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Sahara Reporters has learned that all of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Executive Directors (GEDs) have been sacked immediately. This news comes only one day after President Buhari appointed Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the NNPC.

The GEDs fired are Mr. Ian Udoh leading Refining and Petrochemicals, Mr. Adebayo Ibirogba leading the Engineering and Technical team, Dr. David Ige leading Gas and Power, Dr. Attahir Yusuf leading Business Development; Dr. Dan Efebo leading Corporate Services, Mr. Bernard Otti in charge of Finance and Accounts, Ms. Aisha Abdurrahman leading Commerce and Investments, and Mr. Joseph Dawha leading Exploration and Production.

The former President Jonathan appointed all these GEDs in March, 2014.

SaharaReporters has also learned that GMD Kachikwu intends to reduce the number of GEDs from nine to four.


http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/05/breaking-all-nnpc-group-executive-directors-fired

After I read a post yesterday from the politics section, precisely this one....... .........."Nigerians Voted Change, Not Acts Of Masturbation, Iwuanyanwu tells Buhari" by salterswan : 4:22pm On Jul 25.
I observed that the word...masturbation has been given a new contextual meaning, this is based on subsequent comments I saw.
I could not help but LMAO.

However it go me wondering as to the nexus between politics and a sexual terminology.

See this.....
1. "Cutting an annual salary of 14M in half while turning a blind eye
to over 500M monthly security vote is tantamount to
masturbation on dry palms."

2. "Appoint ministers first let's see whether they will award contracts. Busy masturbating with unnecessary talks while boko haram is masturbating with our lives. Too much talk talk."

3. "Another cosmetic "change" by the masturbators. But no be
human being go finally award the contracts? Abi na robots or
computer go do am? Masturbatic "change"

4. Politics / Re: Is Nigeria Still Towing The Path Of Democracy?
"Unfortunately, the Masturbating masturbators will call you the wailing wailers."

5. Politics / Re: Many Killed As Explosion Rocks Damaturu
Sunday Market."
"Self delusion and excuses are the pillows upon which failure
slumber. Your brothers are killing themselves and all you think is
Biafra. Sure you have never seen Boko Haram logo or address. Do they chant Christian or Hindu songs?
I am not sure you have heard of I-S-L-A-M-A-B-A-D. You people
have been masturbating the Boko Haram issue, now it has turned
to hurt you."

Nairalanders and their creative tots!!!!!!!!

johnydon22:
We have always being taught that women's body will cause men to commit sin.

We were told that if women showed too much of their body it would cause men to do stupid things.

Lets be clear: A woman's body is not dangerous to you, her body will not cause you harm, it will not make you do stupid things.

If you do stupid things it is because you choose to do stupid things.

Do not blame the women for wearing what works for them and what they want rather blame the men who do stupid things because they cannot hold themselves from being stupid

Am sooo impressed that Dis comment was made by a man.

it's network I jst used it to send u Dis msg

Iamsynord:
Camel?? Why he no kuku give dem Hippopotamus ?? Nonsense.. Provide basic amenities you are busy distributing camels..
Woll woll up Governor ,Gerra outta here mehn.

Guy u dey vex oooo

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Writer
and Social Media expert, Tolu Ogunlesi, as his Special
Assistant on New Media.
Mr. Ogunlesi who is one of Nigeria’s most active
Twitter users was among the foremost youth who
supported Buhari’s election in the 2015 general
elections.

Before his appointment, he was a freelance writer,
contributing articles to various publications, mostly
abroad. He also syndicated opinion articles in many
Nigerian newspapers.
He won the CNN award again in 2013 in another
category. He was also shortlisted for the inaugural
PEN/Studzinski literary prize.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/buhari-appoints-writer-tolu-ogunlesi-sa-new-media/

