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YEah, the game's really tight!

flyuche:
the iphone has achieved a resounding failure in japan where in response to this the carrier operator , softbank, is luring customer with a zero price tag for a two year contract. the savvy japanese consider the phone too backward and ugly. interesting.

The iPhone won many awards for it's beauty, with many gadget blogs and review sites praising it then as the 'most gorgeous Phone in existence'

The fact that it doesn't appeal to the Japanese in an aesthetic sense is purely due to cultural differences.
But don't let that stop your trolling, little man. Nokia symbian phones have sold crappily in Japan also, yet that somehow escaped your trollish eyes?

SOrry for being away for so long, will post some answers tomorrow.

What a bunch of whiners! Every single year we get a new lot of crybabies bemoaning their fate and whining about the Government scrapping NYSC.
The programme won't be scrapped anytime soon, so i suggest you settle down and do your best.

and for what it's worth, i graduated with an Elect/Elect Engineering degree yet was posted to teach for one whole bloody year in a village. I hated the experience, but i bore it. and that's 4 years ago!

There are things you can't change. Childish snivelling will not change a damn thing. Go back and work!

[quote author=St.Funmi link=topic=241791.msg3536227#msg3536227 date=1236061949]
Missing Persons

One Chinonso Eze ‘m’ aged 20 years about five feet tall, fair in complexion; speaks Igbo and pigin English languages fluently. If seen contact one Eze Okoro ‘m’ of No.61 Odunsi Street Bariga or Bariga Police Station.

*One Joseph M. Daraye ‘m’, aged 25 years old, about five feet tall; dark in complexion, speaks English language fluently. If seen contact one Okoruwa Victor em’ of No. 12, Lambe Street, Ago Okota Lagos or Isolo Police Station.

* One Frank Ayim Kumbo ‘m’ aged 27 years, about 1.5 feet tall, light in complexion; speaks English languages and Ekajuk language fluently. If seen contact one Atanga Leonard ‘m’ of BLK G6, flat 1, Igala Estate Oke Afa, Isolo Police.

*One Obiorah Jude ‘m’ aged 38 years about five feet tall, dark in complexion speaks English and yoruba fluently. If seen contact Dr. Gbade Adeife ‘m’ of No. 5 Sunday Saidi Street okunola Egbeda, Lagos or Idimu Police Station.

*One Obinna Ojiakau T aged 31yrs, light in complexion, speaks Delta Igbo and English fluently. If seen contact one Peter Ojiakau ‘m’ of No. 3 Temidire Street KoIIngton Police Station.[/quote]So many missing people out there. . .

While this is in line with what some of us have been saying for a while (men of God frolicking with corrupt Government officials), sensitivity should have told you that many people will be displeased to have a muslim bringing this up. It's easy to read hidden meanings in this case.

It's kinda like how i'd get flamed if i showed photos of Imams handing out cutlasses in Bauchi state. It may be factual, but you wouldn't like that

You'd have been best served remarking on Ibori and Adeboye only, instead of using such a broad statement as 'pay your tithe to the House of the Lord', as if the 'house of the Lord' is a corrupt entity.

Forgive me if i'm making too much out of a trivial issue; i haven't had my morning coffee yet and i'm cranky!

http://www.independentngonline.com/news/tfpg/article04

Your 'freedom fighters' at work.

lol
More MEND propaganda. MEND has been on the losing end of armed encounters in recent times, and these releases are projected to boost confidence in their misguided supporters.

@ElRazur
Nice to see a fellow weapons enthusiast here on NL.
Did you just say the M16 is more reliable than the AK47? I disagree! The AK is by far more durable and reliable than M16s, as the US army found out to their chagrin in Vietnam. AKs buried underground for years have been found to work nicely after exhumation.

YEMINEM:
You guys are all shallow heads, it seems to me y'all don't know how to analyze video games

I prefer GoW myself, but that doesn't make Devil May Cry a crappy series. And the visuals of Devil MAy Cry are beyond reproach. Don't even dare go there. While GoW 2 may edge DMC3 in graphics, DMC is no slouch.

@debosky
EXACTLY! This is all just rumour mongering at best. Why do we need our Heroes to make grand sacrifices all the time. Could Gani have eaten a National Honour?

