's an email you can reach me on priyeandroid@googlemail.com

Faeb:
Government sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the security agencies deployed [b]SIM Card analysts to X-ray Dokpesi’s phones immediately he was linked to the nine persons arrested in respect of the bomb blasts.

Government and their empty words. Wetin be 'SIM card analyst'?

bigrovar:
The N900 is not for everyone and same applies for the iPhone. I for one can not stand the iPhone even though I might recommend it for a girlfriend who leaves where the phone is supported. The iphone in term of technology or potential has no rival. But the problem is the lockdown and the wall gargen. Many of the service you talk about can not be easily enjoyed legally in Nigeria. To use appstore u need an itunes account. and to have an itunes account you need a US Credit with a US address (or UK) beside the unlock issue is also there, you can not enjoy upgrades to the firmware because doing so endangers your phone. I really could do with all the hassle which is why I would don't always recommend the iPhone for people Living in Nigeria because unless you are a geek and is ready for the cat and mouse game with apple. Like I said the N900 is not for everyone. It is for people who want a mobile computing power device. for that purpose the N900 has no rival.

Yes, to use the appstore you need an itunes account. And creating an itunes account for free is extremely easy. There are tons of guides floating round the net for that. Plus you can also you gift cards to purchase stuff from itunes if you want. However, there are loads of free apps that can easily fill your phone, and lots of commercial apps that show a high degree of polish than most Nokia apps can't dream of.
Unlocked iPhones are everywhere, firmware upgrades are never too far away if you know what you're doing. Jailbreaking your iPhone is far less painless than much of the tweaking you guys do on your N900, and it gets rid of that 'walled garden' in many ways. The iPhone does mobile computing and mobile entertainment very well indeed.

I won't argue with you, the N900 is a great device. Just pointing out a few things as a long term iPhone user.

Anyone going to the SSS headquarters to collect his/her car that they towed off is most probably going to get arrested immediately. That's probably why some of the car owners have not showed up to pick their cars yet

I can't see anywhere it says that Kadaria Ahmed (the writer) was 'swept off her feet'

The last paragraph is the most important. It tells you what Jonathan should be focusing on, instead of directing almost all his energy towards 2011.

Heck, even IBB knows how to turn on the charm with ease.

moonraker:
but bounced back to beat wolves 23-2

Definitely not on World Class difficulty

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=524522.msg6868397#msg6868397 date=1286132390]Never expected them to, was just stating the obvious.

There's no Bin Laden station in Nigeria. Old man is just trying to ruffle American's feathers. Boko Harams, like SOME of the muslims up North are just illiterates. The know nothing but violence.
I was watching a Northern Nigeria documentary a few days ago, and I kept wishing that I never share the same passport with these ppl.

[s]Anywaz, I fear for Nigeria. I wonder when next I'll step on that soil again. [/s][/quote]A country with over 50 million muslims, of which a sizeable percentage is exploitable. and you expect bin laden not to be interested?
The man is keen to spread his message of hatred. Nigeria is a VERY attractive target for Al-Qaeda, make no mistake about that.

bolof2000:
FINALLY, I GOT THE FONE FROM A NAIRALANDER. I AM YET TO SEE THE FONE THOUGH. BT ALREADY PAID FOR IT, I HOPE I DONT REGRET SHA,

Let's know when you actually get it.

I never did like the phone that much, though. Too chubby, too few buttons and an over-reliance on the open source community and too few highly polished commercial applications on it. Plus a resistive screen

As bigbrovar says though, if you're a power user and into all that linux stuff, you'll be right at home on the device.

Chidichris, i've always held you in some level of esteem. Why support such a demon like Uzor Kalu?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=524522.msg6868116#msg6868116 date=1286128942]Selfish people. The only thing they really care about is their oil. Not the actual conflict[/quote]They actually PAY for the oil, remember?
And it's childish to think the US or any other western country will not care if Nigeria is engulfed in conflict. Nigeria in conflict is HEAVEN for AL-Qaeda. The likes of Osama bin Laden are praying day and night for another Nigerian civil war. No one wants Nigeria to turn to another Somalia.