As Nigeria battles insecurity arising mainly from insurgency, some Nigerians in Lagos have urged the newly appointed service chiefs to justify their appointments by ensuring adequate security of lives and property. The Lagos residents, including security experts, said on Thursday that they should jointly rid the country of the Boko Haram menace.
Dr Ona Ehkomu, a security expert, said that their appointment was expected by Nigerians as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office. “I think the appointments have been long overdue and awaited. I think the president was just taking his time and consulting wisely to get the people he wanted. “The new service chiefs should work very hard, make sure they justify their appointment and their oaths of office as military officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “They also need to bring an end to Boko Haram insurgency so that we can be referring to it as past,’’ said Ehkomu, the Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp Security, Lagos. Mr Wilson Esangbedor, also a security expert, told NAN that the appointment of the service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari was in the right direction. “I don’t think it was really too late before he made the appointments, I think he just wanted to be sure he chooses the right people. “The service chiefs should be careful of their utterances; they should not make promises they cannot keep. “Even if they have information that is sensitive, they should not be in a hurry to impress Nigerians. “What the public is interested in is not their strategy or how they go about prosecuting the war but the success recorded. “They should talk less and let people see them act more,’’ he said. A graduate of History and International Relations, Mr Tony Ufoh, said the appointments of the service chiefs was a good step in ensuring total end to insurgency. “With these appointments, new and fresh ideas and strategies would also come into place. “I also want to commend the president for moving the military headquarters to Maiduguri which is also a way of ending the insurgency,’’ he said. A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Babatunde Lawrence, expressed the belief that the service chiefs would do their best as they were appointed based on their performances. “I believe the end to the insurgency in the country is at hand. “And I also believe that the service chiefs would also put in their best in ensuring they end the Boko Haram menace,’’ he said. The president had on Monday appointed Maj.-Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin as Chief of Defence Staff; Maj.-Gen. T.Y. Buratai as Chief of Army Staff. Rear Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff. He also appointed Air Vice Marshal Monday Morgan as Chief of Defence Intelligence; and Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno as National Security Adviser.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/end-boko-haram-insurgency-nigerians-tell-service

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, yesterday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to thread with care the contentious issue of oil subsidy, noting that not yielding to the temptations saved Nigerians from unprecedented agonies and hardship. National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said in a statement in Abuja that the umbrella body of registered political parties shares with Mr President’s resistance to all manner of temptations to remove the fuel subsidy. The CNPP however advised that, “For quick-fix, we implore Mr President to enter into partnership with genuine private investors to build refineries in Nigeria. This is the only way to employ millions of our youths, save trillions of Naira and harvest scores of derivative products which manifest from the refineries.” According to the statement; “We page with Mr President’s resistance to all manner of temptations to remove the Oil Subsidy: as reported, ‘“I have received many literature on the need to remove subsidies, but much of it has no depth,” President Buhari said. “For the avoidance of doubt, ‘“When you touch the price of petroleum products, that has the effect of triggering price increase on transportation, food and rents. That is for those who earn salaries, but there are many who are jobless and will be affected by it,” the President noted. “CNPP is of the candid view that President Buhari has the political will to plug most of the leakages, scams and unbridled corruption which enveloped the Oil Subsidy, a supposedly pro-people initiative. “Removing the Oil Subsidy for us is like throwing away the baby and the bath water; as records clearly show that the fantastic figures gazetted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC ) and its agencies in the last five years cannot stand the test of genuine forensic audit. “Otherwise, what are the justifications for the astronomical rise of Oil Subsidy from N630 billion in 2010 to N2.3 trillion in 2012? Or the deliberate none remittance of 42% of Oil proceeds from 2012 to 2015 to the Federation Account? “It is on record that the NNPC earned N2.66 trillion in 2013 and paid to the Federation Account Allocation Committee N1.56 trillion, in 2014 earned N2.64 trillion and remitted N1.44 trillion and in 2015 earned N733.3 billion and paid in only N473.2 billion. “And is not unbridled corruption which botched the $23 billion Greenfield Refineries awarded on 13th May, 2010? These are refineries meant to be located at Bayelsa, Kogi and Lagos states, which could have stopped the huge loss arising from importation of refined petroleum products."

