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Promking:Everywhere I go, I'm serving the living God I wonder what this line got to do with a girl in his bed abi he's now trying to say God loves what he's doing.... |
Lilamartedi:Abi na g*y him Don dey do....lol No be me talk am oh |
sucreblazing:Lol.. No b small tin |
crazysaint:That's d life of a politician... When he gets there u won't c him close by..... |
lefulefu:Feel u bro..... Some of them are so foolish to make such comments when u actually had nothing in mind b4 ur help to them |
GOOD MORNING ALL |
STILL AVAILABLE... |
jenifer91:k.... I c |
Change2015:really interesting...... But from this piece.. I think both leaders saw sth in Soludo which they had to voice out... |
sucreblazing:funny bro.... Na only God know how that day go be like |
Seequadry:U c wat I c bro |
Hmmmm..... Just saying his mind though |
THIS BROUGHT ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE HAVE MEN WHO STILL MEAN WELL FOR THIS COUNTRY.... BUT IT'S EITHER THE DIE EARLY OR THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GET THERE : A central issue in the quest for Nigeria’s greatness is leadership selection. Some 2,400 years ago, the great philosopher, Plato, argued that “As a just and healthy person is governed by knowledge and reason, a just society must be under the control of society’s most cultivated and best informed minds, its ‘lovers of wisdom’…” I have chosen to share the thoughts of our two presidents to encourage a debate on the matter, especially given the pervasive indifference or downright loathsomeness to matters of politics and governance by the so called ‘lovers of wisdom’. I served Nigeria under two presidents. This piece is not part of ‘the book’ on presidential governance. The date was Friday, March 17, 2006. At the morning prayer session with President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ‘red carpet’ in the villa, I raised a special prayer point and asked the congregation to pray for the new governor of my state Anambra, Peter Obi (who was on his way from Abuja to Awka to be sworn in same day), as well as for Anambra State so that Obi’s regime may mark an end to the brigandage and misrule in the state. We were all upstanding. The president cut in, and pointing in my direction remarked: “We shall pray as you have requested but the problem with you people from Anambra is that those of you who have something to offer shy away from politics and hooligans have taken over your state”. To the best of my recollection, that was the only prayer point during the four years of daily devotion that received a commentary. ‘Baba’, as we fondly call him was basically telling us to ‘get involved or stop complaining’. Periodically, the three of us from Anambra who were regular members of the prayer group (Oby Ezekwesili, Rev.William Okoye and I) had cause to brainstorm on the challenges and limitations of participation in politics especially by those of us who were ‘technocrats’. While we were obsessed with ‘good governance’, we had little interest in the process of acquiring power. After leaving office as governor of the central bank, I was in London when twice in June 2009 I received calls from Alhaji Mangal to the effect that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua wanted to see me anytime I was in Nigeria. I returned with my family late July and on Sunday, July 26, I received a call that the president wanted to see me by 9:30pm. After a few banter, he asked what I was doing abroad. As I explained the three offers I was considering, he was shaking his head. “Well”, he started, “it is not because you are here, but I have said this several times to you. Given your age, skills, and your accomplishments for our economy and financial system, it would be a waste for you not to continue to be involved in Nigeria’s public service… For example, there is going to be an election in your state early next year and I want to strongly urge you to show interest… You know that your state has been unfortunate with leadership, and our party has been in crisis there…” At that point, my heart beat was racing. Before I left office, many people from Anambra had suggested that I should run for governor but it did not make any sense to me and my family. As I began my response, Yar’Adua cut in and suggested that I did not need to respond immediately but instead that I should go home and ‘consult’ with some of the political leaders in the state. He then raised his two thumbs and assured that “if you accept to do this, I will come out fully to make sure that you get there”. If he had allowed me to respond immediately, the answer would have been an unambiguous ‘NO’. I thanked him and left. On getting home, my wife was curious. I summarized what the president said, and she asked: ‘so what was your response?’ I told her the president would not let me respond but asked that I go and ‘consult’. “Then go back tomorrow and tell him that you have finished consulting and that the answer is No”, she ruled. I pleaded with her that we should at least give some time, out of respect, before reporting our decision. I confided in a few people and sought their advice. Within a week, the ‘rumours’ were everywhere. In the meantime, Yar’Adua also told a few people of his plans for Anambra and how he wanted to ‘use Soludo to make Anambra a model state’. He specifically requested Chief Tony Anenih to help him make it happen. My wife and I came under inestimable pressure — ‘to go and serve our people’. Some even said it was a ‘divine call to serve’, etc. My wife loathes politics and can’t stand it. [b]On August 12, 2009, I gave Yar’Adua the ‘preliminary report’ on my consultations. To enable me take a decision, I presented the challenges and threats to his proposal to which he laid out solutions. I told him that after three offices at the Federal Government (as chief economic adviser, de facto Minister of National Planning; and governor of the central bank) I believed I had had my day on duty as far as government was concerned and wanted to return to the international community, academia and private sector. The only reason another public office would make sense to me in the circumstance was if I believed I could really make a fundamental difference. If I would contest, my vision was to transform Anambra’s economy such that after eight years, it would no longer need federation account allocation for recurrent expenditures but would devote 100% of it to capital budget. Consequently, I requested eight things the Federal Government would do to enable me quickly transform the state into an international city, including: an airport; modern seaport for Onitsha and dredging of River Niger to enable medium-sized ship to come to Onitsha; dualisation of Anambra- Kogi road to speed up commerce between the North and Anambra; Anambra as a special line item for Ecological Fund as one third of its land mass was under threat by erosion; completion of the greater Onitsha water scheme; inclusion of Anambra as an oil producing state; Anambra as one of the pilot states for the large scale commercial agricultural scheme; and speeding up the second Niger bridge. Surprisingly, Yar’Adua accepted all of them at the meeting that lasted 76 minutes. We agreed that the agenda of transforming Anambra would require full eight years of working 24 hours a day. He was happy and said that if he could have two states per geopolitical zone that would become ‘models’, he would have succeeded as president. [/b] I then requested another four weeks to undertake ‘extensive consultations’ and report back early September. In the meantime, while the ‘consultation’ was to proceed, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced a sudden timetable to collect and return an expression of interest form. I was advised to pick the form— almost akin to jumping into the river while still unsure whether or not to swim. Yar’Adua fell ill and travelled to Saudi Arabia. Conspiracy theorists took over and I saw treachery, intrigues, blackmail and mischief at their most banal forms. Propaganda was hatched and effectively marketed that “Soludo is not contesting for governor; he is preparing to contest for president in 2015”. I was shocked to the marrow about the wicked plot. Of course, the game plan was to put me on a collision course with all those with an eye on the presidency. It worked. The more I tried to explain that I was drafted into the race by President Yar’Adua, the worse my case became because, as I learnt much later, it was interpreted that since Yar’Adua was the one who asked me to run, it meant that he was grooming a successor. In my various positions at the Federal Government, I survived hundreds of evil plots, but this was a different baptism of fire. Yar’Adua never returned and with an electoral body then that literally determined which candidate to ‘return’ or ‘deliver’, the rest, they say, is history! This is subject of a book project. To be honest, I remain grateful to God and to those who supported and opposed me, for the lifetime experience. I tell my friends that what I learnt in the last five years about human nature is priceless. To some readers, the foregoing might appear discouraging. Most professionals or so-called technocrats are scared of being ‘rubbished’ by politicians, or fear that politics is so dirty that it is not meant for ‘decent people’. At a recent church