ironically the reign of terror ended with the sack of madame defarge. i guess all eyes should now turn to the onigbeses of Oceanic bank that have helped sink it

I understand Nigerian authorities have influenced the removal of the clip showing a civilian shot to death on youtube, it won't work; this deceit to cover murder must not go unpunished, where is Luis Moreno Campo. Fortunately millions have already downloaded the clip and will be to tender as evidence if required

vintage Dokpesi for you, the man has no shame i remember contributing one naira back in the days the to help keep them out of murky waters. what a shame. the countdown at the top of the AIT screen is actually a countdown to bankruptcy

what bloody stage managed. they asked the guy to lie down and he refused perhaps he doesn't understand english. what stopped the police from tackling the guy to the ground. this guy had nothing on him; he looked very frail. this is the height of extra judicial killing. bloody Nigerian police without a conscience loss of lives make no meaning to them. this video must be sent to the Hague and Luis Moreno Campo invited to press the charges. bloody bastards

here's the video, next thing the world cup will be out of the continent, http://connectafrica./2009/07/23/south-africa-violence-spreads/

fear not the one who can kill your flesh when he takes the bread-OKAH- but rather be extremely wary of the one who destroys your mind and soul-THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PDP, ETC

the tale isn't complete , i'm waiting for his blood brother's tale-james onanefe Ibori. its a tincture of hell that he's experienced that awaits all the south south governors in the last dispensation in gehenna

they released the guy and they shelled lagos, so much for amnesty

the title of the drama is the ASARI syndrome. the only difference is asari went to jail first before he became a freedom fightes r. okah was a freedom fighter, jail bird, who knows what next; the government could get sinister and pai the guy

Nigerian rebel leader Henry Okah was released from jail on Monday after the government withdrew its case against him, a federal court judge said.

President Umaru Yar'Adua agreed to drop felony charges against Okah, who is the suspected leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), after the militant accepted the government's "unconditional" amnesty.

http://connectafrica./2009/07/13/mend-leader-released/

wrong website, wrong info, no vacancies on site. @poster get a life dude.

just be yourself , they'd ask you profiling questions, talk the talk and swagger and sound confident. the interview is 2fold, if u scale through at 10a.m then the final interview is 2pm. no one is going to ask u to come back. everything is the same day. don't forget to ask 1 or 2 questions if u are given the chance. ur successful sms would come 2 u in a week if u are successful. but then after the medicals u waiting game starts. i did my medicals in august bru, up until now no show. waiting for diamond bank my brother is equal to the second coming. but go on have a nice time and see where it takes you

>: ‘This is it’ and he died just weeks before the promised last stand, the last dance -very apocalyptic. All around, reactions have poured thick and fast. This morning a friend linked the early morning shower to MJ’s demise. Umbrella over my head, I’m jumping street-lakes, and someone is singing ‘don’t stop till you get it on’ another is whistling ‘thriller’. The Michael Jackson revolution is on full throttle. It is scary to imagine a world without break-dancing, moon-walking, crotch grabbing, karate chops and hat throwing dancing manoeuvres. Pull over at major bus stops in Lagos, pants rolled up to weary knees, very angry commuters are seething venom for having to pay thrice the usual transport fare simply because it’s raining. The road side news analysts aren’t anywhere near the newsstands; it’s raining cats and dogs but I can see Michael Jackson’s face on a number of National tabloids. Everyone knows Wacko Jacko here and his strongest fans in Africa can be found in the nooks and crannies. Even though no one was bemused when he failed to make a stopover in Lagos in the 80’s and then it was widely rumoured that he was Nigerian. The commuter beside me has fond memories of Michael. “No party was complete without a Michael Jackson hit. The guy rocked the world”

But then everyone is visibly upset with the state of roads in Lagos. Pot holes have become pit holes and expressways are an extension of the Atlantic Ocean. The sorry tale of MJ is the parody of the Nigeria state. A Prodigy at birth, Nigeria is now the full grown man-child that still shouts on rooftops for relevance, ([url]http://connectafrica./2009/06/27/michael-jackso…nigerian-state/[/url]

I am watching an interactive discussion between Rwanda's Paul Kagame and SA's Jacob Zuma and i am disgusted at kagame's explaining away the proclivity of African leaders to stick eternally to power. kagame is fickle minded to think that the building of sustainable institutions is the reason why people like bongo and ghaddafi are relevant in politics. Ghaddafi ridicules the African continent when he bears the democratic bastion as the AU chairman. it is a parody but fellas the real truth is the miasma between leadership and followership is a sickening, pathetic widening sewer, that thugs like Ghaddafi flourish in.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday urged the world to understand what motivates terrorists, and likened the 1986 U.S. strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks.

Gadhafi, who was long accused of sponsoring terrorism, got tepid applause from the Italian lawmakers he addressed on the second day of a trip to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler.