Moves:
@ Debosky, I want to know if you consider that regardless of whatever being insinuated by Saharareporters; any person of Abati's reputation represents an institution and should have moved to douse any speculations, Dont you think that he owes it to the reading public to reply to such insinuation as they (public) ultimately are responsible for his current status

I repeat for the 100000th time; what incentive does he have to come out with a 'defence' when
1) He's done no wrong
2) He's seen from Keyamo's ordeal that Nigerians are so eager to pull someone down that they'll seize on any words in defence and twist them to make one seem even more evil than originally alleged.

Moves:
If indeed he accepted the allocated land regardless of whether he actually paid for it or not, I personally consider it a stain on his person having read his article "how much land does one Man need"as i would expect him to have rejected such offers knowing fully well the furore it can bring, Did Gani not reject a national honour that he more than deserved, for pete sake A celebrated journalist like him can afford the buy a land in Abuja of private entity and keep his integrity intact without undue questions,

spoilt:
Someone like Dr Reuben Abati should know when to reject a 'gift' , be it paid for, at a discount or whatever. That would ensure he remains blameless while doing his great work. It is true that everyone has a price. Prime plots in Abuja? Hmmmmmmmm.

How the hell does something paid for constitute a 'gift'? A plot of land paid for is an asset that goes a long way in securing the future of your family, especially in this era of financial meltdown. Why should he reject this allocation just to please self-righteous Nigerians? Do you mean to imply that even the most vehement critics of the stock market and the NSE's DG refrain from buying shares? At least Dele Sobowale of Vanguard is a fierce critic of the Stock Exchange and the CBN, yet he invests like every other Nigerian. Why then should an individual turn down an asset rightfully obtained?

Nigerians in support of this vendetta should hang their heads in shame. After being too cowardly to harangue leaders who overtly robbed Nigeria blind, they desperately try to drag down blameless people in the mud. I'd much rather the Government gave land to upright men than to the same cabal that has robbed Nigeria silly in the past.

Moves:
for pete sake A celebrated journalist like him can afford the buy a land in Abuja of private entity and keep his integrity intact without undue questions,

So in other words, to satisfy a few, self-righteous Nigerians he should spend far more money on acquiring land from real estate dealers abi?
FYI, 'celebrated journalist' does not equal 'stinkingly rich' journalist

c33b33:
Reuben Abati?!I reserve my comment till i hear from him directly on tv or radio, how can he accept a gift from those he calls corrupted!

In less than 30 words, kindly explain how land you paid for is a 'gift'.
With a mindset (and logic) like this, please reserve your comment forever

Ibime:
lol.

This is simply a Yankee plot to install their military in the Bight of Biafra as a nations' 'sovereignty' has been threatened.

That aside sha, Ijaw fishermen have been travelling to Equitorial Guinea since 19 kporodim. I believe we have ancestral claim to that land and all the oil that goes with it.

Yeah right. More likely the MEND criminals were up to some more shenanigans

[quote author=B.O.S.S. link=topic=235173.msg3478424#msg3478424 date=1234877551]Sahara Reporters have not labeled Abati as guilty and come to think of it, the initial allegation last year was published by Sahara Reporters and now the response by someone purportedly trying to mimic Abati has also been published by the same people i.e. Sahara Reporters. I feel Sahara have been a bit on the fence overall looking with an unbiased mind.[/quote]they have not labelled him 'guilty'. How could they, when all they can show is that he was allocated land?
What they've done is insinuate he's guilty, and then leave all the rabid internet haters to foam at the mouth and tear at the man's reputation.

Opinion Poll: Do you think Keyamo's declaration of innocence did him more good than harm in the public court?

Poor Abati: Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

MrCrackles:
Then people might as well conclude he himself is a corrupt Arrow and a backstabbing blabbermouth!

And i am sure i will be forced to arrive at such conclusion too!!

Did people conclude the same about Ribadu when he kept mute about OBJ and his cronies? Or the so-called corrupt Governors?

Lagosboy:
We should not be quick to forget . Following Sahara reporters back in 2007 it was vehemently critical of Ribadu and his not going after OBJ's cronies. I remember it was Sowore that published Fani Kayode's acts, they chased bode George all over the place, they revealed Atiku as not been a principled man .