http://www.vanguardngr.com/oil-subsidy-cnpp-backs-buhari/

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Igariwey Iduma Enwo has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to an Abuja High Court challenging the legality of the bail out of N413.7 billion for payment of backlog of salaries to civil servants. Enwo is seeking for a declaration by the court that Buhari’s approval of the bailout funds was “unconstitutional, illegal, unlawful and null and void.” He is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the President from further allocation, distribution, and disbursement of public revenue from Nigeria’s distributable pool account to federal, state and local government without the prescription of the National Assembly. Rep. Enwo who represents Afikpo North/South federal constituency of Ebonyi State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, faulted the action of the president without recourse to the National Assembly when he single handedly took the decision. Also joined in the suit alongside President Buhari are the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the federal ministry of finance, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, the Accountant General of the Federation as well as Auditor General of the Federation. The lawmaker is praying the court to determine whether President Buhari can by way of fiat issue a lawful directive to the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants to appropriate, distribute, allocate and disburse public revenue from the distributable pool account to the federal, state and local governments without prescription from the National Assembly. He is also seeking to know whether having regards to the combined effect of section 162, 163, 164 and 168 of the 1999 constitution as amended the president can carry out such an action without National Assembly approval. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, he said his decision to sue Buhari was not “political” but was in defence of the constitutional provision for separation of powers. He said the power of appropriation rests squarely with the National Assembly and that the federal government cannot appropriate public funds without recourse to the National Assembly. According to him, “To do so will be for the federal government to act in a cavalier or perfunctory manner and I believe that that is not what the drafters of the constitution intended when the constitution of this country was predicated on the separation of powers. “Section four of our constitution clearly vests the power of appropriation on the National Assembly. Section five vests the Executive with its own powers and Section six vests the Judiciary with its own powers. So, there is a clear separation of powers.” Relying on the Constitution of the country, he said section 160 of the Nigerian constitution clearly made it mandatory for the National Assembly to be involved in any form of revenue distribution in the country. He said for President Buhari to have unilaterally taken the decision on the bail out amounted to boycotting the parliament and alienating it in the scheme of things in a constitutional democracy. He said, “I am doing this because I feel that this is a constitutional democracy. If you allow this kind of thing not matter the good intention of the federal government, the country’s democracy will be threatened. On the likely reaction by Nigerians on the matter, the lawmaker said, “this is a country of laws. Everything the government does ought to emanate from the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. Every step the government intends to take must be backed up by the constitution. “Any day we set ourselves away from the constitution we will be inviting anarchy. What I am saying is that you cannot sacrifice constitutionalism on the alter of political expediency. “The constitution does not say that our president should be a Father Christmas. Our president is a democratically elected president who swore to abide by the dictates of the constitution. “We did not elect an Ayatollah or a monarch who would sit in his office and do good to,all manner of men the way he or she desires. Every act of the president, the legislature or the judiciary must emanate from this constitution and other statutes and legal instruments. “No matter how well intentioned the action of government may be, the moment it is not backed up by the constitution it is a nullity.”

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Wednesday, July 15, condemned Boko Haram insurgency, saying, however, when it will finally end in Nigeria.
According to The Punch, the church spokesperson, Pastor Segun Adegbiji, expressed concern over the church members safety adding that its authorities were therefore improving security measures around the parishes. While responding to the journalists’ questions in Ogun state regarding the recent killing of the 6 members of the church by a suicide bomber in Potiskum, the clergyman said that the terrorists have crossed all the boundaries. He insisted, however, that insurgency would be defeated until the end of this year.
“We are passionate about the safety of our members and indeed the safety of citizens of this country. We prayed against Ebola, that it should get out of this country and whether you believe it or not, God answered our prayers and it left. Boko Haram is a monster and it will be defeated this year. “We are working on the security of our churches. If those people should attempt to do that next time, they will be in serious trouble.” Vanguard quoted the cleric as saying further: “We pray for those in power as the Bible has enjoined us to do. That is our stand but we believe that by the end of this year, Nigerians will have cause to say that all is well.” The RCCG also strongly criticized same sex marriages: “There is nowhere in the Bible where God said people of the same sex can get married. The stand of the church is very clear and it states; one man, one wife.”


http://www.naij.com/490457-redeemed-church-predicts-when-boko-haram-will-end

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appealed to
Nigerians, irrespective of their political or ethnic affiliations, to form
a united front against corrupt practices in the society.
The President, who made the appeal when he hosted members of
the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the breaking of fast at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja, reiterated that “if we don’t kill corruption,
corruption will kill Nigeria”.
He also enjoined members of the APC to drop their differences or
influence in order for the party to achieve its campaign promises to
Nigerians.
According to him, the APC-led administration is determined to fulfill
all the three basic promises of addressing security, economy/
employment and corruption, which it made in its manifesto.
“No matter the level you are, drop your influence so that we can
help achieve the manifesto – security, economy, employment and
corruption- because if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill
Nigeria.
“We have to ensure that people we bring forward are those that
will move the society forward,’’ he said
President Buhari, who narrated how the APC successfully defeated
the PDP-led Federal Government in the March 28 presidential
election, commended former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu for his
support and words of encouragement.
“I always like to go down the memory lane to show how lucky we
are as a political group.
“At no stage was the decision taken by chance, it was all
deliberate.
“The leaders of the parties felt the only way to wrest power from
the PDP was for us to come together.
“I, in particular, was scared after previous failures of the elections
of 2003, 2007 and 2011.
“We dissolved our various parties to form APC, then we applied to
INEC, for once I was grateful to INEC.
“We had gone with nine people to INEC to apply and INEC advised
us that we needed at least 25 people to form a political party.
“We were able to go back and raised 35 members across the
country and then successfully registered the party.
“INEC then informed the federal government that we have met the
requirements hence we cannot be denied registration.
“Many doubting Thomases said merger had never succeeded in
Nigeria but here we are.
“I went into this long explanation so that you will appreciate how
far we have come and for a society as ours, if we respect the
constitution, then all the greed and problems will be a thing of the
past,’’ he said
In his remarks, Tinubu, who spoke on behalf of the party members,
frowned at the insinuation in some quarters that the Buhari’s
administration was too slow.
He said the APC-led administration could not clean the “16
years mess of the PDP in 30 days’’.
Tinubu described the APC as an Armoured Personnel Carrier,
saying it represented the diversity of Nigeria.
He thanked President Buhari for bringing together people of
various backgrounds, regardless of religious affiliations, to break
the fast with him..
“We believe this diversity will continue to propel us to economic growth under your leadership,’’ he said (NAN)