The next 10 years will actually be very interesting indeed. bin laden has already mentioned Nigeria in one of his tapes, the letter from Al-Qaeda in morocco is still there, Boko Haram is far from dead, Jos is still simmering. Thanks to all these greedy northern leaders being so self-absorbed, the streets of the North are teeming with illiterate, jobless and exploitable young men.
We will all live to see more interesting times in Nigeria. Mark my words, we haven't seen anything yet.

As the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan's job is to provide security for Nigerians.
He says MEND didn't do it. His supporters claim he must have some intel that we are not privy to. Fair enough.
but now he claims he knows who did it! And remember he also claims that the people behind the bombing aren't MEND, but 'terrorists'

In other words, Jonathan knows the terrorists that attacked Nigerians in full view of the world, killing and maiming innocent citizens.

In other words, if Jonathan does not name, shame and arrest these 'terrorists', then it shows that

1. He is shielding terrorists from Justice
2. He is not fit to be President.

I have been a keen Jonathan supporter all this while. But i will find it very difficult to cast my vote for him (if he scales the primaries hurdle) in 2011 if he cannot act on the information he claims to have.

Beaf:
One thing is clear; no NLer knows more than the President about this issue, so lets cut the beer palour talk. If Jonathan has said it wasn't MEND, then you can be 99.99% sure he is correct. The man has info fromm both internal intelligence and foreign govt agencies. I'll add, of course, that you have zero.

As to why Henry Okah was arrested (and how, in your opinion, that ties MEND in); it is unfortunate and quite telling, that that beer palour analysis, the evidence is all around us. Every news agency has reported Okah as the FORMER LEADER of MEND. The thing intelligent minds would do at this time, is wait for the full info to come out and find out who Okah's new master is.

The rest of your post is low, tribalistic crap. Shame.

Truth be told, Jonathan is just being foolish by trying to shield MEND.

Since the whole history of the 'struggle', MEND's Jomo Gbomo has used just ONE email address to send all this missives to the press. He copies Times of Nigeria, Reuters, CNN, BBC and a few other news agencies. The emails used to send the bomb threat and the recently released bomb 'apology' all came from the official MEND email address. I have personally confirmed this from an highly informed source.

MEND did the bombing, pure and simple. Killing innocent civilians is not new to them. At Atlas Cove (an attack many of you hailed by the way), MEND gunned down several innocent workers in their indiscriminate assault. So why this haste to exonerate them?

More than anything, i wanted Jonathan to be President, and i still do to some extent (a better choice than IBB). but there is no frigging need to put my brain on holiday just because i want to believe in him. Coming out to defend MEND is a rather SILLY move on Jonathan's part. In the coming years, Nigeria will be severely tested by Boko Haram and their fundamentalist ilk. A president that goes soft on his people will raise serious dust if and when he gets tough on Boko Haram and religious fundamentalists in the north.

Abeg, for once let's start thinking about what is best for Nigeria. That is all.

df2006:
i don,t understand this people oh! so up till now you still think mend are criminals, the fact that this group has made the nigerian establishment sit up, no other group ever in nigeria has been able to change the status quo and formula in the despoiling of nigeria, granted some of their methods may not be legal, but for christ sake rosa parks was arrested for sitting in the front of the bus!! every presidential aspirant whether GEJ or IBB will want mend on his side, obviously most of you do not know what is happening, but be patient more things will unfold soon.

Perhaps if a family member of yours was among the people killed yesterday, you would not be too hasty in your defence of MEND.
Children selling Pure water were among the dead. Oya, you go and visit their parents and tell them that their kids were killed in support of the ND struggle.

I agree with Kobojunkie in this one. Ever noticed how MEND go out of their way not to harm the greedy politicians they claim they are fighting?

hackney:
If u ask those bofoons why they have taken the bomb debris, they dont know.

they will just dump it at the back of the  police compound, under the rain.
monkeys.

No. they will not. Even if they can't do anything with it, they know enough to invite top forensic experts to identify the explosives with a view to possibly tracing its source.