Sahara reporters has done Nigeria a loot of good than the mainstream media which is all owned by one politican or the other except d few old ones.

Guardian,vanguard,punch and tribune are the older ones.

I think Sowore reveived quality investigative journalism in Nigeria and hough not perfect has done tremendous good and made the politicians more careful about the transactions abroad which was once out of reach to Nigerians.

So you're willing to cut Sowore a lot of slack for historically strong performance in the anti-corruption, anti-bad governance campaign, yet refuse to do the same for Abati who also boasts impressive credentials?

GoldCircle:
you really mean Abati wrote this? Men! this piece reeks of inducement! If he really wrote this, then I am utterly disappointed! HE would have remained quiet!

You really should learn how to read. It helps in life, i can assure you

It should be painfully obvious to even a brain-dead cow that Abati did not write this piece. Why are Nigerians so desperate to believe ill of people that they turn off their brains?

As i said before, it's tragic that the same Saharareporters that is desperate to preserve the reputation of a seriously tainted tin god (Ribadu) will happily go after people who have not been directly implicated in any wrongdoing.
Why are these people so desperate for Abati to drag himself into the mudslinging game? In his shoes, i'd do the same he's doing, especially after seeing what Keyamo's attempt at defending himself did to his own image.

Instead of pursuing this brainless agenda, the searchlight should be beamed at Sowore et al; why are they so tolerant of Ribadu's refusal to prosecute allies of his corrupt paymaster, yet harshly hold Keyamo et al to task for the same thing? Why take a sideswipe at a Journalist when there's no visible evidence that his objectivity has been compromised by the land allocation he applied for?

When you fight evil so long, sometimes you can become tainted by the same evil you fight. in this case it's Saharareporters concluding that the anti-corruption effort completely ended with Ribadu, and in Nigeria there's no one else worthy. Tabloid, junk journalism at its trashy best, and Nigerians just love to cast people in the mud.

It's impossible for a Government to provide food for everyone, and Nigeria's power problem is way bigger than the Enugu state Government can handle. Historically, state run power schemes have been avenues for colossal embezzlement of public funds (ask the people of PHC if they get the benefits from the N50bn power plant built by Odili) so there's not much light at the end of that tunnel either.
There's nothing wrong with multitasking. There's no reason why the State Govt cannot work towards better standards of living, as well as simultaneously providing some measure of internet service for the citizens.

Not everything has to benefit the 'vulcanizers and bricklayers' you so fervently champion. Do we tear down public libraries because they are useless to illiterates?
Some things fall under the banner of providing some improved services to people. Why do we all agree that the beautification and sanitization of Lagos is a good thing when it doesn't feed people?

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=234672.msg3475186#msg3475186 date=1234808144]Some people go for 9 months without electricity and the government is suggesting free wi-fi.
What is going to power the PCs/Laptops?? Raindrops??[/quote]Do i have to whip out the GSM analogy once more?

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=234672.msg3475186#msg3475186 date=1234808144]How many people can afford 3G phones that are Wi-fi ready??[/quote]1. Not all 3G phones are Wifi ready, and not all WiFi phones have 3G.
2. WiFi chipsets are becoming pretty cheap these days, and with the rise of Google's Android OS even China phones will come standard with WiFI by late this year
3. Old or used laptops can be procured cheaply, and public PCs can be used by many people.

maxell:
Comfort, please stop posting these your stories in the politics section; post in culture or somewhere else.
This has nothing to do with politics

Moderator - where art thou ?

I had vowed to curb my anger this year, but i cannot hold back this time - This is an entirely STUPID stance to take in this matter. People are being killed, victimized and forced into slavery in your own bloody country simply because Government officials have refused to take the initiative in this matter. Is the decision to protect these innocents not a political matter? Does the fact that videos of this same persecution abound in the foreign media and YouTube not move you?

Sometimes my fellow Nigerians disgust me in their craven cowardice. Where are all the activists? Where are the know-everything 'journalists' of Saharareporters when critical issues like these come up?

I never cry for anything. But this time i was moved almost to tears when i watched that video.