"It is not very intelligent to chase terrorists down the Afghan mountains or central Asia," Gadhafi said in the hour-long speech. "That's impossible. We must look at their reasons.[url]http://connectafrica./2009/06/11/ghaddafi-says-…es-are-similar/[/url]

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub is not left out of this football craze. Last year’s final, there were blue and red carnivals all around major streets in Lagos in the build-up to the game. It’s only hours to kick-off to the big show down this year, and walking through streets and major motor parks, it’s all apparent that there’s been no lull. Club Souvenir vendors are making brisk business, selling off anything to showcase either Barca or Man U. Coincidentally both teams wear the predominant red colour so it’s a red letter day, and everyone’s being caught in the bug. Ahmed a commercial motorcyclist thinks Manchester United will win because of Barcelona’s legendary defensive frailties. “Carlos Puyol cannot stop the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez” he argued, exclaiming that Manchester United is the champion of champions.
Manchester United fans by far outnumber the Spanish giants’ because the English Premier league is the default Nigerian league. All over Lagos, Man united fans wore their colours proudly. “It is a one sided game, Manchester United will surely win, because their players are more experienced than Barcelona players, the difference is clear! English league remains the best in the world and Man United is the champion of the English premier league” Baba Oje another United enthusiast boasted
Finally a Barca fan surfaces, Prince prefers being the bookie, predicting a 2-1 victory in favour of the Catalans. Another fan, Francis, an electronics salesman likes the view from the fence. “For me, the match is unpredictable. Both sides are good, the end of 90 minutes will determine who carries the day. But I am supporting Barcelona and hope they’ll win” he said

Messi, Eto, Henry and Iniesta are familiar names Barcelona fans will be pitching their fortunes on. Once the first prediction came through it wasn’t difficult finding more patrons to stake on the Rome crystal ball, “Manchester United will win because they are the best club in the world, the match will end 2-0 in favour of Manchester United” Funmilayo, a student said. Farouk and Tayo dressed up in United and Barca jerseys respectively, though brothers are fighting on opposites of the arena in today’s final. If your guess is as good as mine, a family feud is already brewing,

The table was however turned when an official of LASTMA (Lagos state transport Management Authority) was sentenced to 4 years in prison without an option of fine; he was convicted for accepting 10,000 naira. The security official claimed it was a gift for a previous good deed.

‘Injustice’ he cried out as he was led out of the dock. A cry that the Lagos state government replied to, saying that this is a litmus test that would serve as a deterrent to other criminal minded LASTMA officials. If the truth be told, the custard coloured road umpires have never really been in the good books of Lagosians. The rule of thumb for LASTMA hasn’t always really been proactive rather it has been insidiously reactive. The road user is subtly lured into committing a traffic offense and then made to part with cash on the spot. It is doubtful if the monies are remitted to the state’s coffers

Now this is not to excuse the erring road user; it is commonly said, if you can drive in Lagos, you can drive anywhere in the world. Road users have a part to play in this blame game. Many are unaware of existing traffic regulations, laws and fines, and would rather pay an ex-gratia gift to a transport official than appear before a traffic magistrate. Surprisingly the laws are clear, plain and the fines aren’t as expensive as the road side bankers want us to believe, http://connectafrica./2009/05/25/nigerias-highway-bankers/

yeah unfortunately very cheap

Halt, halt!! and at the nick of time, an innocent man was saved from the stake. An intriguing scene from the book, ‘coup’ by Kalu Okpi-a Longman Macmillan pacesetter, one I read with gusto in the early 90’s. In one week of hostility between the Nigerian army and Niger Delta insurgents, there’s being no halt, its being presto, bedlam; anything from anarchy to gore, 5 communities in Warri, Delta state sacked in one week of clashes.

But wait a minute, everything is in the applecart but as usual there’s been no official statistics of causalities. Just like we all had to hear firsthand from CNN and BBC, that former Nigerian despot Sanni Abacha had died in the hands of Indian prostitutes, MEND and Amnesty, this time around are the purveyors of information. MEND puts the number of dead civilians at a 1000, Amnesty is a little diplomatic preferring to say hundreds are feared dead. Hostilities have subsided but the images beamed on local TV stations aren’t the burning embers of clandestine dingy holding camps of the militants in the creeks and mangrove forests, rather it is of families cringing for dear lives in bushes, bungalow dwellings destroyed by heavy military shelling. The Military glibly parading its spoils of war; showed several ammunition it had seized from the militants claiming it had in its possession a warehouse of insurgents armoury but was shy in announcing eleven soldiers were missing. MEND provided the answer to the JTF’s enquiry hours earlier saying it had killed 12 soldiers in an ambush the night before.http://connectafrica./2009/05/23/niger-delta-crisis-1-native-equals-9-barrels-of-oil/

the picture i guess speaks for itself ; in 2 decades christ embassy has spanned towns, villages, nations with the true gospel. undoubtedly one of the most influential preachers in Nigeria. he is definetely not a phony

coke responds; says we're sorry, http://connectafrica./2009/05/06/expired-coca-cola-drinks-selling-in-nigeria/#comment-1209

To coin a phrase, teach a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it. ‘Please brother lap me (Carry me)’ a big eyed young boy appealed to me at the busy Oshodi bus stop this morning. Unfortunately I denied his request. I asked him to sit down next to me. ‘Pelumi’ that’s the boy’s name. A primary 5 student at St Francis primary school, Maryland in Lagos was on his way to school; sadly without the luxury of a school bus, worse still, no transport fare. He was on his way to school-hitch hiking.