A Kano High court has ordered the Nigerian Bar
Association to investigate Kwankwaso’s lawyer, Okechukwu Eze
for unethical misconduct.
Justice Muhammad Yahaya while delivering a ruling on the
dramatic discontinuance notice filed by Kwankwaso’s Attorney
declared that the matter was filed without the consent of his client.
Justice Muhammad Yahaya subsequently struck out the suit and
awarded fifty thousand naira against the Kwankwaso lawyer.
Okechukwu Eze had dragged EFCC to court where he sought an
order restraining the respondent from arresting his client in respect
of a petition file by pensioners in the state.
Subsequently, the court ordered the status quo be maintained and
therefore adjourned hearing till July 15th.
Recall that the former governor disowned the lawyer last week in a
statement signed by his Principal private seretary.
Details shortly.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/misconduct-court-orders-nba-to-probe-kwankwasos-lawyer/

President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday said that his government will not totally discard the amnesty programme for Niger-Delta region but will build on the good aspects of the Programme. This is even as he assured both foreign and local investors of his readiness to implement far-reaching reforms which he said will boost accountability and transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. President Muhammadu Buhari attending to some files in his office as he resumed duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday said that his government will not totally discard the amnesty programme for Niger-Delta region but will build on the good aspects of the Programme. This is even as he assured both foreign and local investors of his readiness to implement far-reaching reforms which he said will boost accountability and transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Buhari spoke at a meeting with senior officials of Chevron led by the company’s President for Africa and Latin America, Mr. Ali Moshiri at the presidential villa, Abuja. The president also promised to effectively address the myriad of challenges in the sector. “We understand the situation in the industry and we will do our best to address the challenges affecting exploration, production and distribution of oil products in the country,’’ the President told the delegation. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu stated that president Buhari acknowledged that the Amnesty Programme was initiated by President Umar Yar’Adua to reduce violence in the Niger Delta region. The statement added that “his administration will also implement other measures to enhance security in the Niger Delta and optimize investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.” Speaking earlier, chevron president, Moshori urged President Buhari to restore the confidence of international investors in the industry even as he “identified improved security in the Niger Delta as key to increased investment in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria.” According to him, “Chevron which has 36.7 percent interest in the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited, was keen to support Nigeria’s gas sector and bring more electricity to Nigerian consumers.

ABUJA–President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja said that his government may not remove the petroleum subsidy, stating that the reasons so far canvassed for its removal did not sound plausible. He added that the absence of subsidy will have adverse effect on the poor and jobless Nigerians. Speaking after receiving a briefing from the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other agencies in the oil sector, President Buhari said that he will carefully review all the submissions he had received on the need to remove the subsidies. “I have received many literature on the need to remove subsidies, but much of it has no depth. “When you touch the price of petroleum products, that has the effect of triggering price rises on transportation, food and rents. That is for those who earn salaries, but there are many who are jobless and will be affected by it,” he said. According to the president, what impeded transparency in the oil sector may not be the subsidy but lack of security, sabotage, vandalism, corruption and mismanagement. He however promised to deal decisively with all identified problems of the oil and gas sector. “We have to go back to the good old days of transparency and accountability,” the President said . A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu stated that “President Buhari directed the NNPC to review existing agreements for the swapping of crude oil for refined products with a view to injecting more honesty and transparency into the process to reduce costs”, even as he also “asked the NNPC management to do more to improve the supply of liquefied petroleum Gas (cooking gas).”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/no-genuine-reason-to-remove-oil-subsidy-yet-buhari/

Wimbledon Champions Serena Williams, Djokovic swapped their whites for ball gowns and black ties at the traditional Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner.

