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5 years 10 years not bad ,

bibiking1:
If i knew i wouldn't be a Nigerian

Don't spoil the whole puzzle please! The police are working frantically to un'g'ravel and bring the suspects to book. You people watch to many American films, do you think murder cases are solved in a day or three decades??   
   . even Niger and sudan resolves cases faster

it be like say Fela talk say na baba

“Immediately he saw me, he screamed in agony o ti pa mi- meaning they have killed me. I was distraught, I couldn’t stand the horror before; his entire mid-section blown away. His voice was the pained dying embers of a flame that once burnt fiery. As I dashed out of the hospital, I met Prince Tony Momoh; the Minister for Information; he was expectedly livid.”dele

He said “Gani, we will get to the bottom of this, Dele’s killers will be fished out” Tony Momoh swore.

“Barely 4 days after, Tony Momoh said this case is as good as dead” Gani brandished a browned worn-out daily, waving it frantically afterwards he paused allowing the moment sink into the consciences of a million viewers on live national TV and the Justice Chukwudifu Oputa human rights petition tribunal stands, http://connectafrica./2009/10/19/who-killed-dele-giwa/

On the eve of Nigeria’s independence the Nigerian union of teachers downed the pen and the chalk. Across writing boards in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, there will be no learning; worsening the nation’s intellectual hiatus Nigerian universities have been on extended holidays for an unprecedented quarter of a year, UNICEF estimates that over 10 million Nigerian kids are loafing around. Nigeria’s impeccable nil social cum physical development rut has gone full cycle and is worrisome .Healthcare, security, power and governance all paint a gloomy picture of a rambunctious ogre; that is if Nigeria is still Africa’s giant. There is genuine need for CHANGE; true social penitence and reformation and not some intellectual fever pitch-moral-treatise.

On the 1st of October, in several major towns and cities in Nigeria, it will be straightaway traffic; Go, Go and Go. There will be neither crimson nor amber lights flickering stop or ready. The preferred route 1 with-no- potholes, to and fro the length and breadth of Nigeria, the green white green train of the Believers LoveWorld reach out Nigeria campaign train will snake its way through the nooks and crannies of Eko, http://connectafrica./2009/09/30/go-go-nigeria-go/

thats absolute nonsense, what bloody police report, there is no such law, a jungle called nigeria indeed the country's a jungle

house moving and u know the works, all the roforofo tdb blisfull banging . wobbly legs can't wait for next weekend

my guy, my main main guy, to hell with degenerates and recidivists like Michael Aandookaa

i dey vex seriously. i just hear Yobo interview. "WE COULD HAVE LOST" . On a serious note what happens to the 1 billion naira PTF fund.

He was often regarded as the eternal foe of every Government in power; the irremovable thorn, and perhaps one of the finest in Nigeria’s legal world. Erudite and not giving fine colourful speeches the blunt speaking Gani rose to national prominence in the late seventies when he championed for the removal of Ahmadu Ali, Nigeria’s recalcitrant minister of education. “Ali must go” he cried and Ali went. Gani Fawehinmi’s distaste for military oppression and despotism was never in doubt and he paid for it with long periods of incarceration. He had always courted controversy with a single focus; the struggle was more important than the victory. His legal battles were legendary. I remember the case of several unionists in the early nineties who had been mischievously expelled from school because of unionism. The day Gani appeared in court the south western town came to a standstill.http://connectafrica./2009/09/05/gani-fawehinmi-dies-at-71/

" look at Bongo, he's ruled Gabon for 35 years. Now OBJ wants to embark on a third term agenda. he was to GABONIZE Nigeria and make it a BONGO republic, BONGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"-Gani Fawehinmi, RIP

terrible news terrible news. met the luminary a number of times. was actually thinking of him yesterday. one think that strikes you about SAM was he was always passionate about every cause he fought for; fuel hike, the military, OBJ's third term. he was there through it all. we've lost a major hero in NIgeria today; a real sucker punch. he should be immortalized immediately. how sad; still remember vividly the struggle to find dele giwa's killers. he said he fight to unravel it till he died , wel he's dead now and he kept his words. long live fawehmism.

@Jarus, please factor in the banks yearly profits that aren't real and the 'billionaires' treasures that are not also real. add it together and what do you have a virtual, surreal world. it's like Nigeria living above its means and calling itself the giant of africa

CBN’s ‘onigbese’ list is brimming over with the ‘Who is Who’ in Nigeria. Already the noise level over this error of comedies, threatens to eclipse Mount Krakatau’s eruption. In all spheres of Nigeria’s development the debtors are well represented. The Dangotes, the Ogborus , the Otedolas etc. It is a very select crowd of ex Governors, Ministers, oil and gas tycoons many of them national award holders. It’s simply insane; many of these big guns, feared and respected in the society are in the devil’s basket. A number of the debtors owe tens of billions of naira at the same time are regular billion naira donors at fund raising dinners off course sponged down our throats by Nigeria’s apologetic mainstream media. Welcome to the d-e-m-o-n-c-r-a-z-y world of Nigeria’s high and mighty. Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, DG of Nigeria’s stock exchange was glib and quick to suspend the 5 lepers from the trading floor but failed to tell us that her Transcorp was neck deep in the debt slime. Transcorp owes union bank nearly 40 billion naira and Okereke-Onyuile now has a week to explain how come and my extension, why her bum must continue to hug the NSE’s saddle. When the CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido, told a stupefied audience that a single individual owed 40 billion naira; many responded ‘tales by moonlight

http://connectafrica./2009/08/20/super-rich-my-foot/

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/