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=234672.msg3475138#msg3475138 date=1234807321]When a man is hungry. . . . . .his senses go on hibernation.
You cannot think deeply with an empty stomach, hombre.
The government should feed the people before thinking of free Wi-Fi.[/quote]Perhaps the OBJ-led federal Government should have fed all the people before thinking about GSM, eh?

michelin89:
@ debo

I can say you and I are the wisest of all mods. Others, especially mukina, still has a lot to learn in life.

'Wisest'?!

try shallow and obnoxious for size.

Let me share something with you guys.

When i was young, i was an avid reader. I read all about Space, the planets and astronomy. At pry 4 i already knew all about Goddard's liquid fuel rocket, and i spent time working on rocket designs and dreaming of how i could obtain saltpetre to make a solid fuel rocket of my own. In JSS all i could think about was telemetry and satellites and two stage rockets etc
I never followed up on any of those dreams for a myriad of reasons. but perhaps if all things had clicked maybe i could have done something really standout, instead of being yet another generic (though decently paid  ) petroleum engineer.

People don't read anymore. no one does what we did those days, grabbing atlases and encyclopaedias and novels and stuff to sift for information. So where do the ideas come from?

That's why we need the internet in more homes, in more environments, so people can expand their horizons. So even if 100 people do 419, one may do just what that guy did in East Africa and build a windmill for his village.

Why am i bringing this up? Not everything has to begin and end with Power and food and water. Sometimes we need tools to feed minds, to help others grow.
if we truly believe Knowledge is power, why are some of us calling this 'misplaced priority'?!

Kobojunkie:
my first hearing of this.

That's dissapointing, coming from you, being an IT person and all  

Kobojunkie:
You did mention many schools having electrical power, and I have to ask since that is what I am more concerned about, can you name some of these schools?

I don't live in Enugu, i've hardly ever been in that state either. But it's a long shot to assume that many schools in that state (especially the urban, metropolitan areas) lack electricity. using my experience of Abia state (did my NYSC there in 2004/2005) as an analogy, i'd say many schools would have power.

Y'know, i've always been fiercely opposed to people insinuating you have an overly dim view of the Nigerian situation, but it's extremely pessimistic to feel that most schools lack any form of electrical power. Lots of schools must have power of some sort, if only to run their physics and chemistry labs.  

aieromon:
this is akin to putting the cart before the house.u launch a wifi network without assessing the computer per house ratio?pleaseeeeee

so sickening!!!

WTF has the computer-to-household ratio got to do with anything? There are tens of thousands of people with wifi enabled devices who could potentially use this service to improve their lives. Do we expect the government to provide computers for all?

We need to move forward from a nation of TV and motor repairers and move to a nation of innovators. The key to this is education and enlightenment. Since people aren't keen on reading books anymore, the only other viable alternative is the internet.

Kobojunkie:
I am not sure cell phones can hook up to free wifi at all.

hundreds of WLAN equipped Cellphones can connect to ANY wifi source, free or otherwise. All Nokia N- and E- Series devices, most smartphones made since 2008, iPhones, iPod Touch etc.

Kobojunkie:
I mean I definitely will be doing all I can to take advantage of the move in the near future. I do wonder, with no electricity to most of the schools, how do the students take advantage of this? You give me a solution there and jackpot!

1. Not everyone is a student
2. Many schools have electrical power in the state.
3. Free internet access opens up a new hub of information for people in their formative years. We're talking about online knowledge repositories and dictionaries among other things
4. Lots of legit business models to be pursued on the internet. This will also accelerate computer literacy and internet awareness
5. A great boon to jobseekers who need internet access to apply for jobs.

Naturally, this has a a pretty major side effect of tripling 419 and online scams from that region

Hey! What's with the influx of Nokiaesque discussions here?!

Terrible, terrible shame that on the Phones section there's no one talking about the MWC.

Guess the priorities reside with FBTs and idle chatter

Yeah right, just like Keyamo came out to defend himself and got more dirt smeared on himself in the process.

There's no law against receiving land paid for in Abuja. As long as you cannot prove that there's illegal dealing in play here, what's stopping abati from maintaining a dignified silence?

It's only in Nigeria that the onus of proof is on the accused. You people should focus your efforts on demanding Sahareporters show evidence that his objectivity has been altered since receiving the land.