This is winner's circle!

Nigerian comedian, Bright
Okpocha, popularly known as
basket mouth has received a
special honour from the U.S as
the city of Houston, Texas holds
a Basket Mouth day on 17 of
July, 2015 in honour of him.
The Mayor of Houston, Annice
D. Parker who signed a legal
document in respect to this also
said that Basket Mouth was
awarded the holiday in
recognition of his commitment
in uniting the communities in
the city through his comedies. “The city of Houston commends Basket Mouth for his commitment
in bringing our community together through comedy and extends
best wishes for continued success,” Parker said.
The Mayor said further that Basket Mouth is embarking on a world
tour, and he will be visiting Houston on July 18, 2015, because it is
one of the largest population of Nigerian-Americans.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/u-s-holds-basket-mouth-day/

Creativity at work...

Tallesty1:
What if he believed in reincarnation

Then may his soul not rest in peace or better still may his soul reincarnate.....

I fink going for a pregnancy test is d sure way to rule out weda she is truly pregnant or not.

This should better be true
As for Bruce.....Dis guy is aclown, he's bin approbating and reprobating.
Mr!! take ya time ooo

Touching words.........his soul shall rest with the lord U av to face the reality of life dear. He is gone and dats just it.

welcome......swag- in to ur office and do what's expected..

Just passing........

dallyemmy:
yes

Tnx. I asked cos it will be helpful to me. I cudnt lay my hand on d devotional itself Dis yr, doh am not a redeemer buh I luv to use the devotional.
can u pls tel me d precise time I could always check. Will be expecting ur reply

dallyemmy:
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...
DATE : MONDAY 15th JUNE 2015

THEME : THE BREAD OF STONE

Memorise:
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1st Corinthians 6:13

Read: Matthew 4:1-4
1 THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Message
Food is one of the earliest weapons the devil deployed to destroy humanity (Genesis 3:6). It’s amazing that he still succeeds in using this weapon to destroy the destinies of many. He even deployed this weapon against our Lord Jesus Christ. After our Lord had fasted for forty days and nights, naturally, He became hungry. The devil, sensing an opportunity, came to Him saying:
“If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”
Matthew 4:3b
Unlike the first Adam who fell for the enticement of Satan, Jesus overcame the devil by the word of God (Matthew 4:4). He used the arrow of Deuteronomy 8:3 against the devil. Thank God He knew the word; of course, He is the Word of God. Beloved, the bread of stone when eaten will never digest; so, beware of the bread of stone in whatever form it presents itself.

The bread of stone can come in any form. For example, after four years of joblessness as a first-class graduate, the devil may dangle an employment opportunity at you that require you sleeping with the personnel manager to secure the position. “Do it just once and get out of the labour market”, the devil may suggest. It is a bread of stone, don’t fall for it. It may also come in the form of a government minister or the secretary of a government establishment luring you to join their occult group to guarantee the steady flow of contracts. The devil may say “it is just a networking club”. Please don’t join, because if you do, you may be turning stone to bread to satisfy your hunger.

Remember the case of Esau. The Bible in Hebrew 11:16-17 says this about him:
“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”

Your adoption as a child of God guarantees you of meat, it is your birthright. Don’t allow anybody or any situation to steal that away from you. The devil will attempt to justify why you need to turn stone to bread to satisfy your hunger, but remember he is a liar. Such “bread” will never digest in your stomach; it will produce spiritual ulcer and death. May the Lord be with your soul as you wait patiently for God’s time and means to meet your needs.

Prayer point:
Father, grant me grace to counter the deceit of the devil whenever he comes around to tempt me. As Jesus overcame, he help me to overcome also.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 KINGS 3:1-4:37 and LUKE 8:4-21

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

plsc do u post this daily??

Revolution I guess

HungerBAD:
Source/Sauce/Socks?

+ sucks

It gud u told itself d truth. It depends on u now, if u think its a spiritual ish, u need to help her. dats all I can say for DAT.

Buh am gonna sting u a little. so u didn't know she had a spiritual problem while u were bleeping her behind ur friends back. its now u realised she does. KARMA!!

BackDatAssUp:
Ohh really? Are we speaking of the same Buhari or is it the one Tinubu implanted alongside that virus change.exe into that your formattable brain?

whatever u call urself, just expressed my opinion and I see no reason it should call for insult. If u r embittered by my opinion, then do d right thing.

Dis proposal thing is getting out of hand, we need to tame some guys b4 it gets too late. Dis guy looks funny to me.

A very very bold step in d right direction....