event in a neighbouring state to mine, one of the officiating bishops pulled me aside and pleaded with me: “I beg you in the name of God, please leave politics. You are too decent for that”. An elder statesman and my mentor once advised that “God did not create you a politician: He created you an economist. Please leave those people”. There lies the dilemma for our country. Chinua Achebe was quoted as saying that on matters of leadership, Nigeria is a country that goes for a football match with its 10th Eleven. When Achebe joined the PRP in early 1980s, many people wondered what he was doing with ‘politicians’. Most people believe that Nigeria can only be transformed if a critical mass of capable people take charge at all levels of governance. How would such people emerge without going through the political process? Power, they say, is not given; it is taken! Under a democracy, the electorate can only choose their leaders from among the candidates contesting elections. If Lagos State Governor Babtunde Fashola (a cerebral and successful Senior Advocate of Nigeria) did not go through the political process as a ‘politician’, perhaps Lagos would have missed the on-going transformation. Yes, the system is very rough indeed, and the admission fee for new entrants (without godfathers) is too high. If you are not careful, the crude Nigerian system can destroy you if you are seen as a threat. Is the solution then to shy away and complain in our bedrooms? Now that Prof. Attahiru Jega and the new INEC are restoring confidence in the electoral system that votes count, is it time then for all those who have anything to offer to stand up? Surely I understand the enormous cost that very busy professionals bear by abandoning the glassy offices and certainty of office and income to dabble into the shark-infested waters of politics. Not everyone can or should be in politics. But in an underdeveloped country such as ours, the potential marginal contribution of one skilled professional is many times that of his counterpart in advanced societies. Thus, the society loses greatly for every one knowledgeable person who stands akimbo as the duty of development beckons. As I ponder these issues myself, I can only surmise that the import of what Obasanjo and Yar’Adua told me is a reminder to us of the eternal wisdom of Plato that “the penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”. SUMMARY.... GOOD PEOPLE DON'T LAST...... REST IN PEACE YAR'ADUA..... |
Wizkid “In My Bed” is a total faliure and indeed the worse song of the Century - Etcetera Six weeks ago, I was in Benin City to support a friend who was getting married that weekend. We drove down to Ugbowo campus of UNIBEN, laughing along the way at bini guys and the way they pronounce certain words. We got stuck in an unusual traffic jam and my friend who was driving, took the opportunity to reply his pings, pausing only to turn up the radio when Wizkid’s “In My Bed” came on. A few seconds later, he increased the volume even more. I accepted that since I was in his car, I had to endure his choice of songs. So I listened, trying to figure out why he was interested in that particular song. Though the melody has this jingle-catchy feel, everything else about the song is horrible. The mix brought to mind those days when Nigerian studio engineers were still learning how to mix. The overall instrumentation is noisy with the kick pitched high, like a headache. Played on F-sharp minor, which is a predominantly high key for most people, but the struggling syncopation over a lazy bass line weighs the whole song relentlessly down. My friends know that I have a crazy physical reaction to songs, mostly when I love it. In this instance, I was gasping for breath by the end, as if the song was trying to strangle me. I thanked God I was still alive when it finally ended. But as the traffic lingered my friend put down his phone, this time to surf through radio stations. Again, he landed on “In My Bed.” That was when I really got scared, thinking I was going to pass out. This year, we have had a mix of both good and bad songs. Wizkid’s “In my bed” is one of those ear worms you don’t want to get into your brain space for three minutes and 46 seconds. Those who will say “WTF” is Etcetera saying? I want you to note that I have a zero interest in persuading you to agree with me. If you enjoy “In My Bed,” I won’t dream of changing your mind. I heard it again last weekend at my manager’s party, and for a second, I thought it was some kind of pain killer advert, because the radio station where I have my show, currently runs an ad that sounds like a more palatable version of it. My Christmas day was almost ruined when a caller on