Transport fares have more than doubled in Lagos following a week long shortage of fuel. The time was 8.43 A.M, more than half an hour after the first school period had began. I asked Pelumi if this was usual. His response was disheartening. Every morning ‘uncle please lap me’ had become the bus ticket to school. The only difference today was his guardian had upset him, so without her usual hand to steer him through the traffic and her better accustomed pleading voice to ease accessing a ‘ticket’ on time, he had ‘vamoosed’ from home,, [url]http://connectafrica./2009/05/08/going-to-schoo…ungry-stomachs/[/url]

To coin a phrase, teach a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it. ‘Please brother lap me (Carry me)’ a big eyed young boy appealed to me at the busy Oshodi bus stop this morning. Unfortunately I denied his request. I asked him to sit down next to me. ‘Pelumi’ that’s the boy’s name. A primary 5 student at St Francis primary school, Maryland in Lagos was on his way to school; sadly without the luxury of a school bus, worse still, no transport fare. He was on his way to school-hitch hiking.

Transport fares have more than doubled in Lagos following a week long shortage of fuel. The time was 8.43 A.M, more than half an hour after the first school period had began. I asked Pelumi if this was usual. His response was disheartening. Every morning ‘uncle please lap me’ had become the bus ticket to school. The only difference today was his guardian had upset him, so without her usual hand to steer him through the traffic and her better accustomed pleading voice to ease accessing a ‘ticket’ on time, he had ‘vamoosed’ from home, [url]http://connectafrica./2009/05/08/going-to-schoo…ungry-stomachs/[/url]

The day was Thursday the 30th of April, location; Oregun, Lagos. An opened bottle of diet coke lay before my desk. I’d always being a fan of coke products- their catchy ads and mantra were as popular as Christmas carols. But there was something wrong with this particular beverage- a swig from the bottle was enough to arrive at a conclusion. The best before date on the bottle’s cap answered my doubts. The drink or rather the poison before me was more than a month old.coke6

On the double ConnectAfrica correspondents made a dash to the shop where the drink was bought. A rather naïve sales attendant apologetically collected the drink from the correspondent. Her offer to replace the drink only unearthed more rot. Stacked in a corner of the room were cartons of expired diet coke, [url=http://connectafrica./2009/05/06/expired-coca-c…ing-in-nigeria/]http://connectafrica./2009/05/06/expired-coca-c…ing-in-nigeria/ [/url]

A French magistrate has opened a preliminary investigation into alleged embezzlement by three African leaders. Presidents Omar Bongo of Gabon, Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Republic of Congo and Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea deny any wrongdoing. The investigation follows lawsuits by the French branch of an anti-corruption group, Transparency International. It has accused the three leaders of buying luxury homes and cars in France with money from African public funds, http://connectafrica./2009/05/06/african-leaders-to-be-tried-by-french-magistrate/

carpenter wey no know im work na sowegbe, tailor wey no know im work na sowegbe, REC wey know no im work na,

@ wholex well i didn't call her abamieda did. anyhow it appears she's taken my advice. so if she conforms then you can call her[b] PAKO[/b]

this won na traffic light REC. for heavens sake this is 74 year old grandmother-she should be preparing for the pearly gates

;d

Carpenter wey no know im work, na sowegbe-(a Yoruba word for a loafer), Tailor wey no know im work, na sowegbe’. This is a popular refrain from one of late Afro beat star Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s hits of the 70’s; one that aptly describes the recent resignation of the Ekiti State Resident Electoral commissioner, Mrs Olusola Ayoka Adebayo. In a letter which by now could debatably become the letter of the year and perhaps the most controversial letter in Nigeria’s history penned in three paragraphs but has drawn admirably a landmark readership base and attracted all facets of reactions since it was released to the public. The love gone sour terse note gave the author’s reason for resigning as her deep seated respect for the rule of law and her Christian inclination.

The INEC chairman, Maurice Iwu was the most expressive of all the respondents. His usually stone cold ghoulish personae were amplified as he moon walked past several reporters who had laid siege at the presidential villa. He just stared, dumb as a basenji, http://connectafrica./2009/04/29/felas-nigeria-ekitis-house-of-comedy/

since hiv is isnt killing fast enough they've devised a enough. these macabre monsters. u know the road to heaven is paved with bad intentions