my show requested “In My Bed” for his girlfriend. Because Christmas only comes once in a year, I decided to grant her wish, but as soon as I clicked play, I had the sort of physical reaction associated with someone suddenly coming in contact with bees. And before my mind could process what was happening, I hammered the stop button quickly, arrgh! If you are one of those who regard this song as a standard club track with all the necessary “thumps and bumps” and you are angry at my loathing of it, it doesn’t bother me at all. I have fantasised for weeks about punching this song in the eye, but unfortunately, the song doesn’t have a head, talkless of eyes. How can one song cram in so many failed decisions per minute? One minute you are trying to woo a girl into your bed, the next, you are saying Tinubu eleniyan, Fashola eleniyan. What has Tinubu eleniyan got to do with getting her in your bed? Are you pimping her to Tinubu or to the other names you mentioned in the song? There’s nothing wrong with praise singing if you do it right. “In My Bed” sounds like a guy trying so hard to get it right and therefore getting it all wrong. You packed in the same overused lines “Anywhere I go all my people show me love / And people trying to bad mouth me. Don’t you think by now, we’ve heard enough of your sniffy little screech of being chased by enemies? It is boring already. Even a connoisseur of pop trash won’t find anything to like about a song like this. “In My Bed” is one song you don’t need to know the lyrics, you may want to shield your friends and loved ones from its strange concoction. It is indeed the worse song of this or any other year. Oh sorry, this year is not over yet, so it’s theoretically possible a worse contender could emerge, but I doubt it. Let’s put it this way, if placed in comparison with any of Artquake’s songs, it would still be a distant second. I can’t remember the last time there was a hit song this whack
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jenifer91:please are these the prices for a bundle or just a single piece |
Cute watches
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I pray say she be virgin till she get married if not if the husband discovers after d marriage.... She is doomed.... Na divorce tins..... VIRGINITY IS NOT ANNOUNCED |
Mustack:the price is there Bros..... Retail price is $249.99 |
No need for all these bishop... U think God is not watching... He knows d heart of men and would not allow their evils come to pass... That's y God is not picking him as Nigeria's next president.... All finger points to Jonathan 2015...though it'll b hot.... But God is our guide |
Mustack:which brand is that bro |
Wait for cube t9 with a massive battery of 10,000mAh |
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PHOTO OF KINGSING T8 OCTA-CORE PHONE
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[b]KingSing T8 is preorder now so the price and other informations will be confirmed when it's on sell later. Description: KingSing T8.... 1GB RAM 8GB ROM Octa-core smartphone comes with 5 Inch 854*480 PIXELS FWVGA-LCD capacitive touch screen which can give you a big screen experience and will make your operation more conveniently.The phone SUPPORTS Gyro sensor, Compass sensor and it's equipped with CPU MTK 6592M... 1.4GHz that you can open many apps in the same time.It supports WiFi for surfing internet, and also supports wireless Bluetooth for data transmission and hands-free calling. It is built IN 2MP front camera AND 5MP rear camera with flash light. It supports multi-language. Basic Information Model: KingSing T8 Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHZ WCDMA900/2100 MHz Sim Card:Dual sims dual standby (Micro sim1 and normal sim2) StyleBarColor: White, Black SystemOS: Android 4.4.2 CPU:MEDIATEK MT6592M(Octa-core 3G chip) Cortex A71.4GHzTSMC 28nm TECHNOLOGY GPS ARM Mali-450MP4, 600MHz ROM8GB RAM1GB ScreenDisplay Size: 5.0 Inch TYPE : FWVGA-LCD capacitive touch screen,Support two touch point Resolution854*480 pixelsSupport FORMAT Supported AUDIO Formats:Mp3/Midi/AAC/AAC+/EAAC+/WMA/PCM Video File Format: AVI/3GP/MP4/WMV Image File Format: BMP/JPEG/PNG E-book Format: TXT/CHM/DOC/HTML FM:Yes Earphone Port:3.5mm CARD EXTEND :Support TF card up TO 64GB extended Data Transfer & Connectivity Data transfer :USB/Bluetooth Mobile Internet WAP/WIFI General Camera Resolution:Dual Cameras, 2.0MP front camera and 5MP AF with flash led Language English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Italian, German, Dutch, French, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Hindi, Hebrew, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Message :SMS, MMS Speaker Single 11*15 speakers, sealed sound chamber Input Handwrite/Keypad GPS Support. WAP Support. GPS Yes,Satellite Navigation GPS chip built-in, support A-GPSWIFIYes, 802.11 b/g/nData InterfaceMini USB, 5pin Bluetooth Support,Built-in, Support voice and data transmission. Double click wake up Support Quick gesture entry Support Sensor Motion Sensor Support Proximity sensors Support Light Sensor Support Gyro Sensor Support E-Compass Support Other FeaturesCalculator, Email, schedule, memo, clock, camera,Bluetooth, Proximity Sensing, MP4, WAP, GPS, FM, Browser, Wi-Fi, Gravity Sensing, E-book, 3G, tethering & portable hotspot, etc Size142*71.4*8.9mm Weight160g Package Includes: 1 xKingSing T8 Smartphone 1 x 2150mAh Battery 1 x USB Cable 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Screen Protector PRICE IS $99[/b] |
Photo of the one plus one power bank
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luvlyoracle:Lol |
OnePlus’ 10,000mAh power bank launched; Costs just $15! After a little teasing, OnePlus have made official their first ever power bank. If you’ve been reading GizChina lately, you’d have read our speculation about OnePlus’ possible power bank that we thought was in the works.The power bank was unveiled today, besides a couple other announcements. As previously believed, the power bank is indeed 10,000mAh in capacity, which means it’s going to go head on against the Mi 10,400mAh power bank. OnePlus have also managed to keep the price within reach — just US$ 14.99/EUR 15.99 in this case. Buy OnePlus One now! No invite needed! OnePlus.eu The power bank will be available via the OnePlus online store —oneplus.net— early next year. You’ll be able to color co-ordinate the power bank with your OnePlus One if you have one, because the power bank too will be available in Sandstone Black and Silk White. |
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[b]Another phone promised from Elephone, but this one is a gem. The Elephone P7000 has killer hardware and is firmly targeting the JiaYu S3!Elephone have quite a line up of phones, some of them already released and on sale, while others are promised to launch soon. The Elephone team are obviously excited at the prospect of their up and coming products, but we cannot help but think they might be biting off a little more than they can chew.Still they keep promoting up and coming phones, and I have to say of them all I am quite excited about the prospect of the Elephone P7000, and would go as far to say that this could be a suitable alternative to the much anticipated JiaYu S3!That’s quite a claim, but looking at the design, material use and the specification I am confident that the Elephone P7000 is one to keep an eye on. Elephone P7000 – Design The Elephone P7000 gets an “all alloy body”, that’s what our sources at Elephone have told us at least, and looking at the render at least the front of the phone appears be made of a brushed alloy material.The rear looks like it has a textured, “sandstone” finish similar to the 64gb OnePlus One, with what appears to be a dual camera setup. In actual fact the lens is for a 16 mega-pixel rear sensor while the lower lens is for a fingerprint scanner activated by a press similar to the iPhone’s Touch ID.The body itself measures in at 155 x 76 x 9.2mm which leaves enough space inside for dual SIM, a micro SD and 3200mAh battery. Elephone P7000 – Specification Attempting to take on the JiaYu S3 won’t be an easy task, but the ElephoneP70000 does have the right hardware for the job.Up front there is a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 FHD display, which will more than likely be an IPS, OGS panel for better viewing. Above the screen is an 8 mega-pixel front camera, while the rear camera is a 16 mega-pixel sensor.Number crunching comes from an octacore MT6752, 64bit processor with 3GB RAM and support for LTE networks. ELEPHONE have claim the P7000 will support FDD-LTE band 1/3/7.As expected from a flagship Mediatek phone there is Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 , WIFI, GPS and NFC and there will be black or white colour options.A launch date hasn’t been revealed for the Elephone P7000, but the it will likely available in Q1 of 2015 with a international retail price of $249.99. What do you think of the Elephone P7000? Do you think it could be a worthwhile alternative to JiaYu S3 and other 64bit MT6752 phones heading to market in the coming months. [Elephone.cc][/b] |
tosyne2much:don't mind her.... I so hate ladies with such character.... I hate ladies who insult guys no matter what |
And how does this affect my service in kwara state.... Even a five year old kid can operate that.... |
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